In recent years, severe viral infections have emerged, and antiviral chemotherapeutic agents are not adequately effective in curing these infections, leading to serious human diseases and loss of life. Consequently, a novel antiviral is urgently needed, which undoubtedly essential for the therapy of various fatal and debilitating viral infections. 1,2,4-Triazole derivatives occupy a pivotal position in modern medicinal chemistry and have been incorporated in numerous clinical drugs, including antiviral drugs. To my best knowledge, there are few review articles exclusively handling 1,2,4-triazole scaffold with the antiviral potential. This review aims to figure out recent perspectives and advances of 1,2,4-triazole nucleus roles in various kinds of antiviral agents over the past decade, with some examples of rational design and some structure-activity relationships. This review will hopefully provide perception into especially powerful compounds as lead structures and help in the rational design and development of novel 1,2,4-triazolebased compounds with strong anti-virus efficacy.