Vyper Counter Guide
VyperVyper Performance Stats
Best Items Against Vyper
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Vyper are Disarming Hex, Return Fire and Fury Trance, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Vyper wants to start or finish a fight. Return Fire is a warning sign when Vyper has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Vyper spends pressure. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt Vyper's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Vyper counters include Victor, Graves and Seven, with Victor being the hardest counter at 46.7% win rate. Vyper performs best against Mirage, Silver and Bebop. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Vyper's engage window and control lane trades.
Vyper Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
52.7%
Pick Rate
20.6%
Vyper is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Vyper stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Vyper's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Vyper gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Vyper has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Vyper
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex2,760 total matches | 38.8% | 37.1% | 33.8% | 36.4% | 32.3% | 34.1% | 28.3% | 32.9% | 27.4% | 37.0% | 30.4% |
 Return Fire621 total matches | 28.6% | 37.8% | 27.5% | 24.3% | 30.6% | 48.1% | 37.7% | 31.9% | 31.6% | 41.8% | 45.2% |
 Fury Trance1,077 total matches | 40.0% | 33.6% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 36.1% | 29.5% | 36.7% | 29.8% | 37.9% | 28.6% | 40.0% |
 Rescue Beam246 total matches | 43.6% | 43.9% | 64.0% | 53.8% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 45.0% | 8.7% | N/A | 16.7% | N/A |
 Mystic Expansion742 total matches | 41.7% | 36.7% | 34.0% | 42.0% | 36.1% | 36.6% | 30.3% | 44.7% | 34.0% | 48.6% | N/A |
 Silence Wave1,725 total matches | 49.5% | 36.2% | 30.2% | 39.0% | 35.8% | 33.8% | 42.7% | 39.0% | 41.5% | 41.1% | 46.9% |
 Recharging Rush841 total matches | 32.5% | 41.4% | 37.8% | 45.3% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.0% | 40.4% | 69.6% | 61.9% | N/A |
 Rusted Barrel2,492 total matches | 44.7% | 40.8% | 38.8% | 37.2% | 34.8% | 36.2% | 41.0% | 37.6% | 36.8% | 47.8% | 31.0% |
 Metal Skin7,605 total matches | 37.4% | 39.5% | 38.3% | 33.2% | 37.2% | 38.3% | 36.5% | 39.2% | 41.9% | 43.6% | 42.6% |
 Knockdown3,299 total matches | 45.2% | 39.0% | 36.8% | 40.8% | 39.6% | 37.5% | 39.3% | 34.7% | 39.8% | 47.5% | 45.0% |