Amban Sniper Rifle

The Amban Sniper Rifle is a Sniper Rifle and Melee Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 5. It is obtained by eliminating the Mandalorian boss.

Functionality
The Amban Sniper Rifle is a single shot weapon, best utilized for longer ranges. When scoped in, the weapon has a high zoom, with a custom Thermal Scope, similar to the Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle. Like other Sniper Rifles, it shoots a fast moving projectile, meaning shots must be led at long ranges and adjusted for bullet drop.

This weapon can also be used as a Melee Weapon by not scoping in, dealing damage with a slight knockback.

Stats
The Amban Sniper Rifle deals 110 Damage per shot (55 Damage Per Second). This Sniper Rifle uses. The Amban Sniper Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.

It deals 45 Damage per melee hit.

Obtained
The Amban Sniper Rifle can only be obtained by eliminating the Mandalorian. It does not spawn in any other location or container.

Strategy Guide

 * The Amban Sniper Rifle has a higher zoom compared to other Sniper Rifles, as well as Thermal vision. This can be used to eliminate targets at much longer ranges.
 * Thermal Vision can be used to see enemies through damaged structures, or structures being built.
 * You can use the Melee ability to propel yourself forward, allowing you travel long distances faster than just sprinting.
 * The Melee ability can be used to knock opponents off of high ground, either injuring them from fall damage, or simply displacing them.

Chapter 2: Season 5

 * Update v15.00: Introduced the Amban Sniper Rifle in rarity.
 * Update v15.30: Introduction of Kit's Cantina, causing Mandalorian to move there, dropping the Amban Sniper Rifle there upon death instead of its old location.

Chapter 2: Season 6

 * Update v16.00: Vaulted and removed the Amban Sniper Rifle.
 * Update v16.30: The Amban Sniper Rifle is re-added to the game’s files. It is still vaulted.

Unknown Update

 * The Amban Sniper Rifle was removed from the files

Trivia

 * This is the only Sniper Rifle which cannot be hip-fired, and one of the few weapons which has different stats / functions on hipfire.
 * Its hipfire function does not use any ammo.
 * If you are using Performance Mode, you will not see in Thermal Vision when scoped in.
 * The Amban Sniper Rifle is used as a Harvesting Tool by the Mandalorian boss. It cannot be used as such by the player.

Gallery
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