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Vyper

Assassin Complexity 1 / 3 D Tier

Slither in and assassinate enemies

46.3%Win Rate
1.2%Pick Rate
42,865Matches
#7Assassin Rank
Meta Verdict

Tier D · 46.3% win rate over 42,865 matches.

Playstyle

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.

Hero Stats

Effective Range11 → 25 m
DPS
94
Bullet Damage
6.6
Bullets per Second
14.3
Ammo
24
Reload Time
1.6s
Bullet Velocity
308.6 m/s
Light Melee
50
Heavy Melee
116
Weapon Damage
0%
Fire Rate
0%
Ammo Bonus
0%
Reload Time Reduction
0%
Bullet Velocity Increase
0%
Bullet Lifesteal
0%
Crit Damage Bonus
0%

Abilities

Screwjab Dagger Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow. Details
Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow.

Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.
Throw a slowing dagger
Ability 1SignatureNo Target

Properties

Damage
50
Move Speed
-28%
Bullet Resist
0%
Damage per Stack
25
Move Speed per Stack
-12%
Bullet Resist per Stack
0%
Stack Duration
10s
Max Stacks
3

Upgrades

Tier 1+1 Charges
Tier 2On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack
Tier 3+2 Max Stacks
-2s Charge Delay
On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown
Lethal Venom Inject a target with lethal venom. After a delay the venom triggers, dealing Spirit Damage. The damage is increased by the target's missing health.Lethal Venom will… Details
Inject a target with lethal venom. After a delay the venom triggers, dealing Spirit Damage. The damage is increased by the target's missing health.

Lethal Venom will ignore Petrify's damage block.
Inject your enemies with a deadly venom
Ability 2SignatureUnit Target

Properties

Minimum Venom Damage
20
Max Venom Damage
140
Missing Health Damage
0%
Health for Max Damage
30%
Venom Buildup Duration
3s
Incoming Healing
0%

Upgrades

Tier 1+31.5 Max Venom Damage
Tier 2-40% Incoming Healing and -12s Cooldown
Tier 3Bullets also build up Lethal Venom
Slither You have increased Slide Distance, can Slide up hills, and can turn faster while Sliding. Details
You have increased Slide Distance, can Slide up hills, and can turn faster while Sliding.
Increase the agility of your Slide
Ability 3SignatureNo TargetMovement

Properties

Slide Distance
+15%
Barrier
0

Upgrades

Tier 1+20% Slide Distance
Tier 2+2 Stamina
Tier 3On Slide: Gain 180 barrier for 4s
Petrifying Bola Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area. Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units… Details
Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area.

Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.
Toss a petrifying bola
UltimateProjectileNo Target

Properties

Petrify Duration
2.2s
Damage
50
Petrify Damage
180
Move Speed
-40%
Conditional
Slow Duration
1.5s

Upgrades

Tier 1+49.5 Petrify Damage
Tier 2-20s Cooldown
Tier 3+1.0s Petrify Duration. Petrifies all enemies in the area.

Recommended Skill Order

Most played ability leveling order from match data

Skill order #153.7% WR16,221 matches10.9% pickSlitherLethal VenomScrewjab DaggerPetrifying BolaExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Screwjab DaggerScrewjab DaggerAbility 1
Lethal VenomLethal VenomAbility 2
SlitherSlitherAbility 3
Petrifying BolaPetrifying BolaUltimate
Skill order #256.6% WR10,670 matches7.1% pickSlitherScrewjab DaggerLethal VenomPetrifying BolaExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Screwjab DaggerScrewjab DaggerAbility 1
Lethal VenomLethal VenomAbility 2
SlitherSlitherAbility 3
Petrifying BolaPetrifying BolaUltimate
Skill order #366.0% WR9,740 matches6.5% pickSlitherLethal VenomScrewjab DaggerPetrifying BolaExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Screwjab DaggerScrewjab DaggerAbility 1
Lethal VenomLethal VenomAbility 2
SlitherSlitherAbility 3
Petrifying BolaPetrifying BolaUltimate

Statistical Builds

Top build IDs by match volume, with win rate and player counts from match analytics.

#1b3 | NEW META’S VYPER (t.tv/qtarsis)45.2% WR4,456 matches2.5% share2,982 playersClose QuartersExtra SpiritOpening RoundsImproved SpiritSplit ShotSpirit ShieldingReactive Barrier2,013W / 2,443L#2Vyper через алкогольную встряску45.3% WR3,130 matches1.7% share1,960 playersRapid RoundsClose QuartersActive ReloadBullet LifestealQuicksilver ReloadSprint BootsExtra RegenExtra SpiritImproved SpiritBattle Vest1,419W / 1,711L#3Top Build DMG Jaime45.3% WR510 matches0.3% share327 playersSplit ShotRapid RoundsClose QuartersOpening RoundsExtra SpiritImproved Spirit231W / 279LView all hero builds

Item Flow Stats

Popular Items By Stage

Opening

Close Quarters800Close Quarters
Close Quarters
800
+20%Melee Resist
Passive Effect
Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target.
15mClose Range
+20%Weapon Damagewithin Range
47.6% WR454,445 matches78.1% pick
Extra Spirit800Extra Spirit
Extra Spirit
800
+10Spirit Power
47.0% WR341,963 matches58.8% pick
Rapid Rounds800Rapid Rounds
Rapid Rounds
800
+9%Fire Rate
47.2% WR318,886 matches54.8% pick
Grit800Grit
Grit
800
+1.0Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Gain a Barrier for a short duration.
4sBarrier Duration
60sCooldown
200BarrierConditional
47.4% WR175,498 matches30.2% pick
Extra Regen800Extra Regen
Extra Regen
800
+1.5Out of Combat Regen
+2.5Health Regen
46.2% WR148,079 matches25.4% pick
Improved Spirit1.600Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit
1,600
+1.5Out of Combat Regen
+18Spirit Power
48.1% WR137,430 matches23.6% pick

Early Game

Burst Fire3.200Burst Fire
Burst Fire
3,200
+50%Slide Distance
+10%Fire Rate
Passive Effect
Briefly gain Fire Rate and Move Speed when one of your bullets hits a hero.
4.5sDuration
9sCooldown
+32%Fire RateConditional
1.25mMove SpeedConditional
49.0% WR352,516 matches60.7% pick
Split Shot1.600Split Shot
Split Shot
1,600
Passive Effect
Make your weapon fire multishot.

Hitting more than one Hero per attack will grant a stacking weapon damage bonus.

Targets can only be hit once per multishot.
27sCooldown
5sBuff Duration
5Max Stacks
12sStack Duration
5Weapon MultishotConditional
+8%Weapon Damage per Stack
47.8% WR242,120 matches41.7% pick
Quicksilver Reload1.600Quicksilver Reload
Quicksilver Reload
1,600
Passive Effect
Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use.
18sCharge-Up Time
44Damage
+10%Fire Rate
100%Bullets Reloaded
47.5% WR235,490 matches40.6% pick
Tesla Bullets3.200Tesla Bullets
Tesla Bullets
3,200
Passive Effect
Your bullets have a chance to shock your target. The shock will jump to a nearby enemy.
0.2sMax Frequency
4Max Jumps
8mJump Radius
33Shock Damage
15%Proc Chance
49.2% WR189,921 matches32.7% pick
Bullet Lifesteal1.600Bullet Lifesteal
Bullet Lifesteal
1,600
+90Bonus Health
+10%Weapon Damage
+15%Bullet Lifesteal
47.2% WR181,948 matches31.4% pick
Rapid Rounds800Rapid Rounds
Rapid Rounds
800
+9%Fire Rate
48.2% WR136,454 matches23.5% pick

Mid Game

Mercurial Magnum6.400Mercurial Magnum
Mercurial Magnum
6,400
+20%Max Ammo
+7Spirit Power
Passive Effect
Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Until your next reload, your bullets deal bonus spirit damage based on your Spirit Power.
100%Bullets Reloaded
14sCharge-Up Time
+20%Base Bullet Damage
60Damage
+22%Fire Rate
50.4% WR244,618 matches44.1% pick
Stamina Mastery3.200Stamina Mastery
Stamina Mastery
3,200
+2Stamina
+18%Stamina Recovery
+23%Air Jump/Dash Distance
Passive Effect
Allows an additional use of Air Jump or Air Dash before landing.
48.6% WR141,831 matches25.6% pick
Burst Fire3.200Burst Fire
Burst Fire
3,200
+50%Slide Distance
+10%Fire Rate
Passive Effect
Briefly gain Fire Rate and Move Speed when one of your bullets hits a hero.
4.5sDuration
9sCooldown
+32%Fire RateConditional
1.25mMove SpeedConditional
48.0% WR131,426 matches23.7% pick
Ricochet6.400Ricochet
Ricochet
6,400
+18%Fire Rate
Passive Effect
Your bullets will ricochet on enemies near your target, applying any bullet procs and dealing a percentage of the original damage.
2Ricochet Targets
13mRicochet Range
65%Ricochet Damage
51.9% WR94,885 matches17.1% pick
Point Blank3.200Point Blank
Point Blank
3,200
+75Bonus Health
+30%Melee Resist
Passive Effect
When in close range to your target, gain Weapon Damage and your bullets apply a Movement Slow.
2.5sSlow Duration
15mClose Range
+50%Weapon Damagewithin Range
-20%Move SpeedConditional
47.2% WR91,220 matches16.4% pick
Bullet Lifesteal1.600Bullet Lifesteal
Bullet Lifesteal
1,600
+90Bonus Health
+10%Weapon Damage
+15%Bullet Lifesteal
49.1% WR82,642 matches14.9% pick

Late Game

Ricochet6.400Ricochet
Ricochet
6,400
+18%Fire Rate
Passive Effect
Your bullets will ricochet on enemies near your target, applying any bullet procs and dealing a percentage of the original damage.
2Ricochet Targets
13mRicochet Range
65%Ricochet Damage
52.3% WR86,115 matches22.7% pick
Silencer6.400Silencer
Silencer
6,400
+12%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Your bullets reduce the target's outgoing spirit damage.
6sDebuff Duration
-25%Spirit Damage ReductionConditional
Passive Effect
Your bullets build up to a Silence. Victims are immune to the build up for 10s after silence expires.
10sImmunity Duration
1.04%Buildup Per Shot
54.1% WR84,295 matches22.2% pick
Vampiric Burst6.400Vampiric Burst
Vampiric Burst
6,400
+15%Bullet Lifesteal
+10%Bullet Resist
+100Bonus Health
+10%Weapon Damage
Passive Effect
Grants Lifesteal, Fire Rate, and Ammo. This added Ammo is not limited by your max magazine size.
+75%Ammo
30sCooldown
5sDuration
75%Bullet Lifesteal
34%Fire Rate
51.5% WR71,996 matches19.0% pick
Spiritual Overflow6.400Spiritual Overflow
Spiritual Overflow
6,400
+13%Ability Duration
+15%Spirit Lifesteal
+90Bonus Health
+8Spirit Power
Passive Effect
Gain bonus Fire Rate, Spirit Power and Spirit Lifesteal by charging up when shooting heroes.
1.08%Buildup Per Shot
15sDuration
+25%Fire Rate
+30Spirit Powerafter proc
+10%Spirit Lifesteal
53.1% WR67,231 matches17.7% pick
Mercurial Magnum6.400Mercurial Magnum
Mercurial Magnum
6,400
+20%Max Ammo
+7Spirit Power
Passive Effect
Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Until your next reload, your bullets deal bonus spirit damage based on your Spirit Power.
100%Bullets Reloaded
14sCharge-Up Time
+20%Base Bullet Damage
60Damage
+22%Fire Rate
50.5% WR64,712 matches17.0% pick
Unstoppable6.400Unstoppable
Unstoppable
6,400
+25%Debuff Resist
+125Bonus Health
Passive Effect
Temporarily suppress negative status effects and become immune to Stun, Silence, Sleep, Root, and Disarm.
Cannot be used while Stunned or Slept.
60sCooldown
5.5sDuration
51.0% WR49,034 matches12.9% pick

Popular Items by pick rate

1Close Quarters47.6%WR454,445matches78.1%pick
Close Quarters
800
+20%Melee Resist
Passive Effect
Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target.
15mClose Range
+20%Weapon Damagewithin Range
2Burst Fire49.0%WR352,516matches60.7%pick
Burst Fire
3,200
+50%Slide Distance
+10%Fire Rate
Passive Effect
Briefly gain Fire Rate and Move Speed when one of your bullets hits a hero.
4.5sDuration
9sCooldown
+32%Fire RateConditional
1.25mMove SpeedConditional
3Extra Spirit47.0%WR341,963matches58.8%pick
Extra Spirit
800
+10Spirit Power
4Rapid Rounds47.2%WR318,886matches54.8%pick
Rapid Rounds
800
+9%Fire Rate
5Mercurial Magnum50.4%WR244,618matches44.1%pick
Mercurial Magnum
6,400
+20%Max Ammo
+7Spirit Power
Passive Effect
Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Until your next reload, your bullets deal bonus spirit damage based on your Spirit Power.
100%Bullets Reloaded
14sCharge-Up Time
+20%Base Bullet Damage
60Damage
+22%Fire Rate
6Split Shot47.8%WR242,120matches41.7%pick
Split Shot
1,600
Passive Effect
Make your weapon fire multishot.

Hitting more than one Hero per attack will grant a stacking weapon damage bonus.

Targets can only be hit once per multishot.
27sCooldown
5sBuff Duration
5Max Stacks
12sStack Duration
5Weapon MultishotConditional
+8%Weapon Damage per Stack
7Quicksilver Reload47.5%WR235,490matches40.6%pick
Quicksilver Reload
1,600
Passive Effect
Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use.
18sCharge-Up Time
44Damage
+10%Fire Rate
100%Bullets Reloaded
8Tesla Bullets49.2%WR189,921matches32.7%pick
Tesla Bullets
3,200
Passive Effect
Your bullets have a chance to shock your target. The shock will jump to a nearby enemy.
0.2sMax Frequency
4Max Jumps
8mJump Radius
33Shock Damage
15%Proc Chance

Highest WR Items by win rate

1Frenzy57.9%WR1,761matches0.3%pick
Frenzy
6,400
+160Bonus Health
+15%Fire Rate
+10%Bullet Lifesteal
Passive Effect
While you are below 50% health, you gain stat bonuses for a duration and existing debuffs on you are reduced.
16sCooldown
10sDuration
4m m/sMove SpeedConditional
40%Fire RateConditional
+40%Debuff ResistConditional
2Tesla Bullets56.2%WR9,837matches1.7%pick
Tesla Bullets
3,200
Passive Effect
Your bullets have a chance to shock your target. The shock will jump to a nearby enemy.
0.2sMax Frequency
4Max Jumps
8mJump Radius
33Shock Damage
15%Proc Chance
3Glass Cannon55.6%WR19,297matches3.5%pick
Glass Cannon
6,400
+85%Weapon Damage
-13%Max Health
Passive Effect
Each hero kill grants permanent Fire Rate (up to a max of 8 times). Death results in the loss of 1 stack.
+7%Fire Rate per KillConditional
4Frenzy55.5%WR9,125matches2.4%pick
Frenzy
6,400
+160Bonus Health
+15%Fire Rate
+10%Bullet Lifesteal
Passive Effect
While you are below 50% health, you gain stat bonuses for a duration and existing debuffs on you are reduced.
16sCooldown
10sDuration
4m m/sMove SpeedConditional
40%Fire RateConditional
+40%Debuff ResistConditional
5Glass Cannon55.4%WR24,361matches6.4%pick
Glass Cannon
6,400
+85%Weapon Damage
-13%Max Health
Passive Effect
Each hero kill grants permanent Fire Rate (up to a max of 8 times). Death results in the loss of 1 stack.
+7%Fire Rate per KillConditional
6Lucky Shot54.9%WR36,767matches9.7%pick
Lucky Shot
6,400
+30%Max Ammo
Passive Effect
Your bullets have a chance to be empowered, causing them to deal bonus weapon damage on hit.
Bonus damage cannot Crit.
25%Proc Chance
+100%Bonus Weapon Damage
7Spiritual Overflow54.8%WR52,395matches9.4%pick
Spiritual Overflow
6,400
+13%Ability Duration
+15%Spirit Lifesteal
+90Bonus Health
+8Spirit Power
Passive Effect
Gain bonus Fire Rate, Spirit Power and Spirit Lifesteal by charging up when shooting heroes.
1.08%Buildup Per Shot
15sDuration
+25%Fire Rate
+30Spirit Powerafter proc
+10%Spirit Lifesteal
8Silencer54.7%WR28,835matches5.2%pick
Silencer
6,400
+12%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Your bullets reduce the target's outgoing spirit damage.
6sDebuff Duration
-25%Spirit Damage ReductionConditional
Passive Effect
Your bullets build up to a Silence. Victims are immune to the build up for 10s after silence expires.
10sImmunity Duration
1.04%Buildup Per Shot

Matchups

Win rate against each hero from match data.

Best Against

Pocket13,648 matches53.1%win rateShiv24,084 matches52.7%win rateParadox17,196 matches52.0%win rateMirage12,254 matches51.6%win rateViscous14,356 matches51.2%win rate

Struggles Against

Graves42,486 matches38.7%win ratePaige35,947 matches40.7%win rateRat King61,530 matches41.0%win rateSeven38,786 matches41.9%win rateVictor34,412 matches43.0%win rate

Best Teammates

Highest win rate when paired with this hero.

#TeammateSynergy WRKDAMatches
1Graves54.0%2.3324,7022Paige53.6%2.7517,9343Rat King53.5%2.6034,5304Seven51.9%2.2614,2595Baba51.4%2.7311,4506Victor51.4%2.5011,728

Best Team Compositions

Full team lineups including this hero, ranked by win rate.

SevenPaigeBillyGravesRat King90.6%53 matches
SevenMcGinnisParadoxBebopRat King90.0%20 matches
SevenVictorPaigeGravesRat King88.9%27 matches
AbramsPaigeGravesRat KingViolet88.2%34 matches
HazeMo & KrillIvyGravesRat King87.9%33 matches

Top Players

  1. #1KranKYMANKY
  2. #2Yoink
  3. #3luminescencedl
  4. #4GLORP
  5. #5Vectruss

Recent Patch Changes

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Lore

When it comes to breaking the law, not getting caught is a pretty important part of the job. Vyper never got that memo. Luckily for her, if there's one thing she's better at than being arrested, it's escaping out of jail.Having done time in every major prison in the tri-state area, Vyper has built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that owe her one. She's also built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that want her dead, but she tries to focus on the positive.

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