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Overview

Zephyr Sniper is an Uncommon Spirit Defense champion from the Barbarians, built as a buffer, healer and protector. In battle the kit lengthens enemy cooldowns, keeps the team healing over time and gives allies [Continuous Heal].

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Where Zephyr Sniper helps

Worked out from the kit: each area lists what helps there (from our mode guides), and these are the matches in this champion's skills. Not a hand-made rating - gear, speed and the team matter more.

Skills

2/10

Book value

Low priority - books mostly add damage. 5 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • A2 Ranger's Skill: cooldown 5 → 4
  • A1 Suppressive Fire: effect chance 15% → 30%
  • +10% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Suppressive Fire

Attacks all enemies. Has a 15% chance of increasing the cooldown of a random Skill on each target by 1 turn.
Damage 1.9×DEF
Skill books (4)
  1. Level 2: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  2. Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  4. Level 5: Damage +10%
A2

Ranger's Skill

Cooldown 5 → 4 with books
Places a 7.5% [Continuous Heal] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
Skill books (1)
  1. Level 2: Cooldown -1

Skill texts, cooldowns and book upgrades are the game's own. "Damage" is the skill's multiplier (for example 4×ATK = four times this champion's ATK, before the target's DEF) - see how damage works.

Suggested build

A starting point worked out from Zephyr Sniper's own skills - not a hand-tested build. Each line says why it was picked; your gear and team decide the rest. See what stats each champion needs.

PvE

Stat priority

  1. HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
  2. DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
  3. SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists enemy debuffs

Masteries

The key pick in each tier of the two trees - hover or tap a mastery for the game's own text. How masteries work

Defense

  1. T1Tough SkinDEF.
  2. T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
  3. T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
  4. T4Delay DeathTakes less damage from the same enemy over time.
  5. T5Selfless DefenderTakes part of an ally's first hit each round.
  6. T6Iron Skin+200 DEF, and the skills scale from DEF.

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Elixir of Life+3,000 MAX HP.

Blessings

  • Chainbreaker - Keeps a key champion from being locked down by Stun, Freeze, Fear and similar effects.
  • Ward of the Fallen - Damage reduction that grows as the fight turns bad - good on a champion that must survive to keep the team's buffs and heals flowing.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Hand of Uncreation - Makes enemy debuffs, buff removal, turn-meter steals and cooldown increases land less often on the wearer - protects the champion that holds the team together.
  • Volcardiac Heart - Puts a protective buff on the whole team as the fight opens, which helps most when the first rounds are the dangerous ones.
  • Tempus Morbidia - Enemy turn-meter reduction and steals work less well on the wearer - useful where a slow support is easy prey.

How relics work

Arena

Stat priority

  1. HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
  2. DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
  3. SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs and crowd control.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists enemy debuffs

Masteries

The key pick in each tier of the two trees - hover or tap a mastery for the game's own text. How masteries work

Defense

  1. T1Tough SkinDEF.
  2. T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
  3. T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
  4. T4StubbornnessMore RES while debuffed.
  5. T5RetributionCounterattacks after a big hit.
  6. T6Unshakeable+50 RES.

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Elixir of Life+3,000 MAX HP.

Blessings

  • Chainbreaker - Keeps a key champion from being locked down by Stun, Freeze, Fear and similar effects.
  • Ward of the Fallen - Damage reduction that grows as the fight turns bad - good on a champion that must survive to keep the team's buffs and heals flowing.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Hand of Uncreation - Makes enemy debuffs, buff removal, turn-meter steals and cooldown increases land less often on the wearer - protects the champion that holds the team together.
  • Volcardiac Heart - Puts a protective buff on the whole team as the fight opens, which helps most when the first rounds are the dangerous ones.
  • Tempus Morbidia - Enemy turn-meter reduction and steals work less well on the wearer - useful where a slow support is easy prey.

How relics work

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