PoEDB

Viper Strike

Attack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: 1–20
Cast Time: 1 sec
Mana Cost: 5
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90–135)%

Requires Level 1

Hits enemies, adding some of your physical damage as 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.
Per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Attack Speed
0.5% increased Poison Duration

Deals (90–135)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0–2) to Melee Strike Range
(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

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

BaseType	Viper Strike
Class	Active Skill Gems
Cost	Scroll of Wisdom x 1
Weapon	Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, Two Hand Swords, Rune Daggers
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, Duration, AttackCanRepeat, Melee, MeleeSingleTarget, DamageOverTime, ChaosSkill

Viper Strike Unique /1

	Show Full Descriptions
	Growing Agony Viridian Jewel Requires Level: 20 (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 local_jewel_effect_base_radius [1200] 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

Viper Strike /6

A melee single target attack skill that converts 25% of physical damage to chaos damage and has a high chance to poison the targeted enemy.

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Melee Splash Support	Allows your Viper Strike hits to deal splash damage to nearby targets. Pairing this support with the Ancestral Call support will result in large areas of overlapping damage.
Ancestral Call Support	Allows Viper Strike to target two additional nearby enemies. Pairing this support with the Melee Splash support will result in large areas of overlapping damage.
Deadly Ailments Support	Reduces hit damage in exchange for more ailment damage. This allows the poison inflicted by Viper Strike to deal far more damage over time.
Melee Physical Damage Support	Grants more melee physical damage for Viper Strike. This support also increases the amount of damage inflicted bleeds and poisons do.
Multistrike Support	Causes Viper Strike to repeat an additional two times, as well as providing a large bonus to attack speed.
Vile Toxins Support	Increases the damage of poisons applied from Viper Strike. In addition your Viper Strikes hits gain 5% more damage per poison on the enemy.

The Twilight Strand[L1] /1

Act	Character
1	Shadow

Quest Vendor /3

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Duelist Ranger Shadow Scion
6	Fallen from Grace	Lilly Roth (Level 1)	All Classes
3	A Fixture of Fate	Siosa (Level 1)	All Classes

Implicit
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit Base duration is 4 seconds Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage 30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding poison_duration_is_skill_duration [1] skill_double_hits_when_dual_wielding [1]
Mana Cost: 5

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Base Damage	+X to Melee Strike Range	5 to 7 Added Chaos Damage	Experience
1	1	9	90%	0	5, 7	70
2	2	11	92.4%	0	5, 8	308
3	4	16	94.7%	0	6, 10	1,554
4	7	22	97.1%	0	8, 12	6,667
5	11	30	99.5%	0	11, 17	26,047
6	16	41	101.9%	0	16, 24	49,725
7	20	49	104.2%	1	20, 30	95,714
8	24	58	106.6%	1	25, 37	169,595
9	28	66	109%	1	30, 46	283,759
10	32	74	111.3%	1	37, 55	453,996
11	36	83	113.7%	1	44, 66	703,128
12	40	91	116.1%	1	53, 79	1,061,223
13	44	100	118.4%	1	63, 94	2,065,870
14	48	108	120.8%	2	74, 111	2,507,110
15	52	116	123.2%	2	86, 130	5,798,936
16	56	125	125.6%	2	101, 151	15,083,919
17	60	133	127.9%	2	117, 176	27,792,735
18	64	142	130.3%	2	136, 204	43,869,739
19	67	148	132.7%	2	152, 228	242,081,556
20	70	154	135%	2	169, 254
21	72		137.4%	3	181, 272
22	74		139.8%	3	195, 292
23	76		142.2%	3	209, 313
24	78		144.5%	3	224, 335
25	80		146.9%	3	239, 359
26	82		149.3%	3	256, 384
27	84		151.6%	3	274, 411
28	86		154%	4	293, 440
29	88		156.4%	4	314, 470
30	90		158.7%	4	335, 503
31	91		158.7%	4	346, 519
32	92		161.1%	4	358, 537
33	93		163.5%	4	370, 555
34	94		165.9%	4	382, 573
35	95		168.2%	5	395, 592
36	96		170.6%	5	408, 612
37	97		173%	5	421, 632
38	98		175.3%	5	435, 653
39	99		177.7%	5	449, 674
40	100		180.1%	5	464, 696

helmet /6

Level	Mod	Drop Rate
The Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Viper Strike Damage	helmet(16.67%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Viper Strike Damage	helmet(16.67%)
The Merciless Labyrinth	60% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet(16.67%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	90% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet(16.67%)
The Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Viper Strike Duration	helmet(16.67%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Viper Strike Duration	helmet(16.67%)

Supported By /72

Active Type: Attack, Duration, AttackCanRepeat, Melee, MeleeSingleTarget, DamageOverTime, ChaosSkill

Support Gem	ActiveType
Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Faster Attacks Support	Attack, Type56
Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Additional Accuracy Support	Attack, Type56
Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Hit, Attack
Increased Critical Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Knockback Support	Hit, Attack
Life Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Mana Leech Support	Attack
Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Stun Support	Hit, Attack
Melee Physical Damage Support	Melee
Item Rarity Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Increased Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cold to Fire Support	Hit, Attack
Combustion Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Attack, Type56
Bloodlust Support	Melee
Life Gain on Hit Support	Attack, Type56
Elemental Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Culling Strike Support	Hit, Attack
Damage on Full Life Support	Attack
Chance to Flee Support	Attack, Hit
Blind Support	Hit, Attack
Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Multistrike Support	AttackCanRepeat
Melee Splash Support	MeleeSingleTarget
Power Charge On Critical Support	Hit, Attack
Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Curse On Hit Support	Attack, Hit, AppliesCurse
Cast On Critical Strike Support	Attack
Cast on Melee Kill Support	Melee
Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support	Melee
Less Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Block Chance Reduction Support	Hit, Attack
Physical to Lightning Support	Hit, Attack
Fortify Support	Melee
Ice Bite Support	Hit, Attack
Hypothermia Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Innervate Support	Hit, Attack
Poison Support	Hit, Attack
Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Ignite Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack
Chance to Bleed Support	Attack
Lesser Poison Support	Hit, Attack
Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Decay Support	Hit, Attack
Efficacy Support	Hit, Attack, Type59, Duration, Type55, DamageOverTime
Vile Toxins Support	Hit, Attack
Maim Support	Attack, Maims
Immolate Support	Hit, Attack
Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Brutality Support	Hit, Attack
Ruthless Support	Melee
Onslaught Support	Hit, Attack
Ancestral Call Support	MeleeSingleTarget
Summon Phantasm Support	Attack, Hit, CreatesMinion
Withering Touch Support	Attack
Bonechill Support	Attack, Hit, NonHitChill, ChillingArea
Energy Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Close Combat Support	Melee
Shockwave Support	Melee
Impale Support	Attack
Pulverise Support	Melee
Rage Support	Melee
Nightblade Support	Attack

Viper Strike Monster /52

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Wolfpack Guard	Uses Viper Strike Blocks Attacks base_block_%_damage_taken [10]	Y
Venomous Spawn	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Black Death	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Deathly Vision	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Lurking Venom	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Nesting Venom	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Noxious Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Deadly Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike	Y
Virulent Spider		Y
Corrupted Arach	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Crypt Spinner	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Crypt Weaver	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Mutant Arach	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Crypt Ambusher	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike	Y
Adolescent Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Mature Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Essence Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike	Y
Widow's Hatchling	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_drops_or_experience [1]	Y
Plague Retch	base_chaos_damage_%_of_maximum_life_taken_per_minute [240] Uses Viper Strike	Y
Alal the Terrifying	Chaos Damage	Y
The Fallen Queen	monster_slain_experience_+% [100] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [1500] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [2000] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [-33] cannot_be_taunted_when_taunted_ms [0] cannot_be_stunned_while_stunned [1] cannot_be_stunned_for_ms_after_stun_finished [2000]	Y
Crypt Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Plaguebringer	base_chaos_damage_%_of_maximum_life_taken_per_minute [240] Uses Viper Strike monster_slain_experience_+% [100] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [1500] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [2000] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [-33] cannot_be_taunted_when_taunted_ms [0]	Y
Thena Moga	monster_base_type_attack_cast_speed_+%_and_damage_-%_final [33] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [500] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [0] Blocks Attacks base_block_%_damage_taken [20]	Y
Ion Darkshroud	monster_base_type_attack_cast_speed_+%_and_damage_-%_final [33] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [500] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [0]	Y
Ion Darkshroud	monster_base_type_attack_cast_speed_+%_and_damage_-%_final [33] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [500] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [0] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Scourge of the Wilds	monster_base_type_attack_cast_speed_+%_and_damage_-%_final [33] Uses Viper Strike Creates Desecreated Ground Casts Wither monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Cintiq, the Inescapable	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [300] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [800] monster_additional_quantity_of_dropped_items_in_merciless_+% [1000] monster_additional_rarity_of_dropped_items_in_merciless_+% [1500] monster_additional_quantity_of_dropped_items_in_cruel_+% [500] monster_additional_rarity_of_dropped_items_in_cruel_+% [750] monster_reverse_point_blank_damage_-%_at_minimum_range [30] projectile_damage_+% [0] Far Shot monster_penalty_against_minions_damage_+%_final_vs_player_minions [-30] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Cintiq, the Inescapable	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [300] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [800] monster_additional_quantity_of_dropped_items_in_merciless_+% [1000] monster_additional_rarity_of_dropped_items_in_merciless_+% [1500] monster_additional_quantity_of_dropped_items_in_cruel_+% [500] monster_additional_rarity_of_dropped_items_in_cruel_+% [750] monster_reverse_point_blank_damage_-%_at_minimum_range [30] projectile_damage_+% [0] Far Shot monster_penalty_against_minions_damage_+%_final_vs_player_minions [-30] monster_no_map_drops [1] monster_is_invasion_boss [1]	Y
Pewterfang	Uses Viper Strike monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [300] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [800] monster_no_map_drops [1] monster_is_invasion_boss [1]	Y
The Walking Waste	base_chaos_damage_%_of_maximum_life_taken_per_minute [240] Uses Viper Strike monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [300] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [800] monster_no_map_drops [1] monster_is_invasion_boss [1]	Y
Corrupted Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Sickly Spinner	monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Crawling Infestation	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_drops_or_experience [1] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Putrid Weaver	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Mutated Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Rotting Weaver	Uses Viper Strike melee_splash [1] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Rooster Fiend	Uses Viper Strike	Y
Talon Demon	monster_do_not_fracture [1]	Y
Unbound Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Unbound Arachnid	Uses Viper Strike emerge_speed_+% [Array] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Echo of the Verdant	Uses Viper Strike Extra Lightning Damage	Y
Poisonous Parasite		Y
Shaped Rooster Demon	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_drops_or_experience [1] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [-33]	Y
Shaped Noxious Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike monster_no_drops_or_experience [1] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [-33]	Y
Spider Minion	phase_through_objects [1] suppress_phasing_visual [1]	Y
Arakaali's Horror		Y
Noxious Tarantula	Uses Viper Strike monster_slain_experience_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [300] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Rooster Fiend		Y
Blighted Tarantula	Ignores Summoning Towers Uses Viper Strike monster_slain_experience_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [0] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Blighted Virulent Spider	Ignores Summoning Towers monster_slain_experience_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [0] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y
Blighted Fowl	Uses Viper Strike monster_slain_experience_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [0] monster_no_map_drops [1]	Y

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