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Borderlands 4
Vengeance Skill Tree Guide
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Vengeance is one of Amon's skill trees that focuses on absorbing and mitigating damage in Borderlands 4. See a list of all Vengeance skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.
List of Contents
List of Vengeance Skills
| Skills by Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capstones | Passives | Augments |
Vengeance Capstones
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ring of Frostfire
(Branch 1) |
Firewall is now a Ring that deals Incendiary Status Effect Damage to enemies inside of it, and Cryo Damage to enemies who enter or leave. Firewall grants Friendly Projectiles that pass through it further increased Damage and Projectile Speed. |
 Glacial Rapture
(Branch 2) |
Firewall is now Glacial Rapture. Press and hold Action Skill to swing Forgewhips, dealing Cryo Ordnance Damage over 2 Hits to nearby enemies before slamming into the ground, creating a Cryonic Fissure that deals Cryo Ordnance Damage and leaves Cryo Hazards for a Duration. |
 Wrathfall
(Branch 3) |
Firewall is now Wrathfall. Press and hold Action Skill to call down a Massive Forgesword to strike a target enemy, dealing Shock Ordnance Damage to enemies in the area. Wrathfall always Critically Hits. |
Vengeance Passives
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ancient Ways
|
Amon deals increased Cryo Damage. |
 Battleborn
|
Amon gains increased Gun Damage the more Full his Health. This effect is Doubled while Amon is at Maximum Health. |
 Bullet Hail
|
Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance to Ricochet as an Elemental Shard, dealing Cryo Damage. |
 Eternal
|
Amon gains increased Action Skill Duration and Gun Swap Speed. |
 Machinist
|
Kill Skill. Amon Restores a percentage of Ordnance Cooldown. |
 Scar Tissue
|
Amon gains increased Maximum Health Capacity and Repkit Healing. |
 Scorched Kairos
|
Amon gains increased Ordnance Damage and Magazine Size. |
 Tail of the Comet
|
Whenever Amon deals Ordnance Damage, there is a Chance to apply a Cryo Status Effect that deals Cryo Damage over time for a Duration. Tail of the Comet is affected by Status Effect Application Chance. |
 The Thrill (Amon)
|
Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect. |
 Warrior's Cup
|
Whenever Amon uses a Repkit while his Action Skill is active, partially restore Action Skill Duration. |
 Wrath of Nature
|
Amon gains increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is Doubled when his Action Skill is active. |
 Ballistic Bulwark
(Branch 1) |
Amon gains Overshield when he deals Ordnance Damage. |
 Burning Rage
(Branch 1) |
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Incendiary Damage will grant a Stack of Flame Affinity for a Duration. Flame Affinity Stacks grant increased Reload Speed and Action Skill Cooldown Rate. |
 Cooling Mantle
(Branch 1) |
Kill Skill. Partially Restore Worldbreaker's Cooldown. |
 Disco Infernus
(Branch 1) |
Whenever Amon applies Burning to an enemy, he gains increased Fire Rate for a Duration. This effect can stack. |
 Wildfire
(Branch 1) |
Amon gains increased Ricochet Damage, Burning Damage, and Burning Duration. |
 Worldbreaker
(Branch 1) |
Whenever Amon Ground Slams, he consumes all Flame Affinity Stacks to create a Flame Fissure in front of him, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage to all enemies hit. Worldbreaker deals Bonus Damage for each Stack of Flame Affinity consumed. |
 Age of Ice
(Branch 2) |
Amon deals increased Damage to Frozen enemies and Bosses. |
 Caroming Shard
(Branch 2) |
Elemental Shard has a Chance to Ricochet. |
 Icy Rage
(Branch 2) |
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Cryo Damage will grant a Stack of Cryo Affinity for a Duration. Cryo Affinity Stacks grant increased Gun Damage. |
 Northern Wind
(Branch 2) |
Amon's Gun Critical Hits have a Chance to apply additional Slow to enemies, as if dealt Cryo Damage. Chance is Doubled while his Action Skill is active. |
 Primal Surge
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Amon applies a Status Effect to an enemy, there is a Chance to partially restore his Shield and Ammo. |
 Winter's Kiss
(Branch 2) |
Whenever Amon deals Ordnance Damage, he consumes a Stack of Cryo Affinity for each nearby enemy to spawn an Elemental Shard, dealing Cryo Damage in an area. |
 Blackout
(Branch 3) |
Ordnance Damage has a Chance to Critically Hit, and Shock enemies when they do. |
 High Voltage
(Branch 3) |
Elemental Bolts now Stagger enemies, and consume an additional Stack of Shock Affinity to Multiply Damage Dealt. Bosses cannot be Staggered, and Badasses have a reduced Chance to be Staggered. |
 Smelter
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Amon Restores a percentage of Forgeskill Cooldown. |
 Strike the Anvil
(Branch 3) |
Whenever Amon deals Action Skill Damage, he consumes a Stack of Shock Affinity to cause an Elemental Bolt to strike that enemy, dealing Shock Damage. |
 Tactician
(Branch 3) |
While Hipfiring, Amon gains increased Fire Rate, but decreased Gun Handling. While Aiming, Amon gains increased Gun Damage and Gun Handling. |
 Thunderous Rage
(Branch 3) |
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Shock Damage will grant a Stack of Shock Affinity for a Duration. Shock Affinity Stacks grant increased Critical Hit Damage. |
Vengeance Augments
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Blastchill
|
Forgewaves now consume more Vengeance and explode on impact, dealing Cryo Ordnance Damage in an area. Explosion Radius is further increased if the Forgewave passes through Firewall. |
 Cryonic Thrum
|
While Scourge is active, Amon Taunts enemies and sends out a Cryonic Pulse every second, dealing Cryo Damage to enemies, and restoring Allies' Health. While Aiming, Amon's Movement Speed is reduced, but Amon gains Bonus Cryo Damage with Guns and consumes Vengeance on each Gun Shot. |
 Molten Rebuke
(Branch 1) |
Forgewave is now Molten Rebuke. Press Action Skill to Consume all Vengeance and throw the Forgeshield at target enemy, dealing Incendiary Ordnance Damage, and Ricocheting on impact. Molten Rebuke Ricochets additional times based on Vengeance consumed. Whenever the Forgeshield is thrown, Damage Absorption is Disabled until it returns. |
 Eternal Winter
(Branch 2) |
Forgewaves now partially restore Action Skill Duration and Firewall Duration on damaging enemies, and can be activated three times in succession. The third activation launches a Massive Forgewave that deals increased Damage and does not consume Vengeance. |
 Stormlance
(Branch 3) |
Forgewave is now Stormlance. Press Action Skill to throw a Forgespear, dealing Shock Ordnance Damage on impact, consuming Vengeance to increase Damage Dealt. Enemies damaged by Forgespear are Primed for a Duration, and will Detonate when they are damaged by a Forgeskill, dealing Shock Damage to the target, but none to nearby enemies. Detonations can also be caused by Gun Critical Hits, but deal less Damage. This effect can stack. |
Vengeance Action Skill and Playstyle
Scourge
Amon equips his Forgeshield that absorbs damage coming from the front as Vengeance. Scourge can launch a Forgewave that deals cryo ordnance damage, and can consume Vengeance to increase the damage dealt.
Defense and Counterattack
This skill tree enables a defensive and reactive playstyle by mitigating damage, and then unleashing stored Vengeance to deal massive damage.
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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