Sovereign Sniper

Overview

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Sovereign Sniper Rifle. Light and accurate even from the hip. Medium firerate
— In-Game Description

The Sovereign Sniper is an Sniper Rifle in Fortnite: Ballistic, that was added in Chapter 6: Season 2.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Sovereign Sniper is a medium damage, lever-action sniper rifle that reloads 1 bullet at a time. It is equipped with a Suppressor Suppressor and Sniper Scope Sniper Scope, but does not produce Sniper Glare when aiming down sights.

In Fortnite: Ballistic, the Sovereign Sniper cost Credits - Currency - Ballistic 1,500 Credits.

The Sovereign Sniper is a Hitscan weapon with First Shot Accuracy enabled and no damage falloff over distance.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v34.30[]

The Sovereign Sniper uses Heavy Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Heavy Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 4x.

Sovereign Sniper - Weapon - Ballistic Sovereign Sniper
(Common)
DPS 105
DAMAGE 105
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 105
MAGAZINE SIZE 4
FIRE RATE 1
RELOAD TIME 5.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 420 (4x)

Prefixed Weapon Mods

Prefixed Weapon Mods[]

Name Icon Stats
Custom Sniper Scope
Sniper Optic (v29.00) - Weapon Mod - Fortnite
  • x3 magnification scope.
Suppressor
Suppressor (v29.00) - Weapon Mod - Fortnite
  • Reduces muzzle flash and dampens audio.
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

  • Added.

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.10[]

  • Removed movement inaccuracy while aiming down sights.

Strategy

Strategy[]

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  • With its cheap cost, the Sovereign Sniper is a decent pick for early rounds, especially on more open maps like Hammer Fall.
  • Thanks to its high magnifications scope and ability to one-shot enemies with shield to the head, the Sovereign Sniper is a good weapon for holding down long ranged positions.

Counters[]

  • The Sovereign Sniper, while much faster in fire rate and handling, is much weaker in body damage than compared to the Reaper Sniper Rifle, which can one shot anywhere to the body. When an enemy is wielding a Sovereign Sniper, having a faster firing weapon or the Reaper Sniper Rifle can be beneficial.
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Sovereign Sniper is referred to as Sniper Feral Corgi Lever in the files.

  • Common: WID_Sniper_FeralCorgi_Lever
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Ballistic History

Creative History
Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Sovereign Sniper shares its model with the Modular Sovereign Shotgun, ableit with a different texture, animations and an altered barrel design.
  • Despite not being a Modular weapon, the Sovereign Sniper and other weapons featured in Fortnite: Ballistic still show what Weapon Mods they have when inspected.
Gallery

Gallery[]

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