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Borderlands 4
List of Legendary Effects
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Legendary effects are unique modifiers found on legendary equipment in Borderlands 4. See a list of legendary effects and what they do in this guide.
| Legendary Item Guides | |
|---|---|
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| Legendary Shields and Repkits | Legendary Class Mods |
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List of Legendary Effects
| Legendary Effects by Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Shield | Repkit | Ordnance |
Weapon Legendary Effects
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Adoration |
TBD
Legendary: Sweet Embrace |
| Amper Camper |
When Gun Shield is depleted, grants +50% Damage for 15s
Legendary: Goalkeeper |
| Asymptotic |
Shots create multiple projectiles that converge on enemies.
Legendary: Convergence |
| Big Name Hunter |
When Zoomed In, Damage increases by +100%, Shot Cost increases by +100%, and Fire Rate decreases by -50%
Legendary: G.M.R. |
| Bilateral |
Fires from reserve Ammo while charging
Legendary: Symmetry |
| Blazing Barrel |
On kill, deal +30% Damage for 10s for a Maximum 3 Stacks
Legendary: Hot Slugger |
| Bullet Pollinator |
After Reloading, the first Critical Hit Ricochets a Sticky Projectile to up to 3 nearby enemies
Legendary: Boomslang |
| Burning Desire |
Inflicts heavy Incendiary damage
Legendary: Hellfire |
| Chief Execution Officer |
Deals +30% Damage to enemies below 30% Health
Legendary: Goremaster |
| Color Spray |
Shoots Corrosive, Cryo, and Radiation droplets
Legendary: Rainbow Vomit |
| Colorful Mess |
TBD
Legendary: Kaleidosplode |
| Conquerer |
Fires bouncing projectiles that pierce enemies
Legendary: Divided Focus |
| Constellation |
Projectiles can be fired vertically or horizontally
Legendary: Star Helix |
| Crowd Sourced |
On hit, additional Projectiles spawn from nearby enemies
Legendary: Midnight Defiance |
| D.O.P.E. Buoys |
Throws 2 Combo Orbs, which place the Atlas Target Lock on enemies damaged by the Combo Orbs
Legendary: Budget Deity |
| Defense Protocol |
When Gun Shields are activated, launches an Attack Drone every 14s
Legendary: Bully |
| Dueling Pistol |
Deals +100% Damage for 5s after swapping Guns
Legendary: San Saba Songbird |
| Energy Transfer |
When Energy Shield is active, grants +50% Damage by consuming the Shield's energy instead of Ammo. When Overshield is also active, Energy Shield will not deplete
Legendary: Ohm I Got |
| Fixer-Upper |
Critical Hits inflict more damage and explode upon impact
Legendary: Truck |
| Flesh Eaters |
Shoots eggs that hatch flying roaches when attached to flesh, living or dead
Legendary: Roach |
| Force Bunt |
Projectiles bounce upon hitting an enemy or surface
Legendary: Kickballer |
| Full Coverage |
Bouncing Projectiles increase Damage by +25% and Damage Radius by +35% per bounce
Legendary: Linebacker |
| Granted |
TBD
Legendary: Kaoson |
| Heirloom |
TBD
Legendary: T.K's Wave |
| Hivemind |
TBD
Legendary: Birt's Bees |
| Homemade Genuity |
Overheats quickly, but also Cools down quickly
Legendary: Luty Madlad |
| Husky Auto Turret |
TBD
Legendary: Husky Friend |
| Iced Out |
TBD
Legendary: Cold Shoulder |
| King's Gambit |
When shot, thrown Gun Ricochets Projectiles to nearby enemies
Legendary: King's Gambit |
| Kismet |
On Reload, fires 2 Homing Rockets that deal up to 393 Damage each
Legendary: Lucky Clover |
| Lightweight |
Projectiles float upward and spawn child Projectiles upon exploding
Legendary: Lead Balloon |
| LUV |
TBD
Legendary: Acey May |
| Midday |
Zooming In acquires Lock On targets over time, and firing while Zoomed In shoots the entire Magazine
Legendary: Phantom Flame |
| Overdrive |
Switch to a secondary Magazine that can be fired on Full Auto
Legendary: Whiskey Foxtrot |
| Pair of Thieves |
On kill, grants +100% Damage for the Gun's other Mode and refills its Magazine.
Legendary: Bonnie and Clyde |
| Pamplemousse |
Hitting enemies deals 43 Damage to you, and grants a Stack of Cruelty- which, on kill, restores 22 Overshield per Stack of Cruelty for a Maximum 30 Stacks
Legendary: Prince Harming |
| Parley |
Bullets pierce enemies, and have a 5% Chance when hitting an enemy to cause an explosion that deals 153 Damage
Legendary: Darkbeast |
| Pipin' Hot Barrels |
Does not consume Ammo while Overheating
Legendary: Finnity XXX-L |
| Pitcher |
TBD
Legendary: Chuck |
| Precision |
Fires in a 3-2-1 burst cycle, with increasing damage and splash radius
Legendary: Rangefinder |
| Prison Rules |
Grants +75% Critical Damage and +75% Damage when hitting a target in the back
Legendary: Zipper |
| Propagation |
TBD
Legendary: Borstel Ballista |
| Prophetic |
Fires alternating Incendiary and Cryo rounds
Legendary: Aegon's Dream |
| Proprioception |
Hitting enemies spawns Orbs that float upward and home in on targets on Reload
Legendary: Seventh Sense |
| Rage |
When Overheating, the Bulletforge does not break, but instead continually consumes greater amounts of Ammo
Legendary: Golden God |
| Reconfigure |
When firing, Fire Rate decreases down to 20%, but Damage increases up to 750%
Legendary: Stop Gap |
| Rip Rockets |
Rockets automatically fire from the Underbarrel
Legendary: Wombo Combo |
| Rotary Gun |
Scales up to +100% Damage and +200% Damage Radius based on the emptiness of the Magazine
Legendary: Bugbear |
| Royal Armory |
Fires high-speed rounds, and damaging enemies has a 30% Chance to spawn a Homing Sticky Projectile
Legendary: Queen's Rest |
| Scarce |
TBD
Legendary: Vamoose |
| Sierpinski |
Spawns additional diverging Projectiles along its path
Legendary: Complex Root |
| Silence |
TBD
Legendary: Noisy Cricket |
| Soothslayer |
TBD
Legendary: Hellwalker |
| Space Laser |
Alt-Fire - Calls down a Space Laser dealing 649 Damage every .2s
Legendary: Oscar Mike |
| Spud Gun |
TBD
Legendary: Potato Thrower IV |
| Stalker |
Grants a 20% Chance for shots to be a Critical Hit, and refunds 2 Ammo on Critical Hit
Legendary: Rowan's Charge |
| Stormcloud |
TBD
Legendary: Katagawa's Revenge |
| Stray |
Fires 2 secondary bullets that home in on nearby target(s)
Legendary: Stray |
| Superheated |
Fires a rapid 8-Round burst
Legendary: Plasma Coil |
| Timber |
TBD
Legendary: Bloody Lumberjack |
| Ultima Ratio Regum |
Fires wide, penetrating triple Railgun shots with +40% Critical Damage
Legendary: Fisheye |
| Wide Net |
TBD
Legendary: Forsaken Chaos |
Shield Legendary Effects
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Bininu |
When equipped, grants +1,576 Maximum Health, +79 Health Regeneration/s, and reduces Damage Taken by 33%
Legendary: Timekeeper's New Shield |
| Bundled |
On kill, spawns Missiles that home in on nearby enemies and deal 237-281 Damage each
Legendary: Firewerks |
| Direct Current |
Ground Slam to toggle this effect. While enabled, drains Shield over time to grant +40% Bonus Shock Damage, and Damage Taken passes through the Shield.
Legendary: Protean Cell |
| Glass |
When damaged, grants a Stack of Resolve that reduces Damage Taken by 2% per Stack, up to 25 Stacks. When the Energy Shield breaks, releases a Nova that deals 472-1217 Damage, with each Stack of Resolve increasing the Damage by +20%
Legendary: Cindershelly |
| Nucleosynthesis |
When Energy Shield breaks or fills, it triggers a Nove that deals 1,332-1880 Damage
Legendary: Extra Medium |
| Overshield Eater |
When Energy Shield is active, enemies have a 12% chance to drop an Overshield when hit. When Overshield is also active, grants +25% Shock Damage
Legendary: Watts 4 Dinner |
| Power Play |
When Energy Shield fills, grants an Overshield. When Energy Shield is full, grants 25% Fire Rate, 25% Movement Speed, and regens 1 Ammo/s
Legendary: Super Soldier |
| Psychosis |
When damaged, grants +15% Elemental Resistance and +50% Resistance to the last Damage Type received for 5s
Legendary: Pandoran Memento |
| Refreshments |
On kill, 50% chance to spawn Ammo Booster that instantly refills your Gun.
Legendary: Hoarder |
| Shallot Shell |
On Armor Segment break, grants Immunity to Damage for 2s
Legendary: Onion |
| Shield Boi |
Spawns a Shield Boi when the last Armor Segment breaks
Legendary: Principal |
| Short Circuit |
While Energy Shield is not full, it periodically Shocks enemies
Legendary: Sparky Shield |
| Sisyphusian |
When Armor Shield is full, it instantly loses an Armor Segment
Legendary: Compleation |
Repkit Legendary Effects
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Blood Rush |
Automatically restores Health on Second Wind
Legendary: Adrenaline Pump |
| Cardiac Shock |
When Health goes below 20%, there is a 50% chance to replenish a Repkit Charge
Legendary: Defibrillator |
| Chrome |
On use, grants +30% Fire Rate and +30% Movement Speed for 15s, and reduces Repkit Cooldown by 2s each time Damage is taken
Legendary: Shiny War Paint |
| Heart Pump |
This Repkit has 3 Charges, and has a 30% chance to replenish a Charge on kill
Legendary: Triple Bypass |
| Immunity Shot |
On use, grants Immunity to the last Elemental Damage Taken for 7s
Legendary: Blood Analyzer |
| Pulsometer |
Passively regenerates Health over time, increasing in Rate when your Health is low
Legendary: Pacemaker |
| Time Dilation |
The Repkit's Duration is increased by +100% and its Cooldown Duration is decreased by -50%
Legendary: AF1000 |
Ordnance Legendary Effects
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| 621 |
Explosions radiate outward from the point of impact
Legendary: Ravenfire |
| Bouncing Biscuits |
Energy disc Projectiles bounce up to 5 times, and gain +20% Damage per bounce
Legendary: Disc Jockey |
| Delegation |
TBD
Legendary: Streamer |
| Fortified Position |
TBD
Legendary: Fuse |
| Groove |
TBD
Legendary: Disco |
| Gungnir |
TBD
Legendary: Sprezzatura |
| Incessant |
Continuously homes in on a target
Legendary: Chaumurky |
| Inkling |
Fires bouncing Projectiles that leave an Elemental Splat on bounce
Legendary: Inkling |
| Juggler |
Catch the rebound to refund 1 Grenade Charge
Legendary: Spinning Blade |
| Ninja Speed |
Grants +10% Movement Speed for a short Duration with each consecutive hit, for a Maximum of 7 stacks
Legendary: Sho Kunai |
| Radiation Exposure |
Creates a Singularity for 10s, in which enemies take +40% Radiation Damage over time
Legendary: Gamma Void |
| Self-Replicating |
Grenades bounce and replicate upon hitting enemies and surfaces.
Legendary: Jelly |
| Sticky Trigger |
Grenade spawns Combo Orbs upon detonation.
Legendary: Faulty Detonator |
| Strike Twice |
TBD
Legendary: Bottled Lightning |
| Swoosh |
TBD
Legendary: Swarm |
| Swordfish |
Deals Melee Damage on detonation
Legendary: Slippy |
| Waterfall |
Causes additional explosions when damaging targets
Legendary: Waterfall |
| Whistler |
TBD
Legendary: Atling Gun |
What Are Legendary Effects?
Unique Traits for Weapons and Gear
Legendary effects are unique traits found on certain equipment, marked by a yellow star-shaped icon, and not present on other weapons and gear. They grant powerful bonuses that can influence character builds and playstyles.
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NoSleep about 2 months
NoSleep about 2 monthsIt has 1 bar that fills slightly with armor shield drops so I'm guessing that's the Vintage effect.
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