Red Death (Year 1)

Red Death (Year 1)
Information
Type	Pulse Rifle
Slot	Primary Weapon
Level	20
Item Level	70
Rarity	Exotic
Damage Type	Kinetic
Attack	302-365
Impact	26
Rate of Fire	66
Range	33
Stability	44
Reload	76
Magazine	27
Zoom	17
Recoil	65
Equip Speed	70
Aim Assist	50
Sights	Accurized Ballistics, Field Choke, Aggressive Ballistics
Perk 1	Unflinching
Perk 2	Red Death (Perk)
Optional Perks	Snapshot, High Caliber Rounds, Single Point Sling
Acquired by	Purchased from Xur
Vendor	Xur
Cost	23 Strange Coins
Description	Vanguard policy urges Guardians to destroy this weapon on sight.

See also: Red Death (Year 2)

Red Death (Year 1) is a level 20 Exotic Pulse Rifle. Red Death can be purchased from Xur for 23 Strange Coins.

Unique Exotic Perk: Red Death (Perk) - Each kill heals you and speeds up reloads.

Perks

Sights

• Accurized Ballistics, Field Choke, Aggressive Ballistics

Special Perks

• Unflinching
• Red Death (Perk)

Optional Perks

• Snapshot, High Caliber Rounds, Single Point Sling

Damage Upgrades

• Upgrade Damage X 5

Tips and Tricks

• Red Death has high impact and low Rate of Fire. It is possible to 2-shot enemy players in The Crucible.

• Gunslinger can shoot their own Trip Mine to activate Red Death's effect.

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.

Trivia

Red Death is a possible reference to the short story by Edgar Allen Poe of the same name. Story where rich nobility tried to sequester themselves away from the plague, only to be slaughtered by a mysterious specter who got into the party.