Scout rifles have been a mainstay in the Destiny 2 sandbox since its inception. They are powerful, versatile weapons that can keep you at a safe distance while inflicting damage on distant enemies. Light class reworks for Void, Solar and Arc have changed weapon balance in significant ways.
Here’s our roundup of the best Scout Rifles to equip your Guardian with PvE and PvP.
related – How weapon crafting works
servant leader
The Servant Leader is a great Kinetic Scout Rifle for PvP focused activities such as Gambit and Crucible. This rapid firing scout can do four taps to enemy guards from a good range. This weapon can be earned by playing the gambit and focusing on the gambit engram.
servant leader statistics
| influence | 45 |
| range | 19 |
| Stability | 57 |
| Handling | 28 |
| reload speed | 30 |
| round/minute | 260 |
| magazine | 17 |
pvp god role
- Barrel: Arrowhead Brake
- Magazine: Accumulated Round
- Perk 1: Rapid Hit
- Perk 2: Kill Clip
- Masterwork: Range or Reload
- Mod: Icarus Grip
dead man’s tail
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Dead Man’s Tale is a kinetic alien scout rifle capable of being a threat in the right hands. This weapon is fine for all activities but shines in PvP activities. Talk to Zur every Friday for a chance to purchase a random roll of this exotic weapon. This exotic weapon is also capable of taking down a random roll.
Dead Man’s Tale Stats
| influence | 67 |
| range | 70 |
| Stability | 45 |
| Handling | 65 |
| reload speed | 50 |
| round/minute | 120 |
| magazine | 14 |
Dead Man’s Tale God Role
- Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling / Corkscrew Rifling / Smallbore
- magazine: Flared Magwell/Light Mag/High-Caliber Rounds
- Perk: Vorpal Weapon
- inventory: hand held stock/composite stock
Ayesha’s hug
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Aisha’s Embrace is a zero 3.0 energy scout rifle that pops up from the Trials of Osiris playlist. Gather a good fireteam or go it alone and endure the trial playlist for a chance to acquire this powerful weapon.
Ayesha’s Hug Stats
| influence | 45 |
| range | 34 |
| Stability | 51 |
| Handling | 41 |
| reload speed | 16 |
| round/minute | 260 |
| magazine | 20 |
Ayesha’s Hug God Role
- Barrel: Fluted Barrel
- Magazine: Extended Mag
- Perk 1: Triple Tap
- Perk 2: Fourth Times the Charm/Vorpal Weapon/Multi-Kill Clip
- Masterwork: Range
- Mod: Spec Mod
staccato-46
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The Staccato-46 is a solar powered scout rifle that was introduced to the Crucible loot pool during Season 17, Season of the Haunted. It can also roll with a powerful Solar 3.0 perk called Incandescent, which can spread scorching status effects to nearby enemies.
Staccato-46 Stats
| influence | 62 |
| range | 49 |
| Stability | 44 |
| Handling | 48 |
| reload speed | 40 |
| round/minute | 180 |
| magazine | 16 |
Staccato-46 God Roles
- Triple Tap / Incandescent
- robber / rampage
- triple tap/explosive payload
- Triple Tap/Adaptive Battle Stuff
symmetry
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This exotic Arc Energy Scout Rifle has a perk that will work wonders with Arc 3.0 when Season 18 comes along. Symmetry can be purchased from foreign kiosks next to the vaults in the tower.
symmetry statistics
| influence | 45 |
| range | 30 |
| Stability | 64 |
| Handling | 36 |
| reload speed | 15 |
| round/minute | 260 |
| magazine | 20 |
There is no god roll in the symmetry, as it has a set roll and alien perk.
- Dynamic Charge – Precise hits create dynamic charge. Swapping into Arc Seeker Mode increases damage and partially reloads the magazine based on the number of charges.
Multiple scout rifles can serve every play style and make Destiny 2 a challenge on PvE or PvP-focused players. These are some of the best scout rifles in Destiny 2, but crafting your own scout rifle and building one from scratch can yield great results, too.
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