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Poison Attack and 
Corrosive Skin are more or less similar with some missing components moved elsewhere. To compensate, they have gained the ability to stack after letting them set in. This creates 2 dynamics, rewarding Viper for timing his attacks and punishing indecisive attackers. Poison Attack is still his primary damaging ability, getting a lethal boost whenever he stacks and refreshes it. Since it only does so after a while, Viper may choose to spread the venom to multiple targets or sneak normal attacks in if focusing on a sole target. Corrosive Skin remains dangerous but is less potent if the assault is either continuous or the poke is well spaced out. Hesitation will result in melting in a pile of acid. Overall, these changes should introduce more nuance into otherwise still simple spells.
Viper Strike was not so terrible as it was bland, essentially an ultimate version of Poison Attack. This new one promises more exciting and satisfying gameplay as he closes the gap onto his hapless prey. Taking a bite out of it like a snake would, he weakens it to set up its demise. As this is a one-way flight into enemy territory, the magic resistance helps him survive. The design is such that it is primarily an offensive tool, but can be used as an escape by creatively attacking far away creeps.
Nethertoxin served its purpose but felt out of place and lacked a proper punch. It has been redesigned to be what Poison Attack used to be with the slow and execution damage. It’s a great ability to use halfway through the fight once he has infected multiple enemies with Poison Attack and Corrosive Skin to maximize its efficiency. The slow helps him get in a few more hits before letting the damage finish them off. With its relatively short cooldown, it can be used early on to start singling out an enemy to focus. While its damage may be a little unreliable, it can be a spell to max first in certain situations for more disabling power.
Viper is pretty similar, but the key difference is the removal of Poison Attack on buildings since it’s stacking on an unmoving target can prove too strong. In exchange at level 20, he can choose between giving it more constant damage or Viper Striking more often. At level 25, he can either turn Nethertoxin into a high uptime silence that now follows its targets or a respectable nuke to rival Culling Blade. In terms of build, it will probably remain the same. Perhaps with inherent mobility, 
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