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Vyper is a slithery Hero in Deadlock, moving quickly along the battlefield and engaging critical targets. She can Slither and slide to avoid enemy attacks with greater mobility, throwing slowing Screwjab Daggers and injecting her targets with Lethal Venom. By slinging her Petrifying Bolas, Vyper Slows and Damages groups while petrifying her hapless victim.

Gunner

Slippery

Rat-a-Tat

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	94
Bullet Damage:	6.58+0.178
Ammo:	24
Bullets per sec:	14.3
Reload Time:	1.6s
Bullet Velocity:	412m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67
Crit Bonus Scale:	-30%

Vitality Stats
Health:	780+35
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	Hero Not Foundx0.023m/sx0.0138
Sprint Speed:	1.6m/s
Dash Speed:	14.7m/s
Stamina:	4
Stamina Cooldown:	4.5s

Information

Voice Actor:	Stephanie Kerbis^[1]^[2]
Release Date:	January 17, 2025
Internal names:	Viper

Vyper is an impulsive outlaw that gets thrown in jail as many times as she escapes it, building a reputation among a number of criminal allies and enemies across the New Jersey Tri-State Area.

Vyper was added to Hero Labs as "Viper" on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.

Abilities

Slither starts unlocked by default.

Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow.

Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.

x0.8

50

Damage

On Hit:

-35%

Move Speed

On Stack:

x0.4

25

Damage per Stack

On Stack:

-15%

Move Speed per Stack

10s Stack Duration

3 Max Stacks

1

1 Charges

2

On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack

5

+2 Max Stacks
-2s Charge Delay
On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown

Inject a target with lethal venom. After a delay the venom triggers, dealing Spirit Damage. The damage is increased by the target's missing health.

Lethal Venom will ignore Petrify's damage block.

x0.651

20

Minimum Venom Damage

x2.79

140

Max Venom Damage

30% Health for Max Damage

3s Venom Buildup Duration

1

31.5 Max Venom Damage

2

-40% Healing Reduction and -12s Cooldown

5

Bullets also build up Lethal Venom

You have increased Slide Distance, can Slide up hills, and can turn faster while Sliding.

15%

Slide Distance

1

+20% Slide Distance

2

+2 Stamina

5

On Slide: Gain 180 barrier for 5s

Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area.

Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.

Petrify

2.2s

Petrify Duration

x0.744

50

Damage

x2.05

180

Petrify Damage

50% Move Speed

1.5s Slow Duration

1

49.5 Petrify Damage

2

-20s Cooldown

5

+1s Petrify Duration. Petrifies all enemies in the area.

Notes

Armor Piercing Rounds can bypass the damage resistance of Petrifying Bola.

Weapon

The Rattler

Rapid Fire

Close Range

94 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

15m ➞ 33m

Update History

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Vyper/Update history

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Petrifying Bola radius increased from 8m to 12m. Petrifying Bola petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s.
June 30, 2026	Screwjab Dagger T3 now also reduces charge delay from 4s to 2s. Slither T3 spirit scaling increased from 0.6 to 0.8. Petrifying Bola cooldown increased from 90s to 105s. (Global ult change) Petrifying Bola T2 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s. (Global ult change)
May 22, 2026	Screwjab Dagger T2 bullet resist per stack changed from -5% to -6%. Screwjab Dagger T3 now also increases max stacks by 2.

Background

See Vyper/Lore for more story content.

“

When it comes to breaking the law, not getting caught is a pretty important part of the job. Vyper never got that memo. Luckily for her, if there’s one thing she’s better at than being arrested, it’s escaping out of jail.

Having done time in every major prison in the tri-state area, Vyper has built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that owe her one. She’s also built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that want her dead, but she tries to focus on the positive.

Lore

Vyper has been to New Jersey,^[3] Staten Island,^[4] Philadelphia,^[5] Illinois and Wisconsin.^[6]

Vyper makes references to pruno, an improvised alcoholic beverage also known as "prison wine".^[7]^[8]

Vyper has a Midwest accent, according to Mina.^[9]

Character interactions

Vyper thinks Lash is "awesome".^[10] When killing Lash, she may say she loves him and ask for an autograph.^[11]^[12]
Vyper dislikes Bebop, Lash's pitfighting rival.^[13]
Vyper is a friend of Mo & Krill.^[14]^[15]
Vyper believes Infernus "used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch".^[16]
Vyper says her Screwjab Daggers are better than Shiv's Serrated Knives.^[17]
Vyper says Yamato murdered a guy for owing the Seventh Moon a "C-Note" ($100).^[18]
Vyper is barred from taking out another "marker" (slang for an informal loan) from Wraith's gambling ring, presumably because she still owes money to Wraith.^[19]
Vyper says Calico has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to "a hit that went bad", a possible reference to the attempted assassination of Pocket.^[6]
Vyper comments on Grey Talon's health, due to his age.^[6]
Vyper wants Mirage to "stop yelling about the Djinn".^[20]
Vyper has been kicked out of the Paradox museum.^[21]

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
In-game render
Name typography
Model sheet
Weapon - The Rattler
Vyper in the January 2025 update art
Previous portrait
Previous icon
Leaked work-in-progress new model

Trivia

Vyper's current appearance is a modified version of Neon Prime's Kali.
Vyper's lead developer is Hopoo,^[22] best known as the co-creator of the Risk of Rain series.
Vyper is the only hero who starts with an unlocked ability by default.
According to her voice actress Stephanie Kerbis, Vyper is "not from Wisconsin or New Jersey".^[1]
"Making Pruno in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vyper in the Hideout.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 2025-09-04 - gammaton32 on reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - Stephanie Kerbis is Vyper (reposted from Stephanie's Tiktok)
↑ Deadlock on IMDb
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Learned this trick in Jersey."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "A Staten Island classic!"
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "You know, they love this in Philly."
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Vyper conversations
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Ah, whatever. I needed to make pruno anyway."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (use Lethal Venom) - "Have some pruno on the house!"
↑ Mina's in-game voice line - "I hate your stupid face, I hate your stupid attitude, and I hate your stupid Midwest accent."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "I'm just gonna say it: Lash is awesome, and he kicked Bebop's ass."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Lash) - "I love you."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Probably a bad time to ask for an autograph?"
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "When are you gonna get the message, Bebop? You suck!"
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Mo & Krill) - "Love you guys, but not enough to like, let you win."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Mo & Krill) - "I'll swing by their hovel later to apologize, it'll be fine."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Infernus used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch, slinging Mary Pickfords to other bitches... Oh my god, don't tell him I said that."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (use Screwjab Dagger) - "Shiv's got nothing on me."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "I know a guy who owed the Seventh Moon a C-note... well, I knew a guy who owed the Seventh Moon a C-Note... Yamato murdered the shit out of him."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "I don't get why Wraith won't let me take out a marker, I paid it off! Once."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Anything to stop that guy from yelling about the Djinn!"
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Okay, maybe next time, you guys shouldn't kick me out of the Paradox Museum!"
↑ 2024-10-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "yes I was lead on viper (and magician), it’s why neither was in the hero list previously"