Changes: Law (Borderlands 2)

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This article is about the Law pistol in Borderlands 2. For other uses, see Law (Borderlands).

Law is a unique pistol manufactured by Jakobs. It can be obtained as a mission reward from Marshall Friedman after completing Won't Get Fooled Again or as a rare drop from the Sheriff of Lynchwood.

Special Weapon Effects

De Da. – +100% melee damage bonus and fixed melee accessory. If the Order is equipped, melee attacks with the Law will restore the character's health at a rate of 25% of the damage dealt. Hidden +100% accuracy when zoomed in.

Usage & Description

Law always spawns with a bayonet which gives it +100% melee damage and is one of only two weapons in the game with a melee bonus higher than 50% (the other being the Rapier). This makes it very useful for melee-focused characters such as Zer0's Bloodshed or Krieg's Mania builds.

The Law also has an invisible +100% accuracy bonus when scoped, giving it accuracy comparable to a sniper rifle. This can be utilized by a Mechromancer invested in the Ordered Chaos tree. Since the negative accuracy of an Anarchy stack is countered by the bonus on the Law, Mechromancers can retain perfect accuracy with up to 57 stacks of Anarchy.

Notes

The Law's unique accessory does not give it the "Bowie" prefix. It takes its prefix instead from its grip.

Trivia

The name and flavor text can be read together as "Law De Da", a play on the verbal expression, "La-dee-da" (notably used as the catchphrase in the 1977 movie Annie Hall).
Law's relation to the Order shield is a reference to the phrase "Law & Order" popular in Western culture, dating back to at least the 1700s. That shield also makes reference to the TV franchise named for the phrase.

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 |image = File:Law (BL2).jpg
-|caption = The law doesn't make mistakes.
+|caption = Let's put a few more in the ground.
 |manufacturer  = Jakobs
 |type   = Pistol
 |model  = Law
-|color  = Unique
+|color  = blue
 |rarity = Unique
-|element     = None
+|element      = None
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-|game1       = Borderlands 2
+|game1        = Borderlands 2
+|mission      = Won't Get Fooled Again
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-'''Law''' is a {{rarity link|Unique}} [[Pistol]] manufactured by [[Jakobs]]. '''Law''' can be obtained as a mission reward from [[Marshall Friedman]] after completing [[Won't Get Fooled Again]] and as a rare drop from the [[Sheriff]] of [[Lynchwood]]. The Law exclusively uses the [[Dahl]] barrel, and can also spawn with the grip. The Law also uses the [[Hyperion]], [[Jakobs]], [[Torgue]], and [[Vladof]] pistol grips.
+'''Law''' is a {{rarity link|unique}} [[pistol]] manufactured by [[Jakobs]]. It can be obtained as a mission reward from [[Marshall Friedman]] after completing [[Won't Get Fooled Again]] or as a rare drop from the [[Nisha|Sheriff]] of [[Lynchwood]].
 ==Special Weapon Effects==
-{{flavor|De Da.}}{{dash}} Always spawns with a blade, granting a +100% melee damage bonus. In addition, if the shield "[[Order]]" is equipped, melee attacks with Law will restore the character's health, at a rate of approximately 50% of damage. +100% accuracy when scoped (not shown on weapon card).
+{{flavor|De Da.}}{{dash}}+100% melee damage bonus and fixed melee accessory. If the [[Order (Borderlands 2)|Order]] is equipped, melee attacks with the Law will restore the character's health at a rate of 25% of the damage dealt. Hidden +100% accuracy when zoomed in.
 ==Usage & Description==
-Law always spawns with a bayonet which gives it +100% melee damage, and is one of the few weapons in the game with a melee bonus higher than 50%. This makes it very useful for melee-focused character such as [[Zero]]'s [[Bloodshed]] or [[Krieg]]'s [[Mania]] builds. Unless the Law is used with it's companion shield [[Order]], the assault rifle [[Rapier]] has double the melee damage bonus of the Law and therefore is superior for the purpose of increasing melee.
+Law always spawns with a bayonet which gives it +100% melee damage and is one of only two weapons in the game with a melee bonus higher than 50% (the other being the [[Rapier]]). This makes it very useful for melee-focused characters such as [[Zer0]]'s [[Bloodshed]] or [[Krieg]]'s [[Mania]] builds.
-The Law also has an invisible +100% accuracy bonus when scoped, giving it accuracy comparable to a sniper rifle. This used to the fullest by a Mechromancer invested in the Anarchy tree. Since the negative accuracy of an Anarchy stack is countered by the bonus on the Law, Mechromancers can retain perfect accuracy with up to 57 stacks of Anarchy, while any more will decrease the accuracy by the usual amount per stack.
+The Law also has an invisible +100% accuracy bonus when scoped, giving it accuracy comparable to a sniper rifle. This can be utilized by a [[Gaige|Mechromancer]] invested in the [[Ordered Chaos]] tree. Since the negative accuracy of an Anarchy stack is countered by the bonus on the Law, Mechromancers can retain perfect accuracy with up to 57 stacks of Anarchy.
+==Notes==
+*The Law's unique accessory does not give it the "Bowie" prefix. It takes its prefix instead from its grip.
 ==Trivia==
-*The flavor text is a play on the verbal expression "la-di-da" (notably the catchphrase of [[Wikipedia:Annie Hall|Annie Hall]]).
+*The name and flavor text can be read together as "Law De Da", a play on the verbal expression, "La-dee-da" (notably used as the catchphrase in the 1977 movie [[Wikipedia:Annie Hall|''Annie Hall'']]).
-*Law's relation to the [[Order]] is a reference to the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Law_&_Order|Law &amp; Order]]''.
+*Law's relation to the Order shield is a reference to the phrase "Law & Order" popular in Western culture, dating back to at least the 1700s. That shield also makes reference to the [[Wikipedia:Law & Order|TV franchise]] named for the phrase.
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