Imperative - Legendary Scout Rifle

Imperative is a Scout Rifle Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Scout Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - High-Impact Frame

Source: Season of the Wish Activities

"We must stop the weavers before they seal the Garden and begin to summon back its heart." —Ikora Rey

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

Arrowhead Brake
Lightly vented barrel.
• Greatly controls recoil
• Increases handling speed
Chambered Compensator
Stable barrel attachment.
• Increases stability
• Moderately controls recoil
• Slightly decreases handling speed
Corkscrew Rifling
Balanced barrel.
• Slightly increases range and stability
• Slightly increases handling speed
Extended Barrel
Weighty barrel extension.
• Increases range
• Decreases handling speed
• Moderately controls recoil
Fluted Barrel
Ultra-light barrel.
• Greatly increases handling speed
• Slightly increases stability
Full Bore
Barrel optimized for distance.
• Greatly increases range
• Decreases stability
• Slightly decreases handling speed
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Durable ranged barrel.
• Increases range
Polygonal Rifling
Barrel optimized for recoil reduction.
• Increases stability
Smallbore
Dual strength barrel.
• Increases range
• Increases stability

Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size
Tactical Mag
This weapon has multiple tactical improvements.
• Slightly increases stability
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases magazine size
Extended Mag
This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
• Greatly increases magazine size
• Greatly decreases reload speed
• Increases airborne effectiveness
Steady Rounds
This magazine is optimized for recoil control.
• Greatly increases stability
• Slightly decreases range
• Increases airborne effectiveness
Alloy Magazine
Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.
Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed

Well-Rounded
Throwing a grenade or hitting a target with a charged melee grants a stacking bonus to weapon stability, handling, and range.

Using a Super grants maximum stacks.
Triple Tap
Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
No Distractions
Aiming this weapon for a short period reduces flinch.
Rapid Hit
Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
Subsistence
Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.

Deconstruct
Dealing sustained damage grants bonus damage against vehicles and constructs and refills ammo from reserves. Damage with Primary ammo or against constructs provides additional progress.

Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.
Osmosis
Using your grenade ability partially refills the magazine and changes this weapon's damage type to match your grenade until you stow it.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
Kinetic Tremors
Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.

Nano-Munitions
Being near allies slowly builds up a partial emergency ammo refill for the next time this weapon runs out of ammo. Emergency ammo amount increases with time spent near allies.