This survey will take about 1 minute.
Your answers will help us to improve our website.
Borderlands 4
Rafa Skill Trees and Voice Actor
☆ How Rush Saved Mercenary Day (Bounty Pack 1)
★ 12 active SHiFT Codes as of December 4, 2025
☆ Black Market Location
★ Elemental Weakness Chart
☆ Legendary Weapons
★ Builds: Vex | Amon | Rafa | Harlowe
Rafa is a playable character voiced by Alejandro Saab in Borderlands 4. Read on to see Rafa the Exo-Soldier's biography, skill trees, action skills, builds, and voice actor here!
| All Rafa Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Builds | Cosmetics | Skill Trees and Voice Actor |
| Leveling Build | Boss Farm Build | Arc-Knives Build |
| Ricochet Build | ||
List of Contents
Rafa Skill Trees
Remote Agent
People Person
This Year's Gimmick
 | |
| Main Action Skill | Skill Tree Overview |
|---|---|
 Peacebreaker Cannons |  Sitiar Rafa gains increased Gun Damage.  Deft Hands Rafa and his Peacebreaker Cannons gain increased Fire Rate.  Shield Barriest Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Shield Recharge Rate and improved Shield Regen Delay while Overdrive is active.  Juerga Whenever Rafa Critically Hits an enemy, Action Skill Duration is restored.  Field Repairs Whenever Rafa activates an Action Skill, he restores a portion of his Maximum Shield Capacity. If his Shields are already full, he gains Overshield instead.  CYA Kill Skill. Killing an enemy restores Shields based on Rafa's Maximum Health Capacity.  Resiliencia Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Damage Reduction while Overdrive is active.  Maestro Rafa gains increased Skill Damage.  Venganza Whenever Rafa's Shields break after being fully recharged, spawn a free Grenade. If he has a Grenade equipped, use that Grenade instead.  El Valiente Rafa deals increased damage from all sources. The fuller Rafa's Shields are, the greater the bonus. While Rafa's Shields are at Maximum Capacity, double the bonus.  Asymmetric Warfare Indirect Projectiles gain increased Damage. Indirect Projectiles include all Action Skill Weapons, Thrown Guns, and Projectiles not fired from your Gun.  Errant Spark All Indirect Projectiles deal Bonus Incendiary Damage. If the Indirect Projectile already deals Incendiary Damage, double the Bonus Damage.  Hostile Acquisition Rafa's Indirect Projectiles gain Lifesteal.  Rolling Stone While moving, shots have a chance to Ricochet off of Rafa. This chance is doubled while Sliding.  Proprietary Incendiary Melee Override. Press ability to lob a STRM Glider at an enemy. Once it reaches its targets, it explodes and deals Incendiary Damage in an area based on the amount of Ammo in Rafa's Gun when he threw the STRM Glider.  Lateral Plinking Rafa's Indirect Projectiles gain a chance to Ricochet.  Confeti Rafa's Ordnances deal Bonus Damage in his current Gun's Element.  Vitriol The first shot fired from Rafa's fully-loaded Magazine deals Bonus Corrosive Damage.  Pain Reaction Rafa's Guns gain a chance to Ricochet off of enemies with Status Effects. Ricochet Damage is based on the Damage Dealt.  Concentrated Build-Up While Aiming with a Gun, Rafa deals Bonus Shock Damage. Each time Rafa hits an enemy this way, deal increased Bonus Damage until he zooms out. This effect can stack.  El Alacran Enemies damaged by Rafa's Peacebreaker Cannons have increased Status Effect Chance.  Inspirado Whenever Rafa inflicts a Status Effect on an enemy, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate and improved Action Skill Duration Rate. This effect can stack.  Barrage Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Splash Damage while Overdrive is active.  Everdrive Overdrive gains increased Duration.  Devil-May-Care Overdrive Skill. While Overdrive is active, Rafa gains increased Movement Speed, and gains Health Regeneration. While Overdrive is not active, Rafa takes increased Damage, and gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate.  Temerario Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Damage, but decreased Gun Handling. These Effects are based on how long Overdrive has been active.  Soltado Kill Skill. Double all Overdrive bonuses. |
 | |
| Main Action Skill | Skill Tree Overview |
|---|---|
 Apophis Lance |  Rinse Rafa gains increased Reload Speed.  Las Jaras Overdrive Skill. Rafa Regenerates Ammo while Overdrive is active.  The Thrill (Rafa) Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Fire Rate, which is increased even further while Overdrive is active.  Preparado Whenever Rafa Reloads his current Gun, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. This effect can stack.  Pa' Dentro Activating an Action Skill grants Rafa Health Regeneration.  Arriba Kill Skill. Whenever Rafa kills an enemy, he gains increased Ordnance Cooldown Rate.  First Impression The first shot fired from a fully-loaded Magazine gains increased Damage.  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.  Metal Management Whenever Rafa activates or retriggers an Action Skill, his gun consumes no Ammo.  Abajo Whenever Rafa throws a Grenade, he gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate.  Brain Dump Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains Critical Hit Chance with his Guns while Overdrive is active.  Conductivo Rafa gains increased Status Effect Chance, and also gains further increased Shock Chance.  El Catrin Whenever Rafa Slides, his Action Skill deals Bonus Shock Damage, and he also deals increased Critical Hit Damage.  Awe Whenever Rafa Shocks an enemy, all shots fired at that enemy are Critical Hits.  Fiesta Whenever Rafa applies a Status Effect, his Action Skills consume no Duration, and APOPHIS Lance consumes no Charges.  Drone Defense 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 Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Damage while Overdrive is active. This bonus is doubled while Rafa is charging APOPHIS Lance.  The Right Tools Rafa gains increased Ordnance Damage after Reloading his Gun. This bonus stacks.  Debtonation 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 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.  Jaque 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 Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Handling and Action Skill Handling while Overdrive is active.  Mate 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.  Deadline Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Fire Rate and increased Reload Speed while Overdrive is active.  Per My Last Whenever Rafa deals Damage with an Action Skill to an enemy, he gains a chance to deal that Damage again. |
 | |
| Main Action Skill | Skill Tree Overview |
|---|---|
 Arc-Knives |  Handshake Deal Rafa gains increased Gun Damage and Melee Damage  Midnight Oil Rafa's Action Skills deal Bonus Corrosive Damage. The longer the Skill has been active, the greater the Bonus Damage.  Expedite Overdrive Skill. Overdrive grants Rafa increased Movement Speed.  Dial In Whenever Rafa damages an enemy with a Melee Attack, his Melee Attacks gain Critical Hit Chance. This chance stacks, and all Stacks are removed whenever Rafa Critically Hits an enemy.  El Corazon A portion of Rafa's Maximum Health Capacity is converted into Maximum Shield Capacity.  Diamond Hands Dealing Melee Damage grants Rafa a Stack of Diamond Hands. Gain increased Gun Damage for every Stack of Diamond Hands. Once Rafa deals Gun Damage, Stacks begin to decay quickly until they run out.  Saldar Rafa's Melee Critical Hits gain Lifesteal.  In the Zone Kill Skill. Killing an enemy freezes Overdrive's Duration.  To the Last Rafa gains increased Gun Damage and Skill Damage. The lower his Health, the greater the bonuses.  Hard Sell Whenever Rafa's Shields break, he instantly gains a portion of his Shield Maximum Capacity as Overshield. This Skill cannot be used again until Rafa next activates his Action Skill.  Blowout Whenever Rafa applies a Mark or Critically Hits an enemy with his Action Skill, they explode in Corrosive Lobbed Projectiles. The longer Rafa's Action Skill has been active, the more Corrosive Projectiles are spawned.  El Paraguas Rafa gains increased Splash Damage and Critical Hit Chance.  Protecto-Pulse Pressing ability while Arc-Knives are active or Rafa retriggers his Action Skill drains a portion of Rafa's Shields, and deals that much Shock Damage to nearby enemies.  Shock Market Whenever Rafa deals Splash Damage, deal Bonus Shock Damage based on the Damage Dealt.  Liquidation Marked enemies killed by Rafa leave behind a Corrosive Hazard.  Artilleria Rafa gains increased Ordnance Cooldown Rate.  Collaborative Ignition Overdrive Skill. Rafa deals Bonus Damage with Skills and Ordnances in the Element of his current Gun while Overdrive is active.  Booming Business Whenever Rafa Critically Hits an enemy, he gains a chance to spawn a Free Grenade. If Rafa has a Grenade equipped, spawn a Grenade based on that.  Sinergia Whenever Rafa deals Ordnance Damage, he also deals increased Gun Damage and Melee Damage. This effect can stack.  Hemolitions Overdrive Skill. While Overdrive is active, Rafa may use Grenades during Ordnance Cooldown at the cost of Health. Every time a Grenade is used this way, it costs more Health until Rafa's Grenade fully cools down.  El Diablito A portion of all Incendiary Damage Rafa deals also deals Bonus Incendiary Ordnance Damage.  El Borracho Rafa deals increased Corrosive Damage while his Action Skill is active. The longer it has been active, the greater the bonus. This effect can stack.  Empuje Rafa gains increased Action Skill Duration.  Sustainable Energy Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains Health Regeneration based on how much Overdrive time is remaining.  Motivar Pressing Action Skill during Arc-Knives grants increased Overdrive Duration. This bonus is reset whenever Rafa activates an Action Skill.  Cruel Accrual Rafa gains increased Skill Damage with all Skills. The longer his Action Skill has been active, the greater the bonus. This effect can stack. |
Rafa Action Skills
Peacebreaker Cannons | Equip Shoulder-Mounted Cannons
|
Peacebreaker Cannons - Rafa equips shoulder-mounted Peacebreaker Cannons, which fire at enemies in front of him for a Duration, dealing Kinetic Gun Damage. Rafa can end Peacebreaker Cannons early, partially refunding Action Skill Cooldown. |
APOPHIS Lance | Shoot Piercing Bullets
|
APOPHIS Lance - Equip Rafa's APOPHIS Lance, an offhand Arm Cannon that decreases Rafa's Gun Handling, but allows him to fire Piercing Shock Ordnance Blasts. Any unused Charges when APOPHIS Lance ends are converted into Action Skill Cooldown. Equip Rafa's APOPHIS Lance, an offhand Arm Cannon that decreases Rafa's Gun Handling, but allows him to fire Piercing Shock Ordnance Blasts. Any unused Charges when APOPHIS Lance ends are converted into Action Skill Cooldown. |
Arc-Knives | Wield Powerful Blades
|
Arc-Knives - Rafa puts down his Guns and equips his Arc-Knives, blades that deal Melee Damage and Mark Enemies whenever they damage them, causing them to take increased Damage for every Mark on them. Rafa can: • Perform Melee Attacks with Rafa's Arc-Knives. • Dash forward and perform a Shock Melee attack. • Unleash Rafa's Blade Fury, which deals Shock Damage to all Marked enemies, and ends the Skill. |
Rafa Character Overview
Overdrive Vault Hunter Trait
Whenever Rafa activates an Action Skill, he enters Overdrive. While an Action Skill is active, Overdrive's Duration does not decrease.
While Overdrive is active, Rafa gains increased Movement Speed and deals increased Damage with all sources.
Utilize Overdrive to Increase Damage
Rafa mainly depends on his Overdrive trait to greatly increase his damage whenever you use his active skill. Due to this, knowing when to activate Overdrive is key to Rafa players as this trait can only stay active for a limited time.
Assault Rifles are His Best Weapons
With Rafa's point and click playstyle, Assault Rifles with high fire rates will serve him with good damage and range. Assault Rifles with high ammo capacity are also a good pairing to maximize Overdrive's duration!
How to Play Rafa the Exo-Soldier
| List of Builds | |
|---|---|
| Leveling Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa | Well rounded build that is perfect for leveling up. |
| Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa | Focuses on turret damage and Overdrive buffs to melt bosses. |
| Corroding Arc-Knives Rafa | Melee-focused build that deals heavy damage to all enemies. |
| Peacebreaker Ricochet Rafa | Ricochet bullets to take down even bosses with ease. |
A character's build will heavily affect its optimal playstyle. Pick any of the listed builds above and see how to play them!
Best Builds for Each Vault Hunter
Leveling Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa
Rafa's Remote Agent leveling build is a safe yet powerful build that focuses on enhancing his firepower together with his Peacebreaker Cannons to handle all enemy types in the game.
Leveling Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa Build Guide
Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa
The Remote Agent build can be refocused into a high DPS build that will melt bosses in under a minute. Use Rafa's active skill in the right time to take full advantage of Overdrive!
Peacebreaker Cannons Rafa Build Guide
Corroding Arc-Knives Rafa
Uses Rafa's Arc-Knives to deal heavy damage to both mobs and bosses for an almost infinite duration, while keeping him alive with heals on Critical Hits.
Corroding Arc-Knives Rafa Build Guide
Peacebreaker Ricochet Rafa
Utilizes the Ricochets from Rafa's Peacebreaker Cannons to continuously bounce bullets on enemies, whittling them down quickly.
Peacebreaker Ricochet Rafa Build Guide
Rafa Voice Actor
Alejandro Saab
Rafa is voiced by Alejandro Saab, who is known for his works as Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail, Cyno in Genshin Impact, and Akihiko Sanada in Persona 3 Reload.
List of Characters and All Voice Actors
Rafa Character Biography
The Exo-Soldier
Rafa was born and raised in microgravity, making it impossible to survive anywhere else. He later joined Tediore and became part of Project Liveframe, giving him an exo-suit that allowed him to survive in normal gravity.
When it was revealed that the exo-suit would force him to keep fighting for Tediore even after death (dubbed the Deadframe), Rafa decided to desert and leave Tediore behind. Now, Rafa intends to live the rest of his life as a Vault Hunter, before his exo-suit ends him for good.
Borderlands 4 Related Guides
List of Characters and All Voice Actors
List of Characters
| Borderlands 4 Characters | |
|---|---|
| Vex | Amon |
| Rafa | Harlowe |
| C4SH | - |
Comment
Author
Rafa Skill Trees and Voice Actor
Please participate in our site
improvement survey
12/2025
improvement survey
12/2025
Would you assist in
improving Game8's site?
improving Game8's site?
×
We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
Begin Survey
Not Now
×
Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Advertisements.
Amount of Ads
Very Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Fine
Somewhat Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
Placement of Ads
Timing of Ad Display
Ad Loading Speed
Safeness of Ads
Content of Ads
×
Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Quality of Articles.
Amount of information
Very Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Fine
Somewhat Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
Frequency of updates
Speed of new information
Accuracy of articles
Understandibility of articles
Readability of sentences
×
Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Usability of the Site.
Ease of finding information
Very Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Fine
Somewhat Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
Loading Speed
Use of Color
Font Size
Visibility of Images
Easy to Understand Layout
×
Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Message Boards, Comments.
Ease of Writing
Very Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Fine
Somewhat Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
Readability
Ease in Finding Information
Comment Quality
Comment Quantity
Admin Response
×
Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Site's new design.
Please rate our site's new design
Very Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Fine
Somewhat Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
Do you think that the website's design change makes the site easier to use?
Has the new design made it easier for you to find information on the site?
Has the new design improved the overall visual appeal of the site?
How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the new design of the site?
×
How likely are you to recommend Game8 to someone you know?
Very Unlikely
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Very Likely
If you have other opinions regarding potential improvement to the website, please share them with us. We would appreciate your honest opinion.
Note: This is a free response section, so you can proceed without entering anything.
Note: Please be sure not to enter any kind of personal information into your response.
Note: Please be sure not to enter any kind of personal information into your response.
×
Thank You
×
Thank you for participating in our survey! Your answers will help us to improve the quality of our website and services.
We hope you continue to make use of Game8.
We hope you continue to make use of Game8.
Close
Rankings
- We could not find the message board you were looking for.
Gaming News
![Octopath Traveler 0 Review [In Progress] | Familiar, But Better](https://img.game8.co/4357336/fcaf07d58cc243e6b7319ca9b118ba16.png/thumb)
Popular Games
Genshin Impact Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Where Winds Meet Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Honkai: Star Rail Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Wuthering Waves Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Zenless Zone Zero Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) Strategies & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Recommended Games
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Monster Hunter World Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Persona 3 Reload Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
All rights reserved
©2025 Gearbox Software. Published by 2K Games. Developed by Gearbox. Gearbox, Borderlands, and related logos are all trademarks of Gearbox Software, LLC. 2K and the 2K logo are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.