Items
- Blade Mail returns all the damage Sniper deals, and the duration of it is often more than enough to either kill Sniper, or leave him low on HP.
- Eul`s Scepter of Divinity can disjoint Assassinate if timed correctly, as you have ~4 seconds to react before being hit.
- Smoke of Deceit disables True Sight from Assassinate on target.
- Linken`s Sphere blocks Assassinate on impact.
- Blink Dagger capable of closing gap between user and Sniper very fast.
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Anti-Mage- Anti-Mage is capable of closing gap between himself and Sniper very fast. Sniper does not have a large mana pool, so attacks from Anti-Mage can burn through his mana very quickly, not allowing Sniper to use Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and to escape. Besides, given Anti-Mage`s ability to disjoint projectiles thanks to his Blink, Sniper`s ultimate can be fairly ineffective against him.
- Bounty Hunter is a hero who can take out squishy heroes like Sniper very well thanks to his kit - Shuriken and Jinada alone can work through quite a portion of Sniper`s health points. In addition, Track renders use of Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and as a mean of escape ineffective, unless there is a friendly Purge available.
- Clinkz will easily close the distance on Sniper with Skeleton Walk and burst him down with a combination of Strafe and Searing Arrows. Furthermore, it`s difficult to fight back against Clinkz if he`s buffed with Death Pact.
- Clockwerk`s ultimative ability Hookshot can easily close the gap between him and Sniper.
- Most Clockwerk builds contain a Blade Mail, making it even more easy for the Clockwerk player to render Sniper`s autoattacking useless.
- His overall kit is built for taking out dangerous backline cores.
- She usually builds a Blink Dagger or Shadow Blade to initiate and Duel someone, so she can abuse very well how weak Sniper is to ganks.
- Sniper tends to build many attack speed items, thus having a very high chance for many Moment of Courage procs during the Duel, making a Duel loss very likely.
- All of your skills are more or less useless against her trying to duel you: Shrapnel Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base cannot be used as she is the one initiating; Take Aim Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base `s range increase is obviously useless during Duel; Headshot Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base reduces her attack speed, but Moment of Courage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level lets her instant attacks anyway; and Assassinate Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base cannot be used as Duel silences Sniper.
- Morphling`s very high armor counters Sniper`s physical damage.
- Morphling can easily get close to Sniper and quickly burst him down.
- Nyx Assassin can easily take down sniper with Vendetta followed up by Impale then Mana Burn can easily burst him down.
- Nyx Assassin Spiked Carapace protects him from snipers Assassinate and will hurt sniper.
- Phantom Assassin has a good gap-closing ability Phantom Strike along with a slow Stifling Dagger, so her critical damage can make short work of fragile Sniper. Besides, Phantom Assassin has a great miss chance through Blur, so until Sniper builds Monkey King Bar For the hero, see Monkey King. Item Old Abilities Changelogs Monkey King Bar A powerful staff used by a master warrior. Cost5200 Bought FromWeapons Passive Mini-Bash, True Strike Bonus +66 , a lot of his physical damage would be wasted on her.
- Pudge is a hero who can significantly interfere with Sniper`s early laning in mid if he is not careful enough. His Meat Hook damages for a significant portion of Sniper`s paper HP, and a follow-up Rot or Dismember later can spell an end for Sniper. Be that as it may, good map awareness and a well-placed ward would usually prevent most of the problems.
- Slark is ultimate counter to Sniper - all his abilities plus Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and is perfect against Sniper.
- Vengeful Spirit has a great positioning spell Nether Swap that allows her to bring Sniper from his comfortable position in the back to dangerous front lines where he can be killed off fairly easily so one should be mindful of her Swap.
Other Heroes
- Terrorblade Sunder can save himself or his ally from Assassinate, or exchange @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### with Sniper himself, putting him into a tough position.
- Spirit Breaker can hunt Sniper as soon as he sees him, and being a Dust of Appearance carrier, makes it hard for Sniper to escape. Adding in Lifestealer for an explosive combo with Infest can sign a hard game for you.
- Disruptor can trap Sniper with Kinetic Field and move him back to his previous location with Glimpse, hindering Sniper`s chances at survival.
- Venomancer is capable of slowing Sniper`s mediocre movement speed even more, also disabling Blink Dagger for escape. Be that as it may, Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and or Town Portal Scroll can help get out of sticky situations. Bristleback deserves a mention for the same reason-- Viscous Nasal Goo is a stacking slow, and Quill Spray is a stacking physical damage, which can work through Sniper fast.
- Centaur Warrunner`s tankiness in combination with his Return passive ability make it difficult for Sniper to attack him without suffering heavy damage in return. He can also allow his team to easily close in on Sniper with Stampede.
- Spectre`s Haunt allows her to instantly catch Sniper from the back lines, and her Spectral Dagger makes for a difficult escape. If he is far enough away from his allies, Desolate makes quick work of Sniper.
- Generally speaking, any hero that can easily get within melee range of a hero represents a bad match up for Sniper.
Good against...
Enigma- Sniper has a very long range, so it is rare that Enigma can catch him in a Black Hole
- Sniper`s ultimate Assassinate can easily cancel Black Hole if he is not caught.
- Enigma`s Eidolons from Demonic Conversion are useless to push against a Sniper as he will easily kill them, especially with Maelstrom/ Mjollnir.
- Sniper counters Medusa only if one builds Sniper correctly. It counters in lane as Medusa cannot hit Mystic Snake easily on Sniper due to Sniper`s huge range.
- In team-fights, if team can tank Medusa long enough, Sniper`s heavy sustained damage can down her.
- Sniper is a pure right click carry with a very long range, making it hard for Silencer to cast any of his skills on him in lane. During team-fights, Global Silence has little impact on Sniper.
Others
- Heroes who have the power of Crowd-control can be one of Sniper`s signature targets due to his long range. (Earthshaker with Echo+Enchant+Fissure can be an example)
- Pugna.
Works well with...
Drow Ranger- Precision Aura of Drow Ranger benefits Sniper a lot throughout the whole game as it provides him with extra damage, which is never bad for a carry.