Transfiguration - Legendary Scout Rifle

Transfiguration 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: Last Wish raid.

Desire becomes reality, o wishbringer mine.

Weapon frame

High-Impact Frame

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

Base stats

StatValue
Impact67
Range74
Stability22
Handling29
Reload Speed25
Aim Assistance29
Zoom21
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation55
Rounds Per Minute150
Magazine14
Recoil Direction78

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

  • 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.
  • Discord
    Final blows with another weapon grant this weapon increased speed for aiming down sights, accuracy, and airborne effectiveness for a short time. When Discord is active, final blows refund ammo.
  • Keep Away
    Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
  • Perfect Float
    Being in combat for a moderate time increases airborne effectiveness and reduces flinch until you are out of combat.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Rewind Rounds
    When this weapon's magazine is empty, it refills from reserves based on the number of hits.
  • Collective Demolition
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of grenade energy generation on hit. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Adhesive Ordnance
    Collecting ammo loads an explosive round that adheres to surfaces, detonates shortly after impact, and applies exhaust.

Right column perks

  • Moving Target
    Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
  • Opening Shot
    Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
  • Harmony
    Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
  • Kinetic Tremors
    Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.
  • Explosive Payload
    Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
  • Kill Clip
    Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
  • Adrenaline Junkie
    This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
  • Collective Action
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • 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.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Explosive Pact
    This weapon gains bonus stability and reload speed when activating a grenade ability. Healing grenades and grenade final blows grant additional stacks of the bonus.

Masterwork options