Built from 301 curated wishlist rolls for this Scout Rifle. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
YeezyGT's S18
pve
160 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Stability] "Tarnished Mettle has a number of great options for a Scout. Shoot to Loot/Explo is a tried-and-true combination for endgame, with Rapid Hit also being well-loved (for good reason). It's one of the privileged few to have Demolitionist in the third column, meaning you have access to Demo/Swashbuckler (for synergy with the Right Hook origin trait), Demo/Voltshot if you want the long-range jolting capability, and also Dragonfly which I'll never not recommend based on fun factor alone. While I don't see this being anyone's favourite gun, it does add some flavour to endgame Scouts." tags:pve
Essential perks
Right Hook
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Explosive Payload
Steady Rounds
Shoot to Loot
Voltshot
Swashbuckler
Dragonfly
Demolitionist
Flared Magwell
Tactical Mag
Accurized Rounds
Polygonal Rifling
Chambered Compensator
Fluted Barrel
Smallbore
pandapaxxy
81 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE Controller \ M+KB): Recommended MW: Reload “I am not super impressed with this scout rifle, it opens up your arsenal for other weapons being an arc Night Watch, but we do already have Eternal Blazon that everyone definitely already has, or Contingency Plan from Season of the Lost. Tarnished Mettle is a slight upgrade to Eternal Blazon, but not one everyone should go out and craft or farm it. By the end of the season everyone will have or have had a fantastic arc scout rifle, but until then I would just stick to one of the other arc scouts.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Arc Scout Rifle Primary Ammo)|tags:PvE, Controller, M+KB
Strong alternatives
Rapid Hit
Arrowhead Brake
Explosive Payload
Flared Magwell
Chambered Compensator
Smallbore
Tactical Mag
Appended Mag
Fourth Time's the Charm
Demolitionist
Multikill Clip
Focused Fury
Community wishlist roll
24 wishlist rolls
Chevy's S18 Super Pog PVE List - MW Reload tags:pve, M+KB
Essential perks
Corkscrew Rifling
Strong alternatives
Rapid Hit
Voltshot
Accurized Rounds
Explosive Payload
Dragonfly
Demolitionist
Fourth Time's the Charm
Shoot to Loot
Tactical Mag
pandapaxxy
PvP
Controller
22 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP Controller): Recommended MW: Stability “Crucible is not a nice home to 200 rpm scouts. In the MIDA archetype they fire fast, but are not super special. You can roll explosive payload for better outgoing flinch, but if that made them meta you would have already seen a bunch of Night Watches in PvP. These scouts even with the best of rolls is not anything to write home about.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Arc Scout Rifle Primary Ammo)
Strong alternatives
Moving Target
Arrowhead Brake
Explosive Payload
Steady Rounds
Chambered Compensator
Flared Magwell
Demolitionist
Killing Wind
Eye of the Storm
Community wishlist roll
PvP
PvP-God
PvP-Duel
Controller
MKB
8 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 275 conversation with Gleaux. Not a great TTK as at v6.2.0.6, and the Origin Perk is really aimed at CQC, so won't be much use. Shapeable. In-band stats except for the high Airborne Effectiveness (if you wanted to jump shoot with a Scout!). The lethality perks are difficult to proc to a level where they make any meaningful difference, so aim to shape yourself something close a legendary MIDA for duelling. You can either help sort out the wonky Recoil Direction with Arrowhead Brake, or look to add stability with your barrel. You don't really need to worry about range, so Steady Rounds gives you even more stability and increases AE to 25. A Targeting mod or two on your helmet and Enhanced Moving Target can get you close to 100 Aim Assistance. Finally Enhanced Eye of the Storm just makes landing crits in combat easier or Explosive Payload crits at 200RPM can seriously mess with an opponent's day. Recommended MW: Stability or Handling, with a Sprint Grip, Quick Access Sling, Freehand Grip (or Icarus Grip if you're serious about aerial use) mod depending on your preference.
Essential perks
Moving Target
Steady Rounds
Strong alternatives
Eye of the Storm
Polygonal Rifling
Smallbore
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Explosive Payload
Community wishlist roll
PvE
PvE-God
PvE-MinorSpec
Controller
MKB
6 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 31. PvE first-choice roll for Arc 3.0 builds in general content. The Origin Perk works well in CQC, so isn't very useful for a Scout Rifle. Arrowhead Brake cleans up the recoil direction, and either Tactical Mag or Flared Magwell help with both stability and Reload Speed. You can use demolitionist to help ability regen or Fourth Time's The Charm and Rapid Hit help keep the bullets coming, and Voltshot is the new hotness for Arc 3.0 builds as of Season 18. Recommended MW: Stability or Reload Speed, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major, or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod.
Essential perks
Arrowhead Brake
Voltshot
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Demolitionist
Flared Magwell
Fourth Time's the Charm
Rapid Hit
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.