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Gearbox Showcases Vault Hunter Amon and Confirms Borderlands 4 Release Schedule

This trailer spotlights Amon’s Forgeskill trait with three customizable Action Skills alongside a 30fps performance target on Switch 2.

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Borderlands 4 Forgeknight Amon reminds me of my favorite build in the series
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Overview

  • Gearbox released an official gameplay trailer unveiling Amon the Forgeknight, emphasizing his drone-enhanced frontliner role for both defense and offense.
  • Amon’s unique Forgeskill trait enables three abilities—Molten Slam, Firewall, or Double-Edge—triggered by the equipped Action Skill.
  • The Vault Hunter offers three distinct Action Skills: Onslaughter’s molten area-of-effect slam, Scourge’s projectile-absorbing Firewall, and Crucible’s twin Forgeaxe strike with cryo and incendiary damage.
  • Borderlands 4 will launch on September 12 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, followed by an October 3 release on Nintendo Switch 2.
  • Gearbox aims to deliver roughly 30fps performance on Switch 2 and will support the Joy-Con 2 controller’s mouse mode.