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Whisper of the Worm is a heavy sniper rifle, and like its predecessors [[Black Hammer]] and [[Black Spindle]], However it the perk of the [[Black Hammer]] was removed in the later update. it focuses on sustained boss DPS without reloading, heavily competing with [[D.A.R.C.I.]] and [[Sleeper Simulant]]. White Nail works as it did in the past; however, unlike Black Spindle, it works exactly as Black Hammer did pre-''[[The Taken King]]'' and pulls ammo from the ether and not from reserves. The Catalyst obtained by running the Heroic version of The Whisper grants Whispered Breathing, which, after aiming down sights for three seconds, will increase precision damage and range until de-scoped. However, White Nail comes with a caveat when used with Lunafaction Boots, namely that it eats through your reserves regardless of whether you make precision shots or not.

To obtain the Whisper of the Worm, one must complete a secret mission called [[The Whisper]]. As of January 29, 2019, the mission can be started on any day of the week, with any Public Event in the [[Lost Oasis]] on [[Io]], by killing one of three Taken lieutenants. These lieutenants are called [[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness]], [[Urzok, Aspect of Hate]], and [[Ta'aurc, Aspect of War]]. Upon entering the anomaly, the player is taken to the [[Grove of Ulan-Tan]] [[Lost Sector]] location and will have to navigate through mazes and dark caverns as well as fight through hordes of Taken that spawn through numerous blights, which will wind up in a large boss encounter featuring the lieutenants from before. This mission runs on a timer that is set to approximately twenty minutes, and given the sheer amount of enemies as well as the toughness of the bosses, it is highly recommended to be at an incredibly high Power level and bring a full [[Fireteam]] that matches or surpasses the activity's level. If the mission is completed before the timer runs out, the player is finally awarded with the Whisper of the Worm.