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Borderlands 4
Here Comes Trouble Skill Tree Guide
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Here Comes Trouble is Vex's pet-focused skill tree in Borderlands 4. See a list of all Here Comes Trouble skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.
List of Contents
List of Here Comes Trouble Skills
| Skills by Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capstones | Passives | Augments |
Here Comes Trouble Capstones
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Trouble Bubble
(Branch 1) |
While Phase Phamiliar is active, Trouble gains an Elemental Aura, dealing Ordnance Damage over time to nearby enemies. |
 Double Trouble
(Branch 2) |
Trouble now gains a Chance to create an Illusion near the enemy when dealing Damage. Critical Hits have double that chance. Illusions become Badasses while Phase Phamiliar is active. |
 Unsealed
(Branch 3) |
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. |
Here Comes Trouble Passives
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Blood is Magic
|
Vex deals increased Action Skill Damage the higher her Health. |
 Claw and Bang
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage. |
 Enchantment
|
Vex gains Bonus Kinetic Damage with Guns while her Action Skill is active. |
 Grave Command
|
Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Trouble's Command Skill Cooldown and Respawn Cooldown. |
 Grave Sustenance
|
Kill Skill. Restore a percentage of Action Skill Duration. |
 Hasty Fiends
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Movement Speed and Damage Reduction. |
 Mourning
|
Vex's Kill Skills gain increased Effectiveness. |
 Overheal
|
While Vex has Overshield, she and her Minion(s) gain Health Regeneration. |
 Overprotective
|
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) gain Overshield. |
 Vorpal Fiends
|
Vex and her Minion(s) gain Critical Hit Damage. |
 Yowl and Bay
|
Vex's Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Health Capacity. Vex gains increased Gun Damage for a Duration after Commanding Trouble. |
 Blast Rites
(Branch 1) |
Whenever Vex uses an Ordnance, she gains Overshield, and also gains increased Fire Rate for a Duration. |
 Blasted Fiends
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Ordnance Damage. A perfect of Vex's Ordnance Damage increases Minion Damage. |
 Corporeal
(Branch 1) |
Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Maximum Overshield Capacity and Overshield Duration. While Vex has Overshield, she and her Minion(s) gain increased Damage Dealt. |
 Icy Attunement
(Branch 1) |
Attunement Kill Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Cryo, killing an enemy restore Ammo and Ordnance Cooldown. Effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched. |
 Overspirited
(Branch 1) |
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Ordnance Damage or an Action Skill will spawn an Explosive Remnant that deals Cryo Ordnance Damage to nearby enemies. Explosive Remnant gains increased Damage based on Overkill Damage. |
 Shiver
(Branch 1) |
Vex gains increased Cryo Damage and Cryo Status Effect Damage. |
 Elemental Essence
(Branch 2) |
Vex gains increased Elemental Damage. Double this effect when an Action Skill is active. |
 Infernal Sum
(Branch 2) |
Vex and her Minion(s) deal increased Critical Hit Damage to enemies who have less than a set percentage of their Health. |
 Keen Fiends
(Branch 2) |
Minion Damage gains Critical Hit Chance against any part of enemies. |
 Reawakening
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Vex or her Minion(s) Critically Hit, there is a chance to restore Action Skill Cooldown. |
 Sacrificial Essence
(Branch 2) |
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Damage Dealt, but Vex also gains increased Damage Taken for a Duration. Stacks are lost when Vex Dodges or enters Fight For Your Life. This effect can stack. |
 Tail Whip
(Branch 2) |
Trouble gains the ability to Tail Whip, dealing damage in an area over 2 hits. |
 Deadwire
(Branch 3) |
When Vex deals Gun Damage, there is a Chance to spawn a Spark Remnant that will seek out a nearby enemy and explode, dealing Shock Minion Damage to other nearby enemies. |
 Grave Current
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Vex's Minion(s) gain Bonus Shock Damage. This effect can stack. |
 Grave Thirst
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Vex and her Minion(s) gain Lifesteal for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Infusion
(Branch 3) |
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. |
 Shocking Attunement
(Branch 3) |
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. |
 Stormblessed
(Branch 3) |
Vex gains increased Shock Damage and Shock Status Effect Damage. |
Here Comes Trouble Augments
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Blink Strike
|
Command Skill. Press and hold Action Skill to Command Trouble to Blink Strike target enemy, dealing Damage. Blink Strike always Critically Strikes enemies who have less than 50% of their Health. |
 Violent Outburst
|
Command Skill. Press and hold Action Skill to Command Trouble to explode himself, dealing Ordnance Damage to all nearby enemies and restoring Health to Vex. While Phase Phamiliar is active, sacrifice a percentage of his Maximum Health Capacity instead. |
 Hexus Nexus
(Branch 1) |
Trouble now Taunts enemies, making them more likely to target him. Command Skill. Press and hold Action Skill to Command Trouble to charge target enemy, dealing Melee Damage in a radius on impact, and creating a Singularity for a Duration. |
 Vorpal Fang
(Branch 2) |
Trouble gains a chance to Critically Hit with all attacks. Command Skill. Press and hold Action Skill to Command Trouble to summon Phase Daggers overhead that fire at nearby enemies, dealing Melee Damage on impact. |
 Beast Mode
(Branch 3) |
Command Skill. Press and hold Action Skill to Command Trouble to enter Beast Mode, becoming Immune to Damage and gaining increased Minion Attack Speed and Movement Speed for a Duration. Kill Skill. Extends Beast Mode's Duration. |
Here Comes Trouble Action Skill and Playstyle
Phase Phamiliar
Phase Phamiliar teleports Trouble to an area dealing AoE damage. This also transforms Trouble into a Badass that fully restores health and gain increased damage.
When killed, Trouble can be summoned again by activating the action skill.
Pet-Focused Combat and Synergy
This skill tree involves playing and building around Vex's persistent minion Trouble, and is recommended for players who want a companion during exploration and combat.
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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Here Comes Trouble Skill Tree Guide
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Honetslty Its not that good the DPS against boss is pretty weak compare clone