Hornet (Borderlands 2)

This article is about the Hornet pistol in Borderlands 2. For other uses, see Hornet (Borderlands).

Hornet
Fear the Swarm!
Manufacturer:	Dahl
Type:	Pistol
Model:	Hornet
Rarity:	Legendary
Element:	Corrosive
Game:	Borderlands 2
Special Part(s): GD_Weap_Pistol.A_Weapons_Legendary. Pistol_Dahl_5_Hornet GD_Weap_Pistol.Barrel. Pistol_Barrel_Dahl_Hornet GD_Weap_Pistol.Manufacturer Materials.Mat_Dahl_5_Legendary

Hornet is a legendary pistol in Borderlands 2 manufactured by Dahl. It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from Knuckle Dragger located in Windshear Waste.
It also has an increased chance to drop from Hyperius the Invincible in Washburne Refinery in Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty, and from Uranus in Helios Fallen in Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary.

Special Weapon Effects

Fear the Swarm! –  Always corrosive. Fires a 6-round burst when zoomed in. Reduced accuracy. Increased elemental effect chance and shots have an elemental splash effect.

Notes

• Because of its guaranteed corrosive effect, the Hornet is very useful for areas with armored opponents.
• Because of how early Knuckle Dragger is fought, it is possible to acquire a level 0-1 Hornet.
  • It is also possible to acquire a level 2 Hornet if the character levels up when Knuckle Dragger is defeated.
• The Hornet deals an additional 80% splash damage. Splash damage produced by the Hornet's shots counts as grenade damage, and as such, its damage is boosted by skills such as Steady.

Trivia

• The Hornet has a similar skin to the Maliwan Hive.
• The Hornet was dropped by Boom and Bewm during Day 2 of the Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt. The Hornet was also upgraded to shoot 6 shots when zoomed in and have a larger elemental splash effect (a change which was made permanent in Patch 1.8 released February 11, 2014). It also received increased stability and a larger magazine size on Day 1 of the Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt.