Build it. The Lanka is a powerful sniper rifle with the highest base damage in its class when fully charged. Its main weakness is the slow charge speed and projectile travel time, which can make it feel clunky.
Fires Electricity projectiles with a charged-shot mechanic. Fully charged shots have innate 5 meter punch through.
The Lanka is a Corpus sniper rifle that utilizes a charged-shot mechanic, firing Electricity projectiles. It boasts the highest base damage among sniper rifles when fully charged, making it a formidable weapon for high-damage output.
Its unique zoom system provides significant critical chance bonuses, increasing by +20%, +30%, and +50% for the first, second, and third zoom levels respectively. This allows for very high critical chance builds, especially at maximum zoom.
Despite its power, the Lanka requires careful handling due to its slow charge speed and projectile travel time. It also has linear damage falloff from 400m to 600m, reducing damage to 50% beyond that range.
How to get the Lanka
- Research the Lanka blueprint from the Energy Lab in the Clan Dojo.
Stats
| Class | Primary |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 10 |
| Trigger | CHARGE |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 0 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| Magazine | 10 |
| Reload | 2 s |
| Critical Chance | 20% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2x |
| Status Chance | 25% |
| Riven Disposition | (1.05) |
| Damage | 525 total |
|---|---|
| Electricity | 525 |
The Lanka has a riven disposition of 1.05, which is a neutral disposition, meaning rivens for it will provide moderate stat boosts.
Builds
Given its high critical chance potential with zoom and innate Electricity damage, a crit-focused build that leverages elemental combinations is ideal. Mods that increase fire rate will also reduce charge time, improving its usability. Multishot is crucial for increasing overall damage and quickly building the shot combo counter.
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| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Serration | +165% Damage |
| Split Chamber | +90% Multishot |
| Point Strike | +150% Critical Chance |
| Vital Sense | +120% Critical Damage |
| Galvanized Chamber | +80% Multishot; On Kill: +30% Multishot for 20s. Stacks up to 5x. |
| Stormbringer | +90% Electricity |
| Infected Clip | +90% Toxin |
| Primed Shred | +55% Fire Rate (x2 for Bows); +2.2 Punch Through |
Primary Merciless is the pick: stacking damage on kills with faster reloads. Primary Deadhead if you land headshots. Primary Crux, from The Hex, is the cheap start.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Highest base damage of all sniper rifles when fully charged.
- High critical chance potential with zoom bonuses.
- Innate Electricity damage and infinite body punch through on charged shots.
- Longest shot combo reset time among sniper rifles (6 seconds).
- Pinpoint accuracy.
Cons
- Slow charge speed.
- Projectile-based with travel time, hindering long-range potential.
- Linear damage falloff from 400m to 600m.
- Extremely inaccurate hip fire.
The Lanka is a high-skill, high-reward weapon. Mastering its charge mechanic and projectile travel time allows it to deliver devastating damage, especially against high-health targets. Its unique critical chance scaling with zoom makes it stand out among sniper rifles, offering a distinct playstyle for those who prefer precision and power.