Borderlands 4 weekly update and latest patch notes

Borderlands 4 weekly update patch notes: An upper-body shot of Harlowe standing in a doorway with a determined, somewhat disgruntled facial expression. — (Image credit: Gearbox)

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Borderlands 4 isn't quite a live service game, but its endgame does heavily revolve around a weekly schedule. This weekly update rotates endgame content, shifts the location of Maurice's Black Market vending machine, and is often when Gearbox reveals and releases key patch notes.

With this in mind, the weekly update is an important date to keep track of, whether you're just entering the endgame or perfecting your builds with a shopping list of gear. Below, I'll go over what's available this week and any major changes so you don't miss out.

Recent updates

February 13, 2025: We've updated this guide with the weekly activities and minor patch notes for the week of February 12 - February 19.

Borderlands 4 weekly update

Each week in Borderlands 4, the Big Encore boss, Wildcard Mission, and Black Market vending machine activities change. Since these are endgame activities, you'll have to have completed the campaign before you can access them. These changes go live at the weekly reset time, which is every Thursday at 9 am Pacific.

Here's what's active this week from February 12 to February 19:

Big Encore boss 1: Idolator Sol, who is found at Fortress Indomita in Idolator's Noose, in The Fadefields region. It has the chance of dropping the legendary Onslaught SMG, Goremaster shotgun, and Golden Rod shotgun. It can also drop the Bio-Robot class mod for the Gravitar, Dancer class mod for the Exo-Soldier, Technomancer class mod for the Siren, and Furnace class mod for the Forgeknight.
Big Encore boss 2: Vile Lictor, who is found at Umbral Foundry in Windspear, in the Terminus Range region. It has the chance of dropping the legendary Ruby's Grasp pistol, Super Soldier shield, and Blockbuster grenade. It can also drop the Generator class mod for the Gravitar, Instigator class mod for the Exo-Soldier, Undead Eye class mod for the Siren, and Blacksmith class mod for the Forgeknight.
Big Encore boss 3: Callis, the Ripper Queen, who is found at Moon-Called Throne in Fallen Crown, in the Carcadia Burn region. It has the chance of dropping the legendary Queen's Rest pistol and Pandoran Memento shield. It can also drop the Skeptic class mod for the Gravitar, Esgrimidor class mod for the Exo-Soldier, Illusionist class mod for the Siren, and Viking class mod for the Forgeknight .
Wildcard Mission: Breeding Daisies with the Leaking, Contagious, Cold-Hearted modifiers, and a guaranteed drop of the legendary Acey May shotgun, a Daedalus brand weapon.
Maurice's Black Market vending machine: In the middle of the Elpis Orbital Shatterfield. You can reach it via the Level Travel Station fast travel point in the northwestern corner of the map, in Fallen Crown (Carcadia Burn region). In the Shatterfield, follow the main path east where you'll eventually come across a gap in the ground. Jump down here to find the vending machine beside some loot boxes.

The Rangefinder pistol has the LUV special effect, which does nothing but fire in a Heart-shaped spread pattern. Happy Valentine's Day ❤️.

Latest Borderlands 4 patch notes

Borderlands 4 patch notes: An upper-body shot of Zane with his hands out to either side and a cautious, uneasy facial expression. — (Image credit: Gearbox)

It's another quiet week, with only two changes to note. Here's the full patch notes for Borderlands this week (February 12 - February 19):

Updated the Teen Witch Class Mod to award the correct amount of points in Vex the Siren’s Grave Thirst passive skill
While in Ultimate Vault Hunter mode (UVH), enemies you encounter will be more likely to have the Wealthy or Bougie traits that make them drop extra cash or Eridium respectively. Any enemies who get a damage-related trait have an increased chance to have Chain Master, clearly indicating their loving bonds. These effects will be active from February 12 to 19, so make the most of them!

Last week's Borderlands 4 patch notes

Borderlands 4 Kickballer location: An upper-body shot of Rush taken from a cutscene, where he's talking in front of a screen. — (Image credit: Gearbox)

Not much changed last week, but there was an increase in dedicated drop rates for Weekly Big Encore Boss fights, which was a nice surprise.

Here are the full Borderlands 4 patch notes for the week of February 5 - February 12:

Increased the dedicated drop rate for Weekly Big Encore Boss fights. This does not scale with Ultimate Vault Hunter (UVH) mode
Increased Phosophene drop rate for Bloomreaper
Addressed a reported issue causing Bloomreaper's Phosphene drop rates to not scale properly with UVH
Ensured that the Primordial Vault: Carcadia Burn boss' drop rates scale properly with UVH
Added Weekly Big Encore Boss drop rates to the Rippa Roadbirds boss fight

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