Sniper
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Ability Build
Disables, Buffs and Passives
Abilities | Disables | Dispellable Buffs | Breakable Passives | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interrupts Channeling | Silences | Roots | |||
Shrapnel | |||||
Headshot | |||||
Take Aim | |||||
Assassinate |
Item Build
Hero Strategy
Sniper gets easily ganked, always have an Observer Ward placed and pay attention to the minimap.
Push out the lane with Shrapnel prior to rune spawns.
Stack a small camp whenever you can.
Sniper doesn't like to rotate too much, so focus on farming and pressure the tower if opponents' mid rotates.
Don't let opponents see you at the start of a fight. Let them focus on someone else.
If you feel you might be ganked, Shrapnel the wave and move out.
Sniper is really strong at defending buildings with Shrapnel and his long attack range.
When in trouble, often times the correct play is to press Take Aim and stand your ground.
Counter Strategy
Gank Sniper in early game. He doesn't have any escape mechanism and is very squishy
Buy gap-closing items against Sniper
Smoke of Deceit can be used to dodge Sniper's Assassinate ability
Use Smoke of Deceit to wrap around and catch Sniper off-guard
Deep observer wards allow you to spot Sniper on the backlines
Be very careful when pushing high-ground against Sniper. Chip the tower and racks patiently and don't overextend. You might also want to give up on the high-ground siege and take a fight outside of their base