Hawkmoon

"Stalk thy prey and let loose thy talons upon the Darkness."

- Weapon description

The Hawkmoon is an Exotic hand cannon introduced in Destiny Year One, exclusive to Playstation users only. A Year Two version of Hawkmoon is available in The Taken King to Xbox users as well. It returns to Destiny 2 with Season of the Hunt.

Year One
The Hawkmoon benefits from damage buffs. One of its special upgrades, Luck in the Chamber, substantially increases the damage of one random round in the 11-round chamber. This increases to three rounds with the signature perk "Holding Aces", as well as an additional 2 bullets added into the magazine. It was only available in the Playstation 3 & 4 versions of Destiny, until fall of 2015

Year Two
The Year Two Hawkmoon was made available on all consoles, and no significant changes were made to this specific weapon.

Year Three
With the release of Rise of Iron, Hawkmoon has been given two Ornaments that have a chance of dropping from Radiant Treasure boxes and Treasures of the Dawning.

Destiny 2
The exotic quest for Hawkmoon was released on December 8, 2020 for owners of the Season of the Hunt Pass. The Holding Aces and Luck in the Chamber perks have been replaced by the perk Paracausal Shot, and the weapon now has random secondary perks for subsequent drops.

Barrel Upgrades

 * Accurized Ballistics: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
 * Field Choke: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
 * Aggressive Ballistics: More predictable recoil. Enhanced impact. Shorter range and more recoil.

Special Perks

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

Stat Modifiers

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

Exotic Perk

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

Destiny 2

 * Corkscrew Rifling: Slightly increases range and stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
 * Alloy Magazine: Faster reloads when the magazine is empty.
 * Transformative: Future drops of this weapon will have random rolls.
 * Smooth Grip: Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
 * Paracausal Shot: Final blows and precision hits with Hawkmoon grant stacks of Paracausal Charge. The final round in the magazine deals bonus damage based on the number of stacks. Stowing Hawkmoon on the final round removes this bonus.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King
 * Destiny 2
 * Season of the Hunt