Sultan

Sultan is the Marksman operator for the "Arystan" Commando Unit of the Kazakhstani National Security Committee. A socially inept perfectionist who found his way into the military after discovering his passion for rifles, his strict personality to always get the best results in combat eventually led him to where he is now.

He is an operator that has a high skill floor due to his niche utilities and a weapon which is very generous in headshot damage and mag capacity but less than average in chest damage. His ability fulfils his role as a disruptor, capable of stalling or weakening enemy ambushes by applying debuffs on hit that removes and denies heal and shield effects for the next 20 seconds.

He also has some team-supportive capabilities such as a set of jamming devices he can attach anywhere (including teammates) to provide the Invisible effect for anyone who is close to it, plus, among his traits includes a 20% damage resistance buff to nearby teammates when scoring a headshot while his ability is active.

## Cover

### Activation cost

65(55)SP

While the ability lasts, hits on the enemy makes them immune to healing, removing and disallows to receive the Shield effect, and immobilizes the incapacitated ones for 20 seconds.

## Jamming device

### Radius

1.8m(applies Invisible effect to self or teammate)

## Operator progression

 **Rank 4:** Special gear unlock | **Rank 9:** Special trait: while the ability lasts, headshots from the primary weapon applies a 20% damage resistance buff that lasts for 10 seconds to all teammates within 20 meters of the operator.
 **Rank 5:** Telescopic sight unlock | **Rank 10:** -8sec ability cooldown | **Rank 15:** +30sec special gear duration

## Gameplay tips

### **Strengths**

* Very high headshot damage (kills in one shot in most cases).
* Highest ammo reserve compared to other high-power sniper operators.
* Comfortable pistol fire rate and power.
* Ability disrupts opponents' healing and shield buffs.
* Special gear can apply Invisible buff to self and teammates.

### Weaknesses

* "Headshots-only" approach, due to the primary's low chest damage.
* Low armor capacity.
* Weak in close quarters due to the primary's bolt-action fire mode and high scope magnification

### **Against players**

The wolf has an average damage per second in the class and a hard-to-control machine gun. Therefore, you should not count on an easy victory in a duel. It is worth acting thoughtfully, the main task is to activate the ability in time - after which, with an accurate turn, disable the enemy. Accuracy under the ability is very high even from the hip, which allows you to effectively deal with opponents in close combat. High consumption for a dash does not contribute to flanking bypasses and quick capture of key positions. The under-barrel grenade launcher allows you to hit targets behind cover even at a great distance, but the ammunition load is only two grenades, so it is best to leave them as a last resort.

*Recommended reserves:*

* "Stimulator" - Sultan spends a lot of stamina on the dash, and he is quite dependent on his ability.

### **Against bots**

For PVE, Sultan is well suited for experienced sniper players who has no issues landing headshots in Fighter or Veteran difficulties, which will enjoy one-hit kills to the head on all the common types of bots while having that extra large mag capacity compared to other high-power sniper operators, keeping them in the fight a bit longer. **It is recommended to upgrade armor penetration before pursuing Legend difficulty,** without it, the headshot damage is not enough to one-shot some of the tougher common bots like some Assaults. Supports at full health will always require two shots to kill.

The jamming device sadly does nothing to affect how the bots detect you, and the Cover ability is only useful for stopping bots from getting healed by a Medic or being shielded by an Officer, or for the purpose of giving teammates a temporary 20% damage resistance which is not that amazing since it costs roughly a tenth of your stamina for a 10 seconds buff.

## Bio

Maksat "Sultan" Abdrakhmanov, 33 years old.

Born in the village of Urjar. Father was a Chinese military man, mother is a paramedic.

He has never seen his father, but he clearly inherited a sense of perfectionism from him. Punctuality incarnate, Maksat, from an early age, did not allow himself to make a single mistake: a received grade can be only excellent, a competition can end only in victory. He had problems with socialization, and in search of an outlet, often spent time alone in nature, far from the village.

On one of the trips to the city, he wandered into a local arms store and was fascinated by air rifles. His accumulated money was enough only for an IZh-38, a widely known and distributed Soviet-developed air gun, which became Maksat's best friend for the coming years. Now he spent time in nature with his rifle, hunting birds and steppe rodents.

Having matured, Maksat devoted himself to military service, which he saw as clear, accurate, and not requiring extensive communication skills. After several years of hard work, he established himself as a well-aimed shooter and was noticed by the Arystan special unit.

Having felt himself in the right place for the first time, he chose the proud callsign "Sultan", reflecting the feeling of omnipotence and power over the lives of people in the sniper scope. Sultan is always ready to cover his closest comrades from the enemy reconnaissance with the help of his special equipment.