Enhancements are an equippable gear type introduced in Borderlands 4, replacing artifacts. They provide bonuses to player stats and skills (stat bonuses), as well as game-changing boosts to guns that utilize their respective manufacturer-licensed part (weapon-part bonuses).
Drop mechanics[]
Once the player reaches level 15, enhancements begin to drop from enemies; from level 25 onward, drops may include firmware.
Rarity controls the number of bonuses:
| Rarity | # of Weapon-Part Bonuses | # of Stat Bonuses |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 1 | 0 |
| Uncommon | 1 | 1 |
| Rare | 1 | 2 |
| Epic | 1 | 3 |
| Legendary | 2 | 2 |
When a non-Legendary enhancement is generated:
- Weapon-part bonuses are assigned. Common enhancements have a single bonus and legendaries have two. Both are fixed; enhancements with the same model name will always have the same weapon part bonuses.
- Up to three stat bonuses are randomly rolled from a preset list.
Examples[]
Stat Bonuses[]
Enhancements can have up to three stat bonuses, depending on rarity. Each bonus will apply either to all weapons or to specific weapon types.
List of Stat Bonuses[]
- Accuracy
- Aiming Down Sights/Scope (ADS) Proficiency
- Critical Damage
- Damage
- Equip Speed
- Fire Rate
- Magazine Size
- Reload Speed
- Splash Damage
- Splash Radius
- Status Effect Damage
- Status Effect Chance
Weapon Part Bonuses[]
Each manufacturer provides a pool of four weapon-part bonuses that enhance or modify how its manufacturer-related guns work. They may:
- Boost guns stats conditionally (e.g, CoV's Cold Open, Smelter) or unconditionally (e.g, Torgue's Head Ringer).
- Increase chance for guns to trigger manufacturer traits (e.g, Jakob's Piercer).
- Grant additional effects (e.g, Daedalus' Backup Plan).
Weapon-part bonuses apply to both weapons made by a manufacturer and to weapons by other manufacturers using their licensed parts.
Legendaries[]
All legendary enhancements have a unique, fixed combination of two weapon-part bonuses. Legendary enhancements exist for all possible combinations of two manufacturer weapon-part bonuses, with the exception of COV and Vladof.
List of Weapon Part Bonuses By Manufacturer[]
| Manufacturer | Weapon-Part | Guns with licensed parts from this manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | Protractor | have a 50% Chance to not consume Ammo while Target Lock is active. |
| Sure Shot | automatically fire a Tracker Dart projectile every 25s. | |
| Tracker Antenna | gain +40% Fire Rate while Target Lock is active. | |
| Trauma Bond | gain +30% Damage while Target Lock is active. | |
| COV | Cold Open | gain +20% Damage when below 50% heat. |
| Duct Tape | have a 100% Chance to deal Critical Damage while Overheating. | |
| Smelter | have a +35% Fire Rate when over 50% Heat. | |
| Ventilator | have a 25% Chance to cost no Heat when fired. | |
| Daedalus | Accelerator | gain +1% Fire Rate per each bullet fired, for up to a maximum 50 Stacks, which reset on Reload. |
| Backup Plan | slowly regenerate reserve Ammo while equipped. | |
| Bullet Fabricator | on kill have a 40% Chance to refill your Magazines. | |
| Stockpiler | on reload gain up to +25% Damage based on the amount of spare Ammo for the currently equipped gun. | |
| Hyperion | Bulwark | gain 100% Gun Shield Capacity. |
| Shock Guard | trigger a shock nova when deployed, with an 8-second cooldown. | |
| Stabilizer | gain 40% accuracy. | |
| Stim Coverter | regenerate up to 10% Health when the Gun Shield is hit. | |
| Jakobs | Bounce Pass | increase the number of possible Ricochets by 1. |
| Leaper | gain a 40% Chance to Ricochet non-critical hits. | |
| Piercer | have a 20% Chance to grant a Critical Hit. | |
| Sequencer | grant consecutive Critical Hits 5% stacking Bonus Damage to a maximum of 8 stacks. | |
| Maliwan | Mixologist | deal 10% Bonus Damage from the inactive mode's element. |
| Primed Potency | have 100% Status Effect Chance on the first bullet after Reload. | |
| Synthesizer | have +25% Status Effect Damage. | |
| Transfuser | on kill spread their active Status Effect to up to three nearby targets. | |
| Order | Ammo Generator | slowly refill from reserve Ammo while held. |
| Free Charger | when firing from Maximum Charge have a 30% Chance to make the next shot's Charge Time and Ammo zero. | |
| Muzzle Break | gain +50% Accuracy and +50% Burst Fire Speed when firing from Maximum Charge. | |
| Power Shot | gain 30% Damage when firing from Maximum Charge. | |
| Ripper | Freeloader | have a 30% Chance to instantly refill its Magazine when empty. |
| Hard Charger | gain +25% Damage, but Charge Time is increased by 30%. | |
| High Roller | increase Gun Damage by +2% for each consecutive shot fired, for a Maximum 25 Stacks. | |
| Short Circuit | after reloading an empty magazine have a 30% Chance to increase the next Magazine Fire Rate +100%. | |
| Tediore | Banger | use +50% Maximum Loaded Ammo when calculating Thrown Damage. |
| Digi-Divider | have a 50% Chance to spawn an additional Projectile on Reload. | |
| Extend-A-friend | have +50% longer Lifetime for Thrown Turrets. | |
| Recycler | keep 50% of a Magazine's Ammo on Reload. | |
| Torgue | Air Burst | fire projectiles that explode on proximity. |
| Boompuppy | on kill have a 50% chance to call down a Missile Barrage on a nearby enemy. | |
| Explosi-ception | have Sticky Magazines deal +50% Gun Damage on impact. | |
| Head Ringer | gain +25% damage and +100% Damage Radius. | |
| Vladof | Bottom Feeder | reduce Underbarrel Cooldown Duration by 40%. |
| Box Magazine | gain +20% Fire Rate and +20% Magazine Size. | |
| Bullet Hose | have a 30% Chance to add an extra Projectile per shot. | |
| Underdog | gain +50% Underbarrel Damage. |
Manufacturer Enhancements by Weapon-Part Bonus[]
| Protractor | Sure Shot | Tracker Antenna | Trauma Bond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protractor | Y-Cartridge | Y-Initiator | Y-Z Nexus | X-Y Combo |
| Sure Shot | Y-Initiator | Initiator | Z-Initiator | X-Initiator |
| Tracker Antenna | Y-Z Nexus | Z-Initiator | Z-Intercept | Z-X Junction |
| Trauma Bond | X-Y Combo | X-Initiator | Z-X Junction | X-Terminal |
| Cold Open | Duct Tape | Smelter | Ventilator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Open | Breezer | n/a | n/a | Glacier |
| Duct Tape | n/a | Ramshackler | Quicksilver | n/a |
| Smelter | n/a | Quicksilver | Rapid Fire | n/a |
| Ventilator | Glacier | n/a | n/a | Hole Punch |
| Accelerator | Backup Plan | Bullet Fabricator | Stockpiler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerator | Uptick | Accumulator | Scion | Gatherer |
| Backup Plan | Accumulator | Stockpiler | Steward | Collector |
| Bullet Fabricator | Scion | Steward | Inheritor | Hephaestian |
| Stockpiler | Gatherer | Collector | Hephaestian | Hoarder |
| Bulwark | Shock Guard | Stabilizer | Stim Converter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwark | Vanguard | Trooper | Besieger | Champion |
| Shock Guard | Trooper | Volt Action | Director | Principal |
| Stabilizer | Besieger | Director | Confidant | Stalwart |
| Stim Converter | Champion | Principal | Stalwart | Insurance |
| Bounce Pass | Leaper | Piercer | Sequencer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce Pass | Trick Shot | Blind Box | Quintain | Hat Trick |
| Leaper | Blind Box | Sampler | Ladykiller | Scattershot |
| Piercer | Quintain | Ladykiller | Widowmaker | Multistrike |
| Sequencer | Hat Trick | Scattershot | Multistrike | Hawkeye |
| Mixologist | Primed Potency | Synthesizer | Transfuser | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixologist | Houndstooth | Assuit | Lamé | Toile |
| Primed Potency | Assuit | Premiere | Maestro | Icon |
| Synthesizer | Lamé | Maestro | Haute Shot | Fashionista |
| Transfuser | Toile | Icon | Fashionista | Trendsetter |
| Ammo Generator | Free Charger | Muzzle Break | Power Shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo Generator | Eternity | Looper | Parallaxis | Ouroboros |
| Free Charger | Looper | Leap Year | Entangler | Primadiem |
| Muzzle Break | Parallaxis | Entangler | Celeritas | Evolver |
| Power Shot | Ouroboros | Primadiem | Evolver | Genesis |
| Freeloader | Hard Charger | High Roller | Short Circuit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeloader | Autophage | Entropic | Disruptor | Autocannibal |
| Hard Charger | Entropic | Sledge | Slugger | Devourer |
| High Roller | Disruptor | Slugger | Slammer | Binger |
| Short Circuit | Autocannibal | Devourer | Binger | Glutton |
| Banger | Digi-Divider | Extend-A-Friend | Recycler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banger | 100% Real Juice | Hydrator | Gummy | Quencher |
| Digi-Divider | Hydrator | Family Pack | Extension | Valuepalooza |
| Extend-A-Friend | Gummy | Extension | Social Integration | Value-Add |
| Recycler | Quencher | Valuepalooza | Value-Add | Value Mag |
| Air Burst | Boompuppy | Exlosi-ception | Head Ringer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Burst | Premature Detonator | Flashpan | Jackhammer | Pumper |
| Boompuppy | Flashpan | Bang Ganger | Body Counter | Big Banger |
| Exlosi-ception | Jackhammer | Body Counter | Cherry Popper | Studfinder |
| Head Ringer | Pumper | Big Banger | Studfinder | Pounder |
| Bottom Feeder | Box Magazine | Bullet Hose | Underdog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Feeder | Grassroots Movement | n/a | n/a | Dog Movement |
| Box Magazine | n/a | Hero of Labor | Hero of Bullet | n/a |
| Bullet Hose | n/a | Hero of Bullet | Lead Curtain | n/a |
| Underdog | Dog Movement | n/a | n/a | Dog of War |
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