Overview

• The reimagined Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode features five difficulty ranks earned through curated challenges, with optional new level-30 characters enabling immediate access.
• A new Firmware system ties set bonuses to UVHM ranks, letting players transfer a bonus once to another item at the cost of destroying the original.
• Weekly Wildcards, a rotating Big Encore boss with boosted drops, and Maurice’s Black Market drive ongoing loot hunts with intent-based online matchmaking.
• Free updates start in October with the Horrors of Kairos mini-event and the return of Invincible Bosses that add high-level arenas, new Legendary rewards, and a new UVHM level with each release.
• Paid content splits into Bounty Packs and Story Packs, with the first story expansion, Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, adding a new region, missions, gear, cosmetics, and the first post-launch playable Vault Hunter; launch is set for September 12 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, with Switch 2 on October 3.