Buzzard (Adept)

Overview

Buzzard (Adept) is the Adept version of Buzzard, a Kinetic Sidearm for the Kinetic slot. The base weapon is an Adaptive Frame sidearm (300 RPM, 15-round magazine). The curated roll uses Extended Barrel, Alloy Magazine, Pulse Monitor and Rangefinder; random rolls include Outlaw, Fourth Time's the Charm, Osmosis and Swashbuckler. The lore follows Mithrax, the Kell, fighting House Salvation Eliksni.

The Adept variant is the harder-to-get version of the same weapon. It is masterworked, takes exclusive Adept mods and has improved stats. See Buzzard for the full perk pool and notable rolls.

Acquisition

The Adept version is obtained by completing a Grandmaster Nightfall (it is the Grandmaster-tier reward of the Nightfall loot pool). Sources list it only as a Grandmaster drop; no focusing or crafting route is documented.

The original came from a ritual quest from Commander Zavala in Season of Dawn. The current version drops from Nightfall (Game Wiki lists Season 20).