Editing Sniper

{{SameName|Sniper|'''Tower''' • [[Sniper (Narrator)|Narrator]]}}

{{TowerInfobox

|title = Sniper

|image-static = DefaultSniperIcon1.png

|image-dynamic = SniperDynamic.png

|image-dynamic-start = 21

|unlockcost = {{Color|00FF00|Free}}

|basecost = {{Money|450}}

|basesellingprice = {{Money|150}}

|basedamage = [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]10

|basefirerate = [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]5

|baserange = [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]28

|footprint = Below Average (1.25)

|pvp_basefirerate = [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]1.65

|pvp_footprint = 1.5

The '''Sniper''' is one of the two starter towers obtained upon joining the game for the first time, along with the [[Scout]]. It is a long-ranged cliff tower with a slow firerate, possessing high damage per shot.

Its utility comes from its very long range, allowing the '''Sniper''' to target enemies from far away. It deals high damage at a rather slow firerate. Slower enemies are vulnerable to the '''Sniper''' for long periods of time due to the '''Sniper's''' range, but faster enemies may be able to bypass it. Because the '''Sniper''' is a cliff tower, it can detect [[Flying]] enemies. The '''Sniper''' can also detect [[Hidden (Attribute)|hidden]] enemies at Level 2+ and damage [[Lead (Attribute)|lead]] enemies at Level 3+. It is immune to all stuns by default.

The '''Sniper''' is considered a solid early to mid-game tower, being able to take down many enemy types due to its triple detections, making it useful for [[Hardcore Mode]] and other harder gamemodes. Towards late game, the '''Sniper''' becomes inefficient against stronger enemies like the [[Slow Boss]] and the [[Fallen Giant]] due to its insufficient damage output, or fast enemies like the [[Bolt]] and the [[Yeti]] due to their speed, so it is recommended to get a stronger tower by then.

The '''Sniper''' has no placement limit.

|{{Upgrade|Level = Level 1|Upgrade Title = Faster Reloading|Cost = {{Money|200}}|Image =[[File:Common1Image.png|100px]]|Information = +2 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

5 > 4 Firerate [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]

Sell Price changes to {{Money|216}}}}

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 2|Upgrade Title = Geared Up|Cost = {{Money|750}}|Image =[[File:Sniper2.png|100px]]|Information = +2 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

+13 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

Sell Price changes to {{Money|466}}}}

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 3|Upgrade Title = Frontlines Sniping|Cost = {{Money|2,000}}|Image =[[File:Sniper3.png|100px]]|Information = +5 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

+35 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

Sell Price changes to {{Money|1,133}}}}

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 4|Upgrade Title = Spec Ops|Cost = {{Money|5,000}}|Image =[[File:Sniper4.png|100px]]|Information = +10 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

+40 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

4 > 3.2 Firerate [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]

Sell Price changes to {{Money|2,800}}}}

|{{Upgrade|Level = Level 1|Upgrade Title = Faster Reloading|Cost = {{Money|350}}|Image =[[File:Common1Image.png|100px]]|Information = +2 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

1.65 > 1.3 Firerate [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 2|Upgrade Title = Geared Up|Cost = {{Money|800}}|Image =[[File:Sniper2.png|100px]]|Information = +2.5 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 3|Upgrade Title = Frontlines Sniping|Cost = {{Money|3,250}}|Image =[[File:Sniper3.png|100px]]|Information = +2.5 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

1.3 > 0.5 Firerate [[File:Cooldown Icon.png|20px|Firerate]]

-1 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

{{Upgrade|Level = Level 4|Upgrade Title = Spec Ops|Cost = {{Money|5,000}}|Image =[[File:Sniper4.png|100px]]|Information = +5 Range [[File:Range Icon.png|20px|Range]]

+16 Damage [[File:Damage Icon.png|20px|Damage]]

==Statistics==

''To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the [[/History|history]] page.''

{{neow|<nowiki>

<var>

$DPS$ = Damage / Firerate

$CE$ = Total Cost / DPS

$TP$ = $FNC-TOTAL-COST$

$COST$ = 450; 200; 750; 2000; 5000

$PVP-COST$ = 500; 350; 800; 3250; 5000

$FSE-UPGRADE$ = Faster Reloading; Geared Up; Frontlines Sniping; Spec Ops

$FSE-UPGRADEICON$ = 3280081327; 3280367022; 3280367963; 3280368786

$FSE-DETECTION$ = 2; 3; 0

$FSE-META$ = Starter; File:DefaultSniperIcon1.png

$R$ = $FNC-RECURSION$

</var>

{| class="wikitable stats-table"

! Level !! Cost !! Total Cost !! Damage !! Firerate !! Range !! DPS !! Cost Efficiency

| 0 || {{Money|$COST$}}$R$ || {{Money|$TP$}}$R$ || 10 || 5 || 28 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 1 || $R$ || $R$ || 12 || 4 || 28 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 2 || $R$ || $R$ || 25 || 4 || 30 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 3 || $R$ || $R$ || 60 || 4 || 35 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 4 || $R$ || $R$ || 100 || 3.2 || 45 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

{| class="wikitable stats-table"

! Level !! Cost !! Total Cost !! Damage !! Firerate !! Range !! DPS !! Cost Efficiency

| 0 || {{Money|$PVP-COST$}}$R$ || {{Money|$TP$}}$R$ || 6 || 1.65 || 20 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 1 || $R$ || $R$ || 8 || 1.3 || 20 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 2 || $R$ || $R$ || 15 || 1.3 || 22.5 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 3 || $R$ || $R$ || 14 || 0.5 || 25 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

| 4 || $R$ || $R$ || 30 || 0.5 || 30 || $DPS$ || {{Money|$CE$}}

</nowiki>}}

|[[File:DHBlueSniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:DHRedSniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:DHGhillieSniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:ValentineSniper0.png|175px]]

|{{Color|Basic|Blue}}

|{{Color|Basic|Red}}

|{{Color|Basic|Ghillie}}

|{{Color|Lovely|Valentines}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Coins|500}}

|{{Coins|500}}

|{{Coins|500}}

|[[Basic Crate]]

|[[Basic Crate]]

|[[Basic Crate]]

|[[Lovely Crate]],<br/>[[Lovestruck Crate]],<br/>[[Valentines 2026 Crate]]

|[[File:DHBunnySniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:DuckySniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:NewSilentSniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:DavinchiSniper0.png|175px]]

|{{Color|Bunny|Bunny}}

|{{Color|Ducky|Ducky}}

|{{Color|ColdFront|Silent}}

|{{Color|Lunar|Davinchi}}

|{{Color|Event}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Event}}

|[[Bunny Crate]]

|[[Ducky Crate]],<br/>[[Duck Hunt Event#Hunting Season Pass|Hunting Season]]

|[[Cold Front Crate]]

|[[File:RedemptionSniper0Fixed.png|175px]]

|[[File:FrostLegionSniper0.png|175px]]

|[[File:ShrimpSniper0.png|175px]]

|{{Color|Premium|Redemption}}

|{{Color|OperationICE|Frost Legion}}

|{{Color|Surf|Shrimp}}

|{{Color|Uncommon}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|{{Color|Common}}

|[[Premium Crate]]

**You can pair this with the [[Commander]] or the [[Medic]] so that it will shoot faster.

*Later on in the game, to maximize damage, you should change the '''Sniper's''' targeting to ''Strongest'', or replace them with stronger towers like [[Ranger]].

*The '''Sniper''' can be used as a cheap way to deal with [[Flying]] enemies that appear early on during the game.

**It can also damage [[Lead (Attribute)|Lead]] enemies at Level 3+, making it rather useful against flying and lead combinations like [[Lead Balloon]], although there are better alternatives, like the [[Ace Pilot]] or [[Military Base]].

*The '''Sniper''' has no placement limit, requiring many placements to be effective, therefore other cliff towers should not be brought due to the limited cliff space available in most maps occupied by the snipers.

**Towards late-game, the '''Snipers''' can be sold to make space for other cliff towers, but this is not recommended unless absolutely necessary since it is rather time consuming and results in a general loss in cash and total dps.

*The '''Sniper''' is also the only cliff tower to have no placement limit.

**New skins: {{Color|Basic|Blue}}, {{Color|Basic|Red}}, {{Color|Premium|Ghillie}}

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.55 > 2.4|-1.15}} to {{Tooltip|3.55 > 2.05|-1.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|2.4 > 1.8|-0.6}} to {{Tooltip|2.05 > 1.8|-0.25}}.

**New skin: {{Color|Valentine|Valentines}}

**New skin: {{Color|Bunny|Bunny}}

**Skin rarity added to [[Basic Crate]] and [[Premium Crate]] skins.

****Firerate changed from 4.05 to {{Tooltip|6.03 > 5.53|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.05 > 3.55|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|5.53 > 5.03|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.55 > 2.05|-1.5}} to {{Tooltip|5.03 > 4.53|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|6.03 > 5.53|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|4.53 > 4.03|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|5.53 > 5.03|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|4.03 > 3.63|-0.4}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|5.03 > 4.53|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|3.63 > 2.53|-1.1}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.53 > 4.03|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|4.508 > 4.008|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.03 > 3.63|-0.4}} to {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.608|-0.4}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.63 > 2.53|-1.1}} to {{Tooltip|3.608 > 2.508|-1.1}}.

**New skin: {{Color|DuckHunt|Ducky}}

**{{Color|Basic|Ghillie}} skin rarity changed from {{Color|Uncommon}} to {{Color|Common}}.

**{{Color|Lovely|Valentines}} skin rarity changed from {{Color|Event}} to {{Color|Common}}.

**New skin: {{Color|ColdFront|Silent}}

**{{Color|DuckHunt|Ducky}} skin rarity changed from {{Color|Event}} to {{Color|Common}}.

*'''28 October 2023''' - [[v1.9.0]]

**New skin: {{Color|Lunar|Davinchi}}

**New skin: {{Color|Premium|Redemption}}

**{{Color|Premium|Redemption}} skin animation changed.

**{{Bug}} {{Color|Premium|Redemption}} skin animations are broken.

**{{Bugfix}} {{Color|Premium|Redemption}} skin animations are no longer broken.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.508 > 4.008|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.508|-0.5}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.608|-0.4}} to 3.508.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.608 > 2.508|-1.1}} to {{Tooltip|3.508 > 2.008|-1.5}}.

**New skin: {{Color|OperationICE|Frost Legion}}

**New skin: {{Color|Surf|Shrimp}}

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.508|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|2.508 > 1.508|-1}}.

****Firerate changed from 3.508 to {{Tooltip|1.508 > 0.708|-0.8}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.508 > 2.008|-1.5}} to 0.708.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|2.508 > 1.508|-1}} to {{Tooltip|2.658 > 1.308|-0.3}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|1.508 > 0.708|-0.8}} to {{Tooltip|1.308 > 0.508|-0.8}}.

*'''11 March 2026''' - [[v1.86.0]]

**Placement footprint decreased from 1.5 to 1.25 in regular modes.

**Statistical changes (Regular):

***'''Base'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|300}} to {{Money|450}}.

****Damage increased from 4 to 10.

****Firerate increased from 4.008 to 5.008.

****Range decreased from 27.5 to 25.

***'''Level 1'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|150}} to {{Money|200}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.508|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|5.008 > 4.008|-1}}.

***'''Level 2'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|500}} to {{Money|750}}.

****Damage increased from +6 to +13.

****Range decreased from +5 to +3.

***'''Level 3'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|1,500}} to {{Money|2,250}}.

****Range increased from +2.5 to +7.

****Damage increased from +18 to +35.

***'''Level 4'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|4,000}} to {{Money|4,500}}.

****Damage increased from +10 to +40.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|3.508 > 2.008|-1.5}} to {{Tooltip|4.008 > 3.508|-0.5}}.

****Range decreased from +10 to +5.

*'''5 June 2026''' - [[v2.0.0]]

**Firerate decreased due to the [[Firerate Bug]] being fixed.

**Statistical changes (Regular):

***'''Base'''

****Firerate decreased from 5.025 to 5.

****Range increased from 25 to 28.

***'''Level 1'''

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|5.025 > 4.025|-1}} to {{Tooltip|5 > 4|-1}}.

***'''Level 2'''

****Range decreased from +3 to +2.

***'''Level 3'''

****Cost decreased from {{Money|2,250}} to {{Money|2,000}}.

****Range decreased from +7 to +5.

***'''Level 4'''

****Cost increased from {{Money|4,500}} to {{Money|5,000}}.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|4.025 > 3.525|-0.5}} to {{Tooltip|4 > 3.2|-0.8}}.

****Range increased from +5 to +10.

**Statistical changes ([[PVP]]):

***'''Base'''

****Firerate decreased from 1.675 to 1.65.

***'''Level 1'''

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|1.675 > 1.3|-0.35}} to {{Tooltip|1.65 > 1.3|-0.35}}.

***'''Level 3'''

****Damage decreased from +0 to -1.

****Firerate changed from {{Tooltip|1.325 > 0.525|-0.8}} to {{Tooltip|1.3 > 0.5|-0.8}}.

***'''Level 4'''

****Damage increased from +15 to +16.