It’s Thursday, October 9, and with that, we have yet another patch for Borderlands 4, this time around, focused on buffing the Pistol category weapons, the Hellwalker, which was changed from Kinetic to Fire element with the first major update released on September 25 and much more.
So without any further ado, let us check out the official patch notes for Borderlands 4’s October 9th update:
Patch Details
- Release date: Oct 9, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X | S
- Patch size: TBA
Borderlands 4 October 9 update official patch notes
Here’s a look at the latest changes:
Weekly Activities:
- Weekly Big Encore Boss switched to a tougher variant of a different existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool for those who take it on.
- The Weekly Wildcard Mission changed. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop you can earn repeatedly to get your ideal roll.
- Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine moved to another location and changed its offerings.
Gear Balance Adjustments:
- Ruby’s Grasp damage increased by 50%
- Ruby’s Grasp fire rate increased by 25%
- Bully drone damage increased by 50%
- Bully base damage increased by 50%
- Rangefinder base damage increase by 30%
- Queen’s Rest spawn chance increased from 30% to 50%
- Queen’s Rest fire rate increased by 50%
- Seventh Sense orb damage increased by 250%
- Hellwalker base damage increase 30%
- Convergence base damage increase by 25%
Additional Changes:
- Legendary Tediore Shotgun Anarchy was adjusted to properly award Stacks of Mutualism when auto-reloading or killing enemies
- All Pets from all classes (such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons) now properly gain Critical Hit Chance from Passives and Gear
- Adjustment made to Vex the Siren’s Bleed to count as Status Effect Damage
What’s Coming Next Week?
Next week, we are planning another round of adjustments that will focus on Class Mods, Repkits, Shields, and Firmware being tuned to provide greater viability for melee builds, and account for deficiencies in other specific Vault Hunter builds. We will also address unintended interactions in certain Vault Hunter skills, and make adjustments to overperforming gear. Importantly, next week’s update will include a host of improvements to stability, performance, and some highly requested quality-of-life changes!
