Our Borderlands 3 best builds list features all the best builds for every class! These are the most powerful options we currently know of that will have you destroying bosses and any other enemies stupid enough to get in your way!
Best build Amara
This build relies on Amara's splash and elemental damage. All you have to do is use your Bonds That Bind ability and shoot chained enemies, watch the explosions, and relax. For a boost, we recommend Stillness of Mind for more crowd control. You can choose any element depending on the situation, either: incendiary, corrosive, cryo or the default shock.
Note: You can see the full build here: Best Amara Build – Mayhem 11 & Raid Boss Ready.
Skill tree
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- Personal space (up close damage)
- Only two points in Clarity (health regen - just for going down the tree)
- Sale of weapons (splash damage and reduction)
- Hurt (action skill damage)
- Fast hands (reload speed increased)
- One point in Violent Tapestry (Rush stacking)
- One point in Alacrity (More reload speed)
- Transcend (critical damage multiplier)
- Four points in Restless (recovery rate)
- Ascending (buffs increase)
- Bared (Global damage increase)
- Wrath (gun damage)
- One point in Remnant (Overkill projectile)
- Awakening (Rush buff stack effectiveness)
- Capstone: Avatar (additional rush stacks)
- Heavy rain (projectile speed and splash damage)
- Anima (Status Effect Damage)
- Steady Hand(s) (Precision)
- One point in Infusion (Converts kinetic damage to elemental)
- Storm (Elemental Damage)
- Wildfire (elemental spread)
- Dread (Auto Reload)
- Deep Well (Elemental magazine size)
- Indiscriminate (ricochet bullets)
- Single point in sustain (Lifesteal)
- Capstone: Powerful Expression (Elemental Damage)
Related: How do Shift Codes work in Borderlands?
Better FL4K version
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Note: you can see the full version here: Borderlands 3 FL4K Leveling Build Guide (Level 72).
Skill tree
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- Furious Attack (V1 damage increase)
- Overclocked (Rate of Fire)
- Eager to Impress (Action Skill Cooldown)
- Lick The Wounds (Your Pet Revises You)
- Turn Tail and Run (Damage and survivability)
- The Fast and the Furryous (Improved damage and pets)
- Capstone: The Power Inside (huge damage boost after action skill activation)
- Interplanetary Stalker (large universal damage increase)
- Leave No Trace (ammo regeneration)
- Number of heads (no more cooldown reduction)
- Two points in the second intention (reload speed)
- Hunter’s Eye (Bonus de combat)
- Big Game (Hunter Kill skill upgrades)
- The Most Dangerous Game (Enhanced Long Term Damage)
- Galactic Shadow (increased critical damage)
- Capstone: Megavore (automatic critical hits)
- Max out Second Intention (Reload Speed)
- Persistence Hunter (skill duration and damage)
- One point in Ferocity to move down the skill tree
- A point in Go For The Eyes! move down the skill tree
- A point in He Bites! (this allows our pet to trigger another skill)
- Max out Frenzy (super damage boost V1)
- Four points remaining in agility training (Even more reload speed
Best Moze build
We'll show you the full build focused on Moze's damage output which will be supported by the Iron Cub action skill. Many builds rely on her using Iron Bear, however, we'll show you how to constantly run and shoot, without having to wait for those long cooldowns to come back.
Note: you can see the full version here: Borderlands 3 Moze Leveling Build Guide (Level 72)
Skill tree
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- Lead Cloud (free shots and incendiary damage)
- Fanning the Embers (increased incendiary damage)
- Redistribution (ammo regeneration)
- Ruchin Offensive (Lifesteal)
- A point in Scrappy to move down the skill tree
- Four points in Scroaching RPMs (critical damage and rate of fire)
- Fire in the Skag Den (lots of incendiary damage)
- Only two points in Grizzled (lower cooldown)
- Means of destruction (ammo regeneration chance)
- Torgue Cross-Promotion (Splash & Beam Damage)
- Stainless Steel Bear (overall damage and action skill increases)
- Pull the Holy Pin (Grenade Critical Chance)
- Two points in Vampyr (grenade survivability)
- Capstone: Short Fuse (huge increase in damage, especially explosion damage)
- Max out Big Surplus (Damage while waiting for action skill cooldowns to decrease)
- Drowning in Brass (Improved stacking damage for Moze and her Iron Mate)
- Vladof Ingenuity (shield upgrades)
- Experimental Ammo (Improved Incendiary Critical Damage)
- Full Can of Whoop-Ass (Instant Shield Recharge, Damage Reduction - Unlisted)
- Behind the Iron Curtain (Even more shield buffs)
- Phalanx Doctrine (survivability and high damage stacking)
- Capstone: Tenacious Defense (instant shield restore and gun damage)
Related: What is the level cap in Borderlands 3?
Best Zane Build
We'll show you the full damage-focused version of Zane that his action skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills will support. It is not the most original construction but the most versatile. You can use any equipment with it and make it work.
Note: you can see the full version here: Borderlands 3 Zane Leveling Build Guide (Level 72)
Skill tree
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- Violent Speed (increased movement speed)
- Violent Momentum (converts movement speed into gun damage)
- Salvation (Lifesteal)
- Seein' Red (Buffs Zane's destruction skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills">skills)
- 3 points in Cold Bore (cryo damage and weapon switch speed)
- Cool Hand (increased reload speed)
- Violent Violence (Rate of fire increased)
- Playing Dirty (additional projectiles on shot)
- 2 points in Good Misfortune (action skill cooldown)
- Capstone: Death Follows Close (Improved Kill Skill Bonuses)
- 2 points in synchronicity (gun damage)
- 3 points in borrowed time (skill duration)
- Donnybrook (Damage and Health Regen)
- 1 point in Duct Tape Mod (grenade shot chance)
- Man of Focus (improved accuracy and handling)
- Leader's Hand (Critical Damage increased)
- Engagement (gun damage and reload rate)
- Fugitive (Sprint and shoot)
- Tunnel Vision (Precision – just to get down from the tree)
- Domino effect (Fire rate and reload speed increased)
- Gum (critical hits can pierce enemies)
- Capstone: Our Man Flynt (increased damage while aiming down sights)
For more on Borderlands 3, be sure to check out our article on Borderlands 3 Shift Codes List (September 2021) – Shift Codes for Golden Keys & Rewards and What is the level cap in Borderlands 3?
