SPT32 Grad

SPT32 Grad

Class	Sniper Rifle
Type	Power
Ammo	Sniper Ammo
Headshot	+300%
Armor Pen	50%

The SPT32 Grad is a Techtronika bolt-action sniper rifle, a heavy Soviet rifle built to kill targets packed with cyberware. Its database entry says many see it as the most powerful sniper rifle on the market. Each shot is devastating. In return, it has a slow fire rate, a small magazine and a long reload. Its in-game line sums up its reputation: from this weapon, there is no cover. It is the base rifle for the Iconic rifles O'Five and Overwatch, and for Sparky and Borzaya from Phantom Liberty. Weapon shops in Arroyo, The Glen, Rancho Coronado and other districts sell the Grad. Marty Jenklow also stocks it in Biotechnica Flats. A sniper build can pick one up through most of the story.

Combat

The Grad works a bolt between shots, so every round matters. Headshots have a very large bonus on a sniper rifle, and the Grad is built for clean headshots. As a Power weapon, its rounds can ricochet off hard surfaces.

It is a heavy weapon. While it is drawn, V moves a little slower and jumps a little lower. The rifle comes with a long-range sniper scope that can be swapped for another sniper scope. The four-round magazine and long reload reward a patient shooter. V should choose a position, aim at the head and fire once, rather than trade shots in the open.

How to Get SPT32 Grad Guide

Buy the SPT32 Grad from a weapon shop, such as the ones in Arroyo, The Glen or Rancho Coronado.
Buy it from Marty Jenklow in Biotechnica Flats.
Loot it from enemies who carry one.
Buy the crafting spec from the Aldecaldos weapon vendor in Rocky Ridge and craft it.

SPT32 Grad Map Location

The map shows the weapon shop in Arroyo.

SPT32 Grad map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

1 scope and 11 weapon mods are compatible with SPT32 Grad.

ScopesWeapon Mods

Name	Image	Effect
HPO Kanone MAX Mk.77		Adds high zoom and lowers weapon sway

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

Weapon vendors sell the SPT32 Grad spec. The spec lets V craft SPT32 Grad in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.

The table shows what crafting SPT32 Grad costs at each tier.

Tier	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 Grad improves by tier. Shops and loot rise with V's level. A crafted rifle has the same stats as a bought one of its tier. The crafting spec is sold by the Aldecaldos weapon vendor in Rocky Ridge. It turns crafting components into a new Grad at V's current tier.

Character Builds

Sniper rifles use the Cool tree. Focus removes the Stamina cost of aimed shots for a short time at full Stamina. Deep Breath slows time while Focus is active. Deadeye raises headshot and weak-spot damage and unlocks Deadeye mode. Long Shot keeps full damage at any range during Deadeye. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel is the top perk for revolvers, precision rifles and sniper rifles. It makes Deadeye headshots guaranteed crits and adds damage with distance. High Noon speeds up the reload after a headshot kill during Deadeye.

For cyberware, the Ballistic Coprocessor makes its rounds ricochet far more often. Clutch Padding lowers the Stamina cost of shooting. Its mod slots take sniper rifle and Power weapon mods. Fleetshot removes the heavy weapon movement penalty and lowers Stamina cost, but it lowers armor penetration. Headtoll adds a bonus for each headshot kill in a row. Stabilizer improves handling while crouched, which helps a sniper firing from cover.

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

Lore

The Grad's database entry tells how it came to be. Around the turn of the century, popular sniper rifles were failing against heavily chromed targets. A shot that once killed a person now only left a dent. The Soviet-made Grad was the first of a new generation of rifles built to solve that problem. The entry calls it cruder than the Arasaka and Militech rifles. In the hands of a trained sharpshooter, it still hits with devastating force, and no wall stops it from reaching its target.

Notes

Overwatch is Panam Palmer's Grad, given to V after the job Riders On The Storm. It reloads faster and has a custom silencer.
O'Five is Buck Arnold's Grad from the fight Beat On The Brat: Arroyo. Its explosive bullets set enemies alight.
Sparky is a Phantom Liberty Grad modded by the Scavs. Its headshots release electric bolts that spread to nearby enemies.
Borzaya is a Phantom Liberty Grad from a banned Techtronika series, found in a Dogtown airdrop. Burning enemies always take crit damage from it.

Weapon Categories

All Sniper Rifles

Every sniper rifle is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.

Iconic Sniper Rifles

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Borzaya			Dogtown
Breakthrough	+300%	100%	Rancho Coronado
Foxhound
O'Five		50%	Arroyo
Osprey			Dogtown
Overwatch	+300%	50%	Badlands East
Rasetsu	+300%	50%
Sparky	+250%	50%	Dogtown

Standard Sniper Rifles

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen
Ashura	+150%	25%
Nekomata	+300%	50%
SPT32 Grad	+300%	50%