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Sniper Mommy [Fully annotated]Sniper Mommy [Fully annotated]

by player 482710023 · updated 2026-09-29

GradeA
Win rate47.2%
vs Paradox avg+1.0
Games50k
Import in game
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  1. In Deadlock, open Paradox in the Heroes menu, then Builds.
  2. Search for the build ID (or the name), then favourite it.
  3. In a match, pick it from the build list in the shop.

Author's notes

[Kinetic Carbine does not have damage fall off, you can easily hit cross map 2k damage time shots.] Kinetic Carbine has very interesting item synergies, this build has all of the ones that work, making it the best and original Paradox one-shot build.

Items in buying order

CoreL > R, Rush 4.8k spikes for first urn. | After Express Shot choose either Weighted Shots or Hollow Point, select by preference.
High-Velocity Rounds 800Fun fact, Paradox Kinetic Carbine shot actually has travel speed, very strange for a literal shot of time energy but eh.
Mystic Shot 1,600sell order 4Don't sell until giga late game, it's essentially the perfect item for sniping.
Mystic Burst 800Early game with these 3 items 3 starts dealing like 200 damage every 15s.// The early game isn't changed too much, but the damage drop really hurts late, be less hesitant to buy Mercurial Magnum.
Sharpshooter 3,200Kind of goated, second highest pure damage item we get. //4.8k spike.
Trophy Collector 1,600sell order 1Just walk up to people for assists as they die. Sell lategame first once your slot locked and need T4's.//Every soul generating item got nerfed, so this thing is still good, relatively speaking.
Tankbuster 3,200Massive 3 damage, try to play around the cooldown, 3's cooldown starts ticking as soon as you start charging it, so you can wait for the very last second with no downtime.//Still good.
Fortitude 3,200Veil walker got cooked, so Fortitude is back baby, and even better then before, the healing buff is minimal, but it's still a buff. Gives you 4.8k health, and a lot of global map pressure.
on Kinetic CarbineCompress Cooldown 1,600imbue → Kinetic Carbine3333333333 //4.8k spike.
Express Shot 3,200Testing has shown that this item outperforms Hollow Point for sniping, because of the large added damage to your shots, but unfortunately Carbine only gets the smaller secondary fire damage buff.
Hollow Point 3,200Good damage and the effect procks with carbine, so your target will lose resists and be easier to kill for you or your team, now it's almost always just better then Weighted Shots.
Optionaloptional
Veil Walker 3,200For those who have a soft spot for Veil Walker, you can still build it, even if it got decimated by the nerfs, it's still fun.
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateL > R Unless you have enough money for t4's, then buy those first.
Stamina Mastery 3,200This item is underrated, which is strange, since everyone buys it, but I promise it is absurdly good for keeping space, it will save you far more often then 90% of greens.
on Kinetic CarbineMystic Reverb 6,400imbue → Kinetic CarbineThis is literally just 50% more damage, and the aoe will easily deal thousands of damage in teamfights.
Glass Cannon 6,400Highest gun damage item in the game, and since our playstyle is so safe its incredibly easy to stack.
Spirit Burn 6,400Big nerfs to this item, in pure damage it is still the best option, but not by far, consider Crippling Headshot more often if they don't have healers.
Crippling Headshot 6,400It's mostly useful in longer fights, not as good for pure sniping, still, has massive value in teamfights, try to go for headshots if you're too far away to target one person, applying it to everyone.
Lucky Shot 6,400Finish our gun investments, and good for normal gun damage. | You can replace it with a green that gives ~15% gun damage (since thats how much you get from final investment) if you wont m1.
on Kinetic CarbineMercurial Magnum 6,400imbue → Kinetic CarbineLast item, we swap Mystic Shot for this, and altough our 3 damage does go down a bit, our base gun damage goes up.//The nerfs to this thing don't hit us nearly as hard as others, so it's still good.
ComponentsoptionalOn demand.
Extra Health 800The extra health does help in lane, and if you're going up against a melee/dangerous lane, you can pick it up early, especially since we're back to building Fortitude.
Extra Stamina 800We take Stamina over other greens because it helps us stay out of other champion's effective range, we dont need to mitigate damage that we dont take.
Long Range 1,600Goated item, 15m is a lot less then you'd think, if your playing right your going to have the damage nigh permanently.
Weakening Headshot 1,600Low prio, it's decent if your entire team is gun carries tho.//Even lower prio after the nerf, but only slightly.
SurvivabilityoptionalThis build has exactly one slot for greens, choose wisely.
Restorative Shot 800Surprisingly viable, very decent for sustain, and you can simply sell it first later. It also just literally out dps' headshot booster, that item is only for very early poke, so I dont recommend it.
Extra Regen 800Essentially 4 extra health regen, over a minute thats 240 health healed (as long as your not in combat), this or Restorative Shot and you won't need to back.
Rebuttal 800This item, per gold value, is objectively busted, you certainly won't need it late game, but if your against a melee lane, buying it (and pressing the parry key) will net you kills.
Reactive Barrier 1,600If they have 4+ stuns on the enemy team, will probably sell, or build into indomitable for long range displacements like Bepop hook.
Warp Stone 3,200Warp stone is decent, but honestly, Stamina Mastery is just better in nearly every feasible way, only buy it if you really love it.
Dispel Magic 3,200For the long range roots like Vindicta 1, you can't let them get close.
Counterspell 3,200It's counterspell. What else do you want me to say?
Divine Barrier 6,400Useful for Pocket ult.//Pocket ult just got nerfed, so the use cases for this item just dropped ever so slightly.
Indomitable 6,400Bepop.
Last Purchasesoptional
Superior Cooldown 3,200Very low priority, your 3 is the only thing we care about.
Transcendent Cooldown 6,400This finishes our spirit investment after buying Mercurial Magnum, buying it before then isn't usually optimal.// With the increased movespeed spirit scaling change this is now viable earlier.
Notes - Early/Mid gameJust poke with 3 whenever its off cooldown, go for a few box runs with the movement speed, and ask your laner to not instantly clear waves if you're not there to get souls. | Always take t1 camps with your bombs, but only take t2 camps a bit later, because trophy collector makes them hard to get early, t3's are only much later when you have maxxed your bombs or 3 can oneshot them. | Roam often, r
Notes - Late GameBy roughly glass cannon your 3 deals about half of anyone's health. When there are no objectives use your speed to zipline to lanes, clear them with 1 and hit a shot with 3 to force someone to back. Play teamfights like a scaredy cat, always far away, shoot 3's and throw bombs, never get too close, or else you will explode.
Notes - Miscellaneous1) Never ult to engage, try to use it to juke, going high then jumping off and swapping with them. 2) Altough it doesn't have damage fall-off, Kinetic Carbine doesn't actually have unlimited range, it's just a bit shorter then the range between bridge buffs, and increases slightly once you purchase Sharpshooter or Long Range. 3) You might get flamed for it, but going into the rift territory or mid
And LastlyTry to have fun, its a game after all, dont be sad even if you miss shots, try to find new playstyles, like subbing out compress cooldown for slowing hex to make the shot easier, or switch sharpshooter for point blank and oneshot people whilst hugging them. Paradox is in a really bad state right now, all of us need to try and invent her back into the META, if anyone can think of a brilliant, groun

Ability order

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Pulse GrenadePulse GrenadeAbility 1IIIIII
Time WallTime WallAbility 2IIIIII
Kinetic CarbineKinetic CarbineAbility 3IIIIII
Paradoxical SwapParadoxical SwapUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers

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