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'''Ruby's Wrath''' is a {{Rarity link|legendary}} [[rocket launcher]] in ''[[Borderlands 3]]'' manufactured by [[Atlas]].
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'''Ruby's Wrath''' is a {{Rarity link|legendary}} [[rocket launcher]] in ''[[Borderlands 3]]'' manufactured by [[Atlas]]. {{Random|name = it| boss = Chonk Stomp| loc = Floodmoor Basin| loc2 = on [[Eden-6]]}}
 
==Special Weapon Effects==
 
==Special Weapon Effects==
{{flavor|No one can escape.}}{{dash}}Reduces movement speed. Launches seven missiles per round of ammunition. [[Alternative Fire mode]] fires a Vortex Grenade that sucks in and tags enemies for eight seconds. Firing missiles during this timeframe causes missiles to aggressively track tagged targets.
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{{flavor|No one can escape.}}{{dash}} Launches seven missiles per round of ammunition. [[Alternative Fire mode]] fires a Vortex Grenade that pulls in and tags enemies for eight seconds. Significantly increased reload time and tracking round regeneration speed.
 
==Usage & Description==
 
==Usage & Description==
When initially fired, the Ruby's Wrath launches a salvo of seven "drunk" rockets that all have erratic flight patterns and are rapidly pulled downward by gravity, making the weapon combined with the movement penalty unwieldy if not impossible to use in certain situations.
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The Ruby's Wrath Functions as an improved combination of the [[Pattern Red]] and [[Pattern Black]], firing seven rockets that have erratic flight patterns. Like its counterparts, this makes it difficult to use the Ruby's Wrath without first tagging enemies.
   
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The Ruby's Wrath possesses a unique [[Alternative Fire mode]] tracking round known as a "Vortex Grenade". It functions like [[Singularity Grenade|singularity grenade]], pulling enemies in, while simultaneously marking them for tracking. Although the grenade deals no damage, its crowd control can be a valuable tool.
However, like most [[Atlas]] weapons, the weapon's full strength becomes apparent once the Vortex Grenade alternate fire mode is used first. The Vortex Grenade, unique among all Atlas weaponry, will actually knock enemy infantry off their feet in a manner identical to a singularity grenade while marking them. Firing the drunk rockets while a mark exists will cause them to turn sometimes at impossible angles to reach their victims; in this case, the movement penalty is completely irrelevant because the rockets can be fired over obstacles and around corners and still hunt down enemies.
 
   
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As the Ruby's Wrath will fire seven missiles, this weapon has almost unparalleled single-target damage, but can also be used to almost instantly clear rooms as the missiles will evenly split between tagged targets. To compensate for its high damage, the Ruby's Wrath has a lengthy reload time and regenerates its tracking grenade extremely slowly, making it essentially unusable in combat once it is depleted.
The weapon's main strength is also tied down by hefty weaknesses, as the Vortex Grenade possesses a twelve second cooldown. If the grenade misses completely, the weapon is more or less unusable for the next sixteen seconds.
 
   
==Notes==
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== Notes ==
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* Hotfix 2/27/2020: Damage greatly increased. Vortex Grenade cooldown greatly reduced.
 
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Revision as of 11:06, 24 April 2020

Ruby's Wrath is a legendary rocket launcher in Borderlands 3 manufactured by Atlas. it is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Chonk Stomp located in Floodmoor Basin on Eden-6.

Special Weapon Effects

No one can escape. – Launches seven missiles per round of ammunition. Alternative Fire mode fires a Vortex Grenade that pulls in and tags enemies for eight seconds. Significantly increased reload time and tracking round regeneration speed.

Usage & Description

The Ruby's Wrath Functions as an improved combination of the Pattern Red and Pattern Black, firing seven rockets that have erratic flight patterns. Like its counterparts, this makes it difficult to use the Ruby's Wrath without first tagging enemies.

The Ruby's Wrath possesses a unique Alternative Fire mode tracking round known as a "Vortex Grenade". It functions like singularity grenade, pulling enemies in, while simultaneously marking them for tracking. Although the grenade deals no damage, its crowd control can be a valuable tool.

As the Ruby's Wrath will fire seven missiles, this weapon has almost unparalleled single-target damage, but can also be used to almost instantly clear rooms as the missiles will evenly split between tagged targets. To compensate for its high damage, the Ruby's Wrath has a lengthy reload time and regenerates its tracking grenade extremely slowly, making it essentially unusable in combat once it is depleted.

Notes

  • Hotfix 2/27/2020: Damage greatly increased. Vortex Grenade cooldown greatly reduced.