diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler.ts b/src/compiler/compiler.ts
index 6934f06..efcff49 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler.ts
@@ -238,11 +238,31 @@ export class Compiler {
       }
 
       case terms.Assign: {
-        const { identifier, right } = getAssignmentParts(node)
+        const assignParts = getAssignmentParts(node)
         const instructions: ProgramItem[] = []
-        instructions.push(...this.#compileNode(right, input))
-        instructions.push(['DUP']) // Keep a copy on the stack after storing
-        const identifierName = input.slice(identifier.from, identifier.to)
+
+        // right-hand side
+        instructions.push(...this.#compileNode(assignParts.right, input))
+
+        // array destructuring: [ a b ] = [ 1 2 3 4 ]
+        if ('arrayPattern' in assignParts) {
+          const identifiers = assignParts.arrayPattern ?? []
+          if (identifiers.length === 0) return instructions
+
+          for (let i = 0; i < identifiers.length; i++) {
+            instructions.push(['DUP'])
+            instructions.push(['PUSH', i])
+            instructions.push(['DOT_GET'])
+            instructions.push(['STORE', input.slice(identifiers[i]!.from, identifiers[i]!.to)])
+          }
+
+          // original array still on stack as the return value
+          return instructions
+        }
+
+        // simple assignment: x = value
+        instructions.push(['DUP'])
+        const identifierName = input.slice(assignParts.identifier.from, assignParts.identifier.to)
         instructions.push(['STORE', identifierName])
 
         return instructions
diff --git a/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts b/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
index 7a67a9e..2f5dcac 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
@@ -64,36 +64,26 @@ describe('compiler', () => {
     expect('sum = 2 + 3; sum').toEvaluateTo(5)
   })
 
-  test('compound assignment +=', () => {
-    expect('x = 10; x += 5; x').toEvaluateTo(15)
+  test('array destructuring with two variables', () => {
+    expect('[ a b ] = [ 1 2 3 4 ]; a').toEvaluateTo(1)
+    expect('[ a b ] = [ 1 2 3 4 ]; b').toEvaluateTo(2)
   })
 
-  test('compound assignment -= ', () => {
-    expect('x = 10; x -= 3; x').toEvaluateTo(7)
+  test('array destructuring with one variable', () => {
+    expect('[ x ] = [ 42 ]; x').toEvaluateTo(42)
   })
 
-  test('compound assignment *=', () => {
-    expect('x = 5; x *= 3; x').toEvaluateTo(15)
+  test('array destructuring with missing elements assigns null', () => {
+    expect('[ a b c ] = [ 1 2 ]; c').toEvaluateTo(null)
   })
 
-  test('compound assignment /=', () => {
-    expect('x = 20; x /= 4; x').toEvaluateTo(5)
+  test('array destructuring returns the original array', () => {
+    expect('[ a b ] = [ 1 2 3 4 ]').toEvaluateTo([1, 2, 3, 4])
   })
 
-  test('compound assignment %=', () => {
-    expect('x = 17; x %= 5; x').toEvaluateTo(2)
-  })
-
-  test('compound assignment with expression', () => {
-    expect('x = 10; x += 2 + 3; x').toEvaluateTo(15)
-  })
-
-  test('compound assignment returns value', () => {
-    expect('x = 5; x += 10; x').toEvaluateTo(15)
-  })
-
-  test('compound assignment fails on undefined variable', () => {
-    expect('undefined-var += 5').toFailEvaluation()
+  test('array destructuring with emoji identifiers', () => {
+    expect('[ 🚀 💎 ] = [ 1 2 ]; 🚀').toEvaluateTo(1)
+    expect('[ 🚀 💎 ] = [ 1 2 ]; 💎').toEvaluateTo(2)
   })
 
   test('parentheses', () => {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utils.ts b/src/compiler/utils.ts
index 96f6bee..1f8f0c1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utils.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utils.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,23 @@ export const getAssignmentParts = (node: SyntaxNode) => {
   const children = getAllChildren(node)
   const [left, equals, right] = children
 
-  if (!left || left.type.id !== terms.AssignableIdentifier) {
+  if (!equals || !right) {
     throw new CompilerError(
-      `Assign left child must be an AssignableIdentifier, got ${left ? left.type.name : 'none'}`,
+      `Assign expected 3 children, got ${children.length}`,
       node.from,
       node.to
     )
-  } else if (!equals || !right) {
+  }
+
+  // array destructuring
+  if (left && left.type.id === terms.Array) {
+    const identifiers = getAllChildren(left).filter(child => child.type.id === terms.Identifier)
+    return { arrayPattern: identifiers, right }
+  }
+
+  if (!left || left.type.id !== terms.AssignableIdentifier) {
     throw new CompilerError(
-      `Assign expected 3 children, got ${children.length}`,
+      `Assign left child must be an AssignableIdentifier or Array, got ${left ? left.type.name : 'none'}`,
       node.from,
       node.to
     )
diff --git a/src/parser/scopeTracker.ts b/src/parser/scopeTracker.ts
index af2a32c..7ce09e0 100644
--- a/src/parser/scopeTracker.ts
+++ b/src/parser/scopeTracker.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ContextTracker, InputStream } from '@lezer/lr'
 import * as terms from './shrimp.terms'
 
 export class Scope {
-  constructor(public parent: Scope | null, public vars = new Set<string>()) {}
+  constructor(public parent: Scope | null, public vars = new Set<string>()) { }
 
   has(name: string): boolean {
     return this.vars.has(name) || (this.parent?.has(name) ?? false)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class Scope {
 
 // Tracker context that combines Scope with temporary pending identifiers
 class TrackerContext {
-  constructor(public scope: Scope, public pendingIds: string[] = []) {}
+  constructor(public scope: Scope, public pendingIds: string[] = []) { }
 }
 
 // Extract identifier text from input stream
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ export const trackScope = new ContextTracker<TrackerContext>({
       return new TrackerContext(context.scope, [...context.pendingIds, text])
     }
 
+    // Track identifiers in array destructuring: [ a b ] = ...
+    if (!inParams && term === terms.Identifier && isArrayDestructuring(input)) {
+      const text = readIdentifierText(input, input.pos, stack.pos)
+      return new TrackerContext(Scope.add(context.scope, text), context.pendingIds)
+    }
+
     return context
   },
 
@@ -98,3 +104,26 @@ export const trackScope = new ContextTracker<TrackerContext>({
 
   hash: (context) => context.scope.hash(),
 })
+
+// Check if we're parsing array destructuring: [ a b ] = ...
+const isArrayDestructuring = (input: InputStream): boolean => {
+  let pos = 0
+
+  // Find closing bracket
+  while (pos < 200 && input.peek(pos) !== 93 /* ] */) {
+    if (input.peek(pos) === -1) return false // EOF
+    pos++
+  }
+
+  if (input.peek(pos) !== 93 /* ] */) return false
+  pos++
+
+  // Skip whitespace
+  while (input.peek(pos) === 32 /* space */ ||
+    input.peek(pos) === 9 /* tab */ ||
+    input.peek(pos) === 10 /* \n */) {
+    pos++
+  }
+
+  return input.peek(pos) === 61 /* = */
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/shrimp.grammar b/src/parser/shrimp.grammar
index 9da24da..af3069d 100644
--- a/src/parser/shrimp.grammar
+++ b/src/parser/shrimp.grammar
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Params {
 }
 
 Assign {
-  AssignableIdentifier Eq consumeToTerminator
+  (AssignableIdentifier | Array) Eq consumeToTerminator
 }
 
 CompoundAssign {
diff --git a/src/parser/shrimp.ts b/src/parser/shrimp.ts
index 172f6a7..1a81f28 100644
--- a/src/parser/shrimp.ts
+++ b/src/parser/shrimp.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import {highlighting} from "./highlight"
 const spec_Identifier = {__proto__:null,catch:92, finally:98, end:100, null:106, try:116, throw:120, if:124, elseif:132, else:136}
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   tokenizers: [operatorTokenizer, 1, 2, 3, tokenizer, new LocalTokenGroup("[~RP!O!PU~ZO!z~~", 11)],
   topRules: {"Program":[0,25]},
   specialized: [{term: 20, get: (value: any, stack: any) => (specializeKeyword(value, stack) << 1), external: specializeKeyword},{term: 20, get: (value: keyof typeof spec_Identifier) => spec_Identifier[value] || -1}],
-  tokenPrec: 1562
+  tokenPrec: 1591
 })
diff --git a/src/parser/tests/basics.test.ts b/src/parser/tests/basics.test.ts
index 86e4a97..d890f91 100644
--- a/src/parser/tests/basics.test.ts
+++ b/src/parser/tests/basics.test.ts
@@ -660,6 +660,62 @@ describe('Comments', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('Array destructuring', () => {
+  test('parses array pattern with two variables', () => {
+    expect('[ a b ] = [ 1 2 3 4]').toMatchTree(`
+      Assign
+        Array
+          Identifier a
+          Identifier b
+        Eq =
+        Array
+          Number 1
+          Number 2
+          Number 3
+          Number 4`)
+  })
+
+  test('parses array pattern with one variable', () => {
+    expect('[ x ] = [ 42 ]').toMatchTree(`
+      Assign
+        Array
+          Identifier x
+        Eq =
+        Array
+          Number 42`)
+  })
+
+  test('parses array pattern with emoji identifiers', () => {
+    expect('[ 🚀 💎 ] = [ 1 2 ]').toMatchTree(`
+      Assign
+        Array
+          Identifier 🚀
+          Identifier 💎
+        Eq =
+        Array
+          Number 1
+          Number 2`)
+  })
+
+
+  test('works with dotget', () => {
+    expect('[ a ] = [ [1 2 3] ]; a.1').toMatchTree(`
+      Assign
+        Array
+          Identifier a
+        Eq =
+        Array
+          Array
+            Number 1
+            Number 2
+            Number 3
+      FunctionCallOrIdentifier
+        DotGet
+          IdentifierBeforeDot a
+          Number 1`)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('Conditional ops', () => {
   test('or can be chained', () => {
     expect(`