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Dude was AFK and we kicked him lol

I’ve heard from some people that Sniper can be a little daunting to approach because it’s really the only precision class. They think that the only thing the class can is snipe with the Wrapped Bolt Sniper, which is a common misconception that drives some people away. My goal here is to provide a build that doesn’t require as much skill but can provide decent results without all the sweat. So here’s my CQB hybrid Sniper.

Weapons:

1. Wrapped Instigator Carbine
2. Retribution’s Request
3. Argent Edge

These weapons are pretty strong on their own but have very good synergy when paired together. The Wrapped Instigator is very good at close range and has decent ammo economy, it also can remove majoris at medium range decently well.
Retribution’s Request has the highest gun-strike damage in the game currently and is fantastic for quickly removing enemies calling for reinforcements.
Argent Edge is the best defensive melee in the game and provides a ton of extra gun-strike opportunities.

Perks:

1. Melee Mastery
2. High Capacity
3. Dexterous Hands
4. Squad Renewal
5. Purification
6. Targeted Shot
7. Persistence
8. Pattern of Excellence

Some of these don’t matter too much and can be substituted, but others are very necessary (like Dexterous Hands).
High Capacity just bolsters your ammo and gives you more breathing room. You can definitely swap out squad renewal if you want as you regenerate cloak very quickly and don’t need to use it all at once, but it’s nice for team support.
Purification is a must as it gives you the ability to become the most tanky class in the game (imo). Pattern of Excellence is also a requirement as grenades are your most efficient horde clear option.

Prestige Perks:

1. Emperor’s Grace
2. Versatile Precision
3. Indomitable Spirit
4. Conviction

Emperor’s Grace is insanely useful as 2 seconds of invulnerability just makes your incredible durability go beyond most other classes.
Versatile Precision is Snipers most powerful prestige perk and means you have near infinite ammo if you sue it correctly.
Conviction is just redundancy in case you take a hit without cloak available.

How to use:
Get close enough to your enemy that you can reliably land your headshots, activate cloak and shoot whatever it is in the head. Targeted Shot works with your full 5-round burst which means you can get a majoris to execute state with just 2-bursts. Try and draw out parryable attacks from enemies as that gives huge damage opportunities from Argent Edge. Use cloak to disengage if you need to or suddenly have a lot of contested health you are afraid of losing.

I backstab and then immediately eat shit, is there a way to avoid such a fate?

I feel like I run into Salamanders more than any other chapter, except maybe Black Templars and Ultramarines. What chapters do you guys end up running into a lot?

Edit: if you wanna play Absolute+++ use a MM skin in a party of Salamanders. Make sure friendly fire is on too!

I’ve been absolutely dominating with this setup and I feel like it’ll a get exponentially stronger when I max it out.

Any obvious weaknesses or bots I should invest in?

I love this setup with Kaji. It feels pretty bulky while still being able to deal alright damage at medium range; while also being good at kiting brain-dead players into mines! Might be my favorite bot lol