
Counter Guide
How to Counter Sniper
Ranged · AGI · Carry, Nuker
Counter Items
Best Heroes Against Sniper
#1

Ring Master
Support
Laning
0-15 min
62.0%
Mid Game
15-30 min
62.0%
Late Game
30+ min
62.0%
+13.0%
advantage
#2

Terrorblade
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
58.4%
Mid Game
15-30 min
58.4%
Late Game
30+ min
58.4%
+9.4%
advantage
#3

Luna
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
58.4%
Mid Game
15-30 min
58.4%
Late Game
30+ min
58.4%
+9.4%
advantage
#4

Ember Spirit
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
58.3%
Mid Game
15-30 min
58.3%
Late Game
30+ min
58.3%
+9.3%
advantage
#5

Nature's Prophet
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
57.0%
Mid Game
15-30 min
57.0%
Late Game
30+ min
57.0%
+8.0%
advantage
#6

Timbersaw
Nuker
Laning
0-15 min
55.7%
Mid Game
15-30 min
55.7%
Late Game
30+ min
55.7%
+6.7%
advantage
#7

Doom
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
55.0%
Mid Game
15-30 min
55.0%
Late Game
30+ min
55.0%
+6.0%
advantage
#8

Ancient Apparition
Support
Laning
0-15 min
55.0%
Mid Game
15-30 min
55.0%
Late Game
30+ min
55.0%
+6.0%
advantage
#9

Jakiro
Support
Laning
0-15 min
54.9%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.9%
Late Game
30+ min
54.9%
+5.9%
advantage
#10

Earthshaker
Support
Laning
0-15 min
54.6%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.6%
Late Game
30+ min
54.6%
+5.6%
advantage
How to Counter Sniper in Dota 2
Sniper is a AGI ranged hero commonly played as a Carry and Nuker. This guide shows you the best counter picks based on real match data from thousands of games.
Counter picks are broken down by game phase — laning (0-15 min), mid game (15-30 min), and late game (30+ min) — so you can choose the right hero depending on your team’s strategy and timing.
Win rates are updated daily from public match data across all rank brackets.

