Dead Man's Tale

Dead Man's Tale — Destiny 2 Exotic Scout Rifle
Exotic Scout Rifle · Kinetic · Primary
Where it drops: Source: "Presage" Exotic Quest

“"Long, short, they all end the same way." —Katabasis”

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Weapon stats

Stability 30
Handling 50
Range 60
Aim Assistance 60
Ammo Generation 55
Airborne Effectiveness 17
Recoil Direction 89
Zoom 18
Magazine 14
Impact 100
Reload Speed 50
Rounds Per Minute 120

Intrinsic Traits

Cranial Spike

Weapon Perks

Arrowhead Brake Chambered Compensator Corkscrew Rifling Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Arrowhead Brake Chambered Compensator Corkscrew Rifling Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Full Choke Rifled Barrel Full Choke Rifled Barrel
Accurized Rounds Steady Rounds Flared Magwell Armor-Piercing Rounds High-Caliber Rounds Ricochet Rounds Light Mag
Subsistence Outlaw Killing Wind Snapshot Sights Moving Target Vorpal Weapon Fourth Time's the Charm Transformative
Composite Stock Fitted Stock Hand-Laid Stock Short-Action Stock

What the Dead Man's Tale perks do

Cranial Spike

Precision Hits grant one stack of 'Cranial Spike' for 4 seconds. Maximum of 5 stacks. Cranial Spike's benefits at 1|2|3|4|5 stacks: • 3.5%|7%|10%|14%|17% increased damage against Combatants • 1|2|3|4|5 Rounds added each reload • 8|16|24|32|40 Range • 2|4|6|8|10 Stability • 4|8|12|16|20 Aim Assist • 3%|6%|9%|11%|14% decreased Reload Animation Duration

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

Full Choke

While Aiming Down Sights: • Decreases Shotgun Pellet Spread by 5% • Reduces Precision Multiplier by 7.6% (1.1078x🠚1.0294x)

Rifled Barrel

Ranged shotgun barrel. • Increases range • Greatly decreases handling speed

Accurized Rounds

This weapon can fire longer distances. • Increases range

Steady Rounds

This magazine is optimized for recoil control. • Greatly increases stability • Slightly decreases range • Increases airborne effectiveness

Flared Magwell

Optimized for fast reloading. • Slightly increases stability • Greatly increases reload speed

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

High-Caliber Rounds

Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies. PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker. PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.

Ricochet Rounds

Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces. • Increases stability • Slightly increases range

Light Mag

Improved reload and range. • Increases reload speed • Slightly increases range

Subsistence

Weapon Kills refill 10% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves. Submachine Gun and Auto Rifle Kills refill 17% of the magazine.

Outlaw

Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Killing Wind

On Weapon Kill, for 5 seconds: • 50 Mobility • 40 Handling and 20 Range • 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance Additional Kills extend the duration by 5 seconds, up to 8 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Snapshot Sights

Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration: • 50% decrease on Primary Weapons • 20% decrease on Special Weapons

Moving Target

Grants the following while Aiming Down Sights (ADS): • 10 Aim Assist • 10% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Fourth Time's the Charm

Scoring 4 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 2 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Transformative

Future drops of this weapon will have random rolls.

Composite Stock

This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. • Slightly increases stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Fitted Stock

This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy • Increases stability • Moderately controls recoil • Slightly decreases handling speed

Hand-Laid Stock

This weapon is optimized for recoil control. • Increases stability

Short-Action Stock

This weapon is especially easy to grip. • Greatly increases handling speed

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