Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4275518-20121212172815/@comment-897664-20140922153201

Popping power is still different than pierce. Take into account the Sniper. If you place it near a 0/1 village, will he take out one more layer? If placed near a boomerang, will it pierce an extra baloon?

I tested the Sniper + 0/1 village and no, it does not increase the layers it can pop. So yeah it adds pierce rather than popping power.