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Borderlands 4
The Fourth Seal Skill Tree Guide
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The Fourth Seal is one of Vex's skill trees that focuses on summoning Phase Clones during combat in Borderlands 4. See a list of all The Fourth Seal skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.
List of Contents
List of The Fourth Seal Skills
| Skills by Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capstones | Passives | Augments |
The Fourth Seal Capstones
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Heirloom
(Branch 1) |
Specters gain a copy of Vex's currently-equipped Gun for a Duration. Only one Specter can have a copied Gun at a time, and spawning a new Specter will remove the copied Gun from the previous Specter. |
 Grim Reaper
(Branch 2) |
Press and hold ability to spawn a Grim Reader that drains nearby enemies, dealing Status Effect Damage over time, and regenerating Health for each drained enemy. When an enemy dies while being drained, there is a chance a new Reaper will be spawned. |
 Dark Pact
(Branch 3) |
Vex can now equip two Augments, and gains the ability to use Dark Pact. Dark Pact: Press and hold ability while a Minion is active to fully restore Health of all Phase Clones, as well as granting increased Movement Speed and Minion Attack Speed for a Duration. Phase Clones do not lose Health over time while Dark Pact is active, and Health loss is reset when Dark Pack ends. |
The Fourth Seal Passives
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Blood Sacrifice
|
Activate Kill Skills whenever Vex's Minion(s) die. |
 Cold Iron
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Gun Damage. |
 Cursed Blade
|
Vex's Melee Attacks apply Curse to hit enemies, making them take Kinetic Status Effect Damage any time they take Gun Damage. |
 Extra Cursed
|
Curse Damage now triggers on Minion Melee Damage, and deals increased Damage when it's triggered by a Critical Hit. |
 Fell Inscriptions
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Melee Damage and Maximum Health Capacity. |
 Ghast Blaster
|
Minion Skill. Specters gain the ability to use Ghast Blast, dealing Gun Damage to all nearby enemies on impact. Specters will use Ghast Blast on spawn, and after they Reload. |
 Grave Assault
|
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Fire Rate for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Fiends
|
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) deal increased Damage. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Quickening
|
Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. This effect can stack. |
 Idle Hands
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain Reload Speed based on the fullness of her Health. |
 Portents of Suffering
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Status Effect Damage. |
 Sanguine Fiends
|
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) restore Health. |
 Blight Attunement
(Branch 1) |
Attunement Kill Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Corrosive, killing an enemy creates a Haunting Remnant Minion for a Duration that seeks our nearby enemies, dealing Corrosive Status Effect Damage over time. Kill Skill. Restore Haunting Remnant's Duration, if active. |
 Ghasterbait
(Branch 1) |
Whenever Vex Dodges, she creates a Specter nearby and becomes Invisible for a Duration, or until her next Gun Shot. |
 Keen Suffering
(Branch 1) |
Status Effect Damage gains a chance to Critically Hit. |
 Necrosis
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Corrosive Damage and Corrosive Status Effect Damage. |
 Prismatic Ichor
(Branch 1) |
When Vex or her Minion(s) apply a Status Effect, apply another random Elemental Status Effect. |
 Shot to Go!
(Branch 1) |
When Vex swaps her current Gun, her new Gun has its Ammo partially Refilled. |
 Burning Attunement
(Branch 2) |
Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Incendiary, Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Critical Hit Damage and Status Effect Application Chance. These effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched. |
 Burnt Offering
(Branch 2) |
Vex gains increased Incendiary Damage and Incendiary Status Effect Damage. |
 Haruspex
(Branch 2) |
Melee Override. Vex now throws a Phase Dagger from her offhand that deals Melee Damage to enemies hit. Phase Daggers can Critically Hit. Kill Skill. Haruspex's Cooldown is reset. |
 Pincushion
(Branch 2) |
Haruspex now throws multiple Phase Daggers from both hands in a fan pattern. Killing an enemy now only refunds a portion of Haruspex's Cooldown. |
 Recurrence
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Vex deals Gun Damage or Melee Damage, gain a Stack of Recurrence, which increases her and her Minions' Gun Damage and Melee Damage. Stacks of Recurrence are lost if a new Stack has not been gained for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Reverburnations
(Branch 2) |
Melee Damage dealt by Vex or her Minion(s) has a chance to deal Incendiary Melee Damage. |
 Ancient Rites
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains a stack of Ancient Rites for each of her active Minion(s) every second, increasing Minion Damage. Stacks are lost after a Duration with no active Minion. |
 Death Follows Closer
(Branch 3) |
Whenever Vex takes Damage while at Low Health, Spawn a Reaper nearby. |
 Diener
(Branch 3) |
Dead Ringer gains an additional Charge. |
 Obedient Fiends
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains increased Minion Damage. Minion Skills and Command Skills gain further increased Damage. |
 Prismatic Weaponry
(Branch 3) |
Vex and her Specters deal Bonus Damage with Gun Critical Hits. The Bonus Damage will be a random Elemental Type that changes on Reload, and that is increased for each active Attunement. |
 Spirit Bomb
(Branch 3) |
Reapers gain Maximum Health Capacity and will release a Spirit Bomb Remnant when they die, dealing Damage of their Elemental Type to nearby enemies. |
The Fourth Seal Augments
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Coven
|
Spawning a Reaper grants Vex and her Minion(s) Health Regeneration for a Duration. Spawning a Specter grants Vex and her Minion(s) Critical Hit Chance for a Duration. Both effects can stack. |
 Wither
(Branch 1) |
Minion Skill. Specters cast Wither on an enemy when they Spawn, dealing Status Effect Damage over time, and increasing Damage Taken for a Duration. Can stack once per Elemental Type. Kill Skill. Killing a Withered enemy allows Specters to use Wither again. |
 Hellish Harvest
(Branch 2) |
Minion Skill. Reapers gain the ability to use Hellish Harvest, dealing Melee Damage 3 times in a large area around themselves and regenerate Health for each enemy hit. Reapers will use Hellish Harvest on spawn, and every third time they Melee Attack. |
 Banshee's Wail
(Branch 3) |
Minion Skill. Reapers can now use Banshee's Wail periodically, dealing Damage to nearby enemies and granting Overshield to nearby Allies. Damage increases apply to Overshield granted to Allies. Damaged enemies deal reduced Damage for a Duration |
The Fourth Seal Action Skill and Playstyle
Dead Ringer
Vex summons immobile Specters that deal gun damage that match Vex's elemental attunement, and Reapers that taunt enemies while dealing melee attack damage.
Phase Clones are minions that gradually lose health over time and need to be summoned regularly during combat.
Summoner Playstyle
This skill tree is ideal for players who favor the summoner archetype, enabling them to deploy Phase Clones that let them adapt to different combat situations.
Borderlands 4 Related Guides
All Skills by Tree
| Vex | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Fourth Seal | Vexcalation | Here Comes Trouble |
| Amon | ||
| Calamity | Vengeance | Cybernetics |
| Rafa | ||
| People Person | Remote Agent | This Year's Gimmick |
| Harlowe | ||
| Creative Bursts | Seize the Day | Cosmic Brilliance |
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