Stinger

Stinger
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General
Type	SMG
Credits	1,100
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
Reload Speed	2.25 sec
Magazine	20
Reserve	60 (3 magazines)
See here for more stats about multipliers, TTK, spread, and accuracy penalties
Damage
0 - 15m	Head - 67 Body - 27 Leg - 22
0 - 15m	Head - 67 Body - 27 Leg - 22
15 - 50m	Head - 57 Body - 23 Leg - 19
15 - 50m	Head - 57 Body - 23 Leg - 19
Alt Fire
Function	Aim down sights
Zoom	1.15x
Fire Rate	52% (8.471 rounds/sec) 2.118 bursts/sec Bullets in 1 burst fired at 18 rounds/sec
Move Speed	76% (4.361 m/sec)
Burst Fire	4 round burst
Note(s)	Slight spread and recoil reduction Crosshair follows recoil

“

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

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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.

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. Its higher spread values also mean the Spectre can have more precision when looking to eliminate single targets at longer ranges, meaning the Stinger is more suited to fights in close-quarters. 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
• 15+ m falloff multiplier: x0.926 (²⁵/₂₇)

Primary Fire TTK

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)
0–15 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
15–50 m	Head	2	0.063	3	0.125	3	0.125
	Body	5	0.250	6	0.313	7	0.375
	Legs	6	0.313	7	0.375	8	0.438

Alternate Fire TTK

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)
0–15 m	Head	1	0.056	1	0.056	1	0.111
	Body	1	0.167	2	0.472	2	0.528
	Legs	2	0.472	2	0.528	2	0.583
15–50 m	Head	1	0.056	1	0.111	1	0.111
	Body	2	0.472	2	0.528	2	0.583
	Legs	2	0.528	2	0.583	2	0.639

Spread values

Firing Mode	1st Shot Spread (°)		Max Spread (°)		Movement penalties (+°)
	Standing	Crouched	Standing	Crouched	Crouched	Walking	Running	Airborne
Primary Fire	0.65	0.55	1.3	1.11	0.15	1	2.5	10
Alternate Fire	0.35	0.26	2.74	2.06

Update History

v6.11

• Min spread on ropes increased from .3 >>> .65

v6.02

• Cost increased 950 >>> 1100
• Damage fall-off changed:
  • Previously:
    • 27 damage per bullet (0 - 20m)
    • 25 damage per bullet (20m+)
  • Now:
    • 27 damage per bullet (0 - 15m)
    • 23 damage per bullet (15m+)
• Removed separate falloff distance previously used by Alt Fire (previously dealt maximum damage up to 30 m)
  • This is an undocumented change

v5.06

• Primary Fire error adjusted from 1.6 after 7 bullets >>> 1.3 after 6 bullets
• Alt Fire first shot error adjusted from .5 >>> .35

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 is an undocumented change

Skins

Store

Image	Edition	Skin	Cost	Upgrade Levels	Variants
		Aristocrat	1,275	—
		CYRAX	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Yellow Variant 3: Purple
		Doodle Buds	1,775	Level 2: Kill Effect	Variant 1: Tactifriends Variant 2: League of Legends
		Ego	1,775	—	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Tan Variant 3: Pink
		Overdrive	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Cobalt Variant 2: Bubblegum Variant 3: Onyx
		Prelude to Chaos	2,175	Level 2: VFX Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Green Variant 2: White Variant 3: Blue
		Prism II	875	—
		RGX 11z Pro	2,175	Level 2: VFX Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher Level 5: Kill Counter	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Blue Variant 3: Yellow
		Sakura	1,275	—
		Sensation	875	—
		Silvanus	1,275	—
		Sovereign	1,775	Level 2: VFX Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Green Variant 2: Silver Variant 3: Purple
		Storm Maw	875	—
		Switchback	875	—
For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants,  10 per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded,  15 per variant. Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.

Battle Pass

Like every other primary weapon, all Stinger skins from Act Battle Pass are in Premium track.

Image	Edition	Skin	Act Pass	Tier	Variants
		.SYS	EP 04 Act 3	35	—
		Aquatica	EP 08 Act 2	15	—
		Cavalier	EP 02 Act 2	10	—
		Celestia	V25 Act 1	10	Variant 1: Silver Variant 2: Rose Gold Variant 3: Gold
		Cloudweaver	EP 08 Act 3	20	—
		Composite	EP 07 Act 1	15	—
		Convergence	EP 09 Act 1	16	—
		Couture	EP 01 Act 1	15	—
		Depths	EP 02 Act 3	20	—
		Gridcrash	EP 06 Act 1	30	—
		Immortalized	EP 05 Act 2	20	—
		Libretto	EP 07 Act 3	15	—
		Lycan's Bane	EP 04 Act 2	16	—
		Moondash	EP 06 Act 3	15	—
		Overlay	EP 09 Act 2	15	Variant 1: Black Variant 2: Pink Variant 3: Grey
		Red Alert	EP 01 Act 2	35	—
		Refractrix	V25 Act 2	15	—
		Schema	EP 04 Act 1	5	—
		Signature	EP 06 Act 2	15	—
		Shimmer	EP 05 Act 1	5	Variant 1: Gold Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Teal
		Surge	EP 01 Act 3	35	Variant 1: Black Variant 2: Yellow Variant 3: Blue
		Tactiplay	EP 08 Act 1	10	—
		Transition	EP 07 Act 2	10	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Orange Variant 3: Green
		Varnish	EP 03 Act 2	40	—
For each weapon with variants,  15 per variant.

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.