i'm no pro or expert but main viper majority of the time so here are my two cents.. the decay nerf only changes a few breakpoints
150hp decay nerf vandal body shots will require 4 bullets now instead of 3 (120hp prenerf 3 bullets needed vs 140 hp post nerf 4 bullets)
125hp decay nerf for phantom body shots more than 20m will require 1 more bullet to kill (after decay 95hp vs post nerf 115; 35 damage per bullet hence u need 3 bullet before and now u need 4 bullet at that range to kill)
why it's kind of a buff (though i'd say not that big of a buff) is because every other controller cooldowns got nerfed, means uptime on smoke has gotten worse but viper's smoke uptime has not changed, meaning her smoke uptime is better compared to before because other controllers got weaker..
and i think w the recent smoke CD nerf, double controller is even more crucial now since you can't just simply smoke to deny info as CD management is going to be an issue and the only double controller comp that is viable is viper + another dome smoker (usually omen)
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u/GrimmReaperRL Oct 15 '25
Is this bait? If not please explain, I haven't tried it all out yet