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Boomslang is a legendary sniper rifle in Borderlands 4 manufactured by Jakobs. It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Bramblesong located in Bittervein - Auger Mine, Stoneblood Forest in Terminus Range on Kairos.

Special Weapon Effects[]

Everything is blooming most recklessly.

  • Bullet Pollinator – After Reloading, the first Critical Hit Ricochets a Sticky Projectile to up to 3 nearby enemies.

Functions[]

  • The Ricocheting Sticky Projectiles:
    1. Only apply to the first Critical Hit.
    2. Deals roughly ~110% of the main bullet damage.
    3. Detonation cannot be activated via reloading, switching weapons, or switching fire mode.
    4. Automatically detonate after 2 seconds.
  • Rest of the magazine does nothing significant except high impact Splash Damage with very small Splash Radius and zero travel time.

Features[]

  • No fixed weapon parts — except: Torgue-Licensed Impact Magazine.
  • No prefixes – No fixed visual parts – Variants are available.

Trivia[]

  • Boomslangs are a type of highly vemonous snake found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • The flavor text quotes the Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke.