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Borderlands 4
How to Get Stronger Weapons
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This is a guide about getting stronger weapons in Borderlands 4. Learn all the best ways to get stronger weapons by continuing below!
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How to Get Stronger Weapons in Borderlands 4
| Best Ways to Get Stronger Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Farm Repeatable Bosses | ★★★★★ The best and fastest way to obtain strong weapons. Can reward legendary weapons. |
| Farm Ripper Drill Sites | ★★★★★ Another great way to farm not only weapons, but also EXP and Cash. Can reward legendary weapons, as well as lower rarity ones that you can sell. |
| Level Up Your Vault Hunter | ★★★★★ Leveling up can take time but serves as the basis of how strong lootable weapons are. |
| Do Game Activities With Matchmaking | ★★★★ Eases the farming process but will require you to play with others. |
| Golden Chests | ★★★ Golden Chests rewards weapons of high rarity. Must be unlocked using a Golden Key. |
| Return Lost Capsules | ★★★ Quick side activity that can reward up to a purple weapon. |
| Find Survivalist Caches | ★★ Quick side activity that rewards weapons of varying tiers. |
| Locked Chests | ★★ A chest that will require you to defeat nearby enemies to unlock, will reward weapons of varying tiers. |
Farm Repeatable Bosses
After defeating story bosses once, they can be repeatedly farmed through Moxxi's Encore. You will have to pay in game cash to repeat a boss and this can be done infinitely to try and farm for legendary weapons.
The loot reward also scales with your level, so you can choose even the first boss if you wish to farm more weapons.
Find Moxxi's Encore Outside the Boss Area
Moxxi's Encore can be found right before entering a boss area. This machine is usually placed next to vending machines and will require in game cash for you to respawn a boss.
Farm Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Sites are great sources of weapons, EXP, and Cash. Additionally, these can be repeatedly farmed through Moxxi's Encore. You will have to pay cash to reset the encounter, but the money you make from both the boss and enemy drops, as well as the equipment you sell will more than make up for what you spent.
If you are aiming for Legendary drops, focus on taking down the bosses. If you want to farm EXP, Cash and regular drops, on the other hand, you can instead choose to ignore the boss for a while and focus on farming the mobs.
Find Moxxi's Encore Outside the Drill Site
A Moxxi's Encore can usually be found right before entering the Drill Site, making it easier to restart the encounter.
Level Up Your Vault Hunter
Lootable weapons scale with your current level, so try to level up your character quickly to be able to loot higher level weapons! Additionally, some skills will improve your gun's performance by increasing your gun damage, reload speed, element damage, and gun handling, to name a few.
List of All Skills and Skill Trees
Gun Level is More Important Than Gun Rarity
If you're weighing your options between a low level high rarity gun and a high level low rarity gun, the higher level gun will almost always be stronger. Furthermore, you can also compare guns by pressing Triangle for PlayStation, Y for Xbox, or R for PC and see which gun is better!
Do Game Activities Through Matchmaking
Going through the game with a group can make your journey through Kairos easier. This results in faster clear times or more objectives accomplished that will lead you to find more loot and gear in a short amount of time.
Matchmaking Guide: How to Form a Party
Tackle World Bosses With a Group
World bosses are tough fights that give a ton of gear and XP. While these boss fights are tough, tackling them with a group makes it significantly easier, resulting in faster completion time and more loot.
Golden Chests
Golden Chests will reward high rarity guns once you unlock them using a Golden Key. However, it is best to save these chests when you reach the end game as the weapons inside the chest will scale to your current level.
Return Lost Capsules
Lost capsules are supply caches that reward you with varying weapon tiers once you return them to a safehouse. From our observation, the highest rarity that we got from this is a purple rarity weapon.
Find Survivalist Caches
Survivalist Caches are scattered around Kairos and contain weapons and reward SDU tokens. Make a quick stop to loot these caches whenever you see them on the map!
Locked Chests
There are locked chests that will require you to fight the enemies around the area to unlock it. This is a good way to gain XP while guaranteeing a chest that can reward you with good weapons!
Borderlands 4 Related Guides
Beginner's Guide to Borderlands 4: Tips and Tricks
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