Borderlands 4 Gets Minor Update With Gear Changes, Studio Announces Major Update for Next Week

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Gearbox Entertainment, the team behind *Borderlands 4*, is preparing an update with significant changes. Because of how much the update will impact gameplay, creative director Graeme Timmins has warned players on social media to prepare their character builds with a week’s notice before the changes are implemented.

Timmins announced on X (formerly Twitter) that a small update is live now, with a bigger update coming next week. The next update will address issues with certain equipment and unexpected glitches. This serves as a seven-day warning for those changes.

I just saw that Timmins posted about this right after the new *Borderlands 4* update dropped! It’s a pretty small update, mostly just tweaking some of the gear. They’re really listening to what players are saying, which is awesome, and plan to use our feedback for future updates. And heads up – Timmins said they’re sending out a seven-day warning about something next week, so we should keep an eye out for that!

Gearbox announced that their next update, coming next week, will fine-tune several items – including Class Mods, Repkits, Shields, and Firmware – to better support close-range combat styles and improve other character builds that are currently underperforming. They’ll also fix some unexpected issues with character skills and adjust gear that’s too powerful. In addition to these gameplay changes, the update will improve the game’s stability, performance, and add several quality-of-life improvements players have been asking for.

Here are the patch notes for the latest update to *Borderlands 4*, now available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Plus, some reports suggest a character from *Borderlands 3*, Ava, might appear in the new game’s story. You can also find our *Borderlands 4* review here.

Borderlands 4 October 10, 2025 update patch notes:

Weekly Activities:

  • Weekly Big Encore Boss switched to a tougher variant of a different existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool for those who take it on.
  • The Weekly Wildcard Mission changed. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop you can earn repeatedly to get your ideal roll.
  • Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine moved to another location and changed its offerings.

Gear Balance Adjustments:

  • Ruby’s Grasp damage increased by 50%
  • Ruby’s Grasp fire rate increased by 25%
  • Bully drone damage increased by 50%
  • Bully base damage increased by 50%
  • Rangefinder base damage increase by 30%
  • Queen’s Rest spawn chance increased from 30% to 50%
  • Queen’s Rest fire rate increased by 50%
  • Seventh Sense orb damage increased by 250%
  • Hellwalker base damage increase 30%
  • Convergence base damage increase by 25%

Additional Changes:

  • Legendary Tediore Shotgun Anarchy was adjusted to properly award Stacks of Mutualism when auto-reloading or killing enemies
  • All Pets from all classes (such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons) now properly gain Critical Hit Chance from Passives and Gear
  • Adjustment made to Vex the Siren’s Bleed to count as Status Effect Damage

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2025-10-10 16:11