New Skill Tree Announced
Today I bring also you an overview of FL4K’s Trapper Skill Tree. This 4th skill tree is part of the Designer’s Cut DLC package which also contains a new standalone game mode called Arms Race.
Survivability Skill Tree
FL4K has always been the glass cannon of the 4 Vault Hunters in Borderlands 3. With the new Trapper skill tree, FL4K and their Pets are able to gain a lot of survivability skills. FL4K is the Beastmaster and with this 4th skill tree, you are able to utilize your Pet a lot more. Throughout the Trapper Tree, there are skills that create synergy between you and your pet.
Gravity Snare Action Skill
The Trapper Skill Tree comes with the Gravity Snare action skill. This lets you throw a beacon onto the field that knocks your opponents up into the air. However, further down the skill tree, you are also able to have another crowd control ability. As the ‘Blind with Anger’ augment lets you confuse your enemies and set them up against each other.
But you can also opt-in other augments that enhance the Gravity Snare with ways to boost your survivability. Enemies will drop boosters or the Trap automatically activates when you go into Fight For Your Life.
Trapper Skill Tree
STARTING ACTION SKILL
- Action Skill: Gravity Snare
- FL4K tosses out a Trap that Knocks Up and temporarily Stuns nearby enemies. After deployed, the Trap periodically continues to Knock Up and Stun enemies for the duration. While standing near the Trap, you can pick it up and end the action skill early which will refund a portion of the remaining duration.
- Skill duration: 16 seconds
- Cooldown: 36 seconds
STARTING PET
- Pet: ION Loader
- FL4K is joined by a loyal Mini ION Loader bot companion, armed with a Shock Sniper Rifle and Homing Shock Orbs that can be shot to trigger a Shock Nova. While accompanied by the ION Loader, FL4K gains increased Elemental Damage Resistance. FL4K can initiate an Attack Command, which causes the ION Loader to fire a powerful Eye Laser at the enemy.
- Elemental Resistance: +30%
TIER 1 SKILLS
- Gotta Go Fast
- FL4K’s pet gains increased Movement Speed and Damage.
- Pet Damage: +7%
- Pet Movement Speed: +8%
- Success Imminent
- Whenever FL4K or their Pets shield breaks or is filled, they and their Pet create a Radiation Nova. This skill has a short cooldown.
- Nova Damage: 74
- Cooldown: 3 Seconds
- Agility Training
- FL4K and their pet gain increased Reload Speed.
- Reload Speed: +8%
TIER 2 SKILLS
- Forage [Action Skill Augment]
- Whenever an enemy trapped by FL4K is knocked into the air, they drop ammo, health boosters, and shield boosters.
- Better Toys
- FL4K and their pet gain increased Shield Recharge Delay and Shield Recharge Rate.
- Shield Recharge Rate: +6%
- Shield Recharge Delay: -8%
- Combat Veterinarian
- Whenever FL4K shoots the same enemy their pet is attacking, FL4K’s pet gains a portion of the damage dealt back as health.
- Life Steal: 30% of the damage dealt
- Throatripper
- Hunter Skill. FL4K’s pet’s attacks have a chance to score a Critical Hit, dealing increased damage.
- Critical Chance: 5%
TIER 3 SKILLS
- Wide Net [Action Skill Augment]
- FL4K’s Trap gains increased Duration and increased Radius.
- Trap Duration: +25%
- Trap Radius: +100%
- Lethal Force Authorized
- Whenever FL4K’s Loader Bot Pe would go into Fight For Your Life, it turns into an EXP Loader instead and seeks out a nearby enemy before self-destructing, dealing damage to all nearby enemies. FL4K’s Pet’s respawn time is reduced.
- Pet Respawn Time: -50%
- EXP Loader Damage: 1769
- Take This!
- FL4K’s Pet gains a copy of FL4K’s shield.
- BUL Loader [Pet]
- FL4K’s Loader upgrades into an BUL Loader, discarding its sniper rifle and equipping a Shotgun. FL4K’s BUL Loader also gains increased Damage Resistance and a powerful Roundhouse Melee Attack. While accompanied by the BUL Loader, FL4K’s Shield Capacity is increased. When FL4K issues an Attack Command, the BUL Loader briefly turns into a Bulldozer to charge at enemies and knock them into the air.
- Shield Capacity: +20%
TIER 4 SKILLS
- Trap Card [Action Skill Augment]
- If FL4K would go into Fight For Your Life while their Trap is readied, they automatically throw a Trap at the enemy that downed them.
- Duration: 16 seconds
- Money Do!
- FL4K’s pet gains increased Critical Hit Damage.
- Whenever FL4K’s Pet scores a Critical Hit, FL4K’s next shot deals Bonus Damage based on their weapon’s damage.
- Pet Critical Hit Damage: +14%
- Bonus Damage: 14% of weapon damage
- Wooly Armor
- While FL4K’s shields are full, their Pet gains Damage Reduction.
- Pet Damage Reduction: +75%
- Not Even a Challenge
- Whenever FL4K’s pet kills an enemy, FL4K gains increased Action Skill Duration and Action Skill Cooldown Rate for a short time. This effect stacks.
- Cooldown Rate: +7%
- Action Skill Duration: +7%
- Duration: 12 seconds
- Max Stacks: 10
- WAR Loader [Pet]
- FL4K’s Loader upgrades into a WAR Loader, discarding its sniper rifle and equipping an Incendiary Shotgun and Grenades. While accompanied by the WAR Loader, FL4K gains increase Fire Rate. When FL4K issues an Attack Command, the WAR Loader unleashes a barrage of missiles at the target.
- Fire Rate: +12%
TIER 5 SKILLS
- Blind with Anger [Action Skill Augment]
- FL4K’s Trap no longer Knocks Up or Stuns enemies. Instead, the Trap confuses nearby enemies, causing them to attack their allies for a short time. Once deployed, the Trap continues to periodically confuse enemies for the duration.
- Confuse Duration: 8 seconds
- Fuzzy Math
- Whenever FL4K or their Pet scores a critical hit, a portion of FL4K’s and their Pet’s shield are restored.
- Shield Restore: 6% of Max Shield Capacity
- Keep Them Safe
- Whenever FL4K issues an Attack Command, if FL4K’s or their Pet’s shield is less than half full a portion of FL4K’s and their Pet’s are restored. This skill has a short cooldown.
- Shield Restore: 10% of Max Shield Capacity
- Cooldown: 12 seconds
TIER 6 SKILLS
- Capacitance
- Whenever FL4K activates their Action Skill they gain greatly increased Shield Capacity for a short time and immediately begin recharging their shields. This skill has a short cooldown.
- Shield Capacity: +100%
- Duration: 16 seconds
- Cooldown: 16 seconds