The Last Word is an Exotic Hand Cannon that rewards confidence, encouraging Guardians to get up close and rely on quick reactions rather than careful precision.
Built around hip-fire combat, it delivers exceptional speed and lethal close-range performance, making every duel feel fast, aggressive, and rewarding.
For players who enjoy a run-and-gun playstyle, few weapons capture the feeling of an old-fashioned gunslinger quite like The Last Word.
How To Get The Last Word?
The Last Word is available from the Monument to Lost Lights, which can be accessed in the Exotic Archive found within the Tower.
Once you have gathered the required Exotic materials, you can purchase it directly instead of progressing through its original questline.
Weapon Perks
Corkscrew Rifling (Barrel)
The Last Word has a balanced barrel.
- Slightly increases range and stability
- Slightly increases handling speed
Accurized Rounds (Magazine)
The Last Word can fire longer distances.
- Increases range
Hip-Fire Grip (Trait)
Increase accuracy, stability, and precision hit targeting when firing from the hip.
Textured Grip (Grip)
The friction on The Last Word’s grip is particularly strong.
- Slightly increases handling speed
- Slightly decreases stability
Intrinsic Traits
Fan Fire (Unstoppable)
The Last Word fires full auto while hip-fire shots deal bonus precision damage and increase reload speed, along with accuracy.
Strong against Unstoppable Champions.
The Last Word Catalyst
Killing Wind/Envious Assassin
The Last Word’s Catalyst provides the Killing Wind and Envious Assassin effects after you have obtained and unlocked it.
Killing Wind causes final blows done by The Last Word to grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
Envious Assassin causes defeating targets with other weapons before switching to transfer ammo to the magazine from reserves, allowing the magazine to overflow based on the number of targets defeated.
How To Get The Last Word Catalyst?
The Last Word’s Catalyst can be obtained by playing ritual activities such as Vanguard Ops, Crucible, or Gambit, or by completing Exotic Order payouts in the Seasonal Hub.
Verdict
The Last Word rewards an aggressive playstyle, excelling when you trust its hip-fire accuracy instead of slowing down to aim.
Its fast handling and unique firing style make it especially deadly at close range, where quick reactions often matter more than perfect precision.
Whether you’re dueling other Guardians or charging into combat, The Last Word remains one of Destiny 2’s most iconic and satisfying Exotic Hand Cannons.
