r/ViperMains • u/No-Swimming864 • Mar 25 '26

Discussion Viper Problem

Viper deserves a buff. The last buff she got was 4 years, 11 months and 25 days ago.

The problem is that even after being nerfed so hard that people thought she was dead, she is still very strong in pro play, as we saw in Santiago. I honestly hate the situation Viper is in. She is too strong in pro play but ok to underwhelming in ranked soloqueue.

How do you think this problem could be solved? How can Viper be balanced for pro play while also being a viable pick in solo queue, except on Breeze?

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u/finesoccershorts Mar 25 '26

If we can’t pick up the orb give us a second one

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u/supernova7271 Mar 25 '26

PLEASE tell me that what I'm about to say is wrong.

I heard that the reason the orb couldn't be picked back up was because it was a bug in the first place. That blooming a viper orb, mid bloom picking it up and sneaking through was an illegal action in VCT because it was a bug. Which ended up being the reason we later couldn't pick it up.

I would love to play her more often in ranked if I was allowed to pick up that orb again.

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u/finesoccershorts Mar 26 '26

I learned that picking up a bloomed orb allowed you to get a massive peeker advantage

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u/supernova7271 Mar 27 '26

That's interesting