Tarnished Mettle

Tarnished Mettle
Production overview
Rarity class:	Legendary
Weapon type:	Scout Rifle
Intrinsic frame:	Lightweight
Is craftable:	Yes
Patterns needed:	5
Min-max impact:	60
Min-max stability:	33
Min-max handling:	66
Min-max magazine:	16
Specifications
Ammunition type:	Primary ammo
Rate of fire:	200 RPM
Damage:	Arc
Hidden stats
Aim assistance:	73
Inventory size:	49
Zoom:	20
Recoil:	52
Bounce intensity:	48

"Survival is the better part of valor."

— Weapon description

Tarnished Mettle is a Legendary Arc Scout Rifle introduced in Season of Plunder. It can be obtained by completing Ketchcrash or Expeditions.

Perks

Barrel	Bowstring	Blade	Haft	Magazine	Arrow	Guard	Perk 1	Perk 2	Stock	Grip	Origin
Extended Barrel				Steady Rounds			Moving Target	Explosive Payload			Right Hook
Polygonal Rifling				Alloy Magazine			Shoot to Loot	Dragonfly
Chambered Compensator				Appended Mag			Fourth Time's the Charm	Voltshot
Smallbore				Flared Magwell			Killing Wind	Eye of the Storm
Corkscrew Rifling				Extended Mag			Steady Hands	Focused Fury
Full Bore				Tactical Mag			Demolitionist	Swashbuckler
Hammer-Forged Rifling				Accurized Rounds			Rapid Hit	Multikill Clip
Arrowhead Brake
Fluted Barrel

Lore

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

SURVIVAL IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR.

Vrisk had been lying under his crewmate's corpse for the better part of an hour. His body ached from lack of Ether, but he dared not pull from his rebreather for fear of discovery.

Besides, if he survived, there would be enough to sate his hunger a dozen times over.

He and Krilix had been calibrating the landing struts on the crew's Ketch when the ambush hit. A long-range scout rifle slug punched through Krilix in the opening salvo, ripping a fist-sized hole in his chest. He fell on top of Vrisk in a heap of gore as a barrage of gunfire rained down on their position.

Vrisk could have shrugged off the Wretch's body and seized his Arc Spear to retaliate. Instead, he simply lay beneath his dying crewmate and let the battle play out.

After the shooting stopped, Vrisk listened to their assailants ransack the ship. A mix of guttural Cabal barks and familiar Eliksni chatter marked them as a competing crew, eager to claim the bounty set forth by the reawakened Shipstealer.

But Vrisk knew what their attackers did not: the relic they sought was not on the Ketch, or even on this planet. It was hidden in a safehouse deep within the asteroid belt beyond Mars. Once Vrisk found the courage to emerge from his hiding place, he would take the relic to Eramiskel himself and claim the reward for his own.

But there was time for that. For now, the Dreg let the weight and warmth of his dead companion press him into a peaceful slumber, where he dreamed of better days to come.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Season of Plunder (First appearance)