Viper Lv. 100 Rotation Guide

This is a guide for the Viper's Lv. 100 Skill Rotation in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail (FF14). Read on to learn about the Viper's best Lv. 100 opener and skill rotation, and how to use the Viper in Dawntrail!

Viper Lv. 100 Skill Rotation

Viper Opener

1	2	3	4
Reaving Fangs	Serpent's Ire	Swiftskin's Sting	Vicewinder
5	6	7	8
Tincture of Dexterity	Hunter's Coil	Twinfang Bite	Twinblood Bite
9	10	11	12
Swiftskin's Coil	Twinblood Bite	Twinfang Bite	Reawaken
13	14	15	16
First Generation	First Legacy	Second Generation	Second Legacy
17	18	19	20
Third Generation	Third Legacy	Fourth Generation	Fourth Legacy
21	22	23	24
Ouroboros	Hindsbane Fang	Death Rattle	Uncoiled Fury
25	26	27	28
Uncoiled Twinfang	Uncoiled Twinblood	Uncoiled Fury	Uncoiled Twinfang
29	30	31	32
Uncoiled Twinblood	Vicewinder	Uncoiled Fury	Uncoiled Twinfang
33	34	35	36
Uncoiled Twinblood	Hunter's Coil	Twinfang Bite	Twinblood Bite

Viper 2-Minute Burst Rotation

Preparation

Gain Both Hunter's Instinct and Swiftscaled Buff
Vicewinder Grants Rattling Coil	Hunter's Coil Grants Hunter's Instinct	Swiftskin's Coil Grants Swiftscaled
Use Uncoiled Fury to Reduce the Amount of Rattling Coil Stacks to 2 or Less
Uncoiled Fury Needs 1 Rattling Coil	Uncoiled Twinfang	Uncoiled Twinblood
Use Basic Combo to Extend Buff Duration
Reaving Fangs Steel Fangs	Hunter's Sting Swiftskin's Sting	Hindsting Strike or any Third Fang combo
Keep Serpent Offering Gauge at 50 or Above
We will be doing 2 Reawaken combos during the burst so prepare at least 50 Serpent Offerings in advance.

Obtain the Hunter's Instinct and Swiftscaled buff to prepare for the burst as shown above. You will gain 1 Rattling Coil during the 2-minute burst so you need no more than 2 stacks of Rattling Coil. As of Patch 7.05, repeating the basic attack combo will extend the duration of the buffs.

We are aiming to do 2 consecutive Reawaken combos during the burst. To prepare, keep your Serpent Offering Gauge at 50 or above.

Viper Burst

1	2	3	4
Reaving Fangs	Hunter's Sting	Serpent's Ire	Reawaken
5	6	7	8
First Generation	First Legacy	Second Generation	Second Legacy
9	10	11	12
Third Generation	Third Legacy	Fourth Generation	Fourth Legacy
13	14	15	16
Ouroboros	Reawaken	First Generation	First Legacy
17	18	19	20
Second Generation	Second Legacy	Third Generation	Third Legacy
21	22	23	24
Fourth Generation	Fourth Legacy	Ouroboros	Flanksting Strike
25	26	27	28
Death Rattle	Uncoiled Fury	Uncoiled Twinfang	Uncoiled Twinblood
29	30	31	32
Vicewinder	Swiftskin's Coil	Twinblood Bite	Twinfang Bite

In Viper's burst, the main goal is to cast your Reawaken combo twice in a row. You will need to have both Serpent's Ire at ready and 50 Serpent Offerings in your gauge to accomplish this combo.

At the end of the Reawaken combo, use the Vicewinder combo to reapply buffs and debuffs. However if you have 3 Rattling Coils, use Uncoiled Fury before Vicewinder to reduce the stacks. This is to maximize your resources since Vicewinder will grant you 1 Rattling Coil.

Viper Normal Rotation (Burst Cooldown)

Repeat Basic Attack Combo to Maintain Buffs
Reaving Fangs Steel Fangs	Hunter's Sting Swiftskin's Sting	Hindsting Strike or any Third Fang combo	Death Rattle
Use Vicewinder Combo for Buffs
Vicewinder	Hunter's Coil	Swiftskin's Coil	Twinfang Bite Twinblood Bite
Use the Reawaken and Uncoiled Fury Combo at Least Once
Reawaken		Uncoiled Fury
Use Reawaken Combo Twice if the Serpent Offering Gauge Gets Too Full
First Generation	Second Generation	Third Generation	Fourth Generation
First Legacy	Second Legacy	Third Legacy	Fourth Legacy

In between bursts, repeat your basic attack combos and maintain your buffs. Follow the same rules as before and always have your Rattling Coils at 2 stacks and keep your Serpent Offering Gauge from getting too full.

Use your Reawaken combo twice right before your 4th (8-minute) burst. During the cooldown phase after your 3rd burst, your Serpent Offering Gauge will be close to full. Even if you perform the Reawaken combo twice, the gauge will still fill up to 50, leaving you enough Serpent Offerings for your next burst rotation.

Viper AoE Burst Rotation

1	2	3	4
Reaving Maw	Serpent's Ire	Swiftskin's Bite	Vicepit
5	6	7	8
Hunter's Den	Twinfang Thresh	Twinblood Thresh	Swiftskin's Den
9	10	11	12
Twinblood Thresh	Twinfang Thresh	Reawaken	First Generation
13	14	15	16
First Legacy	Second Generation	Second Legacy	Third Generation
17	18	19	20
Third Legacy	Fourth Generation	Fourth Legacy	Ouroboros
21	22	23	24
Ouroboros	Jagged Maw	Last Lash	Uncoiled Fury
25	26	27	28
Uncoiled Twinfang	Uncoiled Twinblood	Uncoiled Fury	Uncoiled Twinfang
29	30	31	32
Uncoiled Twinblood	Vicepit	Uncoiled Fury	Uncoiled Twinfang
33	34	35	36
Uncoiled Twinblood	Hunter's Den	Twinfang Thresh	Twinblood Thresh

Use this AoE burst rotation as an opener when facing against larger enemy groups. The AoE burst is similar to the regular opener but single target weaponskills such as Reaving Fangs and Vicewinder are replaced with their AoE counterparts.

Other Viper Rotation Tips

When to Use Viper's Uncoiled Fury

Use Uncoiled Fury for Ranged Damage

Uncoiled Fury	→	Uncoiled Twinfang	Uncoiled Twinblood

When you need to move away or dodge, use Uncoiled Fury to maintain your damage time. Uncoiled Fury combined with Uncoiled Twinfang and Uncoiled Twinblood has a potency of 1020 total, making it a powerful ranged attack. Since Uncoiled Fury only needs Rattling Coil to activate, you can control the timing of its use.

Uncoiled Fury Does Not Interrupt the Twinfang Combo

Vicewinder	→	Uncoiled Fury	→	Hunter's Coil

When you execute the Twinfang Combo (Vicewinder + Coil + Bite), pressing any other weaponskills will interrupt the combo. However, this is not the case for Uncoiled Fury. Uncoiled Fury can be weaved in between actions. This can be helpful in situations where you have to dodge while in the middle of performing the Twinfang combo.

However, keep in mind that using Uncoiled Fury before Twinfang Bite or Twinblood Bite will still interrupt the combo so time your attack wisely.

How to Use Viper's Combo Bonuses

Use the Correct Positional for Your Attacks

Side	Hunter's Coil	Flanksting Strike	Flanksbane Fang
Back	Swiftskin's Coil	Hindsting Strike	Hindsbane Fang

Placing yourself at the correct direction will grant 50-60 bonus potency to your attacks. In addition to this, if you use the correct combo buff, you will gain an extra 100 potency to your combo finishers, so take advantage of the bonus damage.

How to Use Viper's Combo Buffs

Combo Buff Rotation
Side (Green Icon) Needs: Flankstung Venom Gives: Hindstung Venom	→	Back (Red Icon) Needs: Hindstung Venom Gives: Flanksbane Venom
↑		↓
Back (Red Icon) Needs: Hindsbane Venom Gives: Flankstung Venom	←	Side (Green Icon) Needs: Flanksbane Venom Gives: Hindsbane Venom

Viper's weaponskills encourages you to alternate between flank and rear combos. When you complete either a flank or rear combo, you will receive a 100 potency buff on the next opposite combo. For example: If you use Flanksting Strike then you will get a bonus if your next combo ends with Hindsting Strike.

The order of the rotation goes from Flanksting → Hindsting → Flanksbane → Hindsbane → Flanksting. However, you are free to start with any weaponskill depending on the situation.

If you ever get confused, just tap on the skill icon highlighted with the yellow dotted border, which shows you which weaponskill has bonus potency.

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