Pocket vs Vyper
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Pocket beats Vyper
Assassin vs Assassin
Assassin mirrors are decided by who sees the other first. Track their cooldowns and never commit while their escape is up.
Your game plan as Pocket
A trickster who hides in a suitcase and then hits you with a shotgun.
How to beat Vyper
A slippery gunner who slides into your backline with a dagger and a bola.
- 01Stay above half health; Lethal Venom scales with missing health.
- 02Dodge Petrifying Bola’s direct hit.
- 03CC her before she slides away.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Pocket into Vyper
- 01Pocket out-farms Vyper by ~13.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Vyper looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
45.7% win rate over 43,103 matches
HoldHold Flying Cloak for Petrifying Bola — use it the moment Vyper commits, not before.
- Max first
You out-farm Vyper: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flying Cloak.
Threats
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Pocket averages 0.91 kills per death against Vyper.
- Pocket finishes 51 souls behind Vyper on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Pocket deals 4.8k less objective damage per match than Vyper — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Petrifying Bola (115s cooldown). The window right after Vyper uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Vyper
Matchup questions
Who wins Pocket vs Vyper?
Pocket wins 47.6% of 16,184 recent matches against Vyper — unfavoured.
How do I beat Vyper as Pocket?
Pocket out-farms Vyper by ~13.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Petrifying Bola (115s cooldown). The window right after Vyper uses it is your best time to fight.