Well, everyone knew this day was coming, and it's finally here. What was once Border 4Much of the OP build has been reduced to ashes, leaving any Vex players who previously relied on it now looking for better alternatives. The community build of “Infinite Bleed” in question, otherwise previously called “unexpected” by Gearbox, and although the developer did not directly point to that build when mentioning impending nerfs for it. Border 4It is so powerful that it is clear which gearbox it was referring to at all times.
To Gearbox's credit, it's truly surprising how long the build lasted. After some time Border 4Regarding the initial OP build, creative director Graeme Timmins assured players that he wouldn't have a “knee-jerk reaction to anything”. Given how long Vex's Infinite Bleed build has survived, this gearbox seems to keep that promise. If that wasn't enough, the patch was expected to arrive earlier in the week – likely on Monday or Tuesday – but the developer surprised players with a minor delay. Border 4 nerf. However, this only delayed the inevitable, as today's patch finally made it official.
Vex's infinite bleed build is no more
Before getting into the specifics of the patch, it helps to understand why Vex's Infinite Bleed build has become such a talking point. Border 4 Community. The build takes advantage of how his Bloodletter skill applies bleed on critical hits and then uses gear interactions to turn that bleed into compounding damage. It may seem very simple, but with the right pieces in place, the damage will be measured at a rate that can inevitably wipe out the owners. Border 4.
Here's how Vex's Infinite Bleed build worked Border 4:
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Use a throwing knife with the penetrator augment so that, for a short window, all damage is a critical hit.
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With the skill Bloodletter, critical hits have a chance to apply a bleed status effect.
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Combine bleed with skill contamination, which upgrades the chance of a status-effect application when players crit, allowing each bleed to potentially trigger more bleeds.
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Gear/Skill synergy focuses on kinetic weapon damage, lifesteal, and crit/status chance to fuel the loop.
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Rotate: throw knife > trigger crit window > fire high damage kinetic/crit gun > bleed stacking and cascading starts > enemy melts.
How the patch affects Vex's bleed build
The latest patch comes with a host of changes, with the expected “Vex-Killing” change perhaps being its biggest news. Among the four vault hunters Border 4Vex actually received the least amount of adjustments, and the fix for his unintended Infinite Bleed build is simple enough that it only requires one line.
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Bleed from Bloodletter has been updated so it no longer triggers itself recursively, preventing unwanted damage loops.
That's really all for Vex's Infinite Bleed build in Border 4 At this point be in the grave. While in place, bleed effects applied via Bloodletter cannot reproc additional bleed stacks purely from their own damage ticks. In other words, once a bleed is applied and ticking is done, its own tick damage will no longer count as a crit or damage event that triggers the bleed. As a direct result, the loop nature of the construct is significantly dampened. Players can still receive bleed from critical hits, but the infinite loop effect has been removed. Instead, players now have a more standard bleed over time effect without the self-triggering aspect.
On the bright side, this gives Vex's other abilities more room to shine for once, with the issue, in particular, getting damage and duration buffs. Border 4The latest patch. Additionally, as mentioned earlier, the update brings significant improvements to other builds as well, essentially leveling the playing field even more for four vault hunters. and finally, Border 4The limited-time horror event of the Kairos event begins with the release of this patch, and the game has also received a significant number of quality-of-life improvements — including changes to gear sorting that fans have long requested.
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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
