In the endgame of The Division 2, you gain access to 3 specializations. One of them is the Sharpshooter. We will tell you everything you need to know about the sniper – tips and best perks
These are specializations: At level 30, you can unlock the specializations in your operations base and freely switch between them.
Each specialization comes with its own unique weapon and skill tree, where various advantages can be unlocked.
This is the Sharpshooter
What defines the Sharpshooter: Those who love precision rifles and rifles will be satisfied with this specialization.
The Sharpshooter has various bonuses that correspond to the playstyle of a ranged fighter.
These are the features of the Sharpshooter:
- The individual weapon: The TAC-50-C rifle, a caliber-.50 sniper rifle with high penetration power, effective against armor. It marks the weak points of your enemies when you look through the scope.
- The individual skill mod: The Sharpshooter has its own skill mod for the drone, the Tactician mod. With this mod, the drone hovers over the battlefield and scans all your enemies as long as it is active.
- Grenade type: The Sharpshooter can use flash grenades.
- Individual outfit: In addition, there is a complete specialization outfit.
However, some of this must first be unlocked in the skill tree. Additionally, you can further improve the specialization this way.
The best perks of the Sharpshooter
These perks are particularly recommended: In addition to many passive talents, you can unlock the grenade type, skill mod, and more with special points earned in the game. These are particularly good:
- Headshot (5 Ranks): Can increase headshot damage by 25% (+5% per rank).
- Precise Hands (3 Ranks): Reload speed is increased by up to 30% (10% per rank)
- Controlled Breathing (3 Ranks): Increases precision and stability by up to 30% (10% per rank)
- Individual Weapon Damage (4 Ranks): Increases damage of the TAC-50-C rifle by up to +147%.
- Ammo Acquisition caliber .50: Increased chance that ammo for your individual weapon drops when you achieve headshot kills with your regular weapons. This means you won’t run out of ammo for your caliber-.50 rifle.
- This is my rifle (3 Ranks): Increases your rifle damage by up to 15% (5% per rank)
- Digital Scope: Unlocks a special sniper scope (-20% stability, +45% headshot damage)
- Tactical Link Sharpshooter: Group members who are closer to the enemy than you receive +10% headshot damage
Fortunately, you can reset and reallocate the points you spend on the perks at any time. To unlock everything, you need 160 skill points.
How do I get skill points for my specialization? You just need to complete tasks where you fight against the Black Tusk.
You receive points for the specialization you currently have equipped upon success.
You can find an overview of the talents in our guide:
What else should you pay attention to? Sharpshooters should primarily rely on rifles and sniper rifles.
The entire playstyle is designed for medium and long distances. Moreover, it is about dealing as much damage as possible with each individual shot.
Accordingly, you should also focus on bonuses such as
- headshot damage,
- weapon damage,
- crit damage/crit chance,
- damage against elite,
- rifle damage
- and precision rifle damage
For rifles, values like stability are also important to increase precision during fast shots.
Save your individual weapon for the big bosses and tougher elite enemies. For everything else, your regular weapons should suffice.
Are you playing the Sharpshooter? Do you have any other tips? Let us know.
