Safelane Sniper is doable but due to his low damage usually quite tough to pull through, also his flash farming abilities are quite weak especially after a bad start,
Mid Sniper gains levels really fast and with 3/4 fast points in Shrapnel and five minutes for Assassinate can deal a lot of damage mid + even gank side lanes. Also easier to farm the two mid camps when on the mid lane
sniper safelane = fast report due to lose. sniper has no ability to carry late game unless the draft is won already
sniper mid ok
sniper pos 4 ok (rush aghs, get cd talent and shrapnel talents, max shrapnel but dont drop it on creeps in lane just heroes )
Yeah i did one support game as sniper went for boots -> glimmer -> mana boots -> aether lens -> aghs -> threads -> aeon disc.
I got good neutrals items noone else wanted (telescope,enchanted quiver (only hero i find this item good on as sniper pos4 & princes knife)
It went pretty good imo and we won the game but i still got singe drafted after that game because necrophos thought his pick was really good vs bane, & techis.
They trilaned as bane jugg and techis and he was damn straight sure that his dmg he got off from null talismans rather than defensive bracers was the better choice on the lane.
He went afk jungle so i just shove the lane with shrapnel and eventually we came back during that game.
I personally believe sniper only has support capacity currently, too weak of a carry, too rsky mid and demanding a last pick. However i wouldnt suggest anyone to play pos4 sniper in solo ranked because people in general tend to report something they find different.
maybe if u know wtf ur doing u can sniper support but every time i get these garbage snipers goign support in my game we lose. you could maybe go mid if u have a good matchup but like most midlaners are good against u.
well most times when u get a pudge/mirana/sniper/zeus/lion/techis/necro/shaker/rubick/ogre support picker its most likely someone who only got the role because they are out of core games.
I love how Sniper support is a thing now, a year after I gave up on playing Sniper support (because of ranked roles, people kept reporting me when I played support CK/Razor/Sniper)
I don't understand what is bad about pudge pos 4. You can go mid min 4 and hook the enemy midder officially winning your midder the lane. You can then go on to safe and kill their pos 3/4. It's just about lending your hooks perfectly and you can snowball early game
got a crazy sniper mid cuz axe afked jungle of my pos 4 sniper pick. i had to go mid instead and started with boots and tangos vs storm, still crsuhed him. sniper mid is still fine imo, u can always itemize like bracers are fucking op item if u gonna lose the lane
https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/5370476757
i really enjoy valve giving sniper support abilities because noobs enjoy playing the hero alot too, i hope valve will turn legion to a support aswell like idk give aoe dmg from duel wins or something like that
just got to land hooks 4HEad, just land the hook lol, jsut hook them. ok now ur useless for 30 second, have 0 armor to lane, ur literally a fat melee creep
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What’s the rationale behind Sniper mid, which is where he’s usually played if picked? Wouldn’t he benefit more from safelane farm?
Also, what is Sniper supposed to do when he’s in the midlane? Is he a typical midlaner tempo core, or does he play “pos 1 but from mid” and just farm for lategame?