Faulty Star

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Faulty Star is a legendary shield in Borderlands 3 manufactured by Hyperion.
It is exclusive to the Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck DLC for Borderlands 3 and is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source.

Special Weapon Effects

Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. – When damaged, chance to trigger a nova around the attacking enemy.

On Mayhem 10, FL4K's Take This! skill will cause the enemies that damage FL4K's pet to take massive damage. This is because FL4K's pet get a 17x times bonus to their damage on Mayhem 10, which is transferred to the pet's shield. When combined with the Red Fang class mod and/or the "After Using Attack Command, consume all Terror and FL4K's pet gains 200% bonus fire damage for a short time" terror anointment, FL4K's pet can quickly clear out groups of enemies.

The name and flavor text are a reference to the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

v • d • e Hyperion manufacture in Borderlands 3

Common	Boardroom • Broodmother • Collaborator • Downsizer • Entrepeneur • Hivemind • Host • Longbow • Mogul • Outsourcer • Powerplay • Techspert

Unique	Acid Burn • Double Downer • Ember's Blaze • Guilty Spark • Just Kaus • Loop of 4N631 • LOV3M4CH1N3 • Melt Facer • Mendel's Multivitamin • MSRC Auto-Dispensary • Null Pointer • Pricker • Redistributor • Reunion • Short Stick • THE TWO TIME

Legendary	Bitch • Brainstormer • Cheap Tips • Chupa's Organ • Conference Call • Convergence • Masterwork Crossbow • Crossroad • EMP • Face-puncher • Faulty Star • Fearmonger • Firestorm • Firewall • Front Loader • Gas Mask • Handsome Jackhammer • Heart Breaker • HOT Spring • Iceburger • Lightspeed • Nagata • Narp • Old God • Oldridian • Phebert • Predatory Lending • Proprietary License • Quasar • Re-Charger • Rectifier • Redistributor • Reflux • Slow Hand • Smog • Stop-Gap • Storm Front • Tankman's Shield • The Butcher • The Transformer • Ward • Widowmaker • Woodblocker • XZ41

v • d • e Shields in Borderlands 3

Unique	Adrenaline Initiative • All-in • Double Downer • Ember's Blaze • Golden Touch • Guilty Spark • Limit Break • Loop of 4N631 • Mendel's Multivitamin • Moxxi's Embrace • Mr Caffeine Shield • MSRC Auto-Dispensary • Revengenader • Unpaler

Legendary	Asclepius • Back Ham • Band of Sitorak • Beskar • Big Boom Blaster • Black Hole • Deluxe Badass Combustor • Faulty Star • Firewall • Front Loader • Frozen Heart • Frozen Snowshoe • Gas Mask • Impaler • Madcap • Messy Breakup • Nova Berner • Old God • Plus Ultra • Re-Charger • Rectifier • Red Card • Red Suit • Re-Router • Rico • Rough Rider • Scream of Terror • Shooting Star • Stinger • Stop-Gap • The Transformer • Torch • Version 0.m • Void Rift • Ward • Wattson • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot