Critical Anomaly (Adept) - Legendary Sniper Rifle

Critical Anomaly (Adept) is a Sniper Rifle Stasis Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sniper Rifle - Stasis - Special - Aggressive Frame

Source: "Salvation's Edge" Raid

Embrace the chaos, for you are entropy incarnate.

Weapon frame

Aggressive Frame

High damage, high recoil.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact90
Range71
Stability28
Handling30
Reload Speed36
Aim Assistance48
Zoom43
Airborne Effectiveness4
Ammo Generation47
Rounds Per Minute72
Magazine3
Recoil Direction80

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Arrowhead Brake
    Lightly vented barrel.
    • Greatly controls recoil
    • Increases handling speed
  • Chambered Compensator
    Stable barrel attachment.
    • Increases stability
    • Moderately controls recoil
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Corkscrew Rifling
    Balanced barrel.
    • Slightly increases range and stability
    • Slightly increases handling speed
  • Extended Barrel
    Weighty barrel extension.
    • Increases range
    • Decreases handling speed
    • Moderately controls recoil
  • Fluted Barrel
    Ultra-light barrel.
    • Greatly increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases stability
  • Full Bore
    Barrel optimized for distance.
    • Greatly increases range
    • Decreases stability
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
    Durable ranged barrel.
    • Increases range
  • Polygonal Rifling
    Barrel optimized for recoil reduction.
    • Increases stability
  • Smallbore
    Dual strength barrel.
    • Increases range
    • Increases stability

Magazine or battery options

  • Accurized Rounds
    This weapon can fire longer distances.
    • Increases range
  • Tactical Mag
    This weapon has multiple tactical improvements.
    • Slightly increases stability
    • Increases reload speed
    • Slightly increases magazine size
  • Extended Mag
    This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
    • Greatly increases magazine size
    • Greatly decreases reload speed
    • Increases airborne effectiveness
  • Steady Rounds
    This magazine is optimized for recoil control.
    • Greatly increases stability
    • Slightly decreases range
    • Increases airborne effectiveness
  • Alloy Magazine
    Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.

Left column perks

  • Quickdraw
    This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
  • Opening Shot
    Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Keep Away
    Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
  • Rewind Rounds
    When this weapon's magazine is empty, it refills from reserves based on the number of hits.
  • Chill Clip
    Direct hits with the top half of the magazine cause a detonation that slows nearby targets.
  • Reconstruction
    This weapon slowly reloads itself over time, up to double capacity.
  • Built to Blast
    Gain aim assist, stability, and flinch resistance while you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or Void Overshield.
  • Crystalline Corpsebloom
    Rapid final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal near the victim's location.

Right column perks

  • Snapshot Sights
    Faster time to aim down sights.
  • Firing Line
    This weapon deals increased precision damage when near two or more allies.
  • Triple Tap
    Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
  • Explosive Payload
    Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
  • Chaos Reshaped
    This weapon gains bonus damage while in combat for an extended time. Remaining in combat for even longer rewards a larger damage bonus and periodically heals the wielder.
  • Headstone
    Precision final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal at the victim's location.
  • Bait and Switch
    Deal damage with all equipped weapons within a short time to give this weapon a damage boost.
  • Mega Kill Clip
    Reloading after a final blow grants a period of increased damage. Additional final blows before reloading further increases the duration of the damage period.
  • Elemental Honing
    Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Collective Purpose
    Gain bonus range and handling when near allies. Bows receive faster draw time and Swords receive faster charge rate. The effect scales with the number of nearby allies.

Masterwork options