Kardel Sharpeye - The Dwarven Sniper Range: 550 | | Move Speed: 290 | Primary: AGI Str: 16 + 1.4 | Agi: 28 + 2.4 | Int: 12 + 2.6 Damage: 43 - 49 | HP: 454 | Mana: 156 HP Regen: 0.73 | Mana Regen: 0.49 Attack Speed: 1.22 (+ 28% IAS) | Armor: 3

ScatterShot (C) Fires a ball full of shrapnel into the air. which promptly explodes, showering the target area in explosive pellets, each doing 1 -35 physical damage in a 200 area of effect.

Level 1 - 8 Pellets. Level 2 - 12 Pellets. Level 3 - 16 Pellets. Level 4 - 20 Pellets.

Headshot (O) A shot to the head deals bonus damage and stuns for a short duration.

Level 1 - 30 damage, 25% chance. Level 2 - 30 damage, 30% chance. Level 3 - 40 damage, 35% chance. Level 4 - 50 damage, 40% chance.

Take Aim (E) Passively enhances the range of Kardel's rifle.

Level 1 - Adds 55 range. Level 2 - Adds 110 range. Level 3 - Adds 165 range. Level 4 - Adds 220 range.

Assassinate (T) Take time to draw a bead, and then deal a large amount of damage to the target at a huge range.

Level 1 - Deals 355 damage at 1500 range. Level 2 - Deals 505 damage at 2000 range. Level 3 - Deals 655 damage at 2500 range.

ok. 1st question. Why do i think sniper is a newbie friendly hero? Basically, the answer lies on all his pros:-

Pros 1. Long range hero 2. Easy farming spell 3. not much micro manage needed

Cons 1. Low Health 2. Slow

Ok now. My build here is not the most powerful damage hero killing type, nor is it going to concentrate on spamming your spells 24/7. It's a hybrid build of allowing you to spam your spells as when needed for farming/hero killing, while at the same time, keeping you safe and alive on countless occations. Let's go thru the skill build and item build now.

Early Game (lvl 1-8)

Skill

Some people up headshot early (for the extra damage), some people up take aim (for the extra range for safety purposes). I opt for stats (+2 to agi/int/str). Reason behind is, it gives you the extra health neede to sustain more injuries, while at the same time, giving you enough mana to spam your ScatterShot to earn easy money on creeps, thus, allowing you to obtain your items faster. This is crucial. And so, this is how the skill build looks like

1. ScatterShot 2. Stats 3. ScatterShot 4. Stats 5. ScatterShot 6. Assasinate 7. ScatterShot 8. Stats

Item You need to out level your enemies, as u really relly heavily on your stats to survive and to create chaos. In order to do that, u need to stay on your lane for as long as you could. How to achieve that? Easy. Start of with a chicken, then go to your lane. In a 5v5, u have just enough money for a chicken. Once u get the chicken, go straight to your lane. Just right about the 1 wave of creeps are spawned, u have enough money to buy yourself a sobi mask. Get it. USE YOUR CHICKEN. Your next item should be Void Stone, and then Robe of Magi, and Staff Of Wizardy to complete your Eul's. During the journey, if you get any damage, just use chicken to buy health potion, and send it to you and consume it. :)

1. Chicken (225) 2. Sobi mask (Once u have the money) (325) 3. Void Stone (900) 4. Robe of Magi (450) 5. Staff Of Wizardy (1000) *IMPORTANT*. I believe during lvl1-5, you should be harrasing your opponents with scatter shot, or hit him with your normal shots. Try your best to get him damage below 300hp. Use as much of your scatter shot and direct hits to achieve that. Just right before you you are about to reach lvl6, direct your chicken to get you 1-2 clarity potion. Normally, enemies will no fall back when they see that you don;t have enough mana to cast your Assasinate. This is the most important point. Once u reach lvl 6, pick up the clarity potion from chicken and consume it, beware not to let your opponent see it. Once you get enough mana for the assasinate spell (175), cast it. Even if you dun get the first kill, it will experience deny your opponent, thus giving your the edge on leveling against him. You still win :)

Mid Game

Skill

Ok. Mid game, you should be aiming to farm/kill heroes. Check out on each enemy heroes on your map. When u see heroes with low hp, try to set up a gang bang with your ally on that lane to get the enemy hero killed. Go in together, draw a few shots, and finish of with your assasinate. You should know what hero you can charge right in, and which one that will rip your ass apart. Experience will tell you that.

9. Stat 10. Stat 11. Assasinate 12. Stat / HeadShot / Take Aim 13. Stat / HeadShot / Take Aim 14. Stat / HeadShot / Take Aim 15. Stat / HeadShot / Take Aim 16. Assasinate

From level 12-15, it's actually your choice of upgrading your skills. It actually all depends on what you want. If you are looking for more damage, then go ahead with HeadShot. Take aim gives you the range, with lvl 4, your range will be at 750, the longest in DOTA history, even the tree throwing the stones can't reach you. :) Still, i have to say this, Experience will tell you which spell you need to upgrade. Trust your instinct :)

Item

As for item wise, I believe if you have been chased a lot by your enemy, u have particularly used up all your cyclone charges in your eul's. Therefore, it's now high time for you to get another mean of excape, the Lothar Edge. After you've got that, complete your Eul's to Guinsoo for More Spamming of ScatterShot + Assasinate.

1. Blade Of Alacrity (1000) 2. Claymore (1400) 3. Lothar Edge Scroll (1400) 4. Robe of Magi (450) 6. Quatter Staff (1100) -> Becomes Oblivion Staff with your Sobi Mask 7. Guinsoo Scroll (900)

Final Stage (lvl 17-25)

Skill

Skill build from here on is judgemental. It's either Stats / Headshot / Take Aim. Experience. Hahahahahaha :D Upgrade your skills base on your intuition.

Item

From now on, It's basically up to you to get what you want. I have a variety of choise over here that you can choose from.

1. Monkey King Bar 2. Crystalys / Buriza 3. Eye Of Skadi 4. Sange & Yasha

Farming Skills

Easy for Sniper. Just stay back, be a coward. DO NOT go head on with your enemy heroes. Stay back. Wait for creeps from both party to engage and u opened 2 fires, then cast your ScatterShot. I can 100% Guarantee that you will get at LEAST 2 creeps per wave. I normally get 3-4 creeps, and when lucky, i get ALL. imagine. 50gold per creep, 5 creeps will give you around 250 gold per creep wave.

Hero Killing

There's no way you could kill a hero with a single snipe. People are not that stupid u know? What i can say is, use your ASSASINATE on hero whenever it's cool down is ready. Wear his hp down. The cooldown on your ultimate is the FASTER in dota history. Spare your scatter shot for farming. When you are gang banged, quickly cyclone/sheep any of the hero. and run back to your fountain like a bapuk (unless u have confident in killing them). When u have your lothar, turn on your lothar and run. That if the reason why u should use your assasinate from afar to thin away the fat hp of your enemies before they come close to you. It will make your killing much more easier when their hp is lower. Cappish ? :)

Well, basically, that's all about it. Happy trying, and shoot if you have any questions. Comments / Flammings are welcomed with WIDE open arms :)