Talk:Viper's Defense

My first thought when I read the skill description was: struck with what? So I did some investigating. The following do trigger it: The following do not trigger it: This leaves a few skills that mention being "struck for damage" but which I have not verified. A pair examples to prime the investigation: There are also a few skills that cause damage but it is not clear whether they "strike" for damage. Examples: 85.25.136.135 05:22, 19 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Any attack
 * Projectile spells (tested Lightning Orb and Flare)
 * Touch skills
 * Shatterstone
 * Deathly Chill
 * Whirling Defense (when you're knee-to-knee with the bloke who's whirling)


 * Can this teleport you so that you get stuck? I'm thinking about UW mainly. :) --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] 05:57, 19 May 2006 (CDT)
 * It's a shadow step, I think
 * 1. Just take A/Rt or Rt/A with at least one spirit (not attacking) (Shelter would be the best).
 * 2. Cast the spirit.
 * 3. Use Recall on the spirit.
 * 4. Use Viper's Defense.
 * 5. Use Dark Prison, Death's Charge or Aura of Displacement on foe (if you choose Aura of Displacement, you can skip the steps 1,2 and 3.
 * 6. Stop maintaining Recall, or replace recall with Spirit Walk and use it on the spirit.
 * Alternative 6. (if you chose Aura of Displacement) Stop Maintaining Aura of Displacement
 * 7. Remember to take running skill(s) with you (such as Dash and/or Dark Escape) to outdistance the enemies. --I Follow The Blind 06:28, 10 July 2006 (CDT)

I think that is waste of time but it may work :D. Aura of Displacement is much easier and more safe.--I Follow The Blind 06:28, 10 July 2006 (CDT)

Where can I find this skill?
 * Kaineng Center has it for sure.

Poison foe on strike
Does this poison the "next time" over every time?
 * just once. --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 15:25, 7 August 2006 (CDT)

Getting stuck
I have had situations where I am surrounded by enemies and I am unable to shadow step out. My character will disappear, someone will get poisoned, and then I reappear in the exact same spot while the bad guys beat me to a pulp. Does anyone know if there is a limitation to shadow step that requires you to have an "opening" to step through? Glenn Gladewarden 18:12, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
 * check out Shadow Step; you can only step to places you could normally walk. --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 19:08, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
 * I've had situations like these before and i would say it's about 30-40% of the time when i use it. I don't mean using this in a battle though, because my assasin is a runner, and sometimes i may get cornered and such, I will bring along both heart of shadow and viper's defense. If heart of shadow doesn't work, viper's should be able to (unless I'm really unlucky =.