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Sidewinder
Sidewinder
Blueprint Rarity Rare
Item Rarity Rare
Type Pistol
Firing Mode Semi-automatic
Blueprint Source Milky Way
Research Data 125 + 15 per tier
Icon Pistol Rare
Development Materials Omni-Gel Canister
Beryllium
Nickel
Vanadium
Augmentation Slots 3

The Sidewinder is a pistol.

Description[ | ]

The Sidewinder rapid-fire pistol is a newly developed weapon, crafted by Nexus exiles with materials and technologies unique to the Andromeda Initiative and the Heleus Cluster. Versatile and reliable, the Sidewinder is perfect for a user with few resources to fallback on.

Sidewinder angle

Upgrades[ | ]

Name Damage Icon Damage Rate of Fire Icon Rate of Fire Max Clip Size Icon Max Clip Size Max Ammo Icon Max Ammo Accuracy Icon Accuracy Weight Icon Weight
Sidewinder I 99 380 6 60 45 10
Sidewinder II 105 380 6 62 48 9
Sidewinder III 112 380 6 63 50 9
Sidewinder IV 118 380 6 65 52 8
Sidewinder V 125 380 6 67 53 8
Sidewinder VI 131 380 6 68 54 7
Sidewinder VII 138 380 6 70 55 7
Sidewinder VIII 144 380 6 72 55 6
Sidewinder IX 150 380 6 73 56 6
Sidewinder X 157 380 6 75 56 5

Multiplayer Upgrades[ | ]

Sidewinder Multiplayer[ | ]

Sidewinder MP
Rank Damage Icon Damage Rate of Fire Icon Rate of Fire Max Clip Size Icon Max Clip Size Max Ammo Icon Max Ammo Accuracy Icon Accuracy Weight Icon Weight
I 167 380 6 65 45 10
II 171 380 6 67 48 9
III 174 380 6 68 50 9
IV 178 380 6 70 52 8
V 182 380 6 72 53 8
VI 186 380 6 73 54 7
VII 189 380 6 75 55 7
VIII 193 380 6 77 55 6
IX 197 380 6 78 56 6
X 200 380 6 81 56 5

Sidewinder Bulwark[ | ]

Sidewinder Bulwark
Rank Damage Icon Damage Rate of Fire Icon Rate of Fire Max Clip Size Icon Max Clip Size Max Ammo Icon Max Ammo Accuracy Icon Accuracy Weight Icon Weight Damage
Resistance

Near
One Ally
Damage
Resistance
Near
Two Allies
Damage
Resistance
Near
Three Allies
I 200 380 6 81 56 5 15 22 30
II 200 380 6 81 56 5 16 24 32
III 200 380 6 81 56 5 17 25 34
IV 200 380 6 81 56 5 18 27 36
V 200 380 6 81 56 5 19 29 38
VI 200 380 6 81 56 5 20 30 41
VII 200 380 6 81 56 5 21 32 43
VIII 200 380 6 81 56 5 22 34 45
IX 200 380 6 81 56 5 23 35 47
X 200 380 6 81 56 5 25 37 50

Sidewinder Concussive[ | ]

Sidewinder Concussive
Rank Damage Icon Damage Rate of Fire Icon Rate of Fire Max Clip Size Icon Max Clip Size Max Ammo Icon Max Ammo Accuracy Icon Accuracy Weight Icon Weight Area Damage Radius (m)
I 200 380 6 81 56 5 800 7.50
II 200 380 6 81 56 5 877 7.50
III 200 380 6 81 56 5 955 7.50
IV 200 380 6 81 56 5 1033 7.50
V 200 380 6 81 56 5 1111 7.50
VI 200 380 6 81 56 5 1188 7.50
VII 200 380 6 81 56 5 1266 7.50
VIII 200 380 6 81 56 5 1344 7.50
IX 200 380 6 81 56 5 1422 7.50
X 200 380 6 81 56 5 1500 7.50

Sidewinder Siphon[ | ]

Sidewinder Siphon
Rank Damage Icon Damage Rate of Fire Icon Rate of Fire Max Clip Size Icon Max Clip Size Max Ammo Icon Max Ammo Accuracy Icon Accuracy Weight Icon Weight % Damage
Returned
As Health
% Heal
Bonus
Per Kill
Kill Streak
Duration
(seconds)
Maximum
Kill
Bonuses
I 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.00 4.50 7 3
II 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.08 4.50 7 3
III 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.16 4.50 7 3
IV 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.25 4.50 7 3
V 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.33 4.50 7 3
VI 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.41 4.50 7 3
VII 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.50 4.50 7 3
VIII 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.58 4.50 7 3
IX 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.66 4.50 7 3
X 200 380 6 81 56 5 3.75 4.50 7 3

Notes[ | ]

The Sidewinder can be purchased from the following merchants:

The singleplayer stats shown on this page are baseline: Initiative I armor, no skill points assigned, no profile active.

The following augmentations cannot be applied to the Sidewinder during development:

It is advised not to apply the Electrical Conduits augmentation to the Sidewinder due to an automatic firing problem. (See here for details.)

The multiplayer stats shown are accurate as of Multiplayer Update - November 7, 2018.

All multiplayer specialized variant weapons are separate weapons compared to the Rare version.

Due to the different versions of the Sidewinder in multiplayer, it is possible to equip multiple versions at the same time in the Loadout screen.

Challenges[ | ]

The Sidewinder is the focus of the following challenges:


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