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Dark Pact is a Capstone skill in Vex's The Fourth Seal skill tree in Borderlands 4. See the effects of Dark Pact here.

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Dark Pact Effect

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Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact Vault Hunter Vex
Tree The Fourth Seal
(Branch 3)
Type Capstone
Max Points ー
Effect
Vex can now equip two Augments, and gains the ability to use Dark Pact. Dark Pact: Press and hold ability while a Minion is active to fully restore Health of all Phase Clones, as well as granting increased Movement Speed and Minion Attack Speed for a Duration. Phase Clones do not lose Health over time while Dark Pact is active, and Health loss is reset when Dark Pack ends.

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Double TroubleDouble Trouble Trouble BubbleTrouble Bubble UnsealedUnsealed
Dark PactDark Pact Grim ReaperGrim Reaper HeirloomHeirloom
DesecrationDesecration HeartpiercerHeartpiercer Vibe CheckVibe Check

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Beast ModeBeast Mode Blink StrikeBlink Strike Hexus NexusHexus Nexus
Violent OutburstViolent Outburst Vorpal FangVorpal Fang BansheeBanshee's Wail
CovenCoven Hellish HarvestHellish Harvest WitherWither
Energy VampireEnergy Vampire GeistwaveGeistwave Grave HarvestGrave Harvest
Iron MaidenIron Maiden Witchy Trigger FingerWitchy Trigger Finger

Vex Passives

Blast RitesBlast Rites Blasted FiendsBlasted Fiends Blood is MagicBlood is Magic
Claw and BangClaw and Bang CorporealCorporeal DeadwireDeadwire
Elemental EssenceElemental Essence EnchantmentEnchantment Grave CommandGrave Command
Grave CurrentGrave Current Grave SustenanceGrave Sustenance Grave ThirstGrave Thirst
Hasty FiendsHasty Fiends Icy AttunementIcy Attunement Infernal SumInfernal Sum
InfusionInfusion Keen FiendsKeen Fiends MourningMourning
OverhealOverheal OverprotectiveOverprotective OverspiritedOverspirited
ReawakeningReawakening Sacrificial EssenceSacrificial Essence ShiverShiver
Shocking AttunementShocking Attunement StormblessedStormblessed Tail WhipTail Whip
Vorpal FiendsVorpal Fiends Yowl and BayYowl and Bay Ancient RitesAncient Rites
Blight AttunementBlight Attunement Blood SacrificeBlood Sacrifice Burning AttunementBurning Attunement
Burnt OfferingBurnt Offering Cold IronCold Iron Cursed BladeCursed Blade
Death Follows CloserDeath Follows Closer DienerDiener Extra CursedExtra Cursed
Fell InscriptionsFell Inscriptions Ghast BlasterGhast Blaster GhasterbaitGhasterbait
Grave AssaultGrave Assault Grave FiendsGrave Fiends Grave QuickeningGrave Quickening
HaruspexHaruspex Idle HandsIdle Hands Keen SufferingKeen Suffering
NecrosisNecrosis Obedient FiendsObedient Fiends PincushionPincushion
Portents of SufferingPortents of Suffering Prismatic IchorPrismatic Ichor Prismatic WeaponryPrismatic Weaponry
RecurrenceRecurrence ReverburnationsReverburnations Sanguine FiendsSanguine Fiends
Shot to Go!Shot to Go! Spirit BombSpirit Bomb A Deeper GraveA Deeper Grave
Ars ArcanaArs Arcana Blood Is PowerBlood Is Power Blood ShotBlood Shot
BloodletterBloodletter ChannelingChanneling ConjunctionConjunction
DreadlightDreadlight Drink FullDrink Full Essence LeechEssence Leech
Fiendish InvigorationFiendish Invigoration Full MoonFull Moon Grave ElementsGrave Elements
Grave ImplementsGrave Implements Grave PowerGrave Power Grave SightsGrave Sights
Grave VitalityGrave Vitality Guns and NeedlesGuns and Needles HavocHavoc
Keen MindKeen Mind Leeching AttunementLeeching Attunement Material ComponentsMaterial Components
Mortal TerrorMortal Terror Phase PocketPhase Pocket Radiant AttunementRadiant Attunement
Restorative TonicRestorative Tonic Strike Me DownStrike Me Down Target PrescienceTarget Prescience
Volatile EssenceVolatile Essence

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