Borderlands 4: All Firmware Gear set bonuses, explained

Borderlands 4 consists of 18 Firmware Gear sets, all of which can grant you different bonuses. Firmware Gear sets do not apply to weapons per se, meaning you will have to use Class Mods, Enhancements, and more to ensure you get all their advantages.

This article lists all the Borderlands 4 Firmware Gear Set bonuses and explains how they help you in-game.

All Borderlands 4 Firmware Gear set bonuses listed and explained

You can equip your Borderlands 4 Firmware Gear set by placing it on a piece of gear. This can only be done by using Zane's Transfer Machine, located in any of the Faction Towns in Kairos. However, you will have to complete the game's campaign to access this device.

Listed below are all the Firmware Gear Set bonuses in Borderlands 4.

Action Fist

One item bonus: +15% Melee Damage
Two items bonus: +10% Action Skill Damage
Three items bonus: Action Skill Damage increased by 25% for 8s on melee kills

Airstrike

One item bonus: +20% Splash Radius
Two items bonus: +20% Splash Damage
Three items bonus: Missile Strike after getting a kill

Atlas Infinum

One item bonus: +5% fire rate is increased during Atlas Target Lock
Two items bonus: +10% damage for guns with Atlas-licensed parts
Three items bonus: Atlas Target Locks are infinite

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Baker

One item bonus: +10% Shield Capacity
Two items bonus: -15% Repkit cooldown duration
Three items bonus: +25% maximum health

Bullets to Spare

One item bonus: +5% gun fire rate
Two items bonus: +20% magazine size
Three items bonus: Fire rate goes up by 50% of the magazine size

Daed-dy O'

One item bonus: +25% gun mode switch speed
Two items bonus: +15% magazine size
Three items bonus: On Mode Switch grants +20% damage, +20% fire rate for 5 seconds

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Deadeye

One item bonus: +30% gun accuracy
Two items bonus: +25% gun Critical Damage
Three items bonus: Every Critical Hit grants 15% Critical Damage per Stack (for a Maximum 5 Stacks) for 10s

Gadget Ahoy

One item bonus: -15% Ordnance cooldown duration
Two items bonus: +20% Ordnance damage
Three items bonus: Ordnance kills grant +20% damage for 15 seconds

God Killer

One item bonus: +10% damage dealt to Badass enemies
Two items bonus: -10% damage taken from Badass enemies
Three items bonus: On killing a Badass enemy, damage dealt is increased +20% for 60 seconds

GOOJFC

One item bonus: +10% Action Skill cooldown rate
Two items bonus: +15% Action Skill damage
Three items bonus: +20% Action Skill cooldown rate

High Caliber

One item bonus: +25% projectile speed
Two items bonus: +10% gun damage
Three items bonus: Bullets pierce enemies

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Jacked

One item bonus: +20% zoom-in speed
Two items bonus: +25% Hyperion Gun Shield capacity
Three items bonus: Hyperion Gun Shields +30% chance to ricochet projectiles

Lifeblood

One item bonus: +10% Repkit Healing
Two items bonus: +5% Lifesteal
Three items bonus: On kill, regenerates 10% of maximum health

Oscar Mike

One item bonus: +10% gun reload speed
Two items bonus: Up to +20% gun damage based on the emptiness of your gun's Magazine
Three items bonus: +30% gun fire rate after reloading for 4 seconds

Real Big Fist

One item bonus: +15% Melee Damage
Two items bonus: +25% Melee Damage
Three items bonus: Melee kills trigger a Nova explosion for 200% Melee Damage

Risky Boots

One item bonus: When health is less than 35%, damage taken is reduced by 30%
Two items bonus: When health is less than 35%, movement speed increases +35%
Three items bonus: When health is less than 35%, damage dealt increases by +100% and Lifesteal by +5%

Rubberband Man

One item bonus: +5% damage reduction
Two items bonus: +5% Lifesteal
Three items bonus: Bonuses granted by this Firmware are doubled

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Trickshot

One item bonus: +5% gun reload speed
Two items bonus: +10% gun Critical Damage
Three items bonus: Critical Hits have a 50% Chance to refill 1 Ammo to the currently-equipped gun.

Borderlands 4 is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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