[3.24] The Pestilent Viper 🐍 New video : The Viper (improved) & The Mamba (saved from nerfs !)

Hi Rahsaan, very interesting build!

I was curious if you run Melee Splash while mapping or purely Multistrike, perhaps a Melee Splash would allow better spreading of "Viper business", assuming of course that it applies poison during melee splashes. I also really enjoy Melee Splashing because we can chain Profane Bloom that way

Perhaps better Energy Leech since we hit more targets, however I'm not 100% sure how those mechanics work, my guess was that Multistrike gives better Life Leech since we hit more times and therefore better survivability

I see some players have made Area versions, have you considered this too?

I also noticed that the Coralito flask does not have Perfect Agony in the current league, have you got an alternative or should we take the keystone if we play the current league?

Hey, sorry for late answer ! Just seen your msg.

If I want AoE, I use Pestilent Strike.
It has a nice debuff AoE.
You can see that at the beginning of this video (the part in Wasteland) :
https://youtu.be/PliYpfnmckA

Melee splash applies poison. Profane Bloom also poisons (and can apply curses) since it hits.

Also, Viper Strike refills Plague Bearer much faster than Pestilent Viper. This is why both skills are good for farming.

It's true that I still have a legacy Coralito. I'll check whether it is worth allocating Perfect Agony on the tree.

GL & HF !

Hi Viper fans !

I haven't played for a while now, being busy IRL and all.

I'll update the build for 3.21 and I'll see if I have some time to make more videos.

Also, I wanted to show you a new portrait of the Viper.



AI softwares for image generation have made huge progress in the last few months, following the trend set by Midjourney, Dall-E and all. For this image, I've used app.leonardo.ai.

You can see the difference with the portrait I've made with Midjourney in August, 2022.



Good luck and have fun :)

Hi Viper lovers,

I'm currently working to update the build for 3.21 with the new masteries.
There won't be many changes. But suddenly I have mana issues, what a shame !
I'll post a PoB when it's ready.

Good luck, have fun :)

Hi Viper lovers !

I'm very glad to continue this build and show you the latest updates.


3.21 updates

PoB links

Apep's Supremacy version : https://pobb.in/hbwRVsLZofqd
Budget.

Mahuxotl's Machination version : https://pobb.in/dpCVl9MGYMRU
Expensive, more tankiness and more DPS.

Each PoB includes two body armours :

* Shadowstitch --> more tankiness
* The Covenant --> more expensive, more DPS



Masteries for Claw and Poison have been reviewed and updated.

Demo videos coming soon : one with Shadowstich, another with the Covenant.

Good luck and have fun :)

Hi Exiles,

did you know that the Pestilent Viper's true name was Lyra ?

Well, neither did I, but Chat-GPT told me ! And who am I to argue with our AI master ? ;-)

Here is the story of its origins, which, in true PoE fashion, raises more questions than it solves!



Here is a demo video with the updated build for 3.21, using the Shadowstitch body armour :

#1 : The Dark Path of Lyra

Hope you like it !

Next time : a demo with the Covenant.

Good luck and have fun :)

Hi Exiles,

here is a 2nd demo, this time with the Covenant body armour :

#2 : All Bite And No Bark

Compared to the Shadowstitch, the Covenant doubles the DPS but lessens the defences.


Hope you like it !:)

Next time : testing Deadly Ailments and Unbound Ailments for more DoT.

Hi Exiles,

here are two improvements for the Viper : replacing ES Leech with Unbound Ailments and Void Manipulation with Deadly Ailments.
For a long time, I was reluctant to use these Ailments supports because you lose all dmg on hit and I feared it would be hard to get enough leech, especially to refill the ES for Everlasting Sacrifice and the Plague "bag" of Plague Bearer.
But actually, it works pretty well and I have gained 40% more DPS, which now 99% DoT.

Here is a demo with these two supports, in a Synthetised map then in a Uul-Neto's Breach :

#3 : Unbound & Deadly

PoB : https://pobb.in/DNbfFNgjuL8R

Good luck and have fun !

Patch notes 3.22

In 3.14, I've tried a setup with the Hidden Blade dagger which proved efficient in Ultimatum encounters : you run around while your shurikens explode enemies in conjunction with Plague Bearer.

In 3.22, The Hidden Blade is buffed, its cooldown of 0.5 sec being removed. So I'll test it again and see if it's efficient for clearing.

I'll also test the new Sadism support : faster dmg of DoT / less duration.

Good luck and have fun !

Hi Exiles,

here is an update for the Viper in 3.22

PoB : https://pobb.in/qCOB_LlVbRS7

New Viperpunk setup, with three curses and Doedre's Scorn helmet.

Despair is self-cast.
Temporal Chains with Blasphemy and no mana with Solstice amulet.
Alchemist's Mark on hit.

Current gearing






Here is a demo with this setup :

#1 : Viperpunk

Viperpunk is indeed a very specific sub-genre, especially fitting the nastiest Witch in Wraeclast ! ;)

Hope you like it, good luck and have fun :)

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I have gathered infos on all my homemade builds in this post : Rahsaan's Builds Workshop.
For each of them, I provide a short summary and a PoB link. Discover the Exsanguinate self-cast Trickster, the White Wind Raider, the Samurai Gladiator and more !