Vyper builds, abilities and matchups

Deadlock Vyper abilities, item builds, game plan and matchups. Statistics cover 30 days as of 2026-10-25.

Vyper

Tier 4 Assassin · Late game · Weapon focus

Assassin marksman who finishes weakened enemies with dagger slows and venom

Win rate47.3%

Pick rate15.4%

Under 28 min43.4%

Over 40 min49.1%

Item builds last 30 days, 517,106 Vyper games · average win rate 46.9%

Rank 1 / 2This build 103,005 games (19.9% of Vyper games)Win rate 56.3%vs games of the same length +8.4%p

Ability Point Order most common order in this build · numbers are upgrade tiers

Max order 3. Slither → 2. Lethal Venom → 4. Petrifying Bola → 1. Screwjab Dagger

Level	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	13	15	20	21	23	28	29	31	36
1. Screwjab Dagger					Unlock									1	2	3
2. Lethal Venom			Unlock	1					2	3
3. Slither	Unlock	1				2		3
4. Petrifying Bola							Unlock				1	2	3
Picked	58%	97%	53%	82%	99%	84%	100%	87%	97%	96%	98%	99%	96%	100%	100%	100%

Level: the earliest level that step can be taken (unlocks at levels 1·3·5·8, upgrades cost 1·2·5 points). Picked: of the games with the same order up to the step before, the share that took this ability.

Where it splits: Step 1 (level 1): 3. Slither 57.5% · 1. Screwjab Dagger 38.6% / Step 3 (level 3): 2. Lethal Venom 53.4% · 1. Screwjab Dagger 46.6%

Early0~10 min#1~4

Core · #1~4 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Mid10~25 min#5~12

Core · #5~12 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Late25 min~#13~21

Core · #13~21 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Final build, late core bought

9 base slots + 3 unlocked slots · icon numbers are the overall buy order

12 / 12 slots

Extra slot

Destroy Walkers to unlock the extra slots and hold all 12. Situational and counter items replace items in this set; they are not a 13th buy.

Temporary items to sell late

Close Quarters · before buying Vampiric Burst

2 upgrades that merge components

Rapid Rounds → Swift Striker
Spirit Lifesteal → Leech

Counters swap into the final build when needed

Not recommended often bought, but a poor fit for this build

Rank: games and win rate together. Builds are ordered by the lead over games of the same length times games ÷ (games + 30,000), so a build with few games gets less credit for its lead. Number under each icon: win rate difference against items at the same price. Games in this build where the item was bought are compared with games of the same length (5-min steps), then the average of items at the same price is taken away. Expensive items are bought more in games with Souls to spare (winning ones), so only items at the same price are compared. Click an item for its effects and full stats. Win rates shown are for the build group, not for holding all 12 items of the final build at once.

Build styles 1,500 real games (last 3 days, normal games of 20+ min) grouped into 2 styles by where the build went · grouped by: items bought by 20 min · the numbers beside an item are its average purchase time and the share of that style owning it · deadlock-api.com

New player pickWeapon-focused · Burst Fire

72% of games · win rate 48.8% · 1,083 gamesWeapon +6%p vs other styles

Weapon 50%Spirit 19%Vitality 31%

Early (~10 min)

Close Quarters1:37 · 37%
Swift Striker8:50 · 48%
Intensifying Magazine9:38 · 41%

Mid (10~20 min)

Split Shot11:38 · 75%
Burst Fire15:21 · 92%

Late (20 min~)

Stamina Mastery21:28 · 61%
Point Blank23:07 · 36%
Mercurial Magnum23:09 · 72%
Ricochet28:17 · 36%
Vampiric Burst29:39 · 32%

Weapon · Spirit mix · Tesla Bullets

28% of games · win rate 47.5% · 417 gamesSpirit +7%p vs other styles

Weapon 38%Spirit 33%Vitality 29%

Early (~10 min)

Improved Spirit9:35 · 54%

Mid (10~20 min)

Bullet Resist Shredder10:09 · 43%
Tesla Bullets14:09 · 57%
Fleetfoot15:08 · 30%
Fortitude19:35 · 51%

Late (20 min~)

Burst Fire21:57 · 59%
Mercurial Magnum25:18 · 58%
Ricochet29:15 · 34%

"New player pick" is the style with the highest win rate among those used in 15% or more of games. Win rates also reflect skill gaps, so within 2%p is about even. At first, buy the picked style in order; once comfortable, fit in counter items for the enemy comp.

Ability max order ability maxed first · last 30 days

3. Slither60%

2. Lethal Venom27%

1. Screwjab Dagger10%

4. Petrifying Bola3%

Abilities

1. Screwjab Dagger

Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.

Against it: After one dagger hits, take cover at once to break the stacks

2. Lethal Venom 10m

Inject a target with lethal venom. After a delay the venom triggers, dealing Spirit Damage. The damage is increased by the target's missing health.Lethal Venom will ignore Petrify's damage block.

Against it: Heal or get distance before the venom goes off

3. Slither

You have increased Slide Distance, can Slide up hills, and can turn faster while Sliding.

Against it: She slides up hills too, so don't relax on high ground

4. Petrifying Bola Radius 12m

Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area. Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.

Against it: Stay out of the bola blast and get ready to counter as Petrify ends

Gun

Vyper's gun

Single shot · Ammo 24 · 14.3 bullets/sec · DPS 94 · full damage to 15m, minimum from 33m

Playing against

Move along cover so daggers can't hit you in a row
When envenomed, top up health first to soften the burst
She slides in fast, so always watch your flanks

Counter items

Spirit Resilience

Debuff Reducer

Strengths

Repeated dagger hits stack a heavy slow
Venom scales with missing health, great for finishing
Boosted Slide makes chasing and escaping fast

Weaknesses

Pressure drops a lot when daggers miss
Weak at holding up in close brawls
A badly used Petrify protects the enemy from damage

Game plan

Laning

Slow enemies with daggers, poke with your gun, and look for Lethal Venom finishes.

Mid game

Slide around the flank and finish low enemies with venom.

Late game

Hold dangerous enemies briefly with the bola and clear backline damage dealers first.

Power spikes

Once Lethal Venom is upgraded and gun items are in, she reliably finishes wounded enemies. Petrifying Bola lets her lock down a key enemy in team fights.

With them on your team

Petrified enemies take no damage, so attack right after it ends
Chase enemies with stacked dagger slows together

2026-10-25 · 30 days · deadlock-api.com, 랭크 기본 매치 · Deadlock API