first and foremost punches are the main aspect of any battle, after all the idea of battling is to diss your opponents (unless you are battling topical, poetry or gfx) so before anything you must have punches. personal punches are better than standard punches cuz they are more direct in ripping your opponent. next thing is wordplay, throw in some dope wordplay and it makes the punch better. also you dont wanna be basic in your delivery, the more complex the punch is the better, as long as it is funny and not just some gayness. obvioulsy you need to flow well cuz if ya verse aint got no flow then ppl wont wanna read it........flow is more important when you are battling in audio cuz if there is no flow then it is wack....

so to sum up, i wud say punches are more important than flow, however wordplay isnt cuz a verse that is packed with punches and flows well will beat any verse that has punches and wordplay but there is no flow to it.

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