Weapon & Skill Pillars

Gearbox has positioned Borderlands 4 as a “looter shooter perfected.” The facts below come straight from official FAQs, reveal posts, and vault hunter spotlights.

Combat Summary

Borderlands 4 promises branching skill trees, expanded movement such as double jumps and grapples, and an arsenal of outrageous weaponry to craft bespoke Vault Hunter builds.

Co-op Structure

The campaign is fully scalable for four-player online co-op with instanced loot, level synchronisation, and two-player splitscreen on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Traversal Tools Impacting Arsenal Choice

Digirunner Hovercraft

Summon a personalized Digirunner almost anywhere to jet across Kairos, use the front-mounted turret, and swap hover drives or cosmetics as you unlock them.

ECHO-4 Companion Drone

The ECHO-4 drone charts optimal routes, expands ammo capacity, and lets you adjust cosmetics or loadout without returning to a hub.

Claim Points of Interest

Clearing hostile forces from points of interest allows the Crimson Resistance to secure safe houses, unlock fast travel spots, and reactivate Order comm balloons that assist in tracking Vault Key fragments.

Full descriptions: borderlands.2k.com/game-info ↗

Edition Support for Loot Hunters

Standard Edition

  • • Base game: Borderlands 4 on the listed platform

Deluxe Edition

  • • Bounty Pack Bundle (four post-launch mission packs)
  • • Firehawk's Fury weapon skin

Super Deluxe Edition

  • • All Deluxe Edition content
  • • Vault Hunter Pack (two DLC Vault Hunters and regions)
  • • Ornate Order cosmetic bundle

Vault Hunter Example: Rafa

Born in microgravity and altered to survive in a Deadframe exo-suit, Rafa deserted Tediore's military when he learnt the company never planned to release him from service.

His suit houses the APOPHIS Lance arm cannon, Peacebreaker shoulder cannons, and twin Arc-Knives for close-range finishers.

Triggering any Action Skill activates Overdrive, extending for as long as an Action Skill remains active.

Full kit: borderlands.2k.com/vault-hunters/rafa ↗

Watch for Balance Passes

Gearbox has made it clear that skill values and item stats may evolve before and after launch. Always double-check the latest patch notes or the in-game tooltips before committing to a build.