Viper Hotbar Layouts and Guides

2. AOE Combos

3. Single Target Combo. Potion goes LT Right D-pad

Built around RT Single Target LT AoE split, with most class buttons on the face buttons (A,B,X,Y), and role buttons on the D-Pad. Several buttons doubled to maintain comfortable play between AoE and Single Target combos. Assumes Sprint on L3 macro. Limit Break placed where I would have it if I didn't have a controller with keyboard command programmable buttons.

This layout puts most of the work on the face buttons and being comfortable with switching between Expanded and WXHB

2 is for AOE combo > stays at the top 1 is for Standard combo (single target) > main bar 3 is for Role skills

I created my chotbars to be comfortable, practical, and aesthetic.(to me anyway) Nearly all same/similar skills are in the same position across all jobs/roles while allowing for as little finger gymnastics as possible.

My XHB is split between chotbars 2(left) and 7(right)

Shoutout to Fyuria Tsukimori & Nanaki.

Single target on XHB 1 AOE on XHB 2

I like to keep all my single target on the right trigger and AoE on the left trigger.

Looking into the current flow for 7.05 this seems like it should work and keep the placement of buttons matching the layout of the bars in the UI.

Hissss

Valen Bree

Utilizing Main XHB, WXHB and Expanded XHB

XHB RT = Single Target Normal

WIP

I don't use this job

This setup is optimized to my style of play. I tried to minimize the amount of movement my trigger fingers do cause I get tired.

Just copied Nanaki's

Uses XHB, double tap, LT->RT(which are almost the same for muscle memory). Also uses a bar for cooldowns you cant see on LT->RT

Uses sheathe weapon layouts too for run, food, teles, etc

Updated for latest patch

Buttons consistent for similar job actions (Dye = Potion)

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XHB1

複数用

XHB3（R2, L2二度押し）

My starter Viper hotbar for Dawntrail, designed to be played with an MMO mouse.

MMO mouse setup with modifiers.

Steel Fangs/Dread Fangs are standard combo openers Steel Maw/Dread Maw are standard combo openers for AOE From there, just hit the button that glows (one or both of the combo openers will glow). The 2nd hit in each combo will give you one of two buffs, one will reduce auto-attack delay (Swiftscale; makes you faster), the other adds potency to your attacks (Hunter's Instinct; makes you stronger). The 3rd hit in the combo will be powered up depending on the actions you did in step 1 and step 2, but again, just hit the one that glows. Additionally, once you hit that 3rd button, Serpent's Tail will light up for a 4th oGCD hit to end the combo.

Dreadwinder (single target) and Pit of Dread (AOE) will activate the two buttons next to it for a different combo set and give you a stack of Uncoiled Fury, a stronger ranged attack. The two buttons activated are Hunter's/Swiftskin's Coil for single target, Hunter's/Swiftskin's Den for AOE. You'll hit both of these, and they'll buff you in the same way as the normal combo, but after hitting one of these, either Twinblood and Twinfang on your back row will light up for an oGCD weave hit. Then after hitting Twinblood or Twinfang, whichever of those two didn't light up and you can hit that. For example: Dreadwinder > Hunter's Coil > Twinblood > Twinfang > Swiftskin's Coil > Twinfang > Twinblood. Uncoiled Fury works the same way as this, you'll just consume a charge to use it. Remember, it's ranged, so use it when you need it or are in danger of overstacking those charges.

Thought Process

• GCDs on face buttons for easy movement while pressing-
• WXHB and Expanded shared on XHB 2 so can see Expanded cooldowns
• Left trigger, XHB 1 starts opener
  • rear positional on bottom buttons and flank on side
• Right trigger bar is mainly used for filler GCDs and the reawaken part of the burst
• duplicate actions because we have so much space so trying to limit having to swap triggers and help with weaves
• AOE on bar 3 to switch to when needed saves room (not really needed, just a habit from other jobs)
• sprint on L3
• macro on XHB 2 is pot

Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.

The dye represents potion, and Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.

A setup that tries to keep dual-wield on one trigger and twinblade on another. AOE mirrors on hotbar 3, anything common to ST and AOE is reached via extended hotbar L2-R2/R2-L2

i love this set up it allows for easy access to to ogcds whatever trigger you are holding. also easy reawaken combo and gcds are on face buttons so its easier to move while attacking

Hotbar 1 covers all single target actions and all role actions. Hotbar 2 covers all AoE actions and all role actions.

Hotbar 5 contains the few shared skills that don't fit on hotbar 1/2, along with Limit Break. Twinfang/Twinblood are behind the skills that activate them.

First take on Viper Hotbar

An improvement on my previous comfort layout for more ease-of-use for the re-awaken combo

All important combo GCDs and oGCDs are on the face buttons for max mobility while weaving/doing positionals

I tend to put AOEs on the D-pad since they aren’t as important but Viper actually has more AOE GCDs than most jobs, so Pit of Dread (aoe Twinblade starter) was able to get a spot on the R2 + Square since there was real estate.

Single Target (L)

Mobs (R)

Make sure to change Double tap L2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Left" and Double tap R2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Right"

Otherwise going to play around with this to see if I can make it better for me

VPR 7.0
LT>RT remapped from Set 8 Left to Set 8 Right, only right half of Set 8 is used
Set 1 - Single Target ; Set 2 - AoE ; Set 8 - Utility

1:1 with reaper button layout hotkeys picture. Dread maw and steel maw can be flipped for convenience. Coils too. Dread maw and Steel maw can be switched with twinfang and twinblood. Pit of dread twice for extra freedom.

Dreadwinder on soulslice for muscle memory and cooldown button, move to somewhere you can stare at it easily to track cd AND press it.

What I've been using up through level 100 into both EX1 and EX2. Served me very well and hope it helps you too!

Pot is the Potion Macro icon, food is the food macro icon.

Whole keyboard layout, Testing for comfort.

#1 1-0,-,= #2 (1-= add shift) #3 num pad (1-9,*,-,+) or mouse click

Taking a first go at a layout. Working to minimize swaps between bars needed to perform the opening and filler rotation.

Single target on bar 2, AOE on bar 3.

1(1-9) main rotation bar, 2(Shift 1-9) aoe bar 3 Bar coolddown bar (Reawaken 'R', Serpent's Ire 'V', Slither 'G', Uncoiled Fury 'E, one of empty slots will be X for potion, normaly wouldn't put duty actions on bar but so much empty why not')

4 (C1-4, Arms Lengthy Ctr 7, limit break Alt 1)

MMO mouse using 1-= keys set by default for hotbar 1. Ctrl1 thru Ctrl= for hotbar 2. Shift1 thru shift= for hotbar 3. Twinblood, twinfang, and uncoiled fury repeated on bars 1 and 3 to simplify using actions in single target and aoe situations.

Current trial

I've watched Bun Boss and a few others to get an idea of how things should flow on controller. This is a setup that works for me and I wanted to share it! I like to keep things consistent across my jobs.

The fact i need to duplicate three skills... Square Enix didn't love me.

Since 2016, I use crossbar using a specific layout I mimic on each job (minus healer) Left : Support skills Right: Mono target Double right : AOE skills Double left : Big CD + distance skill for Melee dps

fits all actions for more comfortable combo rotations and movement while fitting all role actions, LB, and sprint and some free slots on the WXHB for extra stuff (mounts, items, etc)

AoE section needs work for sure

Easily distinguish between your 'left' and 'right' dual blade combos and your twinblade combos, even making our reawaken phase as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Keybinds: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, E, R, T, F, M4, M5 (+ Shift / Ctrl for Hotbars 2/3)

panels for MMO mouse with 2 3x4 hotbars and 1 6x2 for utility

Analysed before launch how to best place all abilities, tested in Early Access. Tried putting as many attack abilities on the right side of each bar to not have to release movement button as much, while keeping the ogcd attacks close to their corresponding gcd attacks to not have to switch bars constantly.

Dye is a placeholder for potion.

credits to me Azuma Misaki @ Tonberry

1st: 1,2,3,4,5,Q,E,R,F,C,V,T
2nd: same but shift+

Attempt to have Twinfang and Twinblood on face buttons for better movement

THis is what i came up with after smashing my brain into understanding the flow of viper for about an hour on hit dummies. My thought process is identical left and right placements for single target and aoe combos to coincide with vipersight. Both Single Target and Aoe Combos have a Serpent's Tail placed for easy access for less page hopping.

Dreadwinder is placed the next to the single target combos to enable ease of use tocatch the trail end of Noxious Gnash leading into Hunter's Coil/Swiftskin's Coil and Hunter's Den/Swiftskin's Den placed in similar paired fashion matching the placement of Twinfang and Twinblood to more intuitively feel the order to hit them in as you move. Pit of Dread is placed on the right arrow of RT/R2 in this case due to it only needing to be hit in aoe scenarios thus needing less priority but still placed in a way for easy transition into it's matching combos pairs. Uncoiled Fury and Whirling Snap are both placed on the expanded back pages to be used for downtime and slither is placed on a face button for easy access in movement phases.

possible pre-release xhb layout for viper

This layout is optimized for fun kinda like dancer layout that'll make ur thumb dance.

ST should all be available with just LT or RT AOE on RT, RT and LT,LT Other nonsense on RT->LT and menu stuff on LT->RT

• Macro 1 as a placeholder for Gyshal Greens
• Macro 2 as a placeholder for you bestie mount
• Macro 3 as a placeholder for your potion

Tentative layout for viper

I realized I did not align my gap closer to where it is on my other classes, so swapped some things around

comfy layout with the reawaken combo made easier

HB using a macro to swap skills between ST and AOE
Reawaken skills in order (1-4)
Mouse binds F1-F11, ESC
Unused mouse buttons free to use (Mounts, LB,...)

Layout:

HB 1&2: 6x2 on top of eachother
HB3: 3x4 on the right of the other 2
Aether Currents = Compass

Although I tend to put oGCDs almost exclusively on the dpad buttons and GCDs on the main buttons (triangle, square, etc) for VPR I felt like I'd try to keep the swapping oGCD buttons on the right hand as well since they are essentially part of the combo and need to be weaved precisely... and I didn't want to deal with the challenge of dpad inputs while moving

Equipment

This layout is designed around the following hardware:

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Slither on m5,

ire and feint on ctrl+shift+1/4,

Setup that works for my brain but hopefully it can help you as a template to organize your own bars.

ACTION BAR 1:

TOP ROW - CTRL

dt set up

Placement of Actions is tailored towards matching up single-target combos to their AoE/Twinblade counterparts and putting them in intuitive spots. (i.e. Flanking actions on side buttons and Hind actions on bottom buttons).

All Weaponskills are kept on X O □ ∆ buttons to keep the left joystick free for movement. This also has the Reawaken combo self-contained on the right buttons of the controller.

day 1 early access

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/crosshotbar set "壱の牙【咬創】" 1 RA3 /crosshotbar set "壱の牙【惨毒】" 1 RA4 /crosshotbar set "壱の蛇【惨毒】" 1 LA3 /crosshotbar set "弐の蛇【猛襲】" 1 LA4 /crosshotbar set "弐の蛇【疾速】" 1 LA1 /crosshotbar set "飛蛇の尾" 1 RA2 /crosshotbar set "祖霊降ろし" 1 RA1 /crosshotbar set "飛蛇の牙" 3 LD1 /crosshotbar set "壱の大牙【咬創】" 3 RA3 /crosshotbar set "壱の大牙【惨毒】" 3 RA4 /crosshotbar set "壱の大蛇【惨毒】" 3 LA3 /crosshotbar set "弐の大蛇【猛襲】" 3 LA4 /crosshotbar set "弐の大蛇【疾速】" 3 LA1 /crosshotbar set "蛇行" 1 LD2 /crosshotbar set "蛇の霊気" 1 LD1

Theorized version of my intended viper hotbar based off reading the ability descriptions on the job guide website and how I have my other melee hotbars laid out

yes

The "Inventory" is actually where my potion slot will be.

Viper hotbars for controler. Shield 1 = food Shield 2 = Potion

here, you have the mono skills on 1st hotbar, aoe on 2nd. When using reawakening, gcd are on the middle line, in order, and use serpent tail on ogcd between them.

FOR RYUUKA ZEKKEN

This setup is used for 12 button mouse + razer tartarus V2.

Hotbar 7 and 8 are for mono Hotbar 9 and 10 are for Aoe Hotbar 3 remain the same : used for healing stuff (+potion/food)

The Middle 2 rows separate out AOE and Single Target. I will probably ignore those.

trying to build VPR hotbars ahead of Dawntrail launch

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For First-Fourth Generation being 1-2-S1-S2

AoE version 4-S4-C1-C2

v2 of my tentative viper layout

Swapped AOE to be in 1 area and moved the dreadwinder combo to be front and center

Tentative layout for Viper

Viper xhotbar going into Dawntrail

My initial hotbar set up prior to launch of Dawntrail

vpr

I'm a left arm amputee - for 1-handed MMO mouse use (Logitech G600).

Based on Squintina's youtube guides

Just my personal Viper hotbar setup.

Perfect HB

Always identify the Proc that should be used in the JobHUD and Recognise Flank or Rear on the second skill

Perfect XHB

Always identify the Proc that should be used in the JobHUD and Recognise Flank or Rear on the second skill

viper using g600 :3

1, 2, & 3 are what I'm planning on using, since I started before hotbars could be reshaped.
4, 5, & 6 are the same thing reformatted to match the 3x4 grid of MMO mice.

Condense basic rotation into 8 hotbars per side as well as duplicate a lot of the oGCD actions for ergonomics

working on it

Tentative layout

something something kirito/darth maul

VIPAAAA

Personal setup for Viper.

Personal Hotbar Setup

Possible Viper hotbar for Dawntrail

• Dreadcoil and Swiftcoil in WHXB RT B/A are intentional for easier Reawakening windows.
• Macro 1 is for either a targeted Slither or a mouseover Slither for ease of use.

New hotbar layout

Bel's bar, bar 4 left side is set for expanded

Just my personal viper setup.

The Only Objectively Correct VIP Layout (WIP)

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shift
ctrl/alt (4 instead of ctrl r)

my layout

controller viper

yeah

Based on RPR/DRG bars

Rough draft, inspired somewhat by Youtuber Squintina's controller hotbar guides

Viper main Hotbar layout

Preemptive 100 Viper

L2 + DP: Charge and Special Combo Starters

The job with the least amount of buttons in the game It was extremely difficult to get this symmetrical

Beep Boop.

Keybinds for this layout - ( [sh]=Shift modifier, [A]=alt modifier, [X]=unbound )

Exactly as it says on the tin. Sprint is on a macro tied to pressing in the Left Analog Stick across all jobs

Personal XHB setup using XHB, RTRT WXHB and Expanded.

• XHB has RT Single Target, LT oGCDs, with main burst buttons on directions for visibility.
  • RT is also in Reawaken burst order starting from the bottom going clockwise (A/X = First Generation, etc.).
  • CDs visible on the directions, Reawaken/Ire/Dread input using WXHB RTRT
• Expanded XHB is AOE, mirrored on both sides so no matter the combination, it will be the same layout. Bless less buttons lol
• RTRT WXHB is movement, range, actual input for Bursts, role actions. Using option for WXHB to switch back to XHB after input.
• LTLT WXHB is shared between all my classes, just put here to show layout.

Alt hot

Dt launch

My set up with my gamepad. Dread fang lines up with 12 on the gamepad. Bar 2 is holding shift on a programmable mouse.

All hotbars: 1,2,3,4,5,Q,E,R,F,X,C,V

• Hotbar 1 = <Alt> modifier.
• Hotbar 2 = <Ctrl>modifier.
• Hotbar 3 = No modifier.

Limited directional button presses required

my tentative vpr layout

Subject to change

I think this is doable

Where arms length is will be potion

Hotbars are personal preference. Please use what works best for you instead of what other people use.

Fits my usual priorities for hotbars:

• All instant GCDs go on face buttons
• gap closer / range go on WXHB
• AOE replacements on XHB2
• Swap XHB1 and XHB2 with R1 tap
• everything else goes where it's convenient

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This will be the Starting Set for my Dawntrail Viper

Using standard 3-line set with shift and control as two separate modifiers, and access to M4 and M5

Test for macro setup later

/hotbar action "Steel Fangs" 1 1 /hotbar action "Dread Fangs" 1 2 /hotbar action "Hunter's Coil" 1 3 /hotbar action "Swiftskin Coil" 1 4 /hotbar action "Reawaken" 1 5 /hotbar action "Sprint" 1 6 /hotbar action "Second Wind" 1 7 /hotbar action "Uncoiled Fury" 2 1 /hotbar action "Twinfang" 2 2 /hotbar action "Twinblood" 2 3 /hotbar item "Grade 8 Tincture of Dexterity " 2 5 /hotbar action "Dreadwinder" 2 6 /hotbar action "Serpent's Tail" 2 7 /hotbar action "Bloodbath" 2 9 /hotbar action "Writhing Snap" 2 10 /hotbar action "Feint" 2 11 /hotbar action "Pit of Dread" 3 1 /hotbar action "Hunter's Den" 3 2 /hotbar action "Swiftskin's Den" 3 3 /hotbar action "Slither" 3 4 /hotbar action "Leg Sweep" 3 11 /hotbar action "Steel Maw" 4 1 /hotbar action "Dread Maw" 4 2 /hotbar action "Serpent's Ire" 4 3 /hotbar action "True North" 4 4 /hotbar action "Arm's Length" 4 10 /hotbar action "Uncoiled Fury" 5 4 /hotbar action "Dreadwinder" 5 5 /hotbar action "Serpent's Ire" 5 6 /hotbar action "Feint" 5 7 /hotbar action "Arm's Length" 5 8

i use 123 ascending so i inverted it for easy macro.

Version 1--GCDs on Face Buttons

I like buttons

box one

alt 1 2 3 4

shift 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

box two

mb4 s.mb4 c.mb4 a.mb4

r s.r c.r a.r

c.1 c.2 c.3 c.4

box three

e s.e c.e a.e

f s.f c.f a.f

t s.t mb5 q

Realized that aoe buttons are perfect mirrors of single target ones. Also twinblade combo is either a clockwise or counter clockwise motion this way, so that's neat.

mmo mouse: G600

Viper Xbar

Goal here is to get everything on just 2 XHBs.

If AoE can be tossed into the expanded XHB for the most part, and ST mostly lives on the main bar without much challenge in hitting buttons, that would be this working.

This layout is mostly to accomplish a few goals, such as:

Single target skills on the first hotbar, with utility and aoe being on the double taps.

Goes BRRR

I use a MMO Mouse.

we dont know

Viper controller layout, attempting to minimize as many hotbar swaps as possible.

This layout has WXHB enabled on hotbar 2 and expanded XHB bound to hotbar 4 rightside. I didn't rearrange the bars for simplicity.

Used Mr. Happy as a guided lmao

• tentative but prepped for my personal hotbars
• yes, I click the aoe rotation action one by one with mouse
• my finger max ranged is [Ctrl/Shift+5]
• no QERTZXCVB and Alt keybind
• other role actions have already been organized on another hotbar

possible

Actual nightmare to set up on XHB, yikes but should work well enough

Hotbar 1 is the 12 buttons on an MMO mouse like a Naga Hotbars 2-4 are the middle four buttons of a Razer Tartarus. 2 is no modifier, 3 and 4 are alt and ctrl respectively

My personal layout for VPR on PC with MMO mouse. Still tentative.

HB1 KB is Top: 1, 2, 3, 4, E, R. Bottom: F, G, Shift E, Shift R, Q, ` HB2 and HB3 are on the MMO with HB2 using alt as the modifier.

First :) I had this prepped before it went live