agility

Sniper

Picks off his enemies from afar

Ranged

Hold the high ground with Sniper, a fragile but punishing core whose entire kit revolves around Death from a distance. After peppering enemies with Shrapnel and Headshots, he secures fleeing kills with his infamous, long-cast-range Assassinate kill shot.

Sniper abilities, talents and win rates on this page are from Dota 2 patch 7.41e.

1/3
Complexity
3/3
Carry
1/3
Nuker

Sniper Performance Summary

On patch 7.41e, Sniper holds a 49.99% win rate across 762,589 ranked games. That average hides a 2.8-point swing between skill brackets — 50.98% in Guardian against 48.14% in Divine — so Sniper rewards knowing the hero far more than the raw number suggests.

Base Stats

Sniper
Health538+0.3 / s
Mana255
AttributeBase / Growth per lvl
strengthStrength
19+2 per lvl
agilityAgility
27+3.2 per lvl
intelligenceIntelligence
15+2.6 per lvl
StatValue
DamageDamage
40 – 46
ArmorArmor
4.5
Movement SpeedMovement Speed
285
Attack RangeAttack Range
550

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41e
Public Win Rate50%762.6K matches
Pro Win Rate33%1W / 2L
Pro Bans457% of contests
RankPicksWin Rate
HeraldHerald
40K
51%
GuardianGuardian
117.9K
51%
CrusaderCrusader
166.2K
51%
ArchonArchon
179.9K
50%
LegendLegend
138.8K
49%
AncientAncient
75.1K
49%
DivineDivine
44.7K
48%

Faces of Sniper

Data Timeframe: Past 6 months

Innate Ability

Keen Scope
Passive

Sniper’s attacks deal bonus damage for every 100 units of distance Sniper is from the target.

Bonus Damage1.5%
Bonus Damage Distance100

Talent Tree

+50 Max Headshot Knockback Distance
25
-30s Shrapnel Charge Restore Time
+30% Shrapnel Damage
20
+2s Take Aim Duration
+150 Assassinate Damage
15
+45 Attack Speed During Take Aim
+30 Headshot Damage
10
+50 Take Aim Passive Attack Range

Abilities

Shrapnel
Magical
Point Target, AOE

Consumes a charge to launch a ball of shrapnel that showers the target area in explosive pellets. Enemies are subject to damage and slowed movement. Reveals the targeted area. Shrapnel charges restore every seconds.

Movement Slow-12% / -18% / -24% / -30%
Radius400 / 425 / 450 / 475
Damage30 / 45 / 60 / 75
Duration10s
Damage Delay1.2s
Slow Duration2s
Cast Range1800
Cast Time0.3s
Max Charges3
Charge Restore Time35s
Mana75
Headshot
Physical
Passive

Sniper increases his accuracy, giving him a chance to deal 20 extra damage and knock back his enemies. Knockback distance increases based on how close the enemy is to Sniper. Headshots briefly slow enemy movement and attack speed by -100%.

Damage20 / 50 / 80 / 110
Chance40%
Max Knockback Distance50
Slow-100
Slow Duration0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5s
Take Aim
Dispellable
No Target

Passively increases Sniper's attack range by 160. On cast, Sniper gains increased vision, Headshot chance, and attack range. Slows you by 65% for the duration and restricts your vision to a frontal cone.

Duration3s
Slow65
Headshot Chance100%
Active Bonus Attack Range75 / 150 / 225 / 300
Passive Attack Range Bonus160 / 240 / 320 / 400
Bonus Vision500 / 750 / 1000 / 1250
View Restrict140
Mana50
Cooldown20 / 18 / 16 / 14s
Assassinate
Magical
Unit Target

Sniper locks onto a target enemy unit and, after a short aiming duration, fires a devastating shot that deals Sniper's attack damage plus bonus damage at long range and mini-stuns the target. Whenever Sniper kills an enemy hero, Assassinate is refreshed.

Damage300 / 400 / 500
Projectile Speed2500
Cast Range3000
Cast Time2s
Mana175
Cooldown20 / 15 / 10s

Aghanim's Upgrades

Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Assassinate

Causes Assassinate to fire quicker and stun the enemy target.

Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Concussive Grenade

Launches a grenade at the target area, dealing damage to enemies and knocking them and Sniper back. Enemies affected are disarmed and have their movement slowed after the knockback.