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VENOM : Past and present
Dear readers, dear, dear readers, i regret to inform you that upon entering the pojo forums for the first time that someone already used VENOM as a name!!! Now this person last time i checked only sent two articles so he's quite new. I tell u this ofcourse because if u see , talk to or read one of his articles in the forums thinking it is mine, it is not. i have to go by the name force of VENOM so there i am if your looking. for me there.Just in case that caused any confusion.
 
Ok, today i talk to u about a lovely history lesson. Now you know how history repeats itself, sure it might be more advanced but it plays out the same way in the end anyway doesnt it?yeah well i think histor can repeat now. Notice how i said can repeat itself. It has the potential to.
 
Field Magics
Charming arent they? No u dont think so? 'not worth the magic and trap spa....'you find yourself saying. Then you stop half way through.Then you realise. Then it dawns on you that field magics have a specific space on the field.Theyre not included in the 5 magic and trap limit. But then you try to back yourself up.'Field magics are easy MST bait.'You smile smugly, but then u see me smiling back. i say 'bait. exactly. theyre a waste of a MST, in most peoples opinion, so they'll stay there.'.You adjust your collar. You look around you and sneer 'both players get the boost'. I continue to smile.' not in a themed deck'i continue , 'In a specific theme deck , specific types of monsters get the boost'
'your right 'you cry as you fall to the ground.
 
Ok , ok enough drama. Sorry to scare you with all of that evil sounding banter but i wanted to use some serious material for once. Basically what im trying to say is that if you use a field magic card and run a theme deck that isnt commonly used  then all of your monsters get a stat increase while your opponent gets hammered as his 1900 cant stack up against your 2100's.
Its a mild boost, but it can be effective. it doesnt take up valuable m/t space on the field and is MST bait.  the only downside : a horrible top deck.
 
Traps
Jinzo owns traps, everyone owns Jinzo, but every one owns traps.Trap cards used to be the most deadly of all cards but with the release of Jinzo, the best card in the game IMO, Traps died down till only the greatest were left. Anouther history lesson  but worthwhile for this article. Now i say ehem...wait for it...'SCREW JINZO!!!!'Jinzo is one card in a deck of 40. hes tribute monster also. hard to summon apparently. hes witchable you all cry. witch is one card in 40! and whos to say you wont pick up Jinzo before witch? i say you shouldnt not use traps because of jinzo. Sure jinzo's ace, but why not use other powerful traps,such as magic cylinder, or torrential tribute?theyre game winning!!!!
 
And finally : Equip magics
Now equip magics are never used anymore. too dangerous . not worth it, well  i think they might be. Afew years ago in a duel world not really that far away equip magics were commonly used.
Magic ruler invented good ones.i think the best was malvolent nuzzler. its great. you give anything a 700 attack boost. jinzo can kill CED. Archfiend soldier can kill jinzo. Dark necrofears attack is higher than its defense for once! its all good. and when its derstroyed, because nothing lasts forever, you can pay a mere 500 lp to use it again. this that you dont need to pay. its optional.Great innit!!!ofcourse equips arent for everyone, but ithink that maybe the ones that give huge attack boosts , or the ones that can be reused deserve a look in.
 
Back issues
VENOM's the trinity of power: A hilarious look at the Egyptian god cards through the eyes of one V.E, Nom.
VENOM's the great battle: I think this ones a near master piece. A superbly written fan fiction story with action and suspense , about the battle between fiends and machines, from the ever so modest, god...eer I mean VENOM.
VENOM's BESD Review: An insight into the effect of BESD. Just if u didnt know really.
VENOM's Psychology in dueling:One of my best I think, 20 ways of putting off and distracting the opponent legally.[could damage opponents health]
VENOM's reasons for dueling: An insightful journey into my mind to discover why I duel. great. also contains the VENOM theory on The age of dueling[not about how old the game is]
The VENOM fiend supremacy: A sort of tournament report to do with my ultimate fiend deck. look at my fiend deck in all its glory, seeing how it changed from humble standard to fiend supreme.
VENOM The heart of the cards: Have a guess what that’s about…..
 
 
Right then, i u want any email m e at toddyhole@aol.com. also if you want to talk im up for that. if you want to invite me to your website im game.if you can give me an idea for an article then im more than happy enough to accept because im outta ideas.and to clear thing  up,
 
'Maybe i was a bit harsh on DOTH Nightmare in my Heart of the Cards article. he did do an ok job......i suppose.....