Everything changes coming to Borderlands 4 on March 26th

March 26th is going to be a huge day. Borderlands 4 This marks the release of the game's first Story Pack DLC with Vault Hunter following the game's initial launch. Besides, what is it? Borderlands 4 We'll also be receiving a free major update on the same day, bringing several highly requested features. For players planning to dive again Borderlands 4 If you want to check out all the new content, there's a lot to look forward to on March 26th.

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Borderlands 4's pearlescent handcannon gun is massively OP, and farming it is a breeze.

Of the first three Pearlescents in Borderlands 4, the Handcannon stands out not only because of its strength, but also because it is very easy to farm.

Everything included in Borderlands 4 Story Pack 1 DLC

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This is the official content overview for the Borderlands 4 Story Pack 1 DLC.
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  • Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned Story Expansion Pack

  • New Vault Hunter: C4SH

  • Whispering Glacier Map Expansion

  • 2 new main bosses, 16 minibosses, and new enemy types

  • 3 pearlescent weapons and 18 new legendary items

  • 28 new cosmetics

First Story Pack DLC Borderlands 4 There is plenty of new content for players to experience. In addition to the new main and side quests for Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, which take players to a new area of ​​Kairos called the Whispering Glacier, players can also play as C4SH, a new Vault Hunter whose kit revolves around new Luck and Windfall mechanics. You'll also face tons of new enemies, including two new main bosses and 16 mini-bosses, as well as new pearlescent weapons, legendary gear, and collectible cosmetics.

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Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned main and side missions

Borderlands 4's first Story Pack DLC focuses on new main story missions for Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. A fan-favorite game returns in this DLC story. borderland Ellie seeks to take down a new cosmic threat to Kairos located in the Whispering Glacier. Pan Borderlands 3The Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC welcomes the return of Mancubus Bloodtooth, running The Lodge on Xylourgos and helping guide players on their quest.

Characters returning as DLC

  • Ellie

  • Mancubus Bloodtooth

  • pickle

  • Crazy Earl

Pickles along with Ellie and Mancubus Borderlands: Pre-Sequel It also returns to the series. Pickles are one of them, but borderland A controversial character in the series, he gets a chance to fully enter the eyes of fans with this DLC. Ellie's mother, Moxxi, is also here to help Ellie and the player on their quest. Moxxi is already Borderlands 4The base game, Bottom's Up! Although she's at the bar in Carcadia Burn, she'll have a more pivotal story role alongside her daughter Ellie, who is currently taking part in events in Kairos.

New Vault Hunter — C4SH

Definitely a star Borderlands 4's upcoming DLC ​​features a new playable character, C4SH, who joins Vex, Rafa, Harlow, and Amon as the series' newest Vault Hunter. Pan Borderlands 3's FL4K will be happy to see another robot, the Vault Hunter, while C4SH looks set to introduce some interesting new gameplay features. Revealed in C4SH's latest character trailer, Vault Hunter is a former CasinoBot who, after winning a high-stakes card game, obtains a deck of magical cards with eldritch powers, turning his playstyle into a stroke of luck and stacking the deck in his favor.

C4SH's Action Skills in Borderlands 4

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Borderlands 4's new Vault Hunter C4SH holding a card.
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  • crossfire

  • handicraft

  • cleromancy

C4SH gains a lucky stack every time he kills an enemy, and has a chance to activate his unique Vault Hunter talent, Windfall, after reloading or using an action skill. While Windfall is active, C4SH consumes all Luck stacks to increase skill and total damage while also modifying any equipped action skill. The first action skill available to C4SH is Cross-Fire. This allows C4SH to pull out dual revolvers and automatically fire at enemies from a third-person perspective, similar to Rafa's Arc-Knives. While Windfall is active, shots from C4SH's Dual Revolvers gain a ricochet chance.

Sleight of Hand allows C4SH to draw a card in each hand, which can then be thrown at enemies for random effects. This card's effectiveness increases while Windfall is active. Cleromancy allows C4SH to roll bone dice and summon bone totems to fight alongside him based on the results. While Windfall is active, the dice will always reach a unique result, and rolling a double will allow C4SH to summon a Badass version of the Bone Totem.

C4SH also gains access to eight unique heads and one alternate Vault Hunter body in the DLC.

New Map Zone – Whispering Glacier

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Whispering Glacier location in Borderlands 4.
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As if Kairos wasn't already hostile enough, The Whispering Glacier offers an icy cold environment filled with iridium spikes, rivers of blood, and fleshy growths. The eerie environment will feel familiar to fans. Borderlands 3The Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC features a similar environment to the map of Xylourgos. Whispering Glacier has a modified world boss mechanic. Borderlands 4Interacting with the Eldritch Tree will allow players to encounter a random boss.

New boss, new loot, new cosmetics

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Borderlands 4 Story Pack 1 DLC New legendary gear and pearlescent weapons.
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Players can test their C4SH builds against a variety of new enemies, including several returning ones from testing. prequelSuch as Kraggons, Scavs and DAHL Legion Soldiers. additionally, Borderlands 4 The expansion pack includes tons of new loot, including 2 new Legendary shields, 2 new Legendary grenades, 2 new Legendary heavy weapons, 5 new Legendary class mods (1 per Vault Hunter), 10 new Legendary weapons, 3 pearlescent weapons, and more. There are also several new cosmetic items to unlock, including:

  • 2 Vault Hunter Heads available to all Vault Hunters

  • 4 Vault Hunter skins available to all Vault Hunters

  • 8 Vault Hunter Heads available in C4SH

  • 2 Vault Hunter bodies available in C4SH (base + alternate)

  • 4 weapon skins

  • 4 vehicle skins

  • 3 ECHO-4 drone skins and attachments

  • 1 ECHO-4 frame

Borderlands 4 major update 1.5 is also releasing on March 26th.

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C4SH is fighting a new enemy in Borderlands 4's Story Pack 1 DLC.
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Story Pack 1 isn't the only new content coming. Borderlands 4 Players who are not interested in purchasing this DLC can also experience the new features for free. Borderlands 4 The same goes for the v1.5 update. With this update, Borderlands 4 We're adding several highly requested features to the game that will help players gain a foothold in jumping back into the game for DLC.

Content included in the free Borderlands 4 update

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Crazy Earl returns in Borderlands 4's first Story Pack DLC.
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  • Increases level cap from 50 to 60.

  • Share progress

The major free updates so far are: Borderlands 4 When released with Story Pack 1, the level cap increases by 10 and Borderlands 4The level cap has been changed from 50 to 60. This is great news for players who have already maxed out their characters and are looking to further develop their build. Perhaps even more interesting is the ability to share progress across all of a player's games. Borderlands 4 message. This means things like SDU unlocks, map progress, Vault fragments, Glide pack upgrades, and more are shared across player accounts. Having access to these features from the start will make starting a C4SH build much more practical for players who have already completed it. Borderlands 4's main story.


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released

September 12, 2025

ESRB

Ages 17+ / Blood and gore, intense violence, sexual themes, strong language, in-game purchases, user interaction


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