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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..

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.
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