{"id":9447,"date":"2020-08-09T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T17:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2022-09-26T19:24:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:24:26","slug":"imperial-agent-sniper-virulence-basics-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/imperial-agent-sniper-virulence-basics-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Virulence Sniper Basics Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some Agents prefer a less direct method of eliminating a target, such as administering poison. Lethal toxins and all-consuming microbes are the domain of the walking biohazard known as the Virulence Sniper, who inflicts lethal shots and lobs corrosive grenades from a safe distance where they can witness the results of their handiwork.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6912\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-damage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Role: Damage<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6916\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-dot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Type: Damage Over Time<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6996\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-sniper-rifle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/> Weapon: Sniper Rifle<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-long-range.png\" \/>Distance: Long Range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Virulence for New Players<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/showcover.png\" \/> Virulence requires that you <strong>take cover and not move<\/strong> for many of your abilities to work. Cover makes Virulence a <strong>very difficult<\/strong> class for newer gamers to learn, as many fights require moving around.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/abl_ag_sn_Cull.png\" \/>\u00a0 Virulence is <strong>long range<\/strong> &#8211; if you can handle the cover mechanic, you can hit targets very, very far away compared to most classes which makes it easier to find targets to hit than short-range classes.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/stickygrenade.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>If you are able to watch your debuff timers<\/strong>, this discipline is <strong>decently easy to learn with a guide.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cool Abilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/lazetarget.png\" \/> <strong>Virulence<\/strong> focuses on making sure you have your Corrosive Dart and Corrosive Grenade debuffs on your current target before using Cull, a channeled ability that is your weakest attack on its own, but generating the biggest hits you can do if supported by your Damage over Time abilities at the right time.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/entrench.png\" \/><strong>Entrench,<\/strong> become immoveable<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/disengagesniper.png\" \/><strong>Covered Escape,<\/strong> roll and go into cover<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9372\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/concussionmissiles-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/> <strong>Cover Pulse,<\/strong> knock everyone away form you while in cover<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/ballisticshield.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Ballistic Shield,<\/strong> large group shield (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/orbitalbombardment.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Orbital Strike,<\/strong> your ship attacks for you (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/flashbang.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Flash Bang,<\/strong> group stun\/distraction (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Agents prefer a less direct method of eliminating a target, such as administering poison. 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