Sniper Kill

This article is about the medal. For achievement, see Sniper Kill (achievement).

The Sniper Kill medal (Sniper Rifle Kill in Halo 4) is a medal awarded in campaign, multiplayer, Firefight and Spartan Ops. In Halo 3 and Halo: Reach it is awarded for killing an opponent with a headshot using the Sniper Rifle or Beam Rifle. In Halo 2, Halo 4, and the Halo 3 Beta it is also awarded for non-headshot kills. In Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians the medal is only awarded for kills with the Sniper Rifle as the Beam Rifle and Binary Rifle award their own medals.

In Halo 2 through Halo: Reach it is represented by purple crosshairs on a six-pointed gold star. In Halo 4 it is represented by white crosshairs on a blue circle on top of a grey four-pointed star.

After you kill an opponent with a sniper weapon, a message appears on your screen that says: "You sniped (player)".

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The medal has a Bungie difficulty rating of 1 out of 10.
Earning this medal in a Halo 2 Vista multiplayer match will unlock the Sniper Kill achievement.
Earning 10 Sniper Kill Medals or Headshot Medals in a Halo 3 campaign level or free for all ranked playlist match unlocks the Headshot Honcho achievement.
The medal does not appear in Halo 3: ODST, being replaced instead by the Headshot Medal.

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The Halo 3 version.
The Halo: Reach version.
The Sniper kill medal in Halo 4.
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The Sniper kill medal in Halo 5: Guardians.

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Consecutive kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Killtacular • Kill Frenzy • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro

Sprees	Killing Spree • Running Riot • Rampage • Berserker • Overkill

Special kills	Sniper Kill • Stick It • Roadkill • Carjacking • Assassin • Bone Cracker

Objectives	Bomb Carrier Kill • Bomb Planted • Flag Carrier Kill • Flag Captured • Flag Taken • Flag Returned

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Special	Perfection • Extermination

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible

Weapon sprees	Shotgun Spree • Sword Spree • Sniper Spree • Splatter Spree • Open Season • Slice 'N Dice • Sharpshooter • Vehicular Manslaughter

Consecutive kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse • Killionaire

Special kills/vehicular medals	Beat Down • Assassin • Sniper Kill • Grenade Stick • Laser Kill • Oddball Kill • Flag Kill • Incineration • Killjoy • Death from the Grave • Splatter • Highjacker • Bulltrue • Wheelman • Skyjacker • Killed Vehicle

Objective medals	Last Man Standing • Killed Flag Carrier • Flag Score • Killed Juggernaut • Killed VIP • Killed Bomb Carrier • Bomb Planted

Objective sprees	Hail to the King • Infection Spree • Zombie Killing Spree • Juggernaut Spree • Mmmm... Brains • Hell's Janitor • Unstoppable

Bungie.net medals	Steaktacular • Linktacular

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Legendary medals	Unfrigginbelievable • Killionaire • Perfection • Extermination •Skullamanjaro • Hero

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible • Inconceivable • Hammer Spree • Dream Crusher • Wrecking Crew • Shotgun Spree • Open Season • Buck Wild • Sniper Spree • Sharpshooter • Be the Bullet • Stick Spree • Sticky Fingers • Corrected • Sword Spree • Slice 'N Dice • Cutting Crew • Splatter Spree • Vehicular Manslaughter • Sunday Driver • Wheelman Spree • Road Hog • Road Rage • Laser Spree • Red Menace • Sunburst • Assist Spree • Sidekick • Second Gunman • Juggernaut Spree • Immovable Object • Unstoppable Force • Infection Spree • Mmmm... Brains • Thriller • Zombie Killing Spree • Hell's Janitor • Hell's Jerome • Spawn Spree • Wingman • Broseidon

Multi-kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse

Weapon & style medals	Assassin • Assist • Avenger • Beat Down • Bulltrue • Hijack • Close Call • EMP Blast • Firebird • First Strike • Flag Kill • Grenade Stick • Headcase • Headshot • Kill from the Grave • Killjoy • Laser Kill • Needle Combine Kill • Oddball Kill • Protector • Pull • Pummel • Rejection • Reload This! • Revenge • Showstopper • Skyjack • Sniper Kill • Splatter • Wheelman • Yoink

Objective medals	Hail to the King • Bomb Planted • Flag Score • Killed Oddball Carrier • Killed Bomb Carrier • Killed Flag Carrier • Killed Juggernaut • Last Man Standing

Bungie.net medals	Avenge Me • Big Game Hunter • Ennobled • H. Ryan Memorial • Seek and Destroy • Thank the Maker • Funkadelic • Party Animal • Love Machine • Triple Double • Bros to the End • Steaktacular • Linktacular • Wildcat Destabilizer

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Spree medals	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible • Inconceivable • Unfriggenbelievable • Comeback

Multi-kill medals	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killamanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse • Killionaire • Extermination

Kill medals	Kill • Headshot • Melee • Beat Down • Assassination • Airsassination • Grenade Kill • Plasma Kill • Sniper Rifle Kill • Beam Rifle Kill • Binary Rifle Kill • Rocket Kill • Fuel Rod Cannon Kill • Railgun Kill • Sword Kill • Hammer Kill • Splaser Kill • Supercombine • Vehicle Kill • Splatter

Bonus/Style medals	First Strike • Last Strike • Headcase • Reload This • Kill from the Grave • Revenge • Retribution • Vengeance • Avenger • Protector • Close Call • Hijack • Skyjack • Busted • Showstopper • Bulltrue • Vehicle Destroyed • Killjoy • Hail Mary • Snapshot • Ordnance Earned

Assist/Support medals	Assist • Vehicle Destroy Assist • Wheelman • Distraction • Guardian Angel • Wingman • Bodyguard • Flyin' High • EMP Assist • Road Trip

Dominion medals	Base Capture Initiated • Base Captured • Base Conqueror • Capture Assist • Capture Initiation Assist • Base Defense • Base Offense • Base Saved • Security Chief • Fortification Assist • Resupply Assist • Turret Built • Chief Engineer • Turret Destroyed • Demolition Expert • Gotcha! • Shield Door Destroyed • Breach • Sapper • Survivor • Hero! • Kill Shot!

Regicide medals	King Kill • King Spree • Kingtacular • Reign of Terror • Regicide • Execution • King Slayer • King Joust • King Assist • Savior

Flood medals	Flood Conversion • Alpha Conversion • Infector • Carrier • Juggernaut • Gravemind • Flood Kill • Flood Kill Assist • Flood Hunter • Flood Survivor • Flood Exterminator • Last Man Standing • Final Conversion • Flood Victory • Ancient One • Clever

King of the Hill medals	Hill +5 • Hill +10 • Hill +15 • Hill Dominance • Vehicle Hill +5 • Vehicle Hill +10 • Vehicle Hill +15 • Vehicle Dominance • First Point • Hill Defense • Hill Offense • Hail to the King • Hill Assist • Regime Change

Capture the Flag medals	Flag Capture • Flag Runner • Flag Champion • Flag Assist • Flag Carrier Kill • Flag Defense • Flagsassination • Flag Kill • Flag Joust • Flag Driver

Oddball medals	Ball Holder • Ball Keeper • Ball Master • Ball Hog • Magic Hands • Ball Kill • Smooth Moves • Ballsassination • Carrier Kill • Carrier Kill Assist • Catch • Long Bomb • Nice Catch! • Interception • First Touch

Extraction medals	Site Extracted • Extraction Assist • Beacon Armed • Arm Assist • Arm Stopped • Beacon Converted • Convert Assist • Convert Stopped • Expert Extraction • Site Saviour • Site Offense • Site Defense • Stay Back!

Grifball medals	Score!

Ricochet medals	Goal Defense • Ball Clear • Goal Keeper • Rejection • Fast Break

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