Snipe is a common hunter spell card, from the Classic set.

How to get [ edit | edit source ]

Snipe can be obtained through Classic card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward.

Card Crafting cost Disenchanting Snipe 40 5 Golden Snipe 400 50

Snipe, like all other Secrets that directly deal damage, is affected by Spell Damage and Prophet Velen.

Fixed bugs [ edit | edit source ]

Before Patch 7.1, Snipe triggered if the minion was mortally wounded/pending destroy, such as from Sacred Trial or Mirror Entity + Knife Juggler.[6]

Snipe is a useful early-mid game Secret. The amount of damage it deals for its cost lets it take out most 3-mana or less minions as soon as they're played. It is best played in the early-mid game due to the fact that it essentially allows your opponent to react to it so cannot be used with a follow-up for a guaranteed kill on one of their big minions (anything with more than 4 Health). A downside is that its power scales off late game because it won't be able to one-shot stronger minions.

Arguably Snipe's greatest asset is its ability to remove minions that rely on end-of-turn triggered effects and stop combos that rely on playing a minion first, such as Ethereal Arcanist, Cloaked Huntress, and Quest Rogues that need to play a minion before returning it to their hand.

The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "War of the Ancients" series, for the card Delinar Silvershot.

"War of the Ancients" series, for the card Delinar Silvershot. Snipe was removed for selection in Arena on September 15, 2016[7] but was reinstated on December 9, 2018.[8]

Snipe, full art