Her excellence lies in swiftness.
― In-game description
LOCK_ARETE is a rare hand cannon.
Sources[]
LOCK_ARETE can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
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Crucible |
| This item can drop as a Crucible match reward. |
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Iron Banner |
| This item can be obtained as an Iron Banner reward. |
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Crimson Doubles |
| This item was granted during the Crimson Doubles event of February 2016. |
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Prison of Elders |
| This item can drop as a Prison of Elders reward. |
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Oryx's Dreadnaught |
| This item drops on Oryx's Dreadnaught. |
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Strike |
| This item can drop as a Strike reward. Exotic items can only drop from the most challenging Strike playlist. |
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Challenge of the Elders |
| This item is granted through the Challenge of the Elders. |
Upgrades[]
LOCK_ARETE can also be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0[]
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Kinetic Damage | |
| This weapon causes kinetic damage. |
Column 1[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of two randomly selected perks. |
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SteadyHand IS | |
| Stable sight.
Optimized for excellent recoil control. |
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QuickDraw IS | |
| Agile sight.
Lightning-fast handling. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of two randomly selected perks. |
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FastDraw IS | |
| Standard sight.
A lightweight design, good for recoil control. |
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TrueSight IS | |
| Flexible sight.
Light, with good recoil control. Strong target acquisition. |
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SureShot IS | |
| Snapshot sight.
Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition. |
Column 2[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of sixteen randomly selected perks. |
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Counterbalance | |
| This weapon has increased stability. |
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Grenadier | |
| Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade. |
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Outlaw | |
| Precision kills with this weapon dramatically increase reload speed. |
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Final Round | |
| The last round in a magazine deals bonus damage. |
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Feeding Frenzy | |
| Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time. |
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Luck in the Chamber | |
| One random bullet in the magazine causes considerable bonus damage. |
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Performance Bonus | |
| Kills with this weapon have the chance to grant bonus reserve ammo. |
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Rangefinder | |
| Aiming this weapon increases its effective range. |
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Reactive Reload | |
| Reloading this weapon after a kill grants a damage bonus for a short time. |
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Spray and Play | |
| Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty. |
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Return to Sender | |
| Kills with this weapon have the chance to grant bonus ammo to the magazine. |
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Who's Next? | |
| A kill with the final round in the magazine increases reload speed. |
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Zen Moment | |
| Causing damage with this weapon increases its stability. |
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Hip Fire | |
| This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip. |
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Mulligan | |
| Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine. |
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Life Support | |
| Recovering from near death grants additional ammo and briefly increases reload speed. |
Column 3[]
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
Column 4[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of four randomly selected perks. |
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Extended Mag | |
| A larger magazine. |
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Hand Loaded | |
| This weapon is effective at an extended range. |
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Send It | |
| Increases range and accuracy.
Harder to handle. Decreases carried Ammo capacity. |
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Explosive Rounds | |
| Volatile payload explodes on impact, dealing a portion of the weapon's damage in an area. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of five randomly selected perks. |
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Speed Reload | |
| Reload this weapon quickly. |
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Snapshot | |
| Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast. |
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Quickdraw | |
| This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast. |
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Lightweight | |
| When held, this weapon grants +2 character Agility. |
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Armor Piercing Rounds | |
| These iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets.
Their mass slows down weapon handling. |
Column 5[]
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |