Multiplayer: Randomly rewarded by purchasing an item pack. (Purchasable at Elkoss Combine Arsenal Supplies if missed during mission.) Single-player: On the path after a crashed escape pod during Rannoch: Admiral Koris. This will pretty much always one shot any non-special enemy throughout the entire game with a headshot, including in multi-player on high difficulty settings, but takes some practice to get used to the lead time on the shots.Īs I said, 'Best' is subjective but my personal opinion on it is The Javelin. 'Best' is of course subjective, 'Highest Damage' will be the Geth Sniper Rifle (called The Javelin) that has the highest damage per hit of any weapon in the game, but a slow attack speed and a 'power up' time when you attack of approximately half a second. It's like the Widow, but focused on shields/barriers instead of just armor, which makes it very good for banshees. You should also check out the Javelin, which is found on Rannoch. (You can also get multiple damage bonuses from cloak if you're fast enough, something impossible with the widow because of the reload). The Black Widow (available from Spectre Requisitions) does almost the same amount of damage as a Widow, but it can fire multiple times without reloading, meaning it should do superior damage if you're more accurate. The problem with this from a DPS standpoint is that it is single shot / reload. The M98 Widow had the highest DPS of any sniper rifle in the last game, and its probably still one of (if not the) best in this game also.

The most important question that you should be asking is, 'How easy is it to hit successive headshots'.Īll the damage in the world isn't going to save you if you can't hit jack squat. Asking which sniper rifle has the highest DPS is kind of a bad question, IMO.

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