melee attack · the transfigured gem version of Viper Strike
Viper Strike of the Mamba is a melee strike attack skill usable with claws, daggers, and swords. Its hits convert physical damage to chaos damage and have a chance to poison. It hits with both weapons while dual wielding, combining their damage. This transfigured version has several changes from the original skill: It deals significantly more damage with poison, and gains additional more poison damage from gem quality. It has a lower poison duration, matching the default base of 2 seconds. It combines the damage of both weapons while dual wielding, instead of hitting separately. It cannot poison a target that's already poisoned. It cannot use effects that inflict additional poisons on the same target.
Leans harder into poison stacking than its usual damage over time pattern.
Level requirement: 1.
Checked by hand against the game, one Style at a time.