Three body shots followed by a critical hit do not suffice to take down a Guardian in the Crucible. However, four critical hits are enough to eliminate the opponent – the TTK is also lower in this case.
Is it worth using in the valuable Exotic slot?
From an objective perspective, the weapon is not worth using in the exotic weapon slot – neither in PvP nor in PvE. Besides far better legendary alternatives like the “Midnight without a Name”, and exotic competitors like the “MIDA Multi-Tool”, the Jade Rabbit can never really shine.
Furthermore, the intrinsic perk of the weapon proves suboptimally implemented in practice. Thus, no recommendation for the Exotic can be given.
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What makes the exotic Scout rifle The Jade Rabbit in Destiny 2 special? How does it perform in PvE and PvP?
The Jade Rabbit was already represented in Destiny 1 as a PlayStation-exclusive weapon and proved to be a quite useful Exotic in the right hands. With the “Curse of Osiris” expansion, the weapon then made its way into the world of Destiny 2.
How does the Scout rifle perform now?
The Jade Rabbit – How to get the exotic Scout rifle
There are several sources for this Exotic in Destiny 2:
- You obtain the rifle via random drop from any sources that can drop exotic engrams.
- Xur: Sometimes the Agent of the Nine has the Jade Rabbit.
- In the Eververse and from Bright Engrams, there is the following ornament for the Jade Rabbit: Jade Temptation.
What makes the Jade Rabbit special in Destiny 2
The Jade Rabbit is an exotic Scout rifle for the kinetic weapon slot. With a rate of fire of 150, it belongs to the less popular, slow-firing scout archetype with low stability and poor handling.
For comparison: The exotic Scout rifle MIDA Multi-Tool has a rate of fire of 200.
The Jade Rabbit has the following perks:
- Fate of all Fools (intrinsic): Chain body shots to receive bonus damage for your next precision shot, returning ammunition to the magazine.
- Polygonal Rifling: Increases stability.
- Armor-Piercing Rounds: Rounds deal additional damage to combatants’ shields and penetrate targets more effectively. Slightly increases range.
- Zen Moment: Damage dealt with this weapon increases stability.
Fate of all Fools – the intrinsic perk in detail
This is what the “Fate of all Fools” perk does in detail:
Effect 1: Chain body shots to receive bonus damage for your next precision shot. Specifically, this means that after several body shots, the critical damage of the next shot is increased – provided you also land a critical hit as the next shot. This effect can stack with up to four body shots. After the fourth body shot, the bonus damage for the next critical hit does not increase further. This maximums out at around +35% for critical damage.
Effect 2: After several body shots and a subsequent critical hit, ammunition returns to the magazine. So if you land, for example, two body shots and one critical hit, two rounds return to the magazine thanks to the perk. With three body shots followed by a critical hit, three return accordingly.
How does the Scout perform in practice?
In practice, unfortunately, the Jade Rabbit fails to impress in both PvE and PvP.
On the one hand, the weapon archetype to which this Scout rifle belongs is generally not competitive. Due to the high TTK (Time to kill), the low stability, the poor handling, and the often low magazine size, this archetype does not represent a serious alternative to other legendary Scout rifles such as “Midnight without a Name” or the exotic “MIDA Multi-Tool”.
On the other hand, the intrinsic perk of the Jade Rabbit proves weak in practice – if not even unnecessary. To utilize this perk, one must first focus on body shots and then land a critical hit. However, the bonus damage for the critical hit is not proportional to the damage loss due to the preceding body shots. Additionally, one must change the target aim in between.
If one lands consistent critical hits, the Time to Kill is lower than if one focused on triggering the perk. Essentially, this extends the already generally high TTK of the weapon; it must also be noted that it is not always possible to land a subsequent critical hit.
Three body shots followed by a critical hit do not suffice to take down a Guardian in the Crucible. However, four critical hits are enough to eliminate the opponent – the TTK is also lower in this case.
Is it worth using in the valuable Exotic slot?
From an objective perspective, the weapon is not worth using in the exotic weapon slot – neither in PvP nor in PvE. Besides far better legendary alternatives like the “Midnight without a Name”, and exotic competitors like the “MIDA Multi-Tool”, the Jade Rabbit can never really shine.
Furthermore, the intrinsic perk of the weapon proves suboptimally implemented in practice. Thus, no recommendation for the Exotic can be given.
What experiences have you had with the Jade Rabbit?
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