Vyper build guide

xera vyper (annotated and good) (real)

by pork wontonVersion 6Updated Apr 12, 2026Guide #566592

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Author's notes

Come to stream for questions twitch.tv/Xera

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · You can L->R but I recommend thinking a little.
1. 1
  Close Quarters
  sell if you need to just buy point blank later
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
4. 4
  Extra Spirit
  DO NOT SELL
5. 5
  Opening Rounds
6. 6
  Intensifying Magazine
7. 7
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  instant air dash tech makes this item
8. 8
  Bullet Lifesteal
9. 9
  Quicksilver Reload
2Lane greensoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Healing Rite
  Buy if one shot and need to heal or you will lose lane
2. 2
  Extra Health
3Every Game
Author's category · 5 items · Get Merc Mag then it's up to you what you need after. BT > Burst Fire but I buy both often
1. 1
  Mercurial Magnum
  Built from Quicksilver Reload
2. 2
  Blood Tribute
  this item is just OP burst fire
3. 3
  Burst Fire
  The Vyper item.
4. 4
4Cheap Defenseoptional
Author's category · 4 items · I greed for T4s instead
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
3. 3
  Counterspell
  for lash/wraith
4. 4
5Eventuallyoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Split Shot
  Not a must buy IMO. You can buy this early and use it to farm camps fast. It can be good to buy whenever you start teamfighting a lot. Helps with vyper gun spread too.
6Situationaloptional
Author's category · 6 items · Generally good buys after the main stuff
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  If they're not buying a ton of bullet resil, otherwise get APR I think.
2. 2
  Inhibitor
  Just a really good solid item. If you buy ricochet you should really buy this too.
3. 3
  Silencer
  Really good on its own but especially with ricochet. Buy this as a form of spirit resist but orange. Remember 1 bullet at any range = -25% spirit damage for the enemy.
7Lots Of High HP Heroesoptional
Author's category · 3 items · Bebop/Dynamo/Kelvin/Warden etc
1. 1
  Toxic Bullets
2. 2
  Siphon Bullets
  This item feels fun and is good when they have a bunch of HP. Don't buy this too early
3. 3
  Transcendent Cooldown
  This item gives you more slide shields and makes Siphon proc more often (MORE DPS!!) + more unstoppables, vamp bursts, and any other CD items you buy.
8TESTINGoptional
Author's category · 22 items
1. 1
  Rapid Rounds
2. 2
  Weakening Headshot
3. 3
  Spiritual Overflow
4. 4

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Screwjab DaggerScrewjab Dagger			Screwjab Dagger: Ability unlocked, step 3											Screwjab Dagger: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Screwjab Dagger: 2 AP upgrade, step 15