What are Repkits in Borderlands 4?

Repkits in Borderlands 4 are the newest way to heal instantly and allow you to get back into the fray immediately after getting knocked down. Why fight for a Second Wind when you can just get one instantly, right? Because at times, getting a Second Wind is not easy if you're going up against a Badass who refuses to die or a boss who has more hit points than you have bullets.

For the aforementioned reasons and more, Repkits in Borderlands 4 are going to come in handy. Moreso with the Timekeeper and his Order army hellbent on restoring order to Kairos by any means necessary. But that's not all Repkits do. Here is more on this new item and what it does.

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Repkits in Borderlands 4 heal and provide buffs

Fight for your life, Vault Hunter! (Image via 2K)

Unlike Healing Kits, Insta-Health, Rejuvinator!, Health Now!, and 'Nasty Meal that can heal Vault Hunters, Repkits do more than just healing; they provide buffs when used. These last for a short duration and give your character certain buffs.

This is what the developers had to say about it:

"I'm down, but thankfully our FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE! mechanic makes a return. Of course, I could have avoided it in the first place if I had just used my Repikit. This new piece of gear provides health and other buffs, like temporarily boosting Elemental damage, rate of fire, or movement speed."

Based on what was said, it seems the Repkits could provide different buffs. Similar to weapons manufacturers, perhaps there could be various Repkits as well, each providing a certain buff or boost. Or perhaps the recovery factor would depend on the character in question, and skills that help them recover hit-points in a fight.

This is how Repkits in Borderlands 4 are defined:

• Repkits add utility by letting you heal yourself or activate temporary buffs to help turn the tide of an intense battle.

There's a lot that's not known about Repkits at the moment, but they seem incredibly useful in combat situations. For instance, if you've just used FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE! and find yourself on the verge of being knocked down, you could use a Repkit to stay alive.

Repkits provide instant buffs (Image via 2K)

In the video, we can see that Vex has two Repkits in her inventory, which suggests you will be able to stack this item. By rough estimates, three or four could be the maximum stack. However, skills could affect this as well. So maybe it could do much higher than currently observed.

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That's about all we know about Repkits in Borderlands 4. At face value, they seem very useful to have in tough situation. Hopefully, they function as expected and give players more than a Second Wind in extreme situations.

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