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VENOM's Psychology in dueling
VENOM as u may or may not know is a great spider man villian, and a strong , potent poison. Now what could be more to do with Psychology than poison. dueling with ways of VENOM, creates a shroud in the oppponents mind and forcing them to act more drastically. u psych them out.
 
In this article i , VENOM, will explain how to place poison of doubt into the opponents mind.
 
1:  Always play cards face down.
This makes good sense . it leaves ur apponent guessing and second guessing whether to attack or not. it frightens them.
 
2:Leave no clue as to what ur planning
how can ur opponent stop u if they dont know what ur doing?? just say u set an archfiend soldier  on ur first move and told them. that would make ur opponent nervous because you set a powerful fiend monster. Necrofear runs through the opponents mind. they use a nobleman of crossout to negate necrofear. thus wasting a good cards.
 
3: Pack in many pe-negators and negators
e.g: forceful sentry, confiscation, card destruction.
e.g. magic drain, seven tools of the bandit, trap jammer
 
Reduces you opponents options and when they try to do someting you can stop them.
 
4: Use lots of attack negators
basically mirror force magic cylinder and drain sheild. it make the foe waste mystical space typhoons and makes them weary to attack
 
5: Stop their jinzo
By any means necessary. get rid of their jinzo and remove it from play. VERY important
 
6: Use big deck sleeves and a bigger deck bow, but always stick to 40 cards.
If ur foe underestimates u from the beginning then when they start to lose , it really hits home. they are embarassed an thus reduces their confidence.
 
7: Distrupt their field constantly
without field advantage the mind wanders. its been proven
 
8:Bluff
After every few turns say ha u fell right into my hands , or thanks for that, or that move couldnt have gone any better .....for me!
The best is saying i feel sorry for u, hit them where it hurts.
 
9: Never show fear or doubt
If the opposition sees you're in trouble they will embrace it , thus rendering these tips useless.Always stay in control of the atmosphere of the duel.
 
10: Use powerful monsters
This draws attention to the big monsters and leaves your more deadly smaller creatures safe.
 
11: Use more than one copy of each card not resrticted
Just imagine ur opponent having a hard time with a spirit reaper. they finally kill it only to run into your second !!! Despair
 
12: Find their favourite card and use it against them
a good tactic to use against chaos or exodia. it demoralises them.
 
13: After winning tell them how easy it was to win
This is the most evil thing to ever do to someone.  its being morally stabed.A good choice for number 13 dont ya think?
 
14 Make the duel last
It can get sooooo boring, they dont care if they win or lose
 
15: Wear black or white
A duelists appearance can define them as good or not. by wearing all black or all white you make yourself seem more feirce to the opponent.
 
16: Let the cards do the work
why attack when ur monsters do damage themselves? why counter one raigeki with anouther if u can stop the first?
 
17:Frustration
A great tactic .Anger bluurs reason. Use that to ur advantage. The best is talking in a baby voice. Nothing is more annoying.
 
18: Attack regardless
The whole point of a trap is to catch them by surprise.The traps arent as effective if u see them coming. The only two traps that are used that can hut u nowadays are mirror force and ring of destruction. Two traps. Nothinmg to fear really.
 
19: Always be two steps ahead
Plan your moves in advance. Use experience to detirmin what the opponent will play and use your knowledge to prevent it.
 
20: The Heart of the Cards
A ripple of disgust passes through the crowd. Not this again! An old lady sticks up the middle finger.Butin all honestly use this to your advantage. Look, if you've built a good deck then the cards will pull through. if you can draw something that doesnt help, then it need removing from the deck. Simple as. If you have a good deck then you will pick up good cards.
 
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