What are the best items for Vyper in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Vyper right now are Frenzy (61.6%), Lucky Shot (61.0%), Silencer (60.8%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Vyper in Deadlock?

Vyper struggles most against Graves, Victor, Seven. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Vyper's win rate in Deadlock?

Vyper has a 50.6% win rate across 275,002 tracked matches, and currently sits in B-tier.

Build / Stats / Counters

Vyper

Q: Is Vyper good in Deadlock?

Vyper is currently a B-tier Deadlock character with a 50.6% win rate. With a powerful weapon (and deadly venom to match), Vyper can slither into the back of teams and assassinate high-priority targets in a storm of bullets.

assassin★☆☆ ComplexityGunnerSlipperyRat-a-Tat

Slither in and assassinate enemies

Win Rate50.6%#17 / 38

Pick Rate1.7%of all picks

KDA Ratio2.52

Vyper Build Path

In the order it actually gets bought.

4 builds - pick one

Laning0 - 10 min

Mid game10 - 22 min

Late game22+ min

Skill orderWhere each ability point goes, level 1 upward

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Screwjab Dagger

Lethal Venom

Slither

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Worst Matchups

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Best Matchups

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Best Synergies

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Worst Synergies

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Highest WR Itemsby win rate

What If?Item Optimizer

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Win Rate Trend

50.9%+0.1%

28.9K matches this week

Patch History

Vyper's Journey

Every patch that touched Vyper, with the real win rate shift afterward.

Buffs

Nerfs

Net WR

+4.0 pp

Screwjab Dagger T3 now also reduces charge delay from 4s to 2s · +1 more

Screwjab Dagger no longer takes you out of RMB zoom · +3 more

+2.7

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More Vyper analytics

Go deeper on Vyper with related Deadlock data: top ranked players of this hero, community builds, the full counter matrix, pair synergies and meta shifts across recent patches.

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Vyper Meta SnapshotTier B

Vyper is a balanced B tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 50.6% win rate and a 1.7% pick rate across 275,002 tracked matches this patch. Vyper's role leans slither in and assassinate enemies, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. With a powerful weapon (and deadly venom to match), Vyper can slither into the back of teams and assassinate high-priority targets in a storm of bullets. Vyper averages 8.4 kills, 7.6 deaths and 10.7 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Win Rate

50.6%

Pick Rate

1.7%

Vyper Deep Dive

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Ability Priority

How to level Vyper's abilities

The highest win rate Vyper players open with Slither, Slither, and Screwjab Dagger, and that ability priority wins 67.4% of 5,712 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Vyper's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Vyper actually spikes

Across tracked games Vyper finishes on an average 43,992 net worth with a 2.52 KDA. That number tells you when Vyper actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Vyper deals around 35,184 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

Item Build Priority

Strongest Vyper build path

The highest win rate build path on Vyper right now runs Grit (tier 1, 52.2% WR), Spirit Lifesteal (tier 2, 55.2% WR), Heroic Aura (tier 3, 56.5% WR), and Frenzy (tier 4, 61.6% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.

Meta Position

Vyper in the current Deadlock patch

Vyper is holding a 50.6% win rate this patch and ranks in the B tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Vyper is neither rising nor fading right now. Vyper sits in the middle of the pack, which means match ups and draft context decide the game more than the raw pick does.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Vyper

Vyper loses lane weight against Graves (-1.1% win rate delta), Dynamo (-1.0% win rate delta), and Mo & Krill (-0.9% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Vyper

Vyper pairs strongest with Kelvin (+4.1% win rate delta) and Victor (+4.0% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Vyper's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Vyper.