{"id":346728,"date":"2024-06-06T03:07:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/?p=346728"},"modified":"2024-06-06T03:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:39:01","slug":"viper-dawntrail-media-tour-hands-on-square-enix-ffxiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2024\/06\/06\/viper-dawntrail-media-tour-hands-on-square-enix-ffxiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawntrail Media Tour: Viper is a Complicated, and Fun, DPS FFXIV Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>FINAL FANTASY XIV&#8217;s newest expansion, Dawntrail, is available for preorder NOW on <a href=\"https:\/\/na.store.square-enix-games.com\/final-fantasy-xiv-dawntrail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC\/Steam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0082-PPSA02954_00-C0EX05SET0000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation 4\/5<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj1h8_NubaGAxVqv4kEHa5GDngQFnoECCQQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xbox.com%2Fen-US%2Fgames%2Fstore%2Fpre-order-final-fantasy-xiv-dawntrail%2F9N5XD5CPDWPT&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VAU3ej7j0HsEiC1O7tmMB&amp;opi=89978449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>This article is based on play of an in-development build of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail, and content in the final version is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><u>Introduction to Viper<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Viper is the other new DPS job introduced in the upcoming <em>Dawntrail <\/em>expansion, which uses two one-handed blades that can be combined into a single two-handed weapon to fight with. This job utilizes weapon skills to attack enemies and calls upon the memories of ancient hunters contained within their soul crystal to enfeeble opponents and enhance themselves for a period of time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because this job does not have such an obvious inspiration as Pictomancer does from <em>FINAL FANTASY VI<\/em>, Viper has the opportunity to make its own unique mark on the <em>FINAL FANTASY <\/em>job canon. I was able to take up this job and spend some serious time with it in Tural as part of the <em>Dawntrail <\/em>Media Tour, and I found it to be a complicated but incredibly fun job.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Playing as Viper<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Viper is a complicated job that focuses primarily around enfeebling foes and enhancing your Viper, pulling off multiple basic combo variations, gaining and using Rattling Coil stacks, and finally using the\u00a0<strong>Reawaken\u00a0<\/strong>ability to pull off a nine-ability combo sequence that you can then do a second time through the 120 second cool down\u00a0<strong>Serpent&#8217;s Ire\u00a0<\/strong>action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dawntrail Media Tour: Viper Actions + Level 100 Reawaken Burst Demonstration (FINAL FANTASY XIV)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26SfAEQfT5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please note that I was able to demo Viper at the 100-level cap.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Enfeeblement and Enhancements<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The longer I kept killing enemies in Tural, the more I realized Viper\u2019s first priority is to enfeeble your enemies and enhance your own Warrior of Light. Unlike Pictomancer, Viper does not enhance anyone but themselves, and does not increase damage to the enemy for anyone else but themselves. As for what options you have, please look below:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eddfdf; border-color: #000000;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><u>Enfeeblement<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Noxious Gnash<\/strong> increases enemy damage received by 10% by the Viper<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><u>Enhancements<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hunter\u2019s Instinct <\/strong>increases damage dealt by 10% by the Viper<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Swiftscaled <\/strong>reduces weaponskill cast and recast time, spell cast and recast time, and auto-attack delay all by 15%<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Swiftskin\u2019s Venom Effect<\/strong> increases potency of Twinblood Bite by 100<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fellskin\u2019s Venom Effect<\/strong> increases potency of Twinblood Thresh by 50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346745\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346745\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Activating Hunter's Instinct\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunters.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Viper class activated the Hunter&#8217;s Instinct enhancement during combat by using Hunter&#8217;s Sting as part of a combo. \u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are not minor enhancement\/enfeeblements but are instead quite significant to have in effect during battle. For instance, if you have both <strong>Noxious Gnash <\/strong>and <strong>Hunter\u2019s Instinct <\/strong>in effect, then you\u2019re doing quite a bit more harm to your enemy than you would otherwise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Combos<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Combining <strong>Noxious Gnash<\/strong>, <strong>Hunter\u2019s Instinct<\/strong>, and <strong>Swiftscaled<\/strong> together significantly increases the amount of damage Viper can dish out by a significant amount by both pure numbers and the reduced cast\/recast delay. Thankfully, these can be initiated by the first two steps of the 1-2-3 combo with <strong>Dread Fangs &gt; Swiftskin\u2019s Sting<\/strong> or <strong>Steel Fangs &gt; Hunter\u2019s Sting<\/strong>. You\u2019ll want to complete out the full 1-2-3 combo to enhance the potency of <em>another <\/em>combo finisher <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as well<\/span> in order to increase the Serpent Ire Gauge by 10 before switching to the other combo. These combos will be your standard combo cycle, and thankfully the 1-2-3 combo rotates through a single hotkey.<\/p>\n<p>AoE combos start off with\u00a0<strong>Steel Maw\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Dread Maw<\/strong>, and they also combo out from there like above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to all of that, there is a lot of combo crossover in order to maximize damage through <strong>Swiftskin\u2019s Venom Effect <\/strong>and <strong>Fellskin\u2019s Venom Effect<\/strong>. These two effects bolster the damage potential of the third step of the combo, which gives a real incentive to do both combos back-to-back. And if that wasn&#8217;t enough, then you can execute <strong>Death Rattle\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Last Lash<\/strong>\u00a0on top of all that at the end of each combo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346746\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346746\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dread Fangs Attack\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dread-Fangs.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dread Fangs (above) and Steel Fangs (below) are two different combo starters for the Viper job being released as part of the Dawntrail expansion. \u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-346747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Steel Fangs Action \" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Steel-Fangs.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every 40 seconds, you can also fire off <strong>Dreadwinder <\/strong>into <strong>Hunter\u2019s Coil\/Swiftskin\u2019s Coil <\/strong>and then into the other second skill of <strong>Hunter\u2019s Coil<\/strong>\/<strong>Swiftskin\u2019s Coil <\/strong>that you did not use moments before. Furthermore, using <strong>Hunter\u2019s Coil\/Swiftskin\u2019s Coil <\/strong>as a finisher to that second combo gives you access to <strong>Twinblood Bite <\/strong>and <strong>Twinfang Bite<\/strong>. Not only does this second combo grant the full array of enfeeblement and enhancements, but it also increases the Serpent Ire Gauge and grants a Rattling Coil. These Rattling Coil stacks appear as the red gems on the Vipersight bar. Rattling Coil stacks can be used to activate <strong>Uncoiled Fury<\/strong>, which does significant AoE damage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve barely discussed <em>some <\/em>of the combo possibilities here, and so I would urge you to review the action assignable and unassignable charts below to see how everything can be utilized. I promise you: it is a <em>lot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, when you have 50 in the Serpent\u2019s Ire Gauge, you can use <strong>Reawaken<\/strong>. <strong>Reawaken <\/strong>does solid AoE damage to surrounding enemies, but more importantly\u2026it grants five stacks of Anguine Tribute. At this point, you can utilize the insanely complicated combo at level 100 of <strong>First Generation &gt; First Legacy &gt; Second Generation &gt; Second Legacy &gt; Third Generation &gt; Third Legacy &gt; Fourth Generation &gt; Fourth Legacy &gt; Ouroboros<\/strong>. Each Generation step uses up one Anguine Tribute, and Ouroboros uses up the fifth and final Anguine Tribute. If you then pop the <strong>Serpent\u2019s Ire<\/strong> action (120 second timer) immediately afterwards, you not only are granted a stack of Rattling Coil, but you then have the ability to use <strong>Reawaken<\/strong>, and all nine other linked actions, in the combo a <em>second time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Combine that with a Role Action such as <strong>Bloodbath<\/strong>, and you\u2019re a walking, damaging, self-healing DPS machine&#8230;<em>especially <\/em>if you have all three major enfeeblement and enhancements active as well. Please check out the end of the YouTube video linked at the top to see this full Reawaken combo in action!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Direction-Oriented Attacks<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In what is probably the baffling decision for Viper, <strong>Swiftskin\u2019s Coil<\/strong> and <strong>Hindsting Strike<\/strong>\/<strong>Hindsbane Fang <\/strong>does more damage when executed from the target\u2019s rear, and <strong>Flanksting Strike<\/strong>\/<strong>Flanksbane Fang <\/strong>does more damage from the target\u2019s flank. Thankfully, you do get <strong>Truth North <\/strong>as a Role Action to negate the directional angling, but it is still something that is quite a surprise to find for this job and it honestly does not fit in as you already have enough to worry about already.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346752\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flankesbane Venom is activated here.\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Venom.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Unfortunately, I could not position myself to gain the extra damage from using Hindsting Strike from behind here, but it did grant me Flanksbane Venom to increase the damage to Flanksbane Fang during my next combo. \u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Viper Actions Charts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346733\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346733\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=610%2C915&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper Actions 1 Chart\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=610%2C915&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=73%2C110&amp;ssl=1 73w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-1.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-346734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=610%2C1212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper Actions 2\" width=\"610\" height=\"1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=610%2C1212&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=151%2C300&amp;ssl=1 151w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=55%2C110&amp;ssl=1 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=768%2C1526&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?resize=773%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 773w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Actions-2.png?w=1006&amp;ssl=1 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Viper Unassignable Actions Charts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346735\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346735\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=610%2C751&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper Unassignable Actions 1\" width=\"610\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=610%2C751&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=89%2C110&amp;ssl=1 89w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=768%2C945&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?resize=1248%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-1.png?w=1332&amp;ssl=1 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-346736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=610%2C915&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper Unassignable Actions 1\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=610%2C915&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=73%2C110&amp;ssl=1 73w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Unassignable-Actions-2.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Viper Role Chart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Role.png?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Role.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Viper Traits Chart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346738\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346738\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=610%2C823&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper Traits Chart\" width=\"610\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=610%2C823&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=82%2C110&amp;ssl=1 82w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=768%2C1036&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?resize=1139%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1139w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VPR-Traits.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><u>Final Thoughts on Viper<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019ve followed along with this all so far, then you\u2019ve probably reached the same conclusion that I have: Viper is a very weaponskill heavy, complicated job. In fact, I suspect that Viper will be the most complicated job in all of <em>FINAL FANTASY XIV Online <\/em>when <em>Dawntrail <\/em>is released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can be very easy to lose your place in the weapon skill rotation, as both the single target and the AoE rotations have multiple weapon skill paths to go down to complete the combo \u2014 and you\u2019ll want to do so in order to max out your enfeeblement and enhancements. <em>FINAL FANTASY XIV Online<\/em>\u2019s smart AI is a Twelvesended gift, because the hotbar will light up the weapon skill with a higher effect to do next, and this will help you keep pace with alternating between the different combos. For me, this meant I could hit the combos constantly and consistently without remembering exactly what I had already hit. Without this, Viper would be infinitely harder to play and utilize appropriately in combo for anyone but the most skilled of players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346743\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346743\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Viper from behind\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Behind.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A female Hrothgar Viper looks down a street in Tural. \u00a9 SQUARE ENIX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I do think that the directional-oriented bonuses to damage are something that requires quite a bit of movement and makes Viper a bit like Dragoon because of it. Thankfully, True North can negate that need to direct yourself if you don\u2019t want to deal with repositioning every so often during the fight. I frankly don&#8217;t care for that mechanic because it feels a bit tacked on, and I am glad that not\u00a0<em>every\u00a0<\/em>combo and weapon skill requires me to be rotating to different positions around the enemy in order to execute effectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, you\u2019ll notice that I haven\u2019t talked about single bladed and dual bladed weapons, despite that being what is advertised in the Viper job description. Watching the blades come together and come apart is quite cool looking graphically, but I found myself focusing on enhancing\/enfeebling, filling up the Rattling Coil and Serpent\u2019s Ire Gauge, and trying to pull off back-to-back nine-hit combos through <strong>Reawaken<\/strong> action and <strong>Serpent\u2019s Ire <\/strong>action when I wasn\u2019t utilizing my other combo sets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Viper is ultimately a <em>lot <\/em>of fun to play, make no mistake about it. It is also the one job that I am dying to see be utilized in Crystalline Conflict PVP due to simply how much damage it is expected to dish out as quickly as possible. I really think that if players take the time to experiment and learn this job, then they will fall quickly in love with Viper like I ended up doing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please check out my thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2024\/06\/06\/dawntrail-ffxiv-media-tour-pictomancer-hands-on-2024-square-enix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the new Pictomancer job<\/a>, and about <a href=\"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2024\/06\/06\/dawntrail-media-tour-media-day-1-qa-with-naoki-yoshida-ffxiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naoki Yoshida&#8217;s Media Q&amp;A from Day 1<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2024\/06\/06\/dawntrail-media-tour-dawntrail-tural-expansion-final-fantasy-xiv-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my opinion on the Dawntrail demo as a whole<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>If you want more FINAL FANTASY XIV Online-themed content, then be sure to check out my ongoing cooking series, <a href=\"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/tag\/cooking-eorzea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooking Eorzea<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Also, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2023\/10\/24\/11-enemies-from-final-fantasy-xi-online-that-need-to-be-in-ffxivs-echoes-of-vanadiel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what eleven FINAL FANTASY XI Online enemies that I think need to be part of the upcoming Echoes of Vana&#8217;diel raid series<\/a> in Dawntrail.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Are you going to pick up Viper when the upcoming Dawntrail expansion releases?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What do you think about directional-based actions?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I tried out the new Viper job as part of the Dawntrail Media Tour, and I found it to be a 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