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 a rifle zoomed in 45% with the Huntsman drawn
Meet the Sniper

“

Snipin's a good job, mate! It's challengin' work, outta doors. I guarantee you'll not go hungry, cause at the end of the day, long as there's two people left on the planet, someone is gonna want someone dead. — The Sniper on his profession

”

The Sniper is a rugged and ready crack shot from the Australian Outback. The primary goal of the Sniper is to kill targets using his rifle's Headshot ability, effective at distances which other weapons will struggle to even hit enemies, let alone kill outright. He can also use his Submachine Gun or Kukri to deal with foes at a closer range, although is often at a significant disadvantage when doing so. Therefore, the Sniper prefers taking to hiding in elevated or hard-to-see spots, where the he can pick off slower classes like the Heavy with ease. While the Sniper tends to isolate himself from the frontlines, the Huntsman allows him to move up the field, launching powerful arrows while his ancient and mysterious Jarate powers can increase damage dealt against his foes by himself and teammates alike. Despite his specialty being instantaneous kills with headshots the Sniper is also able to equip the Sydney Sleeper and provide valuable mini-crits to the rest of his team at a distance.

The Sniper is an excellent class for supporting the rest of the team as he is able to help pin the enemy at choke points from a long range, allowing him to avoid danger. The Sniper has a long-running feud with the Spy, who targets him because he is often too focused on the battlefield in front to identify threats from behind.

The Sniper is voiced by John Patrick Lowrie.

Bio

Name: Ritzy Ricks also known as Mr. Mundy Location of origin: Template:W Job: Precision Elimination Motto: "Pink Cloud of Death" 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 using the scope, the more damage the shot will inflict.
• Aim for the head to inflict critical damage.
• Zoom in with the sniper rifle by hitting MOUSE2.
• Use your secondary slot Submachine Gun to deal with nearby enemies.
• When you use Jarate on a enemy, it will make every shot you hit a mini-crit, therefore try not to waste it.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

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

Primary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo loaded	Ammo carried	Damage range	Notes/Special abilities
Stock Sniper Rifle		25	N/A	Base: 50 (0% charge) 150 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge) 450 (100% charge)	Critical hits are guaranteed for accurate headshots.  No random critical hits  Charges while zoomed.
Unlock Huntsman		1	12	Base: 51 (0% charge) 120 (100% charge) Headshot: 153 (0% charge) 360 (100% charge)	Always crits on headshot.  Friendly Pyros and Soldiers with the Righteous Bison can light arrows to add fire damage.  No random critical hits.  Enemy Pyros can deflect arrows.  Hold primary fire to draw the arrow; press secondary fire to retract the arrow.  Arrows can pin foes to a wall on the killing blow (purely cosmetic feature).
Craft Sydney Sleeper		25	N/A	Base: 50 (0% charge) 150 (100% charge) Jarate: 67-68 (0% charge) 202-203 (100% charge)	On hit at one second of zoom-in time or greater, applies Jarate effect to the target for 8 seconds.  Charge rate increased 25%  Headshots do not crit.  No random critical hits.  Charges while zoomed.  Unlike the Jarate, this cannot extinguish burning allies on hit.
Craft Bazaar Bargain		25	N/A	Base: 50 (0% charge) 150 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge) 450 (100% charge)	Each consecutive headshot gives +10 charge per second.  A body or missed shot reduces the bonus.  -20 base charge rate penalty.  Charges while zoomed.
Craft Machina		25	N/A	Base: 50 (0% charge) 173 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge) 518 (100% charge)	Fully charged shots deal +15% damage.  Fully charged shots penetrate players and damage enemies behind them.  Only fires when zoomed.  Shots leave a bright, easily traceable team-colored line behind them.  Charges while zoomed.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo loaded	Ammo carried	Damage range	Notes/Special abilities
Stock SMG		25	75	Base: 8 Crit: 24 [10 rounds / sec.]
Unlock Jarate		1	∞	N/A	Doused enemies take mini-crits on hit.  Partially nullifies cloak on enemy Spies.  Extinguishes flames on wielder and allied players.  Enemy Pyros can reflect Jarate.  Has a 20 second recharge.  Can be instantly recharged from a Resupply cabinet.
Unlock Razorback		1 use	N/A	N/A	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.  Grants its ability passively; does not need to be activated.
Craft Darwin's Danger Shield		N/A	N/A	N/A	Increases max health by 25 points on wearer.  Grants its ability passively; does not need to be activated.

Melee

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo loaded	Ammo carried	Damage range	Notes/Special abilities
Stock Kukri		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Drop Conscientious Objector
Distributed Saxxy					Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues.
Craft Tribalman's Shiv		N/A	N/A	Base: 33 Crit: 98	On hit, causes bleed for 6 seconds.  Deals 50% less damage.
Craft Bushwacka		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Crits where it would normally mini-crit.  Raises fire vulnerability by 20%.
Craft Shahanshah		N/A	N/A	Base: 49 / 81 Crit: 146 / 244	+25% increase in damage when health is less than 50% of max.  -25% decrease in damage when health is more than 50% of max.

Attack taunt

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Huntsman	Main article: 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. Can also kill enemies behind the Sniper when he withdraws the arrow.

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

Main article: Item sets

Lawrence of Australia
	Bazaar Bargain Shahanshah Desert Marauder
Effect	No effect

Main article: Item sets

The Camper Van Helsing
	Holy Hunter Silver Bullets Garlic Flank Stake
Effect	No effect

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

Update history

September 21, 2007 Patch

• Fixed occasional sniper zoom crash.

September 28, 2007 Patch

• Fixed third-person sniper aim animation not matching player's view exactly.

October 31, 2007 Patch

• Fixed a weapon switching exploit that allowed Snipers to fire slightly faster than intended.

December 20, 2007 Patch

• Dustbowl
  • Fixed gaps in stage gates that allowed Snipers to kill defenders during setup.
  • Limited line-of-sight at the first control point in stage 3 to remove a griefable Sniper spot.

December 31, 2007 Patch

• Fixed Sniper quick-switch exploit allowing them to avoid zoom/unzoom times.

January 14, 2008 Patch

• Added new option for the Sniper Rifle to the Multiplayer->Advanced dialog. If disabled, the sniper rifle won't re-zoom after firing a zoomed shot.

January 15, 2008 Patch

• Fixed being able to zoom too quickly after firing a zoomed shot.

February 14, 2008 Patch

• Added a small delay (200 ms) before a zoomed Sniper shot can get a Critical hit.

February 2, 2009 Patch

• Sniper rifle now supports Crit Boost state like all other weapons (i.e. Kritzkrieg makes all shots critical hits).

May 21, 2009 Patch (The Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• Added new sniper rifle replacement, The Huntsman. Instead of a sniper rifle, you have a bow that allows you to move around faster while firing, and fire more quickly than the sniper rifle. Works better at medium range than the standard rifle.
• Added new SMG replacement, Jarate. If thrown on an enemy they will take more damage for short period of time. Also extinguishes flames on yourself or allies.
• Added new SMG replacement, The Razorback. Will protect you against a single spy backstab, and stun the spy for a short period of time. Comes with a 15% move speed penalty for the wearer (speed penalty has since been removed).
• Standard sniper rifle now shoots through friendly players.
• Added 54 new Sniper voice lines.
• Added 35 new Sniper achievements.
• The Heavy and Sniper now have new custom death animations.
• Added hat Trophy Belt.
• [Undocumented] Added a scar to the Sniper's face.

May 22, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Jarate effect on DX8 machines.

May 26, 2009 Patch

• Fixed server crash related to the Jarate.

May 29, 2009 Patch

• Added Sniper/Spy milestone achievements as an additional way players can get the new unlockables.
• Fixed attackers seeing the Mini-Crit particle effect for full Crits if the victim has the Jarate effect enabled.

June 8, 2009 Patch

• Fixed The Huntsman drawing a muzzle flash under lagged conditions.
• Fixed Jarate instantly exploding when thrown in some places, like the final area of Badwater Basin.
• Fixed Sniper "civilian" exploit where players could crash the server.

June 23, 2009 Patch

• Added log entries for player extinguished events using the Jarate.
• Changed the description of the "Triple Prey" achievement so it better describes how to get it.
• Critical arrows now have a trail and correctly deal enhanced damage.
• The Huntsman now defaults to be right handed.
• Friendly arrows will no longer trigger the near miss sound on you.
• [Undocumented] Fixed a bad detection case in the "Friendship is Golden" achievement.
• [Undocumented] Fixed several sources of floating arrows.
• [Undocumented] Removed the speed penalty from the Razorback.

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Fixed a couple of issues with the way critboosts affected The Huntsman and the Spy's knife.
• Fixed an exploit where you could reload The Huntsman faster than intended.
• [Undocumented] Added new hat bodygroups to the Sniper.
• Added hats: Master's Yellow Belt, Professional's Panama and Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative.

September 15, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Sniper using the reference pose if he has the Huntsman deployed when his team loses.
• Fixed the Huntsman not firing crit arrows when the Sniper is being CritBoosted.
• Fixed being able to fire the Huntsman under water if you jump into the water with the arrow charged.

December 18, 2009 Patch

• Fixed a client crash related to arrows.

December 22, 2009 Patch

• Updated the Baseball and Jarate HUD indicators to stay on screen when full.

January 6, 2010 Patch

• Changes to the TF Bots
  • Tuned Sniper spot finding algorithm to generate more diverse locations, partially addressing the "Predictable Sniper camping spots" issue.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Sniper rifle not penetrating friendlies
• Changed Huntsman pullback force so that it goes in the right direction (was still pulling as if the Huntsman was on the left hand side of the screen, which was default until a later update).

January 27, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Snipers being able to shoot enemies through gates.

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

• Added hat: Shooter's Sola Topi.

April 28, 2010 Patch

• The Huntsman changes
  • Removed restriction that arrows need to be aimed before they can be lit by a Pyro.
  • Bow can now be lowered without losing the lit arrow.
  • Changed bow so you can start charging it while you're jumping, but you can't fire until you're on the ground.
  • Fixed bug where flame effect would get stuck on if you change weapons with a lit arrow.
• Fixed a client crash that could result from players with arrows embedded in them.

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

• Added weapon: Tribalman's Shiv.
• Added hat: Bloke's Bucket Hat.

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• The Tribalman's Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• Added Weapons: Sydney Sleeper, Darwin's Danger Shield and Bushwacka.
• Added Hat: Ol' Snaggletooth.
• [Undocumented] The Tribalman's Shiv view model was updated to match the world model.
• [Undocumented] Added unused "Hi-five" taunt.
• [Undocumented] Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• The Master's Yellow Belt and Killer's Kabuto paint effects are more noticeable.
• The Sydney Sleeper no longer penetrates targets.
• The Sydney Sleeper no longer randomly crits.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Updated some item capabilities:
  • Improved the Spine-Chilling Skull and Voodoo Juju hat positions on the Sniper.
• Fixed not being able to light arrows after the first arrow is fired unless they're drawn back.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• Made the following hats paintable: Trophy Belt.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added new hats: 'Larrikin Robin'.
• Fixed the arrow burning effect getting stuck on if you changed class in a respawn room with your arrow lit.
• Throwing the Jarate now returns you to your previous weapon, instead of your Primary.

December 22, 2010 Patch

• The Sniper scope is now visible when viewing First Person Spectator mode on a zoomed Sniper.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed being able to attack teammates using arrows fired by the Huntsman.
• Fixed the Sniper Rifle and SMG view models having Red skins while on the Blue team.
• [Undocumented] Fixed the Sydney Sleeper view models having Red skins while on the Blue team.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Item changes:
  • Sydney Sleeper Charge rate increased 25%.
• Bot changes:
  • Improved Sniper bot algorithm for finding good sniping spots for both Capture Point and Payload scenarios.
  • Sniper bots will take opportunistic shots at targets while they move to their desired sniping spot.
  • Fixed bug where Sniper bots would sometimes stand around in their spawn room doing nothing.

April 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The ability '+25% Charge Rate' for the Sydney Sleeper is now indicated as a positive (blue) attribute in the backpack. Previously it was negative (red).

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added new hats: Crocleather Slouch and Villain's Veil.
• Community contributed voice responses rules have been implemented for the Skewer.

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] New laughing taunt animations have been added but are currently unused.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added weapons: Bazaar Bargain and Shahanshah.
• Added hat: Desert Marauder.

August 3, 2011 Patch

• Added new hat: Anger.

August 18, 2011 Patch (Manno-Technology Bundle)

• Added new Weapon: Machina.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Added hats: Swagman's Swatter and Your Worst Nightmare
• Added misc: Crocodile Smile
• Sniper's Snipin' Glass is now a misc slot item
• Reduced chattiness when getting many sequential kills
• Added a missing line to the scoped revenge response
• Taunting with a Saxxy no longer play lines that reference a knife
• Added additional Jarate hit responses

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• Add hats: Holy Hunter.
• Added Misc: Silver Bullets & Garlic Flank Stake.

Bugs

• 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.)

• The projectiles stored in the Sniper's breast pocket will occasionally clip through the pocket.

• When the Sniper moves whilst defenceless at the end of the round, certain hats such as the Company Man will clip through his head.

Trivia

• In his fight scene with the Spy in Meet the Spy, the Spy makes a cut from the left side of the Sniper's cheek to his nose with his Knife. The scars were added to the Sniper's in-game model with the Sniper vs. Spy Update.

• The Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain. McLain voices the Administrator, as well as GLaDOS from the Portal series and Half Life 2's Combine Overwatch Voice. Also, John voices all of the citizens in Half Life 2.

• Template:W served as the original BLU team Sniper.

• The Sniper's sunglasses, hair and hat make an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as one of the hats selectable for the players' worms.

• The Sniper class from Monday Night Combat received the Sniper's regular stock hat, under the name "Mental Illness", during a cross promotion with Team Fortress 2. The name of the item is a reference to Meet the Sniper during the Sniper's conversation with his dad explaining that being an assassin, as he claims to be, is a job, while being a crazed gunman, as his dad thinks he is, is mental sickness.

Gallery

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  Team Fortress Sniper model

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  The Sniper class from Team Fortress Classic.

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  Concept art of the Sniper.

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  Concept art of the Sniper.

• Sniper concept3.png

  Concept art of the Sniper.

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  Concept art of the Sniper.

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  Concept art of the Sniper.

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  A cropped panel from page 9 of the Meet the Director comic showing the Sniper's parents and their home.

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  Trading card front

• Sniper2.jpg

  Trading card back

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  The Sniper's glasses and hat as a selectable Worms Reloaded worm hat.

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  The in-game item for Monday Night Combat, "Mental Illness".

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  Class card as seen on the TF2 Official Website

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  The Sniper's default arsenal

• Sniper badge old BLU.png

  The Sniper's original BLU emblem

• Sniper badge old RED.png

  The Sniper's original RED emblem

Related merchandise

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  The Sniper T-Shirt

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  Spy vs. Sniper Poster

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  The Team Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  Sniper Class Decal, White

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  Sniper Class Decal, Black

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  Meet the Sniper Lithograph

See also

• Meet the Sniper
• Headshot
• Sniper taunts
• Sniper responses
• Sniper voice commands
• Basic Sniper strategy
• Community Sniper strategy
• Sniper match-ups
• Anti-Sniper strategy
• List of references (Sniper)
• Sniper (Classic)

External links

• The Sniper page on the Official TF2 Website
• Sniper update
• TF2 Official Website - A sneak preview of the next class update!
• TF2 Official Website - You better hold onto your head, mate
• TF2 Official Website - The Sniper vs. Spy Update, Day 7
• TF2 Official Website - The Sniper vs. Spy Update