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Borderlands 4 Darkbeast Review — Legendary SMG

Published: 8/15/2026 · Updated: 11/15/2026 · As of 2026-07

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This review was machine-translated from the Japanese original. Numbers are checked against the original; if the wording reads oddly, the Japanese version is authoritative.

2 piercing Corrosive bullets + 20% explosion melt enemy health bars, Daedalus-made “Firepower Ghost” SMG. Piercing bullets that travel in a straight line skewer lined‑up enemies, granting an explosion chance on each hit. Being Corrosive, it is especially strong against armored and plated foes.

🧩 Source of the red text “K, awesome!” is a light‑hearted phrase. Primary information confirming it as a quote from a specific work or character is unverified, and the direct match with the name “Darkbeast” (Darkbeast) is weak. It appears to be flavor wordplay. External source is (unverified) (to be added when identified).

What kind of SMG? (Beginner’s perspective)

• Daedalus-made Legendary SMG. When you fire one shot, 2 piercing bullets travel in a straight line
• The bullets pierce enemies, allowing you to shoot through lined‑up grunts
• On each hit, there is a 20% chance to explode (Corrosive Splash) — the more shots, the more explosions chain
• The element is Corrosive (corrosion) focused, effective against armor‑bearing and plated enemies. Can become a main weapon against tough foes.

Unique Effect (Mechanics)

Parley (Parley): 2 piercing Corrosive bullets fire in a straight line. On each hit, 20% chance to explode, dealing Corrosive Splash damage (about 5× card damage).

• In‑game: Parley — Bullets pierce enemies, 20% Chance to cause an explosion.
• **Web (Lootlemon) **: The Darkbeast fires 2 piercing Corrosive bullets in a linear trajectory. On enemy impact, each shot has a 20% Chance to explode, dealing 400% Corrosive Splash Gun Damage.
• Increasing additional projectiles (Daedalus under‑barrel / Multi‑loader shotgun mode, etc.) increases explosion triggers (Mobalytics Gearology)
• Buff history: on 2025-11-20 explosion multiplier 4x→5x, explosion chance 5%→20%, damage +15%; on 2026-05-07 Daedalus SMG +17% (Lootlemon Changelog)

Drop Farming

• Since it originates from the base game, it can also be obtained from the corresponding source/world drops.

Build Compatibility

Summary

• Piercing Corrosive bullets + 20% explosion makes a Daedalus-made SMG strong against tough enemies
• The more shots and additional projectiles, the more explosions chain, melting health bars
• Obtainable from Voraxis (Coastal Bonescape) 9%. Base game origin

Measured Stats (Aggregated from owned units)

This is an aggregation of measured values read from screenshots of owned units. The range is the observed minimum to maximum, with no conversion, rounding, or interpolation.

• The highest observed DPS is 3,161 (Lv44 / captured).
• Observed prefixes (most common): Captured×1

Related

• Same manufacturer (Daedalus): Frangible
• Reference: Lootlemon - Darkbeast / MentalMars - Darkbeast