For the Year 2 hand cannon, see The Last Word (Year 2) .
The Last Word is an exotic hand cannon . In Year 1, it could be purchased from Xûr or obtained as a random completion reward. It can currently still be obtained as a random drop from Year 1 activities and legacy engrams .
Sources [ ] The Last Word can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
Crota's End
This item can drop during the Crota's End Raid.
This item was also previously obtainable from one of the following sources:
Unknown
This item can drop in situationally dependent ways.
Nightfall
This item can drop from Nightfall activities.
Strike
This item can drop as a Strike reward. Exotic items can only drop from the most challenging Strike playlist.
Crucible
This item can drop as a Crucible match reward.
Upgrades [ ] The Last Word can be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0 [ ]
Kinetic Damage
This weapon causes kinetic damage.
Fan Fire
The weapon can be fired quickly and continuously.
Ascend
Increases the Attack value of this weapon to the highest available in Year 1.
Column 1 [ ]
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.
Column 2 [ ]
Hip Fire
This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip.
Column 3 [ ]
Upgrade Damage
Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Column 4 [ ]
Single Point Sling
Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.
High Caliber Rounds
Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling.
Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
Perfect Balance
This weapon has extremely low recoil.
Column 5 [ ]
Last Word
Improved stability and target acquisition when firing from the hip.
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 [ ] During a Bungie podcast, The Last Word was labeled as the "yang" to its "yin" in the Destiny universe.[1]
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 .[2]
The Last Word from Year 1 had Blue Lights, and The Last Word from Year 2 has Green Lights. However now both versions have the Green Lights. Gallery [ ] References [ ] 
