Viper Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (90-154)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-154)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding
Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
(5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemViperStrike
Viper Strike is a claw / dagger / sword melee strike attack skill. It hits the enemy, converting physical damage to chaos damage, and applies poison, dealing chaos damage over time based on the combined physical and chaos damage dealt. It uses both weapons to deal damage if you are dual wielding.
Skill functions and interactions
Viper Strike applies poison with a 4-second duration on hit. Viper Strike specifically overrides the base poison duration with its own base skill duration.
Increased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Supported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Skill Effect DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
Supported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% less Skill Effect DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Unbound Ailments SupportUnbound Ailments SupportSupport
Icon: U
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments(35-54)% increased Duration of Ailments inflicted with Supported Skills
Supported Skills have (35-54)% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Ailments
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Duration of Ailments inflicted with Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Swift Affliction SupportSwift Affliction SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: r
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Damage over Time
25% less Duration of Supported Skills and Damaging Ailments they inflict
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage over TimeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. all affect the duration of that poison.
Dual Wielding: Calculates and applies two separate hits (one from each weapon) simultaneously and thus applying two poison stacks, unlike CleaveCleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (125-237)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-237)%
AoE Radius: 20The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
+(0-1) metre to radius
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+0.1 metres to radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metrePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or Dual StrikeDual StrikeCritical, Attack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (125-244)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-244)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
60% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(1.5-30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. which only apply one per attack.
Some beneficial curses and auras for Viper Strike include DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds
+(0-1) metre to radius
Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Chaos Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Effect of CursePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Temporal ChainsTemporal ChainsSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses all enemies in an area, lowering their action speed and making other effects on them expire more slowly.Base duration is (5.00-8.80) seconds
+(0-1) metre to radius
50% less Effect of Curse against Players
Cursed Normal and Magic Enemies have (15-29)% less Action Speed
Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 25% slower
Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have (9-18)% less Action Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Curse DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and MalevolenceMalevolenceAura, Spell, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casts an aura that multiplies damage over time and increases skill effect duration of you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
You and nearby allies deal (14-20)% more Damage over Time
You and nearby allies have (10-19)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Viper Strike is a Strike attack, thus:
- Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
Icon: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. allows to automatically target nearby enemies for two additional strikes. Note that even though this support gem lessens attack damage, poison does not scale from attack damage modifiers. - Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
Icon: S
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
AoE Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills deal 40% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. causes Viper Strike to hit enemies around the initial target, poisoning each. - Ancestral Call SupportAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.Supported Strike Skills target 2 additional nearby Enemies
Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Extra Targets for Supported Skills can be found (0.75-15)% further awayThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Strike Skills target an additional nearby Enemy prefix modifier on hunter-influenced gloves, and annointable passive Tribal Fury all work with Viper Strike.
Gem level progression
Level | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Added Chaos Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 90% | 5 to 7 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 93% | 93.4% | 5 to 8 | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 16 | 97% | 96.7% | 6 to 10 | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 22 | 100% | 100.1% | 8 to 12 | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 31 | 103% | 103.5% | 11 to 17 | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 41 | 107% | 106.8% | 16 to 24 | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 50 | 110% | 110.2% | 20 to 30 | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 58 | 114% | 113.6% | 25 to 37 | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 67 | 117% | 116.9% | 30 to 46 | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 75 | 120% | 120.3% | 37 to 55 | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 83 | 124% | 123.7% | 44 to 66 | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 92 | 127% | 127.1% | 53 to 79 | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 100 | 130% | 130.4% | 63 to 94 | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 109 | 134% | 133.8% | 74 to 111 | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 117 | 137% | 137.2% | 86 to 130 | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 125 | 141% | 140.5% | 101 to 151 | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 134 | 144% | 143.9% | 117 to 176 | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 147% | 147.3% | 136 to 204 | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 151% | 150.6% | 152 to 228 | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 154% | 154% | 169 to 254 | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 157% | 157.4% | 181 to 272 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 161% | 160.7% | 195 to 292 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 164% | 164.1% | 209 to 313 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 167% | 167.5% | 224 to 335 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 171% | 170.8% | 239 to 359 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 174% | 174.2% | 256 to 384 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 178% | 177.6% | 274 to 411 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 181% | 180.9% | 293 to 440 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 184% | 184.3% | 314 to 470 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 188% | 187.7% | 335 to 503 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 189% | 189.4% | 346 to 519 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 191% | 191.1% | 358 to 537 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 193% | 192.7% | 370 to 555 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 194% | 194.4% | 382 to 573 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 196% | 196.1% | 395 to 592 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 198% | 197.8% | 408 to 612 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 199% | 199.5% | 421 to 632 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 201% | 201.2% | 435 to 653 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 203% | 202.8% | 449 to 674 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 205% | 204.5% | 464 to 696 | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality | Weight |
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Superior | Base duration is (0.05-1) seconds | 1 |
Item acquisition
Viper Strike can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Viper Strike can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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3 | The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater. | Random corrupted level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
In addition, Viper Strike is the starting skill gem for Shadow. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Viper Strike:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats | Drop Enabled |
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Growing AgonyGrowing Agony Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(8-12)% increased Damage over Time With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Viper Strike deals 2% increased Damage with Hits and Poison for each Poison on the Enemy With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Viper Strike has a 10% chance per Poison on Enemy to grant Unholy Might for 4 seconds on HitMaligaro understood that devotion to science, Means devotion to trial and error. For Maligaro's errors, death was slow, And very painful.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | 1 | Medium | (8-12)% increased Damage over Time With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Viper Strike deals 2% increased Damage with Hits and Poison for each Poison on the Enemy With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Viper Strike has a 10% chance per Poison on Enemy to grant Unholy Might for 4 seconds on Hit | 0 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Viper Strike.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 60% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 90% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Viper Strike Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Viper Strike Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Viper Strike Duration | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Viper Strike Duration | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Viper Strike has the following alternate skill effects:
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