Viperian - Shadow Serpent
A Graveborn Mage who specializes in life rituals and is able to deal a lot of AoE damage.
Ultimate - Unlocks at Level 1
Spiritual Viper
Passive. Viperian burns HP as much as possible when a battle starts, sending Darkvipers to possess all enemies until his HP is below During this skill, he is unaffected while losing max HP for each Darkviper deployed. Every possessed enemy drops Energy on Hit, losing 
1% HP per second to sustain the survivability of the Darkviper on them. Viperian calls a Darkviper back to recover 14% HP when his HP ratio is below Viperian deals 
280% damage to all possessed enemies. He inflicts the nearest enemy with the same effect and Darkviper possession if no enemy on the battlefield is possessed.
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Level 2 | Unlocks at Level 51
Increases damage to 290%
Level 3 | Unlocks at Level 111
Increases damage to 300%
Level 4 | Unlocks at Level 171
Increases damage to 310%
Level 5 | Unlocks at Level 231
Increases damage to 320%
Skill 1 - Unlocks at Level 11
Soul Ravager
Viperian drains HP from the healthiest enemy, dealing 210% damage and recovering HP that equals the damage dealt.
Level 2 | Unlocks at Level 71
Increases damage to 220%
Level 3 | Unlocks at Level 131
Increases damage to 230%
Level 4 | Unlocks at Level 191
Increases damage to 240%
Skill 2 - Unlocks at Level 31
Enchantment Fang
Passive: Darkvipers launch Tearing Bite once every during the battle, dealing 65% damage once to all the possessed enemies.
Active: Viperian burns max HP to enhance the next Tearing Bite, dealing 140% damage to the target and reducing their Energy by
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Level 2 | Unlocks at Level 91
Increases Common Tearing Bite damage to 75%
Level 3 | Unlocks at Level 151
Increases Enhanced Tearing Bite damage to 150%
Level 4 | Unlocks at Level 211
Reduces the target's Energy by
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Unlocks at Legendary+
Hero Focus
Increases Haste by during battle.
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Level 2
Increases Haste by during battle.
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Level 3
Increases Haste by during battle.
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EX. Skill - Unlocks at Mythic+
Crimson Waltz
Viperian burns 30% HP into a battle if his HP ratio is above dealing 420% damage to all enemies. He is unaffected during the skill casting. This skill can be triggered once every
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Level 2 | Unlocks at EX. +5
Increases damage to 450%
Level 3 | Unlocks at EX. +10
Darkvipers gain enhancements after the skill is cast.
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Level 4 | Unlocks at EX. +15
Increases damage to 480%
Unlocks at Supreme+
Enhance Force
Darkvipers return when the possessed enemies are defeated, recovering 14% HP and Energy for Viperian.
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Tales
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A number of people have seen Viperian conversing closely with the monsters he creates.
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The Graveborns require zero sleep, making them capable of devoting themselves wholeheartedly to research. They are a wonderfully efficient and controllable faction—at least according to Viperian.
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No matter how many people around, Viperian likes to share his upcoming body modification projects with his subordinates.
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Unlike ordinary scholars, Viperian is all too eager to share his research with others. He is a firm believer in discussion and the clashing of various ideas, but few people are willing to acknowledge the outlandish fruits of his research.
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Due to his wildly arrogant claims, Viperian's funding and research conditions are in constant flux.