Defeating her is required to gain access to Aggorat and confront Doryani.
Path of Exile 2 is currentlyin Early Access.
The information in this guide issubject to changeas the game continues development.
She isa mandatory bossthat youmust defeat to reach Aggoratand enter The Black Chambers.
Utzaal is an Area Level 43zone, which means you should besomewhere around Level 50 before fightingViper Napuatzi.
She is highlyresistant to Fire,Cold,Lightning, andPhysical damage.
If you are not using a Chaos-based skill, try toinvest in some form of Elemental Penetration.
Because of this, we recommendat least 20 percent Movement Speedto dodge her attacks.
Also, since no monsters spawn during the encounter, it is verycommon to run out of Flask Charges.
This is why we recommend having the Gains # Charges Per Second mod on your Flasks.
This isnot absolutely necessary, but it is a nice quality-of-life bonus.
Try toburst her downas quickly as possible.
The last thing you want is tolet her spam all her abilitiesthroughout the encounter.
Endgame builds likeSpark,Lightning Arrow, Attribute-stacking etc.
can easily trivialize the fight if youinvest in some Chaos Resistanceon your leveling gear.
The fight againstViper Napuatzi is a dodge-check,if anything.
If you are able totime your dodges perfectly, you should have little tono trouble with it.
Her attacks can bedivided into two types:Spear AttacksandUnarmed Attacks.
Sheswitches to Unarmed Stanceat around80 percent HPbefore returning to Spear Stance at close to ten percent HP.
Attack
Description
How to Dodge
Spear Throw
Shehurls her spear at you, dealing Poison damage.
You candodge in any directionto avoid it.
Avoid standing near the wallsand dodge sideways.
To avoid it, try tododge backwardtwice, then roll in any direction.
Forward Dash
Shedashes in a straight lineand spews poison at you.
Simplyroll in any directionto avoid taking any damage.
Meteors
She summonsmeteors that explodeon impact,dealing FireandChaos damage.
Watch for circles (red and purple) on the ground and stay out of their AoE.
Wedo not recommend rollingsince it can slow you down.
Slam Attack
She leaps into the air andslams the groundto createa large AoE that deals damage.
To avoid it,roll backwardas soon as you see her go airborne.
Snakes
She summons multiplesnakes which roam around the arenaand ricochet off walls.
Theydeal Chaos damage, which when combined with other attacks can be deadly.
We recommendstaying away from the wallsto avoid unexpected ricochets.
If you could,remain near the centerof the arena as much as possible.
Poison Darts
She locks onto you andfires a barrage of poisonous projectiles.
This attack ends with her throwing multiple projectiles in a cone shape.
The best way to avoid this attack is tokeep moving in any direction.
Additionally,remember to roll into herat the end of the attack.
Spear Thrust
For this attack,keep a close eye on the soldiersaround the arena.
Whenever yousee their spears glow, dodge in any direction as they willperform a thrusting attack.
In the end, all the soldiers would execute this attack.
Ideally,you should dodgewhenever you see the tip of thespears glow green.
If possible,pay attention to her dialogues.
She says aspecific set of dialogues before particular attacks, which can help in some cases.
After defeating her, thesoldiers in the arenawill turn theirattention to you.
Be careful not to get overwhelmed anddefeat them to complete the encounter.
Loot
Viper Napuatzi does not haveany exclusive drops.
She willdrop random items,including currency items that may be useful for your character.
After she is defeated, you canproceed to Aggorat to confront Doryani, the final boss of Act 3.
Finally, keep in mind thatthe Cruel difficultyis only availableduring the Early Accessperiod.
This meansin the final version, you will onlydefeat Viper Napuatzi only once.
If you need extra Support Gem slots in PoE 2, you should probably get a Greater Jewellers Orb.
Find all the methods by which you could get this item.
