The Last Word (Year 1)

The Last Word is an exotic hand cannon. It can be purchased from Xûr, obtained as a random completion reward, from raids, or from the Prison of Elders.

Effects

 * Fan Fire: The weapon can be fired quickly and continuously.

Upgrades

 * Soft Ballistics: Less recoil. Penalty to impact.
 * Smart Drift Control: Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.
 * Aggressive Ballistics: More predictable recoil. Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil.
 * Hip Fire: This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip. (Cost: 500 Glimmer)
 * Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. (Cost: 950 Glimmer, 16 Weapon Parts, and 8 Spirit Bloom)
 * Single Point Sling: Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming. (Cost: 500 Glimmer)
 * High Caliber Rounds: Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle. (Cost: 500 Glimmer)
 * Perfect Balance: This weapon has extremely low recoil. (Cost: 500 Glimmer)
 * Last Word: Bonus damage and stability. Extra precision damage when firing from the hip. (Cost: 500 Glimmer)
 * Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. (Cost: 750 Glimmer, 16 Weapon Parts, and 16 Spirit Bloom)
 * Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. (Cost: 950 Glimmer and 16 Spirit Bloom)
 * Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. (Cost: 950 Glimmer and 16 Spirit Bloom)
 * Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. (Cost: 1500 Glimmer, 25 Weapon Parts, and 1 Exotic Shard)

Trivia

 * During a Bungie podcast, The Last Word was labeled as the "yang" to its "yin" in the Destiny universe.
 * When a player readies The Last Word, the character twirls the gun on their finger.
 * While shooting this gun, the character fans the hammer.
 * "Yours…not mine" was also said by Jaren Ward to Magistrate Loken.
 * The model for The Last Word is the same as the gun wielded during the super ability of the Gunslinger class.