Agility · Ranged
Picks off his enemies from afar
Win rate
49.6%
B across all ranks
Pick rate
19.7%
of public matches
Public picks
666.8K
in the sample
Pro scene
1
2 bans · 100% win rate
Bars start at 50%. Sample sizes: Herald 19.5K · Guardian 63.2K · Crusader 116.4K · Archon 175K · Legend 175.5K · Ancient 80.7K · Divine+ 36.5K.
Last 6 days
49.9%
Bought before the horn
Iron Branch
Circlet
Slippers of Agility
Observer Ward
Tango
Faerie Fire
The first minutes
Wraith Band
Boots of Speed
Power Treads
Blade of Alacrity
Javelin
Morbid Mask
Core items
Maelstrom
Claymore
Hurricane Pike
Hyperstone
The full build
Black King Bar
Daedalus
Hyperstone
Hydra's Breath
Ultimate Orb
Shadow Blade
Most-bought items for Sniper in OpenDota’s sample of parsed public matches (1,726 purchases counted). Bars compare each item with the most-bought one in its phase. The percentage is the win rate in games where Sniper bought the item by minute 30 (green or red when it is clearly above or below Sniper’s average). Teams that are ahead buy items sooner, so a high number shows the item goes with winning games, not that it causes the win. Items with fewer than 100 games show no percentage. Cheap components are hidden from the mid and late game.
Mithril Hammer
238 games
Mask of Madness
154 games
Dragon Lance
172 games
Maelstrom
235 games
Mithril Hammer
254 games
Dragon Lance
175 games
Hyperstone
154 games
Mjollnir
140 games
Force Staff
108 games
Daedalus
68 games
Blink Dagger
66 games
Crystalys
179 games
Final items compared within the same purchase window (at least 60 games each), so they are not simply ranked by how late or expensive they are. Still a correlation: a team that is far ahead can buy anything sooner.
55
Use: Plant Tree: Targets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.
155
140
0
Use: Plant: Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes.
1s
Use: Plant. Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes. Hold Control to give one Observer Ward to an allied hero.
90
Use: Devour: Consumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges.
65
Use: Imbue: Instantly restores 85 health.
5s
Use: Imbue. Instantly restores 85 health.
505
500
Movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack.
1,400
Active: Switch Attribute: Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence. Movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack.
Win rate when bought49.3% · 1,031 games
Active: Switch Attribute. Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence. Movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack.
1,000
900
Passive: Pierce: Grants each attack a 25% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 60 bonus magical damage.
900
Passive: Lifesteal: Heals the attacker for a percentage of physical damage dealt.
2,950
Passive: Chain Lightning: Grants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 110 magical damage to…
Win rate when bought47.8% · 651 games
Passive: Chain Lightning. Grants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 110 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion.
1,350
4,550
Active: Hurricane Thrust: Pushes you and target enemy 425 units away from each other, and for 5 seconds, allows you to make 5 attacks against the target without range…
Win rate when bought55.0% · 404 games
19s150
Active: Hurricane Thrust. Pushes you and target enemy 425 units away from each other, and for 5 seconds, allows you to make 5 attacks against the target without range restrictions and with +100 attack speed. Can be cast on self or allies to push the target 600 units in the direction it is facing. Enemy Range: 425
2,000
Win rate when bought59.0% · 497 games
4,050
Active: Avatar: Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage.
95s50
Active: Avatar. Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9 / 8 / 7s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
5,200
Passive: Critical Strike: Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.
Passive: Critical Strike. Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.
5,900
Passive: Miasma: Attacks poison enemies, dealing 2.5% of the target's Max HP as Magical Damage per second for 3 seconds.
Win rate when bought64.2% · 162 games
Passive: Miasma. Attacks poison enemies, dealing 2.5% of the target's Max HP as Magical Damage per second for 3 seconds.
Passive: Polycephaly. Ranged attacks have a 30% chance to fire additional projectiles at up to 3 nearby enemies with 150 extra range and within a 120 degree angle in front of the attacker. The additional projectiles deal 20 + 75% damage of a normal attack and do not trigger on hit effects except for Miasma. The primary attack deals 20 + 100% damage of a normal attack.
2,800
3,250
Active: Shadow Walk: Makes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell.
Win rate when bought59.4% · 143 games
25s75
Active: Shadow Walk. Makes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell. While Shadow Walk is active, you move 20% faster and can move through units. If attacking to end the invisibility, you gain 175 bonus physical damage on that attack.
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.
Sniper increases his accuracy, giving him a chance to deal 20 / 50 / 80 / 110 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%.
Passively increases Sniper's attack range by 160 / 240 / 320 / 400. 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.
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.
Aghanim’s ShardReduces cooldown, increases damage, and allows the knockback to affect Sniper as well.
Sniper’s attacks deal bonus damage for every 100 units of distance Sniper is from the 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.
Aghanim’s ScepterCauses Assassinate to fire quicker and stun the enemy target.
-30s Shrapnel Charge Restore Time
25+50 Max Headshot Knockback Distance
+2s Take Aim Duration
20+30% Shrapnel Damage
+45 Attack Speed During Take Aim
15+150 Assassinate Damage
+50 Take Aim Passive Attack Range
10+30 Headshot Damage
Strength19+2/lvlAgility27+3.2/lvl
Intelligence15+2.6/lvlKardel Sharpeye was born deep in the mountains of Knollen where, since time immemorial, Keen Folk have survived by hunting the strange, cliff-dwelling steepstalkers above their village, shooting them from a distance and collecting the carcasses where they fell. Sharpeye was among the best of these strange mountain keens for whom projectile weapons are but another appendage, and to shoot is as natural as to touch. On his day of summoning, when he was to gain full standing in his village, Sharpeye took the ancient test: a single shot from the valley floor to strike a beast down from the cliffs. To miss was to be dishonored. With his entire village standing vigil, Sharpeye took his shot. A steepstalker fell; the crowd cheered. But when the carcass was collected, the village grew silent, for the elders found that the bullet had pierced its glittering central eye then fallen to be clenched in the steepstalker's mandibles. This ominous sign was the literal opening of a dark prophecy, foretelling both greatness and exile for the gunman who made such a shot. Sharpeye the Sniper was thus, by his own skill, condemned to make his way apart from his people--and unwelcome back among them until he has fulfilled the remainder of the prophecy by attaining legendary stature on a field of battle.
Win rates come from public Dota 2 matches (OpenDota), 3.4M matches counted, refreshed Oct 24, 2026. Tiers use the win rate in the chosen rank: S 52.5%+, A 51%+, B 49%+, C 47.5%+, D below; heroes with too few games are left unrated. Hero data and patch notes are Valve’s. Builds Forge is an unofficial fan site, not affiliated with Valve.