Sniper

Sniper
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Support
Health:	125 / 185 150 / 225 with the Darwin's Danger Shield equipped
Speed:	100% 27% with Sniper Rifle or Sydney Sleeper zoomed 45% with Huntsman drawn
Meet the Sniper

“

Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Click to listen — The Sniper on professional standards

”

A rugged and ready crack shot from the Australian outback, the Sniper prefers to pick his targets off from a distance, though he isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if the situation requires. Preferring to hide in elevated or hard-to-see spots, the Sniper can pick off slow moving classes like the Heavy with ease. The Sniper is also ideal for eliminating enemy Medics, giving his team a chance to advance.

While the Sniper tends to isolate himself from the frontlines, the Huntsman sees him move up the field, laying down suppressive volleys of arrows while his ancient and mysterious Jarate powers can increase damage dealt against his foes by himself and teammates alike.

The Sniper is voiced by John Patrick Lowrie.

Bio

Name: Rick Location of origin: Australia Job: Precision Elimination Motto: "Have a plan to kill everyone you meet Emblems:    Description: In his former life as a tracker of dangerous game in the unforgiving Australian Outback, the Sniper would spend months by himself. Prolonged isolation taught him a valuable lesson: You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss.

Basic Strategy

Main articles: Sniper tips, Sniper strategy

• The longer you spend zoomed in the scope, the more damage the shot will do.
• Aim for the head to do critical damage.
• Zoom with the Sniper Rifle by hitting MOUSE2.
• Use your secondary Submachine Gun to deal with nearby enemies.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Sniper Rifle	1	25	Base: 50 (0% charge) 150 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge) 450 (100% charge)	Never rolls for random Critical hits, always Crits on headshot.
Unlock	Huntsman	1	12	Base: 44-58 (0% charge) 103-137 (100% charge) Headshot: 153 (0% charge) 360 (100% charge)	Hold primary fire to charge the shot, press secondary fire to unload. Never rolls for random Critical hits, always Crits on headshot. Arrows can pin foes to a wall on the killing blow (purely cosmetic feature).  Friendly Pyros can light arrows to add fire damage.
Craft	Sydney Sleeper	1	25	Base: 45-50 (0% charge) 130-160 (100% charge)	Sniper Rifle alternative:  On hit at 50% charge applies Jarate effect to the target for 8 seconds.  No headshots.  No random Critical hits.

Secondary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Submachine Gun	25	75	Base: 8 Crit: 24 [10 rounds / sec.]
Unlock	Jarate	1	8	N/A	Has a 20 second recharge.  Doused enemies take Mini-Crits on hit.  Nullifies Cloak on enemy Spies.  Extinguishes flames on wielder and allied players.
Unlock	Razorback	1 use	N/A	N/A	Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected.  Nullifies a single backstab attempt, temporarily 'shocking' the Spy preventing him switching weapons or attacking.  Once used does not recharge. Must be re-equipped from a resupply cabinet.
Craft	Darwin's Danger Shield	N/A	N/A	N/A	Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected.  Increases max health by 25 points on wearer.  Does not protect from backstabs.

Melee

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Kukri	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Craft	Tribalman's Shiv	N/A	N/A	Base: 32 Crit: 96	On hit causes bleed for 6 seconds.  Deals 50% less damage.
Craft	Bushwacka	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Turns Mini-Crits into regular Crits.  Raises fire vulnerability by 20%.

Taunt Attack

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Huntsman	See also: Skewer The Sniper removes the arrow from his bow, twirls it behind him, then stabs it forward fiercely to stun the enemy momentarily. He then brings the arrow back to his bow again, killing the enemy.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Croc-o-Style Kit
	Sydney Sleeper Darwin's Danger Shield Bushwacka Ol' Snaggletooth
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

A brief demonstration of the "Croc-o-Style" Item Set can be viewed below.

Hats

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Sniper achievements Sniper pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement

Trivia

• In his fight scene with the Sniper in Meet the Spy, the Spy inflicts a gash on the Sniper's cheek. The gash was later added to the Sniper's in-game model.
• The bullets the Sniper keeps in his vest pocket are different than the ones he actually uses for his rifle or his Submachine Gun.
• The Sniper's parents live on Adelaide Street, Australia (Red House on the left). This could mean the BLU Sniper's parents live on the same street but in the Blue House on the right.
• In Meet the Spy, the BLU Sniper holds his rifle left-handed.
• The Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, voice actress for the Administrator. Both John and Ellen provided voices for characters in Template:W.
• The Sniper's world model is only seen with a fingerless glove on his left hand, and a watch on his left arm, where all of his view models have a glove on both hands, and no watch. (Viewmodel_fov must be set higher to see the watch, or lack thereof.)

See also

• Headshot
• Meet the Sniper
• Sniper match-ups
• Sniper taunts
• Sniper responses
• Sniper voice commands
• Sniper User Guides
• How to play the Sniper
• Sniper strategy
• Sniper scripts
• List of references (Sniper)
• Sniper (Classic)

External links

• The Sniper Update
• TF2 Official Blog- A sneak preview of the next class update!
• TF2 Official Blog- You better hold onto your head, mate
• TF2 Official Blog- Sniper vs. Spy Update, Day 7
• TF2 Official Blog- The Sniper vs. Spy Update
• The inspiration music for Meet The sniper track