“I don’t think so!” said Yugi. I may not seem formidable to you but I’ve won 2 tournaments in my past and saved the world from a great evil. What do you have?

            “I have a high undefeated record,” said Viper. As I see from your status, you’ve lost a couple of times.

            “Maybe so but that hasn’t stopped me then or now!” said Yugi. This is it. I must figure out how to defeat him!

            “Oh really?” said Viper. That’s exactly what my last opponent said and he lost too. I’ve heard he was second best, now he’s nothing when compared to me.

            “Kaiba is a formidable opponent,” said Yugi. I nearly lost to him in the Battle City Finals.

            “I guess that tells me you aren’t formidable,” said Viper.

            “You’ll find out soon enough!” said Yugi. Let’s duel!

            “You’re on!” said Viper. I’ll start with Pot of Greed. Next I summon Venom Serpent (0800) in Defense Mode. Finally, I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (3)

            “I play Silent Magician LV4 (1000) in Attack Mode,” said Yugi. Silent Magician, destroy his Serpent! Venom Serpent is destroyed.

            “I activate Snake Whistle,” said Viper. Since one of my Reptile-type monsters got defeated in battle, I can Special Summon a Level 4 Reptile-Type monster from my deck and I choose another Venom Serpent! Venom Serpent appears.

            “I set 1 card face down to end my turn,” said Yugi. (4)

            “My turn,” said Viper. Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 1500. What happened to your monster’s ATK?

            “Since you drew a card his ATK goes up by 500 and he gets a Spell Counter,” said Yugi.

            “Makes no difference to me,” said Viper. I play Venom Swamp, which will put a Venom Counter on all non-Venom monsters and lower their ATK by 500 each turn. When their ATK hits 0, the monster is destroyed. Next I tribute my Serpent for Venom Boa (1600) in Attack Mode. Boa, destroy his Silent Magician! Silent Magician is destroyed and Yugi’s LPs drop to 7900.

            “I activate Soul Rope!” said Yugi. For 1000 Life Points, I can Special Summon a Level 4 monster from my deck and I choose Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700) in Attack Mode! His LPs drop to 6900 and Beta appears.

            “That monster won’t be a match for me once my Venom Swamp begins affecting its ATK,” said Viper. I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (1)

            “I tribute Beta for Summoned Skull (2500) in Attack Mode,” said Yugi. Skull, destroy his Venom Boa!

            “I activate Damage=Reptile!” said Viper. Now when I take Battle Damage, I can Special Summon a Reptile whose ATK is equal to or less than the damage I took. Venom Boa is destroyed and Viper’s LPs drop to 7100. With my Venom Boa gone, I can now play one of my most powerful Reptiles! I now summon Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0000) in Attack Mode.

            “Looks like a big nothin’ to me,” said Joey.

            “Oh he’s quite a threat,” said Viper. For ever Reptile in my Graveyard, he gets 500 ATK! Vennominon’s ATK rises to 1500.

            “He’s still weaker,” said Joey.

            “That’ll change come the end of Yugi’s turn,” thought Viper.

            “He’s right, thought Yugi. Thanks to his Venom Swamp, any non-Venom monster gets weaker each turn. I set 2 cards face down to end my turn,” said Yugi. Summoned Skull’s ATK drops to 2000. (2)

            “Now them,” said Viper. My snake is looking for a bite and I think it’ll be your Summoned Skull.

            “Your snakes must’ve poisoned your brain, your monster’s not strong enough,” said Joey.