SV98 Stats, Price and Tier
Sniper Rifle7.62x54mm$5,200C tier across 3 of 5 sourcesrecorded Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026
Recorded stats
As of Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026Community-recorded from Closed Alpha and Closed Beta vendor screens, cross-checked across independent databases. Bulkhead publishes no official weapon figures, and Early Access can retune any of them. Shots to kill is ours: 100 HP unarmoured, body shots, no falloff, health divided by damage rounded up; time is shots minus one, times 60,000, over RPM.
Who rates the SV98
Each published tier list that places it, in that source's own band, with the build it read. The C above is our split of their average.
- MetaForge2026-09-02 · Closed Beta 1, pre-launchB
- WARDOGS Hub2026-09-03 · Closed Beta 2, pre-launchC
- Playhub (Slitherman)2026-09-04 · Closed Beta 2, pre-launchC
Other sniper rifles
What else the vendor sells in this slot, with the same recorded figures, so a cheaper or better answer is one row away.
| Weapon | Damage | RPM | Range | Price | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scout Rifle TD | 28 | 46 | 300 m | $1,100 | D |
 Mosin Nagant | 55 | 46 | 500 m | $4,500 | C |
 MK22 | - | 46 | 1,000 m | $6,400 | - |
 AMR 50 | - | 41.5 | 2,000 m | $8,800 | - |
Common questions
How much does the SV98 cost in WARDOGS?
$5,200 at the vendor as recorded in the closed tests, or $2,600 below level 9 with the new recruit discount. Community-recorded from Closed Alpha and Closed Beta vendor screens, cross-checked across independent databases. Bulkhead publishes no official weapon figures, and Early Access can retune any of them.
Is the SV98 good?
3 of the 5 published tier lists we read place it, and their average lands in our C tier for Pre-launch, Closed Beta 1 to Closed Beta 2: MetaForge calls it B, WARDOGS Hub calls it C, Playhub calls it C. Those are their opinions, credited; the letter is our split of the average. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.
How many shots does the SV98 take to kill?
2 body shots on an unarmoured 100 HP target with no damage falloff, which at 46 RPM is about 1304 ms from the first hit to the last. That is our arithmetic on the recorded damage and rate of fire, not a published figure: shots equal health divided by damage rounded up, and time equals shots minus one, times sixty thousand, divided by RPM. Armour, range and hit location all change it.