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

Rare

• Andacht 81
• Amina-E7
• Allowance V/C4
• Avenue A
• Black Trung-D
• Caracas-LR5

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 or by completing the Deathsinger encounter in the 390 light version of Crota's End)
• Hereafter (Obtainable from Exotic special weapon Engrams)
• Zen Meteor (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)

Destiny 2

Common

• Dead Zone Rifle

Uncommon

• Luna Nullis II
• Troubadour
• Trondheim-LR2

Rare

• Aachen-LR2
• Damietta-LR2
• Tongeren-LR3

Legendary

• Copperhead-4sn
• Widow's Bite
• The Mornin' Comes
• Shepherd's Watch
• Belfry Bounty
• Show of Force
• Veleda-D
• A Single Clap
• Elegy-49
• Maestro-46
• Persuader - Vanguard sniper rifle.
• Gentleman Vagabond - Crucible sniper rifle.
• Eye of Foresight - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from Future War Cult engrams.
• The Domino - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from Future War Cult engrams.
• Maxim XI - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from New Monarchy engrams.
• Distant Tumulus - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from Dead Orbit engrams.
• Alone as a God - Chance reward the Leviathan raid or Clan engrams.
• The Long Walk - Chance reward from Trials of the Nine or from Clan engrams.

Exotic

• Borealis (PlayStation exclusive until Fall 2018)
• D.A.R.C.I.
• Whisper of the Worm

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2

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