While enormously powerful, the small magazine size and slow rate of fire makes the sniper rifle most useful for patient players. Perhaps no level in Halo better encapsulates the usefulness to the shooter and the terror struck in the hearts of the hunted than the sound of sniper rifle fire echoing from the walls of Halo: CE's Blood Gulch. Its thunderous muzzle blast rings out with each shot, making even a miss something to be feared during multiplayer matches. YES NO 6: Sniper RifleHalo's sniper rifle is a powerful long-range weapon that can drop an enemy with a single, well-placed shot.

But when it's at its peak power, it's a terrifying weapon to go up against, and an empowering spiky pink gun to wield. Sadly, the needler seems caught in an endless cycle of nerfs and buffs. In multiplayer matches, few things are as satisfying (or frustrating, depending on which end of the weapon you find yourself) as a delayed Needler kill. Still, filling an enemy full of needles, ducking behind cover, and hearing the unmistakable sound of a successful kill makes the Needler a joy to use. It works great against organic targets, but loses a lot of its 'oomph' against vehicles. Several seconds after embedding, the needles detonate, making short work of any foe caught in the crosshairs. Wielded by Covenant infantry, the Needler fires a battery of explosive, homing projectiles that embed themselves in an enemy. 7: The NeedlerLove it or hate it, there's no arguing that the Covenant Needler is one of Halo's most iconic weapons. The sheer breadth of weaponry available over the course of the Halo series is impressive, but some weapons are more useful, more satisfying, or just more lethal, than the others.īelow are our selections for the most iconic and all-around most awesome weapons in Halo history. At its most basic level, the Halo series is about shooting the bad guys.

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