Each change is coming to Borderlands 4 on March 26

A huge day is set for March 26 Border 4 fans, as this marks the release of the game's first Story Pack DLC and the game's first post-launch Vault Hunter. What's more than that Border 4 A free major update will also be received on the same day, along with a handful of much-requested features. For players planning to dive again Border 4 To check out all the new content, there's plenty to look forward to when they roll around on March 26.

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Borderlands 4's Pearlescent Handcannon Gun is massively OP, and farming is a breeze

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Everything included in Borderlands 4's Story Pack 1 DLC

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Official content overview for Borderlands 4's Story Pack 1 DLC.
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  • Mad Alley and the Vault of the Damned Story Expansion

  • New Vault Hunter: C4SH

  • Whispering Glacier map detail

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

  • 3 pearl weapons and 18 new legendaries

  • 28 new cosmetics

The first story pack DLC for Border 4 Packed with new content for players to experience. In addition to new main and side quests for Mad Alley and Vault of the Damned, which take players to Kairos' new realm The Whispering Glacier, players can also play as a new Vault Hunter, C4SH, whose kit revolves around the new Fortune and Windfall mechanics. In addition, there will be 2 new major bosses and 16 minibosses, as well as many new enemies to face, including new Pearlescent weapons, legendary gear, and cosmetics to collect.

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Mad Alley and The Vault of the Damned Men and side missions

Border 4The first Story Pack DLC focuses on new main story missions for Mad Alley and The Vault of the Damned. This DLC story sees the return of a fan-favorite border area character Ellie as she seeks to eliminate a new cosmic threat to Kairos located in The Whispering Glacier. fans of Border 3's Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC will also be pleased to see the return of Mancubus Bloodtooth, moving from his job running The Lodge on Xylourgos to help guide the player on this quest.

Characters returning in DLC

  • Eli

  • Mancubus Bloodtooth

  • pickle

  • Mad Earl

With Eli and Mancubus, from Pickle Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Also returning to the series. Although one of the pickles border area One of the more controversial characters in the series, he has a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of fans once and for all in this DLC. Ellie's mother, Moxxi, is also here to help her and the player in their quest. Moxxi is already visible Border 4The base game, running from the bottom up! bar in Carcadia Burn, but she will likely have a more pivotal story role involving her daughter Ellie in the events of Kairos.

New Volt Hunter – C4SH

Of course, the star Border 4's upcoming DLC ​​is a new playable character, C4SH, who joins Vex, Rafa, Harlow, and Amon as the latest Vault Hunter in the series. fans of Border 3CO FL4K would be happy to see another robot vault hunter, and it looks like C4SH will bring some interesting new gameplay features to the table. Revealed in the latest character trailer for C4SH, Vault Hunter is a former casinobot who gained a magical card deck complete with eldritch powers after winning a high-stakes card game to make his playstyle all about luck and stacking the deck in his favor.

Working skills in the boundary area of ​​C4SH 4

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Grabbing the new Vault Hunter C4SH card from Borderlands 4.
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  • Cross fire

  • Slit of the hand

  • Cleromancy

C4SH gains stacks of luck every time he kills an enemy, and has a chance to activate his unique Vault Hunter trait, Windfall, after reloading or using an action skill. While Windfall is active, C4SH consumes all stacks of Luck to increase skill and gun damage while modifying his equipped action skills. The first action skill C4SH can use is Cross-Fire, which lets C4SH pull out his dual revolvers and automatically fire at enemies from a third-person perspective, similar to Rafa's Arc-Knives. When Windfall is active, C4SH's dual revolver shots have a ricochet chance.

Sleight of Hand allows C4SH to draw a card in each hand, which can be thrown at enemies for a random effect. When Windfall is active, the effect of these cards is increased. Cleromancy allows C4SH to roll his bone dice and summon a bone totem to fight alongside him based on the result. When Windfall is active, the dice always land on a unique result, and rolling doubles lets C4SH summon a Badass version of Bone Totem.

C4SH will also have access to 8 unique heads and 1 optional Vault Hunter body in the DLC.

New map area — The Whispering Glacier

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Whispering Glacier location from Frontier 4.
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As if Kairos wasn't hostile enough already, Whispering Glacier brings an icy cold environment filled with iridium spikes, rivers of blood, and fleshy growths. The eldritch atmosphere will feel familiar to fans Border 3of Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC, where the map of Xylourgos featured a similar environment. The Whispering Glacier also features a twist on the World Boss mechanic Border 4Where interacting with eldritch trees gives players access to random boss encounters.

New bosses, new loot, and 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 many returning enemies. The pre-sequelLike Kraggons, Scavs, and DAHL Legion Soldiers. Also, Border 4 The expansion is getting a ton of new loot, including 2 new legendary shields, 2 new legendary grenades, 2 new legendary heavy weapons, 5 new legendary class mods (1 per Volt Hunter), 10 new legendary weapons, and 3 pearl weapons. There are also several new cosmetics to unlock, including:

  • 2 Vault Hunter Heads usable by all Vault Hunters

  • 4 Vault Hunter skins can be used by all Vault Hunters

  • 8 volt Hunter heads usable by C4SH

  • 2 Vault Hunter bodies usable by C4SH (base + optional).

  • 4 weapon skin

  • 4 vehicle skin

  • 3 ECHO-4 drone skins and attachments

  • 1 ECHO-4 frame

Borderlands 4 Major Update 1.5 also launches on March 26

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C4SH battles a new enemy in Borderlands 4's Story Pack 1 DLC.
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Story Pack 1 only does not launch new content Border 4 On March 26. Players who are not interested in picking up this DLC can also experience the new features for free. Border 4 Also v1.5 update. With this update, Border 4 The game is adding a couple of highly-requested features that will help players returning to the game for DLC get their footing.

Content included in this free Borderlands 4 update

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

  • Shared progress

So far, the major free update for Border 4 Coming alongside Story Pack 1, it is set to include an increase in the level cap by 10 Border 4Level cap from 50 to 60. This is good news for players who have already maxed out their character and are looking to further their build. Perhaps even more exciting is the addition of shared progression across all players Border 4 characters. This means SDU unlocks, map progress, vault pieces, glide pack upgrades, and more will be shared with the player's account. Accessing these features from the get-go makes C4SH even more viable for players who have already started building. Border 4The main story.


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issued

September 12, 2025

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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction


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