Sniper Crewmen are special Crewmen that carry Lanka sniper rifles and wear bright yellow suits. They are stronger and less common than normal crewmen and usually accompany a group of normal Crewmen into battle, providing ranged fire support. As of Update 20.0 (2017-03-24), Sniper Crewmen gained the ability to deploy Ratel to attack players.
Farming Locations[]
These are based on opinions and may not be 100% true. These should be viewed as advice for finding the enemies until better facts are proven.
- Normal Sniper Crewman
Target | Planet | Name | Type | Level | Tile Set |
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Europa | Paimon | Defense | 18 - 23 | Corpus Ice Planet | |
Neptune | Sao | Sabotage | 29 - 31 | Corpus Outpost |
Tactics[]
- Sniper Crewmen are normally treated as if they're holding Dera rifles, as their tactics, more or less, are similar to those of the Grineer.
- Although, they retain some distance from their targets, making them harder to kill.
- Their Lanka sniper rifles are far more lethal than the Dera rifles used by other crewmen. While they are less lethal than a player-operated Lanka, it is still crucial to avoid their shots.
- Although they use Lankas, they seem incompetent to use them as they never lead their targets. If one wishes not to be hit, one simply need to keep moving.
Ratel[]
- Main article: Ratel
Ratels are small drones spawned by Sniper Crewmen from electrical spawn pads. They're small yellow quadrupeds with dark grey blades for feet, capped off by a bright yellow edge. They attack by chasing the player and firing a small electrical beam and will pursue if the player leaves their attack range.
Trivia[]
- They seem to appear more often in invasions.
- The Sergeant, a Corpus boss character, has a slight resemblance to Sniper Crewmen, likely to be a higher-ranking Corpus sniper unit given by rank, custom suit and more versatile and powerful equipment.
- As of Update 12.0 (2014-02-05), their suit is now yellow instead of the tan coloring.
Variants[]
Juno Sniper Crewman | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Introduced | Update 28.0 (2020-06-11) | Mod Drops: Combustion Beam 1% Gaia's Tragedy 1% Vulpine Mask 1% Endo 1% | ||
Tileset | Corpus Ship | |||
Weapon | Stahlta | |||
Codex Scans | 5 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 200 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 200 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Affinity | 150 | |||
Base Level | 15 |
Terra Sniper Crewman | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Introduced | Update 24.0 (2018-11-08) | Mod Drops: Metal Fiber 1.897% Pistol Gambit 1.897% Chilling Grasp 0.221% Fury 0.221% Infected Clip 0.221% No Return 0.221% Shotgun Savvy 0.221% Guardian Derision 0.025% Jagged Edge 0.025% Rapid Resilience 0.025% Vital Sense 0.025% | ||
Tileset | Orb Vallis | |||
Weapon | Opticor Prova | |||
Codex Scans | 5 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 60 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 200 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Base Level | 1 |
Vapos Sniper Crewman | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Introduced | Update 25.0 (2019-05-22) | Mod Drops: Assault Mode 2.2764% Incendiary Coat 0.3318% Endo 0.3318% Combustion Beam 0.015% Ravage 0.015% Stalking Fan 0.015% Endo 0.015% | ||
Tileset | Corpus Gas City | |||
Weapon | Lanka Prova | |||
Codex Scans | 5 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 60 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Proto Shield | 150 | |||
+ + +++ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ | ||||
Base Level | 15 |
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Patch History[]
Hotfix 33.0.11 (2023-05-24)
- Fixed script error with the Sniper Crewman deploying Ratels.
Hotfix 24.0.4 (2018-11-12)
- Lowered Terra Sniper Crewman base damage from 60 to 45.
Hotfix 24.0.2 (2018-11-09)
- Terra Sniper Crewman and Terra Raptor SX now only create Hyenas if their level is >15.
Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)
- Sniper Crewman now are able to deploy mini-robots known as Ratel. These fast-moving mini robotics units are quick and can quickly overwhelm even the strongest Tenno
- We have increased the spawn chance of Sniper Crewman in Corpus missions.
Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)
- Introduced.