SOR-22

SOR-22

Class	Precision Rifle
Type	Power
Ammo	Heavy Ammo
Headshot	+150%
Armor Pen	25%

The SOR-22 is a Midnight Arms Power precision rifle, a heavy marksman rifle that hits hard with every shot. Its in-game line is a short piece of brand pride: reliable, dependable, Midnight Arms. It fires one powerful round per pull of the trigger. It works best in a Cool build that wants to kill enemies at range with careful headshots. It is a standard rifle, sold at weapon shops across the city. Weapon shops in Japantown, Wellsprings, The Glen and Vista del Rey stock the SOR-22, and enemies drop it. A marksman build can pick one up through most of the story.

Combat

The SOR-22 is a semi-automatic precision rifle with a ten-round magazine. Each shot hits hard, and the precision rifle perks reward headshots and weak spots most of all. It is semi-automatic, so it can fire a quick second shot or switch to the next target without working a bolt. As a Power weapon, its rounds can ricochet off hard surfaces and hit enemies behind cover.

The rifle takes a scope for long shots across rooftops and streets. Deadeye mode adds headshot damage while Stamina stays high. While Deadeye is active, Long Shot removes the damage loss at range. The SOR-22 therefore keeps full power even on far targets.

How to Get SOR-22 Guide

Buy the SOR-22 from a weapon shop, such as the ones in Japantown, Wellsprings, The Glen or Vista del Rey.
Loot it from enemies who carry one.
Craft it at the crafting bench with its crafting spec.

SOR-22 Map Location

The map shows the weapon shop in Japantown.

SOR-22 map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

6 scopes and 11 weapon mods are compatible with SOR-22.

ScopesWeapon Mods

Name	Image	Effect
ClearVue Mk.8		Adds zoom and effective range
E255 Percipient		Adds zoom and effective range
Jue		Adds zoom and effective range
Kairo SA-1		Adds zoom and effective range
Mk.2x Grandstand		Adds zoom and effective range
SO-21 Saika		Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance

Name	Image	Effect
Better Half		Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine
Critochet		Raises crit chance with ricochets
Equalizer		More damage against Elite enemies
Firecracker		Shoots explosive rounds
Fleetshot		Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration
Headtoll		A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Pyro		Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn
Shuffler		Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine
Stabilizer		Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting
Swiss Cheese		More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet

Crafting Spec

The spec lets V craft SOR-22 in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.

The table shows what crafting SOR-22 costs at each tier.

Tier	Components
Tier 1	30 Tier 1 components
Tier 2	30 Tier 2 components
Tier 3	30 Tier 3 components
Tier 4	30 Tier 4 components
Tier 5	30 Tier 5 components

Upgrades

Only Iconic weapons can be upgraded, so the SOR-22 grows by tier. Shops and loot follow V's level. A crafted rifle matches a bought one of the same tier. Its crafting spec turns crafting components into a new SOR-22 at V's current tier.

Character Builds

Precision rifles use the Cool tree. Focus removes the Stamina cost of aimed shots for a short time at full Stamina. Deadeye raises headshot and weak-spot damage and unlocks Deadeye mode. Long Shot keeps full damage at any distance during Deadeye. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel turns Deadeye headshots into guaranteed crits and adds damage with distance. California Reaper restores Stamina after a headshot kill. Rinse And Reload speeds up the next reload after a kill while aiming.

For cyberware, Clutch Padding lowers the Stamina cost of shooting. The Ballistic Coprocessor makes its rounds ricochet far more often. The Tyrosine Injector adds headshot damage after a takedown. Its mod slots take precision rifle and Power weapon mods. Headtoll gives growing bonuses for headshot kills in a row, from fire rate and reload speed up to crit chance and Health. Stabilizer improves handling while crouched. Fleetshot lowers the Stamina cost of shooting and removes the heavy weapon movement penalty, but it lowers armor penetration.

Select a Build

Cool Sniper Build

The build keeps its distance and picks enemies off one by one with headshots. The Sandevistan goes on before shooting an Elite, so several headshots land if the first one is not enough. A pistol or shotgun stays on hand for enemies that flank the sniping spot.

Attributes: Body 15, Reflexes 13, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Feline Footwork	Cool 4	Faster and safer while crouched
Blind Spot	Cool 4	Slower enemy detection while crouched
Killer Instinct	Cool 4	More damage with knives, axes and silenced guns before combat
Gag Order	Cool 4	A quick hit after being spotted delays detection by others
Focus	Cool 9	More headshot damage and free shots while aiming
No Sweat	Cool 9	Kills cut the Stamina cost of Focus
Rinse And Reload	Cool 9	Faster reload after a kill while aiming
Head To Head	Cool 9	Kills reset Focus
Deep Breath	Cool 9	Time slows while Focus is active
Deadeye	Cool 15	More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina
California Reaper	Cool 15	Stamina back after a headshot kill
High Noon	Cool 15	Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill
Long Shot	Cool 15	Full damage at any range during Deadeye
Quick Draw	Cool 15	Faster swaps to pistols and rifles
Ninjutsu	Cool 15	Sprint while crouched
Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel	Cool 20	Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye
Glutton For War	Technical Ability 4	Kills recharge Health items and grenades
Health Freak	Technical Ability 9	One more Health item charge and faster recharge
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
License To Chrome	Technical Ability 15	Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot
Bolt	Technical Ability 15	Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder
Internal Clock	Technical Ability 15	Wider timing window for a Bolt shot
Shock Value	Technical Ability 15	Bolt shots ignore armor
Edgerunner	Technical Ability 20	Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost

Name	Slot	Effect
Blood Pump	Circulatory System	A Health item that heals over time
Biomonitor	Circulatory System	Uses a Health item when Health runs low
Kiroshi Clairvoyant Optics	Face	Scanning highlights nearby enemies
Axolotl	Frontal Cortex	Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns
Microgenerator	Hands	Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot
Immovable Force	Hands	Less recoil and tighter spread
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
NeoFiber	Nervous System	More Mitigation Chance and Strength
Visual Cortex Support	Nervous System	More crit chance at long range
Militech Apogee Sandevistan	Operating System	Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses
Epimorphic Skeleton	Skeleton	More max Health