With a powerful weapon (and deadly venom to match), Vyper can slither into the back of teams and assassinate high-priority targets in a storm of bullets.
With a powerful weapon (and deadly venom to match), Vyper can slither into the back of teams and assassinate high-priority targets in a storm of bullets.
Description
Vyper is a powerful hit and run character, be a sly snake.
Focus on picking off isolated/weak targets then disingage.
This build includes annotations on items to explain the build further.
Item Build
500s
Prioritize vitality items vs unfavorable matchups. Otherwise, grab HVM first.
500
Vyper's weapon spread and bullet velocity can make it hard to secure souls, so grab this to avoid getting denied a lot.
500
Vyper plays at close range so this is your primary source of damage boost early.
500
Best value 500s gun item, sell later if you need the slot.
500
Buy first together with Extra Health if having a bad start. Sell later if you need the slot.
500
Buy first together with Extra Regen if having a bad start. Sell later if you need the slot.
500
More health and allows you to squeeze in extra self heal from dagger and lethal venom.
500
Buy this and Ammo Scav if playing in solo lane and sell AS later if you need the slot. On duo lanes buy Extra Spirit only.
500
Allows you to squeeze in extra damage from daggers and lethal venom if the enemy has bullet shields. Sell later if you need the slot.
1250s
Buy Fleetfoot first for the extra slide distance. Prioritize vitality items if struggling to survive.
1250
Gives you significant mobility boost for engaging, escaping and farming. Best value 1250s gun item for Vyper.
1250
Main sustain source, can sell later if you decide to get Leech or Vampiric Burst.
1250
Buy against debuff heavy matchups (active items, Infernus/Haze/Warden etc.)
1250
Check your enemy team builds, if its mostly gun builds grab this.
1250
Check your enemy team builds, if its mostly spirit builds grab this.
1250
Imbue on 1. Better option than Active Reload for gun Vyper since you have more spirit slots free.
1250
Reduces the cooldown of all skills, items and barriers. Its never wrong to pick Improved Cooldown for this hero.
1750
Best value 1250s spirit item, lets you hold down players and disable their movement skills for cheaper than Silence Glyph.
3000s
Prioritize buying Burst Fire and Intensifying Mag to start engaging enemies properly.
3000
Major powerspike on Vyper, increasing your dps and mobility together.
3000
Second major powerspike on Vyper and best source of weapon damage.
3500
Capitalizes on Vyper's close range playstyle, giving extra weapon damage, stamina and movement slow to hold down players.
3500
Buy if you want to lean into a gun/spirit hybrid build, if not sell HVM.
3000
Another great optional active for Vyper, has all the stats and buffs that fit her playstyle.
3500
Best 3000s vitality item for Vyper's playstyle, allowing you to roam more and heal after disengaging from fights.
4250
Essential buy if playing vs Echo Shard Bebop/Pocket/Wraith etc.
4250
Buy according to the enemy team's overall builds, if they lean heavily into gun buy this first.
4250
Buy according to the enemy team's overall builds, if they lean heavily into spirit buy this first.
4250
Imbue on 4. Cooldown reduction is a strong stat, and having Petryfing Bola off cooldown more often can help you trap players and escape from sticky situations more.
3500
Lethal Venom is Vyper's strongest skill for execution, don't underestimate it and don't neglect your spirit power stat.
3000
Imbue on 2, major powerspike for Lethal Venom if you want to lean more into a hybrid gun/spirit build.
3000
Essential active if playing vs Seven/Bebop/Talon/Vindicta/Lash. Vyper's close range playstyle makes it very difficult to engage them so this helps interrupting them.
6000s
Lucky Shot + Inhibitor is a deadly combo for holding down players, buy them ASAP. The rest are late game options you can pick.
6000
While the crit damage of Lucky Shot can be decently reduced by resistances, the slow is the strongest point of this item.
6000
Great 6000s gun active for Vyper, use when falling to half hp to restore your health ASAP.
6000
Powerful gun active if you're playing hybrid gun/spirit Vyper, allowing you to roam invisible and avoid giving position info to your enemies.
6000
Not only helps for Vyper's survivability, but also is a deadly combo with Lucky Shot for slowing down players.
6000
Late game there's a lot of heavy CC sources, so this helps you ignore all of that and continue gunning down people.
6000
Use this for picking off highly evasive enemies like Calico/Pocket/etc.
9500
Not a must buy, but if you're really this far late game and there's no other option grab this.
Ability Point Order
Screwjab Dagger
Lethal Venom
Slither
Petrifying Bola
1
1
2
2
1
2
5
1
2
5
5
5