Aries and Scorpio Compatibility

How Aries and Scorpio fit together

You are five signs apart, which is called a quincunx. You share neither an element nor a mode, so you work from quite different starting points, and the relationship tends to ask for steady adjustment. It can be intriguing for exactly that reason.

Fire and water are very different temperaments. Fire is outward and direct, and water is inward and feeling, so the pull is both strong and a little steamy, and it works best when each learns the other’s language.

One is cardinal and the other fixed. The cardinal sign starts things and the fixed sign sees them through, which can be a good division of labour when both respect it.

Aries in love

Aries loves directly and quickly. Attraction shows up as pursuit, plain words and the energy of starting something together, and it would rather be told the truth than be handled.

Scorpio in love

Scorpio loves intensely and privately. It wants to know a partner completely, gives total loyalty once it trusts, and takes closeness very seriously.

What each brings, and what each needs

Aries brings courage, honesty and a spark that gets things moving, and needs room to lead, straight answers, and a partner who can keep pace without needing to be managed. The hardest parts tend to be slowing down, and waiting for others to catch up.

Scorpio brings depth, loyalty and a rare willingness to go all the way in, and needs trust, honesty, and a partner who does not play games with it. The hardest parts tend to be forgiving quickly, and letting someone see it being unsure.

Making it work

Expect to translate. Say what you mean in more words than feels necessary, and agree on a few simple routines that suit you both. The adjustment is the work, and it also builds closeness.

This is the Sun sign view only

This page looks at two Sun signs. A full picture also depends on where your Moons, Venuses and Mars signs fall, and how the two charts lie over each other, which is called synastry. You can try the free compatibility tool on this site, or build each chart with the birth chart calculator. For each sign on its own, read the Aries compatibility guide and the Scorpio compatibility guide.

Questions about Aries and Scorpio compatibility

Are Aries and Scorpio compatible?

Any two signs can build a lasting relationship, and the Sun sign is only one layer of a chart. As a quincunx, five signs apart, Aries and Scorpio tend to mix warmth with deep feeling, and the main thing to work on is the steady adjustment between you.

What do Aries and Scorpio have in common?

You do not share an element or a mode, so your common ground is the effort to understand each other. Aries is ruled by Mars and Scorpio by Mars and Pluto.

What does each need from the other?

Aries needs room to lead, straight answers, and a partner who can keep pace without needing to be managed. Scorpio needs trust, honesty, and a partner who does not play games with it.

See every pairing on the zodiac compatibility page.