Novus Sniper

The Novus Sniper is a strong creature in Breach.

Heroes
As a Hero, the Novus Sniper is a mixed threat. As a Strong enemy, it is technically a threat, but its low health pool makes it easy to overlook or ignore in the face of more imminent threats. However, this unit in particular should be watched carefully, and wiped out as soon as possible. Their ability "Snipe" deals considerable damage, and is uniquely difficult in dodging due to the bullets naturally high speed. When grouped up, they can chunk away a players health bar at an alarming rate, and newer heroes may even find themselves struggling to survive as other units such as the Novus Warrior charges in to keep the focus on themselves. The easiest strategy for beating the Novus Sniper? Ignoring the enemies in your face and rushing them. They can't stand combat of any kind for very long, and have low impact resistance making them incredibly easy to stumble or knockdown, so use that to your advantage and it should quickly perish.

Veil Demon
The Novus Sniper may not be your first pick for a possession target, but it can always spice up your gameplay just that much more. If you've already got an Elite causing havoc on the battlefield, and it seems to be doing fine on its own, that's when you should possess a Novus Sniper. Controlling who the snipe damage goes to can be invaluable for either focusing down the Elite's target or picking off those nasty Support Heroes who are skulking around. If you get rooted, you've got an escape with your "Quick Feet" ability, but in all honesty the Heroes are more likely than not to catch up with you anyways; if you see a Hero running towards your Novus Sniper, it may be a better use of your time to just depossess there and then so you can cause more havoc elsewhere.