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Hornet Strike
+120% Damage
PistolUncommonNear-mandatorySecondary · Pistol
Hornet Strike
Default secondary damage foundation.
Increases pistol / secondary damage. The staple +Damage mod for almost every secondary build.
- Polarity
Madurai- Compat
- Pistol
- Drain @ rank
- 9 / 5matched
- Max effect
- +120% Damage
Rank scrubber
Rank 5 / 5
- +120% Damage
Drain 9 unmatched · 5 with Madurai match · max 9
Overview
Starts at (rank 0)
- +20% Damage
Max rank (5)
- +120% Damage
Rank Table
| Rank | Effect | Drain | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | +20% Damage | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | +40% Damage | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | +60% Damage | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | +80% Damage | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | +100% Damage | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | +120% Damage | 9 | 5 |
Capacity & Forma
At max rank
Unmatched
9
Madurai match
5
Max drain 14 unmatched / 7 matched Madurai. Same Forma logic as Serration — polarity-match early.
Drop Sources
Farm call: Cetus Level 5–15 Rotation B at ~30% Uncommon, or early Spy Rotation C at 8.6%.
- TopEarth/Cetus (Level 5 - 15 Cetus Bounty), Rotation BUncommon · 30.56%
- Ceres/Hapke (Spy), Rotation CRare · 8.60%
- Earth/Cambria (Spy), Rotation CRare · 8.60%
- Mars/Arval (Spy), Rotation CRare · 8.60%
- Mercury/Suisei (Spy), Rotation CRare · 8.60%
Worth the Slot?
- Include on nearly every secondary that is not already pushing a specialty damage path.
- Pairs cleanly with Galvanized Diffusion / Shot and crit suites — do not drop it to “make room” for elementals first.
- Skip only on odd edge cases where another unique secondary damage mod is doing the same job better.
Popular On
Weapons that list Hornet Strike in Popular Mods (149).
