The highest single-shot damage in the roster and the lowest resistance. Built for one job: end fights before they start, from outside the enemy's effective range. Get caught at close range and you die in one burst — the trade-off is what makes Sniper either decisive or useless, with very little in between.
The damage number is the entire identity of this unit. 152 damage one-shots Sniper (175 HP) on a headshot and one-shots Infiltrator (200 HP) on a headshot. Against Assault (250 HP) and Enforcer (320 HP), a body shot is a strong setup — either lands a kill on the next shot or forces them to retreat into cover.
The catch is 2-round magazine. You get two shots before reload. Miss both, and the reload window is long enough for any mobile enemy to close the distance. The total ammo pool of 5 means you cannot afford volume fire — every shot has to count for something.
The secondary is what saves the class when the TG-87 isn't usable — either out of ammo, mid-reload, or fighting at sub-10 meter range where the bolt-action's slow rate of fire becomes a liability. 16 damage per shot times 16-round magazine = theoretical 256 damage from one mag, enough to drop anything in the game if you land all of them.
In practice you switch to Rifle0 when you've been spotted at close range. The G key swaps weapons; learning to switch reflexively without thinking is the single biggest survival upgrade for a Sniper player.
Domination maps with held control points are the obvious Sniper case. From outside their effective range, every shot you don't take is one they don't shoot back at. The team that takes the point pays in resistance; the team holding from a sniping nest doesn't.
If your team rolled 3 Assaults and an Enforcer, the enemy can simply turtle behind cover and wait you out at distance. One Sniper changes the math — they have to either close (into your team's range) or get pressured at distance. Always check the team-select screen before deploying.
Administration HQ favors Sniper (long atrium sight lines). Upper Platforms is mixed (good elevated nests but exposed angles). DMArena is hostile to Sniper (corridors, sub-15 meter engagements). Map dictates pick — switch unit on respawn if the matchup is wrong.
Sniper's per-minute takedown rate is structurally lower than Assault's. You can have a great match landing 10 disables and still lose because the enemy team scored 4000 points from your teammate getting body-shot by 3 Assaults at close range. If you're trailing 2000+ at the 2:30 mark, switch to Assault or Enforcer and contest at close range.
The 175 resistance is unforgiving. Without map knowledge of where to position safely, you'll die without firing meaningful shots. Spend 5-10 matches as Assault to learn the maps first, then come back to Sniper. The position learning transfers directly — the gun mechanics don't.
Each map favors a different unit. Sniper's rating below is observed performance, not theoretical — site analysis from match data.
Clean white interior atrium with long sight lines and structured corridors. The opposite of DMArena — vantage points support 30-50 meter shots, which is exactly TG-87's sweet spot. Hold an interior overlook and you can dominate a corridor for an entire match.
Full map breakdown coming →Multi-level open arena with capture points. The elevated nests give Sniper great vantages, but the open edges mean a missed shot can leave you exposed to two flank angles simultaneously. The void below is an instant disable — falling off ledges is the #1 cause of Sniper deaths on this map.
Read the full map guide →Industrial-palette close-quarters map with stacked walkways. Most engagements happen at 5-15 meters — below TG-87's optimal range and well within Assault/Enforcer's. Pick a different unit on this map. If you're locked into Sniper, fight from elevated walkways and accept that your per-minute output will be low.
Full map breakdown coming →The single biggest killer of new Sniper players. You land your two TG-87 shots, miss one, and try to reload while an Assault is sprinting up your stairs. By the time the reload finishes, you're dead. Reflexive G-swap as soon as you see an enemy under 15 meters — treat it like a panic button.
The first time you land a takedown from a sniping spot, the enemy now knows where you are. Stay there and they will rotate to flank. Move every 2-3 takedowns minimum. Pre-plan two backup positions before you settle into the first one.
175 resistance means you can't survive any out-of-bounds fall. While sprinting between angles, it is easy to overshoot a platform edge. Walk, don't sprint, when within 3 meters of any open edge. The void below shows no killer in your death log but still counts toward your Deaths column.
If you've burned through Rifle0 already and a flanker arrives, your only option is to disengage. Sniper has no mobility tech (no Cloak, no Xray, just Grenades). Use a frag to break line of sight and reposition rather than trying to win the close fight with the bolt-action.
Press Tab between fights. If the enemy team is fielding two Infiltrators, you have flanking pressure coming — switch nest. If your team is down 2000 points at the 2:30 mark, swap to Assault. Sniper play is positional chess; the scoreboard is the board state.
Yes, on the right map and with the right team comp. Sniper has the highest single-shot damage in the game (TG-87, 152 damage), which is decisive on long-sight-line maps (Administration HQ) and against fortified positions. On close-quarters maps (DMArena), it underperforms — switch units.
152 damage per round. This one-shots Sniper (175 HP) and Infiltrator (200 HP) on headshot, and puts Assault (250) and Enforcer (320) into critical-HP range with one body shot.
175 resistance is the design trade-off for highest single-shot damage and tied-highest movement speed (9). The class is built for positional play — if you're taking direct hits, you're playing the unit wrong. Use cover, elevation, and angles instead of trying to trade resistance.
Administration HQ. Long sight lines, structured corridors, elevated vantage points. Upper Platforms is workable but exposes you to flank angles. DMArena is hostile — pick a different unit on that map.
Press G. Practice doing this reflexively whenever an enemy enters under 15 meters — the TG-87's slow rate of fire is a liability at close range, but Rifle0's 16-shot magazine handles cleanup easily.
No. Cloak and Xray are exclusive to Infiltrator. Sniper's tech slot is Grenades, same as Assault and Enforcer.
Walk — do not sprint — when within 3 meters of any platform edge. The void below is an instant disable with no killer credit. See the Upper Platforms guide for the specific high-risk angles.
Same 9 speed. Sniper has 175 resistance (lower) with TG-87 (decisive single-shot). Infiltrator has 200 resistance with Xray and Cloak tech, but no equivalent burst damage. Sniper is range; Infiltrator is flanking.