If you are looking for the character kit for all the playable vault hunters in Borderlands 4, I’ve got you covered with this hub page where I list Borderlands 4 Vault Hunters, their action skills, skill trees, traits, and other details.
Borderlands 4 offers four new playable Vault Hunters available at launch with two more, who will get added to the game via DLCs.
The Vault Hunters are one of the core elements of the game and their unique character kit and character design sets them apart from one another.
Each Borderlands game iterates the Vault Hunter’s active and passive skill system and the way you use them.
In Borderlands 4, the Skill Tree of each Vault Hunter is filled with Passive Skills, Augments, Capstones, and such things, that highly affect the play style.
Moreover, the unique Trait of each Vault Hunter further sets them apart, making it necessary for players to learn about them and everything their kit has to offer.
All Vault Hunters in Borderlands 4
Here are the four playable Vault Hunters in Borderlands 4 who will be available to play when the game launches on September 12, 2025:
- Vex, the Siren
- Rafa, the Exo-Soldier
- Amon, the Forgeknight
- Harlowe, the Gravitar
As I mentioned earlier, Gearbox has confirmed two more Vault Hunters who will get added to the game post-release along with other content.
You can find their place-holders below:
- DLC Vault Hunter #1
- DLC Vault Hunter #2
Vex, the Siren
Here is everything you need to know about Vex in Borderlands 4:
Vex’s backstory
Vex had a rough upbringing that was made more complicated by receiving her Siren powers.
Her cynical and sarcastic demeanor comes from having to fend for herself and scrape for everything she’s got.
But underneath her salty exterior, Vex is an empath who knows better than anyone how much life can suck.
Ever the pessimist, Vex still believes in helping others.
And if helping others means dealing damage to oppressive jerks, Vex will always be first in line.
Vex’s Action Skills
In Borderlands 4, Vex has three Action Skills. These are:
- Incarnate
- Phase Phamiliar
- TBA
Incarnate
Vex creates a Phase Explosion, dealing Damage to nearby enemies and fully restoring her Health.
While active, Vex can use Eldritch Blast and gains increased Movement Speed.
Eldritch Blast: Press L1 to fire an Eldritch Blast from her offhand, dealing Damage to nearby enemies on impact. Dealing Gun Damage reduces Eldritch Blast’s Cooldown.
Press and hold L1 to end Incarnate early, partially refunding Cooldown.
- Phase Explosion Damage: 849
- Eldritch Blast Damage: 562
- Eldritch Blast Cooldown Reduction: 2.5%
- Movement Speed: +25%
- Cooldown: 55 seconds
- Duration: 25 seconds
Phase Phamiliar
Vex is joined by her Minion, Trouble. When killed, Trouble will Respawn after a Cooldown.
Press L1 to teleport Trouble, dealing Damage in an area. Trouble then transforms into a Badass, fully restoring Health and gaining increased Damage for a Duration.
Activating Phase Phamiliar will Respawn Trouble is currently dead.
- Trouble Respawn Cooldown: 20 seconds
- Trouble Damage: 98
- Teleport Damage: 459
- Badass Damage Multiplier: +50%
- Cooldown: 45 seconds
- Duration: 20 seconds
Vex’s Augments and Capstones
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Vex’s Skill Tree
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Vex’s Traits
Vex is Attuned to the Elemental Type of her current Gun, converting all Action Skill and Melee Damage into that type.
Rafa, the Exo-Soldier
Here is everything you need to know about Rafa in Borderlands 4:
Rafa’s backstory
Rafa was born and raised in microgravity, which severely altered his bone density and musculature, making it impossible for him to survive elsewhere.
Desperate to explore, he signed up to Tediore’s military force.
In exchange for a tour of duty, his body was altered for a new kind of exo-suit.
But when it became clear Tediore never intended to end his service, Rafa went AWOL.
Now he’s on the run and plans to enjoy whatever time he has left before his Tediore Deadframe ends him for good.
Rafa’s Action Skills
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Rafa’s Augments and Capstones
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Rafa’s Skill Tree
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Rafa’s Traits
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Amon, the Forgeknight
Here is everything you need to know about Amon in Borderlands 4:
Amon’s backstory
Amon was raised in a Vault monster-worshipping cult—until the Vault was opened and the creature turned on everyone he loved.
As the only survivor, he dedicates his life to finding and killing as many of these beasts as he can.
Amon, a warrior-poet, is introspective and unflinching to his duty, but despite his hardened appearance, he has a warm attitude, often regaling comrades in arms with stories and advice earned throughout his travels.
Amon’s Action Skills
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Amon’s Augments and Capstones
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Amon’s Skill Tree
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Amon’s Traits
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Harlowe, the Gravitar
Here is everything you need to know about Harlowe in Borderlands 4:
Harlowe’s backstory
Harlowe is a former Maliwan combat scientist, driven by the need to understand how things work.
While this initially made her an outcast amongst her Traunt relatives, Harlowe has used her intellect to bring new tech and gadgetry to the battlefield as a Vault Hunter.
Harlowe’s brilliance is apparent in everything she does, but so is her enthusiasm and love for life.
Harlowe brings everything to the fight, including her sunny disposition.
Always ready to give a beat down, her spirit can’t be beat.
Harlowe’s Action Skills
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Harlowe’s Augments and Capstones
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Harlowe’s Skill Tree
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Harlowe’s Traits
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