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Boss Nova is a unique assault rifle manufactured by Scav. It is obtained from the SHiFT station in Concordia by owning the season pass for Tales from the Borderlands.

Special Weapon Effects[]

BWAAAA BWAAAAA BWUUUMMMM! – Consumes 2 ammo per shot. High projectile speed. Decreased fire rate and slightly increased magazine size. Greatly increased damage, elemental effect chance, and reload speed. Upon hitting a surface, projectiles explode in a small nova.

Usage & Description[]

The fired projectile only explodes when hitting an inert surface. Therefore, effective usage of the gun requires targeting the ground underneath enemies, or walls behind them, and renders it unusable against airborne targets.

Notes[]

  • The impact of the nova immediately negates critical hit collisions, making them impossible to get on this weapon without the use of Nisha's Tombstone skill.
  • It is currently the fastest Scav assault rifle to reload.
  • The Luneshine effect in this weapon is stored in the first accessory slot instead of the second, thus making this weapon unable to hold any attachment.
  • The projectile will explode upon impact with Jet Fighters.

Trivia[]

The name of the weapon refers to Bossanova, one of the bosses from Tales from the Borderlands.

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