Borderlands 4 Vault Hunter changes and rebalancing patch notes

The French version of Borderlands 4’s website features an updated version of the September 25 patch notes, including Vault Hunter changes and rebalancing that were missing from the last update and the patch notes.

Here’s a look at it:

Borderlands 4 Vault Hunter changes and rebalancing

Harlowe the Gravitar

• Gravitar’s Apogee Fundamental State has been fixed to remove erroneous information around enemies taking reduced damage when it is not actually taking it.
• The Gravitar Flux Generator no longer heals enemies with Apogee Potential Transfer. 
• Updated the passive Gravitar Accumulation to permanently grant life drain to allies. 
• Fixed various reported issues with Gravitar ‘s unstable energy pocket from the CHROMA Accelerator action skill.
  •  This hotfix includes fixes for the following issues: the effect not disappearing properly, not transforming into ice damage as intended, or not distributing correctly with certain skill tree combinations. The skills affected by these updates are: Special Magnets Augment, Bright Light Apogee, QED passive, Icebreaker passive, Rift in Containment Augment, and Eureka! passive.

Gravitar Rebalances:

Action Skills – Zero Point

• Stasis pound damage increased by 30%.
• Stasis resistance damage increased by 14.7%.

Amon the Knight-Blacksmith

• The Knightsmith’s  Primal Surge passive skill now properly restores shield and ammo.
• The Knightsmith’s  Wall of Flame action skill has been changed so that Vengeance can no longer be activated by Wall of Flame before Scourge is activated, as intended.
• Blacksmith Knight‘s Massacre missile punch now more consistently hits enemies equipped with a shield.
• Fixed an issue where the Knightsmith’s Blacksmith’s Axe was not consistently detecting nearby enemies.

Knight-Blacksmith Rebalances:

Action Skills – Scourge

• Scourge has had its maximum Vengeance increased by 50%, allowing it to absorb more damage and deal more damage with the Blacksmith Whip when used.
• Blacksmith’s whip damage increased by 27%.

Passive Skills – Vengeance Skill Tree

• Scorched Kairos now increases explosive weapon damage by 6% per point, up from 5%.
• Innate Warrior now increases weapon damage by 4% per point, up from 3%.
• Scar Tissue now increases maximum health and repair kit health by 9% per point, up from 8%.
• Eternity now increases action skill duration by 5% per point, up from 4%.
• Worldbreaker damage increased by 50%.
• Winter’s Kiss now increases damage dealt by 10% per point, up from 8%.
• Anvil Strike now increases damage dealt by 15% per point, up from 12%.
• CHANGE: Syncope’s electrical damage is now correctly proportional to the number of points invested.

Augment’ – Vengeance skill tree

• Icy Breath damage increased by 45%.
• Burning Rebuke damage increased by 86%.
• The damage of the gigantic wave Eternal Winter increases by 100%.
• Storm Lance damage increased by 52%.
• Storm Lance explosion damage increases by 10%.

Apogee – Vengeance Skill Tree

• Glacial Rapture Apogee now has a 60 second cooldown, down from 70 seconds.
• Blacksmith’s whip damage from Glacial Ravishment is increased by 16%.
• Glacial Ravishment Fissure damage increased by 41%.
• Wrathful Fall damage increased by 46%.

Action Skills – Crucible

• Blacksmith’s Axe damage increases by 12%.
• The damage of the Double-Edged Blacksmith’s Twin Axe is increased by 10%.

Passive Skills – Cybernetic Skill Tree

• Boiling Storm now increases elemental damage by 3% per stack, up from 2% per point.
• Executioner now increases critical damage by 4% per point, up from 3%.
• Destructive Engine now increases Blacksmithing Talent damage by 6% per point, up from 5%.
• Destructive Engine now increases explosion damage by 8% per point, up from 6%.
• Tempered Pyre Blacksmith’s Axe damage increases by 19%.
• Tempered Ice Blacksmith Hammer damage increased by 18%.
• Goldsmithing now increases Blacksmith Drone damage by 10% per point, up from 7%.
• Goldsmithing now increases the duration of Blacksmith Drone by 8% per point, up from 5%.
• Blacksmith’s Sword Muzzled Lightning damage increases by 13%.
• The Lightning Rod elemental bolt now deals 40% of the damage dealt per point, up from 30%.
• Intensify now increases the Blacksmith Drone’s attack speed and movement speed by 5% per point, up from 3%.
• Sharp Point now increases the critical strike chance of the Blacksmith Drone by 5% per point, up from 4%.
• Heat Exchange now increases Ice and Fire damage by 8% per point, up from 7%.

Augment’ – Cybernetic Skill Tree

• The cooldown restoration of the Axe and Stone action skill has been increased by 40%, up from 33%.
• The Axe and Stone action skill’s explosive weapon restoration is increased by 40%, up from 33%.
• Infinite Warfare shot damage increases by 20% per bounty stack, up from 15%.
• Blacksmith Hammer Hour damage increases by 14%.
• Blacksmith’s Sword Storm of Swords damage increased by 13%.
• Blacksmith’s Sword Storm of Swords explosion damage increased by 4%.

Apogees – Cybernetic Skill Tree

• Mutilating Snow damage increased by 38%.
• Storm Surge impact damage increased by 10%.
• Blacksmith Storm damage increases by 60%.
• Firestarter Apogee’s fire trail damage increases by 100%.

Action Skills – Massacre

• Massacre shield regeneration increases by 15% per second, up from 10%.
• Massacre missile punch damage increased by 78%.
• Magma Hammer has a 60 second cooldown, down from 80.
• Magma Hammer damage increased by 50%.

Passive Skills – Calamity Skill Tree 

• Heavy Plate now increases maximum shield capacity by 7% per point, up from 6%.
• Storm Master now increases elemental effect chance and elemental effect duration by 7% per point, up from 6%.
• Tritanium Fists now increases melee damage by 9% per point, up from 7%.
• Tritanium Fists now increases Action Skill damage by 6% per point, up from 3%.
• Herald now increases melee damage by 2% per stack, up from 1% per point.
• Judgment now increases melee damage by 10% per point, up from 8%.

Augment’ – Calamity Skill Tree

• Glacial Fall damage increased by 71%.
• Thundering Fist damage increased by 69%.

Apogees – Calamity Skill Tree

• Coldslash has a 55 second cooldown, down from 65.
• Coldslash damage increases by 11%.
• Damage from Slash-Cold explosions is increased by 18%.
• Magma Whirl has a 70 second cooldown, down from 80.
• Stormslash now has a 65 second cooldown, down from 75.
• Storm Slash damage increased by 65%.

Vex the Mermaid

• Fixed an issue where the Siren ‘s Intense Harvest Augment would trigger while Incarnation was not active. 
• Fixed an issue where the Siren ‘s passive Degrading Affinity would sometimes not deal damage to the Time Keeper.
• Damage dealt by the Siren ‘s Spirit Bomb passive skill is now correctly counted as damage dealt by a follower and its color now matches the affinity element.

Mermaid Rebalances:

Action Skills – Embodiment

• Phase Blast damage increased by 16.6%.
• Ghostly Breath damage increased by 9.5%.

Passive Skills – Intense Vex Skill Tree

• Arcane Arts now increases action skill damage by 9% per point, up from 8%.

Augment’ – Intense Vex Skill Tree

• Energy Vampire damage increases by 25%.

Apogees – Intense Vex Skill Tree

• Heartpiercer damage increased by 22%.
• Desecration hazard damage increases by 50%.
• Desecration Flying Salvo damage increased by 48%.
• Spectral Wave damage increased by 41%.

Action Skills – Phasic Pharmacist

• Micmac’s health increases by 10%.
• Micmac’s damage is increased by 21.9%.

Passive Skills – Skill Tree It smells like trouble!

• Magic Blood now increases action skill damage by 8% per point, up from 7%.
• Claw and Smash now increases melee damage by 8% per point, up from 6%.

Augment’ – Skill Tree It smells like trouble! 

• Violent Exultation damage increases by 12.5%.
• Vorpal Fang damage increased by 34%.

Apogees – Skill Tree It smells like trouble!

• Micmac Bubble damage increased by 33%.

Passive Skills – Fourth Seal Skill Tree

• Cruel Inscriptions melee damage increases by 7% per point, up from 6%.
• Recurrence now increases melee damage by 0.2% per stack, up from 0.16% per point.
• Haruspex Phase Dagger damage increases by 11.7%.

Rafa the Exosoldat

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Exo-Soldier ‘s passive skill Liquidation from stacking correctly when repeating action skills. 

Exosoldat Rebalances:

Action Skills – Electric Blades

• Melee attack damage increased by 12%.
• Sprint damage increased by 5%.

Passive Skills – Extraversion Skill Tree

• Elegance
  • Critical damage increases by 8% per point, up from 7%.
  • Bonus electric damage increases by 8% per point, up from 7%.
• Little reminder
  • Double damage chance increased by 6% per point, up from 5%.

Passive Skills – Skill Tree Temporary Mode

• Hand games
  • Melee damage increases by 9% per point, up from 7%.
• Until the last
  • Action skill damage increases by 8% per point, up from 6%.
• Umbrella
  • Area damage increases by 9% per point, up from 7%.
• Execution
  • Damage increases by 50%.
• Explosive collaboration
  • Bonus damage increases by 8% per point, up from 6%.
• Synergy
  • The duration increases by 14 seconds, compared to 12 previously.
  • Melee damage increases by 4% per point, up from 3%.
• Push
  • Action skill duration increases by 7% per point, up from 6% previously.

Source: Borderlands France

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