Special weapons
Snipers
Snipers ranked by endgame role, perk package, competition, and total score.
WEAPON | INFO | PERKS | ANALYSIS | ||||||||||||||
🖼️ | Name | Season | Energy | Frame | Source | Stun | Ammo | ⬆️ | Barrel | Mag | MW | Perk 1 | Perk 2 | Origin Trait | Notes | # | Tier |
 | Conspiracy Honed | 28 | Stasis | Dynamic | Equilibrium |  | 43560 Heat Generated
290 Cooling Efficiency | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Ionized HeatsinkOverclocked Heatsink | Cooling Efficiency | Vorpal Weapon | Bait and SwitchFiring Line | Imperial Allegiance | insanely powercrept archetype with double damage perks | 1 | S |
 | Something Something | 28 | Kinetic | Aggressive | Tenet of Bravery, Zavala |  | 37 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapDiscord | Elemental HoningAll-StarRedirection | Accelerated Assault | outdamages Praedyth with origin, also has Succession combo | 2 | S |
 | Praedyth's Revenge | 29 | Kinetic | Rapid | Vault of Glass |  | 60 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmKinetic TremorsDiscord | Elemental HoningAll-StarPrecision Instrument | Timelost Magazine | excellent rapid package overall, decent for roam as well | 3 | S |
| The Helmsman | 29 | Arc | High-Impact | Crucible |  | 43 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | DiscordLight TouchSnapshot Sights | Elemental HoningGear ShiftVorpal Weapon | Accelerated Assault | insane roam option for total damage, essentially invalidates the existence of NLB | 4 | S |
| Lance Ephemeral | 27 | Strand | Rapid | Desert Perpetual |  | 54 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmLead from Gold | Elemental HoningBait and SwitchRedirection | Frame of Reference | outclassed by Praedyth's in almost all cases despite being decent in a vacuum | 5 | A |
| Omniscient Eye | 29 | Solar | Rapid | Garden of Salvation |  | 44 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmLead from Gold | Elemental HoningPrecision Instrument | Photoinhibition | basically Rapid Growth but solar, has Incendiary access with Sniper's | 6 | A |
| Rapid Growth | 29 | Arc | Rapid | Tenet of Bravery |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the Charm | Aggregate ChargeGear Shift | Dream Work | solid option for energy slot, only really used for surge matching though | 7 | A |
| Adored | 29 | Arc | Adaptive | Pinnacle Ops |  | 36 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the Charm | Elemental Honing | Accelerated Assault | basically the energy slot Something Something situation | 8 | A |
 | Father's Sins | 29 | Void | Rapid | Throne World |  | 48 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Triple TapLead from GoldShoot to Loot | Bait and SwitchWithering GazeFocused Fury | Psychohack | highest utility Withering Gaze sniper due to exhausting origin and StL access, LFG swap too | 9 | A |
| Critical Anomaly | 29 | Stasis | Aggressive | Salvation's Edge |  | 47 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Chill ClipRampage | Chaos ReshapedMega Kill Clip | Collective Purpose | only really relevant due to Chill Clip, which sees less use in current meta | 10 | A |
| Apostate | 29 | Arc | Rapid | Moon |  | 51 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Shoot to LootTriple TapLead from Gold | Explosive PayloadGear Shift | Loss | only StL + EP energy rapid, has some utility in challenge content, otherwise has okay perks | 11 | A |
| Succession | 29 | Kinetic | Aggressive | Deep Stone Crypt |  | 50 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | DiscordReconstruction | RedirectionElemental HoningRecombination | Bray Inheritance | most well-known Discord sniper due to Redirection combo, otherwise not great | 12 | A |
| Last Foray | 29 | Solar | Aggressive | EDZ |  | 29 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Rewind RoundsDiscord | Bait and SwitchIncandescentCascade Point | Veteran's Wisdom | in contention for best add clear sniper due to Incendiary artifact mod and Veteran's Wisdom | 13 | A |
| SuccessionBRAVE version | 29 | Kinetic | Aggressive | Onslaught |  | 50 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Kinetic TremorsHarmonyDemolitionist | RecombinationAggregate ChargeMega Kill Clip | Indomitability | very high burst for roam with KT/Harmony + Recombination, sadly no Redirection | 14 | A |
| Tatara Gaze | 29 | Arc | Aggressive | Arena Ops |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | DiscordRewind Rounds | RedirectionElemental HoningMega Kill Clip | Forge's Kin | Succession combination with less artifact synergy | 15 | B |
| Volta Bracket | 29 | Strand | Aggressive | Neomuna |  | 28 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Shoot to LootTriple TapLucky Shot | Explosive PayloadCascade PointMega Kill Clip | Nanotech Tracer Missiles | only StL + EP kinetic special, has okay perks otherwise | 16 | B |
| The Supremacy | 29 | Kinetic | Rapid | Last Wish |  | 42 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Lead from GoldDiscord | Kinetic Tremors | Explosive Pact | LFG + KT good for roam, but definitely overshadowed by other kinetic roam snipers now | 17 | B |
| Trophy Hunter | 29 | Void | Aggressive | Nessus |  | 39 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapAuto-Loading HolsterLead from Gold | Aggregate ChargeBait and SwitchWithering Gaze | Fail-deadly | decent dump sniper with origin, also has Withering access, definitely worse than kinetic meta options | 18 | B |
| Embraced Identity | 29 | Void | Adaptive | Pale Heart |  | 36 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Withering GazeVorpal WeaponReconstruction | RedirectionAggregate ChargeHigh Ground | Dealer's Choice | highest per-shot damage Withering sniper, also has double damage perks | 19 | B |
| Alone as a god | 29 | Kinetic | Rapid | Pantheon |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Rewind Rounds | All-StarAggregate ChargeMega Kill Clip | Elliptical Orbit | works well with Kinetic Synthesis, still worse than S tier options though | 20 | B |
| Naeem's Lance | 29 | Strand | Rapid | Warlord's Ruin |  | 55 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Lucky ShotDeconstructRewind Rounds | Cascade PointElemental HoningMega Kill Clip | Sundering | first and only Cascade rapid option, Deconstruct + damage perk too for niche cases | 21 | B |
| 1000 Yard Stare | 29 | Void | Adaptive | Grasp of Avarice |  | 50 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | DiscordVorpal Weapon | RedirectionDemoralize | Unburied Treasure | Succession combo on a void option for artifact synergy, worse frame though | 22 | C |
| Locus Locutus | 29 | Stasis | Adaptive | Xur |  | 43 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | OverflowDiscord | High GroundUnder-OverFiring Line | Head Rush | best-in-slot barrier stun option for harder content | 23 | C |
| Luna Regolith III | 22 | Solar | Aggressive | Zavala |  | 32 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapShoot to Loot | High GroundCascade PointExplosive Payload | Wild Card | slower-firing StL + EP option vs. Apostate, otherwise has okay perks | 24 | C |
| Tranquility | 29 | Kinetic | Adaptive | Moon |  | 40 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Rewind RoundsRampage | RedirectionElemental HoningAll-Star | Loss | Redirection is maybe a little more appealing than Yasmin perks, also has niche in Rampage | 25 | C |
| Defiance of Yasmin | 29 | Kinetic | Adaptive | King's Fall |  | 35 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Rewind RoundsShoot to LootLead from Gold | All-StarAggregate Charge | Runneth Over | nice perk diversity in 1st column, can dump with Kinetic Synthesis | 26 | C |
| Irukandji | 20 | Stasis | Rapid | Banshee |  | 46 | No | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmShoot to Loot | Focused FuryFiring LineHeadstone | Veist Stinger | StL with no EP, but also has Veist + okay FTTC combo | 27 | C |
| Eye of Sol | 29 | Kinetic | Adaptive | Trials |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Triple Tap | Aggregate ChargeKinetic Tremors | Wild Card | basically a downgrade from Yasmin but still basically the same use case | 28 | C |
| IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3 | 29 | Solar | Rapid | Seraph's Shield |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the Charm | Focused Fury | Rasputin's Arsenal | generic rapid with FTTC + middling damage perk | 29 | C |
| ALLEN 05 | 29 | Strand | Adaptive | Distortions |  | 41 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmShoot to Loot | Precision InstrumentFiring LineMega Kill Clip | Carrion Munitions | worse than IKELOS_SR due to frame despite increased perk diversity | 30 | C |
| Uzume RR4 | 29 | Solar | Adaptive | Zavala |  | 50 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmAttrition OrbsLead from Gold | Precision InstrumentExplosive PayloadDeconstruct | Problem Solver | AO + EP is potentially interesting, otherwise a very average adaptive | 31 | C |
| Veleda-F | 25 | Void | Aggressive | Banshee |  | 33 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | DeconstructSlickdraw | Withering GazeFocused Fury | Häkke Breach Armaments | Withering aggressive with QoL 1st column, nothing special | 32 | C |
| Sovereignty | 25 | Void | Adaptive | Xur, Kell's Fall? |  | 40 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Explosive PayloadDiscord | Withering GazePrecision InstrumentDesperate Measures | Dark Ether Reaper | lower damage per shot for Withering vs. Veleda, also has Discord | 33 | C |
| Fugue-55 | 16 | Void | Adaptive | Banshee |  | 45 | No | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the CharmLead from Gold | Focused FuryFiring Line | Suros Synergy | Fury is arguably better than ALLEN and Uzume, but has nothing else going for it | 34 | C |
| Keen Thistle | 29 | Solar | Aggressive | Trials |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Envious ArsenalTriple TapLead from Gold | Elemental HoningBait and SwitchFourth Time's the Charm | Häkke Breach Armaments | best of the non-FTTC snipers, has TT + FTTC gimmick | 35 | D |
| Shoreline Dissident | 27 | Void | Rapid | Tenet of Bravery, Banshee |  | 55 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Triple TapShoot to LootExplosive Payload | High GroundPrecision Instrument | Bray Legacy | TT + mediocre damage perk rapid, has StL to distinguish it | 36 | D |
| Occluded Finality | 29 | Arc | Aggressive | Iron Banner |  | 59 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapRewind Rounds | Aggregate ChargeElemental HoningPrecision Instrument | Skulking Wolf | better damage perks but worse frame and no StL vs. Shoreline | 37 | D |
| A Distant Pull | 29 | Stasis | Rapid | Xur |  | 39 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Triple Tap | Focused Fury | Unsated Hunger | like Shoreline but no StL and a more consistent damage perk | 38 | D |
| Silicon Neuroma | 16 | Kinetic | Aggressive | Zavala |  | 35 | No | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple Tap | Focused FuryFiring Line | Stunning Recovery | worse frame than A Distant Pull | 39 | D |
| Albruna-D | 19 | Arc | Aggressive | Gambit |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapExplosive Payload | Cascade PointFiring LineVorpal Weapon | Häkke Breach Armaments | like Neuroma but no Fury | 40 | D |
| Gallu RR3 | 17 | Arc | Adaptive | Banshee |  | 35 | No | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | OverflowShoot to Loot | Focused Fury | Omolon Fluid Dynamics | no ammo gen perk vs. higher D snipers, StL instead | 41 | D |
| Frozen Orbit | 29 | Void | Aggressive | Crucible |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple TapLead from Gold | High GroundCascade Point | Roar of Battle | TT + low tier 2nd column, also an aggressive | 42 | D |
| Twilight Oath | 29 | Solar | Rapid | Dreaming City |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Lucky ShotEnvious Assassin | Bait and SwitchPrecision Instrument | Advanced Reflexes | no ammo gen perk, but has decent dump and damage perks | 43 | D |
| Mechabre | 29 | Arc | Aggressive | Tenet of Bravery |  | 45 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Triple Tap | Firing LineVorpal Weapon | Search Party | last sniper with ammo gen + usable damage perks | 44 | D |
| Persuader | 22 | Void | Rapid | Zavala |  | 42 | No | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Discord | Destabilizing RoundsHigh Ground | Vanguard's Vindication | has some okay perks to pair with Discord but very one-dimensional | 45 | E |
| Mercurial Overreach | 29 | Arc | Adaptive | Crucible |  | 50 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Envious AssassinDiscord | Bait and SwitchVorpal Weapon | None | no ammo gen + decent damage perks | 46 | E |
| Sole Survivor | 29 | Arc | Adaptive | Gambit |  | 41 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Envious Arsenal | Gear ShiftElemental HoningMega Kill Clip | Gun and Run | basically Mercurial with more niche damage perks | 47 | E |
| Thoughtless | 29 | Stasis | Adaptive | Vox Obscura |  | 48 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Overflow | Firing Line | Land Tank | very dated perk pool, no updated Fury | 48 | E |
| Distant Tumulus | 10 | Solar | Rapid | Xur |  | 47 | No | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Clown Cartridge | Firing Line | None | Thoughtless with better frame and worse overflow perk | 49 | E |
| The Long Walk | 15 | Solar | Aggressive | Prophecy |  | 41 | No | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | OverflowClown Cartridge | Firing Line | None | has two overflow perks but worse frame than upper E snipers | 50 | E |
| Bite of the Fox | 29 | Kinetic | Aggressive | Iron Banner |  | 38 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Extended Mag | Handling | Envious Assassin | Vorpal Weapon | Skulking Wolf | damage perk downgrade vs. higher E snipers | 51 | E |
| Shepherd's Watch | 15 | Kinetic | Adaptive | Xur, Dares |  | 32 | No | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Lead from Gold | Firing Line | None | LFG is okay but definitely worse than standard overflow perks | 52 | E |
| Far Future | 13 | Solar | Adaptive | Xur, Dares |  | 30 | No | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Auto-Loading HolsterLead from Gold | FrenzyDemolitionist | None | ALH rare on a sniper but no ammo gen and second column is quite weak | 53 | E |
| The Domino | 24 | Solar | Adaptive | Banshee |  | 38 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Shoot to LootOverflow | Incandescent | Nadir Focus | basically only has StL going for it | 54 | F |
| Beloved | 29 | Solar | Adaptive | Presage |  | 36 | Yes | Fluted Barrel | Appended Mag | Handling | Fourth Time's the Charm | Rampage | To Excess | FTTC but no real sustained damage perk | 55 | F |
| Widow's Bite | 11 | Solar | Rapid | Xur |  | 33 | No | Fluted Barrel | Tactical Mag | Handling | Lead from Gold | DemolitionistDisruption Break | None | LFG + nothing useful | 56 | F |
| Long Shadow | 4 | Kinetic | Adaptive | Dares |  | 32 | No | ATC Rex | Appended Mag | Handling | Snapshot Sights | Triple Tap | None | literally nothing of use | 57 | F |