"The rifle was designed by primitive AI and manufactured for use by a "revolutionary government" named MIDA."
― Lord Shaxx, on MIDA Multi-Tool
Basic form of a scout rifle.
Scout rifles are a class of primary weapons in the Destiny series favored by marksmen.[1] They deal high precision damage and are most effective at medium and long ranges.
Archetypes
- High-Impact: High-impact scout rifles have a Rate of Fire value of 27 and an Impact value of 61. Examples include Cocytus SR4, Colovance's Duty, and The Jade Rabbit.
- Medium-High-Impact: Medium-high-impact scout rifles have a Rate of Fire value of 37 and an Impact value of 48. Examples include Hung Jury SR4, SUROS DIS-43, and Boolean Gemini.
- Medium-Low-Impact: Medium-low-impact scout rifles have a Rate of Fire value of 42 and an Impact value of 38. Examples include Angel's Advocate, The Distant Star, and MIDA Multi-Tool.
- Low-Impact: Low-impact scout rifles have a Rate of Fire value of 52 and an Impact value of 35. Examples include The Inward Lamp, NL Shadow 701X, and Touch of Malice.
Crucible
The following table illustrates the performance of each scout rifle archetype in the Crucible:[2][3]
| Archetype | Damage Per Hit | Time-to-Kill (seconds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crit | Body | Crit | Body | |
| High-Impact | 73 | 49 | 0.80 | 1.60 |
| Medium-High-Impact | 61 | 41 | 1.00 | 1.33 |
| Low-Impact | 45 | 30 | 0.93 | 1.40 |
Destiny 2
- High-Impact Frame scout rifles have a RPM of 150 and an impact value of 67. Examples include The Guiding Sight, Garden Progeny 1 and Trax Lysis II.
- Precision Frame scout rifles have a RPM of 180 and an impact value of 62. Examples include Call to Serve, Tone Patrol and Nameless Midnight.
- Lightweight Frame scout rifles have a RPM of 200 and an impact value of 60. Examples include Madrugada SR2, Eternal Blazon and Vouchsafe.
- Rapid-Fire Frame scout rifles have a RPM of 260 and an impact value of 45. Examples include Black Scorpion-4sr, Randy's Throwing Knife and Trustee.
List of Scout Rifles
For a full list of Scout Rifles in Destiny, please visit Category:Destiny Scout Rifles.
For a full list of Scout Rifles in Destiny 2, please visit Category:Destiny 2 Scout Rifles.
References
- ↑ (2013-09-24) Bungie.net: The Bungie Podcast, September 24, 2013 45:50. Retrieved 30 Sep. 2013.
- ↑ Reddit "In-depth weapons sats spreadsheet 2.0 (Time To Kill, Damage, RPM), featuring all new weapons from The Taken King Expansion!". Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ↑ Reddit "Mercules' Massive Breakdown Weapon Stats Spreadsheet, Including Stats and Times-to-Kill". Retrieved June 12, 2016.