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Vex Leveling Build
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This is the best Vex build utilizing the Phase Phamiliar summon in Borderlands 4. See the Siren best build, skills, guns, and gear to use for Vex, along with a leveling guide and character playstyle here!
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List of Contents
Vex Leveling Build Updates
October 9 Patch
| ・All Pets from all classes (such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons) now properly gain Critical Hit Chance from Passives and Gear |
Note: Only Changes that affect this build are listed above
The October 9 update gives another slight buff to the Vex Leveling build, allowing Trouble to gain more Critical Hit Chance from skills and gear.
The changes here impact the Leveling Build only slightly, since Trouble's main role in this build is as a Tank.
October 9 Update and Patch Notes
October 2 Patch
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・Action Skills – Phase Phamiliar Trouble Health increased by 10% Trouble Damage increased by 21.9% |
Note: Only Changes that affect this build are listed above
With the October 2 update, additional buffs were given to Vex, which mainly target some of her weaker skills.
For the Leveling Build, Trouble now has increased Health and Damage, giving a slight bump to your overall DPS, making this build now stronger than before!
October 2 Update and Patch Notes
Vex Leveling Build Strengths and Weaknesses
| Strengths | Weaknesses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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✔︎Easy-to-use build ✔︎Trouble reliably draws enemy aggro ✔︎Trouble can solo clear mobs in lower difficulties |
✖︎Requires constant Trouble management ✖︎Relies on Repkit to boost damage ✖︎Long command skill cooldowns |
Vex' Leveling build shines in its ability to use Trouble to draw enemy aggro away from Vex. This allows you to freely cause chaos against enemies, without having to worry much about being swarmed by mobs.
With your Augment and Capstone setup focusing on Trouble drawing aggro, you need to command Trouble to attack priority targets such as Badasses and Bosses to improve Vex' gun damage, which can prove to be tricky, especially when facing multiple enemies at a time.
Vex Leveling Build Best Skills
Best Action Skill
| Skill Tree |  Here Comes Trouble |
|---|---|
| Action Skill: Phase Phamiliar | |
The Here Comes Trouble tree with the Phase Phamiliar action skill is our pick for the Leveling build. This skill tree focuses on survivability through healing and overshields with Kill Skills while steadily ramping up your damage with guns, ordnances, and your loyal summon, Trouble.
With your Minion, you can tear through enemy hordes using Trouble alongside your guns and ordnance. Trouble also draws plenty of enemy aggro, giving you more room to survive and control the battlefield.
Best Passive Skills
Here Comes Trouble
Vexcalation
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| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Here Comes Trouble |  Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.  Grave Command Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Trouble's Command Skill Cooldown and Respawn Cooldown.  Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.  Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.  Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.  Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement. | ||
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| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vexcalation |  Guns and Needles Kill Skill. Restores Repkit Cooldown.  Grave Sights Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. This effect can stack.  Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.  Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.  Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies. | ||
Recommended Skill Progression
| Recommended Skill Progression | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.
Lvl 2 |
Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.
Lvl 3 |
Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.
Lvl 4 |
Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.
Lvl 5 |
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Grave Sustenance Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration.
Lvl 6 |
Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Lvl 7 |
Grave Command Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Trouble's Command Skill Cooldown and Respawn Cooldown.
Lvl 8 |
Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Lvl 9 |
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Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Lvl 10 |
Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Lvl 11 |
Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Lvl 12 |
Grave Command Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Trouble's Command Skill Cooldown and Respawn Cooldown.
Lvl 13 |
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Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Lvl 14 |
Grave Command Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Trouble's Command Skill Cooldown and Respawn Cooldown.
Lvl 15 |
Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Lvl 16 |
Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.
Lvl 17 |
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Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.
Lvl 18 |
Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.
Lvl 19 |
Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.
Lvl 20 |
Shocking Attunement Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Shock, she gains increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage while moving. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched.
Lvl 21 |
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Guns and Needles Kill Skill. Restores Repkit Cooldown.
Lvl 22 |
Guns and Needles Kill Skill. Restores Repkit Cooldown.
Lvl 23 |
Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
Lvl 24 |
Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
Lvl 25 |
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Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
Lvl 26 |
Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
Lvl 27 |
Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
Lvl 28 |
Guns and Needles Kill Skill. Restores Repkit Cooldown.
Lvl 29 |
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Grave Sights Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. This effect can stack.
Lvl 30 |
Grave Sights Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. This effect can stack.
Lvl 31 |
Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.
Lvl 32 |
Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.
Lvl 33 |
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Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.
Lvl 34 |
Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.
Lvl 35 |
Fiendish Invigoration When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration.
Lvl 36 |
Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies.
Lvl 37 |
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Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies.
Lvl 38 |
Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies.
Lvl 39 |
Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies.
Lvl 40 |
Target Prescience Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies.
Lvl 41 |
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Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Lvl 42 |
Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Lvl 43 |
Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Lvl 44 |
Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.
Lvl 45 |
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Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.
Lvl 46 |
Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.
Lvl 47 |
Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.
Lvl 48 |
Channeling Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration.
Lvl 49 |
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Grave Sights Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. This effect can stack.
Lvl 50 |
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From levels 2–16, focus on the passives in the Here Comes Trouble tree that buff your Summon, survivability, Kill Skill bonuses, and raw damage. These make Trouble incredibly powerful, especially during its Badass form.
At level 17, take the Hexus Nexus Augment, then start investing in Shocking Attunement, to rush unlocking your Unsealed Capstone.
As you approach the level cap, continue leveling passives and Kill Skills that enhance Repkits. Pick up Guns and Needles, and Fiendish Invigoration in the Vexcalation tree for more Repkit skills that synergize extremely well with Infusion.
Best Augment
| Lvl 6 | Lvl 16 |
|---|---|
 Blink Strike
|
 Hexus Nexus
|
In the early game, use Blink Strike to finish off enemies below 50% HP. Later, swap it for Hexus Nexus, to draw aggro, allowing you to shoot at enemies freely.
Hexus Nexus effectively turns Trouble into a much stronger tank and crowd-control tool. Thanks to the max health, healing, and overshield passive skills invested, Trouble will stay healthy through most fights despite taking much of the aggro.
Best Capstone
 Unsealed
|
||
| Tree |
Here Comes Trouble
(Branch 3) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Effect | ||
| Trouble will now Mark his current target, causing them to take increased Gun Damage from Vex. Kill Skill. When a Marked enemy is killed, Trouble gains a Stack of Unsealed for a Duration, granting Health Regeneration and increased Damage. While Phase Phamiliar is active, Unsealed effects are doubled. This effect can stack. | ||
Unsealed allows Trouble to mark enemies and receive +50% Gun Damage from Vex, making it an exceptional skill especially against Bosses and Badasses.
Command Trouble to attack enemies, then use a Repkit to stack multiple buffs, allowing you to blitz through even the tankiest enemies!
Vex Leveling Build Best Equipment
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Repkit | Ordnance | |||
| Class Mod | Shield | Enhancement | |||
| Firmware | |||||
Best Weapons
Best Weapon Type for Vex: SMGs
SMGs are Vex’s best weapon choice. They complement her fast-paced playstyle as well, sticking close to Trouble and wreaking havoc up close.
Best Manufacturer for Vex: Maliwan
Maliwan weapons and licensed parts pair great with Vex, allowing Vex to make full use of Infusion, and receiving additional stats when using Shock Weapons from your Skills.
Best Repkit
Order Repkits
Repkits with an Order manufacturer will typically provide you with multiple charges of Repkit Use. This compliments the leveling build playstyle, allowing you to use one charge at any time to boost your damage from your skills, and still have remaining charges that you can use once you are low on health.
Best Ordnance
| Grenade | Unique Trait |
|---|---|
 Slippy |
Swordfish: Deals Melee Damage on detonation. |
Slippy is one of the best Ordnances you can use with this build, to capitalize on the aggro being drawn by Trouble.
Slippy can also be obtained early on, simply by fishing.
Best Class Mod
Teen Witch
| Class Mod | Effects |
|---|---|
| Teen Witch |
Recommended Skills:
Yowl and Bay Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble.
Vorpal Fiends Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage.
Infusion When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain Bonus Damage with Guns and Melee Damage for a Duration. The Bonus Damage's Elemental Type is based on Vex's currently-equipped Attunement.
|
| Legendary Bonus | When Vex has Maximum Health, her Lifesteal partially applies to Shields. When Vex has Maximum Shield, her Lifesteal partially grants Overshield. |
Best Shield
| Shield | Unique Trait |
|---|---|
 Onion |
Shallot Shell: On Armor Segment break, grants Immunity to Damage for 2s. |
Onion provides Vex with additional defense, which you will eventually need especially if Trouble gets overwhelmed and goes on cooldown.
The damage immunity for 2 seconds should give you enough time to reposition, and wait for your Summon's cooldown, instead of being immediately put into Fight for Your Life mode.
Best Enhancements
Maliwan Enhancements
| Enhancement | Effects |
|---|---|
| Maliwan Enhancement |
・Synthesizer - Guns with Maliwan-licensed parts have +25% Status Effect Damage ・Transfuser - On kill, Guns with Maliwan-licensed parts spread their active Status Effect to up to 3 nearby targets. |
Equipping a Maliwan Enhancement with either Synthesizer or Transfuser synergize well with this build since it gives Vex and Trouble additional Status Effect Damage.
Transfuser is great for Mob Clearing, while Synthesizer provides higher dps in general.
Best Firmware
| Firmware | Set Bonuses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOJFC | Action Skill Cooldown Rate is increased by 10% | Action Skill Damage is increased by 15% | Action Skill Cooldown Rate is increased by an additional 20% | ||||||||
| Risky Boots | When Health is less than 35%, Damage Taken is reduced by 30% | When Health is less than 35%, Movement Speed is increased by 35% | |||||||||
We recommend taking 3 pieces of GOOJFC to improve your Action Skill cooldown and damage, making it easier to command Trouble as needed.
Risky Boots are a great 2 piece set you can take for your other equipment, which should aid in your survivability, especially against strong bosses in higher difficulties.
Vex Leveling Build Best Specializations
| Specialization | Tree and Effect |
|---|---|
 Riddle You This
|
Brute TreeWhenever the Vault Hunter deals Gun Damage, gain a Stack of Riddle You This, increasing Gun Damage. Stacks are lost if a new Stack has not been gained for a Duration. Gun Damage: +1% per Stack Maximum Stacks: 50 Duration: 6 seconds |
 In The Zone
|
Sharpshooter TreeWhile Aiming, the Vault Hunter gains increased Gun Damage and Critical Hit Damage per second. Bonuses are lost after 2 seconds of not Aiming. Gun Damage: +5% per Stack Critical Hit Damage: +5% per Stack Maximum Stacks: 5 |
 Now With Caffeine
|
Daredevil TreeReduce Action Skill Cooldown whenever a Repkit is activated. Action Skill Cooldown Reduction: 25% |
 I Am A Gun
|
Daredevil Tree Action Skill Damage now benefits from increases to Gun Damage. Action Skill Damage: 50% of increases to Gun Damage. |
We recommend taking the following Specializations, with priority on unlocking Now With Caffeine, and I Am A Gun to further amplify the usage of Trouble.
Both In The Zone and Riddle You This provide Vex with additional Gun damage, allowing her to deal more damage once Trouble Taunts the enemies, and amplify Trouble Further once I Am A Gun is unlocked.
Vex Leveling Guide
Use Action Skill as Often as Possible
Using Here Comes Trouble as often as possible allows you to capitalize on Trouble's Badass Form, which should be enough to take on most normal enemies.
This allows you to run around the battlefield and use your guns to focus on other enemies, making clearing areas faster and more efficient.
Look For Order Repkits
As you approach the later stages of the build, start looking for Repkits with Order Licensed Parts, since these give you 2 Charges of your Repkit.
This improves Vex' survivability, while also giving you two charges to proc your buffs from Infusion.
Complete Side Missions and Bounties
To farm EXP efficiently, accept Side Missions and Bounties whenever possible, instead of just aimlessly wandering the map.
Side Missions and Bounties reward you with EXP upon completion, and most of these require you to fight various enemies, allowing you to gain EXP from multiple sources per mission.
Vex Leveling Build Playstyle
Summon-Focused Damage Playstyle
With the Here Comes Trouble skill tree, your Phase Phamiliar summon Trouble serves as a key source of both damage and utility. Throughout the story, Trouble remains a dependable ally, helping you level quickly and cut down enemies regardless of your loot quality.
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SkullReaper329 3 months
SkullReaper329 3 monthsHow come this build uses only SMG's and not AR's (Assault Rifles), or a mixture of the 2?? I love using a mixture of all the guns except the shotguns. I know shotguns are for up close
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