Sniper Rifles in Metal Gear Online specialise in long-range combat. Boasting the highest damage and range of any weapon class. With stealthy positioning, you can safely cover large areas for your team. Alternatively, you can assassinate foes through unexpected angles using small gaps in the terrain.
Drebin Points: 500
Damage -
Limb: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Torso: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Head (Min): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Range -
Lethal Headshot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bullet: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Max Loss: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Auto Aim: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Lock-On Cone Size: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Stance Accuracy -
Prone: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Crouching: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Walking: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Running: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recoil Control -
Firing Speed: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Per Bullet Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Horizontal Recoil: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Vertical Recoil: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recovery Speed: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Ammo -
Clip Size: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Overall: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Two torso shots will down a target.
Going prone effectively increases firing rate as it greatly helps with recoil control.
Very inexpensive for a lethal sniper rifle.
Poor recoil control whilst not prone makes it impossible to rapid fire accurately.
Low amount of total ammo.
Requires precision to use well.
Drebin Points: 0
Damage -
Limb: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Torso: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Head (Min): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Range -
Lethal Headshot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bullet: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Max Loss: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Auto Aim: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Lock-On Cone Size: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Stance Accuracy -
Prone: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Crouching: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Walking: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Running: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recoil Control -
Firing Speed: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Per Bullet Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Horizontal Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Vertical Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Recovery Speed: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Ammo -
Clip Size: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Overall: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Long range tranquiliser ammo will mark The End of your opponent's game plan.
Can be difficult for enemies to pinpoint the origin of the rifle shots.
A torso shot deals a whopping 80% stamina damage, a limb shot deals 48% stamina damage.
Bolt-action rifle makes this a very slow firing weapon without animation cancelling.
Non-lethal and takes up your main weapon slot, making it difficult to confirm a kill on an enemy you have put to sleep from afar.
Only has 5 shots before you need to reload.
Drebin Points: 2500 (D)
Damage -
Limb: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Torso: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Head (Min): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Range -
Lethal Headshot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Bullet: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Damage Dropoff Max Loss: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Auto Aim: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Lock-On Cone Size: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Stance Accuracy -
Prone: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Crouching: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Walking: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Running: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recoil Control -
Firing Speed: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Per Bullet Recoil: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Horizontal Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Vertical Recoil: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Recovery Speed: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Ammo -
Clip Size: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Overall: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Astounding prone recoil control makes this the most accurate fully-automatic firing rifle in the game.
Huge ammo clip for a sniper rifle. Only takes 3 torso shots to down an enemy.
Can effectively "chase" enemies you miss due to the great recoil control. It is not required to be precise with this weapon.
The only sniper rifle to stop being lethal on a headshot at very long ranges.
Statistically similar to a powerful Assault Rifle, however as a Sniper Rifle does not have access to Auto Aim for close range encounters.
Extremely noisy.
Drebin Points: 2500 (D)
Damage -
Limb: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Torso: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Head (Min): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Range -
Lethal Headshot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bullet: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Max Loss: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Auto Aim: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Lock-On Cone Size: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Stance Accuracy -
Prone: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Crouching: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Walking: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Running: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recoil Control -
Firing Speed: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Per Bullet Recoil: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Horizontal Recoil: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Vertical Recoil: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recovery Speed: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Ammo -
Clip Size: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Overall: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Can be loaded with either lethal ammo or tranquiliser ammo. Making this the only fully-automatic tranquiliser rifle in the game.
Great firing rate and recoil control when crouching or prone.
Firing noise can be difficult to pinpoint by the enemy.
Less powerful compared to the M14EBR. Needs 4 torso shots to down an enemy.
Like the MOSIN-NAGANT, leaves you with no long range lethal option if the tranquiliser rounds are selected.
Like most sniper rifles, struggles at close quarters.
Drebin Points: 7000 (D)
Damage -
Limb: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Torso: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Head (Min): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Range -
Lethal Headshot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bullet: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Damage Dropoff Max Loss: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Auto Aim: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Lock-On Cone Size: 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Stance Accuracy -
Prone: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🔸
Crouching: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Walking: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Running: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Recoil Control -
Firing Speed: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Per Bullet Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Horizontal Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Vertical Recoil: ⭐⭐🔸🔸🔸
Recovery Speed: ⭐⭐⭐🔸🔸
Ammo -
Clip Size: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Overall: ⭐🔸🔸🔸🔸
Wicked damage. Lethal on a torso shot and 72% health on a limb shot.
Unmatched damage dropoff distance means the torso shot stops being lethal at ranges longer than the largest game map.
Infrequent firing makes it difficult for foes to pinpoint your location.
Bolt-action rifle makes this a very slow firing weapon without animation cancelling.
Only has 5 shots before you need to reload.
Very expensive.
Focuses on maximising firing speed with the SVD to perform quicker shots, and rapid fire body shots!
Modes: All
If you're accurate enough, you don't even need the Sniper weapon skill! You can focus on utility skills instead.
Modes: All
Focuses on mobility to re-position across different sightlines on the map.
Modes: All
Niche strategy where you use Narc 3 to highlight enemies who aim at you, and then snipe back before they can complete the shot!
Modes: All