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Creative Bursts is one of Harlowe's skill trees in Borderlands 4. See a list of all Creative Bursts skills, as well as the playstyle of this skill tree.

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List of Creative Bursts Skills

Skills by Type
Capstones Passives Augments

Creative Bursts Capstones

Skill Effect
Q-Ball Icon Q-Ball
(Branch 1) 		Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket bounces as it travels and can no longer be manually detonated. Each time it bounces, it creates a Radiation Explosion. Whenever it strikes an enemy, it changes direction and bounces towards another enemy.
Demon Core Icon Demon Core
(Branch 2) 		As Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket travels, it shoots Radiation Darts at enemies. Whenever Harlowe Entangles an enemy while her Action Skill is active, automatically Irradiate that enemy.
The Shattering Light Icon The Shattering Light
(Branch 3) 		Charge Skill. CHROMA Accelerator gains Charges as Harlowe keeps it readied for the Duration of CHROMA Accelerator or until all Charges are used. Holding the Action Skill ends The Shattering Light early and refunds a portion of the Cooldown for every Charge remaining. Press Action Skill: Fire a fast-moving Unstable Energy Pocket, consuming a Charge.

Creative Bursts Passives

Skill Effect
Bleeding Edge Icon Bleeding Edge Harlowe gains increased Reload Speed.
Cyclotron Icon Cyclotron Harlowe gains increased Fire Rate.
Elementary Icon Elementary Harlowe gains increased Elemental Damage and Status Effect Damage.
Elephant Elephant's Foot Whenever Harlowe's Shield breaks, she deals Radiation Damage to all Entangled enemies. Harlowe gains Overshield equal to the amount of Damage dealt this way.
Enriched Icon Enriched Harlowe gains increased Radiation Damage.
Field-Ready Prototype Icon Field-Ready Prototype Harlowe gains increased Action Skill Damage.
Fuzzy Math Icon Fuzzy Math Harlowe gains increased Status Effect Chance.
Get Up and Go Icon Get Up and Go Whenever Harlowe activates or retriggers an Action Skill, she gains increased Movement Speed.
Great Red DoT Icon Great Red DoT Harlowe gains increased Status Effect Duration.
PPE Icon PPE Harlowe gains increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Shield Recharge Rate.
Test Subjects Icon Test Subjects Whenever Harlowe applies a Status Effect to an enemy, she gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate.
Break the Ice Icon Break the Ice
(Branch 1) 		Convert all CHROMA Accelerator Damage to Cryo Damage.
Carry the One Icon Carry the One
(Branch 1) 		Whenever Harlowe Entangles an enemy, she gains a chance to Entangle another nearby enemy.
Cold Welding Icon Cold Welding
(Branch 1) 		Whenever Harlowe Freezes an Entangled enemy, it deals Cryo Damage to itself and all other Entangled enemies.
Core Sample Icon Core Sample
(Branch 1) 		Harlowe gains Lifesteal against Frozen enemies. If she's at full Health, she gains Overshield instead.
Opposing Force Icon Opposing Force
(Branch 1) 		Whenever Harlowe Freezes an enemy, she gains increased Action Skill Cooldown rate. This effect can stack.
Practical Applications Icon Practical Applications
(Branch 1) 		Harlowe gains increased Skill Damage.
Chain Reactor Icon Chain Reactor
(Branch 2) 		Harlowe deals Bonus Radiation Damage to Entangled enemies.
Dirty Bomb Icon Dirty Bomb
(Branch 2) 		Whenever Harlowe Irradiates an enemy, create a Radiation Explosion on that enemy.
Fissile Launcher Icon Fissile Launcher
(Branch 2) 		Whenever Harlowe damages an Irradiated enemy or an Entangled enemy, shoot a Radiation Dart at another enemy.
Glow Up Icon Glow Up
(Branch 2) 		Harlowe gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns against Irradiated enemies.
Poisoned Sun Icon Poisoned Sun
(Branch 2) 		Harlowe gains increased Radiation Damage and Irradiation Chance.
Wasted Icon Wasted
(Branch 2) 		Kill Skill. Killing an Irradiated enemy or killing an enemy with Radiation Damage leaves behind a Radiation Hazard.
Alternative Fuel Source Icon Alternative Fuel Source
(Branch 3) 		Whenever Harlowe activates CHROMA Accelerator, drain her Shield and Amp her next Unstable Energy Pocket.
Eureka! Icon Eureka!
(Branch 3) 		Whenever Harlowe enters Fight For Your Life, she throws a free Unstable Energy Pocket at a nearby enemy - if there are any.
Highly Efficient Icon Highly Efficient
(Branch 3) 		Kill Skill. Whenever Harlowe kills an enemy with a Skill, Restore a portion of her Shield Capacity.
Mechanical Brilliance Icon Mechanical Brilliance
(Branch 3) 		Whenever Harlowe damages an enemy with a Skill, she gains increased Skill Damage. This effect can stack.
QED Icon QED
(Branch 3) 		Melee Override. Harlowe attaches an Unstable Energy Pocket to her fist, and slams it into an enemy in front of her.
Rounding Up Icon Rounding Up
(Branch 3) 		For every enemy her Action Skill damages, Harlowe gains increased Gun Damage when her Action Skill ends. This effect can stack.

Creative Bursts Augments

Skill Effect
Neutron Capture Icon Neutron Capture All Damage Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket deals to enemies is stored. Whenever it explodes, a portion of that Stored Damage is transferred to Harlowe's Gun, causing her to deal Bonus Radiation Damage.
Voidstar Icon Voidstar Whenever Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket passes by an enemy, it loses a portion of its current Total Health and becomes Frozen.
Field Research Icon Field Research
(Branch 1) 		Whenever Harlowe kills an enemy with her Unstable Energy Pocket and when she kills an Entangled enemy while her Unstable Energy Pocket is active, refund a portion of her next Action Skill Cooldown.
Special Purpose Magnets Icon Special Purpose Magnets
(Branch 2) 		Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket pulls enemies along as it passes by, and its detonation deals increased Damage for every enemy it has already hit.
Containment Breach Icon Containment Breach
(Branch 3) 		Whenever Harlowe's Unstable Energy Pocket detonates, it Splits into several smaller, fast moving Unstable Energy Pockets.

Creative Bursts Action Skill and Playstyle

CHROMA Accelerator

Massive Burst Damage

This skill tree focuses on increasing Harlowe's personal damage, making it ideal for solo play.

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