Borderlands 4 October Update & Gear Adjustments

[johnblockbuster]

The Oct. 9 Borderlands 4 update introduces new weekly activities and gear balance changes:

Weekly Activities:

Big Encore Boss replaced with tougher variants for better loot.

Weekly Wildcard Missions now offer guaranteed Legendary drops.

Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine moved and updated.

Gear & Damage Adjustments:

Ruby’s Grasp: +50% damage, +25% fire rate

Bully Drone: +50% damage

Seventh Sense Orb: +250% damage

Queen’s Rest: spawn chance +50%, fire rate +50%

Additional adjustments fix pet stats, status effect counting, and weapon reload behaviors.

Note: Borderlands 4 launch on Nintendo Switch 2 is delayed with no announced release date.

[EmTeam]

Glad to see regular updates — balance tweaks keep the gameplay fresh and exciting for returning players.

[jacson4]

Gear adjustments always shake up the meta. Can’t wait to see how this changes high-level farming strategies.