- For the Year 1 machine gun, see THE SWARM (Year 1).
Hunger is the all of it, and it is all of hunger.
― In-game description
THE SWARM is a legendary machine gun. It can be dismantled to generate upgrade materials.
Sources[]
THE SWARM can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
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Vanguard Quartermaster |
| Vanguard Quartermaster Roni 55-30 sometimes sells this item in the Tower. |
Upgrades[]
THE SWARM can be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Void Damage | |
| This weapon causes Void Damage. |
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Solar Damage | |
| This weapon causes Solar Damage. |
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Arc Damage | |
| This weapon causes Arc Damage. |
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Infuse | |
| Consume a more powerful Weapon to boost the Attack value of this Weapon. |
Column 1[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Accurized Ballistics | |
| More range and impact.
Increased recoil. |
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CQB Ballistics | |
| Greatly reduced recoil.
Significant penalty to range. |
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Aggressive Ballistics | |
| More predictable recoil.
Enhanced impact. Shorter range and more recoil. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Smooth Ballistics | |
| Increased recoil.
Boost to range. |
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Linear Compensator | |
| More predictable recoil.
Slight boosts to range and impact. More recoil. |
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Smart Drift Control | |
| Predictable and controllable recoil.
Penalty to range. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of two randomly selected perks. |
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Soft Ballistics | |
| Less recoil.
Penalty to Impact. |
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Field Choke | |
| More range and impact.
Increased recoil. |
Column 2[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of nine randomly selected perks. |
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Guerilla Fighter | |
| Increased accuracy, handling and damage resistance when shooting this weapon from behind cover. |
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Underdog | |
| This weapon gains a boost to range and handling when health is low. |
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Eye of the Storm | |
| This weapon becomes more accurate as your health gets lower. |
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Life Support | |
| Kills with this weapon while critically wounded have a chance to start regenerating health. |
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Danger Close | |
| This weapon gains increased reload and handling when two or more enemies are in close proximity. |
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Surrounded | |
| This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity. |
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Hip Fire | |
| This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip. |
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Spray and Play | |
| Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty. |
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Counterbalance | |
| This weapon has increased stability. |
Column 3[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of six randomly selected perks. |
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Perfect Balance | |
| This weapon has extremely low recoil. |
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Fitted Stock | |
| Increases weapon stability. |
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Speed Reload | |
| Reload this weapon quickly. |
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High Caliber Rounds | |
| Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling.
Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle. |
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Skip Rounds | |
| Ceramic-jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces.
Their extreme density lets you carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling. |
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Quickdraw | |
| This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast. |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of four randomly selected perks. |
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Injection Mold | |
| Increased Stability, Faster Handling
Reduced Range |
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Oiled Frame | |
| Faster Reload
Reduced Range |
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Hand-laid Stock | |
| Increased Stability
Reduced Range |
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Braced Frame | |
| Increased Stability
Reduced Magazine Size |
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of four randomly selected perks. |
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Armor Piercing Rounds | |
| These iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets.
Their mass slows down weapon handling. |
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Rifled Barrel | |
| Increased Range
Slower Reload |
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Reinforced Barrel | |
| Increased Range
Reduced Stability |
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Smallbore | |
| Increased Range and Stability
Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size |
Column 4[]
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Randomly Selected Perk | |
| This could be one of nine randomly selected perks. |
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Rangefinder | |
| Aiming this weapon increases its effective range. |
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Last Resort | |
| This weapon handles and reloads faster when the wielder is the last living player of their Fireteam. |
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Hot Swap | |
| Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy. |
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Army of One | |
| Quick unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown. |
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Persistence | |
| This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired. |
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Grenadier | |
| Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade. |
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Hidden Hand | |
| This weapon gains better target acquisition. |
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Crowd Control | |
| Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage for a short time. |
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Feeding Frenzy | |
| Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time. |