Borderlands 4 Vault Hunters: Your Complete Guide to Every Hunter Class

Alright, vault hunters, gather ’round because we need to talk about the absolute chaos that awaits us in Borderlands 4. After years of waiting (and let’s be honest, probably crying into our pizza rolls), Gearbox finally gave us the goods on our new crew of psychotic treasure seekers. And holy Handsome Jack’s face mask, do these four pack some serious punch.

Look, I’ve been dissecting these hunter classes like I’m preparing for my dissertation on “Advanced Pandoran Violence Studies,” and I’m genuinely buzzing with excitement. Each of these vault hunters brings something completely different to the table, and trust me, picking your main is going to be harder than deciding which legendary weapon to vendor (spoiler: you never do).

Meet Your New Digital Family: The Four Hunter Classes

Rafa the Exo-Soldier: The Tech-Savvy Speed Demon

Sweet merciful Claptrap, Rafa is what happens when you take a soldier, strap him into a mech suit, and give him commitment issues with staying in one place. This hunter is built for players who think “tactical positioning” means “everywhere at once, very loudly.”

His Overdrive trait basically turns him into a caffeinated murder machine, boosting both damage and movement speed. But here’s where it gets juicy – upgrades can give you bullet regeneration and shield recovery. Because apparently, Rafa believes in the ancient philosophy of “why reload when you can just keep shooting forever?”

The Peacebreaker Cannons are shoulder-mounted death dealers that can be upgraded for incendiary damage. Picture this: you’re sliding around the battlefield like a deranged ice skater while raining fire from above. Chef’s kiss for maximum chaos.

His Arc-Knives let him go full anime protagonist with twin shock blades, and the APOPHIS Lance shoots piercing energy blasts that probably violate several laws of physics. Rafa is perfect for hunters who want versatility without sacrificing the ability to delete enemies from existence.

Vex the Dark Siren: The Goth Queen of Summoning

Oh boy, Vex is giving me serious “I listen to My Chemical Romance while plotting world domination” vibes, and I am absolutely here for it. As the series’ newest Siren, she’s ditched the traditional elemental mayhem for something way cooler: an army of supernatural murder buddies.

Her Phase Covenant trait is brilliantly designed – it imbues her action skills with whatever elemental damage her current weapon deals. Fire gun? Fire spirits. Shock weapon? Zappy ghost friends. It’s like having a supernatural weapon modifier that actually makes sense.

Dead Ringer creates up to three clones that summon either scythe-wielding Reapers or gun-toting Spectres. Because why fight alone when you can have a whole undead posse doing your dirty work? Phase Phamiliar gives you a pet named Trouble (10/10 naming, no notes), and Incarnate lets Vex blast enemies with eldritch energy while regenerating health like some kind of cosmic vampire.

Vex is perfect for players who want to feel like they’re conducting a symphony of destruction while their minions handle the heavy lifting.

Harlowe the Gravitar: The Scientific Crowd Controller

Harlowe is what happens when a combat scientist decides that physics is more like “suggestions” and proceeds to break every rule in the book. As a member of the Traunt family (yes, those Traunts), she’s got serious Maliwan tech credentials and the attitude to match.

Her entire kit revolves around Entanglement, a rainbow-colored status effect that spreads damage between connected enemies. It’s like playing cosmic connect-the-dots, except the dots explode and everything dies beautifully.

Zero-Point suspends enemies in telekinetic bubbles before slamming them around like ragdolls. Chroma Accelerator fires unstable energy that chains between foes, and Flux Generator drops pulse mines that spread Entanglement in wide areas. Harlowe turns every fight into a strategic puzzle where the solution is always “more explosions.”

She’s ideal for hunters who love tactical gameplay and watching enemies suffer in synchronized agony.

Among the Forgeknight: The Poetic Tank

Amon is seven feet of pure “I will end you” energy wrapped in the soul of someone who probably writes haikus about violence. This former cultist turned hunter brings melee combat back to Borderlands in the most gloriously over-the-top way possible.

His Forgeskill trait changes abilities based on which action skill you activate, giving him incredible adaptability. Crucible lets him hurl elemental axes like some kind of Viking berserker, Onslaught delivers devastating fire punches followed by ground-slamming hammers, and Scourge provides a damage-absorbing shield that retaliates with projectile whips.

Amon’s all about getting up close and personal, then turning the resulting carnage into poetry. He’s perfect for players who think the best defense is an overwhelming, face-melting offense.

Which Hunter Should You Choose?

Here’s the thing – each of these hunters feels genuinely distinct. Rafa’s your high-mobility tech specialist, Vex commands supernatural armies, Harlowe manipulates reality itself, and Amon turns every fight into an epic heavy metal album cover.

The beauty of Borderlands 4’s hunter design is that there’s no wrong choice, just different flavors of beautiful chaos. Whether you want to zip around the battlefield, command ghostly minions, chain explosive physics effects, or punch your way through problems with poetic violence, a hunter is calling your name.

So what’s it gonna be, vault hunter? Ready to pick your digital alter ego and dive headfirst into whatever insanity awaits on this new planet? Because trust me, with this crew, it’s going to be one hell of a ride.

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