After dominating Border 4 Since the start of the meta, the game's best build for Vex hasn't been since the recent nerf to the infamous Crit Knife, the Vivisecting Throwing Knife. this Border 4 The Vex build essentially allowed players to stack the bleed damage from her Bloodletter skill onto critical hits, meaning that this knife-like weapon could melt enemies with an increased critical chance that would also dry them up. Due to this reworked damage interaction, many players are jumping ship and looking for alternative gear for their Ordinance slot.
New in Border 4 There are other ordinance options outside of simple grenades. In addition to knives as new throwables, players can also equip them Border 4As an alternative to a throwable heavy weapon in your ordinance slot. With the Crit Knife Vex build now dead and buried, Siren still has some impressive ordinance options to take the Vex build to the next level, but they need to distract from the throwable gameplay of the Crit Knife build.
After the Crit Knife Nerf, Borderlands 4 players should check out these heavy weapon ordinances
There are a handful of powerful legendary heavy weapon ordinances Border 4 Which can make Crit knives solid options with the right construction around them. Vex players may need to tweak their skill tree investments located in respect machines Border 4of major faction cities, but the payoff is more than worth the cost. Choosing a heavy weapon to build around is the next step, but luckily, there are three options that coordinate very well with potential Vex builds.
Disc jockey legendary heavy weapon with corrosive damage
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Bouncing Biscuits – Energy disc projectiles bounce up to 5 times, and take +20% damage per bounce. Scales up to +100 damage on final bounce.
A disc jockey is a large heavy weapon meant for clearing large crowds, such as those found in Border 4of ripper drill sites. With projected damage scaling by 20% per bounce as the energy disc ricochets around the arena, players can quickly clear enemy mobs as damage ramps up to +100 for the last bounce. In particular, players will want a version of Disc Jockey with corrosive damage, as this elemental damage type synergizes with Vex's Necrosis and Blight Attunement skills.
Sprezzatura Legendary heavy weapon with incendiary damage
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Gungnir – Launches a laser-guided rocket that homes in on a live laser spot. Upon impact or after 5s, it explodes and deals 100% Elemental Splash Ordnance Gun damage in a wide radius.
like a spear from Call of Duty Franchise, Sprezzatura launches a rocket straight into the air before crashing, hitting enemies at the target location. What makes this heavy weapon so powerful is the elemental splash damage it deals with. For this purpose, Border 4 Vex players will want to find one with incendiary damage to coordinate with her Burning Attunement and Burnt Offering skills.
Ravenfire Legendary heavy weapon with radiation damage
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621 – Explosions shoot out from the point of impact.
Ravenfire is a heavy weapon that excels at both mobbing and bossing Border 4With its legendary ability to launch explosions in an outer radius around the initial impact. Strike a Border 4 When combined with radiation damage to turn this ordinance weapon into a miniature nuke, the owner can quickly melt its health bar with Ravenfire's projectiles. Vex's Radiant Attunement and Havoc skills push this elemental damage type to the point where enemy shields are no longer a concern, and the combination of Radiant's crowd-damaging abilities and Ravenfire's additional AoE blasts make it a deadly combination to deal with attacks from Rippers or Order forces.
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September 12, 2025
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
