Sniper Elite 4
85 Achievements
68-91h
A Most Singular Expert
Master a single weapon
6.7%
How to unlock the A Most Singular Expert achievement in Sniper Elite 4 - Definitive Guide
Only after you have completed all three of a weapon's upgrades will you be able to start making progress toward the fourth "Mastery" slot, which unlocks a special gold-themed skin for the weapon.
Once you have completed the mastery requirements for your first weapon in any slot - rifle, secondary, or pistol - the achievement will unlock.
For tips on specific weapon challenges - like Ricochet Kills, Shot-Trap Kills, Double Kills, etc. - check out the more extensive guide for the Master-At-Arms achievement, which requires you to master at least one weapon of each type.
Let's take the M1903 Springfield for example (which will most likely be your main rifle).
To get the mastery skin for this weapon, you first need to unlock damage, recoil, and zoom (these can change depending on what type of weapon you are going for this trophy). Once these are unlocked, you can then work on the mastery skin for this weapon which will then unlock this trophy once complete.
- Damage upgrade - 30 sound/masked shots. There are plenty of generators about. Alternatively, you can use the sound suppressor.
- Recoil upgrade - 50 shoulder-aim kills. To do this simply hold your trigger about half way before you go into zoom mode.
- Zoom upgrade - 20 kills over 100m. Self-explanatory.
- Mastery skin - 20 heart shots. Simply aim for the middle of the chest.
For a visual reference, see below:
There are three types of weapons that can be mastered; rifle, secondary weapon and pistol. Earning a mastery with any one of these weapons in any of these types will unlock the achievement.
To earn a mastery, you must complete three upgrades before you can perform the mastery upgrade. Each weapon has different upgrades and all require killing enemies in a variety of ways. To see what upgrades are for each weapon, highlight the weapon type in your loadout and press to view a list of all the weapons of that type (purchased or otherwise). Scroll through them, highlight the desired weapon and press (Skins/Upgrades). On the next screen, press to select Upgrades and it will show you what the upgrades are and your progress towards each one.
For example, for the Springfield rifle, you must perform 30 sound masked kills, 50 shoulder-aimed kills and 20 kills over 200 meters before the mastery upgrade unlocks, which is to kill 20 enemies with a heart shot.
As you will see, most upgrades require you to grind out kills over and over again. You can use the save game feature and keep reloading or unlock them naturally through playing the game.
Once you’ve completed all four upgrades for any weapon, you will have mastered it and the achievement will unlock.