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Viper Strike

Attack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: 1–20
Cost: 5 Mana
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.

60% 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

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–10)% increased Attack Speed
(0–10)% increased Poison Duration

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

Reference	poe.ninja, Fandom Community Wiki
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
IsActiveSkill	1
DefaultTxt	debuff_skill_stat_descriptions
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemViperStrike

Quality Gem /4

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–10)% increased Attack Speed (0–10)% increased Poison Duration	50
Anomalous	(0–20)% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage	100
Divergent	(0–20)% increased Chaos Damage	100
Phantasmal	(0–10)% chance to also Poison a nearby Enemy when you inflict Poison	10

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.

Quest /2

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
1	The Twilight Strand		Shadow
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Duelist Ranger Scion Shadow

Implicit
poison duration is skill duration [1] skill double hits when dual wielding [1] visual hit effect chaos is green [1]
Cost: 5
60% 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

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Base Damage	# to Melee Strike Range	5 to 7 Added Chaos Damage	Experience
1	1	10	90%	0	5, 7	70
2	2	12	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	31	99.5%	0	11, 17	26,047
6	16	41	101.9%	0	16, 24	49,725
7	20	50	104.2%	1	20, 30	95,714
8	24	58	106.6%	1	25, 37	169,595
9	28	67	109%	1	30, 46	283,759
10	32	75	111.3%	1	37, 55	453,996
11	36	83	113.7%	1	44, 66	703,128
12	40	92	116.1%	1	53, 79	1,061,223
13	44	100	118.4%	1	63, 94	2,065,870
14	48	109	120.8%	2	74, 111	2,507,110
15	52	117	123.2%	2	86, 130	5,798,936
16	56	125	125.6%	2	101, 151	15,083,919
17	60	134	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	155	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

Viper Strike Monster /53 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Wolfpack Guard	Blocks Attacks base block % damage taken [10]	Y
Venomous Spawn		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 +% [-30,30] 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
Lurking Venom		Y

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 1	25% increased Viper Strike Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Damage 2	40% increased Viper Strike Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 1	60% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance 2	90% increased Viper Strike Critical Strike Chance	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 1	20% increased Viper Strike Duration	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Viper Strike Poison Duration 2	30% increased Viper Strike Duration	100

Supported By /99 ⍟

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

Support Gem	ActiveType
Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Faster Attacks Support	Attack, AnimateWeapon
Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Additional Accuracy Support	Attack, AnimateWeapon
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, Type112
Increased Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cold to Fire Support	Hit, Attack
Combustion Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Attack, AnimateWeapon
Bloodlust Support	Melee
Life Gain on Hit Support	Attack, AnimateWeapon
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
Elemental Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Multistrike Support	AttackCanRepeat
Melee Splash Support	MeleeSingleTarget
Power Charge On Critical Support	Hit, Attack
Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Hextouch Support	Attack, Hit
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
Critical Strike Affliction 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, NonHitChill
Ignite Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack
Chance to Bleed Support	Attack
Chance to 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, DamageOverTime
Ruthless Support	MeleeSingleTarget, SlamSkill
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
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Ancestral Call Support	MeleeSingleTarget
Awakened Brutality Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Attack, AnimateWeapon
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support	Melee
Awakened Melee Splash Support	MeleeSingleTarget
Awakened Multistrike Support	AttackCanRepeat
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support	Attack
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Awakened Hextouch Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Trinity Support	Hit, Attack
Bloodthirst Support	Attack
Cruelty Support	Hit, Attack
Behead Support	MeleeSingleTarget

Viper Strike Unique /1 ⍟

Name	Show Full Descriptions
	Growing Agony Viridian Jewel (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

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Viper Strike

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. IncreasedDuration Increased Duration Support, ReduceDuration Less Duration Support, UnboundAilments Unbound Ailments Support and SupportRapidDecayGem Swift Affliction Support all affect the duration of that poison.

Some beneficial curses and auras for Viper Strike include Despair Despair, TemporalChains Temporal Chains and DeliriumGem Malevolence.

Viper Strike is a Strike attack, thus:

Multistrike Support 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 Supportcauses Viper Strike to hit enemies around the initial target, poisoning each.
Ancestral Call Support , Strike Skills target an additional nearby Enemy prefix modifier on hunter-influenced gloves, and annointable passive Tribal Fury all work with Viper Strike.

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