How to get The Last Word

destiny

In Year 1, I do remember having The Last Word for a short time. I don't remember how I got it, but I remember taking one look and deciding the weapon wasn't really for me. (Some may call this a handicap, but "shooting from the hip" doesn't really fit my playstyle and TLW heavily favors players who do.) So, I dismantled it since I never planned to use it and Vaults weren't really that spacious back then.

Now we're in Year 2 and The Taken King is here. Along with it, a quest called "Jolly Holliday" which requires TLW in order to be completed. I'm really hoping Bungie didn't give this to us without also giving us a relatively easy way of getting TLW. Considering that many Year 1 players – even some of the most devoted Day 1 veterans – wouldn't have gotten Gjallarhorn without Xur's help, it seems absurd to make any quest rely on a player having a specific Exotic.

So, I know this is a stretch but, I'm really hoping someone can help me out here. Is there any method – short of waiting for Xur to stock it – that gives a substantially higher-than-random (if not guaranteed) chance of spawning TLW? Or am I just stuck with this quest in my queue until I get that lucky?

Best Answer

The only guaranteed method of receiving a specific exotic is to craft it using exotic blueprints. In this case, you'd need the year 1 version of The Last Word to craft the year 2 version.

Don't despair, as you do still have some options:

  • Exotic year 2 primary engrams as well as legendary primary engrams can decrypt to The Last Word. You can acquire a lot of exotic year 2 engrams (but with no control over the slot) by using Xur's new Three Of Coins items. Three of Coins are best used with several minutes between them. The item itself will grant you a chance to receive an exotic engram on your next Ultra kill (enemy with a skull health bar) or completion of your next crucible match. The chance to receive an exotic engram will increase every time the Three of Coins buff is consumed without getting an exotic engram.
  • Nightfall Strikes can reward The Last Word (I've already received one).
  • Xur can sell The Last Word.
  • Xur has begun selling "Legacy" engrams - these will decrypt into a year 1 exotic for that slot. They have a very high preference to exotics not currently in your collection. These typically cost 36 coins.
  • Oryx's chest has a chance of rewarding exotics.
  • Trials of Osiris packages have a chance to reward exotics.
Related Topic