How To Mayhem In Our Borderlands 3 Beginner Guide Part 1!

It's finally the release of Borderlands 3, and no doubt by this time many of you have already jumped right into Pandora to slay some baddies and get some sweet ass loot.

But then, for some of you coming into the franchise for the first time, when you start up the game, the sheer amount of things you can do. Worry not, that's what we're here for. Here's our beginner guide for Borderlands 3!

It's an RPG

First and foremost, Borderlands 3 is not your average shooter. Hell, it's actually an RPG first and a second shooter. Why? It's because of the simple fact that your gameplay loop consists of:

• Killing baddies
• Getting better loot
• Leveling up and specializing
• Rinse and repeat

There are tons of quests to complete for the sweet XP, all you gotta do is seek them out. Exploration is key and will shower you with quest givers, secrets, collectibles and guns!

Not only that, you'll be leveling up, picking skills and specializing, all in preparation for True Vault Hunter Gold Mode Proving Grounds endgame content.

Vault Hunters

Arguably the hardest decision you'll have to make Borderlands 3 Vault Hunter to play. Each Vault Hunter gets their own set of game-changing Action Skills, which can be further increased with different mechanics and buffs.

Amara the Siren is your "caster" in the sense that she is born with the mysterious innate Siren powers. This gives you the ability to manipulate the power of your own Siren abilities. However, do not be fooled by her mysical powers, as she can bring her to the brink of death.

• Tea Fist of the Elements skill tree makes Amara an elemental damage-dealing beast, and also gives her Phasegrasp action skill, which holds enemies in place for a time.
• Tea Mystical Assault and more Phasecast action skill, which allows her to force-project an illusion of her self in a straight line, dealing damage to enemies it passes through.
• Tea Brawl skill tree (a personal favorite) turns into a proper face-smashing tank, and gives Phaseslam action skill, which deals damage to enemies around her as she plummets to the ground.

Zane the Operative is your archetypal "assassin / rogue" -type character, with tons of potential to deal with the help of his trusty gadgets. What sets Zane apart from the rest of the Vault Hunters is that he can equip two action skills at a time, making his kit a lot more customizable than, say, Amara.

• Tea Doubled Agent Zane has your more gun damage, and enhances his Digi-Clone action skill so it can last longer and get enemies to attack it, the real Zane wreaks havoc from afar with his guns.
• Tea Hitman skill tree turns Zane into a bona fide assassin, granting him a Kill Skills (passive buffs that activate after killing an enemy) so that he can kill even faster. It also upgrades his SNTNL drone bot, which further speeds up the killing process.
• Tea Under Cover skill tree is Zane 's support tree, as it beefs up his Barrier action skill, which grants to your team bonuses such as health / shield regen, and damage reduction.

Moze the Gunner is the weapons expert, and for good reason. Her kit is all about getting good with guns, even if you're not so good, making her arguably the most accessible character to start out with. Regardless of what tree you are in, you can trust me to have a good time. skill trees allow her to customize Iron Bear to arm with different weapons.

• Shield of Retribution It's better to have more shields, shield regen, and bonuses so they do not die so much easier. It also gives her Iron Bear the Railgun and Bear Fist augments, which give me plenty of reasons to think about Moze head-on.
• Demolition Woman gives more damage via the explosive element, and the ability to dismount Iron Bear and let it fight autonomously. In keeping with the skill tree, Iron Bear gets the V-35 Grenade Launcher and Vanquisher Rocket Pod augments, which deal even more – you guessed it – explosions!
• Tea Bottomless Mags skill tree make Moze a never-ending supply of bullet hell, as it grants Moze has larger magazine size on her guns, and the ability to equip two of the same increases on Iron Bear for even more damage. It grants Iron Bear the Minigun and Salamander both of which consist of bread to enemies, be it lead or flame.

FL4K the Beastmaster rounds up the Vault Hunters, and is arguably the most technical of them all. This is because this robot is aided by its various fears by its side, all of which can "evolve" into stronger versions, depending on which skill you invest in. Because of this, FL4K works really well in both solo and group settings.

• Tea Hunter skill tree turns FL4K into a long-range sniper, with bonuses to its critical damage and passive buffs. It grants FL4K the Rakk Attack! action skill, summoning flying Rakks to assault the enemy, and grants access to the Spiderant What does the tanker for FL4K do?
• Tea Stalker skill tree grants FL4K more general survival and utility Fade Away action skill which turns it invisible for the purposes of repositioning and dealing with those much-needed critical hits. It also grants FL4K the Jabber his own gun and, in later stages, can even wield a rocket launcher.
• Tea Master FL4K's farts and more. It also gives FL4K the Gamma Rift action skill, which teleports its aficionados and mutates them for a time, becoming even touching and dealing even more damage. As for the pet, FL4K gets the dog-like Skag, which can deal with enemies at later stages.

Whatever the case, each Vault Hunter will no doubt follow a certain playstyle for everyone, so it's a matter of picking what you enjoy playing most!

If you're not too happy with your current build, there's always a Respec option at any Quick Change station for a fee. The best thing about it is that you can not so much. As such, you can plan out builds for both solo play and group play, complete with gear sets that you want to farm for.

But we're getting ahead of ourselves here. Once you've picked up your Vault Hunter, head to the second part of our Borderlands 3 guide!

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