Vyper hero card

Hero file · Assassin · complexity ●○○

Vyper build, counters and win rate

Slither in and assassinate enemies.

  • Gunner
  • Slippery
  • Rat-a-Tat
Ctier

Win rate

48.3%

23 of 42

Pick rate

17.0%

34 of 42

K / D / A

7.8 / 7.6 / 10.3

per match

Souls

42.6k

avg hero 42.6k

Hero damage

32.1k

avg hero 34.6k

Matches

320.3k

last 30 days

The read on Vyper

Vyper has won 48.3% of 320,304 matches in the last 30 days, 23rd of 42 heroes and mid-table. Vyper turns up in about 1 in 6 matches (34th most picked).

The win rate climbs with rank, from 48.1% at Initiate to 53.1% at Eternus; it peaks at Ascendant (54.9%) and is lowest at Initiate (48.1%).

A typical Vyper game ends 7.8 / 7.6 / 10.3 (K/D 1.02) with 42,593 souls; Vyper dies more often than the average hero.

The best matchups are against Deadman Danny (56.7%), Shiv (54.0%) and Mirage (53.7%); the hardest are Rat King (40.3%), Graves (40.7%) and Paige (41.8%).

Most players open with Close Quarters and Rapid Rounds, and the most common big purchase is Burst Fire, bought in 91% of matches at around 17 minutes.

74% of Vyper players max Slither first.

With a powerful weapon (and deadly venom to match), Vyper can slither into the back of teams and assassinate high-priority targets in a storm of bullets.

Win rate by day

46%48%50%52%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Pick rate by day

15%20%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Vyper win rate by rank

45%50%55%Initiate: 48.1% won48.1InitiateSeeker: 50.2% won50.2SeekerAcolyte: 49.9% won49.9AcolyteSentinel: 51.5% won51.5SentinelMystic: 51.6% won51.6MysticRitualist: 51.7% won51.7RitualistEmissary: 52.0% won52.0EmissaryOracle: 52.1% won52.1OraclePhantom: 52.3% won52.3PhantomAscendant: 54.9% won54.9AscendantEternus: 53.1% won53.1Eternus

Rank is the average badge of the match. Bars rise above an even 50% when Vyper wins more than loses.

Strong against

Vyper counters

Best teammates

Vyper build: what players buy

Early game · before 10 min

  1. Close Quarters · 80088% buy48.6% won~3:25
  2. Extra Spirit · 80066% buy48.3% won~4:29
  3. Extra Regen · 80024% buy47.7% won~5:01
  4. Monster Rounds · 80022% buy47.7% won~5:12
  5. Grit · 80039% buy48.9% won~7:05
  6. Rapid Rounds · 80083% buy48.6% won~8:11

Mid game · 10–20 min

  1. Improved Spirit · 1,60051% buy48.4% won~11:58
  2. Quicksilver Reload · 1,60078% buy49.3% won~14:10
  3. Split Shot · 1,60068% buy49.0% won~14:22
  4. Tesla Bullets · 3,20044% buy49.2% won~16:20
  5. Burst Fire · 3,20091% buy49.3% won~17:04
  6. Bullet Lifesteal · 1,60053% buy49.6% won~17:53

Late game · after 20 min

  1. Stamina Mastery · 3,20047% buy49.8% won~22:10
  2. Point Blank · 3,20033% buy49.1% won~23:11
  3. Mercurial Magnum · 6,40074% buy51.9% won~24:40
  4. Ricochet · 6,40039% buy54.1% won~29:02
  5. Vampiric Burst · 6,40026% buy55.2% won~31:01
  6. Spiritual Overflow · 6,40030% buy57.2% won~31:33

The most bought items in each phase, in purchase order. Win rates are descriptive: items bought late are bought by players who are already ahead.

Ability order

Screwjab Dagger51415
Lethal Venom34910
Slither1268
Petrifying Bola7111213

The most played full upgrade path (5% of matches, 52.8% won). 74% of players max Slither first.

Standard ranked and unranked matches from 15 Sept to 15 Oct, via deadlock-api. Updated 15 Oct.