A basic guide on surviving with no defenses (PvE)

No defenses here meaning a pet and nothing else though. I have tried these methods for a mag only build and even without equips, just to test their effectiveness. Note that all these are for monsters your own lvl, you can just take some hits from lower lvls. Higher lvls...just hope you survive or get really good at these tactics. Also, if you can't fly yet, replace "double jump and fly away" with "run fast." You were given Summer Sprint for a reason.
Table of contents:
What monster did you pull?
-Physical
-Ranged
-Magic
-Flying
-Water
-Elite/Boss

Every monster is divided into three subcategories: How did you pull the monster?
-It spawned on you
-You outdamaged your pet
-Your pet died


Before I begin : What is targetswitching?
Targetswitching is something I refer to a lot in this game. I named it that myself (I'm not exactly good at original names, but bear with me here). Basically, when your pet has two monsters on him, have your pet attack one while you cast a spell at the OTHER. Then press the pet's attack button so it'll turn around and attack whatever you just attacked. While he takes back aggro from the monster you cast a spell on, cast another spell on the FIRST monster. Press pet attack button again, rinse and repeat. It sounds quite annoying, but it ensures you don't pull those monsters to you. You can change this tactic to your liking though, like casting two spells instead of one. I'm just trying to make it newbie-friendly. Also, DO NOT use AoE's at an early stage of targetswitching. Your pet will not have done enough damage by then and you will draw a monster to you.


-Physical
The easiest, though it requires a long explanation.
*It spawned on you
If you can, run away before it even aggro's on you to escape damage completely. Pressing ESC cancels spellcasting in case you didn't know.
If it aggro's on you, start running towards your pet, pressing ESC as you go to deselect the monster you were originally fighting. After you've passed by your pet, turn around, jump over the monster following you, and repeat. You should never get hit. If you ARE getting hit, you're lagging or learning. Also, thanks to double jumping, you should be safe even if you pull another monster while running. Try not to though. Circles are NOT a safe way to run, you'll pull a lot more this way, and the monster tends to hit you somehow. Anyway, after some time, the following monster will attack your pet even though he did nothing to deserve that. At that point, heal your pet (he should need it by then), which will aggro the monster again, so continue running. Your pet will end up killing the original monster. At that point, just click the pet's "attack" button (remember, you autoselected the follower by deselecting the original monster) so he can take over aggro. Done.
*You outdamaged your pet
So the monster decided it wants you dead and leaves your pet alone. No problem, just perform the above tactic, but immediately have your pet attack. Easy.
*Your pet died
Two options. If you're far enough, summon your secondary pet and continue as normal. If not, or you have no secondary pet, double jump and fly away, or kill it if it only needs one more cast.

-Ranged
Fairly troublesome. Ranged monsters are a big threat to Venos.
*It spawned on you
Instantly run, while pressing esc to deselect the original monster. As soon as you've autotargeted the following monster, have your pet attack it. When he's pulled both aggros, either play very defensively (constant pet heal while switching pet's targets) or just flee and unsummon the pet.
*You outdamaged your pet
Same as physical, but try not to let this happen, because you'll probably get hit.
*Your pet died
Flee. Flying is not even a viable option, as they can chuck their projectiles upward. Again, try not to let this happen.

-Magic
Usually, I don't bother with these at all. Venos don't take much damage from magic monsters, so just kill off the original then have your pet take over aggro while you heal the little damage you took. If you really must, use the same tactics as Ranged.

-Flying
These are usually casters as well, only melee'ing when you go close to them.
*It spawned on you
Not a lot of flying monsters are aggressive really. But if one does come after you, just fly toward your pet and have him take over aggro immediately, then act defensively by target switching.
*You outdamaged your pet
Just have him take aggro back.
*Your pet died
Push the aerocraft button to fastfall to the ground and escape the angry monster.

-Water
Now THESE are horrible. Most Venomancers don't even HAVE a water pet. I'm one of those Venomancers. If you don't have a water pet, get a squad. Do NOT try to solo these.
*It spawned on you
Swim to your pet and have him take aggro, then target-switch.
*You outdamaged your pet
Hope your pet can swim fast enough and have him take over aggro.
*Your pet died.
Smash your spacebar button then fly away when you surface. I'm not responsible for destroyed spacebar buttons.

-Elite/Boss
General strategy: Run. Run fast, no matter which of the three cases happened.


That's about it. Don't forget, worst comes to worst, use Intersoul Exchange or Summer Sprint to get away. And don't take on too many at once, you're not an AoE class.