Snowsniper ~ Frozen Archer

[tidal smelt]

Snowsniper

Trained by spirits of pure, frozen liquid, they float in the air and are known to wield arrows that explode in a burst of frosty air.

Description

They are light, ranged flying units of no particular mass or empire.
They have low health and low damage, but they have slightly higher speed and attack speed, while also having arrows that slow enemies down.

History

The Snowsnipers allied with nearby tribes and lived in frozen caves, assisting those who established mines in them.
However, when a tribe got their hands on the Boreal Bow, a sacred artifact wielded by an unknown leader, the Snowsnipers declared war.
These tribes fell one by one under the relentless energy if the Snowsnipers, leaving only harsh spirits flying across the land.

Stats

Hp: 60

Dmg: 7 / 10 L

Atk Spd: 1.8 sec

Training Time: 19 Sec

Cost: 450 G, 200 C

Population: 5

*Speed: Behind Shadowrath, but greater than Archidon

• They fly in the air, similarly to Eclipsors.*

Passives

• Has a weaker Glacial Fletching automatically equipped exclusively to these units. If Glacial Fletching is used, it increases the power of the slow.

10% Base
13% (Temple 1)
18% (Temple 2)

• Every 4 arrows each individual Snowsniper hits a unit with, its next arrow freezes the hit unit for 1 sec, and does not count toward the next freeze.

4 Base
Every 3 arrows (Temple 1)

**If there needs to be a balance change or clarification in detail, let me know!

Additionally, I have added an image of the in game unit**

Update 2: Balance Changes

[hearty solstice]

What if i use glacial fletching in the glacial fletcher

[tidal smelt]

Well it is the same as Glacial Fletching, so nothing will happen.

[hearty solstice]

Lame

I do not think your idea can be good just because glacial fletching exists

[tidal smelt]

What do you suggest, then?

[hearty solstice]

Idk very low freeze effect?

[tidal smelt]

I will consider this, then.

[hearty solstice]

5% with no buff from upgrades or something

Or 2%/4%/6%

[tidal smelt]

That's... very low.

[hearty solstice]

Just an example

I am not thinking about it too much

[tidal smelt]

And additionally, Spearos exists

Kk

[hearty solstice]

lmao now I can't stop imagining snowsniper+spearos+surge

[tidal smelt]

Now I see why

I will ponder more on adjustments when I have more people's opinions.

[hearty solstice]

Ok

👍

[hallow smelt]

Wth is that attack speed

Quick question; what's their population

[hearty solstice]

Probably 5

[hallow smelt]

So basically, (raw stats) for what is essentially a cheaper Shadowrath in terms of cost, I can get a unit with a DPS of 1.5 (2.2L) that's also flying with 5 less health than Archidons

Onto the main gimmick

Why does it have glacial fletching automatically researched

You could probably pair it with blazing bolts and voltaic spark which is INSANE DPS using Zilaros's grasp

Plus it's flying so the only way you can counter it are other ranged units

To freeze a single unit it takes 45 entire seconds for a 2 second freeze

40.5 on temple 1 and 36 on temple 2

I legitimately can't tell if this is underpowered or not

But so far it's giving underpowered and overpowered at the same time

[hearty solstice]

Unbalanced at it's concept ahhh

[hallow smelt]

The free glacial fletching effect is broken

No doubt

You legit spawn with a flying unit that can slow troops

Also why does it say faster attack speed when it's Aspd is like 2.5 seconds longer than archidons

[hearty solstice]

Huh?

[hallow smelt]

I think Archidons have an aspd of 2 seconds

[hearty solstice]

Is like less than 2 seconds

For both

Archidon dps is wrong in the card info

[hallow smelt]

Oh

Very misleading information then

What's it's true DPS then

I can only find out if it's actually faster by knowing the DPS

[hearty solstice]

Idk almost 2 ig

Like this unit

Because 4.5 dps

7 dmg

[hallow smelt]

Oh

[hearty solstice]

I think the only range unit with right dps in the card info is tdead

But yeah it should have a low freeze effect

And btw 10 hits is too much for that kind of passives

It should be weaker but like every 3rd or 2nd hit

[hallow smelt]

Yeah

[hallow smelt]

This unit is not gonna live that long enough🙏🙏

[hearty solstice]

10 would feel way too random

[hearty solstice]

Is ranged and fast

Also it should have short range

Like tdead range

[tidal smelt]

@hearty solstice
@hallow smelt
If you guys don't like ping I'll stop, but I made changes. I may have missed details, so let me know your opinions on the update! Thanks for the previous opinions.

[hearty solstice]

2 sec. might be too much

[hallow smelt]

Make the freeze one second

[hearty solstice]

The 1+ pop seems gud

[hallow smelt]

You nerfed the cost too much

Revert the crystal cost back to original

[hearty solstice]

tbh yeah the 1+ pop makes it bad

[tidal smelt]

Thanks!

[hearty solstice]

You should have buffed the cost tbh

That 1+ pop makes it more unique

[old garnet]

this unit looks worse than a T dead

for an insane price you get a unit that does nearly nothing