Sniper Scope

Sniper Scope

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Increases view range for guns (Right click to zoom out) 10% increased ranged damage and critical strike chance
Rarity	07*
Sell	6 GC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1858

The Sniper Scope is a Hardmode, post-Golem accessory that provides 10% increased ranged damage and 10% increased ranged critical strike chance. Furthermore, it grants the ability to increase view range while holding a bullet-firing gun by pressing and holding ⚷ Open / Activate and moving the cursor.

Zooming with the Sniper Scope.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Sniper Scope	Rifle Scope Destroyer Emblem	Tinkerer's Workshop

Crafting tree

 Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version:

Warrior Emblem ( )

or

Ranger Emblem ( )

or

Sorcerer Emblem ( )

or

Summoner Emblem(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) ( )

Soul of Might ( )

Soul of Sight ( )

Soul of Fright ( )

Eye of the Golem ( )

Avenger Emblem ( (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) )

Rifle Scope ( )

Destroyer Emblem

Sniper Scope

 Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version:

Warrior Emblem ( )

Ranger Emblem ( )

Sorcerer Emblem ( )

Avenger Emblem ( (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) )

Eye of the Golem ( )

Rifle Scope ( )

Destroyer Emblem

Sniper Scope

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Recon Scope(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sniper Scope Putrid Scent(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Tinkerer's Workshop

Notes

• The zoom function of the Sniper Scope only works with guns and tools that use bullets, Candy Corn, Gel, Stakes, (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or solutions as ammo. It works neither with other guns, e.g. the Dart Rifle (which uses darts), nor with other weapons with "gun" in their name, e.g. Piranha Gun or Rainbow Gun (neither of which use ammo).
  • Thus, the Sniper Scope does work with the Candy Corn Rifle, the Flamethrower, the Elf Melter, the Stake Launcher, the Clentaminator, and the Terraformer.
  • The critical strike and damage bonuses are still applied to all ranged weapons.
• The zoom effect is identical to the that of the Binoculars or the Sniper Rifle, but the Sniper Scope can be used simultaneously with any applicable gun.
  • The Sniper Scope's zoom slightly stacks with that of the Sniper Rifle.

Tips

• The Sniper Scope actually has a higher ranged critical hit bonus than the Destroyer Emblem. However, this benefit should be weighed against the limited nature of its damage buff: Even a ranged-specialized character could get more benefit from the base Destroyer Emblem, because the extra damage also applies to minions.
• The zoom function works well with a Spelunker or Hunter Potion, as it allows to cover a greater area more quickly when searching for ore or bound NPCs.

Trivia

• If zoomed in on a biome with different music than the one the player is in, the music will change upon zooming. For instance, if the player is standing in a Forest biome and zooms in on a Glowing Mushroom biome, then the music will change to the Glowing Mushroom biome music.
  • (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) If zoomed into an area affected by an area-buff item, the player will receive the buff even if they are not inside the radius. If they are inside the radius, zooming outside of the radius will cause the player to lose the buff. This applies to a Campfire, Heart Lantern, Star in a Bottle, and even banners.
• Having a Sniper Scope equipped, even if not being zoomed out, drastically increases the enemy spawning rectangle. This can effectively break player-made farms that rely on knowledge of the normal spawning rectangle. For the exact size of the area, see NPC spawning § Spawn locations.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now compatible with the Clentaminator.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Recon Scope.

• Desktop 1.3.5.2: Fixed player's breath meter moving unexpectedly when using the Sniper Scope.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed bug where zooming with Sniper Scope / Binoculars would go in opposite height direction when in reversed gravity.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.