Sniper Rifle

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"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.

Year One

Common /Rare

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

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)

Year Two

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 (Hunter-exclusive 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)

Year Three

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 (First appearance)

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