Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - S-Rank Walkthrough - Mission 11: Cloaked in Silence

Mission 11: Cloaked in Silence
This mission consists of the boss fight against the sniper Quiet. There's a very easy trick. Instead of fighting Quiet, use supply drops on her location. Each supply drop takes away 50% of her energy. So you only need to hit her with 2 supply drops and can stay in cover all the time. You must mark her with your binoculars first, then she will show up on the map. She always starts on top of the ruins. After that you must find and mark her again (when using the binoculars listen for her sound and watch out for the reflection of her sniper rifle).

There are two golden rules for getting S-ranks:
1. Don't try it on your first playthrough (a lot of strategies only work when replaying missions and you will unlock better gear over the course of the game).
2. Skip all cutscenes to save time (yes, cutscenes add to your time and will greatly reduce your points!)

S-Rank Strategies, basic tips and things you should know:
- Getting 130,000 points in a mission unlocks the S-rank (same score requirement for all missions)
- Only main missions have a ranking system, side ops don't. Main missions 02, 22, 43 are an exception, they don't have any ranks. There are 50 main missions in total.
- Completing the missions as quickly as possible without being seen is usually good enough. Skip the bonus objectives, they take too long and will complicate things.
- Equipping the Invisibility Camo, Parasite Suit, Raiden Suit, Cyborg Ninja Suit, Chicken-Hat, Infinity Bandana, using D-Walkers Fulton Ballista or calling in air strikes / helicopter support will void the S-rank. With these items you are limited to A-rank at best. So don't use them!
- On your first playthrough of the missions, always try to take out the enemy radar stations. This gives you a huge tactical advantage because you can call the extraction helicopter directly to the enemy base (or start the mission there).
- S-Ranks earn you a lot more money and heroism than lower ranks

With these tips in mind you should have very little trouble following these video guides and obtaining all S-ranks. Be warned, however, that the game uses a variable difficulty system. If you use a lot of headshots, enemies will get helmets. If you always infiltrate at night, enemies will get night vision goggles. If you always use sleeping grenades, enemies will wear gas masks etc.
In this walkthrough series I stick to the basics to make it as easy to replicate as possible. These guides are fairly spoiler free as I skip the cutscenes to save time.

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trophies and Achievements:

Apprentice
Completed a mission using a Combat Unit staff member.

Accomplished
Completed all missions.

Executed
Completed all mission tasks.

Elite
Completed all missions with an S rank.

Undertaken
Completed a SIDE OP.

Cleared
Completed all "Mine Clearing" SIDE OPS.

Achieved
Completed all SIDE OPS.

Captured
Captured an outpost or guard post.

Search-and-Destroy
Captured all outposts and guard posts in Northern Kabul, Afghanistan.

Sweep-and-Clear
Captured all outposts and guard posts in the Angola-Zaire Border Region.

Deployment
Completed all key Dispatch Missions.

Intruder
Played an "Infiltration" FOB mission.

Cry Havoc
Made D-Dog available for deployment.

Speechless
Made Quiet available for deployment.

Trusty Steed
Raised bond with D-Horse to the maximum.

Man's Best Friend
Raised bond with D-Dog to the maximum.

War Buddy
Raised bond with Quiet to the maximum.

Extraction
Fulton extracted an enemy soldier.

Interrogation
Interrogated an enemy soldier.

To The Rescue
Extracted a female prisoner.

Platoon
Increased Mother Base staff to 50 or more personnel.

Battalion
Increased Mother Base staff to 250 or more personnel.

Army
Raised all Teams/Units to level 99.

Enhancement
Developed 50 or more development items.

Reinforcement
Developed 100 or more development items.

Locked and Loaded
Developed 300 or more development items.

Architect
Constructed all available platforms for Mother Base.

Deterrence
Developed a nuclear weapon.

Disarmament
Disposed of a nuclear weapon.

Prosperity
Earned a total of 10,000,000 GMP or more.

Conservation
Extracted all wild animal species.

Collector
Obtained all blueprints and key items.

Reminiscence
Obtained all memento photos.

Hero
Obtained the codename "Hero."

[votago]

My god. I laughed when I saw the box coming in on the parachute. I love this game. It's ridiculous.

[biobiobio]

I did not think you could just drop something over her head. that's freaking genius!

[ftPaul]

I can confirm this technique still works in 2023, and I would never have thought of dropping a box on her head😂

[DisposableSanitarium]

I dropped a tank into this fight lol it makes it super easy you just gotta drive around on the road once she moves so you can figure out where she went.

[PRMarshall]

How to still make this work:
Play in offline mode

[ThePatinho]

THANK YOU MAN, now with this i have my platinum.

[steamyweenie]

You can do this trick anymore but i ve discovered she won't shoot you through D-horse so bring him along and use the rocket arm.

[deanc]

This mission took me a hour and 15 minutes (at the least) but it was still fun as hell.

[JamesBondClone]

This is the only mission I got a s rank on, just sniped her 5 times

[WhoaNellyJake]

I just used the lvl 5 Brennan LRS-46 sniper. Only had to shoot her three times. Also had the battle dress on so her shots at me did little damage. Easy S rank.

[audacityknight]

*How do you unlock Mission 11? I completed all 10 missions and was looking for the STUN-ARM side op, nothing there....*

[riders]

Guys those who reached to quite mission 11 dont kill her she is very useful and support in coming mission i suggest to all gamers who is playing this game better not to kill her otherwise you will not see the secret ending of MGS5 .this game is all about what Big boss who really he is after snake eater and peace walker

[BROUSBLADES]

if you get a S rank on any mission then go back and play it and get a A, does it change it from S to A or will it still use the S?

[thebatman]

I've got an important question I beat Quiet after 20 minutes of nearly dying 3 times but spared her on my first trial but if I try the mission again but this time I kill her, does that mean I lose her as a buddy for good?

P.S I know I'm late but it's important.

[darrylmarshall]

I think this might be patched, Quiet moves out of the way the supply drop is about to land.

[hectormeneses]

If you kill her the 2nd time she disappears as you buddy?

[insane-vmbo]

This took me 15 mins too beat. And you did it in 2min? You get a "like" on your vid sir

[andresguevaraarce]

+powerpyx its neccesary kill quiet?? I escape from the zone, and follow the mission, no necesary fight with her. Help please

[danielyoungblood]

I took her out in 20 seconds. My sniper kept stunning her. She couldn't move before I fired my second shot. Same thing on extreme. Just keep spamming the fire button. & use decoys.

[HgTyrantula]

Hey +powerpyx how are you receiving an S rank if you have the sneaking suit equipped?