Borderlands 4 Patch Notes – Oct 2, 2025: Reset & SHiFT Codes

Patch Notes October 2, 2025

Borderlands 4 Update Notes – October 2, 2025

Last updated: Oct 2, 2025 • OnThaSticks

This update includes additional balance changes and quality-of-life updates for Vault Hunters.

Our high-level goal for Borderlands 4 is to give players the tools to build their perfect Vault Hunter. Through the combination of gear, Firmware, Skill and Specialization trees, we want players to experiment, theorycraft, and put those builds to the test.

Today’s patch focuses on build diversity by lifting underperforming skills. Amon receives substantial buffs; Vex summons and Rafa melee improve for late-endgame viability; and Harlowe gets Stasis tweaks to ensure value.

Looking ahead, the team is investigating Class Mods, Rep Kits, Shields, and Firmware to widen build paths, and will address unintended exploits that trivialize challenging content.

💡 Tip: Restart your game after downloading the update to avoid matchmaking errors. Having issues? Visit 2K Support for troubleshooting and known issues.

Weekly Activities Additional Changes Balance Adjustments Weekly Reset SHiFT Codes Patch Breakdown

Weekly Rotation

Weekly Activities

• Encore Boss rotates—expect a tougher variant with better loot.
• Wildcard Mission updates—guaranteed Legendary with repeatable rolls.
• Maurice’s Black Market moves weekly; offerings are unique per player.

PC QoL

Additional Changes

Auto-clear of stale shaders on version update to prevent performance degradation on some PCs.

PSA

Connection Note

Restart the game after updating to ensure the patch is applied and avoid matchmaking issues.

⚖️ Character Balance Adjustments

Harlowe — Zero-Point

• Stasis Slam Damage ↑ 30%
• Stasis Immune Damage ↑ 14.7%

Rafa — APOPHIS Lance / People Person / Arc-Knives / This Year’s Gimmick

Action Skills – APOPHIS Lance

• Damage ↑ 10%

Capstones – People Person

• Project: Raiju scales 12%/s (was 10%)
• Project: Basilisk Damage ↑ 15% • Hazard ↑ 25%
• Project: Gorgon Damage ↑ 17%

Passives – People Person

• El Catrín: Crit ↑ 8% (was 7%); Bonus Shock ↑ 8% (was 7%)
• Per My Last: Double Damage chance ↑ 6% (was 5%)

Action Skills – Arc-Knives

• Melee Attack ↑ 12%
• Dash Damage ↑ 5%

Passives – This Year’s Gimmick

• Handshake Deal: Melee ↑ 9% (was 7%)
• To the Last: Skill ↑ 8% (was 6%)
• El Paragus: Splash ↑ 9% (was 7%)
• Liquidation: Damage ↑ 50%
• Collaborative Ignition: Bonus ↑ 8% (was 6%)
• Sinergia: Duration 14s (was 12s), Melee ↑ 4% (was 3%)
• Empuje: Action Skill Duration ↑ 7% (was 6%)

Vex — Incarnate / Vexcalation / Phase Phamiliar / Here Comes Trouble / The Fourth Seal

Action Skills – Incarnate

• Phase Explosion ↑ 16.6%
• Eldritch Blast ↑ 9.5%

Augments – Vexcalation

• Energy Vampire ↑ 25%

Capstones – Vexcalation

• Heartpiercer ↑ 22%
• Desecration Hazard ↑ 50% • Airborne Burst ↑ 48%
• Geistwave ↑ 41%

Passives – Vexcalation

• Radiant Attunement Splash ↑ 7% (was 6%)
• Dreadlight Hazard ↑ 100%
• Ars Arcana Skill ↑ 9% (was 8%)

Action Skills – Phase Phamiliar

• Trouble Health ↑ 10%
• Trouble Damage ↑ 21.9%

Augments – Here Comes Trouble

• Violent Outburst ↑ 12.5%
• Vorpal Fang ↑ 34%

Capstones – Here Comes Trouble

• Trouble Bubble ↑ 33%

Passives – Here Comes Trouble

• Blood is Magic (AS Damage) ↑ 8% (was 7%)
• Claw and Bang (Melee) ↑ 8% (was 6%)

Passives – The Fourth Seal

• Fell Inscriptions (Melee) ↑ 7% (was 6%)
• Recurrence (Melee per stack) ↑ 0.2% (was 0.16%)
• Haruspex Phase Dagger ↑ 11.7%

Amon — Scourge / Vengeance / Crucible / Cybernetics / Onslaughter / Calamity

Action Skills – Scourge

• Max Vengeance ↑ 50%
• Forgewhip Damage ↑ 27%

Augments – Vengeance

• Blastchill ↑ 45%
• Molten Rebuke ↑ 86%
• Eternal Winter Massive Forgewave ↑ 100%
• Stormlance ↑ 52% • Detonation ↑ 10%

Capstones – Vengeance

• Glacial Rapture cooldown 60s (was 70s)
• Glacial Rapture: Forgewhip ↑ 16% • Fissure ↑ 41%
• Wrathfall ↑ 46%

Passives – Vengeance

• Scorched Kairos Ordnance ↑ 6% (was 5%)
• Battleborn Gun ↑ 4% (was 3%)
• Scar Tissue Max HP + Rep Kit Heal ↑ 9% (was 8%)
• Eternal Action Skill Duration ↑ 5% (was 4%)
• Worldbreaker ↑ 50%
• Winter’s Kiss Damage Dealt ↑ 10% (was 8%)
• Strike The Anvil deals 15% (was 12%) of Damage Dealt

Action Skills – Crucible

• Forgeaxe ↑ 12%
• Double-Edge Twinned Forge Axe ↑ 10%

Augments – Cybernetics

• Axe and Stones cooldown + ordnance restoration 40% (was 33%)
• Endless War Gun Damage Taken 20% (was 15%)
• Hour of the Hammer Forgehammer ↑ 14%
• Blade Tempest Forgesword ↑ 13% • Detonation ↑ 4%

Capstones – Cybernetics

• Snowmaul ↑ 38%
• Storm Surge impact ↑ 10% • Forgestorm ↑ 60%
• Conflangarang Fire Trail ↑ 100%

Passives – Cybernetics

• Gathering Storm Elemental ↑ 3%/stack (was 2%)
• Executioner Crit ↑ 4% (was 3%)
• Destruction Engine Forge Skill ↑ 6% (was 5%)
• Destruction Engine Detonation ↑ 8% (was 6%)
• Tempered Pyre Forge Axe ↑ 19%
• Tempered Ice Forge Hammer ↑ 18%
• Masterwork Forgedrone Damage 10% (was 7%) • Duration 8% (was 5%)
• Tempered Lightning Forge Sword ↑ 13%
• Lightning Rod Elemental Bolt deals 40% (was 30%) of Damage Dealt
• Escalation Forgedrone Atk/Move Speed 5% (was 3%)
• Honed Point Crit Chance 5% (was 4%)
• Heat Exchange Cryo & Incendiary 8% (was 7%)

Action Skills – Onslaughter

• Shield Regeneration 15%/s (was 10%)
• Rocket Punch ↑ 78%
• Molten Slam cooldown 60s (was 80s), Damage ↑ 50%

Augments – Calamity

• Fellfrost ↑ 71% • Fulminating Fist ↑ 69%

Capstones – Calamity

• Hoarcleave cooldown 55s (was 65s); Damage ↑ 11%; Detonation ↑ 18%
• Molten Roil cooldown 70s (was 80s)
• Stormcutter cooldown 65s (was 75s); Damage ↑ 65%

Passives – Calamity

• Heavy Plate Shield Capacity 7% (was 6%)
• Wield The Storm SE Damage & Duration 7% (was 6%)
• Tritanium Knuckles Melee 8% (was 7%), Skill 4% (was 3%)
• Harbinger Melee 2%/stack (was 1%)
• Mortal Flare ↑ 22%
• Judgment Melee 10% (was 8%)

🔁 Weekly Reset

Encore Boss

Driller Hole
— tougher fight, better loot.

Wildcard Mission

"Means of Ascent"
Guaranteed Legendary Reward: Star Helix Assault Rifle.

Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine

Now in the Fadefields at Idolator’s Noose — second floor of a house near the Someday Rise fast travel point.

🎥 Watch the Full Patch Breakdown

💰 Free Golden Key SHiFT Codes (48-Hour Expiry)

Three new SHiFT codes just dropped:

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Copy Codes Redeem at shift.gearbox.com Or redeem in-game via the SHiFT menu.

⚠️ Expires in 48 hours. Grab your Golden Keys ASAP.

🧰 If you encounter issues after updating, restart the game and visit 2K Support for the troubleshooting guide and known issues.