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Version

Description

7.27b

• Reduced Shrapnel damage per second from 20/40/60/80 to 20/35/50/65.
• Reduced Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Assassinate stun duration from 1.5 on each level to 1/1.25/1.5.

7.26c

• Reduced Shrapnel movement slow from 15%/20%/25%/30% to 12%/18%/24%/30%.
• Reduced Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Assassinate stun duration from 1.8 to 1.5.
• Talents:

Level 10 right talent: 20% cooldown reduction reduced to 15%.

Level 15 left talent: +16% Shrapnel movement speed slow reduced to +14%.

7.26b

• Talents:

Level 10 left talent:

Level 10 right talent: 25% cooldown reduction reduced to 20%.

Level 15 left talent: +20% Shrapnel movement speed slow reduced to +16%.

Level 15 right talent: +40 attack speed reduced to +30.

Level 20 left talent: +30 Shrapnel damage per second reduced to +24.

Level 20 right talent: +35 Headshot knockback distance reduced to +28.

Level 25 left talent: +6 Shrapnel charges reduced to +5.

Level 25 right talent: +125 attack range reduced to +100.

7.25

• Increased base attack damage from 15-21 to 19-25.
• Reduced Headshot damage from 30/60/90/120 to 20/50/80/110.
• Reduced Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Assassinate cast time from 1 to 0.5.

7.23c

• Increased agility gain from 3.1 to 3.4.

7.23

• Increased Shrapnel damage per second from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80.
• Reworked Aghanim's Scepter upgrade
  • Old: Turns Assassinate into a 400 radius ground target ability. Causes the projectiles to apply an instant attack with 280% critical damage and ensured Headshot proc on enemies, instead of doing fixed magical damage. Targets heroes only.
  • New: Reduces Assassinate cast time from 2 to 1, and increases stun duration from 0.01 to 1.8.
• Talents:

Level 20 left talent changed: -1.5s Assassinate cast time ➜ +30 Shrapnel damage per second.

7.21d

• Reduced Shrapnel charge replenish time from 50 to 40.
• Reduced Take Aim cooldown from 15/12/9/6 to 9/8/7/6.

7.21c

• Reduced Shrapnel charge replenish time from 55 to 50.
• Increased Headshot damage from 20/50/80/110 to 30/60/90/120.

7.21b

• Increased base strength from 17 to 19.
• Talents:

Level 15 left talent: +15% Shrapnel movement speed slow increased to +20%.

7.21

• Increased agility gain from 2.7 to 3.1.
• Headshot now knocks enemies back by 10 range upon proccing. [?]
• Talents:

Level 15 left talent changed: +35 Shrapnel damage per second ➜ +15% Shrapnel movement speed slow.

7.20

• Reduced base health regeneration from 1.5 to 0.
• Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.9 to 0.
• Take Aim can now be activated to double the attack range bonus for one attack. Has a cooldown of 15/12/9/6 and a mana cost of 30. The cooldown starts upon performing the attack.
• Assassinate no longer pierces spell immunity.

7.19

• Talents:

Level 15 left talent: +25 Shrapnel damage per second increased to +35.

7.18

• Headshot
  • Headshot damage now pierces spell immunity. [?].
  • Increased damage from 15/40/65/90 to 20/50/80/110.

7.17

• Increased Assassinate cast range from 2000/2500/3000 to 3000 on each level.
• Talents:

Level 10 right talent: 15% cooldown reduction increased to 25%.

7.16

• Increased night vision range from 1100 to 1400.

7.15

• Increased base strength from 16 to 17.

7.12

• Reduced Assassinate mana cost from 175/275/375 to 175/225/275.

7.07c

• Reduced strength gain from 2 to 1.7.
• Talents:

Level 10 right talent: 12% cooldown reduction increased to 15%.

Level 15 left talent: +20 Shrapnel damage per second increased to +25.

7.07

• Reduced movement speed from 290 to 285.
• Increased base health regeneration from 0 to 1.5.
• Increased base mana regeneration from 0.01 to 0.9.
• Reworked talents:

Old:

Level 10: +15 attack speed or +5 mana regen

Level 15: +200 health or +20 Shrapnel damage per second

Level 20: 25% cooldown reduction or +8 armor

Level 25: +4 Shrapnel charges or +100 attack range

New:

Level 10: +20 attack damage or 12% cooldown reduction

Level 15: +20 Shrapnel damage per second or +40 attack speed

Level 20: -1.5s Assassinate cast time or 35 Headshot knockback [?]

Level 25: +6 Shrapnel charges or +125 attack range

7.06e

• Increased agility gain from 2.5 to 2.7.

7.06

• Increased strength gain from 1.7 to 2.
• Reduced base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.

7.02

• Talents:

Level 10 right talent: +4 mana regen increased to +5.

7.00

• Added Aghanim's Scepter for Sniper: Turns Assassinate into an area target ability with 400 radius, targeting all enemy heroes and illusions in the area. Replaces the fixed 320/485/650 magical damage with an attack of Sniper, with a 280% critical strike and a 100% Headshot proc.
• Added talents:

Level 10: +15 attack speed or +4 mana regen

Level 15: +200 health or +20 Shrapnel damage per second

Level 20: 25% cooldown reduction or +8 armor

Level 25: +4 Shrapnel charges or +100 attack range

6.88b

• Increased turn rate from 0.6 to 0.7.
• Increased night vision range from 1000 to 1100.

6.88

• Increased Shrapnel damage per second from 15/30/45/60 to 15/35/55/75.

6.87

• Increased Shrapnel damage per second from 12/24/36/48 to 15/30/45/60.

6.85

• Reduced Shrapnel delay from 1.4 to 1.2.

6.84

• Reduced agility gain from 2.9 to 2.5.
• Shrapnel
  • No longer ignores ancient creeps, Roshan and creep-heroes.
  • Increased charge respawn time from 40 to 55.
  • Increased effect delay from 0.8 to 1.4.
  • Now starts giving vision after the effect delay, instead of instantly upon cast.
• Headshot can now miss.
• Reduced Assassinate damage from 355/505/655 to 320/485/650.

6.83

• Shrapnel
  • No longer deals damage to buildings.
  • Now has 3 charges with a 40 second replenish time, instead of a 15 second cooldown.
  • Slow and damage of multiple casts no longer stack.
  • Reduced mana cost from 120 to 50.
  • Increased duration from 9 to 10.

6.82

• Headshot now slows movement speed by 100% and attack speed by 100 for 0.5 seconds, instead of stunning for 0.25 seconds.
• Increased Shrapnel radius from 400 to 450.

6.81

• Fixed Sniper's acquisition range not matching his maximum attack range (Increased from 800 to 950).
  • This affects his ability to auto attack units at his maximum range.

6.80

• Increased Take Aim attack range bonus from 80/160/240/320 to 100/200/300/400.

6.79

• Increased Take Aim attack range bonus from 75/150/225/300 to 80/160/240/320.

6.78

• Increased Shrapnel radius from 360 to 400.

6.76

• Shrapnel
  • Now provides flying vision in the targeted area for its duration.
  • Increased cast range from 1200 to 1800.
• Headshot
  • Attacks which proc can no longer miss to evasion or blind effects.
  • Increased proc chance from 25%/30%/35%/40% to 40% on each level.
  • Rescaled damage from 30/45/60/75 to 15/40/65/90.
  • Increased stun duration from 0.01/0.1/0.2/0.2 to 0.25 on each level.
• Increased Assassinate cast range from 1500/2000/2500 to 2000/2500/3000.

6.75

• Shrapnel
  • Increased radius from 350 to 360.
  • Increased duration from 8 to 9.
• Increased Headshot damage from 30/40/50/60 to 30/45/60/75.
• Increased Take Aim attack range bonus from 65/130/195/260 to 75/150/225/300.

6.74

• Increased Headshot damage from 30/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60.

6.73

• Increased Shrapnel radius from 325 to 350.

6.71

• Increased Shrapnel damage from 10/20/30/40 to 12/24/36/48.

6.68

• Increased night vision from 800 to 1000.
• Assassinate kills now grant Sniper experience, even when outside the experience radius.

6.65

• Shrapnel
  • Reduced duration from 10 to 8.
  • Reduced radius from 450 to 325.

6.64

• Increased Shrapnel cast range from 900 to 1200.

6.61

• Increased Take Aim attack range bonus from 55/110/165/220 to 65/130/195/260.

6.60

• Replaced Scattershot with Shrapnel:

Shrapnel:

Fires a ball full of shrapnel into the air. which promptly explodes, showering the target area. Enemy units that walk in this area get damaged and slowed. Deals 30% damage to buildings.

Cast range: 900

Radius: 450

Effect delay: 0.8

Damage per second: 10/20/30/40

Movement speed slow: 15%/20%/25%/30%

Slow duration: 2

Shrapnel duration: 10

Mana cost: 120

Cooldown: 15

Notes: The slow gets refreshed on each damage interval.

6.56

• Reduced Assassinate cooldown from 30/20/10 to 20/15/10.

6.52

• Scattershot now provides flying vision within its area for a second.

6.50

• Reduced Scattershot damage per pellet from 10-35 to 20-35.

6.45

• Increased agility gain from 2.4 to 2.9.

6.44

• Increased base intelligence from 12 to 15.

6.41

• Headshot can now proc on allied units again.

6.31

• Headshot can no longer proc on allied units.
• Increased Assassinate cooldown from 30/15/5 to 30/20/10.

6.28

• Reduced base agility from 28 to 21.
• Reduced Headshot stun duration from 0.01/0.1/0.2/0.25 to 0.01/0.1/0.2/0.2.

6.24

• Increased Scattershot mana cost from 75/90/105/120 to 120 on each level.

6.20

• Increased base agility and gain from 26 + 1.9 to 28 + 2.4.
• Reduced damage per pellet from 14-40 to 10-35.

6.17

• Increased base agility from 21 to 26.
• Reduced base intelligence from 16 to 12.

6.09b

• Fixed last hits made with Scattershot not being registered by things like Battle Hunger.

6.03

• Reduced attack projectile speed from instant to 3000 (instant was causing visual glitches).
• Restored the reworked Scattershot
  • Reduced damage per pellet from 15-60 to 14-40.

6.01

• Reverted the Scattershot rework from the last patch (temporarily).

6.00

• Increased attack projectile speed from 900 to instant.
• Improved attack animation from 0.700/0.580 to 0.170/0.700.
• Reduced base mana pool from 200 to 100.
• Reduced movement speed from 300 to 290.
• Reduced agility gain from 2.7 to 1.9.
• Increased intelligence gain from 1.7 to 2.6.
• Reworked Scattershot

Old Scattershot:

Fires an exploding shot, dealing moderate area of effect damage.

Cast range: 700

Radius: 250

Damage: 100/150/200/250

Mana cost: 75/85/95/105

Cooldown: 6

Notes: Destroys trees in its area. Applies a mini-stun on all enemy units within the area.

New Scattershot:

Fires a ball full of shrapnel into the air, which promptly explodes, showering the target area in explosive pellets, each doing a random amount of damage.

Cast range: 900

Radius: 350

Number of pellets: 8/12/16/20

Damage per pellet: 15-60 (physical)

Mana cost: 75/90/105/120

Cooldown: 13

Notes: The effect is delayed by 0.8 seconds. Neither destroys trees, nor mini-stuns. Damages buildings as well.

5.75

• Reduced Take Aim bonus range from 75/150/225/300 to 55/110/165/220.

5.74

• Increased Take Aim Bonus Range from 50/100/150/200 to 75/150/225/300
• Reduced Scattershot (Pre 6.00, 6.01) cooldown from 8 to 6

5.72

• Reduced Attack Range from 600 to 550.
• Reduced base mana regen from 0.03 to 0.01.
• Scattershot (Pre 6.00, 6.01)
  • Reduced cooldown from 10 to 8.
  • Reduced mana cost from 85/100/115/125 to 75/85/95/105.
  • No longer affects structures.
  • Now affects non-structure units.
• Reworked

New Take Aim :

Passively enhances the range of kardel's rifle.

Bonus Attack Range: 50/100/150/200

5.66

• Reduced Assassinate cast point from 2/1.85/1.7 to 1.7/1.65/1.5.

5.61

• • Increased bonus base attack damage from 15-25 to 22-32.
  • Reduced take aim channeled time from 4 to 3.
  • Reduced mana cost from 100 to 75.

5.58

• Increased base attack time from 1.5 to 1.7.
• Reduced base attack damage from 15-25 to 15-21
• Reduced strength gain from 2.30 to 1.70.
• Increased Base agility from 20 to 21.
• ¨Reduced agility gain from 2.90 to 2.75.
• Increased Base intelligence from 15 to 16.
• Reduced Scattershot (Pre 6.00, 6.01) mana cost from 85/100/115/130 to 85/100/115/125.
• Rescaled Headshot proc chance from 25/30/40% to 25/30/40/40%.
• • Now reduces Sniper base attack time by 0.5.
  • Now increases Sniper base attack damage from 15-21 to 15-25.

5.55

• Rescaled attack range bonus from 250/500/750/1000 to 150/400/650/900.

5.52

• • No longer increases attack damage.
  • No longer increases base attack time.
  • Increased channeled time from 3.25 to 4.00.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 120/80/40/0 to 100.
  • Reduced bonus attack range from 1000 to 250/500/750/1000.

5.50

• Increased base HP from 100 to 150.
• Reduced base attack time from 1.70 to 1.50.
• Replaced Undermine with Scattershot (Pre 6.00, 6.01)

Scattershot (Pre 6.00, 6.01)

Fires an exploding shot, dealing moderate area of effect damage.

Effect delay: 0.25.

Damage: 100/150/200/250

Mana cost: 85/100/115/130

Cooldown: 10.

Cast range: 650

Radius: 250

• Replaced Rifle Upgrade with

Kardel enters sniper mode. he can only move very slowly, but gains an immense amount of range each shot deals more damage, but he attacks slower.

Mana Cost: 120/80/40/0

Take Aim Channeled Time: 3.25.

Cooldown: 0.

Bonus Base Damage: 27.

Bonus Attack Range: 1000.

Bonus Acquisition Range: 950.

Bonus Base Attack Time: -0.5.

Bonus Night Vision: 800.

Bonus Base HP: -100.

Bonus movement Speed: -150.

5.35

• Undermine
  • Increased cast time from 2 to 3.
  • Increased mana cost from 120/140/160/160 to 120/140/160/180.
  • Now ministun towers for 0.05 seconds.
• Rescaled Headshot ministun duration from 0.0/0.1/0.2/0.25 to 0.00/0.05/0.07/0.10 seconds.
• Assassinate
  • Rescaled damage from 375/525/675 to 355/505/655.
  • Now ministuns the target for 0.1 seconds.
• Replaced Rapid Reload with Rifle Upgrade
• Rifle Upgrade:
• Ability tooltip: Increases the power of the Sniper's rifle.

  Enhances each other ability:

  • Undermine: shorter casting time and less mana cost.

    Base Undermine mana cost: 120/140/160/180, Undermine cast time: 3 seconds.

    Upgrade One Undermine mana cost: 110/130/150/170, Undermine cast Time: 2.33 seconds.

    Upgrade Two Undermine mana cost: 100/120/140/160, Undermine cast Time: 1.67 seconds.

    Upgrade Three Undermine mana cost: 90/110/130/150, Undermine cast Time: 1 second.

    Upgrade Four Undermine mana cost: 70/90/110/130, Undermine cast Time: 0.5 seconds.

  • Headshot: deals extra damage on hit.

    Base Headshot damage: 20/30/40/50, Headshot proc chance: 25/30/40/40%.

    Upgrade One Headshot damage: 23/33/43/53, Headshot proc chance: 25/30/35/35%.

    Upgrade Two Headshot damage: 26/36/46/56, Headshot proc chance: 25/30/35/35%.

    Upgrade three Headshot damage: 29/39/49/59, Headshot proc chance: 25/30/35/35%.

    Upgrade Four Headshot damage: 32/42/52/62, Headshot proc chance: 25/30/35/35%.

  • Assassinate: increases distance and damage.

    Base Assassinate Damage: 355/505/655, Assassinate cast range: 1500/2000/2500.

    Upgrade One Headshot Damage: 365/515/665, Assassinate cast range: 1500/2000/2500.

    Upgrade Two Headshot Damage: 375/525/675, Assassinate cast range: 1500/2000/2500.

    Upgrade Three Headshot Damage: 385/535/685, Assassinate cast range: 1600/2100/2600.

    Upgrade Four Headshot Damage: 395/545/695, Assassinate cast range: 1700/2200/2700.

5.31

• Changed primary attribute from strength to agility.
• Reduced base strength from 20 to 16.
• Reduced strength gain from 2.80 to 2.30.
• Increased Base agility from 16 to 20.
• Increased agility gain from 2.20 to 2.90.
• Assassinate
  • Reduced cast time from 2 to 2.00/1.85/1.70.
  • Reduced cooldown from 30 to 30/15/5.
  • Increased mana cost from 175/250/325 to 175/275/400.
  • Increased cast range from 1500 to 1500/2000/2500.

5.10

• Changed primary attribute from agility to strength.
• Increased base strength from 18 to 20.
• Increased strength gain from 2.23 to 2.80.
• Reduced Base agility from 20 to 16.
• Reduced agility gain from 2.75 to 2.20.
• Increased intelligence gain from 1.15 to 1.75.

4.1beta01

• Assassinate
  • Increased damage from 300/450/600 to 375/525/675.
  • Increased mana cost from 150 to 175/250/325.

4.0beta6

• Reduced base attack time from 1.8 to 1.7.

4.0beta5

• Rescaled Undermine mana cost from 160 to 120/140/160/160.

4.0beta2

• Added a 4th level to all basic abilities.
• Undermine
  • Rescaled damage from 150/300/450 to 150/250/400/500.
  • Increased mana dost from 100 to 160.
  • Reduced cooldown from 32 to 15.
• Headshot
  • Rescaled bonus damage from 25/35/50 to 20/30/40/50.
  • Rescaled proc chance from 25/30/40% to 25/30/40/40%.
  • Rescaled ministun duration from 0.0/0.1/0.2 to 0.0/0.1/0.2/0.25.
• Rescaled Rapid Reload attack speed bonus from 10/20/30 to 10/20/30/40.
• Increased Assassinate damage from 300/375/450 to 300/450/600.

3.2j

• Reduced base attack damage from 16-26 to 15-25.
• Reduced Headshot ministun duration from 0.20/0.30/0.4//1.0/2.0/3.0 to 0.0/0.1/0.2.
• Increased Assassinate Cooldown from 20 to 30.

3.00d

• Reduced base attack damage from 28-38 to 16-26.
• Increased base attack time from 1.60 to 1.80.

3.00a

• Added a tooltip for Rapid Reload:
  • The Dwarven Sharpshooter reloads his rifle with uncanny speed.

2.60

• Created.

Patch history

Patch

Description

26 Aug 2020

• Updated Take Aim's active component's mechanisms
  • Now uses a separate modifier, instead of relying on the passive modifier.
  • The separate modifier is dispellable.
  • Now turns inactive when cast, and stays inactive until losing the modifier from a previous cast. [?]

26 Nov 2019

• Fixed Assassinate's projectile to not pierce spell immunity when the immunity was gained after launch.

01 Feb 2018

• Updated Shrapnel's visual effect to show the total AoE better.

24 Mar 2016

• Fixed Headshot damage going through spell immunity.

17 Feb 2016

• Updated Workshop Hero Files of Sniper to Source 2.

04 Feb 2015

• Fixed Shrapnel being refreshable.

29 Apr 2014

• Fixed Sniper's acquisition range not matching his maximum attack range.
  • This affects his ability to auto attack units at his maximum range.

18 Jul 2013

• Fixed Backswing behavior for: Soul Rip, Tombstone, Cold Feet, Ice Vortex, Chilling Touch, Enfeeble, Shallow Grave, Thunder Strike, Kinetic Field, Static Storm, Malefice, Midnight Pulse, Howl, Stifling Dagger, Static Link, Shrapnel, Psionic Trap, Whirling Axes (Ranged), Storm Hammer, God's Strength, Wave of Terror, Venomous Gale, Shadow Word, Fatal Bonds, The Swarm, Time Lapse, Maledict, and Ice Shards.

28 Jun 2013

• Fixed Headshot's Trueshot component not working with Illusions.
• Updated to higher fidelity Sniper model.

19 Apr 2013

• Added victory animations and more aggressive posing of idle, run and attack when enemy is in range.

14 Mar 2013

• Fixed Headshot not working on units like Spirit Bear, Warlock's Golem, etc.
• Fixed Shrapnel doing slightly less damage than intended to towers.
• Fixed Headshot's physical damage bonus being blocked by Magic Immunity.

30 Nov 2012

• Pseudo Random chances are now enabled for these abilities:
  • Phantom Assassin's Coup de Grace
  • Slardar's Bash of the Deep
  • Faceless Void's Time Lock
  • Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler's critical strike
  • Sniper's Headshot
  • Juggernaut's Blade Dance
  • Chaos Knight's Chaos Strike
  • Lycan's Shapeshift's critical strike
  • Skeleton King's Mortal Strike

13 Sep 2012

• U
  Broken down a number of existing hero models into multiple parts Death Prophet, Enchantress, Huskar, Silencer, Sniper, Storm Spirit, Venomancer and Weaver.

19 Jul 2012

• Added teleport start and end animations for Sniper, Spirit Breaker and Weaver.
• Added spawn animations for Sniper and Weaver.

16 Feb 2012

• Fixed Headshot bonus proc damage working against Towers and Buildings.
• Fixed Headshot working while Doomed.

03 Nov 2011

• Fixed Assassinate reveal debuff never disappearing if the target dodges it with a blink.

29 Sep 2011

• Fixed Assassinate ministun interaction with BKB

09 Sep 2011

• Sniper will only say his shrapnel line if he captures any heroes in the radius.

07 Aug 2011

• Fixed Legacy hotkeys on Sniper and Earthshaker

02 Aug 2011

• Fixed the cast time on Assassinate.
• Assassinate keeps units from going invisible.
• Fixing the duration on the Shrapnel's slow. It was hardcoded to 1.5 and now it is 2.0.

29 Jul 2011

• Fixed Shrapnel slow not getting upgraded per level.

30 Apr 2011

• Created.