420 SniperDragon

The 420 SniperDragon is a powerful, precise laser sniper rifle that gains a large damage bonus from the player doing 360-degree turns. It suffers from a small magazine, low max ammo count, and slightly lengthy reload.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'INT.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Good long-range firepower, precise and stable
 * Damage buff after turning 360-degrees
 * Bonuses while held
 * Quick Eject, unlike most other Laser weapons
 * Fire rate increases with heat

Disadvantages:
 * Low cell capacity and very low reserve ammo
 * Fairly long Reload period
 * Low rate of fire
 * Poor damage when not charged
 * Does not have innate piercing, compared to its ballistic counterparts

Ammo

 * Pickup: 12
 * Laser.png LASER Ammunition
 * Laser Cell
 * COMPATIBLE AMMO
 * Lithium Cell

Perks

 * 360-Noscope Damage Bonus
 * Gains temporary 175% damage buff after performing a quick 360-degree spin (indicated by a number located at the top-left of the crosshair)
 * Special Elite
 * Innate bonuses while held:
 * 8% critical chance
 * 25% more headshot damage
 * 25% damage increase to Rank 1/2 Elites
 * 25% more boss damage
 * 25% increased headshot damage
 * Heat Firerate & Recoil (hidden)
 * With higher heat the firerate increases and deviation is less affected

Notes/Tips

 * 133.33...% increased drop chance for Sniper
 * The weapon can be charged faster the closer the crosshair is to the player.



A gif depicting SniperDragon's 360-Degree Damage Bonus mechanic.

Trivia

 * This weapon is based off of the CheyTac Intervention M200
 * The name of the weapon is a reference to MLG montage parodies, specifically the phrase "420 blaze it"
 * The name of the perk is a reference to a trick shot popularized by the Call of Duty franchise
 * Prior to Update 15, this weapon was named the 'Intervention-M II'
 * This weapon has also appeared in earlier builds of the game as a Legendary rarity weapon