Kairos Weekly (19)
A weekly recap of Borderlands 4: official announcements, weekly activities, and numbers we verified in-game.
This is an unofficial fan-made recap and is not affiliated with Gearbox Software, 2K, or Take-Two Interactive.
Kairos Weekly #18 (November 8-14, 2026): Pango & Bango is the Big Encore boss, Boomslang is the Wildcard reward
Borderlands 4 weekly activities for November 12-19. Pango & Bango is the Big Encore boss, and the Wildcard Mission pays out the Jakobs sniper rifle Boomslang.
Kairos Weekly #17 (November 1-7, 2026): 100 million sold, The Hunt and Boss Blitz start November 6, Bloody Lumberjack is the Wildcard reward
Borderlands 4 week in review. The series passes 100 million units, The Hunt and the Boss Blitz challenge begin November 6, and the Wildcard Mission pays out Bloody Lumberjack.
Kairos Weekly #16 (October 25-31, 2026): Four Encore bosses, Phantom Flame is the Wildcard reward, The Hunt starts November 6
Borderlands 4 week in review. The Oct 29 weeklies bring four Big Encore bosses and a Phantom Flame Wildcard reward, and the charity event The Hunt starts November 6.
Kairos Weekly #15 (October 18-24, 2026): Version 1.11 lands, Driller Hole is the Big Encore Boss, Golden God is the Wildcard reward
Borderlands 4 week in review. Version 1.11 tunes Loveless and fixes Story Pack 2, Driller Hole is the Weekly Big Encore Boss, and the Old Lads Wildcard Mission guarantees Golden God.
Kairos Weekly #14 (October 11-17, 2026): Core Observer is the Big Encore Boss, Symmetry is the Wildcard reward
Borderlands 4 week in review. Core Observer is the Weekly Big Encore Boss and the Rising Action Wildcard Mission guarantees Symmetry. No new rolls logged this week, so we match the gear against what we already have.
Kairos Weekly #13 (October 4-10, 2026): Mimicron is the Big Encore Boss, Aegon's Dream is the Wildcard reward
Borderlands 4 week in review. Mimicron is the Weekly Big Encore Boss and the Wildcard Mission guarantees Aegon's Dream. We also list our October 4 logged rolls on Firewerks, Jelly and Lead Balloon.
Kairos Weekly #12 (September 27-October 3, 2026): Tough Love cleared nearly 5x over, Mint Chipset code is out
Borderlands 4 week in review. The Tough Love Community Challenge finished at 48.78 million kills against a 10 million target, and the SHiFT code for Loveless' Mint Chipset skin is live. 2K's This Week on Kairos newsletter is going monthly. Sidney Pointylegs is the Big Encore Boss, so we pulled our older logged rolls on her three dedicated drops.
Borderlands 4 Loveless Community Challenge "Tough Love": 10 Million Kills by September 28 for the Mint Chipset Skin
The Tough Love Community Challenge runs September 24–28. Players need 10 million combined kills as Loveless to unlock the Mint Chipset skin. Here's who can take part, plus our measured action skill numbers for farming kills.
Kairos Weekly #11 (September 20-26, 2026): Dead ECHOs' penultimate episode, plus the Tough Love challenge
Borderlands 4 week in review. Episode 10 of Gearbox's scripted podcast Dead ECHOs is the penultimate installment. This week's activities bring a tougher Sludgemaw as the Big Encore Boss and The Falling Wall Wildcard Mission with a guaranteed Plasma Coil Maliwan SMG. From September 24-28, the Tough Love Community Challenge asks players to rack up 10 million kills as Loveless the Hacker for a Mint Chipset skin. Plus logged rolls on a Legendary grenade and shield.
Kairos Weekly #10 (September 13-19, 2026): four-boss Encore rotation, Loveless the Hacker unlock bug fixed
Borderlands 4 week in review. The September 17 update rotates in a four-boss Quadruple Threat Encore, the Wildcard Mission drops a guaranteed Lucian's Flank Vladof AR, and a Shared Progression bug for Loveless the Hacker's heads and skins got fixed. Plus logged rolls on a Legendary grenade and shield.
Kairos Weekly #9 (September 6-12, 2026): level cap hits 70, Loveless the Hacker arrives as paid DLC
Borderlands 4 week in review. Version 1.10 raises the level cap to 70 and ships Loveless the Hacker as paid DLC. Three Firewerks shields logged this week show unique-ability damage locked to level, not prefix.
Kairos Weekly #8 (August 30 - September 5, 2026): six Husky Friend rolls measured before it became the reward
Borderlands 4 week in review. The Wildcard now guarantees the Husky Friend Tediore shotgun, and we already had six Lv49 copies logged: 3,375 to 4,284 DPS. Loveless the Hacker arrives September 10 as paid DLC.
Kairos Weekly #7 (August 23-29, 2026): Asher's Rise measured the same week it became the reward
Borderlands 4 week in review, August 23-29, 2026. The Wildcard 'The Power Ballad of Rodd Vomit' guarantees the Asher's Rise Maliwan sniper — we logged a Lv49 copy at 6,330 DPS. Loveless the Hacker is fully revealed on September 3, and Version 1.10 lands September 10.
Kairos Weekly #6 (August 16-22, 2026): Story Pack 2 fully revealed, Version 1.10 raises the level cap by 10
Borderlands 4 week in review, August 16-22, 2026. The August 20 Gearbox DevCast revealed Story Pack 2: FL4K and the Last Resort with the new region Providence, Bounty Pack 5, and new Vault Hunter Loveless the Hacker. Version 1.10 raises the level cap by 10. Plus measured level scaling on Jelly.
Kairos Weekly #5 (August 9-15, 2026): Whiskey Foxtrot is the guaranteed drop, Core Observer takes the Encore slot
Borderlands 4 week in review, August 9-15, 2026. The Big Encore Boss is a tougher Core Observer and the Wildcard 'One Slimy Issue' guarantees the Whiskey Foxtrot Vladof assault rifle — a gun we had already logged twice back in July. Plus Lv47-48 measured rolls from 75 pieces.
Kairos Weekly #4 (August 2-8, 2026): Weekly Activities go server-side, and Budget Deity rolls 18% apart
Borderlands 4 week in review, August 2-8, 2026. From August 6 the Weekly Activities rotate server-side. The Big Encore Boss is a triple threat — Rocken Roller, Axemaul and Shadowpelt — and the Wildcard reward is Budget Deity. We farmed five Lv47 copies: DPS ranged from 4,960 to 5,836.
Kairos Weekly #3 (July 26 - August 1, 2026): Version 1.9 lands, Pearlescents get dedicated drop sources
Borderlands 4 week in review, July 26 - August 1, 2026. Version 1.9 shipped Bounty Pack 4 and Vault Card 4, added three Pearlescent weapons, and gave Pearlescent world drops dedicated sources. Wildcard reward is T.K's Wave. Plus measured rolls across a Lv31-47 spread.
Kairos Weekly #2 (July 19-25, 2026): Dead ECHOs launches, Bounty Pack 4 detailed, Story Pack 2 dated
Borderlands 4 week in review, July 19-25, 2026. Gearbox's first scripted podcast Dead ECHOs premiered, the July 23 DevCast detailed Bounty Pack 4, and Story Pack 2: FL4K and the Last Resort was dated for September 10. Wildcard reward is Vamoose. Plus two low-level measured rolls from 128 pieces logged.
Kairos Weekly #1 (July 12-18, 2026): Wildcard 'Old Lads', and Bounty Pack 4 dated for July 30
Borderlands 4 week in review, July 12-18, 2026. Big Encore Boss is Vile Ted & The Experiments, the Wildcard reward is the Ohm I Got Maliwan SMG, and Bounty Pack 4 got its July 30 date. Plus measured roll variance from 147 pieces of gear logged in-game this week.