Vyper build guide

I got a gun. This baby writes itself.

by StrikeVersion 104Updated Oct 1, 2026Guide #644277

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Author's notes

A variant of Gun Vyper build, built for friends to use, and anyone curious. Feel free to meme on it, friends already did so. (9/29) Extra Info [Read Description]: Jesus, new update. Trying to figure things out and update as I go. Farming is still very capable.

Item categories

1Lane:
Author's category · 8 items · Just have measured expectations, alright? (Gun priority, greens as needed.)
1. 1
  Close Quarters
  Instant 20% more damage. Don't get too close.
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  A means to farm objectives, faster.
3. 3
  Rapid Rounds
  Prerequisite for Burst Fire. Basic fire rate bonus.
4. 4
2Grit Upgrades:optional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  Heavy spirit poking. [Examples: Mina / Viscous / Apollo]
2. 2
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  Heavy stun trades. [Examples: Abrams / Rem / Haze]
3. 3
  Weapon Shielding
3Mid Game:
Author's category · 8 items · Slide in, pop pop, hit Jezebel's up to celebrate. (Ricochet farming begins.)
1. 1
  Ricochet
  Vyper's first power spike. Be efficient with everything: boxes, camps, waves, everything. Don't die.
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  Boost to get to farming faster. Go fast. Personal Instant Air Dash Keybind: Space + N [Jump + Dash]
3. 3
  Burst Fire
  Built from Rapid Rounds
4Powerful Green Countersoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  Without Unstoppable, any CC with knock up stops Vyper from sliding period.
2. 2
  Counterspell
  For any strong abilities with easy timings. [Lash/Paige/Infernus/Yamato]
5Spirit Compsoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  Against enemy comps that focus on Spirit Damage, good general buy for Vyper.
6Late:optional
Author's category · 2 items · Actives.
1. 1
  Blood Tribute
  Active with explosive fire rate, plus debuff resist. Mind the health.
2. 2
  Capacitor
  Active for a strong movement canceling skill shot. Also a Spirit Ricochet. [Examples: Apollo / Mina / Wraith]
7Late:optional
Author's category · 6 items · Utility.
1. 1
  Toxic Bullets
  Abrams is a tough bastard. Anti-heal and anti-tank item. Multiple teammates with this don't stack. [Abrams/Billy]
2. 2
  Silencer
  Silence + Spirit damage reduction. Multiple teammates with this don't stack.
3. 3
  Armor Piercer
  Plated armor / high bullet resistance counter. Does not counter Metal Skin.
8Late:optional
Author's category · 3 items · Damage.
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
  Really strong lifesteal. You can use this offensively for extra 34% fire rate, or in a pinch.
2. 2
  Lucky Shot
  RNG explosive weapon damage. For those with low Bullet Resistance.
3. 3
  Glass Cannon
  Explosive damage, with fire rate bonuses. Kill to keep snowballing.
9Everything Nicheoptional
Author's category · 14 items
1. 1
  Rebuttal
  For the melee focused characters. [Billy/Abrams/Calico]
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  For any slowing abilities. [Kelvin]
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
  Even stronger Enduring Speed.
10Late:optional
Author's category · 3 items · Metal Skin. Some Mercurial Magnum buffs, or dagger switching.
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  If you like spamming daggers every 1.4 seconds.
2. 2
  Spirit Rend
  Shreds spirit resistance through headshots.
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Slowly increases spirit damage in general.

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 2												Screwjab Dagger: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Screwjab Dagger: 2 AP upgrade, step 15