Hellwalker (Borderlands 4)

This article is about the shotgun from Borderlands 4. For the shotgun from Borderlands 3, see Hellwalker.

Hellwalker
Manufacturer:	Jakobs
Type:	Shotgun
Rarity:	Legendary
Element:	Incendiary
Game:	Borderlands 4

Hellwalker is a legendary shotgun in Borderlands 4 manufactured by Jakobs. It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Meathead Riders located in The Old Scrape - Ripper Drill Site, Cuspid Climb in Terminus Range on Kairos.

Special Weapon Effects

A piece of the moon hung in the sky like a polished bone.

• Soothslayer

Hellwalker's shot pattern.

Functions

• Shoots an inverted pentagram shot pattern.
• Always incendiary and consumes 2 ammo per shot.
• Fast reload time.
• Very bad accuracy unless aiming down sight.

Features

• Plays a guitar riff when equipped and fired.
• Fixed visual & weapon parts.
• No fixed prefix.

Prefixes	Effect
Looming	+38% Crit Damage
Panicking	None

Trivia

• The flavor text is a quote from the 2012 novel Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman.
• Like its equivalence from Borderlands 3, the Hellwalker is a reference to the Super Shotgun from Doom. This is reinforced by the special weapon effect name and function.

Change History

• In the October 9, 2025 patch, base damage was increased by 30%.
• Prior to the September 25, 2025 patch, this weapon could spawn without an element.