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For the Year 2 hand cannon, see Hawkmoon (Year 2).

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Stalk thy prey and let loose thy talons upon the Darkness.
― In-game description

Hawkmoon is an exotic hand cannon.[1] It was previously exclusive to PlayStation platforms, however, it was released to Xbox users upon release of The Taken King.[2] It can be obtained from raids, the Crucible, Nightfall, Strike playlists, engrams, or purchased from Xur.

The weapon's silvered barrel features intricate "hawk feather" etchings that were carved into its design.[1]

Sources

Hawkmoon can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:

Crota's End source icon Crota's End
This item can drop during the Crota's End Raid.
Unknown source icon Unknown
This item can drop in situationally dependent ways.
Vault of Glass source icon Vault of Glass
This item can drop in the Vault of Glass Raid.
Prison of Elders source icon Prison of Elders
This item can drop as a Prison of Elders reward.
Nightfall source icon Nightfall
This item can drop from Nightfall activities.
Strike source icon Strike
This item can drop as a Strike reward. Exotic items can only drop from the most challenging Strike playlist.
Crucible source icon Crucible
This item can drop as a Crucible match reward.
Xur, Agent of the Nine source icon Xur, Agent of the Nine
Xûr, Agent of the Nine, sometimes sells this item in the Tower.

Upgrades

Hawkmoon can be upgraded with the following perks:

Column 0

Kinetic Damage icon Kinetic Damage
This weapon causes kinetic damage.
Ascend icon Ascend
Increases the Attack value of this weapon to the highest available in Year 1.

Column 1

Accurized Ballistics icon Accurized Ballistics
More range and Impact.

Increased recoil.

Field Choke icon Field Choke
More range and Impact.

Increased recoil.

Aggressive Ballistics icon Aggressive Ballistics
More predictable recoil.

Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil.

Column 2

Luck in the Chamber icon Luck in the Chamber
One random bullet in the magazine causes considerable bonus damage.

Column 3

Upgrade Damage icon Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

Column 4

Hammer Forged icon Hammer Forged
Improved range and accuracy.
Quickdraw icon Quickdraw
This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
Speed Reload icon Speed Reload
Reload this weapon quickly.

Column 5

Holding Aces icon Holding Aces
Two more random bullets in your magazine deal considerable bonus damage.

Column 6

Upgrade Damage icon Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

Column 7

Upgrade Damage icon Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Upgrade Damage icon Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Upgrade Damage icon Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.


Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shuman, Shid. (June 16, 2014) "Destiny’s PlayStation-exclusive content detailed". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. Shaikh, Sehran. (June 13, 2014) "Destiny: Playstation Content Are Timed Exclusive, Will Arrive On Xbox One and Xbox 360, Bad Marketing Sony". Gamepur. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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