“ | Bring 'em in warm, or bring 'em in cold. This capable sniper rifle can also be used as a melee weapon.
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- — In-Game Description
The Amban Sniper Rifle is a Mythic 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 Heavy Bullets. The Amban Sniper Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.
It deals 45 Damage per melee hit.
Amban Sniper Rifle | |
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Mythic | |
ADS | Melee |
DPS: 55 | DPS: 45 |
Damage: 110 | Damage: 45 |
Magazine Size: 1 | |
Reload Time: 2.4s |
Sounds
Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
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Pullout | Mythic | |
Shooting | ||
Reload | ||
Pickup | ||
Drop | ||
Zoom | ||
Melee |
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.
History
Chapter 2: Season 5
- Update v15.00: Introduced the Amban Sniper Rifle in Mythic 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.