Borderlands 2 Character Guide

  1. Axton – The Commando:
    • Action Skill: Sabre Turret – Axton deploys a turret that can either be a defensive tool or an offensive weapon.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Guerrilla: Focuses on improving turret damage and duration.
      • Gunpowder: Enhances Axton’s own combat abilities and firepower.
      • Survival: Increases Axton’s survivability and support skills.
  2. Maya – The Siren:
    • Action Skill: Phaselock – Maya can trap enemies in a sphere of energy, temporarily removing them from the battlefield.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Motion: Emphasizes crowd control and movement speed.
      • Harmony: Focuses on healing and support abilities.
      • Cataclysm: Enhances Maya’s offensive capabilities and elemental damage.
  3. Salvador – The Gunzerker:
    • Action Skill: Gunzerking – Salvador can dual-wield any two weapons for a limited time, increasing damage output and health regeneration.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Gun Lust: Enhances gun-related abilities and critical damage.
      • Rampage: Focuses on extending Gunzerking duration and reducing cooldown.
      • Brawn: Increases Salvador’s survivability and melee damage.
  4. Zer0 – The Assassin:
    • Action Skill: Decepti0n – Zer0 can deploy a holographic decoy and turn invisible, gaining increased damage and critical hit bonuses.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Sniping: Enhances critical hit damage and long-range sniping skills.
      • Cunning: Focuses on melee damage and improving Decepti0n’s abilities.
      • Bloodshed: Increases Zer0’s melee damage and speed.
  5. Gaige – The Mechromancer (DLC Character):
    • Action Skill: Deathtrap – Gaige summons a robot companion to assist in combat.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Best Friends Forever: Focuses on survivability and Deathtrap enhancements.
      • Little Big Trouble: Enhances elemental damage and shock-based attacks.
      • Ordered Chaos: Emphasizes gun damage, critical hits, and anarchy mechanics.
  6. Krieg – The Psycho (DLC Character):
    • Action Skill: Buzz Axe Rampage – Krieg goes into a melee frenzy, throwing explosive buzz axes.
    • Skill Trees:
      • Bloodlust: Focuses on stacking bloodlust to increase damage.
      • Mania: Enhances melee damage and survivability during Buzz Axe Rampage.
      • Hellborn: Emphasizes elemental damage and self-ignition mechanics.

Each character has a unique playstyle, and the choice depends on your preferred approach to combat. Experiment with different skill combinations to find the playstyle that suits you best. Additionally, note that DLC characters may require separate purchases or access to the corresponding downloadable content.

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