Vyper
Gunner · Slippery · Rat-a-Tat
Lore
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.
Approachable to learn · The Rattler
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.
The Oracle’s file on Vyper What fans say about Vyper
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Vyper’s abilities
Screwjab Dagger
Throw a slowing dagger
Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.
- Damage
- 50
On Hit
- Move Speed
- -28%
On Stack
- Damage per Stack
- 25
- Move Speed per Stack
- -12%
- Stack Duration
- 10s
- Max Stacks
- 3
Upgrades
- 1 AP
+1 Charges
- 2 AP
On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack
- 5 AP
+2 Max Stacks -2s Charge Delay On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Vyper
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Vyper got here.
Vyper is bad at not getting caught and good at escaping.
SourceVyper’s biography
In the game“if there's one thing she's better at than being arrested, it's escaping out of jail”
Vyper’s biography She has done time in every major prison in the tri-state area, and made a network of friends and enemies.
SourceVyper’s biography
In the game“Having done time in every major prison in the tri-state area”
Vyper’s biography “street level lowlifes that want her dead”
Vyper’s biography She was convicted of 13 killings for Mendoza.
SourceIvy, Vyper
In the game“You killed 13 people for him!”
Ivy, to Vyper, before a match “Yeah of 13 counts. The real number is way more impressive.”
Vyper, to Ivy, before a match
Why Vyper is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
For security and a new life, say the Patrons.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“You slink from shadow to shadow, Vyper, longing for security that always eludes you. But if you complete the ritual, you will find what you seek.”
The Archmother, to Vyper, as a match begins “Vyper, the cycle can be broken. A new life awaits you once you've completed the ritual.”
The Archmother, to Vyper, as a match begins What she tells others she wants: to marry money, wait five years, then kill her husband for the inheritance.
SourceVyper
In the game“I want to marry into money, wait 5 years, then bump off my husband for the inheritance because this bird wasn't meant to be in a gilded cage.”
Vyper, to Lady Geist, before a match
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
The Mendoza Syndicate
She worked for it, and says she doesn't any more.
SourceIvy, Vyper
In the game“You killed 13 people for him!”
Ivy, to Vyper, before a match “Ivy, I don't work for Mendoza”
Vyper, to Ivy, before a match The 7th Moon
She asks Yamato for a job and is told no.
SourceVyper, Yamato
In the game“You think I could get a job with the 7th Moon.”
Vyper, to Yamato, before a match “I would fall on my sword before I disgraced the 7th Moon by working with you.”
Yamato, to Vyper, before a match Rikers
She has done time there, and knows Molly Molenzo.
SourceYamato, Vyper
In the game“You did time on Rikers, yes?”
Yamato, to Vyper, before a match “Cool, yeah I stabbed the hell outta her, not a fan.”
Vyper, to Wraith, before a match Lost Whisper
She thinks breaking out would be fun, then thinks better of it.
SourceVyper
In the game“Sometimes I think: "Man, it would be fun to break out of Lost Whisper," but then I think: "V, that is a dumb ass idea."”
Vyper, when picked
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Vyper was convicted of 13 murders for Mendoza, and says the real number is higher.
SourceIvy, Vyper
In the game“You killed 13 people for him!”
Ivy, to Vyper, before a match “Yeah of 13 counts. The real number is way more impressive.”
Vyper, to Ivy, before a match Vyper stabbed someone called Molly Molenzo, and Yamato is looking for Molly.
SourceWraith, Vyper, Yamato
In the game“Heard you shanked Molly.”
Wraith, to Vyper, before a match “Cool, yeah I stabbed the hell outta her, not a fan.”
Vyper, to Wraith, before a match “So you must know Molly Molenzo. It's very important I speak to her.”
Yamato, to Vyper, before a match Vyper says escaping lockdown takes more talent than anything Paradox does.
SourceVyper
In the game“Lady, anyone with decent cardio can run from the cops and not get caught. Escaping from lockdown surrounded by guards? That takes talent none of you Paradox bozos ever had to show.”
Vyper, to Paradox, before a match Vyper claims to have killed a parole officer, then says it's a joke.
SourceVyper
In the game“I mean, I killed my parole officer so probably - that's a joke, I got jokes - he probably survived.”
Vyper, to Bebop, before a match
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