Viper Fundamentals | Part 1 | Beginner's Guide

TLDR: PRESS THE GLOWING BUTTON!
The FFXIV Media Tour has come to a close and much more information has been revealed about Dawntrail, and specifically, how Viper will be played.
This video is the first of a several part series that will dive deep into Viper's toolkit. For now, let's take a look at the core gameplay of Viper.
If you are interested in Viper, consider subscribing, as my channel will be a one-stop Viper shop for everything you need to clear any encounter in Final Fantasy 14, from basic guides, to in-depth fight analysis and spreadsheeting.
I will be going live on June 28th for Dawntrail Early Access!
Level Viper along with me and start a grand new adventure!
/ verraxiv
Guides used for this video:
- Toreal Valdis Guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1a...
- Akashi's Guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1s...
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Vipersight Gauge and Dual-wield Combos
4:35 - Twinblade Combos
6:10 - Rattling Coils
6:44 - Serpent's Offerings + Reawaken
8:09 - General Priority System
9:20 - Pre-Release Opener
10:10 - Outro
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[@VerraXIV]

PART 2 OUT NOW!! | Intermediate Guide
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[@HonkHall]

Genuinely a better guide than the others. Taking the time to break it down was absolutely key.

[@raarasunai4896]

And with this, I think I know exactly how to set up my Crosshotbar. What’s funny is I think this is going to be a Monk situation where even with all the weaponskills and abilities(excluding the AoE combo, that goes on a separate Crosshotbar for 1 press toggle between Single Target and AoE) on the main Crosshotbar, it’s still going to have quite a bit of open space

[@The_vataru_guy]

Unironically, your videos/channel made me consider picking up Viper as my secondary job. I'm a RPR main that sometimes also plays DRG, and I had rather mixed feeligns about Viper as a whole, but out of curiousity I checked out your stuff and I am slowly but surely realizing more and more that VPR might be right up my alley as a RPR enjoyer. Great stuff, keep it up and I'm hyped to see what you're gonna cook up in the future with the job. I genuinely am considering ditching DRG for Viper as my secondary job in DT. Cheers! 🔥

[@coloradostatesenatorsteven7443]

im so glad this job exists, when picto was revealed it wasnt even a choice just automatically vpr main.

[@greenemachine_vfx]

Nice breakdown! Visual and verbal delivery was on point, easy sub👍🏻

[@SiffusVera]

Another great video! Love your editing style and you explain things very well. Good Job!

[@pseudonymmcfakename7548]

I like how you presented the job actions. You've earned a sub 👍🏽

[@Zeomantic]

Very concise and informative! Great job! Viper looks really cool!

[@bard_exe]

Love the edits and humour, got a good chuckle!

[@freelookmode9837]

This video was amazing! SO HELPFUL! I'm going to see if you have more of these beginner like guides for earlier jobs, as I'm just a sprout!

[@PyraiSage]

Thank you for this!! This helps sustain my hype and inspires me to do more than chase the shiny button while playing the job :D

[@agent_hex]

This guide made it click for me. Thank you.

[@NeoAstrisk]

Im happy for the hotbar space. As a reaper main, i feel at home.

[@Spiritcaller]

Great video! Super helpful for someone who gets the click-the-glowy-button instructions but wants to optimize. Looking forward to more! Subscribed!

[@thekid6938]

Awesome work. This made something that felt completely over my head just click.

[@Jason-ud7er]

Thank you for doing this

[@DarkWolfCreations]

Well done🎉

[@Xilibrius]

I tend to keep my gauge near the middle of the screen for easy tracking and my crosshotbar at the bottom so it'll be easier for me to keep track that way.

[@WishUponaDarkstar]

This feels like a fancy ninja

[@apal5757]

Thank you for breaking it down like you are explaining it to a toddler lol. Sometimes it be like that 🤕

[@TheKillerham5ter]

Looks very well built for controller, the problem I see is the same with machinist, it looks very VERY spammy. I can barely do an alliance raid with mch anymore due to the pain it causes my hands.
I do like jobs with lots of ogcd’s between action skills though because it feels like you’re always bridging the gap! Will definitely give this a go.

[@backslash4141]

It feels like such a tidy job, no clutter.
My only concern is how it'll feel synced down for past content.

[@VerraXIV]

It'll probably be the same as Reaper, super bare-boned.
But that also means Crackhead Sks Viper might be a thing for 70/80 ultimates

[@GreigaBeastDS]

I think it’ll be much better than RPR synced down, solely because you’re not at a 2.5 gcd and you get a somewhat speakable ogcd somewhat early. I specifically worry about Eureka, and I think I can play Eureka on this without falling asleep.

[@westarrr]

The job sounds very complicated, but it all dumbs down to "follow the glowy buttons"

[@VerraXIV]

Definitely has a low skill floow for people to get into it, but also has alot of opportunity to optimize

[@adubs2755]

oh my

[@VerraXIV]

😶‍🌫️

[@IRifter]

commenting to please the almighty algorithm

[@VerraXIV]

we love the algorithm

[@psychomoon7185]

Looks so cool, but I might not be able to play it because of latency :(

[@VerraXIV]

never know until you try! :)

[@Jericho-uq1ns]

Wonder what the Gothard will be like on console 🤔

[@WishUponaDarkstar]

Ima snek 🐍

[@cali4806]

This is going to be a pain on controller

[@VerraXIV]

I don't use controller that much but I'd be happy to tackle this and make some suggestions to make the rotation easier

[@KohenChia]

I'd subscribe but you have 69 subs right now and I don't want to ruin that for you

[@VerraXIV]

i have the screenshot, thx for your service

[@AaronWGaming]

So it plays like Dragoon

[@VerraXIV]

Id say more like Samurai and Reaper. Your basic dual wield combos are similar in function to Samurai with maintaining your buffs, and Dreadwinder and Reawaken are like Soul Slice and Enshroud for Reaper.

[@colinrails6223]

second

[@ged1473]

Still too many buttons and skills for me