After every fight, make sure you use the basin, since it restores all of your Health, Magicka, and Fatigue.
You will get the message: "You have been disqualified, and must return to Owyn in the Bloodworks! Do not disgrace yourself any further." Strategies for Fighting If you strike an opponent after being disqualified, your attack will not hurt them unless it delivers enough damage to kill. Swapping your armor between the heavy and light version after signing up for a match, even if you're still in the Bloodworks, it still counts as removing your armor during a match, thus leading to disqualifications. There is no way to get back into the Arena after being expelled. However, if you do it a second time, your career as an Arena combatant will come to an abrupt and ignominious end. This effectively enables you to skip a match for whatever reason. If you remove your armor during your match, the fight will end and you will be disqualified for it (prompting a scolding from Owyn). You can use any weapon or cast any spell in your matches, and may freely use potions, poisons, scrolls, or sneak attacks. The rules of the arena are "anything goes".Speak with Hundolin to resolve any unfinished bets.You can't bet and fight at the same time.The Grand Champion is not bound by the time.You may wait until any time to actually begin your fight. Trying to scavenge from a corpse will not result in a penalty but a message will appear telling you that this act is not permitted.
The sole exception to the rule are arrows which have missed: they can be recovered during or after a match.
You get 10 fame points for defeating The Gray Prince alone. Beyond the gold, you will gain 31 fame points for completing the entire Arena quest.The gold is calculated for each creature you fight, so the maximum reward that can ever be obtained is 4,470 gold. The actual amount is somewhat random as it is taken from a leveled list, thus at level 30 you can get anywhere between 40 and 1,490 gold although higher values are more likely. The maximum reward you can get for each creature is 40+(player level-1)×50 gold.This is quite beneficial once you start fighting Minotaurs, who carry Blunt weapons and naturally hold their Minotaur Horns, which are useful in Alchemy. Afterwards, when you manage to make it to the Grand Champion matches, you can start looting creatures.However, this is advised against, as the armor you receive from Ysabel will have the same enchantments, and you will be unable to receive the benefits of being the Grand Champion. Alternatively, if you decide not to hand over the armor, you can keep Agronak's Raiment, which (unlike your own raiment) is a quest item and therefore effectively has no weight.Once you give it to Ysabel Andronicus, she will give you your own in return - Heavy or Light. Be sure to take Agronak's Raiment from the Gray Prince when you beat him. Once you achieve the prestigious title of Grand Champion, you will also get a Raiment of Valor.See his page for the potential benefits and detriments he offers.After you defeat The Gray Prince and become the Grand Champion, you will be approached by an Adoring Fan who will want to be your "side kick", offering to carry your weapon or give you a back rub and other things of the sort (none of which is doable).When you become the Blue Team Champion, you will receive a title of your choice, one that will stretch across all of Cyrodiil.After each fight, the Arena combatants can use the Basin of Renewal found inside the "Red Room" (so named because blood from the arena floor above is said to drip down the walls) to restore themselves.This gold is level-independent, with virtually no affiliations with other quests, making it a good starting questline for low-level characters. For each match won, the participant is paid according to their rank within the Arena, a range of 50 gold to 500 gold.You will automatically become a member of the Blue Team, and he gives you the choice of a Heavy or Light Raiment. To join the gladiatorial ranks of the Arena, speak to Owyn, the Blademaster in the Bloodworks.