- For the Year 2 shotgun, see Universal Remote (Year 2).
To the untrained eye, this beast is a junker. To the trained eye however, this junker... is a beast.
― In-game description
Universal Remote is an exotic shotgun that is equipped in the Primary slot. It can be obtained from Year 1 activities or legacy engrams.
Sources[]
Universal Remote can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
| Crota's End | |
| This item can drop during the Crota's End Raid. |
| Unknown | |
| This item can drop in situationally dependent ways. |
| Vault of Glass | |
| This item can drop in the Vault of Glass Raid. |
| Xur, Agent of the Nine | |
| Xûr, Agent of the Nine, sometimes sells this item in the Tower. |
| Prison of Elders | |
| This item can drop as a Prison of Elders reward. |
| 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[]
Universal Remote 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[]
| Smooth Ballistics | |
| Increased recoil.
Boost to range. |
| Soft Ballistics | |
| Less recoil.
Penalty to Impact. |
| CQB Ballistics | |
| Greatly reduced recoil.
Significant penalty to range. |
Column 2[]
| Crowd Control | |
| Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage for a short time. |
Column 3[]
| Upgrade Damage | |
| Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage. |
Column 4[]
| Hammer Forged | |
| Improved range and accuracy. |
| Lightweight | |
| When held, this weapon grants +2 character Agility. |
| Snapshot | |
| Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast. |
Column 5[]
| Universal Remote | |
| Range and precision damage increases greatly while aiming down the sights. |
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. |
