SN|P3R : Rat-a-Tat ( Rat King Gun )

Author's notes

→ Featured in Top Daily Builds for 11 heroes: Haze, Infernus, Wraith, Mirage, Grey Talon, Doorman, Victor, Mina, Rem, Apollo & Yamato! → Heavily Work in Progress Build & will evolve over time

Item categories

1. 11. Early Game

   Author's category · 9 items · L-R || Build Gun + Mobility & then Pivot to 5000 HP Tank || Escalating Resilience ⇌ Titanic, Here →

   1. 1

      Monster Rounds

      Sell this item, once slotlocked

   2. 2

      High-Velocity Rounds

   3. 3

      Extra Health

   4. 4

      Extended Magazine

   5. 5

      Cultist Sacrifice

      Built from Monster Rounds

   6. 6

      Swift Striker

   7. 7

      Enduring Speed

   8. 8

      Fortitude

      Built from Extra Health

   9. 9

      Fleetfoot

2. 2Early gameoptional

   Game stage · 2 items

   1. 1

      Extra Regen

   2. 2

      Titanic Magazine

      Built from Extended Magazine

      Can pivot to Escalating Resilience, if you require Bullet Resist. (Although do note that you will be stacked Anti-Gun Items later on + your Maxed 3, so ideally go with Titanic for more Ammo)

3. 32. CORE

   Author's category · 9 items · Ballistic + Berserker → ⇧DMG Stacks || Spellslinger & Spirit Resil ⇄ 2 of Plated / Witchmail / Colossus

   1. 1

      Escalating Resilience

      Built from Extended Magazine

   2. 2

      Ballistic Enchantment

      Ballistic can be put on Grenade or Rats. Grenade has buffed in the latest patch and ideally keep it on his 1 now. Feel free to keep on 2, if you prefer Rats like the earlier iteration

   3. 3

      Berserker

      Ballistic + Berserker in Fights/Rift/Midboss → ⇧Weapon DMG Stacks

   4. 4

      Siphon Bullets

   5. 5

      Superior Cooldown

      Excellent Option to get around Mid Game for Cooldown Reductions, especially your ULT

   6. 6

      Spirit Resilience

   7. 7

      Juggernaut

      Built from Enduring Speed

   8. 8

      Spellslinger

   9. 9

      Transcendent Cooldown

      Built from Superior Cooldown

4. 4Mid Game Spiritoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Superior Duration

   2. 2

      Greater Expansion

5. 53. End Game Items

   Author's category · 6 items · NOT L-R, Your Choices

   1. 1

      Plated Armor

      Outstanding Item which will make you near invincible against Gun damage (combined with your 3 + Siphon + Juggernaut). Against Spirit Heavy DMG, get Witchmail or Colossus earlier.

   2. 2

      Witchmail

   3. 3

      Vampiric Burst

   4. 4

      Inhibitor

   5. 5

      Unstoppable

   6. 6

      Colossus

      Built from Extra Health

6. 66400 Greensoptional

   Author's category · 3 items

   1. 1

      Spellbreaker

   2. 2

      Indomitable

   3. 3

      Cheat Death

7. 76400 Barriersoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Divine Barrier

   2. 2

      Diviner's Kevlar

8. 8Gun Optionsoptional

   Author's category · 6 items

   1. 1

      Armor Piercer

      Built from High-Velocity Rounds

   2. 2

      Frenzy

   3. 3

      Silencer

   4. 4

      Glass Cannon

   5. 5

      Weighted Shots

   6. 6

      Opening Rounds

      Built from High-Velocity Rounds

9. 9Anti Gun Optionsoptional

   Author's category · 3 items

   1. 1

      Bullet Resilience

   2. 2

      Metal Skin

   3. 3

      Return Fire

10. 10Green Optionsoptional

    Author's category · 2 items

    1. 1

       Counterspell

    2. 2

       Dispel Magic

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order

Scrap GrenadeScrap Grenade	Scrap Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Scrap Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 21				Scrap Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 62						Scrap Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 125
Rat SwarmRat Swarm				Rat Swarm: Ability unlocked, step 4					Rat Swarm: 1 AP upgrade, step 91		Rat Swarm: 2 AP upgrade, step 112					Rat Swarm: 5 AP upgrade, step 165
Royal PestmentsRoyal Pestments			Royal Pestments: Ability unlocked, step 3				Royal Pestments: 1 AP upgrade, step 71	Royal Pestments: 2 AP upgrade, step 82		Royal Pestments: 5 AP upgrade, step 105
Rule, Ratannia!Rule, Ratannia!					Rule, Ratannia!: Ability unlocked, step 5								Rule, Ratannia!: 1 AP upgrade, step 131	Rule, Ratannia!: 2 AP upgrade, step 142	Rule, Ratannia!: 5 AP upgrade, step 155

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings