E-tech

E-tech guns are a new type of weapon featured in Borderlands 2. They are weapons that have been upgraded with Eridian technology, and replace the Eridian weapons of the first game. Though they can be found almost anywhere, they are relatively rare loot, and color-rated as magenta rather than the rare purple. The component that determines whether a weapon is E-Tech is the barrel; E-Tech weapons have special barrels with hexagonal petal-like structures with glowing interiors, which open out as they fire.

All E-tech weapons shoot standard ammunition in a variety of different forms, ranging from lasers to energy balls to slow projectiles that ricochet. E-Tech weapons always use multiple rounds of ammunition per shot, and usually have low muzzle velocity for their type but high damage. They are rare drops from standard chests, but are common finds in the Sanctuary loot chest.

The following are the weapon types by manufacturer:

Pistol
The pistol types are Spiker and Dart. Logan's Gun is a Dart, and the Dahlminator is a Spiker.



SMG
E-Tech SMGs are called Plasma Casters. They have a special barrel with three muzzles and a flamethrower-like igniter underneath, and fire slow-moving energy balls.



Shotgun
E-Tech shotguns are called Splatguns or Blashters.



Assault Rifle
The assault rifle types are Blaster and BlASSter.



Sniper Rifle
The sniper rifle types are Railer and Hybridification.