Viper counters and build in Dota 2
Viper in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.
Viper build
Start
Tango
×2Iron Branch
Circlet
Faerie Fire
Slippers of Agility
Observer Ward
Boots
18 minBoots of Travel
9 minPower Treads
Through the game
2 minWraith Band
2 minBracer
2 minNull Talisman
3 minMagic Wand
4 minInfused Raindrops
13 minDragon Lance
21 minYasha
22 minHurricane Pike
32 minBlack King Bar
Talents
- Nethertoxin Radius increases by 25 every 0.5s 31%-50% Viper Strike Mana Cost / Cooldown 69%25
- +70 Viper Strike DPS 65%+0.35 Predator Damage Per Missing Health 35%20
- +20/40 Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage 30%+15% Poison Attack Slow / Damage 70%15
- +1s Viper Strike Duration 66%+15 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second 34%10
Skill build
lvl 7Poison Attack
lvl 12Nethertoxin
lvl 14Corrosive Skin
- Position 2: Mid Lane48%
- Position 3: Off Lane32%
Strong against Viper
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Phantom Lancer | +6.3% | 61.2% | 9,796 |
 Naga Siren | +5.5% | 56.1% | 946 |
 Arc Warden | +4.7% | 59.9% | 2,979 |
 Shadow Demon | +4.0% | 51.1% | 1,277 |
 Chaos Knight | +3.7% | 56.5% | 3,737 |
 Dark Seer | +3.0% | 54.1% | 3,450 |
 Morphling | +2.8% | 53.0% | 2,572 |
 Tinker | +2.8% | 52.2% | 3,045 |
 Terrorblade | +2.6% | 51.5% | 3,091 |
 Clinkz | +2.6% | 54.9% | 4,026 |
 Sniper | +2.5% | 53.2% | 17,781 |
 Weaver | +2.4% | 51.4% | 4,372 |
Viper is strong against
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Huskar | +7.4% | 59.9% | 4,289 |
 Bristleback | +4.5% | 54.0% | 7,455 |
 Dragon Knight | +4.4% | 49.8% | 10,524 |
 Elder Titan | +3.7% | 49.9% | 573 |
 Ember Spirit | +3.4% | 52.6% | 4,747 |
 Io | +3.2% | 51.5% | 2,361 |
 Templar Assassin | +3.1% | 55.2% | 3,525 |
 Batrider | +3.0% | 57.5% | 539 |
 Tiny | +2.8% | 57.0% | 3,318 |
 Earthshaker | +2.6% | 50.5% | 11,770 |
 Clockwerk | +2.4% | 53.4% | 2,303 |
 Leshrac | +2.4% | 47.9% | 1,479 |
Best allies for Viper
| Hero | Synergy | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Meepo | +3.0% | 57.3% | 658 |
 Omniknight | +2.6% | 52.3% | 1,363 |
 Mars | +2.6% | 48.4% | 2,002 |
| Clockwerk | +2.4% | 48.1% | 2,224 |
 Underlord | +2.3% | 48.4% | 4,255 |
 Nyx Assassin | +2.2% | 53.2% | 4,895 |
| Elder Titan | +2.1% | 52.6% | 519 |
 Puck | +1.7% | 47.0% | 1,100 |
| Shadow Demon | +1.5% | 45.5% | 1,197 |
 Sven | +1.5% | 51.6% | 8,082 |
 Faceless Void | +1.5% | 48.0% | 6,330 |
 Primal Beast | +1.5% | 49.3% | 1,269 |
Patch 7.41f
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