Sniper

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Contents 1 Information 1.1 Bio 2 Basic Strategy 3 Weapons 3.1 Standard 3.2 Unlockable 3.3 Taunt 4 Hat 5 Trivia 6 See also 7 External Links

Information

The Sniper is the class for players who love to hang back and pick people off from a distance. Perfect for hiding in hard-to-see areas, the Sniper can pick off slow moving classes like the Heavy with ease. The Sniper is also ideal for eliminating an enemy Medic healing a Heavy or Soldier, giving your team a chance to advance.

As for the Sniper's weapons, the Sniper relies primarily upon his Sniper Rifle which charges in strength the longer the Sniper remains zoomed in. Unfortunately, the Sniper has very little close-combat defense because he only sports a weak, but rapid firing Submachine gun and a Kukri. However, the Sniper can earn three unlockable weapons that allow him to have increased functionality. The Huntsman is his Primary replacement and is an excellent mid-range weapon with a quick draw but requires more skill to use in long range accurately. The Razorback is a passive, one-time use item that saves the sniper from one backstab. His other unlockable, Jarate, allows him to throw a jar of urine at an enemy which makes them susceptible to mini-crits and can also extinguish any fire effects from himself or his allies.

Bio

Basic Strategy

Main article: 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 (with the Huntsman or Sniper Rifle).

• Zoom with the sniper rifle by hitting your Attack 2 button.

• Use your secondary submachine gun to deal with nearby enemies.

Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and measured at point blank range. See individual weapon pages for details.

Standard

Type	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range
Primary	Sniper rifle	25	N/A	Bodyshot: 43-57 (0% charge), 128-172 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge), 450 (100% charge)
Secondary	Submachine gun	25	75	8-12 per bullet at 10/sec = 80-120/sec (24 Crit)
Melee	Kukri	N/A	N/A	43-87 (195 Crit) at a rate of a little more than 1 hit per second

Unlockable

Type	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Special Ability
Primary	Huntsman	1	12	Bodyshot: 44-58 (0% charge), 103-137 (100% charge) Headshot: 153 (0% charge), 360 (100% charge)	Instant crit on headshot
Secondary	Razorback	1	N/A	N/A	Can nullify backstabs, stunning the attacking Spy
Secondary	Jarate	1	∞	N/A	+35% Damage, nullifies Cloak, douses fire (when used on allies).

Taunt

Type	Attack	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage
Primary	Arrow	Huntsman	N/A (Must have ammo in Huntsman)	N/A (Must have ammo in Huntsman)	500 (250 with 50% damage reduction from initial "stab" stun)

Hat

Name	Appearance
Trophy belt

Trivia

• In his fight scene with the Sniper in Meet the Spy, the Spy inflicts a gash on the Sniper's cheek. This gash could be seen on the cheek of the RED Sniper in the steam news picture for the Sniper vs Spy Update[1] and the Jarate Update image[2], although it was not seen in the same picture as used in the Huntsman update[3]. The gash was later added to the Sniper in-game model itself.[4]

See also

• Sniper achievements
• Obtaining sniper achievements
• Headshot
• Meet the Sniper
• Sniper match-ups
• Sniper taunts
• Sniper responses
• Sniper voice commands
• How to play the Sniper
• Sniper strategy
• Sniper scripts
• List of references (Sniper)

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

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Classes
Offensive	Defensive	Support	N/A
Scout • Soldier • Pyro	Demoman • Heavy • Engineer	Medic • Sniper • Spy	Civilian