Harlowe and Amon Vault Hunters have both received notable buffs to their abilities, improving damage, cooldowns, and related metrics.

Harlowe’s buffs include a 5% increase to Action Skill Duration, a 6% cooldown restoration on entangled enemies, up to 5 stacks of 20% Cryo damage, a 6% boost to Endothermic Aura bonus damage, and a 10% faster Action Skill Cooldown Rate.

Amon’s buffs feature a roughly 72% surge in Forgeaxe/Forgehammer detonation damage, about 59% higher Forgehammer impact damage, a 5% faster reload, and Cryo and Incendiary bonus damage raised to 9%.

Borderlands 4 launched in September 2025 with softer-than-expected sales, prompting Gearbox to continue iterative balance and content updates.

A January 2026 update permanently increases legendary drop rates and adds new loot to the Foundry Freaks pool.

The update also broadly raises the Legendary item drop rate, expanding loot opportunities for players.

Patch notes detail concrete adjustments across Loot, Vault Hunters, and Systems, with precise numerical changes to various skills and traits.

The update notes explicitly list the changes while excluding certain characters, reflecting balance decisions influenced by build popularity.

This update comes after the Seasons Lootings event, which temporarily boosted loot drops and has since rolled back to standard rates.

The patch is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and highlights improvements for Harlowe and Amon.

A new Daedalus Bloody Lumberjack Phosphene variant was added to the Foundry Freaks loot pool as part of the gameplay additions.

Blade Tempest now fires five swords per barrage, with the patch addressing a cooldown duration issue for the ability.