Borderlands 4 Legendary Rerolling Guide: How to Farm Perfect Weapons from Bounty Pack 1 (2026)

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(Last Update: January 2026)

Every Vault Hunter knows the frustration: finally obtaining a legendary drop after hours of grinding, only to discover it has suboptimal stats or the wrong elemental type. The November 20, 2025 update for Borderlands 4 changed this forever with the revolutionary rerolling system introduced in the free “How Rush Saved Mercenary Day” DLC (Bounty Pack 1).

This guide explains how to unlock, farm, and optimize rerollable legendary weapons, turning your loot from “good enough” into god-roll perfection.
It has been fully updated for January 2026 to reflect all post-launch changes and the current endgame landscape.

🆕 What’s New in Early 2026?

Key Updates Since Launch

  • Bounty Pack 1 Is Free
    Originally planned as paid DLC, Gearbox released this holiday-themed pack free to all players as a thank-you to the community.

  • Expanded Endgame Content
    The first “Invincible” raid boss, Bloomreaper, launched in December 2025, dropping nine new powerful Legendaries.

  • A New Raid Is Coming
    Gearbox has confirmed a free Takedown mission—a high-difficulty endgame gauntlet—for release in 2026.

  • More Content on the Horizon
    The first major Story Pack, Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, arrives in Q1 2026, adding a new Vault Hunter and a new zone.

🔁 The Rerolling Revolution

Borderlands 4 Legendary Rerolling Guide

Understanding the Vault Card System

Why These Weapons Are Different

The “Happy Mercenary Day!” Vault Card introduces four rerollable Legendaries. Unlike traditional Borderlands loot drops, these weapons can be purchased repeatedly, with each purchase generating a new roll of stats, parts, and elemental types.

How the System Works

  • Initial Acquisition
    Purchase each legendary once for 10 Vault Card Tickets.

  • Infinite Reroll Potential
    After unlocking a weapon, additional purchases reroll stats, elements, and parts.

  • Targeted Farming
    No boss RNG—all four legendaries come from one predictable source.

🔫 The Four Rerollable Legendary Weapons

WeaponTypeKey TraitBest For & Reroll Priority
Aching RoilRipper SMGNever breaks; swap modes to reduce heatHigh-rate-of-fire crowd control. Prioritize elemental chance, fire rate, mag size
RookerOrder Sniper RifleAlt-fire launches two homing laser needlesCritical hits & boss damage (Community Top Pick). Focus crit damage & projectile speed
HardpointTorgue PistolFires 5 bullets in a descending half-star patternMid-range DPS. Prioritize fire rate & reload speed
MissilaserDaedalus ShotgunLaser mode or homing sticky rockets; lasers detonate rocketsClose-range burst & AoE. Focus pellet spread, explosion radius, reload speed

Pro Tip: Buy one of each first, test them, then focus rerolls on the 1–2 weapons that best match your build. Community consensus ranks the Rooker as the strongest and most versatile option.

🎟️ Ticket Acquisition

Fueling Your Reroll Engine in 2026

The Vault Card levels up via XP from normal gameplay: kills, missions, and exploration.
Each level grants 2 Tickets, with faster progress through challenges.

Active Farming Strategies

  • Daily Challenges (~4 Tickets)
    Examples:

    • Kill 10 Badass enemies

    • Complete 4 Ripper Bounty Contracts

  • Weekly Challenges (~10 Tickets)
    Examples:

    • Kill 500 enemies with Cryo damage

    • Complete 30 Bounty Contracts

Pro Tip (2026 Meta):
The Weekly Activities system—Big Encore Boss, Wildcard Mission, and Maurice’s Black Market—refreshes every Thursday. Stack Vault Card progress with these rotations for maximum efficiency.

🧠 Advanced Rerolling Strategy

From “Good” to God-Tier

Smart Resource Management

  1. Acquisition Phase – Buy one of each legendary

  2. Evaluation Phase – Test synergy with your build

  3. Specialization Phase – Spend 80–90% of Tickets perfecting your top weapons

Statistical Assessment Framework

  • Complementary Stats
    Enhance a weapon’s strengths (e.g., crit damage on Rooker)

  • Elemental Synergy
    Match elements to Vault Hunter skills and enemy types

  • Licensed Parts
    Some parts alter fire modes or add effects—choose based on playstyle

🧨 New Endgame Context for Perfect Gear

Your god-rolled weapons shine in the latest high-level activities:

  • Invincible Raid Bosses
    Face Bloomreaper, featuring massive HP, lethal mechanics, and nine exclusive Legendaries.

  • True Mode & UVHM 6
    True Mode scales enemies to a 4-player party, while Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode 6 offers top-tier rewards.

  • Future Takedown Mission
    Prepare for a brutal endgame gauntlet launching later in 2026.

🏁 Conclusion: Your Path to Legendary Perfection

The Vault Card rerolling system fundamentally changes Borderlands 4’s endgame. Predictable legendary sources and intelligent Ticket investment give you unmatched control over your gear.

Whether you’re chasing elemental dominance with Aching Roil or crit-focused destruction with Rooker, perfection is now achievable.

Take your god-rolls into the Bloomreaper fight—or save them for the coming Takedown.
Your Vault Hunter is ready.   

🛠️ Community Links & Resources

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