While the Halloween event Bloody Harvest is currently ongoing in Borderlands 3, Gearbox is already preparing the next big update “Takedown at Maliwan’s Blacksite.” There are first insights into new shields, weapons, and bosses.
What is this update about? The Maliwan Takedown (or Takedown at Maliwan’s Blacksite) was introduced in the Borderlands Show on October 29.
Maliwan Takedown comes as a free update to Borderlands 3. It will be available for all players who have completed the story, as new endgame content for four players starting at level 50 and is expected to be quite challenging.
The update will be released on November 21, shortly after the current Halloween event Bloody Harvest.
Weapons, Shields, and Bosses in Maliwan Takedown
These new weapons are coming: In the Maliwan Takedown, you will visit a new map where the first “takedown” takes place – repeatable content that offers special loot. The first known weapons include:
- Auditing Executive Redistributor (formerly rare, now legendary): an SMG with 126% Cryo effectiveness and the ability to slow down enemies.
- Double-Penetrating Shredded Tiggs’ Boom (legendary): A shotgun that is particularly effective against flesh.
However, the update will not only bring weapons but also some new legendary shields. You can take a first look at the new items in the video embedded here:
These new shields are coming: The shields include some new equipment items with interesting effects as well as improved versions of old items:
- Frozen Snowshoe: Takes away shield points from enemies and deals up to 5,949 Cryo damage when you slide through them. Capacity 9,280.
- Improved Version O.m: Looks like an improved version of the Snowshow shield and currently has no known abilities. Capacity: 10,708.
- Re-Charge Berner: Deals 16,730 damage when the shield breaks or is charged. Immediately reloads after breaking (20 seconds cooldown). Capacity: 5,069.
To ensure that loot isn’t just handed to you, there are also new bosses, one of which has already been introduced.
This is the new boss: In the Borderlands Show, Wotan, The Invincible was introduced, a four-legged combat robot with a strong shield wall around him.
In the first gameplay, it is visible that Wotan has some empty spots in his shield through which you can fire at his legs and stun him.
It is still unclear whether Wotan will be the final boss of the takedown or just a miniboss.
