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"Shoot enemies from large distances. One of the starter towers."

―Store Description

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"Shoot enemies from large distances."

―Former Store Description

Description

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.

Its utility comes from its very long range, allowing the Sniper to target enemies from far away. It deals medium damage at a very 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 damage lead enemies at Level 3+. It is immune to all stuns by default.

The Sniper is considered an early to mid-game tower. Later on during the game, the Sniper becomes less useful against strong enemies like the Slow Boss due to its middling damage output, or fast enemies like the Bolt due to their speed.

Upgrades

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

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|-|Regular =

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	Cash$450	10	5.008	25	1.99	Cash$225.36
1	Cash$650	12	4.008	25	2.99	Cash$217.1
2	Cash$1,400	25	4.008	28	6.24	Cash$224.45
3	Cash$3,650	60	4.008	35	14.97	Cash$243.82
4	Cash$8,150	100	3.508	40	28.5	Cash$285.9

|-|PVP =

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	Cash$500	6	1.658	20	3.62	Cash$138.12
1	Cash$850	8	1.308	20	6.12	Cash$138.89
2	Cash$1,650	15	1.308	22.5	11.47	Cash$143.85
3	Cash$4,900	15	0.508	25	29.53	Cash$165.93
4	Cash$9,900	30	0.508	30	59.06	Cash$167.63

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Skins

To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.

	File:DHBlueSniper0.png	File:DHRedSniper0.png	File:DHGhillieSniper0.png	File:ValentineSniper0.png
Skin	Blue	Red	Ghillie	Valentines
Rarity	Common	Common	Common	Common
Daily Store Cost	Coin 1,250	Coin 1,250	Coin 1,250	Coin 4,000
Obtained From	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Lovely Skincrate, Lovestruck Skincrate, Valentines 2026 Skincrate
	File:DHBunnySniper0.png	File:DuckySniper0.png	File:NewSilentSniper0.png	File:DavinchiSniper0.png
Skin	Bunny	Ducky	Silent	Davinchi
Rarity	Event	Common	Common	Event
Daily Store Cost	N/A	Coin 3,000	Coin 3,000	N/A
Obtained From	Bunny Skincrate	Ducky Skincrate, Hunting Season	Cold Front Skincrate	Lunar Overture Season
	File:RedemptionSniper0Fixed.png	File:FrostLegionSniper0.png	File:ShrimpSniper0.png
Skin	Redemption	Frost Legion	Shrimp
Rarity	Uncommon	Common	Common
Daily Store Cost	Robux 105	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Premium Skincrate	Operation I.C.E Regular Battle Pass	Surf & Turf Regular Battle Pass

Strategy

• The Sniper is effective early on during the game due to its cheap cost and long range.
  • Its earlier levels allow it to kill most enemies in one shot for a cheap price.
  • It can also be useful against Hidden enemies, as upgrading it to Level 2 is quite cheap.
• The Sniper should not be relied on too much due to its slow firerate and overall low DPS. The slow firerate can result in you being easily overwhelmed later on in the game by hordes.
• The Sniper has lower DPS than other starter towers, but to compensate, it has a relatively long range, so it can keep shooting enemies for a while.
  • You can pair this with the Commander 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.
• The DJ Booth can easily expand the range of the Sniper to cover most, if not all, of the map.
• 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 enemies at Level 3+, although there are better alternatives, like the Ace Pilot or Military Base.
• The Sniper is one of the few towers that can damage all enemies, no matter their immunities, when upgraded to Level 3+.
  • Despite it being able to damage all enemies, it is generally not worth using the Sniper late on during the game due to its low DPS and slow firerate.

Trivia

• When the game was in Alpha, the Sniper's upgrade stats were not displayed on its upgrade description. It was simply referred to as "sans long gun".
• Weirdly, the Sniper costs Coin 100 to unlock, according to the store, despite being given for free.
  • This is because prior to the MEGA Update, the Sniper used to cost Coin 100 to purchase from the store.
• The Sniper is also the only cliff tower to have no placement limit.
• The Sniper is loosely based on the Sniper from Tower Battles.
• The Sniper used to appear alongside the Pyromancer, Scout, Commander and Minigunner on the "Triumph" screen before the Community Maps Update.
• Formerly, the Sniper used to have the longest range in the entire game not counting any admin-exclusive towers. After the Overhaul Update, this record is given to the Ranger.
• The Sniper, Frost Blaster, Engineer, DJ Booth, bottom path Pursuit and Commander are the only towers that can damage all enemies, no matter their immunities.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 14 June 2019 - BETA v1.0.0
  • Sniper added.
• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Unlock cost decreased from Coin 100 to Coin 0 (Free).
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Damage increased from +0 to +2.
        • Bug: This was not shown in the upgrade description.
  • New skins: Blue, Red, Ghillie
• 1 January 2020 - Release v1.5.1
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Range increased from +4 to +6.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +4.
    • Level 3
      • Range increased from +1 to +4.
      • Damage increased from +3 to +5.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +5 to +6.
      • Firerate changed from 3.55 > 2.4 to 3.55 > 2.05.
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +8 to +10.
      • Firerate changed from 2.4 > 1.8 to 2.05 > 1.8.
• 14 February 2020 - Release v1.7.1
  • New skin: Valentines
• 4 March 2020 - Release v1.8.0
  • Bugfix: Level 1 upgrade description is now correct.
• 6 April 2020 - Release v1.9.0
  • New skin: Bunny
  • New SFX.
• 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
  • New SFX.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Upgrade names added.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Skin rarity added to Basic Skincrate and Premium Skincrate skins.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from Cash$300 to Cash$350.
      • Firerate increased from 4.05 to 6.03.
      • Flying detection added.
    • Level 1
      • Range decreased from +4 to +3.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 4.05 to 6.03 > 5.53.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from Cash$350 to Cash$500.
      • Range decreased from +6 to +0.
      • Damage decreased from +4 to +2.
    • Level 3
      • Range decreased from +4 to +3.
      • Damage increased from +5 to +8.
      • Firerate changed from 4.05 > 3.55 to 5.53 > 5.03.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Cash$2,450 to Cash$4,000.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +2.
      • Damage increased from +6 to +15.
      • Firerate changed from 3.55 > 2.05 to 5.03 > 4.53.
      • Lead detection added.
    • Level 5 removed
      • Statistics:
        • Cost: Cash$4,250
        • +6 Range
        • +10 Damage
        • 2.05 > 1.8 Firerate
• 13 February 2022 - v1.0.1
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost decreased from Cash$350 to Cash$300.
      • Range increased from 22 to 26.
      • Damage decreased from 5 to 4.
      • Firerate decreased from 6.03 to 4.53.
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from Cash$125 to Cash$150.
      • Range decreased from +3 to +0.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from 6.03 > 5.53 to 4.53 > 4.03.
    • Level 2
      • Damage increased from +2 to +6.
    • Level 3
      • Range decreased from +3 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from 5.53 > 5.03 to 4.03 > 3.63.
      • Lead detection added (Moved from Level 4).
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Cash$4,000 to Cash$4,500.
      • Range increased from +2 to +6.
      • Firerate changed from 5.03 > 4.53 to 3.63 > 2.53.
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Sniper is now immune to all stuns.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 4.53 to 4.508.
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from 4.53 > 4.03 to 4.508 > 4.008.
    • Level 3
      • Firerate changed from 4.03 > 3.63 to 4.008 > 3.608.
    • Level 4
      • Firerate changed from 3.63 > 2.53 to 3.608 > 2.508.
  • Bug: Lead detection moved from Level 3 to Level 4.
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0a
  • Bugfix: Now has lead detection at Level 3 again.
• 17 April 2022 - v1.2.0
  • Sniper can no longer be targeted by most enemy abilities.
  • New skin: Ducky
• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Skin rarity added to all skins.
  • Ghillie skin rarity changed from Uncommon to Common.
• 14 February 2023 - v1.6.2
  • Valentines skin rarity changed from Event to Common.
  • New skin: Silent
• 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
  • Ducky skin rarity changed from Event to Common.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • New skin: Davinchi
• 29 March 2024 - v1.17.0
  • New skin: Redemption
• 12 April 2024 - v1.18.4
  • Redemption skin animation changed.
  • Bug: Redemption skin animations are broken.
• 13 April 2024 - v1.18.4a
  • Bugfix: Redemption skin animations are no longer broken.
• 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • Bug: Damage is no longer boosted by Damage Buffs.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 4.508 to 4.008.
      • Range increased from 26 to 27.5
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from Cash$150 to Cash$200.
      • Firerate changed from 4.508 > 4.008 to 4.008 > 3.508.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from Cash$500 to Cash$750.
      • Damage increased from +6 to +8.
      • Range increased from +0 to +5.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from Cash$1,500 to Cash$1,425.
      • Damage increased from +8 to +16.
      • Firerate changed from 4.008 > 3.608 to 3.508.
      • Range increased from +2 to +5.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from Cash$4,500 to Cash$4,000.
      • Damage decreased from +15 to +10.
      • Firerate changed from 3.608 > 2.508 to 3.508 > 2.008.
      • Range increased from +6 to +7.5.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by Damage Buffs.
• 21 August 2024 - v1.28.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Cost decreased from Cash$200 to Cash$150.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from Cash$750 to Cash$500.
      • Damage decreased from +8 to +6.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from Cash$1,425 to Cash$1,500.
      • Damage increased from +16 to +18.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +2.5.
    • Level 4
      • Range increased from +7.5 to +10.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • New skin: Frost Legion
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Defense role added.
• 9 July 2025 - v1.70.0
  • New skin: Shrimp
• 23 July 2025 - v1.71.0
  • Statistical changes (PVP):
    • Base
      • Cost increased from Cash$300 to Cash$500.
      • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
      • Firerate decreased from 4.008 to 2.508.
      • Range decreased from 27.5 to 25.
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from Cash$150 to Cash$350.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 4.008 > 3.508 to 2.508 > 1.508.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from Cash$500 to Cash$1,500.
      • Damage increased from +6 to +12.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from Cash$1,500 to Cash$2,750.
      • Damage decreased from +18 to +0.
      • Range decreased from +2.5 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 3.508 to 1.508 > 0.708.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Cash$4,000 to Cash$5,500.
      • Damage increased from +10 to +20.
      • Range decreased from +10 to +5.
      • Firerate changed from 3.508 > 2.008 to 0.708.
• 6 August 2025 - v1.72.0
  • Statistical changes (PVP):
    • Base
      • Damage decreased from 8 to 6.
      • Firerate decreased from 2.508 to 1.658.
      • Range decreased from 25 to 20.
    • Level 1
      • Damage increased from +0 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from 2.508 > 1.508 to 2.658 > 1.308.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from Cash$1,500 to Cash$800.
      • Damage decreased from +12 to +7.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +2.5.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from Cash$2,750 to Cash$3,250.
      • Firerate changed from 1.508 > 0.708 to 1.308 > 0.508.
      • Range increased from +0 to +2.5.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from Cash$5,500 to Cash$5,000.
      • Damage decreased from +20 to +15.

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