Borderlands® 4 — patch notes and updates
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| THIS WEEK ON KAIROS | 2026-05-01 | Hey Vault Hunters! Welcome to “This Week on Kairos” - a weekly post where we share everything happening across the world of Borderlands 4, from developer updates to community highlights and beyond.Every week, we’ll be here with the latest news, fan creations, dev spotlights, helpful resources, and anything else we think you’ll want to see. Whether you're looking to catch up, dive deeper, or just see what your fellow players are up to, this is the place.Our Latest Update Notes:In case you missed them, here are the April 30 Major Update notes:https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/update-notes/A guide on how to submit a ticket can be found he |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: April 30 - May 7 | 2026-04-30 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Boss:DivisionerWeekly Wildcard Mission: Mission: His Vile Sanctum (Armored, Deal With It, Invulnerable)Legendary Gear Reward: Bonnie and Clyde Jakobs Assault RifleMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around t |
| Version 1.6 - April 30, 2026 | 2026-04-30 | Today, we released the Version 1.6 update for Borderlands 4 with a massive batch of enhancements. Our team has been hard at work improving the gameplay to ensure your time on Kairos is as smooth and rewarding as possible. In this update, we've focused on getting you into action faster with streamlined interactions and more powerful rewards. Key updates include: Content Overhauls: Major updates to Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned.Quality of Life: Improved interactions for our latest Vault Hunter, C4SH the RogueLoot and UI: The Pearlescent loot chase is now more streamlined, damage numbers are more predictable, and menus are significantly |
| Raid Boss 2: Subjugator and Thol the Invincible, coming May 28 | 2026-04-28 | Prepare yourselves, Vault Hunters. A new endgame encounter comes to Borderlands 4 on May 28 as a free update for all players, and this time it's a dual boss fight. In the short teaser above, you can get a glimpse of the fearsome Subjugator and Thol the Invincible, two of the Timekeeper's lackeys who you can endeavor to defeat in a repeatable encounter we've previously called Raid Boss 2.Subjugator and Thol the Invincible are coming as part of the Version 1.7 update on May 28. As previously outlined in our most recent Upcoming Content Roadmap, this new endgame encounter will introduce powerful new loot to chase, including:1 new Pearlescent wea |
| THIS WEEK ON KAIROS | 2026-04-24 | Hey Vault Hunters! Welcome to “This Week on Kairos” - a weekly post where we share everything happening across the world of Borderlands 4, from developer updates to community highlights and beyond.Every week, we’ll be here with the latest news, fan creations, dev spotlights, helpful resources, and anything else we think you’ll want to see. Whether you're looking to catch up, dive deeper, or just see what your fellow players are up to, this is the place.Our Latest Update Notes:In case you missed them, here are the April 23 Minor Update notes:https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/update-notes/A guide on how to submit a ticket can be found he |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: April 23-30 | 2026-04-23 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Boss:BramblesongWeekly Wildcard Mission:Mission: Siege and Destroy (Vengeful, Ticking, Tricky)Legendary Gear Reward: Bully Order PistolMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if someone has the ite |
| THIS WEEK ON KAIROS | 2026-04-17 | Hey Vault Hunters! Welcome to “This Week on Kairos” - a weekly post where we share everything happening across the world of Borderlands 4, from developer updates to community highlights and beyond.Every week, we’ll be here with the latest news, fan creations, dev spotlights, helpful resources, and anything else we think you’ll want to see. Whether you're looking to catch up, dive deeper, or just see what your fellow players are up to, this is the place.Our Latest Update Notes:In case you missed them, here are the April 16 Minor Update notes:https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/update-notes/A guide on how to submit a ticket can be found he |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: April 16-23 | 2026-04-16 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Boss:SludgemawWeekly Wildcard Mission:Mission: Rush the Gate (Chain Master, Chromatic, Leaking)Legendary Gear Reward: Anarchy Tediore ShotgunMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if someone has t |
| New endgame content coming soon to Borderlands 4 | 2026-04-16 | Borderlands 4 just hit its big Version 1.5 milestone with the March 26 launch of Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned*, featuring the all-new Vault Hunter C4SH the Rogue and a new map zone, The Whispering Glacier. But we've still got lots more content coming your way, Vault Hunter! Here's a high-level look at what's coming in the next few months:Version 1.6 on April 30: This will feature bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, including increases to the spawn rates for World Bosses and World EventsVersion 1.7: Arriving in late May, this will introduce a free Raid Boss 2 encounter, new Pearlescent and Legendary loot, and UVH |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: April 9-16 | 2026-04-09 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Boss:MimicronWeekly Wildcard Mission:Mission: Savage Salvage (Leaking, Healthy, Ticking)Legendary Gear Reward: Stop Gap Vladof Sniper RifleMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if someone has the |
| Minor Update Notes - April 9, 2026 | 2026-04-09 | This Minor Update includes an increase to XP gained from killing Badass enemies and Bosses, along with a new set of Weekly Activities. Please restart your game to ensure that the update goes through and to prevent connection errors in matchmaking.If you're encountering any issues, please contact 2K Support for direct assistance. You can also read the PC Troubleshooting Guide, a list of known issues, or browse a list of Support threads here.Change Note:Increased the combat experience from killing Badass enemies and Bosses. |
| Borderlands 4 Steam Community Items available now! | 2026-04-07 | Bring the mayhem of Kairos to your Steam profile with Borderlands 4's Steam Community Items and Point Shop Items, available now!In case you're unfamiliar, Community Items are items you can unlock by playing Borderlands 4 on Steam or trading with your friends. Points Shop items are Steam personalizations you can get by redeeming Steam Points; check out the Steam Points overview for full details.Community ItemsUnlock these rewards as you play Borderlands 4 on Steam.Steam Trading CardsCollect Steam Trading Cards for Borderlands 4 characters Vex, Rafa, Amon, Harlowe, ECHO-4, Claptrap, Moxxi, Zane, Amara, and The Timekeeper, then trade with your f |
| Borderlands 4 players unlocked a new Vault Hunter Skin for C4SH! | 2026-04-06 | Life on Kairos is a gamble, but we always knew luck was on your side! During the Community Challenge: C4SH is King, all you sharpshooting, card-flinging, dice-rolling C4SH players defeated a grand total of 524,912 bosses across the planet, including the new Whispering Glacier map zone. In case you missed it, C4SH the Rogue and The Whispering Glacier are available now as part of Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned*, Borderlands 4's biggest DLC yet!To reward your collective boss-slaying prowess, here's a SHiFT code for the "Like Vermillion Bucks" Vault Hunter Skin usable by C4SH the Rogue.* Please note that, while this SHiFT cod |
| THIS WEEK ON KAIROS | 2026-04-03 | Hey Vault Hunters! Welcome to “This Week on Kairos” - a weekly post where we share everything happening across the world of Borderlands 4, from developer updates to community highlights and beyond.Every week, we’ll be here with the latest news, fan creations, dev spotlights, helpful resources, and anything else we think you’ll want to see. Whether you're looking to catch up, dive deeper, or just see what your fellow players are up to, this is the place.Our Latest Update Notes: In case you missed them, here are the March April 2 Minor Update notes:https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/update-notes/A guide on how to submit a ticket can be fo |
| C4SH Community Challenge: C4SH is King | 2026-04-02 | The all-new Vault Hunter C4SH the Rogue has arrived as part of Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned*, laying waste to enemies with his trusty revolvers and fate-twisting eldritch artifacts. For our latest Borderlands 4 Community Challenge, you've got even more reason to play as C4SH, bending fortune to your favor with Sleight of Hand and Cleromancy or going for sure shots with Cross-Fire.If these Community Challenge conditions are successfully met, we'll share out a SHiFT code for the reward**:COMMUNITY CHALLENGE: C4SH is KingFrom April 2 to 5, collectively defeat 500,000 bosses while playing as C4SH to earn:"Like Vermillion Bu |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: April 2-9 | 2026-04-02 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Bosses (Triple Threat):Arjay / The Timekeeper / Moon-Maddened CallisWeekly Wildcard Mission:Mission: Rising Action (Regenerative, Shielded, Elemental Eater)Legendary Gear Reward: Prince Harming Ripper SMGMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are diff |
| Minor Update Notes - April 2, 2026 | 2026-04-02 | This Minor Update includes an update to C4SH's Vampiric Touch Card, Nightmare Rift Boss activities being visible on the map, and a new set of Weekly Activities. Please restart your game to ensure that the update goes through and to prevent connection errors in matchmaking.If you're encountering any issues, please contact 2K Support for direct assistance. You can also read the PC Troubleshooting Guide, a list of known issues, or browse a list of Support threads here.Change Notes:C4SH, the Rogue - Updated the Vampiric Touch Card granted by the Bet on Red Augment to automatically kill non-Badass enemies on impact as intendedNightmare Rift Bosses |
| Minor Update Notes - March 30, 2026 | 2026-03-30 | Today, we released an update to address reported issues that emerged after the release of Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. After seeing your reports the team moved immediately into action to investigate, fix, and test over the weekend to correct these issues as soon as possible. Please restart your game to ensure that the update goes through and to prevent connection errors in matchmaking.If you're encountering any issues, please contact 2K Support for direct assistance. You can also read the PC Troubleshooting Guide, a list of known issues, or browse a list of Support threads here.Update Notes:Missing SDU Tokens - Fixed a |
| THIS WEEK ON KAIROS | 2026-03-27 | Hey Vault Hunters! Welcome to “This Week on Kairos” - a weekly post where we share everything happening across the world of Borderlands 4, from developer updates to community highlights and beyond.Every week, we’ll be here with the latest news, fan creations, dev spotlights, helpful resources, and anything else we think you’ll want to see. Whether you're looking to catch up, dive deeper, or just see what your fellow players are up to, this is the place.Our Latest Update Notes:In case you missed them, here are the March 26th Major Update notes:https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/update-notes/A guide on how to submit a ticket can be found |
| Borderlands 4 Weekly Activities: March 26 - April 2 | 2026-03-26 | Every Thursday, Borderlands 4 features a new set of Weekly Activities offering new challenges and opportunities for Legendary gear. Here's an overview of what you can expect this week!Weekly ActivitiesWeekly Big Encore Boss:Meathead RidersWeekly Wildcard Mission:Mission: Bad Seed Pt. 2 (Leaking, Chromatic, Quickened)Legendary Gear Reward: Bugbear Torgue Assault RifleMaurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:Here's a visual hint to where Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is hidden this week. Remember, while this week's location is the same for everyone, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if some |