Viper Strike
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The thieves guilds of Oriath teach a wicked skill to all initiates - the feared Viper Strike. Employing the skill, a claw, dagger or sword user coats their weapon with deadly venom, a concoction so virulent it permanently marks any weapon it contacts. Once the toxin is applied, the weapon will poison any it strikes, burning deep into their veins, causing wracking, crippling pain. Additional hits will increase the concentration of the toxin, stacking it up to lethal levels quickly. Few have survived an assault of Viper Strike and those who have never forget the agony.
Description on the official Path of Exile website [1]
Viper Strike is an attack that hits the enemy with chaos damage and applies poison.
Skill functions and interactions
Viper Strike applies Poison with an 4-second duration on hit. Viper Strike specifically overrides the base poison duration with its own base skill duration.
Some beneficial curses 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. and 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..
- 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 Viper Strike to automatically target nearby enemies for the two additional strikes and applies poison for each hit.- Note that even though each hit's damage is reduced, Poison does not scale on Attack Damage, so each hit's applied poison still has the same damage, but is applied twice as often for an overall doubled DoT dps.
- 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 near the target, poisoning each.
- 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., 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 the poison.
Gem level progression
Level | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 90% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 93% | 93.4% | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 16 | 97% | 96.7% | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 22 | 100% | 100.1% | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 31 | 103% | 103.5% | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 41 | 107% | 106.8% | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 50 | 110% | 110.2% | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 58 | 114% | 113.6% | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 67 | 117% | 116.9% | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 75 | 120% | 120.3% | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 83 | 124% | 123.7% | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 92 | 127% | 127.1% | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 100 | 130% | 130.4% | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 109 | 134% | 133.8% | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 117 | 137% | 137.2% | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 125 | 141% | 140.5% | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 134 | 144% | 143.9% | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 147% | 147.3% | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 151% | 150.6% | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 154% | 154% | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 157% | 157.4% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 161% | 160.7% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 164% | 164.1% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 167% | 167.5% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 171% | 170.8% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 174% | 174.2% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 178% | 177.6% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 181% | 180.9% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 184% | 184.3% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 188% | 187.7% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 189% | 189.4% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 191% | 191.1% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 193% | 192.7% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 194% | 194.4% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 196% | 196.1% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 198% | 197.8% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 199% | 199.5% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 201% | 201.2% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 203% | 202.8% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 205% | 204.5% | N/A | N/A |
Quest reward
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Vendor reward
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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 |
Version history
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2.1.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.0.3 |
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1.0.2b |
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1.0.2 |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.12d |
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0.9.4 |
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0.9.2 |
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0.9.1 |
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References
- ↑ "Dexterity skills". Official Path of Exile website.