History of The Last Word

The Last Word is a Kinetic Exotic Hand Cannon and the return of the Year 1 Destiny classic. Unlike other hand cannons it is automatic: 225 RPM with an 8-round magazine.

Overview

• Intrinsic trait – Fan Fire: rapid continuous fire, with faster reload and better accuracy on successive hip-fire hits.
• Curated roll: Corkscrew Rifling, Accurized Rounds, Hip-Fire Grip, Textured Grip.
• Archetype: Hand Cannon (Aggressive-style hip-fire automatic).

Acquisition

• Exotic Archive: buy it at the Archive in the Tower with an Exotic Cipher, Glimmer, Legendary Shards and an Ascendant Shard (costs per a search summary; verify in-game).
• Historical: it was originally earned through the exotic quest "The Draw" in Forsaken, which is no longer available. Destiny Game Wiki also mentions the Monument to Lost Lights as a former route, but sources conflict on this and it appears superseded by the Archive.

Catalyst

The Last Word Catalyst makes readying the weapon refill or overfill the magazine from reserves, one round per kill scored with other weapons, up to 200% of magazine size. It is unlocked through Vanguard, Gambit and Crucible play, then 500 kills with the weapon (per Sportskeeda search summary; not fully verified).