The Sniper's Nest

Black Widow is the best sniper and perhaps the best wepon in the game.No doubts here.

BW metls everything.Arc and Claymore can't be that effective.Arc vs the bosses and Claymore vs phantrolls(on host of course) BW is great vs everything,no matter of the chracter.

Yes,on theory,but on practice BW kills faster

Can't agree.At least i can use it on every damn single characataer.

Arc Pistol and Wraith maybe, Talon is not accurate enough to be a serious contender. 

Lol you guys are just nuts. BW isn't even the best sniper, let alone the best gun in the game



Well... You might pledge Lord Fortack to show you his mighty Javelin Kroguard. Worked quite well, back in the days

I have a suspicion you weren't, in fact, alone, and that a Javelin carrying Geth Infiltrator accompanied you in such operations.

The Kishock is a projectile weapon, when aiming, think more Bow+Arrow rather than Rifle.

Another thing to remember: Cloak AFTER you start charging, the charged shot wont break cloak, letting you get a second tapped (not charged) shot with cloak bonus.

The Kishock may not penetrate cover, but it does have a large projectile length, allowing it to EFFECTIVELY pierce Guardian Shields despite not having penetration capabilities (even with mods). Additionally, the gun has a 3x Headshot Multiplier, and ignores shield gate entirely (AND applies a DoT), so Phasic rounds are not needed, take a class that can detonate and elemental ammo for explodey goodness. Mods are variable, Barrel+Enhanced Scope will help vs Cerberus, Barrel+ThermalClip will mean less boxhumping, and even Barrel+ULM works if you take a non-Infiltrator.

The gun has a LOT of "thereotical" benefits, such as higher damage on a charged shot than the Javelin (even on the GI), however, it also suffers Projectile issues. Can't really offer much more in terms of Whaling Advice, perhaps there's a resident Scumbag Expert who could shine more light on it for you.

IMHO:↓

Black Widow: Probably the best all 'round, but I don't find it much fun anymore.

M-13 Raptor: Garbage.

M-97 Viper: Garbage that makes me pine for ME2 version of it. (Exactly like lolcust)

N7 Valiant: Diamond in the rough. Not too over the top; rewards consistent accurate fire-rate and reload/animation cancel. Beastmode when you have the perfect amount of lag to the point that the reload time vanishes. Still doesn't hit hard enough to feel ridiculous though.

M-92 Mantis: Garbage but it's your starting sniper so that's understandable.

Javelin: Bit too over the top, but punishes misses severely. Also hits that Perfect Dark XR-20 nostalgia.

M-90 Indra: Love it; has it's niche, but hipfire penalty makes me cry.

M-29 Incisor: Garbage. If I want my trigger-finger to fall off I'd rather take the Mattock or even the Hornet.

M-98 Widow: Tried and true, but there are better options now. Still worth using.

Kishock Harpoon Gun: Not garbage. But also not for me.

Krysae Sniper Rifle: I've tried different builds to make this thing shine like the GE w/3 Jump Overload and Incin ammo. Still don't like it. Had a bit too hard of a fall through that ol' nerf tree I guess. (Didn't try it when it was OP to be fair though so it's conjecture on my part.)

Collector Sniper Rifle: Love it in it's niche. And the niche I love it in is priming firesplosions with my Vorcha Soldier. Between flamer taps to prime groups, quick taps of the CSR to prime individuals, and Carnage to ignite it all, I love it.

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For favourite, I guess I'd have to say Valiant. I don't think it's the best sniper rifle in terms of realistic output but I enjoy it better than the BW or Jav.

Also, Talon from Hard Cover. You can manage headshots from the area around LZ of FB:Giant to the window in the Control Room where Marauders love to snipe from.

Krysae with geth infiltrator and disruptor ammo