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Viper

SMG. Sprays bullets at an extreme rate, dealing punishing damage. Quick to reload and good for running combat, but ammo hungry and ineffective beyond close range.

Best rarity
Legendary
Max power
144
Tiers
5
Rarities

Perk slots

  1. Slot 1
    Level 5
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +14% Fire Rate
    • +25% Reload Speed
  2. Slot 2
    Level 10
    • +14% Durability
    • +25% Magazine Size
    • +25% Reload Speed
    • +20% Weapon Stability
    • +10% Damage
  3. Slot 3
    Level 15
    • Element: Energy
    • Element: Fire
    • Element: Nature
    • Element: Physical and +20% Damage
    • Element: Water
  4. Slot 4
    Level 15
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +13% Headshot Damage
    • +25% Magazine Size
  5. Slot 5
    Level 20
    • +12% Damage to Mist Monsters and Bosses
    • +15% Damage to afflicted targets
    • +15% Damage to slowed and snared targets.
    • +20% Damage to stunned, staggered, frozen, or knocked down targets.
  6. Slot 6
    Level 25
    • Causes Affliction damage for 6 seconds.
    • Headshot eliminations cause an explosion, damaging enemies within 0.5 tiles for 30% weapon damage.
    • Getting 5 headshots in a row increases ranged weapon damage +30% for 10 seconds.
    • Damage dealt with this weapon snares the target by 30% for 6 seconds.
    • Each shot fired grants +1.8% Damage for 1 second. Stacks up to 15 times.

Values shown at the lowest perk rarity; upgrading a perk raises them.

Tiers

TierMaterialPowerCraftEvolve to next
1Copper12–26Lv 1–1015Blast Powder30Stringy Twine1Active Powercell11Copper Ore2,500Schematic XP20Pure Drop of Rain75Schematic Manuals
2Silver35–51Lv 10–2015Blast Powder30Simple Twine1Active Powercell11Silver Ore6,250Schematic XP40Pure Drop of Rain200Schematic Manuals11Lightning in a Bottle
3Malachite61–77Lv 20–3015Blast Powder30Sturdy Twine1Active Powercell11Malachite Ore10,000Schematic XP60Pure Drop of Rain325Schematic Manuals22Lightning in a Bottle11Eye of the Storm
4Shadowshard88–106Lv 30–4013Quartz Crystal30Peaky Twine1Active Powercell11Shadowshard Crystal13,750Schematic XP80Pure Drop of Rain450Schematic Manuals33Lightning in a Bottle22Eye of the Storm11Storm Shard
4Obsidian88–106Lv 30–4015Blast Powder30Peaky Twine1Active Powercell11Obsidian Ore13,750Schematic XP80Pure Drop of Rain450Schematic Manuals33Lightning in a Bottle22Eye of the Storm11Storm Shard
5Sunbeam116–144Lv 40–6013Quartz Crystal30Carved Twine1Active Powercell11Sunbeam Crystal—
5Brightcore116–144Lv 40–6015Blast Powder30Carved Twine1Active Powercell11Brightcore Ore—

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About Viper

Viper is a smg weapon in Fortnite: Save the World. It comes in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary rarity, with the Legendary version being the strongest. At Legendary tier 5 it reaches power 144 at level 60. The Legendary schematic has 6 perk slots, unlocking up to level 25. Crafting it uses Blast Powder, Stringy Twine, Active Powercell and Copper Ore. Evolving a Legendary one from tier 1 to tier 5 takes 32,500 Schematic XP, 200 Pure Drop of Rain and 1,050 Schematic Manuals, plus evolution materials.