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Gearbox Sets Borderlands 4 Holiday Roadmap: Halloween Event Oct. 23, Paid DLC Nov. 20, December Endgame Update

Gearbox details a holiday roadmap for Borderlands 4 to sustain player engagement.

Overview

  • The free Horrors of Kairos event runs October 23–November 6 with new legendary loot and a blood-rain modifier during world boss fights.
  • Bounty Pack 1, How Rush Saved Mercenary Day, launches November 20 with new missions, a boss encounter, and legendary gear.
  • The DLC also adds cosmetics, four new legendary weapons, and a new vehicle, and it is included with Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions or sold separately.
  • A free December update brings Bloomreaper the Invincible as a tough endgame boss and introduces a higher setting for Ultimate Vault Hunter difficulty.
  • Gearbox signaled ongoing balance and performance patches, outlined a broader 2025 content cadence, and indicated the first major story expansion is planned for Q1 2026.