Snooker

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Meet Snooker, a long-range damage dealer in Sparkball. With his unrivaled precision and unique abilities, Snooker can control the battlefield from a distance. His gameplay revolves around strategic positioning and accurate aim to maximize damage. Despite his vulnerability to close-range attacks, Snooker's various knockbacks and crowd control abilities make him a challenging opponent to approach.

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Abilities Overview

Pool Shark

Pool Shark (Left Click)

Snooker launches a pool ball in the targeted direction, damaging the first enemy it hits.

Holding Left Click charges the shot, increasing its damage. At full charge, the shot also knocks back the target on impact.

Snooker LMB, Pool Shark

Tips:

• Use Pool Shark to poke enemies from a distance.

• Charging up the attack adds a knockback effect.

• Good at disrupting enemy positioning or escaping from dangerous situations.

Free Break

Free Break (Right Click)

Snooker tosses a giant cue ball in an arc toward the targeted location. On impact, the ball explodes, dealing area damage and knocking back all nearby enemies.

Tips:

• Free Break is a versatile ability that can be used for both offense and defense.

• Use it to engage enemies, escape from dangerous situations, or disrupt enemy formations.

Higher Stakes

Higher Stakes (Space Bar)

Snooker performs a quick dash in the targeted direction. If he collides with an enemy before the dash ends, he stops immediately, and the enemy gets knocked back.

Tips:

• Use for mobility: Quickly engage, escape, or reposition during combat.

• Disrupt enemies: The knockback can interrupt key abilities or displace enemies from advantageous positions.

• Peel for allies: Dash into threats to force them away and protect vulnerable teammates.

Pocket

Pocket (Q)

Snooker places a pocket on the ground at the targeted location. After a short activation time, enemies that step into or are knocked into the pocket take damage and are rooted.

Tips:

• Use Pocket to control space and shape enemy movement.

• Knocking enemies into the pocket (with Free Break or Higher Stakes) guarantees a root, setting up high-damage follow-ups.

• Ideal for choke points, tight corridors, or area denial near objectives, especially where opponents can’t easily avoid the zone.

• The brief activation delay means pre-placement is key. Try to anticipate where enemies will move rather than reacting.

Unlikely Trajectory

Unlikely Trajectory (Ultimate - R)

Snooker summons a giant 8-ball and temporarily possesses it, gaining full control over its movement. Upon impact, the ball deals massive damage and knocks enemies away. Press R again to detonate early, ending the ability on command.

Tips:

• Use to engage or disrupt: Great for initiating fights, breaking up enemy formations, or controlling space.

• Secure kills: The high damage makes it ideal for finishing low-health enemies or punishing grouped opponents.

• Control with intent: Steer the 8-ball deliberately to maximize hits and control impact timing.

• Early detonation: Press R again to detonate on demand, enabling surprise plays or catching opponents off guard.

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Balling vs Brawlin'

Snooker is a long-range damage dealer who thrives on positioning, precision, and control. His kit excels at disrupting formations, punishing poor spacing, and applying pressure from a safe distance.

Control the map with Pocket.

• Place it in choke points, flank routes, or near objectives to restrict movement and force bad decisions.

• Capitalize on roots; every successful trigger should create a follow-up opportunity for Snooker or teammates.

• Use it for area control, peeling, or to punish overcommitting enemies, especially dash-reliant heroes.

• Try to anticipate, don’t react, pre-emptive placement is key to catching enemies off guard.

Offense & Defense

Pressure and Path-Clearing

• Pool Shark is your main tool for softening up defenders and forcing movement from afar.

• Free Break excels at displacing enemies, use it to clear the lane for your ball carrier or knock defenders out of position.

• Higher Stakes gives you fast access to , ideal for cutting off passes, intercepting throws, or body-blocking enemy shots.

• Snooker should rarely carry the ball himself; instead, focus on applying pressure and punishing defenders from a distance.

Disrupt and Deny

• Pool Shark and Free Break can both dislodge the ball from enemy carriers or knock them into unfavorable positions.

• Pocket is a powerful zoning tool: place it near objectives to deter enemies or root approaching enemy carriers.

• A hidden strength lies in Snooker's ability to bounce shots off walls using Pool Shark.

  • Look for ways to hit enemies from unexpected directions, especially in tight corridors or near objectives, where opponents have less room to dodge.

Create space or be punished.

Snooker has high damage but low durability.

• Use Higher Stakes to dash out of danger or reposition quickly when enemies close the gap.

• If you're under pressure, Free Break can act as a defensive area knockback, buying you time or forcing enemies off key terrain.

Ultimate Impact: Unlikely Trajectory

• Unlikely Trajectory is a game-changing ultimate when used near the goal.

• Use it to shatter enemy defenses, knock players out of scoring zones, or slam down lanes to create chaos.

• You can detonate early for surprise pressure or steer directly into key targets for big momentum shifts.

Playstyle Summary

Snooker isn’t a frontliner. Stay back, pick your angles, and punish mistakes. When played smartly, he can be one of the most oppressive ranged threats in the game.

Snooker’s job is to:

• Control space through clever use of terrain and angles

• Disrupt formations before they fully develop

• Enable scoring by softening or scattering defenders

• Force turnovers with well-timed knockbacks and roots

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Itemization

Snooker's item builds focus on boosting his damage output. It's advisable to start with the Striker armband. Whether you're aiming for full damage output, tank slaying, or survivability, these item builds will help you fully reach Snooker's maximum potential.

BUILDS NEED TO BE UPDATED

Default Build

LAST CALL	CLOSING TIME	OLE’ ZAPPY	BEEF SLICER
Taking damage below 30% health grants you a shield and bonus life steal.	Damaging a hero below a certain HP threshold executes them, granting a speed buff and bonus ultimate energy.	Quick successive basic attacks trigger a lightning bolt that deals damage and chains between enemies.	Deals bonus damage based on the target's max HP.
+AD, +Life Steal, +Movement Speed	+AD, +Movement Speed	+AD, +Life Steal, +CDR, +Movement Speed	+AD, +Life Steal

Burst Focused

OLE’ ZAPPY	BEEF SLICER	THE WUNDERSUNDER	CLOSING TIME
Quick successive basic attacks trigger a lightning bolt that deals damage and chains between enemies.	Deals bonus damage based on the target's max HP.	Dealing ability damage to enemies reduces their armor significantly.	Damaging a hero below a certain HP threshold executes them, granting a speed buff and bonus ultimate energy.
+AD, +Life Steal, +CDR, +Movement Speed	+AD, +Life Steal	+Attack Damage, +Cooldown Reduction	+AD, +Movement Speed

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Lore

Introducing Snooker, a Machina trickshot artist with an obsession for impossible odds and a firm belief in his humanity. His precision with a billiard ball is unrivaled, and if you blink, you might fall prey to his signature move, “THE SNOOKER SPECIAL!”

Hailing from an alternate universe where machines evolved to be the solitary form of sentient life, Snooker is a Freecoded being, programmed into existence from a vast sea of endless data and allowed to develop on his own. He became a celebrity athlete in his reality, known for his ultra-instantaneous calculations and trans-dimensional trigonometric trick shots.

However, Snooker's life took a turn when he used himself as a projectile to punch a hole through the fabric of his universe, crash-landing straight on Avonova. Here, he encountered humans for the first time and fell deeply in love with their imperfect existence. This sparked a change in Snooker, leading him to believe he was, in fact, a real human being.

Now, Snooker entertains the population of Sparkadia with his trick shots and works as a waiter at Steve’s Sprockethouse, the hottest restaurant on Avonova. Despite his quirks and the fact that he never misses a shot, Snooker's story is a testament to the beauty of individuality and the pursuit of one's true identity.