* Varkid blood is a light green color. This is best seen when shooting one with a shotgun at close range.
* Varkid blood is a light green color. This is best seen when shooting one with a shotgun at close range.
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Varkids are an insectoid enemy found in various locations in Borderlands 2. They are generally spawned as Larval Varkids from conical-shaped protrusions in the ground. Unlike other creatures on Pandora, varkids have the ability to metamorphose into higher forms as they fight on the battlefield.
When they level up, they burrow into the ground and engulf themselves in a pod. A few seconds later, the pod will burst open and release a stronger varkid. Additionally, when a varkid reappears from its pod, its health is fully restored and all status effects are nullified. The amount of time needed for a varkid to metamorphose to the next step increases with each passing step. All varkids' weak points are in their rear abdomen.
Varkid pods are also extremely vulnerable and can be destroyed with enough damage. Destroying the pod kills the varkid inside and grants a sizeable experience bonus and additional loot. However, the higher up the ladder a varkid goes, the tougher the pods become.
Stabber Jabber - An adult Varkid that flies more swiftly in the second headhunter pack, The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler. Occasionally when a Vault Hunter is struck by a Stabber jabber stinger, they will get double vision and blurred view. They can appear in Badass varieties.
Tropical Varkid - Featured in the fifth headhunter pack, Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax, Tropical Varkids are a form of varkid brightly colored to match the environment of Wam Bam Island. When they begin their metamorphosis, they can either directly become Badass Varkids or one of three new elemental types:
Varkid Incinerator - One of three possible outcomes of Tropical Varkid metamorphosis, Varkid Incinerators are red colored and appear and behave largely identically to Adult Varkids, but with incendiary based attacks. Varkid Incinerators cannot evolve further.
Varkid Disintegrator - One of three possible outcomes of Tropical Varkid metamorphosis, Varkid Disintegrators are green colored and appear and behave largely identically to Super Badass Varkids, only much smaller and with corrosive based attacks. Varkid Disintegrators cannot evolve further.
Varkid Electrocutioner - One of three possible outcomes of Tropical Varkid metamorphosis, Varkid Electricutioners are blue colored and appear and behave largely identically to Badass Varkids but with shock based attacks. Varkid Electricutioners cannot evolve further.
Bloodhound Varkid and Badass Bloodhound Varkid - Types of varkid featured in the fifth headhunter pack, Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax that are used during the main mission flow to track Sir Hammerlock. The Bloodhound Varkid is used first, while the Badass Bloodhound Varkid appears later. They are friendly when they appear, but both must later be killed in order to progress.
The chances of any given Varkid evolving depend on the number of players present in the session. It is possible to spawn Vermivorous the Invincible with only one player, although the chance of it happening is very low. It cannot spawn on Normal Mode, regardless of the number of players present.
Contrary to popular belief, varkids do not need to be harmed in order to improve the chance of evolution, nor do varkids that kill other enemies (e.g. spiderants or buzzards) have higher evolution rates.
It takes five morphs for a Larval Varkid to become Vermivorous the Invincible. Chubby Varkids are an alternate evolution of Badass Varkids but do not have a chance to morph further. The following tables show the morph chance for each evolutionary step:
Evolution Chance - Normal Mode
1 Player
2 Players
3 Players
4 Players
Larval → Adult
60%
70%
80%
90%
Adult → Badass
30%
40%
50%
60%
Badass → Super Badass
10%
20%
30%
40%
Super Badass → Ultimate Badass
0%
1%
2%
3%
Ultimate Badass → Vermivorous or Supreme Badass
0%
0%
0%
0%
Evolution Chance - True Vault Hunter Mode
1 Player
2 Players
3 Players
4 Players
Larval → Adult
70%
80%
90%
100%
Adult → Badass
40%
50%
60%
70%
Badass → Super Badass
20%
30%
40%
50%
Super Badass → Ultimate Badass
10%
20%
30%
40%
Ultimate Badass → Vermivorous or Supreme Badass
7.5%
10%
11%
12%
Larval → Vermivorous or Supreme Badass
0.042%
0.24%
0.7128%
1.68%
Evolution Chance - Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode
The chances seems to be even higher, but the exact percentages are currently unknown.
Evolutionary Limit
Varkids have a reliable timer that determines whether they are going to evolve or not. This timer should be taken into consideration to decide when the team can kill them. If a varkid doesn't evolve after the duration provided in the following table it won't evolve at all.
Varkid Form
Larval
Adult
Badass
Super Badass
Ultimate Badass
Time to morph into pod
10 seconds
20 seconds
30 seconds
60 seconds
120 seconds
For example, an Ultimate Varkid that hasn't evolved after 2 minutes, will not evolve, and can be killed without penalty.
It hasn't be confirmed by a reliable source if the varkids need to be active in combat or not for the stated times. Some sources[1] state that the timer will reset to zero if a varkid leaves combat before it is complete.
Other sources[citation needed] state that it has no effect and that after the first time contact is made, the timer continues even if the varkid leaves combat (as noted by their icon disappearing from the minimap. If this is the case, then the varkid will then instantly hatch upon detecting a player again, provided that enough time has passed.
Notes
In Fight For Your Life mode, the miniature "suicide varkids" released by the Ultimate Badass Varkids and Vermivorous can be shot down for a Second Wind.
Before metamorphosing, a varkid must be reduced to low health. Also, it seems that varkids will only transform when there are other varkids nearby.
When a varkid or any evolution of varkid begins to morph, it emits a chittering sound, before entering its pod. This sound decreases in speed and pitch depending on what evolutionary step the varkid emitting the sound was in. Players may use this as a notification/warning to quickly kill the resulting pod or varkid evolution.
In addition, the degree to which the sound changes increases with each evolutionary step. (As in, there is little difference between the Larval and Adult's chittering, while there is a very noticeable difference between the Badass' and Super Badass' chittering.)
Like all other insectoid enemies in the game, Varkids are most vulnerable to hits on their thorax (their rear end), not their heads/faces; enterprising players may want to bring along weapons that do significantly increased Critical Hit damage like the Lady Fist or the Fibber -especially for Vermivorous, whose gigantic size presents players with a massive, very easy-to-hit target.
If a varkid evolves further from a Badass Varkid while in Wam Bam Island, it will completely ignore the Super Badass stage, and evolve directly into an Ultimate Badass Varkid.
Trivia
According to the Borderlands 2 guide, the 'hive' structures that varkids emerge from are actually the reproductive organs of female varkids that have buried themselves in the ground. Judging by how big some of these 'hives' are, varkids or at least female varkids can get to an enormous size.
Varkid blood is a light green color. This is best seen when shooting one with a shotgun at close range.
