- For the Year 2 machine gun, see THE SWARM (Year 2).
Hunger is the all of it, and it is all of hunger.
― In-game description
THE SWARM is a legendary machine gun. It can be dismantled to generate Glimmer, Weapon Parts, and Legendary Marks.
Sources[]
THE SWARM can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
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Unknown |
| This item can drop in situationally dependent ways. |
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Vanguard Quartermaster |
| Vanguard Quartermaster Roni 55-30 sometimes sells this item in the Tower. |
Upgrades[]
THE SWARM can be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Void Damage | |
| This weapon causes Void Damage. |
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Solar Damage | |
| This weapon causes Solar Damage. |
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Arc Damage | |
| This weapon causes Arc Damage. |
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Ascend | |
| Increases the Attack value of this weapon to the highest available in Year 1. |
Column 1[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Accurized Ballistics | |
| More range and Impact.
Increased recoil. |
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CQB Ballistics | |
| Greatly reduced recoil.
Significant penalty to range. |
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Aggressive Ballistics | |
| More predictable recoil.
Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Smooth Ballistics | |
| Increased recoil.
Boost to range. |
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Linear Compensator | |
| More predictable recoil.
Slight boosts to range and Impact. More recoil. |
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Smart Drift Control | |
| Predictable and controllable recoil.
Penalty to range. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of two randomly selected perks. |
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Soft Ballistics | |
| Less recoil.
Penalty to Impact. |
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Field Choke | |
| More range and Impact.
Increased recoil. |
Column 2[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of seven randomly selected perks. |
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Counterbalance | |
| This weapon has increased stability. |
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Hip Fire | |
| This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip. |
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Rangefinder | |
| Aiming this weapon increases its effective range. |
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Rodeo | |
| Reduces the severity of this weapon’s recoil. |
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Spray and Play | |
| Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty. |
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Persistence | |
| This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired. |
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Take a Knee | |
| Gain bonus accuracy while crouched. |
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 three randomly selected perks. |
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Perfect Balance | |
| This weapon has extremely low recoil. |
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Single Point Sling | |
| Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming. |
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High Caliber Rounds | |
| Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling.
Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Snapshot | |
| Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast. |
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Field Scout | |
| Increases carried Ammo capacity. |
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Hammer Forged | |
| Improved range and accuracy. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Quickdraw | |
| This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast. |
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Flared Magwell | |
| Reload this weapon even faster. |
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Skip Rounds | |
| Ceramic-jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces.
Their extreme density lets you carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling. |
Column 5[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of six randomly selected perks. |
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Crowd Control | |
| Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage for a short time. |
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Grenadier | |
| Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade. |
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Feeding Frenzy | |
| Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time. |
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Reactive Reload | |
| Reloading this weapon after a kill grants a damage bonus for a short time. |
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Surplus | |
| Expect to find more ammo for this weapon. |
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Who's Next? | |
| A kill with the final round in the magazine increases reload speed. |
Column 6[]
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
Column 7[]
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
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Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
Gallery[]
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