March 26 will be a big day for Borderlands 4 fans, as it marks the release of the game's first Story Pack DLC along with the game's first post-launch Vault Hunter. What else is there Borderlands 4 will also receive a free major update on the same day, which will bring a handful of highly requested features. For players planning to dive back into Borderlands 4 to check out all the new content, they have a lot to look forward to when March 26th rolls around.
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Everything included in Borderlands 4's Story Pack 1 DLC
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Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned Story Expansion
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New Vault Hunter: C4SH
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The Whispering Glacier Map Expansion
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2 new big bosses, 16 mini-bosses and new enemy types
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3 pearlescent weapons and 18 new legendaries
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28 new cosmetics
The first Story Pack DLC for Borderlands 4 is packed with new content for players to experience. In addition to the new main and side quests for Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, which take players to the new region of Kairos called The Whispering Glacier, players can also play as the new Vault Hunter, C4SH, whose kit revolves around the new Fortune and Windfall mechanics. In addition, there will be tons of new enemies to face, including 2 new big bosses and 16 mini-bosses, as well as new mother-of-pearl weapons, legendary gear and cosmetics to collect.
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Crazy Ellie and the Vault of the Damned Main and Side Missions
Borderlands 4s first Story Pack DLC focuses on the new main story missions for Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. This DLC story sees the return of the fan favorite Borderlands character Ellie as she tries to take down a new cosmic threat to Kairos in The Whispering Glacier. Fans of Borderlands 3's Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC will also be pleased to see the return of Mancubus Bloodtooth, moving from his job running The Lodge on Xylourgos to aid the player in this quest.
Characters that return in DLC
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Ellie
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Mancubus Bloodtooth
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Pickle
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Crazy Earl
Along with Ellie and Mancubus, Pickle from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel also returns to the series. Although Pickle is one of them Borderlands series' more controversial characters, he has the chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the fans once and for all in this DLC. Ellie's mother, Moxxi, is also here to help her and the player in their quest. Moxxi is already showing up Borderlands 4s base game, run Bottom's Up! bar in Carcadia Burn, but she will likely have a more pivotal story role with her daughter Ellie now involved in the events on Kairos.
New Vault Hunter — C4SH
Probably the star of the Borderlands 4s upcoming DLC is the new playable character, C4SH, who joins Vex, Rafa, Harlow and Amon as the newest Vault Hunter in the series. Fans of Borderlands 3FL4K's FL4K will be happy to see another robot Vault Hunter, and C4SH looks like he'll bring some interesting new gameplay features to the table. Revealed in the latest character trailer for C4SH, Vault Hunter is a former CasinoBot who was given a magical deck complete with eldritch powers after winning a high-stakes card game, making his playstyle all about luck and stacking the deck in his favor.
C4SH's Action Skills in Borderlands 4
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Cross-fire
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Dexterity
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Cleromancy
C4SH gains stacks of Fortune every time he kills an enemy, and has the chance to activate his unique Vault Hunter trait, Windfall, after reloading or using an Action Skill. While Windfall is active, C4SH consumes all stacks of Fortune to increase skill and weapon damage, while modifying his equipped action skill. The first Action Skill C4SH can use is Cross-Fire, which allows C4SH to pull out his Dual Revolvers and automatically fire them at enemies in a third-person perspective, similar to Rafa's Arc-Knives. While Windfall is active, shots from C4SH's Dual Revolvers gain Ricochet Chance.
Sleight of Hand allows C4SH to draw a card in each hand, which can be thrown at enemies for a random effect. While Windfall is active, the effects of these cards increase. Cleromancy allows C4SH to roll his bone dice and summon a Bone Totem that fights alongside him based on the result. While Windfall is active, the dice always land on a unique result, and rolling doubles allows C4SH to summon a Badass version of Bone Totem.
C4SH will also have access to 8 unique heads and 1 alternate Vault Hunter body in the DLC.
New map zone — Visk Glacier
As if Kairos wasn't hostile enough already, The Whispering Glacier provides an icy environment full of Eridium spikes, rivers of blood, and flesh plants. The Elditch setting will feel familiar to fans of Borderlands 3's Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC, where the map of Xylourgos featured a similar setting. The Whispering Glacier also has a twist on the World Boss mechanic Borderlands 4where fellowship with eldritch trees gives players access to a random encounter with bosses.
New bosses, new change and new cosmetics
Players can test their C4SH builds against a variety of new enemies, including several returning enemies from The prequelsuch as Kraggons, Scavs and DAHL Legion Soldiers. In addition, Borderlands 4 gets tons of new loot in the expansion, including 2 new Legendary Shields, 2 new Legendary Grenades, 2 new Legendary Heavy Weapons, 5 new Legendary Class Mods (1 per Vault Hunter), 10 new Legendary Weapons, and 3 Pearlescent Weapons. There are also several new cosmetics to unlock, including:
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2 Vault Hunter Heads that can be used by all Vault Hunters
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4 Vault Hunter Skins that can be used by all Vault Hunters
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8 Vault Hunter Heads that can be used by C4SH
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2 Vault Hunter Bodies that can be used by C4SH (base + options)
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4 weapon skins
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4 vehicle skins
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3 ECHO-4 Drone skin and accessories
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1 ECHO-4 frame
Borderlands 4 Major Update 1.5 also launches on March 26
Story Pack 1 isn't the only new content being launched for Borderlands 4 on March 26. Players who are not interested in downloading this DLC can also experience new features via free Borderlands 4 v1.5 update too. With this update, Borderlands 4 adds a couple of highly requested features to the game that should help jump players back into the game for the DLC to gain a foothold.
Content included in this free Borderlands 4 update
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Increases level cap from 50 to 60
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Shared progression
So far the big free update for Borderlands 4 comes along with Story Pack 1 will include an increase in the level cap by 10, ta Borderlands 4s level cap from 50 to 60. This is great news for players who had already maxed their character and want to take their build further. Possibly even more exciting is the addition of shared progression between all players Borderlands 4 sign. This means things like SDU unlocks, map progress, Vault Fragments, Glide Pack upgrades and more will be shared across the player's account. Having access to these features from the start will make starting a C4SH build that much more profitable for players who have already completed Borderlands 4s main story.
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September 12, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
