With Mayhem 4, Borderlands 3 presents a new challenge. But is it worth playing at this level?
This is Mayhem 4: Mayhem 4 is the new level of the Mayhem Mode, which makes the game even harder. It was introduced with the latest patch. While the random penalties in Mayhem 4 are replaced by a bonus for both players and enemies, the health points of the enemies are extremely high.
The mode brings some new loot, and the community hopes for a good chance to grab legendary weapons. But how does the drop rate in Mayhem 4 actually look? Is it worth playing the hard mode for loot?
This is what the loot in Mayhem 4 looks like
The loot search of the community is this successful: On Reddit, many players have already shared their first experiences with the new mode. The user “Morzan_the_God” has defeated the rare spawn “The Unstoppable” about 25 times without receiving a legendary drop. User “Possum_Soul” called for an increase in the drop rate: he has completed the trial ground three times, but only two legendary weapons came out of it. This might also be due to certain luck factors from the Guardian Ranks currently not being active.
User “MonteTheNightcrawler” points out that the Mayhem levels do not necessarily increase the drop rate of bosses and rare spawns regarding legendary weapons, but only the world drops. This would mean that while legendary weapons may fall at your feet more often, Graveward does not necessarily have more legendary loot in tow. So is it worth farming bosses in Mayhem 4?
How much are bosses worth in Mayhem 4: There are no official numbers yet, but Paul Tassi from “Forbes” has tried to provide an estimation. Using an Amara build that ends the boss fight within 15-30 seconds, Tassi played 50 runs against the boss Gigamind.
Overall, these 50 runs brought him 95 legendary items.
- 49 weapons
- 9 shields
- 10 class mods
- 14 artifacts
- 11 grenade mods
- 2 skins
- Of those, 11 were dedicated drops
This means: Each Gigamind run in Mayhem 4 produced an average of two legendary drops. Tassi reportedly went without a legendary drop only four times. Nevertheless, the rate is noticeably higher than usual. However, how much this can be applied to other bosses is still open.
What are your experiences in Mayhem 4? And have you found the new Easter egg in Borderlands 3 yet?
