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The Ricochet Rafa build focuses on maximizing Ricochet damage to deal the highest damage against bosses and mobs of enemies in Borderlands 4. See the best builds, skills, weapons, and gear to use for Rafa, along with the best skill tree abilities and character playstyle.
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| Strengths | Weaknesses | ||||
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✔︎Can melt both bosses and mobs ✔︎Minimal setup needed |
✖︎Farming the weapon may take a while ✖︎Can damage and kill you |
Thanks to the Kickballer Ricochets, this build can easily delete bosses, as well as mobs of enemies with its very high gun and explosive damage. Not only that, but the build needs minimal setup, only requiring you to activate your Action Skill and shooting.
As the build is reliant on a specific Legendary weapon, however, farming for it may take a while. Additionally, as the Kickballer shoots explosive rounds that ricochet, it can also damage and even kill you, especially in enclosed spaces. Using regular Jakobs weapons can mitigate this, but can lower your damage output.
| Action Skill | Peacebreaker Cannons |
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| Skill Tree: Remote Agent | |
Peacebreaker Cannons summons two turrets on Rafa's shoulders, which then automatically shoot enemies around him. This build in particular focuses on the Shotgun version of the Peacebreaker Cannons, capable of shooting Pellets that can Ricochet.
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| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
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Remote Agent | Sitiar Rafa gains increased Gun Damage. Juerga Whenever Rafa Critically Hits an enemy, Action Skill Duration is restored. Resiliencia Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Damage Reduction while Overdrive is active. Maestro Rafa gains increased Skill Damage. 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. Lateral Plinking Rafa's Indirect Projectiles gain a chance to Ricochet. 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. Everdrive Overdrive gains increased Duration. Temerario Overdrive Skill. Rafa gains increased Gun Damage, but decreased Gun Handling. These Effects are based on how long Overdrive has been active. | ||
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| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
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This Year's Gimmick | |||
The best skills for the Peacebreaker Ricochet Rafa Build revolve around maximizing Ricochet Chance and Damage. As such, most of the Skill Points will be invested in the Remote Agent Tree (Red tree).
From Levels 1-30, your goal is to stack points in the Remote Agent Tree until you unlock Instinto and Double-Ought Autoshot. Once Double-Ought Autoshot is unlocked, with the skills leading up to it equipped, you should reach a point where you can effectively farm bosses alone.
From Level 31 onwards, take skills that will improve your runs significantly by increasing your Ricochet chances and damage. Pain Reaction will increase your Ricochet chances based on the enemy's Status Effects, while Temerario and Everdrive improve Overdrive's buffs and duration, respectively.
If you want more survivability, you can opt to forgo Midnight Oil and instead use those points in Ardid, which will provide Lifesteal to any Indirect Projectile, which includes your Action Skill and Ricochets.
| Augment | Effects |
|---|---|
Instinto
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• Gives Critical Chance to Peacebreaker Cannons • Doubles Critical Chance and increases Critical Damage after retriggering skill • Kills provide Action Skill Duration • Drains Action Skill Duration when retriggering skill or getting kills. |
As this build relies on Ricochets from both your weapon and the Peacebreaker Cannons, Instinto is the best Augment that you can get as this provides Critical Chance to your Cannons. Additionally, retriggering the skill doubles Critical Chance and increases Critical Damage, making them hit even harder.
The only downside is that retriggering the skill or getting kills with it drains Action Skill Duration faster, although getting kills with the Action Skill does refill some Action Skill Duration.
Double-Ought Autoshot
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| Tree |
Remote Agent
(Branch 1) |
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| Effect | ||
| Rafa's Peacebreaker Cannons are replaced with Shotguns that deal increased Damage and have an increased Pellet Count. Additionally, Rafa's Turrets gain a chance to Ricochet off of targets. Ricochets deal Reduced Damage, and Critical Hits always Ricochet. | ||
The Double-Ought Autoshot turns Rafa's Peacebreaker Cannons into Shotguns that can shoot Pellets that Ricochet. This makes it perfect for the Ricochet build, and can easily deal a lot of damage in the correct conditions.
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| Weapons | Repkit | Ordnance | |||
| Class Mod | Shield | Enhancement | |||
| Firmware | |||||
| Legendary | Gun Overview |
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| Kickballer |
Type: Shotgun Manufacturer: Maliwan Force Bunt Legendary Mod |
The Kickballer is an Elemental Shotgun that shoots bouncing Elemental projectiles that can hit the enemy multiple times. If it has a Jakobs-Licensed Accessory as well, then the Critical Hits from the Kickballer will Ricochet Projectiles to nearby enemies. If you are fighting a solo boss, they can get hit by the Ricochets multiple times.
If you don't have the Kickballer, a good alternative Jakobs Legendary Weapon is the Bonnie and Clyde, which lets you swap between Assault Rifle and Shotgun mode, with increased damage with each kill. This gun can also Ricochet thanks to it being a Jakobs gun.
If you do not have the Kickballer or the Bonnie and Clyde, you can use a Jakobs Weapon instead, as these guns will Ricochet on Critical Hit. This makes it easier to start stacking Ricochets on enemies as long as you can keep performing Critical Hits.
For the best weapon type, we highly recommend using Shotguns as each of the Shotgun's Pellets can Ricochet. That means you can potentially cause a lot of Ricochets in one shot as long as you target the enemy's weak spot.
Elemental Weakness Chart and Damage Guide
| Repkit | Unique Trait |
|---|---|
![]() Shiny War Paint |
Chrome: On use, grants +30% Fire Rate and +30% Movement Speed for 15s, and reduces Repkit Cooldown by 2s each time Damage is taken. |
The Shiny War Paint is the best Repkit that Rafa can use thanks to its increased Fire Rate and Movement Speed. This lets you shoot your weapon faster, resulting in more ricochets. Additionally, it provides survivability thanks to the movement speed and Repkit Cooldown reduction whenever damage is taken.
| Ordnance | Unique Trait |
|---|---|
![]() Instigator |
Message From The Void |
The Instigator is the best Ordnance for Rafa as it shoots Indirect Projectiles, which the Ricochet Build empowers. This gives it the potential to not only deal more damage, but also Ricochet between targets, dealing even more damage.

The Dancer Class Mod is the best one to use for this build as it increases all Overdrive Bonuses by 100%. This will double the Fire Rate, Damage Reduction, and Gun Damage that he will receive whenever he enters Overdrive.
One thing to take note of, however, is that his Overdrive mode ends once his Action Skill ends, so make sure to maximize the damage you deal during the burst window.
| Shield | Shield Effect |
|---|---|
![]() Firewerks |
Bundled: On kill, spawns Missiles that home in on nearby enemies and deal Damage |
The Firewerks is the best Shield for Rafa as the missiles themselves count as Indirect Projectiles, which this build buffs. If possible, try to get one with the Missile Swarm effect, as that makes the shield launch Missiles on Armor Segment break.
| Enhancement | Effects |
|---|---|
| Jakobs Enhancement |
・Bounce Pass - Guns with Jakobs-licensed parts increase the number of possible Ricochets by 1. ・Leaper - Weapons with Jakobs-licensed parts gain +40% Chance to Ricochet non-critical bullets. ・Piercer - Guns with Jakobs-licensed parts have a 20% Chance to grant Critical Hit. |
For Enhancement Mods, you will want to aim for Jakobs Enhancement mods. If you are using the Kickballer, the Bounce Pass Enhancement is your best choice, as it can potentially make your weapon Ricochet more.
If you are using other Jakobs guns, Leaper or Piercer are your best bets. Leaper gives non-critical bullets a chance to Ricochet, while Piercer gives your gun a 20% Chance to Crit. Both of these Enhancements potentially increase your Ricochet amount, just in different ways.
| Firmware | Set Bonuses | ||||||||||
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| Deadeye | Gun Accuracy is increased by 30% | Gun Critical Hit Damage is increased by 25% | Every Critical Hit grants 15% Critical Damage per Stack (5 max stacks) for 10s | ||||||||
| Airstrike | Splash Radius is increased by 20% | Splash Damage is increased by 20% | |||||||||
The Deadeye Firmware is the best Firmware for Ricochet Rafa as it buffs Critical Damage, making your weapons and Ricochets deal more overall damage. It also increases your Gun Accuracy, making it easier to hit an enemy's weak point for guaranteed Critical Hits.
| Specialization | Effect |
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Riddle You This
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Whenever the Vault Hunter deals Gun Damage, gain a Stack of Riddle You This, increasing Gun Damage.;Stacks are lost if a new Stack has not been gained for a Duration. |
In The Zone
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While Aiming, the Vault Hunter gains increased Gun Damage and Critical Hit Damage per second. Bonuses are lost after 2 seconds of not Aiming. |
I Am A Gun
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Action Skill Damage now benefits from increases to Gun Damage. |
A Honed Mind
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Action Skills gain a chance to Critical Hit enemies, and also gain increased Action Skill Critical Hit Damage. |
We recommend taking the following Specializations, investing first in Brute until you unlock Riddle You This. Afterward, invest ten points in Sharpshooter to unlock In The Zone, and another ten points in Runner to unlock the Daredevil branch. Once Daredevil is unlocked, invest twenty points in it to unlock I Am A Gun and A Honed Mind.
These Passive Skills will buff your Gun Damage, as well as the effectiveness of your Action Skill, making them hit harder whenever they are activated. Additionally, the points you invest in the different branches provide Gun Damage, Reload Speed, and Accuracy, as well as Movement Speed, Melee Damage, and Action Skill Cooldown Rate.
Once you have the needed Passives, invest more Specialization points into Brute for more Gun damage and Sharpshooter for better Reload Speed and Accuracy.
At the start of the fight, use your Action Skill immediately so that it can start ramping up its damage. After activating your Action Skill, start shooting the enemy as well to help create more Ricochets.

Some bosses in the game, such as Idolator Sol or the Oppressor, start fights either invulnerable or out-of-range. For these fights, you must perform the mechanic to make them vulnerable, or wait for them to enter your range to avoid wasting your Action Skill window.
As Critical Hits produce Ricochets on Jakobs guns and weapons with Jakobs parts, always aim for an enemy's weak spot to guarantee a Critical Hit.
These weak spots are usually the head for humanoid enemies, and any large, glowing part for non-humanoids.
Be it for levelling Rafa, or for farming bosses, this build can do them both. Once you get the Ricochets going, you will be able to take down both bosses and groups of enemies with ease.
If you are facing difficulties in using this build for either of these purposes, consider checking out our dedicated Leveling Build and Boss Farm Build!

Best Builds for Each Vault Hunter
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Vex |
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Rafa |
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Amon |
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Harlowe |
Why does this have Rafa's ordinance listed but post a class mod? Thats very confusing. I would be interested to know what your recommendations for the grenade ordnance would be.
Ricochet Rafa Build



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