Borderlands 4 May 7 patch notes

Borderlands 4’s May 7 update is a big one with many changes to the current gear, like the Hellwalker DMG increase and much more.

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Along with that, we also get the usual weekly resets to Maurice’s Vending Machine’s location, the Big Encore boss, and the weekly Wildcard Mission.

Patch Details

Release date: May 7, 2026
Platforms: PC, PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X | S
Patch size: Server Side

With that said, here’s a look at the official patch notes for today’s update.

Change Notes

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Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned

Torgue Shotgun Unstable Kor:
- Increased damage by ~45%
- Increased Fire Rate by 50%
Ripper SMG Falke: Increased damage by 12.5%
Maliwan Shotgun Reminisce: Increased damage by ~40%
Vladof Assault Rifle Laser Cutter: Increased damage by ~15%

Legend of the Stone Demon

Order Pistol Roulette:
- Reduced Damage by ~15% and Base Fire Rate by 37.5%
- Buffs for Fire Rate have had the bonus reduced by 75%
- Dev Note: The Roulette’s Lord Luck roll bonus was initially balanced to have different chances to acquire bonuses like Fire Rate. However, we removed the random probability and didn’t reduce the matching weighted stat bonus. We’re equalizing all the bonuses to make each reload of Roulette still feel impactful but without overpowering the character and gear build.
Daedalus Assault Rifle Mercredi:
- Increased damage by 50%
- Increased Fire Rate by 5%

Base Game Weapons

Jakobs Shotgun Hellwalker: Increased damage by ~22%
Ripper Shotgun Goremaster:
- Chief Executive Officer damage bonus has been increased to 66% for enemies below 40% Health
Jakobs Assault Rifle Bonnie and Clyde: Increased Damage of Shotgun underbarrel alt-fire by ~22%
Daedalus Assault Rifle Bloody Lumberjack: Increased damage by ~24%
Jakobs Pistol King’s Gambit:
- Increased base damage by ~14%
Order Pistol Bully:
- Defense Protocol drone cooldown has been reduced from 14 to 7 seconds. Drone damage as also increased ~66%
Ripper Sniper Vamoose: Increased damage 20%
Tediore Pistol Budget Deity:
- Increased Fire Rate ~66%
Order Weapons recharge at a faster rate, with a base charge times lowered by ~33%
Daedalus SMGs: Increased damage by 17%
Maliwan SMGs: Increased damage by 15%
Tediore Pistols: Increased damage by 20%

Shields:

Dev Note: Energy Shield Legendary Behaviors got a tuning pass to provide more options for players without sacrificing damage output. In addition, we felt some Legendary Energy Shields could use a capacity increase to match the damage reduction gained from Legendary Armor Shields.

Ripper Firebreak: Elemental Nova damage increased by 266% and shield capacity increased by 33%
Daedalus Angel: Shield capacity increased by ~86%
Ripper Sparky Shield: Shock damage increased by 400% and shield capacity increased by 20%
Maliwan Pandoran Memento: Elemental Resistance increased to +25% and shield capacity increased by 30%
Maliwan Extra Medium: Nova Elemental Splash Damage increased by 100% and shield capacity increased by 30%
Order Cindershelly: Increased the amount of damage per stack of Resolve by 25%
Ripper Watts 4 Dinner: Decreased the Overshield drop chance to 8% and increased the shield capacity by ~22%
Order Protean Cell: Shield capacity has increased by 33% and the regeneration scaling has increased by 33%