Discover everything you need to know about the best Vex Bleed Build in Borderlands 4, including best skills, weapons, and gear.
The Best Vex Bleed build in Borderlands 4 is a unique setup stacked with the Bloodletter bleed proc. A Throwing Knife with the Penetrator augment makes the target stuck. Our Vex Bleed build includes skills like Leeching Attunement, Grave Sights, Bloodletter, Grave Power, and more. We choose Brute, Sharpshooter, and Killer for the specialization to make a powerful bleed character.
Deadeye and High Caliber are the best Firmware to choose for this bleed setup. Hot Slugger is the best primary weapon to choose while running this build to deal massive damage. Pair your weapon damage with other skills to apply the bleed effect on the enemy to deal damage over time. In this guide, we’ll discuss the best Vex Bleed build in Borderlands 2, including some useful tips to run this setup effectively.
Vex Bleed Build Best Skills
Invest in the Vexcalation skill tree for the best Vex Bleed build. Use Throwing Knife Ordnance with the Penetrator Augment for a critical hit. After that, follow up with unloading ammo for the Bleed stack. Bloodletter skill heavily influences this build, allowing you to apply bleed on every critical. We recommend using the skill that applies a bleeding effect to the enemy to deal damage over time.
| Skill | Points | Description | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeching Attunement | 1/5 | Attunement Skill. While Vex is Attuned to Kinetic, she gains Lifesteal and increased Reload Speed. These effects persist for a Duration after Attunement is switched. | Provide Lifesteal and Reload speed buffs. |
| Grave Sights | 5/5 | Vex gains increased Critical Hit Damage and Gun Handling. | Deals critical hit damage and enhances handling and damage. |
| Bloodletter | 5/5 | Gun and Skill Critical Hits have a chance to apply Bleed, causing Kinetic Status Effect Damage over time for a Duration. Bleed is affected by Status Effect Application Chance, and is itself considered a Status Effect. | Apply bleed for kinetic damage over time for a max stack of 20. |
| Grave Implements | 5/5 | Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Gun Damage for a Duration. | Gun damage increases by 20% with a max of 3 stacks. |
| Material Components | 4/5 | Vex gains increased Kinetic Damage and Kinetic Status Effect Damage. | Deals more kinetic energy and boosts bleed. |
| Grave Power | 3/3 | Vex’s Kill Skill gain increased Max Stacks. | Additional damage on kill skills. |
| Witchy Trigger Finger | – | Dealing Damage with Eldritch Blast or Phase Explosion will fully refill Ammo of Vex’s current Gun, and grants a stack of Witchy Trigger Finger, increasing Gun Damage for a Duration. Stacks of Witchy Trigger Finger persist even after Incarnate ends. | Deal massive damage and heal Vex, along with additional gun damage and reload the weapon. |
| Drink Ful | 5/5 | Whenever Vex deals Gun Damage, she gains a Stack of Drink Full, increasing her Fire Rate. Stacks of Drink Full are lost if a new Stack has not been gained for a Duration. | 30% increase in fire rate with a max stack of 50. |
| Mortal Terror | 5/5 | Chance to Activate Kill Skills when Critically Hitting enemies. | Gain Kill Skill Stacks without killing enemies. |
| Vibe Check | – | Eldritch Blast is now a Charge Skill (3) Activating Eldritch Blast consumes all Charges to Ricochet on hitting an enemy. Will Ricochet once for each Charge consumed. Eldritch Blast’s Cooldown reduction from Gun Damage is doubled | Action Skill recovers faster with Gun Damage. |
| Strike Me Down | 1/1 | Whenever Vex would enter Fight For Your Life, she immediately gets a Second Wind, becomes Invisible for a Duration, and causes a Phase Explosion. | Provide a phase explosion every 120 seconds. |
| Sanguine Fiends | 1/5 | Vex and her Minion(s) restore Health. | Regain small HP by killing the enemies or activating the kill skill. |
| Cold Iron | 5/5 | Vex gains increased Gun Damage. | Deals more gun damage. |
| Portents of Suffering | 3/5 | Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Status Effect Damage. | Additional stun effect on enemies to deal bleed damage. |
| Grave Assault | 1/5 | Vex and her Minion(s) gain increased Fire Rate for a Duration. | More 9% fire rate due to grave power. |
| Grave Fiends | 5/5 | Vex and her Minion(s) deal increased Damage. | Kill skill deals additional damage. |
Best Specialization For Best Vex Build
Below are the best specializations to invest the points in for the best Vex bleed build in Borderlands 4.
| Specialization | Points | Perk |
|---|---|---|
| Brute | 20 | Riddle You This |
| Sharpshooter | 10 | In The Zone |
| Killer | 10+ | Contamination Compounding Afflictions |
Add 20 points at least in Brute for the gun damage, and to get Riddle You This to stack 505 extra gun damage. After that, add 10 points into Sharpshooter to unlock Killer and slot in the zone for the additional gun damage and crit damage. Then pump Killer as far as you can. Slot in Contamination to boost your status effect chance, making you bleed things. And Compounding Affliction for that extra damage when things have statuses on them.
Brute is the best specialization to invest in due to multiple reasons, but mainly the enhancement in gun damage. Boost your reload speed and accuracy by investing points in Sharpshooter. Only 10 points are enough to boost critical damage and gun damage in Sharpshooter. Boost the damage based on the elemental effect applied due to Compounding Afflictions in Killer.
Best Firmware For Vex Bleed Build
Below are the best Firmware for the Vex Bleed build in Borderlands 4.
| Firmware | Slots | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Deadeye | 3 | Gun Accuracy is increased by +30% Gun Critical Damage is increased by +25% Every Critical Hit grants 15% Critical Damage per Stack (for a Maximum of 5 Stacks) for 10s |
| Huge Caliber | 2 | Projectile Speed is increased by +25%. Gun Damage increased by +10% Bullets Pierce enemies |
Invest points in Deadeye to gain 25% crit damage, then every crit gives you 155 for five stacks. You get another massive crit damage buff, stacking with that knife. So, Deadeye level three is a must-have in my opinion. Allocate two points in High Caliber for the additional projectile speed and a 10% increase in gun damage. You can put in whatever you like for these two slots. Oscar Mike is also the best option to invest your points for additional reload speed by 10% and gun damage up to 20%.
Best Gear For Vex Bleed Build
Below are the best gear to equip while running the Vex Bleed build in Borderlands 4.
| Gear Slot | Item | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Shotgun | Hot Slugger | On kill, the Barrel heats up, dealing +30% Damage for 10s for up to a max 3 Stacks. |
| Assault Rifle | Castigating Extolled Indiction | Charge to fire up to 4 Seeker Missiles, each dealing massive damage. This gun charges before full auto firing. Overriding the order manufacturer’s charge functionality. |
| Enchantment | Cyclopean Steward | On kill, Guns with Daedalus – licensed parts have a 40% chance to refill your magazines. |
| Ordnance | Throwing Knife | Damage taken by the impacted target is increased by +15% for 5 seconds. |
| Armor Shields | Heavyweight | On Melee Hit, consumes an Armor Segment to grant +100% Melee Damage. When the armor shield is empty, it grants +50% Melee Damage. |
| Energy Shields | Overshielding Relaxed Super Soldier | When Energy Shield fills, it grants an Overdrive. When Energy Shield is full, it grants +25% Fire Rate, +25% Movement Speed, and regen 1 Ammo/s. |
| Class Mods | Avatar | Vex and her Minions deal increased Damage for each active Attunement, and gain Damage Reduction against each Elemental Type she is Attuned to. |
Tips and Tricks for Vex Bleed Build
Below are the best tips and tricks for the Vex Bleed build in Borderlands 4.
- Stick your Throwing Knife into a tough enemy before you unload your shotgun.
- Use the penetrator to make bleed ticks count as crits.
- You’ll shred bosses in seconds if your kill skills like Mortal Terror are ramped.
- Don’t dig on bosses and forget to refresh kill skills.
- Make sure to stay attuned to kinetic and keep Incarnate up.
- Use a fast-firing kinetic SMG to stack Bleed quickly via crits.
