Sniper Rifle

"The dangers present beyond the City's walls cannot always be met head-on. The accuracy and power of the Sniper Rifle offers the best option for precise ranged attacks. Caliber and make differ, but a good sniper can always remove key threats."

- Grimoire Description

Sniper rifles are a type of weapon in Destiny. They are long-range marksman weapons meant for picking off important enemies at a far distance with powerful headshots. However, there are only a select few snipers that can kill a Guardian's super with full health in one shot.

Common /Rare

 * 13098V Incognito
 * Calcutta-LR2A
 * Gozen-C
 * Hieracon-LR2
 * Painted Sammuramat-C
 * Pompeii-LR2
 * Saigon-LR4
 * Trajan-B

Legendary

 * Final Boss
 * Epitaph 2261
 * The Chosen
 * Broken Truth LR1
 * Efrideet's Spear (obtained during Iron Banner event)
 * Prudence II (Year 1 sniper bought from New Monarchy)
 * Violator XII
 * Praedyth's Revenge (raid)
 * The Supremacy
 * Black Hammer (Crota's End raid loot)
 * LRD-5001 (Obtainable from Vanguard weapons packages.)
 * Y-09 Longbow Synthesis (Obtainable from Crucible packages)
 * Subtle Nudge DN7
 * Amplified Geo-D6
 * Low-Grade Humility
 * 20/20 AMR7
 * Her Benevolence (Queen's Wrath)
 * Shadow of Veils (Prison of Elders)
 * Eye of Sol (obtained during Trials of Osiris event)
 * Winged Word (Obtainable from Trials of Osiris gold tier packages)

Exotic

 * Ice Breaker (The Year 3 version of this weapon is obtained as a random drop from the "Sunrise" Strike bounty)
 * Patience and Time (Obtainable as a random drop from an Exotic special Engram)
 * No Land Beyond (Obtainable as a random drop from an Exotic special Engram)

Legendary

 * 1000-Yard Stare
 * Tao Hua Yuan
 * Extrasolar RR4
 * Antinomy XVI (Obtained from the New Monarchy faction)
 * Glass Promontory (available from Trials of Osiris)
 * Her Fury (available from Level 41 Prison of Elders)
 * Weyloran's March (available from the Iron Banner)
 * Defiance of Yasmin (King's Fall raid)
 * Stillpiercer (quest reward from the Gunsmith at rank 2)
 * Aoife Rua-D (Available as a Gunsmith Armsday order)
 * Tamar-D
 * Eirene RR4 (Available as a Gunsmith Armsday order)
 * Uzume RR4

Exotic

 * Black Spindle (Obtained after completing the alternate ending to the story mission "Lost to Light" on Heroic difficulty within the time limit.
 * Hereafter (Obtainable from Exotic special weapon Engrams)
 * Zen Meteor (Playstation exclusive sniper rifle obtained from Exotic special weapon Engrams)

Legendary

 * But Not Forgotten (Random drop from Archon's Forge)
 * The Laughing Heart (Available from the Iron Banner)
 * The Winged Word (Available from Trials of Osiris)
 * EX MACHINA~ (Available from completing Vosik phase 2 in Wrath of the Machine on Heroic difficulty)
 * Devil's Dawn (Random drop from Strike Hoards in the Devil's Lair Wretched Eye Strikes)
 * Event Horizon (Obtainable from the Crucible Quartermaster or as a random drop from a special weapon engram)
 * Seventh Sense (Obtainable from the Vanguard Quartermaster or from Vanguard weapons packages)
 * Bitter Edge 010 (Obtainable from Dead Orbit weapons packages)
 * Desposition VII (Obtainable from New Monarchy weapons packages)
 * 20/20 AMR7 (Obtainable from Vanguard weapons packages or as a random drop from a special weapon engram)

List of appearances

 * Destiny