History of Cruel Mercy (Adept)

Overview

Cruel Mercy (Adept) is the Adept version of Cruel Mercy, a Arc Pulse Rifle for the Energy slot. The base weapon is an Omolon Heavy Burst pulse rifle (two-round burst, 324 RPM) that debuted in Episode: Heresy. The curated roll uses Chambered Compensator, Ricochet Rounds, Dragonfly and Desperado. Its flavor text reads "Sometimes it's kinder to let go.".

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 Cruel Mercy 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.

It drops from Nightfall and the Rite of the Nine activity per Game Wiki.