The Last Word (Year 1)

The Last Word (Year 1)
The Last Word (Year 1)
Information
Type Hand Cannon
Level 20
Item Level 70
Rarity Exotic
Damage Type Kinetic
Attack 302-365
Impact 68
Rate of Fire 32
Range 14
Stability 31
Reload 56
Magazine 8
Zoom 17
Recoil 100
Equip Speed 20
Aim Assist 50
Sights Soft Ballistics, Smart Drift Control, Aggressive Ballistics
Perk 1 Fan Fire
Perk 2 Hip Fire
Perk 3 Last Word
Optional Perks Single Point Sling, High Caliber Rounds, Perfect Balance
Acquired by Purchased from Xur, Randomly dropped from High Level PvE and PvP activities and Legendary Engrams
Vendor Xur
Cost 23 Strange Coins
Description "Yours…not mine." - Renegade Hunter Shin Malphur to Dredgen Yor
See also: The Last Word (Year 2)

The Last Word is a level 20 Exotic Hand Cannon. The Last Word can be purchased from Xur for 23 Strange Coins. It can also be obtained through high level PvE and PvP activities such as Heroic and Nightfall Strikes, Legendary Engrams and Crucible. The drop chance is random and very low.

Unique Perk 1: Last Word - Bonus damage and stability. Extra precision damage when firing from the hip.

Unique Perk 2: Fan Fire - Allows the weapon to be fired quickly and continuously.

Perks

Sights

Special Perks

Optional Perks

Damage Upgrades

Tips and Tricks

PvE

In PvE you want to obviously equip gear that is beneficial to hand cannons, and you want to hip fire as much as you can. Bump up your armor and recovery and watch ultras fall like level 4 dregs. The downside of hitting more body shots are easily accounted for in its near 50% damage boost on hipfire headshots, and it expands on what this gun adds to your gameplay. It does take some time to get used to the higher sensitivity of hip fire aim, but it will improve you in more ways than one when you switch back to any other primary weapon. Just remember, this gun can be played in pretty much any way you like and you still won't have as much trouble as shooting an Unwilling-Soul with no stability/accuracy perks on it. It can act as a very short range scout rifle, and even if the range seems to be nonexistent on this gun, the impact will surprise you. At the same time, it can act as a mini-Invective, so just be open to the powers at your disposal.

PvP

In PvP you rarely want to hip fire, but that does not mean you shouldn't try. It is much more effective when it is aimed down sights, simply because it whops for 50+ damage at a very decent range, and the stability is surprisingly controllable, as stated above. With TLW, shooting once every half second will net you many more kills than holding the trigger down. This isn't to say that this gun is limiting, because you very well can net a frag by unloading 6 quick bullets, but unless you're playing very conservatively, you won't be netting more multi-kills, which are already near impossible to get with this clip already. Single out targets, use your recovery, and be aggressive! Only the Invective and fusion rifles can challenge this gun, and even then, you are given many more options to counter. Plus, the few times here and there where you do net a 2-shot kill (yes, it is possible) will give you more satisfaction than any number of Exotics weapons and gear can amount to.

History

After the release of The Dark Below, Attack of the weapon was increased from 274-300 to 302-331. Players can upgrade old versions of the weapon into the new one by visiting Xur and paying 1 Exotic Shard and some Glimmer.

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Last modified on 28 October 2016, at 11:25