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Sniper

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Leaderboard: #82

Ban Rank: #6

KDA Rank: #16

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Facet

Ghillie Suit

While Take Aim is active, Sniper's attacks do not reveal him from fog of war.


Take Aim

While Take Aim is active, Sniper's attacks do not reveal him from fog of war.

Ability Build

1
Headshot
2
Take Aim
3
Headshot
4
Shrapnel
5
Shrapnel
6
Assassinate
7
Shrapnel
8
Shrapnel
9
Headshot
10
Headshot
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
11
+30 Headshot Damage
12
Assassinate
13
Take Aim
14
Take Aim
15
dota.abilities.special_bonus_attack_speed_30
16
Take Aim
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Assassinate
19
Attribute Bonus
20
dota.abilities.special_bonus_unique_sniper_take_aim_armor
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
+50 Max Headshot Knockback Distance

Item Build

Starting
5
Faerie Fire
Slippers of Agility
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
1
Observer Ward
Early Game
Wraith Band
Wraith Band
Power Treads
15
Magic Wand
Wind Lace
Mid Game
Dragon Lance
Maelstrom
19
Hurricane Pike
Aghanim's Shard
35
Mjollnir
Late Game
Daedalus
95
Black King Bar
30
Satanic
Butterfly
Situational
16
Mask of Madness
Hand of Midas
6
Khanda
Desolator
15
Diffusal Blade
20
Silver Edge
Sange and Yasha
34
Manta Style
Eye of Skadi
15
Disperser
Monkey King Bar
Moon Shard
Aghanim's Scepter
14
Linken's Sphere
15
Bloodthorn
10
Nullifier
6
Divine Rapier
15
Swift Blink
Boots of Travel
Core
Wraith Band
Power Treads
Dragon Lance
Maelstrom
19
Hurricane Pike
Aghanim's Shard
35
Mjollnir
Daedalus
Neutral
Duelist Gloves
Lance of Pursuit
Grove Bow
8
Specialist's Array
4
Enchanted Quiver
Elven Tunic
12
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Ancient Guardian
40
dota.items.item_pirate_hat
dota.items.item_desolator_2

In Game Guides

Standard Position 4, Facet 2

7.37e | Off Lane | 2,389,261 subscribers

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Thunderpick

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1
Shrapnel
2
Headshot
3
Shrapnel
4
Headshot
5
Shrapnel
6
Assassinate
7
Shrapnel
8
Headshot
9
Headshot
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+30 Headshot Damage
11
Take Aim
12
Assassinate
13
Take Aim
14
Take Aim
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
dota.abilities.special_bonus_attack_speed_30
16
Take Aim
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Assassinate
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+30% Shrapnel Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
-30s Shrapnel Charge Restore Time

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Blood Grenade
Circlet
Slippers of Agility
Sentry Ward

Early game

Wraith Band
Boots of Speed
Magic Wand

Core items

Arcane Boots
Solar Crest
Aghanim's Scepter
Phylactery

Situational items

Power Treads
Hand of Midas
Blink Dagger

Extension items

Aghanim's Shard
Glimmer Cape
Force Staff
Octarine Core
Khanda

MOUZ Guides | Sniper Support

7.37d | Support | 240,688 subscribers

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1681

ImmortalFaith

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1
Shrapnel
2
Headshot
3
Shrapnel
4
Take Aim
5
Shrapnel
6
Assassinate
7
Shrapnel
8
Take Aim
9
Take Aim
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+{s:bonus_active_attack_range_bonus} Take Aim Attack Range Bonus
11
Take Aim
12
Assassinate
13
Headshot
14
Headshot
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+1s Take Aim Duration
16
Headshot
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Assassinate
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
dota.abilities.special_bonus_unique_sniper_take_aim_armor
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
-30s Shrapnel Charge Restore Time

Starting Items

Boots of Speed
Tango
Observer Ward

Early Game

Tranquil Boots
Magic Wand
Pavise

Core Items

Solar Crest
Force Staff
Glimmer Cape
Aghanim's Shard
Blink Dagger
Octarine Core

Situational Items

Guardian Greaves
Spirit Vessel
Aether Lens
Lotus Orb
Linken's Sphere
Solar Crest
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Wind Waker
Scythe of Vyse

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Faerie Fire
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Dust of Appearance

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Gem of True Sight

Sniper Z | Facet 1

7.37b | Core | 150,884 subscribers

1
Headshot
2
Take Aim
3
Headshot
4
Shrapnel
5
Shrapnel
6
Assassinate
7
Shrapnel
8
Shrapnel
9
Headshot
10
Headshot
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+30 Headshot Damage
12
Assassinate
13
Take Aim
14
Take Aim
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
dota.abilities.special_bonus_attack_speed_30
16
Take Aim
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Assassinate
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
dota.abilities.special_bonus_unique_sniper_take_aim_armor
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+50 Max Headshot Knockback Distance

Starting Items

Slippers of Agility
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Tango
Faerie Fire

Early Game

Wraith Band
Power Treads
Mask of Madness
Maelstrom

mid game

Hurricane Pike
Mjollnir
Black King Bar

late game

Daedalus
Satanic
Aghanim's Blessing
Moon Shard

scØre

Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard

situational items

Magic Wand
Hand of Midas
Boots of Travel
Desolator
Eye of Skadi
Gleipnir
Manta Style
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
Swift Blink
Sange and Yasha
Yasha and Kaya
Disperser
Silver Edge
Mage Slayer
Revenant's Brooch
Khanda
Arcane Blink
Octarine Core
Refresher Orb
Divine Rapier

Pro Builds

2819

Legend-

1 hour ago

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KILLS

13

DEATHS

9

ASSISTS

9

KDA

2.4

TEAM KILL %

75.9%

GPM

504

XPM

451

LH/DN

150/4

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item faerie-fire
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:20

Dota 2 Item circlet

01:41

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

02:15

Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility

02:34

Dota 2 Item tango

02:58

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

03:37

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

03:38

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

03:38

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

04:18

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

05:26

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

06:31

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

06:54

Dota 2 Item power-treads

08:21

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

10:01

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

11:12

Dota 2 Item tango

11:29

Dota 2 Item dragon-lance

11:32

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:00

Dota 2 Item javelin

16:38

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

17:10

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

17:21

Dota 2 Item maelstrom

18:58

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

18:58

Dota 2 Item fluffy-hat

18:58

Dota 2 Item force-staff

18:59

Dota 2 Item hurricane-pike

19:00

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

25:30

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

26:06

Dota 2 Item mjollnir

27:40

Dota 2 Item claymore

27:40

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

27:40

Dota 2 Item crystalys

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item hurricane-pike
Dota 2 Item mjollnir
Dota 2 Item wraith-band
Dota 2 Item crystalys
Dota 2 Item wraith-band

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

00:47

2

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

01:49

3

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

02:48

4

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

04:35

5

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

06:22

6

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

07:57

7

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

11:05

8

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

14:05

9

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

16:18

10

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

17:33

11

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

18:20

12

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

19:25

13

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

24:50

14

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

25:01

15

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27:26

16

Dota 2 Ability special bonus unique sniper 6

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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lewis

2 hours ago

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KILLS

12

DEATHS

3

ASSISTS

21

KDA

11

TEAM KILL %

60%

GPM

713

XPM

857

LH/DN

243/18

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:01

Dota 2 Item tango

01:16

Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility

01:47

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

02:25

Dota 2 Item tango

02:57

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

03:14

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

04:06

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

05:08

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

05:09

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

05:11

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

05:33

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

05:57

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

06:23

Dota 2 Item power-treads

06:27

Dota 2 Item clarity

07:27

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

09:18

Dota 2 Item javelin

11:32

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

11:55

Dota 2 Item maelstrom

12:52

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

13:59

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:32

Dota 2 Item point-booster

16:06

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

16:39

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

17:20

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

19:50

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

24:13

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

24:14

Dota 2 Item mjollnir

27:20

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

27:20

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

27:20

Dota 2 Item dragon-lance

28:42

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

28:42

Dota 2 Item fluffy-hat

28:42

Dota 2 Item force-staff

29:33

Dota 2 Item hurricane-pike

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item wraith-band
Dota 2 Item mjollnir
Dota 2 Item hurricane-pike
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item wraith-band
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

00:58

2

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

01:42

3

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

03:04

4

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

03:45

5

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

05:00

6

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

05:31

7

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

06:59

8

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

08:49

9

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

09:59

10

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

11:10

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

12:56

12

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

14:10

13

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

17:57

14

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

21:32

15

Dota 2 Ability special bonus unique sniper 1

22:47

16

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

26:24

18

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

29:23

20

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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979

maedfynt

2 hours ago

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KILLS

3

DEATHS

9

ASSISTS

7

KDA

1.1

TEAM KILL %

47.6%

GPM

384

XPM

382

LH/DN

153/0

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item wraith-band

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

02:13

Dota 2 Item circlet

02:13

Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility

02:13

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

02:15

Dota 2 Item tango

03:59

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

05:55

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:56

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

07:13

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

07:29

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

07:53

Dota 2 Item power-treads

08:24

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

08:24

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

08:24

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

11:01

Dota 2 Item javelin

12:08

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

15:32

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

15:38

Dota 2 Item maelstrom

16:09

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

17:58

Dota 2 Item clarity

17:58

Dota 2 Item clarity

20:38

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

21:36

Dota 2 Item mjollnir

25:36

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

26:37

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item mjollnir
Dota 2 Item wraith-band
Dota 2 Item wraith-band

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

01:01

2

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

01:59

3

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

03:03

4

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

04:27

5

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

06:04

6

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

10:07

7

Dota 2 Ability sniper shrapnel

13:01

8

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

15:29

9

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

17:37

10

Dota 2 Ability sniper headshot

19:25

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

21:12

12

Dota 2 Ability sniper assassinate

22:27

13

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

26:20

14

Dota 2 Ability sniper take aim

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Armor items
7
Infused Raindrops
Ring of Health
Mid Game
15
Blink Dagger
18
Heaven's Halberd
25
Shadow Blade
25
Blade Mail
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
20
Silver Edge
Assault Cuirass
Butterfly

Support Players

Laning Phase
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Armor items
7
Infused Raindrops
1
Sentry Ward
1
Smoke of Deceit
Mid Game
15
Blink Dagger
19
Force Staff
1
Smoke of Deceit
14
Glimmer Cape
22
Ghost Scepter
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
1
Smoke of Deceit
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