Tarnished Mettle - Legendary Scout Rifle

Tarnished Mettle is a Scout Rifle Arc Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Scout Rifle - Arc - Primary - Lightweight Frame

Source: Season of Plunder Activities

Survival is the better part of valor.

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

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

Moving Target
Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves.
Fourth Time's the Charm
Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
Killing Wind
Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
Rapid Hit
Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.

Dragonfly
Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Voltshot
Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
Focused Fury
Dealing a portion of the magazine as precision damage grants this weapon bonus damage. The shot count is reset whenever the weapon is reloaded or stowed.
Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
Multikill Clip
Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand.

Right Hook
Dealing melee damage gives this weapon increased target acquisition and range for a short period of time.
Dealing melee damage again extends the effect.