New meta game

I just played a game (we lost) where our mid (a sniper) build phase boots, then ARMLET and then hood.

Here's the dotabuff page http://dotabuff.com/matches/326625098

Phase Boots make sense, because Sniper is slow and needs to make up for that.

Omlette...kinda makes sense, because Armlet Toggling can save your life and it's a cheap source of HP Regen and Armour

Hood...has me confused

Probably he wanted to make Sniper survive more in fights and do more damage, but I don't think this is the best way.

A Black King Bar would've been better.

Well personally i dig Armlet.
I would get it on any hero who gets lifesteal and needs to beef up.
Rather than a vanguard, an armlet provides more hp, and instead of raw hp it is in the form of strength.
400 hp or 25 str is no joke, and is way superior when compared to he max raw hp available in the game through rod of atos.

Aside from the armlet rest are just stupid choices. Everyone knows you need that treads for hp and dmg increase rather than phase.
Hood is not a carry item. Let the support make pipe.

Atleast the armlet provides dps increase.
Should pair it up with a satanic late game for max beefiness.

Meh, I think Phase Boots are really good for Sniper as, in my opinion, good positioning is better than more early survivability; also, the extra damage and movement speed can be very useful for early kills and better last-hitting. People get stat points instead of Shrapnel anyway; add a Drum/BKB and you've got a Hero with decent survivability.

Returning on topic: the Hood is just random but the Armlet, even though the items I listed above are better in my opinion, is still a good option on AGI carries like Phantom Assassin, Sniper and Bloodseeker who need that extra damage to make chasing easier. The survivability from the Helm of Iron Will is also useful early on; you can even make a Helm of the Dominator, disassemble it for the Armlet, and make another HotD/Vlad's/MoM later.