Obtaining Sniper achievements

Australian Rules Dominate an enemy Sniper. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Try aiming for Snipers who are unaware of your presence. Sniping from places that aren’t considered the “norm” can greatly aid in catching them by surprise. There is no need to charge your shot, as a headshot will kill any Sniper who isn't overhealed or wearing the Croc-O-Style item set.

Beaux and Arrows Kill a Heavy & Medic pair with the bow. Difficulty: Hard How to obtain: It is recommended to kill the Medic first, as he will likely be in the rear and more difficult to hit than the Heavy. Use Jarate and have a friendly Pyro light your arrows to do more damage. Although you have the Huntsman equipped, keep a moderate distance from the pair.

Be Efficient Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: The kills do not have to be attained in just one life. Take your time to aim and charge your shot. Slower classes, such as Heavies and Soldiers, make good targets; there is no need to risk missing by trying to shoot a Scout.

Be Polite Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you doffing your hat. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Simply taunt with your melee weapon equipped immediately upon killing an enemy.

Consolation Prize Get backstabbed 50 times. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Spies are always looking to backstab unaware Snipers. If you really want to help with the progress of this achievement, don’t use the Razorback.

Dead Reckoning Kill an enemy with an arrow while you're dead. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: This achievement requires either good timing or good luck to get. An easy way is to find a lone Heavy and get him to shoot at you with his Minigun. While he does this, charge up your shot, aim for his head, and get ready to shoot when you are almost dead. If done right, you should release the arrow just before dying, and kill the Heavy with a headshot soon after your death, getting this achievement. An alternate way to achieve this is to bind a key to "explode" or "kill" and press it after you fire an arrow, but before it hits. The greater the distance separation between yourself and your target, the better your chances.

De-sentry-lized Destroy 3 Engineer sentry guns. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: A fully charged shot from the Sniper Rifle will destroy a level 1 Sentry Gun in a single shot, and do incredible damage to a level 2 or 3 Sentry Gun. A great way to rack up Sentry Gun destructions is to work in tandem with another Sniper, and fire as soon as your partner fires. 2 fully charged shots will destroy any level building if done fast enough, and will deny the Engineer a chance to repair them. Beware of Engineers using the Wrangler, try to dispose of the Engineer before destroying his gun.

Dropped Dead Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Scouts aren't the easiest targets to hit, but can still be killed with good prediction. Simply keep an eye out for areas where Scouts must double- or triple-jump to access, and shoot the scout immediately after his second jump. A fully-charged shot will kill the Scout in one hit.

Enemy at the Gate Kill an opponent within the first second of the round. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Charge your shot before the setup gates drop, and as soon as they drop, fire at someone with a headshot. Your fully charged shot will kill any class without an ÜberCharge. Enemy Snipers trying the same thing are a good target, as they'll be standing still waiting for the gates to drop just like you are. Just be sure to fire first. A safer method is to look for a Sniper that isn't looking at you, and then take him out.

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Simply throw your Jarate at a teammate who is on fire. This can also be achieved by extinguishing yourself.

Have a Plan Capture the flag in CTF. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: Snipers don't excel at flag running. If you decide to try to get the intelligence yourself, make sure you have your SMG to defend yourself, as the Razorback and Jarate can't help you. Also make sure to equip the Huntsman, as it provides you with much more mobility. You can get this achievement far more easily by picking up the intelligence after a teammate drops it.

Jarate Chop Jarate and then kill 3 enemies with your Kukri. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: You have to throw Jarate that hits three enemy players, and then kill them all with your Kukri. Remember, it cannot be three separate players, but all in the same group, all hit with the same Jarate. Having a Medic deploy an ÜberCharge on you can help considerably, a regular one can help offset the Sniper's low health. Try to use the Bushwacka to get this achievement, as it allows you to land guaranteed full Crits on your targets.

Jarring Transition Use Jarate to reveal a cloaked Spy. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: If you ever bump into a cloaked Spy, quickly switch to your Jarate and throw it at the floor, though you may have to guess at his path after bumping into you. You can also try throwing your Jarate into corners or recesses, as Spies using the Cloak and Dagger will try to hide in these places to recharge their cloak. This achievement can also be obtained by using Mad Milk to reveal a Spy while playing as a Scout.

Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: As with "Dropped Dead," try to keep an eye on areas that require a rocket jump to access, and hope a Soldier or Demoman comes by eventually. Don't try for a headshot; if your rifle is fully charged, you should kill him anyway, since the jump will already have done some damage unless it is a Soldier equipped with the Gunboats.

Kill Everyone You Meet Kill 1000 enemies. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: This is a basic grind achievement, and while it will take some time, it's an easy one to get.

Kook the Spook Kill 10 Spies with your Kukri. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Your Kukri is your natural defense against Spies, so this will easily start to add up as you play. Turn around and Spy-check nearby teammates with your Kukri whenever you hear the Spy's de-cloaking sound.

My Brilliant Career Top the scoreboard 10 times on teams of 6 or more players. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Due to Snipers earning 1.5 points per headshot, Snipers will quickly climb the scoreboard. Your biggest competition is other Snipers, so try to play on servers with class restrictions on Sniper. This is also possible on Arena if you are leading as a different class. Medics, for example, tend to accumulate a disproportionate amount of points per life compared to their teammates thanks to points given for healing. Once you've attained a sizable lead, switch to Sniper, rush in, finish the round, and get some assists if possible.

Not a Crazed Gunman, Dad In a single life, kill 3 enemies while they are achieving an objective. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Position yourself near a capture point or the Payload cart, and wait to snipe your target until he is on top of it. After you do, other targets on the point may scramble or return fire, so be prepared to retreat and try again once you're repositioned. You may be lucky enough to see someone standing still on a point, or crouch-walking near a cart, so take advantage of this. Alternatively, search for Spies trying to capture a control point or move the Payload, unaware of any dangers nearby. Then get up close and kill him with the Kukri.

Number One Assistant Score 5 Assists with the Jarate in a single round. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: The description is misleading; for this achievement, you must get five assists in a single life. Launch your Jarate where players tend to congregate, such as around chokepoints, control points, and the setup gates at the start of a round. Using the Sydney Sleeper allows you to inflict Jarate at longer ranges.

Parting Shot Headshot an enemy player the moment his invulnerability wears off. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: If you're far enough away from an invulnerable target, they will probably not be paying attention to you. Keep your crosshair on their head until the ÜberCharge wears off, then fire. Heavies are the easiest targets due to their slow speed.

Pincushion Hit an enemy with 3 arrows, without killing them. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: Spam arrows at an unaware Heavy, especially one who is overhealed. If possible, fire uncharged arrows, which deal less damage and can be fired more quickly.

Rain on Their Parade Jarate an enemy and the Medic healing him. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Medics are usually found healing another teammate, so aim your Jarate directly between him and his patient.

Robbin' Hood Take down an intelligence carrier with a single arrow. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Always try to snipe from a place that has a direct line of sight to the paths that lead to your intelligence. Scouts will often try to take your intelligence, so pick them off as they return to their base.

Rode Hard, Put Away Wet Jarate an enemy that you're dominating. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: While obtaining a domination is relatively easy, getting close enough to hit your victim with Jarate without being killed is another story. Try to launch your Jarate while flanked by teammates to avoid being singled out.

Saturation Bombing Jarate 4 enemy players with a single throw. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Throw your Jarate into a crowd and hope it hits four people. This is best done where players tend to congregate, such as around chokepoints, control points, and the setup gates at the start of a round.

Self-destruct Sequence Headshot 10 enemy Snipers. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Aim for the head and don't bother to charge, as a headshot will kill any Sniper that is not overhealed. Don't use the Sydney Sleeper and don't bother trying to headshot Snipers wearing the Croc-o-style Kit.

Shafted Stab an enemy with an arrow. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: Find an unaware enemy, such a busy enemy Sniper, and kill him with the Huntsman's taunt. This is somewhat easier than other taunt kills, as it only takes one second to thrust the arrow that stuns your target.

Shock Treatment Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: Once your shield is destroyed, pounce on the Spy with your Kukri. Unfortunately, if a Spy sees your Razorback, they probably won't try to backstab you, switching instead to their Revolver or Ambassador. You may have better luck against inexperienced Spies or an enemy Spy intentionally trying to achieve the Die Another Way achievement.

Shoot the Breeze Kill a fully invisible Spy in a single hit. Difficulty: Hard How to obtain: Sniping a fully cloaked Spy is generally is the result of pure luck. Look for telltale shimmers of Cloak and shoot where you think the Spy will go. Charge your shots to ensure you can kill the Spy even with a bodyshot.

Socket to Him Headshot an enemy Demoman. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Try to headshot any Demoman that you see. Demomen will often stand still while laying sticky traps and will usually pay little attention to you when locked in a melee battle.

The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Simply taunt with your Sniper Rifle equipped upon killing an enemy.

Triple Prey In a single round, get a kill with 3 different weapons. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Equip the Submachine Gun for this achievement. Get a kill with the Sniper Rifle or Huntsman, a kill with the SMG, and another kill with your melee weapon. The three kills do not have to be done on the same enemy or in the same life.

Trust Your Feelings Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: A no-scoped shot will only deal 43-57 damage. If need be, weaken your target with a headshot or Submachine Gun fire first.

Überectomy Kill a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: Killing enemy Medics is one of your highest priorities. Keep in mind that Medics will actively avoid wide, open areas to avoid being sniped, so try to hit them from an unexpected angle.

William Tell Overkill Pin an enemy Heavy to the wall via his head. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: Aim for the head of every Heavy you see, especially if said Heavy is standing near a wall. Eventually, you will kill the Heavy while pinning him to the wall, earning the achievement.