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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[]

Atlas
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
COV
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
Daedalus
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
Hyperion
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
Jakobs
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
Maliwan
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
Order
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
Ripper
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
Tediore
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
Torgue
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
Vladof
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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