Conclave:Viper

Grineer

Weapons

COOPERATIVE (PvE)

Viper

Untradeable

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General Information

Utility

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Normal Attack

16.2000
( 60%)

2.7000
( 10%)

8.1000
( 30%)

Headshot Multiplier

1.2x

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Miscellaneous

Introduced

Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)

Variants

Vendor Sources

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A full-auto pistol known as the most compact and lightweight weapon of the Grineer arsenal. Though it has a small clip size, the Viper has a very high fire rate and ultra-fast reload times thanks to a simplified magazine design.

The Viper is a machine pistol of Grineer design issued to their Shield Lancers. It is the most portable weapon manufactured by the Grineer and boasts a high rate of fire and an extremely efficient magazine reload, but poor accuracy.

This weapon can be sold for 2,500 Credits 2,500; it is also a requisite ingredient for Twin Vipers (x2) and Hystrix.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	Salvage 300	Ferrite 600	Nano Spores 900	Morphics 1	Time: 12 Hour(s)
20,000	Salvage 300	Ferrite 600	Nano Spores 900	Morphics 1	Rush: 25
Market Price: 75			Blueprints Price:20,000

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.

Advantages

High Impact damage – effective against shields.
Very fast reload speed.
Tied with Viper Wraith for fastest fire rate of all single-handed pistols.
Good accuracy.
Can use the Viper-exclusive Skull Shots mod.
A polarity slot.

Disadvantages

Small magazine size.
- Combined with its very fast fire rate results in frequent reloading.
Inefficient ammo economy.

Comparisons:

Viper (Normal Attack), compared to Twin Vipers (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage per projectile (27.00 vs. 15.00)
  - Higher Impact damage ( 16.2 vs. 9)
  - Higher Puncture damage ( 2.7 vs. 1.5)
  - Higher Slash damage ( 8.1 vs. 4.5)
- Higher total damage (27 vs. 15)
- Higher average damage per tap (27 vs. 15)
- Higher burst DPS (388.26 vs. 375)
- Higher sustained DPS (225.86 vs. 134.61)
- Lower fire rate (14.38 attacks/sec vs. 25.00 attacks/sec)
- Smaller magazine (14 vs. 28)
- Less shots per magazine (14 vs. 28)
- Smaller max ammo capacity (56 vs. 84)
- Faster reload time (0.70 s vs. 2.00 s)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 5)

Viper (Normal Attack), compared to Viper Wraith (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage per projectile (27.00 vs. 25.00)
  - Lower Impact damage ( 16.2 vs. 20)
  - Higher Puncture damage ( 2.7 vs. 2.5)
  - Higher Slash damage ( 8.1 vs. 2.5)
- Higher total damage (27 vs. 25)
- Higher average damage per tap (27 vs. 25)
- Higher burst DPS (388.26 vs. 359.5)
- Lower sustained DPS (225.86 vs. 228.22)
- Smaller magazine (14 vs. 20)
- Less shots per magazine (14 vs. 20)
- Smaller max ammo capacity (56 vs. 60)
- Faster reload time (0.70 s vs. 0.80 s)
- Less accurate (N/A vs. N/A)

Trivia[]

The Viper was released on the 18th of March, 2013 with Update 7.0 (2013-03-18).
On the Viper's barrel, the word , which translates to "Viper" is inscribed in the Grineer Language. In earlier versions of the game this line of text was which translates to "Serberus", probably indicating an earlier name for the gun. The Viper's UI icon still shows a Viper with "Serberus" inscribed on it.
The Viper(s) uniquely has a distinct sound when its trigger is released. This could be a mechanism used to stop the bullet feed or to halt the cyclic action.
Until Update 17.0 (2015-07-31), Shield Lancers fired their Vipers in three-round bursts, a holdover from when Shield Lancers used to be equipped with the Sicarus.