Viper Strike
Attack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: 1–20
Mana Cost: 5
Cast Time: 1 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90–135%Requires Level 1Hits 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.Deals (90–135)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
+4 seconds to Base duration
+(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 DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level: 1–20
Mana Cost: 5
Cast Time: 1 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90–135%Requires Level 1Hits 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.Deals (90–135)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
+4 seconds to Base duration
+(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
(0–10)% increased Attack Speed
(0–10)% increased Poison DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Viper Strike
![]() | Viper Strike |
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BaseType | Viper Strike |
Class | Active Skill Gems |
Cost | ![]() |
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 |
GrantedEffectsID | 831 |
Quality Gem /4
Quality Gem /4
Type | Stats | Weight |
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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 Unique /1
Viper Strike Unique /1
Viper Strike /6
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 |
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![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Reduces hit damage in exchange for more ailment damage. This allows the poison inflicted by Viper Strike to deal far more damage over time. |
![]() | Grants more melee physical damage for Viper Strike. This support also increases the amount of damage inflicted bleeds and poisons do. |
![]() | Causes Viper Strike to repeat an additional two times, as well as providing a large bonus to attack speed. |
![]() | 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
Quest /2
Act | Quest Complete | NPC | Character |
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1 | The Twilight Strand | Shadow | |
Nessa | Duelist Ranger Shadow Scion |
Implicit |
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poison_duration_is_skill_duration [1] skill_double_hits_when_dual_wielding [1] visual_hit_effect_chaos_is_green [1] |
Mana Cost: 5 |
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit +4 seconds to Base duration Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage 30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding |
Level Effect /40
Level Effect /40
Level | Requires Level | Dexterity | Base Damage | # to Melee Strike Range | 5 to 7 Added Chaos Damage | Experience |
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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 |
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6
Level | Mod | Drop Rate |
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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 /96
Supported By /96
Viper Strike Monster /52
Viper Strike Monster /52
Name | Modifiers | Spectre |
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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 |