Taraxippos - Legendary Scout Rifle

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

Weapon overview

Scout Rifle - Strand - Primary - Lightweight Frame

Source: Guardian Games 2025

A flash of green on the event horizon.

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

Zen Moment
Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.
Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
Fourth Time's the Charm
Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
Enlightened Action
Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
Perfect Float
Being in combat for a moderate time increases airborne effectiveness and reduces flinch until you are out of combat.
Lone Wolf
Slightly improves aim assist, aim down sights speed, and airborne effectiveness. Increases these effects when there are no nearby allies.
Closing Time
Improves range, accuracy, and handling as the magazine gets lower.

Hatchling
Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
Precision Instrument
Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
High Ground
Final blows with this weapon grant stacks of bonus damage. Attacking targets from higher ground immediately grants the maximum number of stacks.
Tear
Precision final blows cause nearby targets to become severed.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.

Classy Contender
Final blows with this weapon grant class ability energy.
Omolon Fluid Dynamics
This weapon has increased reload speed and stability for the top half of the magazine.