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Tips and Tricks when using Venka the Vile

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If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.
by Thomas Sowell
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I've been seeing this unit a lot recently. While I am happy that he's being picked up more as I think the potential of this unit is high, I see players using him as a stand alone rather than using combos with other units and summoner to bring out his strengths.

This is a unit that I very well use a lot if I get the chance to. He's really strong and really useful with Possibilus the Wise. I want to have this week focused on him and put him under the spotlight as I don't see a lot of players abusing this unit or just using them the wrong way.

In this blog, I will give you some tips for Venka the Vile as to how I use him, which summoner I usually use him, and just a more detailed deep dive to this very strong legendary neutral unit, Venka the Vile.

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Lore

Port Pristine was part of the Kingdom of Khymia before it bowed to the overwhelming might of the Chaos Empire. Now, Commander Venka the Vile rules the city with brutal efficiency.
Her battalion of legionnaires enforces compliance with the laws of the Empire and ensures no one gets any stupid ideas about inalienable rights like life, liberty, and other such nonsense.

^{For full lore of this card, visit this website:
https://next.splinterlands.com/card-detail/650/regular/12/?tab=lore}

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Buy and Rental Costs

For new Rebellion Legendaries, the price of Venka the Vile is just right. You can get a level 1 for $37.80 but the average price is around $39.80. Even a level 1 thought is good enough to be used since the important ability, Charge, is present at level 1.

Renting Venka the Vile is tricky. Since he's so strong, you can rarely see a lower level availabl. The cheapest I see now is 87.50 DEC per day for a level 2 or 1295 DEC per day for a max level. Try to find one at the start of each season for a better chance of finding an affordable rental.

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Card Stats

Venka the Vile is the first unit to have the Charge ability. He has great damage to complement it alongside the high speed to avoid missing his attacks.

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Card Effects

A really good ability as it gives melee units the ability to attack from any position. Charge is a leveled up Reach. It has the same function of Reach but can be used in any position.

^Piercing

If Melee or Ranged attack damage is in excess of the target's Armor, the remainder will damage the target's Health

Since Venka the Vile has high damage, Piercing is a really good ability for him. This maximizes his insane damage that would've just been gone if the target has any armor.

^Oppress

Does double damage when attacking an enemy that has no attacks

Another damage increase for our vile friend. This increases his damage by twice if the target does not have any attack. This ability still works even if the enemy has attack from Weapons Training.

^Trample

When a Unit with Trample hits and kills its target, it will perform another attack on the next Unit on the enemy Team

With the huge piercing damage he gives, Trample is a good addition. This allows Venka the Vile to do another attack on the next unit when his attack kills another unit.

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths
Venka the Vile has huge melee damage at max level. His 7 melee attack is accompanied with Piercing and ability to attack from any position with Charge. If the enemy has no attacks, Oppress can increase this damage to 14 damage.

Weaknesses
Venka the Vile is very vulnerable. He has decent only 6 health compared to his mana cost. Venka the Vile also have no armor making him very susceptible to melee and range attacks.

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When To Use

^Stampede

The Trample ability can trigger multiple times per attack if the trampled Units is killed.

Stampede only works when a unit has Trample. Normally, you use Possibilus the Wise to give your team the Trample ability but Venka the Vile at max level can do this on his own.

^{Fog of War}

Units lose the Sneak and Snipe abilities.

Fog of War only removes Sneak, Snipe and Opportunity. Charge still works in this rule set making Venka the Vile a really useful unit to have in this rule set.

^{Blood and Sunder}

All units have Corrosive Ward.

Like I mentioned, one weakness of Venka the Vile is he has no armor but this is also his strength in Blood and Sunder. Since Venka the Vile has no armor, Corossive Armor does no effect to it but will affect any enemy with armor.

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When Not To Use

^{Briar Patch}

All units receive the Thorns ability at the start of the battle. Enemy units that use melee attacks receive damage back.

Since  Melee is affected by Thorns, it would be bad for Venka the Vile since he would die in a few turns unless you have Triage or Protect with Repair to offset the Thorns damage.

^Earthquake

Non-flying Units take 2 Melee damage at the end of each round.

Venka the Vile has no Flying ability. He has no protection from Earthquake and will take damage every round.

^{Super Sneak}

All Melee attack Units have the Sneak ability.

Will be hard to find a good positioning if enemies focused starting from the back. He also has Charge which takes priority over Sneak.

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Battle Sample

^{https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_8458d0fb5715abef40d1513702f98613}

With the help of Possibilus the Wise, Venka the Vile becomes really strong even at low level. When Djinn Merdaali Guardian died in round 3, I know that the game is over and it's just a matter of time before I win.

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Final Thoughts

Venka the Vile si really strong. Although he has melee attack, the huge damage, Charge and Piercing makes up for it for him to fully maximize his damage.

Remember that this unit is not a tank. Never put him in the front as his health is really bad. Treat him as a fragile flower defended in the middle of the fray and he would certainly give you wins that you normally won't have.

Avoid rule sets that inflicts damage and abuse rule sets where you can use Venka the Vile's abilities. These simple tips can make you a strong player with Venka the Vile especially since Venka the Vile is a Neutral unit capable of being in multiple teams.

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