Viper DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.4

Going into savage, there are multiple options for what your best gear will look like. With three full weeks of tomestones ahead of time, our best options would be buying the chest, gloves, and wrist prior to entering savage on week 1, and that set is shown below. You can find more options for your specific entry point (including budget sets) at this link.

Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. Following the link in the embed below provides three different options for your best-in-slot set, based on which skill speed you prefer. The 2.12 option provides full meld compatibility with Ninja, Bard, and Dancer. Different speeds might require different optimizations, and many Viper mains prefer 2.11 or 2.10.

Portions of this gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Arcadion Light-Heavyweight raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below. The green-colored gear is obtained from the new dungeon added in patch 7.3, The Meso Terminal. Following the link in the embed provides a wide selection of gearsets to choose from, based on what items you have available and what skill speed you prefer.

For the Ultimate encounters prior to Futures Rewritten (FRU) - The Omega Protocol (TOP), Dragonsong's Reprise (DSR), The Epic of Alexander (TEA), The Weapon's Refrain (UWU), and The Unending Coil of Bahamut (UCOB) - we have elected not to include specific gearsets, as our current maximum item level allows you to sync down gear pieces and maximize substats for them. The table below lists off the current item level needed for gear to have both main and secondary substats meet the maximum allowable substats for level sync for that encounter along with the maximum stats for weapons - useful when utilizing customizable Relic weapons for sync.

If using a relic sync, it is recommended to first focus on hitting the cap on Critical Hit Rate, then one of Determination or Direct Hit Rate, followed by the other, only spending additional leftover points on Skill Speed, unless you want a specific speed for that encounter.

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.