Weapons in Borderlands 2 Borderlands 2 Guide

Last update: 04 April 2019

This page of the game guide to Borderlands 2 contains important information about the statistics attributed to your weapons. Here you can learn the meaning of main and bonus parameters, that are usually assigned to every firearm that you will come across.

All weapons in the game are described with the following statistics:

1. Level Requirement: level required to use the weapon.
2. Damage: damage dealt by the weapon.
3. Accuracy: how accurate are your shots. Higher values can provide a clear shot at long distances.
4. Fire Rate: how fast you can shoot. Keep in mind that longer series can cause Recoil, so try to avoid them.
5. Reload Speed: how fast you can reload. Tediore weapons are additionally thrown away while reloading and explode after some time.

Below the statistics you can find additional attributes, for example increased stability.

Additionally, some weapon cause bonus damage elemental damage. Each weapon of such kind has, for example, a chance of setting an enemy on fire and causing damage over time. Effects can be divided into the following types:

1. Shock - additional damage from electricity. This type of weapons is great for destroying enemy shields.
2. Fire - additional damage from fire. Deals greater damage to live enemies, unprotected by shields.
3. Corrosive - additional damage from acid. Great weapons against robots and armoured enemies.
4. Slag: side effect of Eridium. Enemies hit with such ammo become more vulnerable to normal damage.
5. Explosive: damage which doesn't have Elemental Effects, but such ammunition additionally explodes on hit.

Elemental Effects can be also used in grenades (a proper modification) and shields.