Updated: Sep 05, 2023

Borderlands 2
Hornet

Fear the swarm!

Content
Base Game
Weapon Type
Pistol
Rarity
Legendary
Manufacturer
DAHL
Elements

Hornet
All Details

God Roll

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Hornet - About

The Legendary Pistol Hornet is manufactured by DAHL and comes from the Borderlands 2 Base Game.

Hornet - unique Ability

Projectiles explode on impact and deal Splash Damage.
Explosions deal 80% Weapon Damage as Splash Damage that is boosted by Grenade Damage.

DAHL

While aiming down sight:
6-Round Burst fire.

Hornet - Variants

Elements
Listed Projectiles
Shot Cost
Splash Radius
Weapon Parts
variants
fixed parts
possible
none
Splash Anoints
possible
none

Hornet - Pistol Parts

Weapons usually get one part per group, but sometimes multiple or none. Numbers in the top-right indicate the range of parts a group can have.
Parts usually have equal drop chances, or it's indicated nearby.

Grip

Bandit+35% Mag Size
-10% Reload Speed
+15% Spread
Dahl+10% Recoil Recovery
-15% Recoil
+3 Mag Size
+30% Reload Speed
+15% Max Inaccuracy
-6% Damage
Hyperion+10% Recoil Recovery
-15% Spread
-9% Damage
Jakobs+12% Damage
-9% Fire Rate
+10% Recoil
-5% Reload Speed
Maliwan+15% Status Chance
Tediore+20% Reload Speed
-14% Mag Size
-6% Damage
Torgue+9% Damage
+15% Recoil
-10% Reload Speed
+10% Spread
Vladof+12% Fire Rate
-10% Recoil Recovery
-6% Damage

Sight

Bandit_{2.2x Zoom}
Dahl_{3.0x Zoom}-30% Spread (aiming)
Hyperion_{5.3x Zoom}-40% Spread (aiming)
Jakobs_{4.5x Zoom}-50% Spread (aiming)
Maliwan_{3.9x Zoom}-20% Spread (aiming)
Tediore_{2.8x Zoom}
Torgue_{2.4x Zoom}-20% Spread (aiming)
Vladof_{3.2x Zoom}-15% Spread (aiming)

Accessory

Damage+18% Damage
+30% Recoil
Fire Rate+18% Fire Rate
-3% Damage
Double+28% Mag Size
+2 Mag Size
+60% Projectiles
+0.4 Projectiles
-15% Damage
-30% Fire Rate
+1 Shot Cost
-25% Max Accuracy
+25% Spread
+1 Spread
+4 Recoil
Bayonet+50% Melee Damage
Stock-30% Recoil
-35% Max Inaccuracy
-15% Spread
Mag Size+56% Mag Size
-15% Reload Speed
Accuracy+25% Accuracy
+20% Projectile Speed
-40% Spread

Hornet - Changelog

Hornet
How to Farm

Hornet
Assigned Loot Pool

Hornet
World Drop (BL2)

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 2 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source in addition to their dedicated sources.
There are 67 unique items in the World Drop pool, so for farming 1 of the 41 weapons it's best to seek out its dedicated Loot Source.
If you still want to test your luck, you should equip a Vault Hunter's Relic to indirectly increase your chance of a World Drop Legendary.

Suitable Loot Sources:

Best Boss Farms: Uranus, Cassius Leclemaine, Haderax
Best Chest Farm: Loot-Train after killing Tinder Snowflake
All Enemies:
Bosses, Badass Enemies, Generic Enemies, …
All kinds of Chests:
Red Chests, lockers, garbage containers, cardboard boxes, garbage/... piles
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