Dread Venom Striker

Dread Venom Striker

★★★★★ Offenses: Damage type(s) and Attack Speed influence combat. The attack style of the weapon in relation to the combat environment is also important. Consider both when choosing weapons to wield. Stats Abilities: Boosts and Penalties are both considered "abilities" in general. Many items don't have any special abilities. See the Abilities page for details. Some enemies are immune to certain status conditions - see individual status pages for details. CTR: All weapons gain these CTR bonuses as they level. Level 5+: CTR: Low Level 10: CTR: Medium

The Dread Venom Striker is a 5-star sword.

Description

An assassin's armament whose edge causes deep wounds that seep with vitriol. You should probably store it separately from your snacks. — Tooltip

Acquisition

: Echo - Always in stock for 25,000 crowns in the Hall of Heroes if the player is rank 8-2 or higher (bound).
: Basil - Randomly in stock for 25,000 crowns in depth 23 Clockwork Terminal.  (unbound).

Recipe

This 5-star recipe has an alchemy cost of 5,000 crowns. Below are the materials needed to make the Dread Venom Striker.

Name	Amount
Dark Shard	20
Vile Seal	5
Monster Bone	4
Dead Gold	3
Warp Dust	1
Corrosive Acid	1
Plague Essence	1
Eternal Orb of Alchemy	3
Vile Striker (Heat Level 10)

Note: When crafting using bound equipment as a precursor, the upgraded item will also be bound.

Alchemy Path

Dread Venom Striker's alchemy path

☆☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆☆ ★★☆☆☆ ★★★☆☆ ★★★★☆ ★★★★★ Cutter Striker Vile Striker Dread Venom Striker Hunting Blade Wild Hunting Blade

Combat

Basic Attack

A 10-hit combo, consisting of 5 swings doing 2 hits apiece. Each swing has a chance of inflicting poison. All swings but the first one make the player thrust forward 1 block.

Charge Attack

A series multiple of hits followed by a final slash with a forward lunge. This attack takes several seconds to complete, during which time it cannot be interrupted unless you are Shocked. Please note that the final swing [as with other cutter line swords.] CAN be shield canceled, however it still must be aimed and used with care.

Damage

The following damage values represent the weapon at its completed level, without any UV or bonus from other equipment, and are listed as a range found from the first to last floor of each stratum.

The first stroke of the combo does one "high" hit and one "low" hit. The second, third, and fourth strokes of the combo are identical. The fifth stroke of the combo does one "charge" hit and one "low" hit. The charge attack is similar, but with all "high" hits replaced by the more powerful "charge" hits.

Dread Venom Striker's Damage Table
	Stratum 1	Stratum 2	Stratum 3	Stratum 4	Stratum 5	Stratum 6
	Versus Slimes and Gremlins
High Attack	29 - 36	38 - 46	81 - 88	91 - 97	149 - 190	211 - 231
Low Attack	12 - 15	21 - 24	44 - 45	50 - 51	86 - 109	124 - 139
Charge Attack	38 - 44	50 - 57	107 - 108	112 - 122	191 - 245	271 - 294
	Versus Beasts and Constructs
High Attack	24 - 29	31 - 37	63 - 68	70 - 74	109 - 136	148 - 158
Low Attack	11 - 14	19 - 22	37 - 39	43 - 44	67 - 83	92 - 102
Charge Attack	33 - 35	40 - 45	87 - 83	85 - 91	144 - 183	199 - 205
	Versus Fiends and Undead
High Attack	15 - 18	20 - 24	40 - 44	46 - 49	72 - 90	99 - 107
Low Attack	7 - 9	13 - 14	24 - 26	29 - 30	46 - 56	63 - 71
Charge Attack	20 - 22	25 - 29	54 - 53	55 - 60	93 - 118	129 - 136

Reskins

The following items are a Reskin of the Dread Venom Striker:

• Dread Captain Cutlass

Notes

• The type was changed and the damage was increased with release 2026-09-16. Previously the weapon only did normal damage.

See Also

• Leveling Equipment
• Unique Variant
• Guides (Player Made)
• User-Made DVS guide