Gearbox releases a smaller update for Borderlands 4, once again providing a number of buffs and enhancements to the popular looter shooter. More changes appear on the horizon as well, with Gearbox Software confirming that the next big balance update for Borderlands 4 is coming on October 16.
Balance adjustments, buffs, and nerfs are commonplace for games like Borderlands 4. Sometimes, though, unintentional changes can happen, such as an accidental nerf made to Vex's Infinite Bleed build. Acknowledged as an accident by Gearbox, the studio has finally released a solution in today's update, fixing the issue where the bleed effect was no longer considered to be a status effect. It should help players continue to melt their enemies. However, that wasn't the only big change from the most recent Borderlands 4 update.
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While nowhere near as big as the first Borderlands 4 balance update, this latest hot fix does make a number of gear adjustments players should be aware of. Thankfully, all of the adjustments are buffs for Legendary weapons like Ruby's Grasp. Bully, Rangefinder, Seventh Sense, Hellwalker, and Convergence have all been targeted in this update, many of which gained big damage buffs. However, the Queen's Rest legendary pistol now fires much faster, while the spawn chance for its unique perk was boosted to 50%.
This patch also highlights the various rotating weekly activities, including Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine, a location that changes each week and offers players legendary gear. However, the patch ends with a few additional changes, such as all Pet-based skills, like Forgeweapons, Trouble, Specters, and Reapers, now properly gaining Critical Hit Chance from passives and gear. As mentioned above, Vex's Bleed now counts as Status Effect Damage, and the Anarchy legendary shotgun awards stacks of Mutualism when killing enemies or auto-reloading.
While this particular update may be on the smaller side, Gearbox Software has been teasing the next major Borderlands 4 balance patch. Specifically, Gearbox has been very vocal that this upcoming patch will be addressing what it deems as unintended interactions, strongly hinting at the very popular Crit Knife build that pairs a little too well with Vex's Bloodletter bleed skill. Graeme Timmins even went as far as giving players a 7-day notice about the upcoming changes.
Borderlands 4 October 9, 2025 Update Patch Notes
Weekly Activities
- Weekly Big Encore Boss switched to a tougher variant of a different existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool for those who take it on.
- The Weekly Wildcard Mission changed. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop you can earn repeatedly to get your ideal roll.
- Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine moved to another location and changed its offerings.
Gear Balance Adjustments
- Ruby's Grasp damage increased by 50%
- Ruby's Grasp fire rate increased by 25%
- Bully drone damage increased by 50%
- Bully base damage increased by 50%
- Rangefinder base damage increase by 30%
- Queen's Rest spawn chance increased from 30% to 50%
- Queen's Rest fire rate increased by 50%
- Seventh Sense orb damage increased by 250%
- Hellwalker base damage increase 30%
- Convergence base damage increase by 25%
Additional Changes
- Legendary Tediore Shotgun Anarchy was adjusted to properly award Stacks of Mutualism when auto-reloading or killing enemies
- All Pets from all classes (such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons) now properly gain Critical Hit Chance from Passives and Gear
- Adjustment made to Vex the Siren’s Bleed to count as Status Effect Damage
Borderlands 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- September 12, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher(s)
- 2K
WHERE TO PLAY
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - all platforms
- Prequel(s)
- Borderlands 3, Borderlands 2, Borderlands
- Franchise
- Borderlands
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unsupported
- PC Release Date
- September 12, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- September 12, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- September 12, 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- October 3, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- Local Co-Op Support
- Yes
- How Long To Beat
- 26 hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 44.46 GB
