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People Person Skill Tree Guide

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Borderlands 4 - People Person Skill Tree Guide

People Person is one of Rafa's skill trees that revolves around his offhand APOPHIS Lance in Borderlands 4. See a list of all People Person skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.

List of People Person Skills

Skills by Type
Capstones Passives Augments

People Person Capstones

Skill Effect
PROJECT: Raiju Icon PROJECT: Raiju
(Branch 1)
APOPHIS Lance is now a close-range Shocking Taser. Pressing and holding Action Skill causes Rafa to deal Shock Damage in an arc in front of him. The longer Rafa holds this attack, the greater Damage it deals.
PROJECT: Basilisk Icon PROJECT: Basilisk
(Branch 2)
APOPHIS Lance now fires a Corrosive Blob that leaves a Corrosive Hazard and Splits into several smaller Projectiles whenever it detonates. The more Charges APOPHIS Lance consumes at once, the more it Splits.
PROJECT: Gorgon Icon PROJECT: Gorgon
(Branch 3)
APOPHIS Lance is now a Laser that passes through enemies, dealing Incendiary Damage. Pressing and holding Action Skill causes the Laser to deal increased Damage and Chain to more Enemies as it consumes Charges.

People Person Passives

Skill Effect
Abajo Icon Abajo Whenever Rafa throws a Grenade, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate.
Al Centro Icon Al Centro Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Handling and Action Skill Handling while Overdrive is active. The longer Overdrive has been active, the greater the bonus.
Arriba Icon Arriba Kill Skill. Whenever Rafa kills an enemy, he gains increased Ordnance Cooldown Rate.
First Impression Icon First Impression The first shot fired from a fully-loaded Magazine gains increased Damage.
Las Jaras Icon Las Jaras Overdrive Skill. Rafa Regenerates Ammo while Overdrive is active.
Metal Management Icon Metal Management Whenever Rafa activates or retriggers an Action Skill, his gun consumes no Ammo.
Pa Pa' Dentro Activating an Action Skill grants Rafa Health Regeneration.
Preparado Icon Preparado Whenever Rafa Reloads his current Gun, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. This effect can stack.
Rinse Icon Rinse Rafa gains increased Reload Speed.
The Thrill (Rafa) Icon The Thrill (Rafa) Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Fire Rate, which is increased even further while Overdrive is active.
Awe Icon Awe
(Branch 1)
Whenever Rafa Shocks an enemy, all shots fired at that enemy are Critical Hits.
Brain Dump Icon Brain Dump
(Branch 1)
Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains Critical Hit Chance with his Guns while Overdrive is active.
Conductivo Icon Conductivo
(Branch 1)
Rafa gains increased Status Effect Chance, and also gains further increased Shock Chance.
El Catri­n Icon El Catri­n
(Branch 1)
Whenever Rafa Slides, his Action Skill deals Bonus Shock Damage, and he also deals increased Critical Hit Damage.
Fiesta Icon Fiesta
(Branch 1)
Whenever Rafa applies a Status Effect, his Action Skills consume no Duration, and APOPHIS Lance consumes no Charges.
Debtonation Icon Debtonation
(Branch 2)
Whenever Rafa damages an enemy with an Action Skill, place a Remote Detonator on that enemy. Remote Detonators gain increased Damage and increased Splash Radius for every Remote Detonator on an enemy. Remote Detonators automatically explode after a delay or whenever the enemy they're attached to dies. Ordnance Override. Detonate all Remote Detonators.
Drone Assault Icon Drone Assault
(Branch 2)
Whenever Rafa triggers or retriggers an Action Skill, send one of his STRM Gliders at an enemy in his view. Once it arrives, it explodes in a Corrosive Explosion equal to its remaining health.
Drone Defense Icon Drone Defense
(Branch 2)
Whenever Rafa activates an Ordnance, spawn STRM Gliders that hover near him. As he takes Damage, transfer some of it to his STRM Gliders. Once a STRM Glider receives too much Damage, it explodes, dealing Corrosive Splash Damage to nearby enemies.
El Soldado Icon El Soldado
(Branch 2)
Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Damage while Overdrive is active. This bonus is doubled while Rafa is charging APOPHIS Lance.
The Right Tools Icon The Right Tools
(Branch 2)
Rafa gains increased Ordnance Damage after Reloading his Gun. This bonus stacks.
Deadline Icon Deadline
(Branch 3)
Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Fire Rate and increased Reload Speed while Overdrive is active.
Jaque Icon Jaque
(Branch 3)
Whenever Rafa damages an enemy with a Skill, he gains a Stack of Jaque. For every Stack of Jaque, he gains increased Overdrive Bonuses. Whenever Overdrive ends, he loses all Stacks.
La Garza Icon La Garza
(Branch 3)
Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Handling and Action Skill Handling while Overdrive is active.
Mate Icon Mate
(Branch 3)
When Overdrive ends, convert all Jaque Stacks into Mate Stacks. Gain increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate for every Stack of Mate. Once Rafa's Action Skill is readied, lose all Stacks of Mate.
Per My Last Icon Per My Last
(Branch 3)
Whenever Rafa deals Damage with an Action Skill to an enemy, he gains a chance to deal that Damage again.

People Person Augments

Skill Effect
Battery Subscription Service Icon Battery Subscription Service APOPHIS Lance gains an Additional Charge. Additionally, whenever Rafa consumes a set minimum number of Charges, he gains increased Action Skill Potency.
Sangre por Sangre Icon Sangre por Sangre Whenever Rafa consumes an APOPHIS Lance Charge, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. This bonus is increased for every APOPHIS Lance Charge consumed.
Ojo Rojo Icon Ojo Rojo
(Branch 1)
APOPHIS Lance gains Critical Hit Chance. Whenever Rafa damages an enemy with APOPHIS Lance, he gains further increased Critical Hit Chance.
Gibistruct Module Icon Gibistruct Module
(Branch 2)
Whenever Rafa kills an enemy with his APOPHIS Lance, spawn a free Grenade on that enemy. If Rafa has a Grenade equipped, spawn a copy of that Grenade instead.
Engorged Bore Icon Engorged Bore
(Branch 3)
APOPHIS Lance gains increased Projectile Radius and Projectile Speed. PROJECT: Gorgon gains increased Number of Chains.

People Person Action Skill and Playstyle

APOPHIS Lance

Rafa fires the APOPHIS Lance from his offhand cannon. This can be charged for increased damage, projectile size, and projectile speed.

Deal Heavy Damage to Multiple Enemies

This skill tree is recommended for players who want access to a massive attack that can quickly eliminate multiple foes that supplements typical gunplay.

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