Sniper Rifles

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Sniper Rifles are semi-automatic special weapons that can zoom very close onto targets. They have powerful single shots and are effective at long range. Sniper Rifles can perform Precision Kills with single shots.

Exotic Sniper Rifles

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Black Spindle	Solar	290 - 320	32	88	35	55	12	3
Hereafter	Arc	320 - 400	25	80	49	51	26	4	40	80	70	75
Ice Breaker (Year 1)	Solar	302-365	25	100	24	62	19	6	50	90	40	50
Ice Breaker (Year 3)	Solar	320 - 370	31	100	15	62	19	6	60	90	1	30
No Land Beyond (Year 1)	Kinetic	302-365	25	100	24	62	19	6	40	90	40	50
No Land Beyond (Year 2)	Kinetic	320 - 400	31	100	24	62	19	6	40	90	80	50
Patience and Time (Year 1)	Arc	302-365	16	75	92	58	26	4	70	50	20	65
Patience and Time (Year 2)	Arc	320 - 400	22	75	92	58	26	4	70	50	20	65
Zen Meteor	Solar	320 - 400	37	90	24	52	19	3	50	80	35	80

Legendary Sniper Rifles

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
1000-Yard Stare	Multiple	280	31	66	57	62	19	4	40	70	54	56
20/20 AMR7 (Year 2)	Multiple	140	10	62	32	73	43	4	40	75	72	25
20/20 AMR7 (Year 3)	Void	320	10	62	32	79	43	4	40	75	80	40
Amplified GEO-D6	Random Elemental	331-365	16	78	49	65	37	4	40	73	34	30
Amplified Geo-D6	Multiple	140	16	78	49	65	37	4	40	73	34	30
Antinomy XVI	Multiple	280	22	78	36	73	26	4	40	40	41	69
Aoife Rua-D	Multiple	280	22	78	34	68	26	4	40	50	50	60
Bitter Edge 010	Void	350	13	64	50	78	40	5	40	41	85	76
Black Hammer	Solar	300-331	32	88	35	55	12	3	40	74	28	39
Broken Truth-LR1	Random Elemental	248-300	16	72	46	71	26	3	40	58	59	56
Bronzed Albany-LR4	Random Elemental	??	0	25	20	70	100	50	40	75	80	40
But Not Forgotten	Void	300	31	70	55	66	19	4	52	61	53	57
By Royal Permit	Arc	248-300	3	63	32	79	43	4	40	75	80	40
Defiance of Yasmin	Arc	300-335	22	66	57	41	26	4	40	60	59	69
Deposition VII	Void	350	22	70	46	67	26	4	40	80	52	62
Devil's Dawn	Random	220 - 400	37	85	40	58	12	3	49	70	35	39
EX MACHINA~	Multiple	380	37	84	32	52	12	3	50	66	22	35
Efrideet's Spear	Random Elemental	331-365	37	88	28	59	12	3	40	79	31	10
Efrideet's Spear (The Dark Below)	Random Elemental	272-331	32	88	28	64	12	3	40	79	39	25
Eirene RR4	Arc, Solar, Void	280	34	76	44	57	19	4	40	80	51	21
Epitaph 2261	Random Elemental	248-300	16	75	41	62	26	4	40	65	45	51
Event Horizon	Void	350	37	84	27	59	12	3	40	79	33	33
Extrasolar RR4	Multiple	280	16	78	49	68	37	4	40	80	45	36
Eye of Sol	Solar	365-365	13	70	40	85	40	5	40	55	89	61
FINAL BOSS	Random Elemental	248-300	9	81	44	73	37	4	40	70	51	39
Glass Promontory	Multiple	280	13	70	40	85	40	5	40	55	89	61
Harrowed Defiance of Yasmin (Year 2)	Arc	319–335	22	66	57	41	26	4	40	60	59	69
Harrowed Defiance of Yasmin (Year 3)	Arc	365–400	22–24	56–73	46–74	41	26	4	50	60–80	59–89	59–69
Her Benevolence	Random Elemental	331-365	31	66	46	54	19	4	40	72	35	40
Her Fury	Multiple	300	31	66	42	60	19	4	40	72	43	54
LDR 5001 (Year 1)	Random Elemental	272-331	25	68	52	66	19	4	40	79	51	64
LDR 5001 (Year 2)	Multiple	300	31	68	52	66	19	4	40	79	51	64
Low-Grade Humility	Multiple	140	22	75	40	59	26	4	40	60	42	35
Luna Avernum II	Random Elemental	??	40	40	40	50	60	60	40	62	50	60
Nobunaga-D	Random Elemental	??	40	50	30	50	60	60	40	60	50	50
Outreach AMR	Random Elemental	??	20	61	34	61	80	60	40	70	51	39
Pavo	Random Elemental	??	40	50	30	50	60	60	40	60	50	50
Powerful. Haaken Foundry.	Random Elemental	??	0	25	20	70	100	50	40	75	80	40
Praedyth's Revenge (Year 1)	Void	248-300	9	73	83	71	37	4	40	80	49	20
Praedyth's Revenge (Year 3)	Void	365–400	16	66–77	79–100	71–92	37	4	40–60	80	49–61	-5–23
Primed Luna Hellox II	Random Elemental	??	20	65	80	50	80	50	40	50	50	65
Prudence II	Random Elemental	248-300	6	63	48	78	40	4	40	54	79	74
SDN-5 Hoplite Heavy	Random Elemental	300-365	9	81	44	73	37	4	40	70	51	39
Seventh Sense	Void	350	16	74	50	71	37	4	40	71	53	45
Shadow of Veils	Arc	365-365	31	74	41	59	19	4	40	70	51	69
Stillpiercer	Void	280	31	66	57	65	19	4	40	40	59	51
Subtle Nudge DN7	Random Elemental	331-365	10	60	52	78	43	5	40	56	80	49
Tamar-D	Multiple	280	22	78	36	66	26	4	40	70	59	65
Tao Hua Yuan	Multiple	280	16	79	47	62	37	4	40	80	54	36
The Chosen	Random Elemental	331-365	16	81	43	63	37	4	40	63	37	23
The Laughing Heart	Void	350	22	70	52	68	26	4	49	62	52	63
The Supremacy	Random Elemental	248-300	25	69	52	64	19	4	40	72	49	63
The Winged Word	Void	300	31	70	51	69	19	4	49	62	53	59
Uzume RR4	Multiple	280	13	72	58	75	40	5	40	80	66	31
Violator XII	Random Elemental	331-365	16	76	52	61	37	4	40	70	34	27
Weyloran's March	Multiple	280	13	60	52	85	40	5	40	60	71	79
Y-09 Longbow Synthesis (Year 1)	Random Elemental	272-331	25	66	56	71	19	5	40	59	58	68
Y-09 Longbow Synthesis (Year 2)	Multiple	300	31	66	56	71	19	4	40	59	58	68

Rare Sniper Rifles

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Allowance V/C4	40	Random Elemental	??	20	44	38	54	80	20	40	67	45	43
Amina-E7	40	Random Elemental	??	20	46	37	44	80	60	40	63	36	41
Andacht 81	40	Random Elemental	??	20	54	29	50	80	60	40	72	41	33
Avenue A	40	Random Elemental	??	70	32	37	41	30	60	40	47	41	55
Black Trung-D	60	Random Elemental	272-331	16	73	45	59	26	3	40	73	42	55
Caracas-LR5	40	Random Elemental	??	20	56	27	56	80	20	40	65	47	31
Civilian Applications	60	Random Elemental	272-331	32	82	38	64	12	3	40	72	38	37
Deianeira-D		Multiple	?	22	74	33	63	26	4	40	60	43	51
Doom Echo XI	40	Random Elemental	??	20	55	28	40	80	90	40	78	31	32
Equiprobable LSc		Multiple	?	16	77	37	68	37	5	40	60	31	46
Eumolpias-SR3		Multiple	?	10	67	34	77	43	5	40	60	60	52
Hieracon-LR5	40	Random Elemental	??	20	40	43	42	80	90	40	60	33	47
Known Horizon	60	Random Elemental	272-331	32	86	31	60	12	4	40	63	33	29
Luna Chiral III		Multiple	?	22	67	44	60	26	4	40	60	43	52
Luna Phasar III		Multiple	?	31	71	37	65	19	4	40	80	35	43
Luna Vallar IV		Multiple	?	22	71	37	62	26	4	40	80	39	43
Matuta RR4		Multiple	?	13	69	52	66	40	5	40	60	64	51
Neutrino LSm		Multiple	?	16	77	37	68	37	5	40	80	31	31
Painted Sammuramat-C	40	Random Elemental	??	20	44	39	48	80	60	40	65	39	44
Pompeii-LR5	40	Random Elemental	??	10	34	23	69	90	60	40	46	77	53
Saigon-LR4			135	??	??	??	??	112	4
Saigon-LR5	40	Random Elemental	??	25	18	68	58	19	90	40	55	80	82
Scipio-E	40	Random Elemental	??	90	67	11	43	0	20	40	78	34	20
Silvered Boudicca-D	40	Random Elemental	??	90	54	24	33	0	60	40	74	24	33
Silvered Caracas-LR4	40	Random Elemental	??	20	41	42	43	80	90	40	62	34	46
Silvered Mulan-D	60	Random Elemental	272-331	9	77	51	69	37	4	40	61	45	47
The Majestic	40	Random Elemental	267	70	32	37	43	30	60	40	72	43	55
Tomyris-E2	40	Random Elemental	??	90	60	18	35	0	60	40	60	26	27
Vulpecula	40	Random Elemental	??	20	52	31	48	80	60	40	68	39	35

Uncommon Sniper Rifles

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
13098v Incognito	Kinetic	??	40	31	31	32	60	60	40	80	32	46
Ascalon-LR1	Multiple	192	31	61	44	50	19	4	40	40	41	48
Chandragupta-A	Multiple	37	22	70	30	57	26	4	40	60	35	42
Gozen-C	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	90	58	12	24	0	20	40	80	16	19
Hieracon LR3		75	??	??	Good	Slow	140	4
Hieracon-LR3	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	10	25	25	47	90	90	40	60	55	52
Pompeii-LR3	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	20	48	25	46	80	20	40	69	39	29
SUROS JLL-19	Multiple	?	10	58	41	60	43	5	40	40	62	55
Trajan-C	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	20	42	32	43	80	60	40	71	35	35

Common Sniper Rifles

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Calcutta-LR1	Kinetic	??	0	19	26	50	100	20	40	50	57	50
Calcutta-LR2	Kinetic	??	70	24	32	40	30	60	40	52	40	46
Calcutta-LR2a	Kinetic	??	40	31	24	34	60	20	40	60	34	38
Candace-B	Kinetic	??	90	49	13	31	0	20	40	64	24	20
Hieracon-LR2	Kinetic	??	70	21	34	36	30	90	40	79	36	48
Pompeii-LR2	Kinetic	??	20	37	28	41	80	20	40	74	35	32
Trajan-B	Kinetic	??	20	39	26	37	80	60	40	62	30	30

Play Style

Pretty much what you would expect. They all seem to be semi-automatic with pretty mild recoil for the damage they do, so they're a solid choice. They usually come with slow, high-magnification optics though, so quick-scoping and close-quarter combat isn't going to work.

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