Without warning, 2K and Gearbox gave away the first bounty pack for Borderlands 4 on November 20. What should have cost money, either individually or as part of a bundle, is now free for everyone. To ensure no one feels cheated, more content will follow in the future.
What is this DLC?
- The “Bounty” or bounty packs are DLCs for Borderlands 4 that tell additional stories and allow players to secure new rewards.
- They are primarily aimed at players in the early and mid-game, where the rewards are likely to be most useful, but they offer content for all players.
- Normally, the bounty packs cost money, available individually, as a bundle, or as part of the Deluxe Edition. On November 20, Borderlands 4 released Bounty Pack 1 “How Rush Saved Mercenary Day” for free for all players on PC, PS5, and Xbox.
What’s included in Bounty Pack 1: With this DLC, you can tackle a series of new missions alongside the Outbounder leader Rush. The DLC has a Christmas theme with gifts and such.
On your map, you will find a new quest in each major hub where you can interact with a gift to start the small mission chain. The bounty pack comes with a new Vault Card and the following rewards:
- A total of 24 cosmetics, including vault hunter skins, heads, vehicle skins, and more
- 4 weapons that you can farm repeatedly to roll them perfectly for your build
The DLC will be released on November 20, 2025, along with an update for all that includes some adjustments to missions and loot. You can find the patch notes on Steam.
To prevent anyone from being upset about having paid for a DLC that is now free for everyone, there is also more news.
New content in 2026, including popular content from Borderlands 3
Along with the announcement of the free 1st DLC, publisher 2K announced that Borderlands 4 will receive a fifth bounty pack – at no additional cost for purchasers of the bounty pack bundle or any of the deluxe editions.
This keeps four paid DLCs as part of the bundle, and there is only one DLC free for everyone. We don’t yet know when the additional bounty packs will be released. However, there is already some information about the DLC content in the roadmap for Borderlands 4.
Additionally, the first “Invincible” boss is currently in development with more health points, deadly attacks, and new modifiers. The bosses are meant to present the toughest challenge but reward you with legendary loot.
In 2026, the return of Takedowns as a free update is also planned. Takedowns were already a popular content in Borderlands 3, where you must survive a gauntlet of enemy hordes and defeat a strong boss at the end. More information will follow later. However, you can expect a challenge: New takedown in Borderlands 3 leaves players desperate: “Immune, immune, immune”
