Vyper build
Most Vyper players start with Close Quarters, Extra Spirit and Rapid Rounds, move into Burst Fire and Split Shot in the mid game and finish with Mercurial Magnum and Ricochet.
Based on how often players buy each item on Vyper in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.
- Weapon items
- 56%
- Vitality items
- 22%
- Spirit items
- 22%
Backbone
Core items
Items that stay among the most popular picks across stages of the match. Build around these.
Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.
Early game
Top 6 cost 5,600
- 1
Close Quarters Weapon · 800 souls 73% 48% win - 2
Extra Spirit Spirit · 800 souls 56% 47% win - 3
Rapid Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 48% 47% win - 4
Grit Vitality · 800 souls 26% 48% win - 5
Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 24% 48% win - 6
Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 21% 46% win - 7
Quicksilver Reload Spirit · 1,600 souls 21% 50% win - 8
Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 17% 48% win
Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.
Mid game
Top 6 cost 12,000
- 1
Burst Fire Weapon · 3,200 souls 59% 49% win - 2
Split Shot Weapon · 1,600 souls 46% 47% win - 3 Quicksilver Reload Spirit · 1,600 souls 40% 48% win
- 4
Tesla Bullets Weapon · 3,200 souls 34% 49% win - 5
Bullet Lifesteal Vitality · 1,600 souls 28% 47% win - 6 Rapid Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 27% 48% win
- 7
Extra Stamina Vitality · 800 souls 26% 46% win - 8
Swift Striker Weapon · 1,600 souls 23% 47% win
Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.
Late game
Top 6 cost 32,000
- 1
Mercurial Magnum Spirit · 6,400 souls 61% 49% win - 2
Ricochet Weapon · 6,400 souls 35% 54% win - 3
Stamina Mastery Vitality · 3,200 souls 31% 46% win - 4
Spiritual Overflow Weapon · 6,400 souls 30% 56% win - 5 Burst Fire Weapon · 3,200 souls 28% 45% win
- 6
Vampiric Burst Vitality · 6,400 souls 23% 55% win - 7
Silencer Weapon · 6,400 souls 21% 59% win - 8
Spirit Lifesteal Vitality · 1,600 souls 19% 53% win
How to read this: the big number is how often Vyper players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.
Quick answers
Vyper build questions
- What is the best Vyper build?
- Most Vyper players start with Close Quarters, Extra Spirit and Rapid Rounds, move into Burst Fire and Split Shot in the mid game and finish with Mercurial Magnum and Ricochet. The core items most Vyper players keep buying are Rapid Rounds and Burst Fire.
- What should Vyper buy first?
- Close Quarters, Extra Spirit, Rapid Rounds and Grit. Together they cost 3,200 souls.
- What are good late game items for Vyper?
- Mercurial Magnum, Ricochet, Stamina Mastery and Spiritual Overflow are the most common late game buys.
- Is Vyper built around gun or spirit damage?
- Weapon items make up 56% of the most popular Vyper items, followed by vitality at 22%.