But really it comes down to RNG fucking me with deathblow at a bad time. The villagers I died the most two were very good at lagging me. Enough lag to let that deathblow or two through and you're done. Doesn't matter who you are. Lion has no dodge, no dam redux. My biggest problem was landing the kill when I was winning and they'd run. I had Mubs an inch from death a dozen times, literally, but he would run his ass off to safety.
Also was the problem of having no rest time. Being a magistrate you have a big sign over your head for the whole world to see that says "Come kick my ass in *Insert City*". Some villagers are really fucking lazy and would come after me repeatedly rather than go hunt the dozen mages that were online. I might get two outlanders raiding then a villager would come by looking for the easy to find mage and If I didn't teleport out, which I was reluctant to do, there was a good chance I'd wear out and get whacked.
Went through my sleeks like a package of oreos at a fat farm. And that leads me to my other problem, I would get called back to the city because a crime was taking place, have no protections up at all and get killed. I really should have teleported, prepared and returned but I really do hate prepping and would just throw myself into the fight. Not good strategy at all. I am sure someone with good hit and run skills would have made much better use out of my combo than I did.