Editing Angelyz's Guide to Venomancers (section)

==Venomancer Points Distribution==

As an Arcane veno, I highly recommend putting the biggest portion of points into Magic as this is not only what gives you more Mana and Magic Attack, but also increases the healing power of your pet healing skill.

Personally, I do not like being killed in one or two hits in battle for those times when I take aggro from my pet. Therefore it is a very wise decision to spend some points in Vitality to gain more Hit Points. But depending on how much damage you want to do, you must be careful on how much you spend in Vit. I recommend at least 50 Vit and the rest into Mag. DO NOT waste points on Dex as an Arcane veno, leave it at 5. Arcane venos have no use for Dex at all. Also be sure to spend only enough points into Strength as you need in order to equip new gear, but nothing more than what is needed.

With this particular point build, you will do a great deal of damage from your nukes, and combined with the damage that your pet deals out, you are virtually unstoppable as long as you don't overdo it by trying to take on outrageously higher level things. That is until you've got the hang of being a veno. I personally have been able to take out mobs anywhere from 10 up to 20 or 25 levels higher than me, depending on the mob. I wouldn't recommend trying that on bosses unless you just recently dinged and have no exp to lose. But even then, it's quite risky LOL.