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Vexcalation Skill Tree Guide
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Vexcalation is one of Vex's skill trees that boosts her combat capabilities with Eldritch abilities in Borderlands 4. See a list of all Vexcalation skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.
List of Contents
List of Vexcalation Skills
| Skills by Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capstones | Passives | Augments |
Vexcalation Capstones
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Desecration
(Branch 1) |
Phase Explosion and Eldritch Blast create Hazards, dealing Damage over time for a Duration. Eldritch Blast is now Homing. If it hits an airborne enemy, it bursts after a delay, dealing Damage to other nearby enemies. |
 Vibe Check
(Branch 2) |
Eldritch Blast is now a Charge Skill (3). Activating Eldritch Blast consumes all Charges to Ricochet on hitting an enemy. Will Ricochet once for each Charge consumed. Eldritch Blast's Cooldown reduction from Gun Damage is doubled. |
 Heartpiercer
(Branch 3) |
Eldritch Blast now Sacrifices Health on use, but becomes a Piercing wave. Enemies hit take Damage, and Allies hit restore Health. Gain Bonus Damage and Healing based on Sacrificed Health. Eldritch Blast no longer has a Cooldown. |
Vexcalation Passives
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Bloodletter
|
Gun and Skill Critical Hits have a chance to apply Bleed, causing Kinetic Status Effect Damage over time for a Duration. Bleed is affected by Status Effect Application Chance, and is itself considered a Status Effect. This effect can stack. |
 Channeling
|
Vex gains increased Action Skill Duration and Attunement Duration. |
 Fiendish Invigoration
|
When Vex uses a Repkit, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Fire Rate for a Duration. |
 Grave Implements
|
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Gun Damage for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Power
|
Vex's Kill Skills gain increased Max Stacks. |
 Grave Sights
|
Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. This effect can stack. |
 Guns and Needles
|
Kill Skill. Restores Repkit Cooldown. |
 Leeching Attunement
|
Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Kinetic, she gains Lifesteal and increased Reload Speed. These effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched. |
 Material Components
|
Vex gains increased Kinetic Damage and Kinetic Status Effect Damage. |
 Target Prescience
|
Vex's Gun Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies. |
 Volatile Essence
|
Vex gains increased Splash Damage. Double this effect when an Action Skill is active. |
 Conjunction
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Gun Damage the more full her Shield and gains Damage Reduction the less full her Health. |
 Dreadlight
(Branch 1) |
When Vex deals Gun Damage, there is a chance to spawn a Radioactive Hazard, dealing Radiation Damage over time. |
 Full Moon
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate and Ordnance Cooldown Rate based on the fullness of her Shield. |
 Havoc
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Radiation Damage and Radiation Status Effect Damage. |
 Radiant Attunement
(Branch 1) |
Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Radiation, she gains increased Splash Damage and Maximum Shield Capacity. These effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched. |
 Restorative Tonic
(Branch 1) |
When Vex uses a Repkit, she gains increased Shield Regeneration for a Duration. |
 Drink Full
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Vex deals Gun Damage, she gains a Stack of Drink Full, increasing her Fire Rate. Stacks of Drink Full are lost if a new Stack has not been gained for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Elements
(Branch 2) |
Kill Skill. Vex and Minion(s) gain Elemental Damage for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Keen Mind
(Branch 2) |
Vex's Skill Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies. |
 Mortal Terror
(Branch 2) |
Chance to Activate Kill Skills when Critically Hitting enemies. |
 Phase Pocket
(Branch 2) |
Vex gains increased Magazine Size and Gun Switch Speed. Double this effect when an Action Skill is active. |
 Strike Me Down
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Vex would enter Fight For Your Life, she immediately gets a Second Wind, becomes Invisible for a Duration, and causes a Phase Explosion. |
 A Deeper Grave
(Branch 3) |
Vex's Kill Skills gain increased Duration. |
 Ars Arcana
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains increased Skill Damage. |
 Blood Is Power
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains Bonus Kinetic Damage with Guns based on her current Lifesteal when her Health is full. |
 Blood Shot
(Branch 3) |
When Vex uses a Repkit, her next Gun Shot will become a Blood Shot, converting Damage Dealt into Kinetic Damage and dealing Bonus Damage based on her current Health. |
 Essence Leech
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains Lifesteal. Double this effect when an Action Skill is active. |
 Grave Vitality
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Vex gains increased Maximum Health Capacity and Health Regeneration. This effect can stack. |
Vexcalation Augments
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Energy Vampire
|
Vex deals Status Effect Damage to nearby enemies over time and gains Overshield for each enemy affected. Kill Skill. Killing an enemy while Incarnate is active will grant a Stack of Energy Vampire, increasing Status Effect Damage. Stacks are lost when Incarnate ends. This effect can stack |
 Geistwave
|
Instead of causing a Phase Explosion, Vex launches a Geistwave, dealing Ordnance Damage to enemies it passes through. Each affected enemy takes increased Damage for a Duration. |
 Iron Maiden
(Branch 1) |
Phase Explosion and Eldritch Blast restore Shield for each enemy hit and deal increased Damage based on Vex's current Shield. |
 Witchy Trigger Finger
(Branch 2) |
Dealing Damage with Eldritch Blast or Phase Explosion will fully Refill Ammo of Vex's current Gun, and grants a stack of Witchy Trigger Finger, increasing Gun Damage for a Duration. Stacks of Witchy Trigger Finger persist even after Incarnate ends. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Harvest
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy while Incarnate is active will spawn a Soul Orb that deals Status Effect Damage over time to nearby enemies for a Duration. Use at range to detonate a Soul Orb, dealing Ordnance Damage to nearby enemies. Picking up a Soul Orb will restore Health and Action Skill Duration. |
Vexcalation Action Skill and Playstyle
Incarnate
Vex creates a Phase Explosion that heals herself to full, increases her movement speed, and deals damage to surrounding enemies.
While Incarnate is active, she can use Eldritch Blast from her offhand. Eldritch Blast's cooldown is reduced when Vex deals gun damage.
High Damage and Mobility
This skill tree is recommended for players who prefer an aggressive playstyle, weaving high-damage AoE attacks into their gunplay. Incarnate incentivizes aggression as the Phase Explosion fully heals Vex while also granting a movement speed boost.
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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