Viper Blade

The Viper Blade (撃剣バイパー Gekiken Baipaa, literally meaning "Fencing: Viper") is a Blade introduced in Kid Icarus: Uprising. It has the natural ability to inflict the poison status with its attacks and possesses a good range, outclassing almost all Blades. Like most Blades, its shots lose power as they travel.

Idol Description
''A blade said to have been forged from the scales of a thousand venomous serpents. It's one of the few weapons to inflict poison damage. Users of this blade should soothe its dark, nightly rattlings with gentle caresses.''

Max Shot Distances
Standing Continuous: 28.4

Standing Charged: 43.0

Forward Dash Continuous: 39.9

Forward Dash Charged: 55.6

Side Dash Continuous: 35.7

Side Dash Charged: 49.9

Backward Dash Continuous: 37.8

Backward Dash Charged: 44.2

Base Melee Damage
Combo Strike 1: 17.6

Combo Strike 2: 9.9

Combo Strike 3: 20.9

Dash Strike: 48.3

Ranged Damage Ratio
Standing Continuous: 2.0 per round

Standing Charged:

Max: 24.9 Min: 15.0

Forward Dash Continuous:

Max: 12.9 Min: 7.8

Forward Dash Charged:

Max: 35.4 Min: 22.1

Side Dash Continuous:

Max: 10.7 Min: 6.5

Side Dash Charged:

Max: 31.2 Min: 19.3

Backward Dash Continuous:

Max: 8.3 Min: 5.5

Backward Dash Charged:

Max: 33.6 Min: 20.4

Note: All data are from the basic weapon valued of 100.

Pros and Cons
Advantages:
 * Innate Poison infliction with high chance
 * High homing and velocity on shots

Disadvantages:
 * Attack power is questionable
 * Unique trajectory complicates accuracy especially at close range

Weapon Fusion
Main Article:Fuse Weapons

In Kid Icarus: Uprising, it is possible to fuse two weapons into a new one. The stronger the weapons you use are, the stronger the result will be. Certain weapon modifiers from the old weapons have a chance of being transported to the new one. There are many pairs of weapons that can be fused into a Viper Blade. The Viper Blade can also be fused into many other weapons. Here are just a few examples.


 * Leo Cannon x Cursed Palm


 * Violet palm x Babel club


 * Rose staff x Cragalanche Cannon


 * Capricorn Club x Bomber Arm


 * Hewdraw Club x Volcano Arm


 * Dynamo Cannon x Ninja Palm


 * EZ Cannon x Orb Staff


 * Fireworks Cannon x Laser Staff


 * Drill Arm x Aurum Bow


 * Compact Arm x Fortune Bow

Trivia

 * Similar to the Laser Staff and Sagittarius Bow, it's charge shots have the cringing effect on enemies.