Hi
As a level 4 player myself I understand totally. FIrstly most of the big hitting players in that cave did not have the novice set. They have spent time and effort building strong characters. When I first startyed this character I was faced with the same issue
. Take a look at my level 2-4 guide
https://warofdragons.com/forum/index.php…&threadID=37686 and concentrate on your talents and buying tablets. Those players will also have been using decent buffs. This all takes a bit of time to build up, but if I did it so can you
and it does not take as long as the age of my character before that scares you off.
This period is a great time to learn about blesses and really find out what works for you!
As for valour it is really easy to get now so as my colleague Positron said another plan is to get your underground knights initiation done and move on if staying low level does not interest you. There is always a way
Good luck and keep fighting