Gunzerking

Gunzerking
Character	Salvador
Type	Action Skill
Tier	0
Maximum Points	1
Minimum Level	5
Effect	Action Skill. Draw a second gun and go nuts! While Gunzerking you Instantly Regain 50% of Your Total Health, gain Damage Reduction against enemy attacks, and constantly Regenerate Health and Ammo. Does not regenerate rockets.
Cooldown	42 seconds
Game	Borderlands 2

Gunzerking is Salvador the Gunzerker's Action Skill. Salvador gains the ability to wield two weapons at the same time for a period of time upon activation. Upon activating Gunzerking Salvador instantly heals half of his max health, gains damage reduction, and constantly regenerates health and ammo.

Cooldown

42 seconds (can be decreased to 33.6 seconds, without class mods)

Duration

20 seconds (can be increased to 35 seconds, without class mods)

Protection

+50% damage reduction (effectively a 33.3% net reduction)

Strategy

Gunzerking has a variety of applications, many of which are amplified with certain skills. When low on health and in danger, it can be activated to instantly refill half Salvador's health and provide health regeneration and damage reduction for the duration. Guns can become more accurate, or have faster fire rates while Gunzerking, although since the second gun takes up the scope zooming button, it is impossible to scope or ironsight while the ability is in use.

With points in the Brawn tree, Gunzerking allows Salvador to withstand more damage compared to other classes, particularly using the Come At Me Bro skill. However, this does not mean Salvador can wade into combat in a frenzy, bullets barely harming him, if too many enemies are present, particularly in True Vault Hunter Mode.

Gunzerking can be used while reviving Vault Hunters without resetting the revive bar. Doing so can heal Salvador and prevent him from taking fatal damage during the revive. Other actions are allowed while Gunzerking, such as throwing grenades, melee attacks, and activating switches or opening chests.

Notes

• The first two, or last two guns in the weapon slots are always the two weapons pulled out when Gunzerking. For example, if holding the gun in the second weapon slot, activating Gunzerking will pull out the gun in the first weapon slot. Weapons can subsequently be switched while Gunzerking is active, allowing for the pairing of the second and third weapons, or the first and fourth weapons.
• Initiating the skill will automatically reload both weapons. This means it is a useful way of skipping reload animations in the middle of combat or to reload a Tediore without consuming the remainder of the clip.
• The ammo regeneration granted while Gunzerking affects all types of ammo with the exception of rockets and grenades, including ammo for weapons not even equipped.
• While reviving another Vault Hunter, it is possible to fire left-hand weapon without interrupting the revive progress.
• Some of the weapons, when used in gunzerking, will share its special effect with the weapon in the other hand.
  • Gunzerking with one of Moxxi's weapons in one hand will allow Salvador to receive health by damaging enemies with the weapon in the other hand.
  • When gunzerking with Pimpernel orFlakker in the left hand, each pellet will add the damage of the weapon in the right hand (same element with the weapon in the right hand, without multiplyer). This makes these weapons extremely powerful when paired with other sniper rifles or rocket launchers, such as Ahab (which has the highest listed damage per projectile in game) or Creamer (which heals player with damage done by these weapons).
    • Furthermore, if invested Money Shot, and the weapon in the right hand is at its last shot, the added damage will also me multiplied. Any skills or class mod can enhance the effect by increasing the magazine of the weapon in the right hand, making it closer to 12 or above and receive more bonus damage.
  • When gunzerking with Trespasser in one hand, the weapon in the other hand will also receive Trespasser's ability to bypass shield.