Borderlands 4 Patch Notes

Patch 2026-06-25 June 25, 2026

  • Legendary Gear Reward: — Hot Slugger Jakobs Shotgun
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Patch 1.8 June 25, 2026

  • Brickhouse (Vladof SMG)
  • 1 New Pearlescent weapon Raiden (Daedalus SMG)
  • 6 New Pieces of Legendary Gear Artillery Sphere (Ripper Grenade Ordnance)
  • Cooper Duper (Maliwan Heavy Weapon Ordnance)
  • Discy Business (Maliwan Shotgun)
  • Hard Dark (Daedalus Assault Rifle)
  • Hugger (Ripper Repkit)
  • 1 New Vehicle
  • 4 rerollable pieces of Legendary gear Over Swarm (Ripper Shield)
  • Rhythm (Order Pistol)
  • LightGun (Vladof Sniper Rifle)
  • Cormano (Torgue Shotgun)
  • 4 Vault Hunter Heads usable by all Vault Hunters
  • 4 Vault Hunter Skins usable by all Vault Hunters
  • 5 Weapon Skins
  • 5 Vehicle Skins
  • 4 ECHO-4 Drone Skins
  • 2 ECHO-4 Attachments
  • 1 New Pearlescent weapon Shark Bait (Tediore Shotgun)
  • 9 New Pieces of Legendary gear Ishmael (Order Sniper Rifle)
  • Shoals (Jakobs Pistol)
  • Marshall's Claw (Maliwan Sniper Rifle)
  • Swan Song (Daedalus Shotgun)
  • Fishward (Jakobs Assault Rifle)
  • Little Sister (Tediore Shield)
  • Vitae (Jakobs Repkit)
  • Ordinance (Tediore Grenade Ordnance)
  • Draupner (Order Heavy Weapon Ordnance)
  • 1 New Piece of Firmware: Bruiser Killing an enemy grants +10% damage dealt for 30 seconds. Multiple stacks can overlap. Max 5 stacks.
  • 5 New Class Mods: Each Vault Hunter has a unique Class Mod in the Takedown at Hadron Abyss loot table. When the sixth Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker, joins Borderlands 4 alongside Story Pack 2*** in early September, a Class Mod unique to Loveless will also be added to this same pool of possible Takedown drops.
  • How to Play: You can unlock this mode after finishing the "Wrath of the Ripper Queen" main story mission.
  • Where to Find It: Head to the corner of Moxxi's Bottoms Up! bar to find Zane's arcade cabinets. Interact with the Silent Crisis: Time Scope 5 machine to teleport directly into the virtual arena.
  • Subjugator the Invincible's health has been reduced by ~7%
  • Subjugator the Invincible's healing behavior has been removed from elemental transfusion shifts
  • Reduced Shield Striker's health and Shield health by 20% each to give better Second Wind opportunities during phases in which these are the only normal enemies
  • Bounty Pack 2* completion rewards only show once
  • New characters receive their "Guns Blazing" mission rewards right away and earn steady progress toward Character Level Challenges
  • Pearlescent gear sells for a higher price
  • Firing at the fuses reliably opens the factory during Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned***
  • Your critical hits to Subjugator's Superego and Subjugator the Invincible will do critical damage, and Subjugator the Invincible will appear when he's supposed to
  • Shields from Sentinels will no longer block you from Thol's melee attacks, and Thol will target more effectively when jumping close to walls
  • Primordial Guardian Radix consistently unleashes his whole suite of attacks in the fight
  • A Kraggon's death projectile spawns a new Kraggon the second it hits the ground
  • Wildcard Missions for Ultimate Vault Hunter 4 Rank Up Challenges unlock smoothly when players have defeated Primordial Vault Guardians
  • Vault Card challenges track your progress as intended
  • "Nothing Left to Guard" unlocks when all Guardians are killed
  • Heavy Weapon Ordnance successfully counts toward your "Kill Enemies with Heavy Weapon Ordnance" challenge on Vault Card 1: How Rush Saved Mercenary Day
  • Players start at the proper location when starting Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned content while offline
  • A new grapple point in the Heart of the Mountain has been added for smoother movement through the map
  • Smoother map boundaries keep you moving forward and prevent you from getting stuck
  • Cross-Fire x Wretched Shadows: C4SH stays in place when you activate Cross-Fire while using the Wretched Shadows passive
  • Bleed the Bad x And Hell Followed With Him: Burst fire resets Action Skill Duration
  • Lightning Rod x Strike the Anvil: Elemental Bolts erupt from both skills at the same time when you equip them together
  • Plasmaphila Class Mod deals area Cryo damage to enemies, as long as they are not immune to Stasis
  • King's Gambit Pistol - Holy Hell projectile flies 30% slower and lasts 1.5 seconds longer
  • Pandoran Memento Shield - Grants reliable elemental resistance immediately after taking damage from that element
  • Solar Temper Sniper - The item inspection screen displays accurate splash radius details
  • Disc Jockey Heavy Weapon Ordnance - Successfully damages Vile Ordonite crystals
  • Jail-Broken Gatling SMG - Item card description update for consistency
  • Shammy Kablammy Pistol - Deals Incendiary damage in multiplayer
  • Addressed reported instances of inconsistent visuals
  • Lights in the Speakeasy now illuminates Moxxi and Ellie's reunion in Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned
  • Visual effects for Sticky Projectiles and lasers appear in the right places and extra water clears out. C4SH's card effects spin more naturally, and Rift Boss Beams appear from further away
  • Improved voiceover audio so you can better track dialogue
  • Critical Hits play their sounds at correct levels and Phosphene pickup sound effects only play once
  • Added sound effects when corrupted shards stick in the ground
  • Added Secondary Stats to Item Cards for gear Dev Note: This addition was in response to requests we saw often from our community. Now, you'll be able to see information such as the damage range of grenades, shots fired from shotguns, and more!
  • ECHO Location points you in the right direction when tracking Bloomreaper and while in a Nightmare Rift in Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned
  • Clearer prompts for you to engage with the post-launch content
  • Menus appear and respond as expected, and various texts are easier to read
  • Photo Mode: Updated the visual toggles to make sure everything turns on/off for the best shots
  • Improvements to stability and optimization Dev Note: We are continuing to investigate and will make further improvements to stability and performance.
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Patch 2026-06-18 June 18, 2026

  • Bounty Pack 3: A Zane to Kill For launches on June 25 as paid DLC, and is a journey into a neon-noir arcade game where the Vault Hunters must solve the mystery of who murdered Zane('s Digi-Clone backup).
  • That same day, Takedown at Hadron Abyss also launches as a free update for all players, delivering the ultimate endgame challenge as you fight your way through an underwater research station filled with mutated horrors and aquatic apex predators. This all leads up to a final showdown with the Child of Terramorphous.
  • Cross-Platform Saves are coming as part of the Version 1.8 update on June 25, letting you seamlessly continue your Vault Hunters' adventures across the different platforms where you own Borderlands 4 .
  • Bounty Pack 4: Murders & Acquisitions, the next paid DLC, arrives on July 30 alongside the Version 1.9 update. We'll share more details in an upcoming DevCast episode.
  • Arriving in early September, Loveless the Hacker will be the newest Vault Hunter coming to Borderlands 4 as part of the paid DLC of Story Pack 2*** also launching that month. Story Pack 2 and Bounty Pack 5 will arrive on the same day alongside the Version 1.10 update.
  • 4 rerollable pieces of gear
  • 4 Vault Hunter Heads usable by all Vault Hunters
  • 4 Vault Hunter Skins usable by all Vault Hunters
  • 5 Weapon Skins
  • 5 Vehicle Skins
  • 4 ECHO-4 Drone Skins
  • 2 ECHO-4 Attachments
  • $5.99 USD for Bounty Pack 3: A Zane to Kill For (new narrative content and gear)
  • $5.99 USD for Bounty Pack 3: Vault Card 3 (new cosmetics and gear)
  • 1 Pearlescent weapon
  • 9 new pieces of Legendary gear: 5 weapons
  • 1 Grenade Ordnance
  • 1 Heavy Weapon Ordnance
  • 5 new Class Mods When the sixth Vault Hunter joins Borderlands 4 as part of Story Pack 2*** in early September, a Class Mod unique to them will also be added to this same pool of possible drops.
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Patch 2026-06-11 June 11, 2026

  • Legendary Gear Reward: — Birt's Bees Vladof SMG
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Patch 2026-06-04 June 4, 2026

  • Legendary Gear Reward: — Goalkeeper Order Assault Rifle
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