

Polaris Lance (Catalyst from Ana Quest) – Dragonfly seems kind of unnecessary as a perk for Polaris, but it’s still one of the only good scout rifles in the game right now, and it doesn’t hurt. Rat King (Catalyst from Strikes) – Not hard to find, but you will have to have buddies with Rat King to unlock the catalyst, which gives better aim assist and recoil direction, along with the bonus perk, Infestation, that refreshes health on invisibility trigger. The Colony (Catalyst from Crucible) – The Colony is the “help you get Moutaintop” exotic or “get easy invader kills” exotic, and a magazine bump and more reserves help. It’s still super fun to use though, even if it’s not the big, high-profile hand cannon these days with all the other exotics in the pool.Ģ3.


Sunshot (Catalyst from Strikes) – The extra range and stability here from the catalyst are extremely good, but Sunshot is continually hampered by its small magazine size. But for now though, not a top priority.Ģ4. Jade Rabbit (Catalyst from Crucible) – If scout rifles ever get the buffs they deserve, Jade Rabbit could actually be sick, and the stability from the catalyst could help. It’s good for like, Prism, but without some buffs it’s not going to be a common pick, and the bonus stability from the catalyst isn’t even something I notice that much given the insane native screen shake of this weapon.Ģ5. Hard Light (Catalyst from Strikes) – I mean, Hard Light is fine. You get more range and handling and it’s still not enough to make using Sturm worth it for me, though it does have its niche Crucible fanbase.Ģ6. Sturm (Catalyst from World Drop) – This was added into the game later than others, and you need 1000 kills with Sturm and Drang to fulfill it. Sweet Business (Catalyst from Strikes) – The cat here gives you almost no flinch when fully spun up, but until there’s a big auto rifle buff or this is turned into a Machine Gun at last, this isn’t really a great pick to use.Ģ7. This cat gives you quite a boost to range and stability, but I don’t know, the gun is just so-so compared to say, Loaded Question.Ģ8. Merciless (Catalyst from Strikes) – Even with all the fusion rifle buffs lately, Merciless still isn’t terribly good. More range could be good on this if Scouts ever get buffed. Skyburner’s Oath (Catalyst from Leviathan Raid) – Genuinely forgot this gun existed. Borealis (Catalyst from World Drop) – I kind of like the 150 solar/void/arc kill split to unlock the catalyst, but Borealis has never really been worth the slot for the most part and this isn’t high on the priority list for a bit of extra reload speed.ģ0.
