Virulence Sniper 5.x DPS Class Guide

Details: Category: Discipline Guides; Last Updated: Saturday, June 10th, 2017; Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017; Written by Bant & Hayward

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Gearing & Stats

The tables on this page were generated using optimizer scripts created by Bant aka Goblin_Lackey. The stats were calculated to give the maximum theoretical DPS/HPS/DTPS for each discipline, however you may wish to alter the builds depending on your play style or what content you are facing in SWTOR. Each table assumes you have a full set of the specified gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Stats

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
Mastery	6884	6619	6536 (1xC)	6536 (1xC)	6327 (2xC)	6259 (1xA, 1xC)
Power	3964	3776	3694	3694	3506	3424
Critical	1795 (6xE, 1xA, 2xC)	1761 (4xE, 6xA, 2xC)	1719 (5xE, 4xA, 1xC)	1719 (5xE, 4xA, 1xC)	1648 (7xE)	1602 (1xE, 12xA, 1xC)
Alacrity	1653 (3xE, 10xA)	1580 (5xE, 5xA)	1532 (4xE, 7xA)	1532 (4xE, 7xA)	1466 (2xE, 11xA)	1400 (7xE)
Accuracy	759 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	748 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	733 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	736 (2xE, 1xA, Stim)
Absorb	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defense	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shield	0	0	0	0	0	0

"E" = Enhancement or Implant or Earpiece
"A" = Advanced _ Augment 45
"C" = Advanced _ _ Color Crystal (+41 ones)

Discipline Statistics

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
DPS	10,467 +/- 161	10,067 +/- 152	9,823 +/- 146	9,748 +/- 144	9,365 +/- 136	9,071 +/- 129
APM	38	37.8	37.7	37.7	37.6	37.4

DPS Rankings

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Rank Change	DPS	Standard Error	vs Average DPS (9,991)	Imperial Class	Republic Class
5	5	-	10,336	+/- 284	+3.46%	Annihilation Marauder	Watchman Sentinel
8	8	-	10,150	+/- 299	+1.6%	Carnage Marauder	Combat Sentinel
12	8	4	9,828	+/- 351	-1.63%	Fury Marauder	Concentration Sentinel
10	10	-	10,027	+/- 372	+0.36%	Vengeance Juggernaut	Vigilance Guardian
11	15	4	9,857	+/- 488	-1.34%	Rage Juggernaut	Focus Guardian
7	7	-	10,157	+/- 582	+1.67%	Deception Assassin	Infiltration Shadow
14	13	1	9,640	+/- 346	-3.51%	Hatred Assassin	Serenity Shadow
18	18	-	9,327	+/- 304	-6.64%	Lightning Sorcerer	Telekinetics Sage
16	16	-	9,520	+/- 268	-4.71%	Madness Sorcerer	Balance Sage
9	9	-	10,054	+/- 516	+0.64%	Arsenal Mercenary	Gunnery Commando
4	4	-	10,432	+/- 414	+4.42%	Innovative Ordnance Mercenary	Assault Specialist Commando
13	12	1	9,679	+/- 505	-3.12%	Advanced Prototype Powertech	Tactics Vanguard
15	14	1	9,556	+/- 383	-4.35%	Pyrotech Powertech	Plasmatech Vanguard
17	17	-	9,448	+/- 461	-5.43%	Marksmanship Sniper	Sharpshooter Gunslinger
3	3	-	10,441	+/- 270	+4.51%	Engineering Sniper	Saboteur Gunslinger
2	2	-	10,467	+/- 161	+4.77%	Virulence Sniper	Dirty Fighting Gunslinger
6	6	-	10,157	+/- 526	+1.67%	Concealment Operative	Scrapper Scoundrel
1	1	-	10,754	+/- 322	+7.64%	Lethality Operative	Ruffian Scoundrel

Note: DPS rankings assume best-in-slot 242-rating gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Gear & Items

Type	Quantity	Name
Augment	10	Advanced Alacrity Augment 45 (228)
Augment	1	Advanced Critical Augment 45 (228)
Augment	3	Advanced Accuracy Augment 45 (228)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	3	Quick Savant Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Device or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	6	Adept Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Device or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	1	Initiative Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Device or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Package (248)
Color Crystal	2	Advanced _ Eviscerating Crystal (136)
Mod	9	Lethal Mod 52 (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Focused Retribution (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Serendipitous Assault (248)
Armoring	7	Versatile Armoring 52 (248)
Barrel	2	Versatile Barrel 52 (248)
Stim	1	Advanced Polybiotic Proficient Stim
Medpac	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Medpac
Adrenals	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Efficacy Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Critical Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Attack Adrenal

Set Bonuses

Pieces	Set Bonus
2	Activating Explosive Probe, Ambush and Lethal Shot or Explosive Charge, Aimed Shot and Dirty Blast increases damage dealt by 2% for 15 seconds. Cannot occur more than once every 30 of seconds.
4	Reduces the cooldown of Target Acquired or Illegal Mods by 15 seconds, and activating either ability restores 15 energy.
6	Laze Target or Smuggler's Luck now has 2 charges and its duration is doubled.

Suggested Utility Skills

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Abilities

Virulence Discipline Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Cull	Fires a volley of bolts at the target, dealing <<1>> weapon damage and spending 6 energy each second. When you deal damage with Cull, each of your poison effects on the target also deal damage.	Channeled
Weakening Blast	Deals <<1>> weapon damage and for the next 10 seconds causes the target to take <<1>> additional weapon damage whenever it takes damage from your Cull or a poison effect.	Instant
Corrosive Grenade	Hurls a grenade that spews poisonous acid in a 5-meter radius on impact, dealing <<1>> internal poison damage over 24 seconds to up to 8 targets.	Instant
Lethal Shot	Shoots a target for <<1>> weapon damage and <<2>> internal poison damage. Replaces Snipe.	Casted

Sniper Advanced Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Spotter	Upon entering cover, your stealth detection level begins to increase gradually, reaching up to 30 additional levels of stealth detection over the following 30 seconds. This effect ends when you leave cover.	Passive
Snipe	Shoots a target for <<1>> weapon damage.	Casted
Suppressive Fire	Sprays a wave of bolts over the target area, dealing <<1]>> weapon damage and spending 45 energy over the duration to up to 8 targets within 8 meters. Can only be used from cover.	Channeled
Imperial Preparation	Immediately finishes the active cooldowns on Evasion, Countermeasures, Shield Probe, Cover Pulse, Entrench, and Covered Escape.	Instant
Maim	Hurl a vibroknife with debilitating precision, dealing <<2>> energy damage and stunning the target for 4 seconds.	Instant
Cover Pulse	Detonates an emergency charge that knocks all nearby targets back several meters and immobilizes them for 5 seconds. Damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the effect prematurely. Only usable in cover.	Instant
Series of Shots	Unleashes a series of shots that deals <<1>> weapon damage and uses 20 energy over the duration.	Channeled
Shatter Shot	Fires a high-impact shot that deals <<1>> weapon damage and inflicts trauma for 10 seconds, reducing all healing the target receives by 20%.	Instant
Diversion	Reduces the accuracy by 45% and exposes from cover up to 8 enemies within 8 meters for 8 seconds. Cannot be used on Operation bosses.	Instant
Leg Shot	Fires a shot that deals <<1>> weapon damage and immobilizes the target for 5 seconds. Direct damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the effect prematurely.	Instant
Covered Escape	Roll forward 18 meters, purging movement-impairing effects and landing crouched behind cover. While rolling, your chance to dodge attacks is increased by 100%.	Instant
Laze Target	Increases the critical hit chance of your next Ambush, Explosive Probe, or Cull by 100%.	Instant
Takedown	Attempts to take the target down with a single powerful shot that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.	Instant
Orbital Strike	Calls in support from orbiting warships, dealing <<1>> elemental damage over 9 seconds to up to 8 enemies within 8 meters of the targeted area. Additionally, standard and weak enemies are knocked down by the blasts. Can only be used from cover.	Casted
Take Cover	Roll into the selected cover point. If no cover point is available, you will crouch in place. Taking cover enables the use of cover-only abilities, and so long as you remain down behind a cover object, most ranged attackers strike your cover instead.	Instant
Crouch	Crouches in place, taking cover if used behind an object that provides cover. Crouching enables the use of cover-only abilities, and so long as you remain down behind a cover object, most ranged attackers strike your cover instead.	Instant
Entrench	Entrenches you into cover, becoming immune to all controlling effects. Only grants protection while in cover. Lasts 20 seconds.	Instant
Target Acquired	Increases ranged and tech accuracy by 30% and armor penetration by 15% for 10 seconds.	Instant
Ballistic Shield	Deploys a ballistic shield that spans 10 meters around you, reducing the damage taken by all allies that remain inside by 20%. Lasts 20 seconds.	Instant

Imperial Agent Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Rifle Shot	Shoots your rifle at the target, dealing <<1>> weapon damage.	Instant
Escape	Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.	Instant
Coordination	Increases a friendly target's critical hit chance by 5% for 60 minutes. If the target is a group member, all other group members are also affected.	Instant
Countermeasures	Activates countermeasures, instantly lowering threat by a moderate amount.	Instant
Distraction	Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for 4 seconds.	Instant
Shield Probe	Summons a probe droid that projects a shield around the Agent, absorbing a moderate amount of incoming damage for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.	Instant
Evasion	Increases your chance to dodge melee and ranged attacks by 200% for 3 seconds. Does not break Stealth.	Instant
Corrosive Dart	Fires a dart at the target that deals <<1>> internal poison damage over 18 seconds.	Instant
Adrenaline Probe	Summons a droid that helps you recover 50 energy over 3 seconds.	Instant
Fragmentation Grenade	Deals <<1>> kinetic damage to the primary target and <<2>> kinetic damage to up to 7 standard or weak enemies within 5 meters of the primary target. If the primary target is a standard or weak enemy, it is knocked to the ground.	Instant
Flash Bang	Detonates a flash bang that blinds the target for 8 seconds. Damage causes this effect to end prematurely.	Instant
Heroic Moment	Seize the moment, restoring 2% of your maximum health every 3 seconds. Requires an active companion. Lasts 60 seconds.	Instant

Rotation

Corrosive Dart > Corrosive Grenade > Takedown > Weakening Blast > Cull > Cull*
Filler > Filler > Filler > Filler > Cull > Cull*
Series of Shots > Series of Shots* > Takedown > Weakening Blast > Cull > Cull*
Corrosive Dart > Corrosive Grenade > Filler > Filler > Cull > Cull*
Series of Shots > Series of Shots* > Takedown > Weakening Blast > Cull > Cull*
Filler > Filler > Filler > Filler > Cull > Cull*

Filler: Lethal Shot (65%) / Corrosive Mine (Covered Escape) (20%) / Rifle Shot (15%)

Minor Rotation: 6 GCDs
Major Rotation: 36 GCDs

Comments: Filler is determined by the presence of Weakening Blast and available energy

References: TACeMossie, Yolo

About the Author

Author: Hayward

Hayward founded TORCommunity in 2008 the day after SWTOR was announced. Engineer by day, software dev by night, he does his best to keep the site up to date.

Virulence Sniper 5.x DPS Class Guide

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