SV98 Stats, Price and Tier

Sniper Rifle7.62x54mm$5,200C tier across 5 of 6 sourcesrecorded Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026

35 attachments fit the SV98

Recorded by Wardogs HQ
Optics
22
from $200
Muzzle Devices
1
from $1,330
Foregrips
12
from $380

Attachment compatibility and prices are recorded by one community database, not corroborated across several the way the weapon stats are, and Bulkhead publishes none of it. An attachment with no recorded price shows as Not recorded.

Recorded stats

As of Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026
Damage per hit
Not recorded
Rate of fire
46RPM
Effective range
1,000m
Muzzle velocity
830m/s
Weight
5.8kg
Fire modes
Semi
Vendor price
$5,200
$2,600 below level 9 (recruit discount)
Unlocks at
Level 19
Unlock fee
$100,000
one time, on top of the per kit price. One database publishes the unlock fee and another says the reported fees disagree, so it is the least settled figure here.
Shots to kill
Not recorded
Not modeled: damage or rate of fire not recorded.

Community-recorded from the in-game vendor, cross-checked across independent databases. Where they disagree on a price, the figure Bulkhead printed in its patch notes settles it when one database already matches it. Every other number is the databases' reading, and Early Access can retune any of them.

What does a full SV98 kit cost you per death?
Where it ranks

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.

Same class

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.

WeaponDamageRPMRangePriceTier
Scout Rifle TD2846300 m$1,200F
Mosin Nagant-46500 m$4,500C
MK22-461,000 m$6,400B
AMR 50-41.52,000 m$14,800A
FAQ

Common questions

How much does the SV98 cost in WARDOGS?

$5,200 at the vendor as recorded, or $2,600 below level 9 with the new recruit discount. Community-recorded from the in-game vendor, cross-checked across independent databases. Where they disagree on a price, the figure Bulkhead printed in its patch notes settles it when one database already matches it. Every other number is the databases' reading, and Early Access can retune any of them.

Is the SV98 good?

5 of the 6 published tier lists we read place it, and their average lands in our C tier for Early Access to Update 0.2.0: WARDOGS Hub calls it C, games.gg calls it B, All Things How calls it B, Overgear calls it A, Strider calls it Good. 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?

Not modeled: damage or rate of fire not recorded. We only print a shots-to-kill figure where it is plain arithmetic on a recorded per-hit damage and rate of fire.

Guides

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