11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#15 of 44Hard Rising
51.2%Win rate
17.1%Pick rate
+2.8Skill gap
+1.4Since the patch

Bonus health Bruiser

1,695 games, 51.4% won · its items add −0.2 win points

800
  • Close Quarters1
  • Rapid Rounds4
    • ActiveGrit2
    • Extra Stamina11
    1,600
    • Intensifying Magazine3
    • Swift Striker6↑
    • ActiveSplit Shot10
    • ImbueQuicksilver Reload8
    • Battle Vest5Key
    • Spirit Shielding7↑
    • Bullet Lifesteal12
    • Debuff Reducer16
    3,200
    • Burst Fire9↑
    • Point Blank14↑
      • Stamina Mastery13↑
      • Spirit Resilience18Key
      6,400
        • ImbueMercurial Magnum15↑
        • ActiveVampiric Burst17↑Key
        • ActiveUnstoppable19↑

        Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.

        Buy order

        Early game0 – 12 min

        1. 1800
        2. 2800
        3. 31,600
        4. 4800
        5. 51,600
        6. 6↑1,600

        Mid game12 – 22 min

        1. 7↑1,600
        2. 81,600
        3. 9↑3,200
        4. 101,600
        5. 11800
        6. 121,600
        7. 13↑3,200
        8. 14↑3,200
        9. 15↑6,400

        Late game22+ min

        1. 161,600
        2. 17↑6,400
        3. 183,200
        4. 19↑6,400

        Skill path

        1. 1stSlither
        2. 2ndLethal Venom
        3. 3rdPetrifying Bola
        4. 4thScrewjab Dagger

        Situational — depends who you face

        • Indomitableagainst Holliday, Wraith, Bebop

        Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

        What practice buys

        Win rate goes from 50.4% with 10+ games on this hero to 51.1% with 250+.

        1. 50.4%10+ games1,309
        2. 53.1%50+ games1,103
        3. 55.9%100+ games1,717
        4. 51.1%250+ games3,190

        Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

        Questions about Vyper

        Is Vyper good right now?
        Vyper is B-tier, #15 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 51.2% of matches won, picked in 17.1% of them. Its win rate is up 1.4 points against the previous 15 days.
        What is the best Vyper build?
        The most played build is “Bonus health Bruiser”, which wins 51.4% of its 1,695 matches. The items that add the most to it: Battle Vest, Spirit Resilience and Vampiric Burst. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
        What should I max first on Vyper?
        Max Slither, Lethal Venom and Petrifying Bola, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
        What do Vyper players buy against specific heroes?
        Indomitable against Holliday, Wraith and Bebop.
        Is Vyper hard to play?
        It rewards practice: Vyper wins 2.8 points more in Phantom+ lobbies than in Sentinel and below.

        Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

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