Borderlands 4 — in-game verified data
The exact unlock numbers and point allocations other guides skip — all verified in-game.
Individual gear reviews live in the review index (9).
Per-character breakdowns live in the Vault Hunter index (6).
Weekly Borderlands 4 news is recapped in Kairos Weekly (8).
Articles
Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 'FL4K and the Last Resort' (September 10): Level Cap +10, Bounty Pack 5, and Everything Confirmed
Version 1.10 raises the max level cap by 10 for every player on September 10. Story Pack 2 takes you to Providence to rescue FL4K's skag, with two Pearlescents (Astonisher, Quadratus) and 18 Legendaries. Bounty Pack 5 'Amara and the Vile Shadows' heads to Elpis and the Phase dimension. Full pricing, plus the PS5/Xbox re-download catch.
Borderlands: Dead ECHOs Episode Guide — Full Recaps & Character Rundown (Updated)
A running guide to Borderlands' first-ever audio drama, Dead ECHOs. Watts, a burned-out Dahl ECHO operator, and Junie, a mysterious stranger, mine undeliverable audio logs for a payday. Episode 1-9 recaps, the full cast, and how it may tie into the BL4 main story. Episode 5 blows the partnership apart, Episode 6 has Junie explain all of it — she was a Jakobs family assassin — Episode 7 gets them off Pandora, and Episode 8 lands them at the Jakobs family estate while Liquidator Amadeus finally works out where they went. Episode 9 reveals how Proctor learned who Junie is, and where the moon Elpis ended up — orbiting Kairos. Updated as new episodes drop.
Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack 4 'Murders and Acquisitions' (July 30): Everything Confirmed So Far
Bounty Pack 4 is live with Version 1.9. Every dedicated drop is now mapped: BETAMAXX drops PRISM, Silver Sliver and Oxidation; MAXXXSUPREME drops Hydrowerks and Overconsumption; Skank Eyes drops Plump Bob; Infamous Dave drops Loiter Sploiter. Plus the Toxic Scowl zone and how to start the mission.
How Gearbox Designs Borderlands 4 Encounters: No Bullet Sponges, Branching Choices, and Loot You Can Miss
On the official Gearbox DevCast, a senior game designer laid out how BL4 bosses are built: no health inflation, in-fight puzzle mechanics, choices and ordering that change the fight, dedicated drops that only exist if you engage — plus the five-step encounter design process.
Borderlands 4 C4SH Augment Slots: How to Run 4 Augments (Devil's Tines)
C4SH is the only Vault Hunter with no capstones. Each color tree has a Devil's Tines passive that adds +1 augment slot for 1 point. Here's the exact cost to reach 4 augments — 11 points per tree, 33 across all three. Verified in-game.
Do Class Mods Add Augment Slots in Borderlands 4? (Gear Slot Audit)
Short answer: no. Class mods, enhancements, and class mod bonus skill points do not add augment or capstone slots. Only the skill tree changes slots — Vex's Dark Pact and C4SH's Devil's Tines. Verified in-game.
Borderlands 4 Skill Tree Unlock Requirements (Verified In-Game): Trees Are Independent, 15 in Common Opens Branches, Capstones Cost No Points
The exact point thresholds guides skip: color trees are independent (not summed). Each tree needs 15 in its Common section to open its branches, then 10 total in branches to reach the capstone tier. Capstones and the default augment slot cost no skill points. All Vault Hunters.