Stinger

Stinger
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General
Type	SMG
Creds	950
Wall Penetration	Low
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Length	84.49 cm
Creator	Teknika Firearms
Primary Fire
Fire Mode	Auto
Fire Rate	16 rounds/sec
Run Speed	5.73 m/sec
Equip Speed	0.75 sec
1st Shot Spread	0.65 deg
Reload Speed	2.25 sec
Magazine	20
Reserve	60 (3 magazines)
Damage
0 - 20m	Head - 67 Body - 27 Leg - 22
0 - 20m	Head - 67 Body - 27 Leg - 22
20 - 50m	Head - 62 Body - 25 Leg - 21
20 - 50m	Head - 62 Body - 25 Leg - 21
Alt Fire
Function	Aim down sights
Zoom	1.15x
Fire Rate	52% (8.471 rounds/sec) 2.118 bursts/sec
Move Speed	76% (4.361 m/sec)
Burst Fire	4 round burst
1st Shot Spread	0.5 deg
Note(s)	Slight spread and recoil reduction Crosshair follows recoil Falloff distance increased to 30 m

“

They’ll know it's over when the Stinger splash hits.

”

The Stinger is an SMG that is a primary weapon in VALORANT.

Summary

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This SMG is more potent at medium to long range than its counterparts, but at the cost of firing rate and mobility. The 20-round mag gets wasted in recoil-filled sprays, but lands lethal blows at medium distances with ADS and controlled fire.

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The Stinger is a low-cost SMG. It has two firing modes, a standard automatic single-bullet primary fire and a semi-automatic burst-mode alternate fire that fires four bullets in a burst at around an eighth of its usual fire rate. Alternate fire also increases the distance that falloff damage begins to occur at.

As an SMG, the Stinger is most effective at shorter range or when used on the move. It's high fire rate makes it great for taking out single targets when buying light and can be used to surprise an enemy in tight spaces, allowing the player to gain a weapon upgrade for little investment thanks to the Stinger's cheap cost.

Compared to the costlier Spectre SMG, the Stinger is not completely outshone as its power comes with its ability to kill individual agents quickly. However, the Stinger's lower magazine capacity and higher fire rate make it unsuitable for sustained firefights against multiple enemies, given that a magazine will empty in just over a second. Also, despite ADS and burst often being associated with better precision at long range, the Stinger's alternate fire is affected by recoil within the burst itself, meaning exceptional control is needed to ensure all of the burst's bullets hit the target at longer ranges.

Stats

• Headshot multiplier: x2.5
• Leg shot multiplier: x0.85
• 20+ m falloff multiplier: x0.926 (²⁵/₂₇)

Primary Fire

Damage Range	Body Part	100 HP		125 HP		150 HP
		Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)
0–20 m	Head	2	0.063	2	0.063	3	0.125
	Body	4	0.188	5	0.250	6	0.313
	Legs	5	0.250	6	0.313	7	0.375
20–50 m	Head	2	0.063	3	0.125	3	0.125
	Body	4	0.188	5	0.250	6	0.313
	Legs	5	0.250	6	0.313	8	0.438

Alternate Fire

Damage Range	Body Part	100 HP		125 HP		150 HP
		Bursts to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bursts to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bursts to kill	Time to kill (s)
0–30 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	1	0.000	2	0.472	2	0.472
	Legs	2	0.472	2	0.472	2	0.472
30–50 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	1	0.000	2	0.472	2	0.472
	Legs	2	0.472	2	0.472	2	0.472

Update History

v4.07

• Now delays firing inputs while bringing up the weapon to ADS
  • Prevents you from getting burst mode accuracy improvements before you finished raising your weapon

v3.0

• Walking inaccuracy increased from .3 >>> 1.0
• Running inaccuracy increased from 2.0 >>> 2.5
• Price decreased 1100 >>> 950

v2.03

• Price increased 1000 >>> 1100
• Primary Fire
  • Fire rate reduced 18 >>> 16
  • Point when max spread reached decreased from 6th bullet >>> 4th bullet
  • Adjusted pitch (vertical) recoil curve, recoil climbs more aggressively past the 3rd bullet
• Alt fire
  • Recovery time decreased .45 >>> .4
  • Adjusted pitch (vertical) recoil to be more aggressive after the first burst
  • Added more error on bursts after the first one
  • First shot spread for alt fire increased from 0.4 >>> 0.5
    • This change was undocumented

Skins

Image	Edition	Collection	Source	Cost/Unlock	Upgrades	Variants
		.SYS	EP. 04 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 35	-
		Aristocrat	Store	1275
		Cavalier	EP. 02 Act 2 Battle Pass	Tier 10
		Couture	EP. 01 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 15
		Depths	EP. 02 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 20
		Doodle Buds	Store	1775	Kill Effect	Tactifriends League of Legends
		Ego	Store	1775	-	Red Tan Pink
		Lycan's Bane	EP. 04 Act 2 Battle Pass	Tier 16	-
		Prelude to Chaos	Store	2175	VFX Animation Finisher	Green White Blue
		Prism II	Store	875	-
		Red Alert	EP. 01 Act 2 Battle Pass	Tier 35
		RGX 11z Pro	Store	2175	VFX Animation Finisher Kill Counter	Red Blue Yellow
		Sakura	Store	1275	-
		Schema	EP. 04 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 05
		Sensation	Store	875
		Shimmer	EP 05 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 05	-	Gold Red Teal
		Silvanus	Store	1275	-
		Sovereign	Store	1775	VFX Finisher	Gold Silver Purple
		Surge	EP. 01 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 35	-	Black Yellow Blue
		Varnish	EP. 03 Act 2 Battle Pass	Tier 40	-

Trivia

• During the Beta, the weapon's full name was the CQ-SBR Stinger (Close Quarters - Short Barreled Rifle).
• The Stinger's design has similarities to the LWRC SMG-45.
• This is the Weapon with the highest fire-rate in the game.