Scathelocke - Legendary Auto Rifle

Scathelocke is an Auto Rifle Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Auto Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - Adaptive Frame

Source: European Dead Zone

Our eyes squinted, our teeth clenched, our prayers answered.

Weapon frame

Adaptive Frame

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact21
Range44
Stability39
Handling62
Reload Speed54
Aim Assistance65
Zoom20
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation50
Rounds Per Minute600
Magazine41
Recoil Direction60

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • 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

Magazine or battery options

  • 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

Left column perks

  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Heating Up
    Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
  • Overflow
    Picking up Special or Heavy ammo automatically loads this weapon beyond normal capacity.
  • 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.
  • Keep Away
    Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
  • Attrition Orbs
    Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
  • Rewind Rounds
    When this weapon's magazine is empty, it refills from reserves based on the number of hits.

Right column perks

  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • All-Star
    Collecting ammo loads this weapon from reserves and enhances its damage and reload speed for a duration.

    Collecting Heavy ammo grants more time.
  • Ancillary Ordinance
    Rapid elemental final blows and final blows on targets affected by elemental debuffs periodically prepare a homing micro-missile, which is launched from your target after this weapon's next final blow. Multiple missiles can be prepared.
  • Rangefinder
    Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
  • Kinetic Tremors
    Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.
  • Kill Clip
    Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Veteran's Wisdom
    Rapid or precision final blows release a Kinetic shockwave that exhausts targets.
  • Field-Tested
    Defeating targets or dealing damage with this weapon gradually increases range, stability, handling, and reload speed.

    Swords gain increased charge rate and guard resistance.

Masterwork options