Viper setups: every map

You set this up from B Main at the start of the round. Poison Cloud is thrown in a jump toward B Tower, then Toxic Screen runs along the top of the site to B Tower: once the site is taken, you hold the top under cover. When your fuel comes back, you turn the cloud on again, slip in behind it and step out at the right moment: from the front, nothing shows that you are hiding there. Weakness: wall and cloud on together drain your fuel fast.

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During the buy phase, tuck yourself into the corner of A Lobby. When the barrier drops, throw Poison Cloud in a jump: it lands at the back of the site, near A Bridge, a corner that is painful to take when you push in. Then, from A Main, check the minimap and fire Toxic Screen just south of the site, between the site and A Tower. Weakness: all your gas goes on A, nothing covers mid or B.

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This setup helps you push the A Vent doors. Poison Cloud, placed on Mid Catwalk, covers you on the left and on the right: you break the door up close, from the corner, not from far away. Once you are out of A Vent, you fire Toxic Screen toward the northwest: it cuts A Link and A Security without splitting the site in two. It is a split: play it while your team pushes A Main. Weakness: as the only controller, your cloud stays at mid and your team on A Main has no smoke.

Watch the setup on video, from 4:52 (YouTube video: New Viper Abyss Guide (2026) - VALORANT)

Since the site was reworked, the wall no longer goes over the small B bridge: aim at the jump zone instead. Toxic Screen then runs along the east edge of the site, from the north to the back, and attackers coming from their spawn have to cross it to get in. Poison Cloud goes at the back of the site, on the plant zone. Save it for the retake: turn it on only as you arrive, and anyone under it can no longer see anything. Weakness: turned on too early, it only makes the enemies move.

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Take position in the corner of B and fire Toxic Screen toward C: it cuts the entrance of C and Garage. The attackers can no longer see over it and cannot lurk through Garage without crossing it. Add Poison Cloud at the end of A Short, on A Site: it plugs that entrance and lets you hold the back of the site from an offset angle. The wall and the cloud draw from the same gauge: turn one of them off as soon as it is no longer useful.

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To take B, you place Toxic Screen from the B Main entrance and run it up through the site to B Tower: it cuts the site in two, and defenders can no longer move from one side to the other without crossing the gas. Your team enters through B Main behind the wall. In the video, the wall is then cut and Poison Cloud, placed in the center of the site, takes over to block the view.

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You set up the B take. Poison Cloud, thrown early onto B Boba (the upper corner), blocks the back angle. Then you place Toxic Screen from B Main, straight up: it blocks B Market. Both angles are closed while your team moves up. When you are ready to take Boba, you cut the orb and you all enter.

Watch the setup on video, from 1:38 (YouTube video: NEW Viper Sunset Guide 2025 - Lineups, Walls, & Ratty One Ways)

To take A, you place Toxic Screen from A Main diagonally upward: it cuts the site in two, A Link and A Alley on one side, A Elbow on the other. Then you throw Poison Cloud onto A Elbow, from the middle of the door. The defenders are split into two angles: cut one of the two gases to play one side at a time.

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This attack setup puts you on A to lurk. First you fire Toxic Screen diagonally across the site, from the entrance of A Main to the northwest corner, then you throw Poison Cloud onto a crate, flush against the wall. That leaves you a corner under cover to lurk from. Watch your fuel: both gases together drain it fast. Raise and lower the wall so the defenders never know when you are passing.

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You are the only controller and your team needs you on both sites. At the start of the round, go to mid, toward Mid Nest, and fire Toxic Screen diagonally toward B: it cuts the entrance of the site. Then go back to A, tuck yourself into a corner and throw Poison Cloud onto the A entrance next to A Shop. Weakness: you run from one site to the other, and both gases on together drain your fuel fast.

Watch the setup on video, from 1:02 (YouTube video: New Viper Breeze Guide (2026) - VALORANT)

You play this setup for a split on A. Before the round starts, tuck yourself into a corner and throw Poison Cloud in a jump onto Mid Nest: that corner stays covered while you go through mid. Then go to mid and fire Toxic Screen diagonally toward A: it cuts the yellow crate and covers you on the left and on the right all the way to the site. Weakness: your gas covers the mid path, so anyone entering through A Shop has no smoke.

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When the whole team enters A, you keep the same Poison Cloud on Mid Nest. From a corner before the site, you fire Toxic Screen diagonally across the site, between the two crates of the pyramids: it covers your left and your back, which leaves you room to plant. Before you enter, clear the dangerous corner of the site with a Snake Bite. Weakness: only your left is covered, the right side of the site still has to be cleared.

Watch the setup on video, from 7:33 (YouTube video: New Viper Breeze Guide (2026) - VALORANT)

When attacking B, take position in the corner of B Tree. The wall starts there and runs to the tower, touching the first crate and the corner of the wall: it covers you from Arcade and from the top, but on its own it locks you into the site. To take space, throw Poison Cloud from the same corner: it lands between the site and B Generator and hides you from Arcade. Then lower the wall to check the corners and the crates. With both active, your gauge drains fast.

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The wall starts at the top of B, near the site, and runs down diagonally to B Garage: attackers coming through B Main, their entrance on the B Garage side, can no longer see the site or Snowman, and it also helps on the retake. Place Poison Cloud on a crate of B Green, level with B Cubby, facing B Main: it gives you a one-way angle. With the wall, taking B becomes painful.

You set up the B take before moving in. Toxic Screen leaves B Ramp at an angle and runs along the right edge of the site, from B Link up to B Tower: defenders coming that way have to walk through the gas. Poison Cloud, placed at the back of the site on the B Hall side, blocks that angle. Your team enters from the left side and plants safely. The wall and the orb hold the site, but A is left without gas.

Watch the setup on video, from 0:00 (YouTube video: New Viper Lineups on Pearl 2026 | VALORANT)

A second way to take B, shown separately in the video. You fire Toxic Screen straight from the top of B Ramp: the wall cuts the site in two from top to bottom. Poison Cloud, placed on the right edge of the site, blocks the B Tower exit. Your team enters from the left side, covered by the wall. This placement leaves the right part of the site to the defenders.

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You fire Toxic Screen from A Art, straight up: the wall runs along the left edge of A Main and the site up to A Secret, and cuts the view from A Link and A Flowers. Your team advances through A Main under cover. Poison Cloud, placed in the back corner of A, blinds the top of the site during the entry. Then plant safely behind the gas.

Watch the setup on video, from 1:07 (YouTube video: New Viper Lineups on Pearl 2026 | VALORANT)

On defense, you shut the route from mid to A. Toxic Screen runs from Mid Doors to the edge of A, crossing A Link: attackers coming out of mid have to cross it and lose HP, and your teammates can fall back without being seen. Poison Cloud, placed at the end of Mid Top, blocks the view into mid. B is left without gas with this placement.

Watch the setup on video, from 1:50 (YouTube video: New Viper Lineups on Pearl 2026 | VALORANT)