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Viper is a melee DPS job in Final Fantasy XIV that dual-wields swords to quickly strike their foes. Viper is capable of combining their weapons to create a twinblade, unleashing even more devastating attacks. Viper can be unlocked in Ul'dah after reaching level 80 and owning the Dawntrail expansion.

Viper Guide

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What is Viper's Playstyle?

Viper is a straightforward, free-flowing melee DPS Job. It has a relatively quick and snappy rotation mixed in with a few slower GCD actions and a plethora of follow-up off-GCD combo-esque skills. It boasts a very high casts-per-minute metric compared to other jobs, but the consolidation of their actions onto a minimal amount of unique inputs makes it feel less hectic than many of its melee siblings.

Viper is a purely selfish melee DPS class, similar to Samurai, in that it provides no damage utility buffs to the rest of the raid. Interestingly, it also lacks any additional personal healing or mitigation tools outside of the usual Feint Icon Feint, Second Wind Icon Second Wind, and Bloodbath Icon Bloodbath that all melee have access to.

The core rotation focuses on maintaining a personal damage buff and a personal haste buff. Keeping tabs on your timers can be essential to making sure they don't fall off, because your burst window with Reawaken Icon Reawaken locks you out of the ability to refresh any of your upkeep buffs, so you need to make sure that both of them (damage, haste, and combo buff) have plenty of time remaining before bursting - this is especially important every 2 minutes. This can usually be accomplished by leading into the 2 minute burst with a Vicewinder Icon Vicewinder combo.

Viper Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Extremely high damage upside.
Very few unique button inputs makes burst easy to execute.
High power and often available ranged disengage option.

Weaknesses

Must apply buff to target for maximum damage - weak in adds phases.
Lacks any personal mitigation options beyond standard.
Brings absolutely no raid buffs to the table.

How do you Unlock Viper?

In order to unlock Viper, you must have the Dawntrail Expansion applied to your service account and you must have a Disciple of War or Magic at least to level 80. Then, simply take yourself to the Worried Weaver in Ul'dah's Steps of Nald at (X: 9.3, Y: 9.2). This location is very near to the main Aetheryte Crystal. Accepting his quest, Enter the Viper, will put you on the path to unlocking the Job.

Viper Gauges

Viper has two different Gauges - Serpent's Offerings and Vipersight. The Vipersight gauge is a basic visual indicator of where you are in your current combo string, to remind you which button to press next. When empty, you press either Steel Fangs Icon Steel Fangs or Reaving Fangs Icon Reaving Fangs to start the combo. These actions buff one another, so you will use them in an alternating sequence, indicated by a glowing border on your hotbar and the gauge itself.

The first bar then fills, indicating that you're to use either Hunter's Sting Icon Hunter's Sting or Swiftskin's Sting Icon Swiftskin's Sting depending on which side lit up - left for Hunter, right for Swiftskin. These actions apply your buffs. Then a blue segment is added to both sides and the glow indicates which button (left or right) to press for your currently-buffed third hit action. This is explained in more depth with flowcharts in the rotation guide.

The Serpent's Offerings gauge accumulates the juice you spend to enter Reawaken Icon Reawaken approximately once every minute or so. You gain +10 Offerings on completing a normal combo and +5 for each of the follow-up GCDs after pressing Vicewinder Icon Vicewinder. Each Reawaken costs 50 of this gauge and fills in the orbs underneath. Orbs are spent either on a Generation GCD (such as First Generation Icon First Generation or the finishing Ouroboros Icon Ouroboros, which also ends the phase, so should only be used with the fifth and final Anguine Tribute.

The Vipersight gauge also tracks your Rattling Coils, which are spent to execute Uncoiled Fury Icon Uncoiled Fury. This action, with its off-gcd actions, is incredibly strong. There's no room for it in burst, so you generally focus on using it to mitigate downtime (seeing as it has a 20y range) or to prevent overcapping the resource.

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Viper Actions

Action Name	Cast Recast	Range Radius	Effect
Steel Fangs Lv. 1	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Honed Steel Potency: 300 Additional Effect: Grants Honed Reavers Honed Reavers Effect: Increases potency of Reaving Fangs by 100 and Reaving Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Honed Steel.
Hunter's Sting Lv. 5	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Instinct Hunter's Instinct Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 40s Can only be executed after successfully landing Steel Fangs or Reaving Fangs. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Steel Fangs changes to Hunter's Sting when requirements for execution are met.
Reaving Fangs Lv. 10	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Honed Reavers Potency: 300 Additional Effect: Grants Honed Steel Honed Steel Effect: Increases potency of Steel Fangs by 100 and Steel Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Honed Reavers.
Writhing Snap Lv. 15	Instant 2.5s	↔ 20y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 200.
Swiftskin's Sting Lv. 20	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Grants Swiftscaled Swiftscaled Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15% Duration: 40s Can only be executed after successfully landing Steel Fangs or Reaving Fangs. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Reaving Fangs changes to Swiftskin's Sting when requirements for execution are met.
Steel Maw Lv. 25	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Honed Steel Potency: 120 Additional Effect: Grants Honed Reavers Honed Reavers Effect: Increases potency of Reaving Fangs by 100 and Reaving Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Honed Steel.
Flanksbane Fang Lv. 30	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. 400 when executed from a target's flank. Potencies are increased by 100 while under the effect of Flanksbane Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Hindsbane Venom Hindsbane Venom Effect: Increases potency of Hindsbane Fang by 100 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Sting. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Swiftskin's Sting changes to Flanksbane Fang when requirements for execution are met.
Flanksting Strike Lv. 30	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. 400 when executed from a target's flank. Potencies are increased by 100 while under the effect of Flankstung Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Hindstung Venom Hindstung Venom Effect: Increases potency of Hindsting Strike by 100 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Sting. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hunter's Sting changes to Flanksting Strike when requirements for execution are met.
Hindsbane Fang Lv. 30	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. 400 when executed from a target's rear. Potencies are increased by 100 while under the effect of Hindsbane Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Flankstung Venom Flankstung Venom Effect: Increases potency of Flanksting Strike by 100 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Swiftskin's Sting. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Swiftskin's Sting changes to Hindsbane Fang when requirements for execution are met.
Hindsting Strike Lv. 30	Instant 2.5s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. 400 when executed from a target's rear. Potencies are increased by 100 while under the effect of Hindstung Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Flanksbane Venom Flanksbane Venom Effect: Increases potency of Flanksbane Fang by 100 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Swiftskin's Sting. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hunter's Sting changes to Hindsting Strike when requirements for execution are met.
Reaving Maw Lv. 35	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Honed Reavers Potency: 120 Additional Effect: Grants Honed Steel Honed Steel Effect: Increases potency of Steel Fangs by 100 and Steel Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Honed Reavers.
Hunter's Bite Lv. 40	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Instinct Hunter's Instinct Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 40s Can only be executed after successfully landing Steel Maw or Reaving Maw. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Steel Maw changes to Hunter's Bite when requirements for execution are met.
Slither Lv. 40	Instant 30.0s	↔ 20y 0y	Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Maximum Charges: 3 Cannot be executed while bound.
Swiftskin's Bite Lv. 45	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Swiftscaled Swiftscaled Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15% Duration: 40s Can only be executed after successfully landing Steel Maw or Reaving Maw. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Reaving Maw changes to Swiftskin's Bite when requirements for execution are met.
Bloodied Maw Lv. 50	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies. Potencies are increased by 20 while under the effect of Grimskin's Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Grimhunter's Venom Grimhunter's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Jagged Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Bite or Swiftskin's Bite. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Swiftskin's Bite changes to Bloodied Maw when requirements for execution are met.
Jagged Maw Lv. 50	Instant 2.5s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies. Potencies are increased by 20 while under the effect of Grimhunter's Venom. Additional Effect: Grants Grimskin's Venom Grimskin's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Bloodied Maw by 20 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with other viper venom effects. Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 10 Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Bite or Swiftskin's Bite. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hunter's Bite changes to Jagged Maw when requirements for execution are met.
Death Rattle Lv. 55	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280. Can only be executed after successfully landing Flanksting Strike, Flanksbane Fang, Hindsting Strike, or Hindsbane Fang. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to Death Rattle when requirements for execution are met.
Serpent's Tail Lv. 55	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Changes to Death Rattle, Last Lash, First Legacy, Second Legacy, Third Legacy, or Fourth Legacy when requirements for execution are met.
Last Lash Lv. 60	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed after successfully landing Jagged Maw or Bloodied Maw. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to Last Lash when requirements for execution are met.
Hunter's Coil Lv. 65	Instant 3.0s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 570. 620 when executed from a target's flank. Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Instinct Hunter's Instinct Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 40s Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Venom Hunter's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Twinfang Bite by 50 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 5 Upon successfully landing this action, Twinfang changes to Twinfang Bite, and Twinblood changes to Twinblood Bite. These actions can be executed a total of two times following Hunter's Coil. Can only be executed after successfully landing Vicewinder or Swiftskin's Coil. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Swiftskin's Coil Lv. 65	Instant 3.0s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 570. 620 when executed from a target's rear. Additional Effect: Grants Swiftscaled Swiftscaled Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15% Duration: 40s Additional Effect: Grants Swiftskin's Venom Swiftskin's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Twinblood Bite by 50 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 5 Upon successfully landing this action, Twinfang changes to Twinfang Bite, and Twinblood changes to Twinblood Bite. These actions can be executed a total of two times following Swiftskin's Coil. Can only be executed after successfully landing Vicewinder or Hunter's Coil. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Vicewinder Lv. 65	Instant 40.0s	↔ 3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Grants a Rattling Coil, up to a maximum of 3 Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Vicepit.
Hunter's Den Lv. 70	Instant 3.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Instinct Hunter's Instinct Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 40s Additional Effect: Grants Fellhunter's Venom Fellhunter's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Twinfang Thresh by 30 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 5 Upon successfully landing this action, Twinfang changes to Twinfang Thresh, and Twinblood changes to Twinblood Thresh. These actions can be executed a total of two times following Hunter's Den. Can only be executed after Vicepit or Swiftskin's Den. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Swiftskin's Den Lv. 70	Instant 3.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Swiftscaled Swiftscaled Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15% Duration: 40s Additional Effect: Grants Fellskin's Venom Fellskin's Venom Effect: Increases potency of Twinblood Thresh by 30 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Serpent Offerings Gauge by 5 Upon successfully landing this action, Twinfang changes to Twinfang Thresh, and Twinblood changes to Twinblood Thresh. These actions can be executed a total of two times following Swiftskin's Den. Can only be executed after Vicepit or Hunter's Den. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Vicepit Lv. 70	Instant 40.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants a Rattling Coil, up to a maximum of 3 Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Vicewinder.
Twinblood Lv. 75	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Changes to Twinblood Bite, Twinblood Thresh, or Uncoiled Twinblood when requirements for execution are met.
Twinblood Bite Lv. 75	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Swiftskin's Venom Potency: 170 Additional Effect: Grants Hunter's Venom when executed after Swiftskin's Coil Duration: 30s Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Coil or Swiftskin's Coil. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinblood changes to Twinblood Bite when requirements for execution are met.
Twinfang Lv. 75	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Changes to Twinfang Bite, Twinfang Thresh, or Uncoiled Twinfang when requirements for execution are met.
Twinfang Bite Lv. 75	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Hunter's Venom Potency: 170 Additional Effect: Grants Swiftskin's Venom when executed after Hunter's Coil Duration: 30s Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Coil or Swiftskin's Coil. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinfang changes to Twinfang Bite when requirements for execution are met.
Twinblood Thresh Lv. 80	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 50 to all nearby enemies. Fellskin's Venom Potency: 80 Additional Effect: Grants Fellhunter's Venom when executed after Swiftskin's Den Duration: 30s Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Den or Swiftskin's Den. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinblood changes to Twinblood Thresh when requirements for execution are met.
Twinfang Thresh Lv. 80	Instant 1.0s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 50 to all nearby enemies. Fellhunter's Venom Potency: 80 Additional Effect: Grants Fellskin's Venom when executed after Hunter's Den Duration: 30s Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Den or Swiftskin's Den. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinfang changes to Twinfang Thresh when requirements for execution are met.
Uncoiled Fury Lv. 82	Instant 3.5s	↔ 20y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 680 to the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Poised for Twinfang Poised for Twinfang Effect: Increases the potency of Uncoiled Twinfang by 50 Duration: 60s Upon successfully landing this action, Twinfang changes to Uncoiled Twinfang, and Twinblood changes to Uncoiled Twinblood. These actions can be executed a total of two times. Rattling Coil Cost: 1 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Serpent's Ire Lv. 86	Instant 120.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Grants one stack of Rattling Coil. Grants Ready to Reawaken. Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in combat.
First Generation Lv. 90	Instant 2.0s	↔ 3y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 480 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Potency is increased to 680 when executed after Reawaken. Anguine Tribute Cost: 1 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Steel Fangs and Steel Maw change to First Generation when requirements for execution are met.
Fourth Generation Lv. 90	Instant 2.0s	↔ 3y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 480 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Potency is increased to 680 when executed after Third Generation. Anguine Tribute Cost: 1 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Swiftskin's Coil and Swiftskin's Den change to Fourth Generation when requirements for execution are met.
Reawaken Lv. 90	Instant 2.2s	↔ 0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants 5 stacks of Anguine Tribute Duration: 30s Serpent Offerings Gauge Cost: 50
Second Generation Lv. 90	Instant 2.0s	↔ 3y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 480 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Potency is increased to 680 when executed after First Generation. Anguine Tribute Cost: 1 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Reaving Fangs and Reaving Maw change to Second Generation when requirements for execution are met.
Third Generation Lv. 90	Instant 2.0s	↔ 3y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 480 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Potency is increased to 680 when executed after Second Generation. Anguine Tribute Cost: 1 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hunter's Coil and Hunter's Den change to Third Generation when requirements for execution are met.
Uncoiled Twinblood Lv. 92	Instant 1.0s	↔ 20y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Poised for Twinblood Potency: 170 Can only be executed after successfully landing Uncoiled Fury. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinblood changes to Uncoiled Twinblood when requirements for execution are met.
Uncoiled Twinfang Lv. 92	Instant 1.0s	↔ 20y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Poised for Twinfang Potency: 170 Additional Effect: Grants Poised for Twinblood Poised for Twinblood Effect: Increases the potency of Uncoiled Twinblood by 50 Duration: 60s Can only be executed after successfully landing Uncoiled Fury. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Twinfang changes to Uncoiled Twinfang when requirements for execution are met.
Ouroboros Lv. 96	Instant 3.0s	↔ 3y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,150 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Reawakened effect expires upon execution. Requires at least one stack of Anguine Tribute. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Reawaken changes to Ouroboros when requirements for execution are met.
First Legacy Lv. 100	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed after successfully landing First Generation. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to First Legacy when requirements for execution are met.
Fourth Legacy Lv. 100	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed after successfully landing Fourth Generation. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to Fourth Legacy when requirements for execution are met.
Second Legacy Lv. 100	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed after successfully landing Second Generation. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to Second Legacy when requirements for execution are met.
Third Legacy Lv. 100	Instant 1.0s	↔ 5y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed after successfully landing Third Generation. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Serpent's Tail changes to Third Legacy when requirements for execution are met.

Role Actions

Action Name	Cast Recast	Range Radius	Effect
Second Wind Lv. 8	Instant 120.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 800
Leg Sweep Lv. 10	Instant 40.0s	↔ 3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath Lv. 12	Instant 90.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint Lv. 22	Instant 90.0s	↔ 10y 0y	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 15s
Arm's Length Lv. 32	Instant 120.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20% Duration: 15s
True North Lv. 50	Instant 45.0s	↔ 0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Viper Traits

Action Name	Acquired	Effect
Viper's Fangs	Lv. 55	Allows the execution of Death Rattle. Can only be executed upon successfully landing Flanksting Strike, Flanksbane Fang, Hindsting Strike, or Hindsbane Fang.
Viper's Maw	Lv. 60	Allows the execution of Last Lash. Can only be executed after successfully landing Jagged Maw or Bloodied Maw.
Melee Mastery	Lv. 74	Increases the potency of Steel Fangs to 200, Reaving Fangs to 200, Hunter's Sting to 300, and Swiftskin's Sting to 300.
Viper's Bite	Lv. 75	Allows the execution of Twinfang Bite and Twinblood Bite. Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Coil or Swiftskin's Coil.
Viper's Thresh	Lv. 80	Allows the execution of Twinfang Thresh and Twinblood Thresh. Can only be executed after successfully landing Hunter's Den or Swiftskin's Den.
Viper's Rattle	Lv. 82	Grants 1 stack of Rattling Coil upon successfully landing Vicewinder or Vicepit.
Enhanced Slither	Lv. 84	Allows a third charge of Slither.
Melee Mastery II	Lv. 84	Increases the potency of Flanksting Strike, Flanksbane Fang, Hindsting Strike, and Hindsbane Fang to 340.
Enhanced Viper's Rattle	Lv. 88	Allows the stacking of a third Rattling Coil.
Serpent's Lineage	Lv. 90	Allows for Serpent Offerings Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain actions. Furthermore, adds an additional effect to Serpent's Ire that grants Ready to Reawaken. Duration: 30s
Uncoiled Fangs	Lv. 92	Allows the execution of Uncoiled Twinfang or Uncoiled Twinblood after successfully landing Uncoiled Fury.
Enhanced Second Wind	Lv. 94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.
Enhanced Serpent's Lineage	Lv. 96	Allows the stacking of a fifth Anguine Tribute in the Serpent Offerings Gauge. Furthermore, allows the execution of Ouroboros while under the effect of Reawakened.
Enhanced Feint	Lv. 98	Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.
Serpent's Legacy	Lv. 100	Allows the execution of First Legacy after successfully landing First Generation, Second Legacy after successfully landing Second Generation, Third Legacy after successfully landing Third Generation, and Fourth Legacy after successfully landing Fourth Generation.

Viper Lore

Among the myriad beasts of Tural, a select few awaken to preternatural power, becoming what are known as tural vidraal. To overcome the threat of these almighty beings, hunters studied one of nature's deadliest predators─one capable of overcoming foes greater even than themselves: the viper. They are swift and agile, with dual blades like fangs to bite, or combine into a single weapon to weave about the battlefield. Named for the serpent that inspired their fighting style, the vipers of Tural remain steadfast in their duty to defend the people.

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Changelog

01 Aug. 2024 (rotation page): Updated opener image with proper names.
01 Aug. 2024 (gear page): Updated for patch 7.05.
01 Aug. 2024 (melding page): Updated verbage for 7.05.
01 Aug. 2024 (this page): Updated for 7.05.
30 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for 7.05, opener image known to be using outdated names.
21 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Updated with better images for gauges and guides. Also fixed a type-o in the opener.
18 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for full release of Dawntrail.
17 Jul. 2024 (melding page): Guide added.
17 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dawntrail launch.
06 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Updated for Dawntrail patch 7.0.
22 Jun. 2024 (gear page): Guide added.
08 Jun. 2024 (rotation page): Updated with Media Tour information.
08 Jun. 2024 (job changes): Guide added.
31 May 2024 (rotation page): Guide added.
17 May 2024 (this page): Updated with PLL 81 info.
09 Jan. 2024 (this page): Guide added.

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