Viper Strike

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Viper StrikeViper Strike of the Mamba
Viper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
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.60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Base duration is 4 seconds
(5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage
30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
0.5% increased Attack Speed
0.5% increased Poison Duration
1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage1% increased Chaos Damage0.5% chance to also Poison a nearby Enemy when you inflict Poison
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 5
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
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 Duration
This 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 Duration
This 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 Skills
This 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 Time
This 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: 20
The 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 metre
Place 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 Life
Place 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: 22
Requires 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 Curse
Place 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 sec
Requires 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 Duration
Place 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: Instant
Requires 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 Effect
Place 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 Damage
    This 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: 14
    Requires 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 Effect
    This 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 away
    This 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

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Added Chaos DamageExp.Total Exp.
11090%90%5 to 700
22093%93.4%5 to 87070
341697%96.7%6 to 10308378
4722100%100.1%8 to 1215541932
51131103%103.5%11 to 1766678599
61641107%106.8%16 to 242604734646
72050110%110.2%20 to 304972584371
82458114%113.6%25 to 3795714180085
92867117%116.9%30 to 46169595349680
103275120%120.3%37 to 55283759633439
113683124%123.7%44 to 664539961087435
124092127%127.1%53 to 797031281790563
1344100130%130.4%63 to 9410612232851786
1448109134%133.8%74 to 11120658704917656
1552117137%137.2%86 to 13025071107424766
1656125141%140.5%101 to 151579893613223702
1760134144%143.9%117 to 1761508391928307621
1864142147%147.3%136 to 2042779273556100356
1967148151%150.6%152 to 2284386973999970095
2070155154%154%169 to 254242081556342051651
2172159157%157.4%181 to 272N/AN/A
2274N/A161%160.7%195 to 292N/AN/A
2376N/A164%164.1%209 to 313N/AN/A
2478N/A167%167.5%224 to 335N/AN/A
2580N/A171%170.8%239 to 359N/AN/A
2682N/A174%174.2%256 to 384N/AN/A
2784N/A178%177.6%274 to 411N/AN/A
2886N/A181%180.9%293 to 440N/AN/A
2988N/A184%184.3%314 to 470N/AN/A
3090N/A188%187.7%335 to 503N/AN/A
3191N/A189%189.4%346 to 519N/AN/A
3292N/A191%191.1%358 to 537N/AN/A
3393N/A193%192.7%370 to 555N/AN/A
3494N/A194%194.4%382 to 573N/AN/A
3595N/A196%196.1%395 to 592N/AN/A
3696N/A198%197.8%408 to 612N/AN/A
3797N/A199%199.5%421 to 632N/AN/A
3898N/A201%201.2%435 to 653N/AN/A
3999N/A203%202.8%449 to 674N/AN/A
40100N/A205%204.5%464 to 696N/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeAdditional Effects per 1-20% QualityWeight
SuperiorBase duration is (0.05-1) seconds1

Item acquisition

Viper Strike can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Viper Strike can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
3The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
The 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% qualityA
6The 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 gemA
3Gemcutter'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% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right 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% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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 only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

ItemLimitRadiusStatsDrop
Enabled
Growing AgonyGrowing Agony
Viridian Jewel
Limited 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 Hit
Maligaro 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.
1Medium(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


Drop disabled

The following threshold jewels augment Viper Strike, but drop disabled:

(Drop-disabled item can still be acquired in the permanent leagues by trading with other players)

ItemBase ItemRequired levelStats
Growing AgonyGrowing Agony
Viridian Jewel
Limited 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 Hit
Maligaro 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.
Viridian Jewel1(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

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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 166Merciless Labyrinth60% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 275Eternal Labyrinth90% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Viper Strike Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Viper Strike Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 166Merciless Labyrinth20% increased Viper Strike Durationhelmet 100
Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 275Eternal Labyrinth30% increased Viper Strike Durationhelmet 100

Version history

Version Changes
3.17.0
  • Viper Strike now deals 90% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 154% at gem level 20 (previously 135%).
  • Now has 90% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 154% at gem level 20 (previously 135%).
3.16.0
  • The following Skills no longer have “+0-2 to Melee Strike Range”: Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 8 Mana
    Attack Damage: (165-238)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-238)%
    Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Base duration is 1.00 seconds
    Base secondary duration is 20.00 seconds
    Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance
    Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance
    Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance
    25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance on Hitting a Unique Monster

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Double StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 80% of base
    Attack Damage: (91-140)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-140)%
    Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.25% chance to cause Bleeding
    Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding Enemies
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Vaal Double StrikeVaal Double StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Vaal, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Souls Per Use: 30
    Can Store 2 Use(s)
    Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec
    Attack Damage: (28-41)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (28-41)%
    Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon, each of which summons a double of you for a duration to continuously attack monsters in this fashion.Base duration is 6.00 seconds
    Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
    Doubles have (0-57)% increased Movement Speed
    Can't be Evaded
    25% chance to cause Bleeding
    Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
    Maximum 8 Summoned Doubles

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding Enemies
    CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , 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 Life
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-11) Mana
    AoE Radius: 10
    Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.(18-391) to (33-726) Added Cold Damage
    (22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
    (3-75) to (67-1467) Added Lightning Damage
    Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
    Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
    (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
    Base radius is 1 metre
    80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
    10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    +(0.25-5)% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , FrenzyFrenzyAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 10 Mana
    Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%
    Requires Level 16Performs an attack that gives the character a frenzy charge if it hits. Frenzy charges increase your attack speed.5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge
    5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    +(0.1-2)% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge
    +(0.1-2)% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Infernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (104-166)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104-166)%
    AoE Radius: 15
    Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed to damage that and other surrounding enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other surrounding enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Base duration is 0.80 seconds
    (5-75) to (8-113) Added Fire Damage
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    Base radius is 2.4 metres
    Base explosion radius is 1.8 metres
    Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Debuff deals +(0.5-10)% of Damage per Charge
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Pestilent StrikePestilent StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Chaos
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (125-160)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-160)%
    Requires Level 28Attacks with your weapon, inflicting a debuff on enemies hit by the strike. If a debuffed enemy dies while poisoned, Pestilent Strike inflicts a secondary chaos damage over time debuff on enemies around them, based on the poisons on the slain enemy. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Requires a Claw or Dagger.Base duration is 1.00 seconds
    Base secondary duration is 1.00 seconds
    (20-113) to (30-169) Added Chaos Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
    60% chance to Poison on Hit
    30% more Poison Duration
    Secondary Debuff deals 50% of the total remaining Expected Poison Damage of all Poisons on the dying Enemy per second as Chaos Damage

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% more Poison Duration
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Speed: 70% of base
    Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%
    Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8.00 seconds
    (3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
    (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
    Causes Bleeding

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    +(1-20)% more Damage with Bleeding
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , RiposteRiposteTrigger, Attack, Melee, Strike, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cooldown Time: 0.80 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Attack Damage: (160-230)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-230)%
    Requires Level 4Perform a deadly counter-attack when you block. Uses both weapons while you're dual wielding.(2-56) to (3-85) Added Attack Physical Damage
    Trigger this Skill when you Block

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Static StrikeStatic StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Chaining
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (110-188)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-188)%
    AoE Radius: 19
    Requires Level 12Attack with a melee weapon, gaining static energy for a duration if you hit an enemy. While you have static energy, you'll frequently hit a number of nearby enemies with beams, dealing attack damage.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Base duration is 3.00 seconds
    Beams Hit Enemies every (0.40-0.32) seconds
    Chains +1 Times
    Beams deal 40% less Damage
    (4-6) maximum Beam Targets

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% increased Beam frequency
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Speed: 85% of base
    Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%
    Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Base duration is 4.00 seconds
    (30-20)% less Area Damage
    Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
    Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
    Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
    Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
    Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    -(0.5-10)% less Area Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Viper Strike, and Wild StrikeWild StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Projectile, AoE, Chaining, Prismatic
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (160-231)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-231)%
    Projectile Speed: 1800
    Requires Level 28Your melee weapon strikes enemies, converting physical damage to a random element. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Projectiles Pierce all Targets
    Beams Chain (4-7) Times
    Fires 3 Projectiles
    (0-19)% increased Area of Effect
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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3.13.0
  • Now converts 60% of physical damage to chaos damage (from 50%).
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative gem quality.
3.8.0
  • Now deals 90% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 80%), up to 135% at gem level 20 (from 130%).
  • Now uses both weapons if you attack while Dual Wielding, but has 30% less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding.
  • Each weapon now hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage.
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 80% at gem level 1 (from 115%), up to 130% at gem level 20 (from 142%).
  • Now converts 50% of physical damage to chaos (from 25%).
  • Now adds 5 to 7 chaos damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 169 to 254 at gem level 20.
  • Now gains 0.5% increased attack speed and 0.5% increased poison duration per 1% gem quality (previously just 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% gem quality).
3.4.0
  • Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
2.4.0
  • 11% more damage at gem level 20.
2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
  • Viper Strike now applies poison on hit and has a 100% chance to do so. Viper Strike now has 25% of its physical damage converted to chaos (instead of 10% physical added as chaos). Poisons applied by Viper Strike have a base duration of 8 seconds (up from 7 seconds). The Base Damage of Viper Strike has been increased from 100% to 130% at level 1, and from 122.8% to 160.4% at level 20.
1.2.0
  • This skill now adds 10% of physical damage as Chaos Damage and has a 50% chance to deal 175% of the attack's damage as chaos damage over seven seconds. The effect duration won't be refreshed by new attacks, but there is no limit to how many Viper Strike debuffs an enemy can have.
1.0.3
  • Damage progression has been increased. It is now around 15% better at level 15 than it was in 1.0.2.
1.0.2b
  • Fixed a bug where area damage bonuses would not benefit Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
    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 4.00 seconds
    (5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
    60% chance to Poison on Hit

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Base duration is (0.05-1) seconds
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    when supported by Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    AoE Radius: 14
    Requires 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 Effect
    This 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.
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1.0.2
  • Generic modifiers to damage dealt will now apply to damage over time that your character causes. Damage over time is not spell damage, nor attack damage, so modifiers specific to those types will not apply. Non-specific "increased damage" modifiers will apply to damage over time. Type-specific modifiers will apply as well. For example, "increased fire damage" modifiers will apply to fire damage over time.
  • Viper Strike can be supported by Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    AoE Radius: 14
    Requires 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 Effect
    This 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.
    , now that the damage penalty also applies.
0.9.13
  • Viper Strike is now 38% better at level 1 and 3% better at level 15.
0.9.12qq
  • From 0.35% attack speed per quality point to 0.5%.
0.9.12d
  • Fixed a server crash that could occur with Viper Strike.
0.9.5
  • Fixed Viper Strike so that damage from the degeneration is scaled properly for PvP.
0.9.4
  • Increased the damage.
0.9.2
  • Viper Strike does more damage at higher levels than before.
  • Reduced maximum number of charges to 4.
0.9.1
  • Reduced Viper Strike duration at lower levels.
0.8.7
  • Viper Strike added to the game.

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