Xûr, Agent of the Nine, sometimes sells this item in the Tower.
Upgrades[]
Red Death can be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0[]
Kinetic Damage
This weapon causes kinetic damage.
Ascend
Increases the Attack value of this weapon to the highest available in Year 1.
Column 1[]
Accurized Ballistics
More range and Impact.
Increased recoil.
Field Choke
More range and Impact.
Increased recoil.
Aggressive Ballistics
More predictable recoil.
Enhanced Impact.
Shorter range and more recoil.
Column 2[]
Unflinching
It's easier to aim under fire using this weapon.
Column 3[]
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Column 4[]
Snapshot
Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.
High Caliber Rounds
Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling.
Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
Single Point Sling
Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.
Column 5[]
Red Death
Each kill heals you and speeds up reloads.
Column 6[]
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Column 7[]
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Trivia[]
Red Death was taken from a fallen Guardian and redesigned by a new owner who had it repainted and modified. The optics were even hacked to implement new graphics.[1]
The Red Death upgrade triggers health regeneration rather than providing health directly.
Red Death uses the model of an auto rifle.
The description used to read, "Vanguard policy urges Guardians to destroy this weapon on sight. It is a Guardian killer." The last part was removed in Update 1.0.3.[2]
