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Drone Defense Effects

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Drone Defense is a Passive skill in Rafa's People Person skill tree in Borderlands 4. See the effects of Drone Defense here.

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Drone Defense Effect

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Drone Defense Icon Drone Defense Vault Hunter Rafa
Tree People Person
(Branch 2)
Type Passive
Max Points 5
Effect
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.

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El ValienteEl Valiente Errant SparkErrant Spark EverdriveEverdrive
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