Not only is this generally the most powerful Pistol in the game, it’s also one of the most powerful guns, period. Despite that, it’s also one of the easiest Legendaries to get since you can buy it from Torgue Vending Machines. Costs 3 Ammo for 1 pellet with 100% Splash Damage that spawns 6 additional pellets with 70% Splash Damage each. Costs twice as much Ammo for twice as many pellets if you get the Double Penetrating prefix, which is the most sought-after and the highest DPS. Thanks to his Grenade Damage buffs, Axton can make this weapon even more powerful. He can also speed up it’s sluggish Reload and Fire Rate.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Double Penetrating Prefix
Obtaining:
- Torgue Vending Machines in Torgue’s DLC
- Drops from Savage Lee in Three Horns – Divide
Axton has great synergy with Tediore Weapons thanks to his Grenade Damage and Reload Speed buffs, so the Gunerang one is a natural choice. It has a unique reload behavior that can home in on enemies after being thrown, but it does take a little bit of practice. It also does more damage than your typical Tediore Weapon when thrown. It’s available in any element, but farming it is a bit of a pain.
Best Parts:
- Tediore or Bandit Grip
- Super or Jam-Packed Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Rakkman in The Fridge
The Hornet is a Dahl Pistol that only comes in Corrosive, and also features a 6+ round burst. Furthermore, the projectiles have Splash Damage that get boosted from Axton’s Grenade Damage skills. The Teapot is another Dahl Pistol with Splash Damage that features a large Corrosive DoT that can spread to multiple enemies. Both are absolutely lethal against armored enemies.
Best Parts:
- Dahl Grip
- Neutralizing, Loaded, or React Prefix
Obtaining
- Hornet: Drops from Knuckle Dragger in Windshear Waste, and Hyperius the Invincible in Washburne Refinery
- Teapot: Mission Reward from “You Are Cordially Invited: Tea Party”
This Hyperion gun has 800% Critical Damage Bonus, and it’s perfect for what it does. It may have low base Damage and no benefit from Axton’s Grenade Damage buffs, but the massive Critical Damage more than makes up for it, especially when coupled with The Bee.
Best Parts:
- Hyperion or Bandit Grip
- Win-Win or Redundant Prefix
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “Uncle Teddy”, when turned in to Una Baha
Honorable Mentions
Thunderball Fists
A Shock-only Maliwan Pistol with unique Splash Damage. When the bullets hit, after a short delay, pulsing Shock balls spawn and travel a short distance upwards It’s a strong shield-stripping weapon for Axton, but the secondary “orb” can put you into FFYL if you’re not careful.
Best Parts: Maliwan Grip, Potent Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from Captain Flynt in Southern Shelf and Sparky Flynt in Wam Bam Island
Grog Nozzle
One of the best utility guns in the game, provides Slag, Moxxi Healing, and a “drunk” effect that can make Weapons like the Harold even more ridiculous.
Best Parts: Maliwan Grip, Surfeit or Binary Prefix
Obtaining: Mission Item from “The Beard Makes the Man”
Little Evie
A Shock-only Maliwan Pistol that reduces your Action Skill Cooldown with each kill. Great for turret-heavy builds.
Best Parts: Maliwan Grip, Potent Prefix
Obtaining: Given by Lil’ Sis if unharmed after killing Mr. Bubbles in Magnys Lighthouse
Anarchist
Vladof Pistols with the Vladof barrel are called Anarchists. They’re a solid pick for flying or fast moving enemies that are difficult to hit with other pistols.
Best Parts: Vladof Grip, Vengeful Prefix
Obtaining: Butt Stallion/World Drop
A Torgue Shotgun that, with the Casual prefix, shoots 3 swords. each of which explodes and spawns 3 more exploding swords, for two Ammo per shot. In addition to benefiting from Axton’s Grenade Damage buffs, its slow Fire Rate and Reload are mitigated by Axton’s other skills. It has the potential to be one of the most damaging Shotguns in the game.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Casual Prefix
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “The Sword and the Stoner”
The Blockhead only comes in Fire, but it’s one of the best Fire Weapons in the game. It shoots 9 (11 with Gentle Prefix) “blocks” in a 3×3 square that can Crit and bounce off of walls. The Omen is what you get when the Blockhead and the Octo have a baby. The Omen shoots in a circular pattern with a central shot, and the whole pattern expands and contracts around that shot. A bit harder to use than the Blockhead, but this one comes in all Elements. Both use a single Ammo per shot and have a bonus 80% Splash Damage.
Best Parts:
- Tediore or Bandit Grip
- Blockhead: Gentle Prefix
- Omen: New and Improved or Basic Prefix
Obtaining:
- Blockhead: Drops from Badass Creepers in Caustic Caverns
- Omen: Drops from the Ancient Dragons of Destruction in The Winged Storm
Ravager
Explosive weapons are some of the best in the game, so it should come as no surprise that these basic Torgue Shotguns are Top Gear for Axton, since he can heavily buff their Damage and mitigate some of their weaknesses (Reload Speed and Fire Rate). They take some skill to line up properly with their slow Projectile Speed, but they’re insanely potent. Ravager costs 4 Ammo per shot.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Casual Prefix
Obtaining:
- Butt Stallion/World Drop/Torgue Machines
Shoots a wide spread of shock balls that group up thinner into a tornado shape as they travel. The only elemental Jakobs comes with 40% Splash Damage. The Twister’s bullets move very slow and dissipate after a short distance, making it only good at very short ranges. At those ranges, however, its one of the highest DPS guns in the game.
Best Parts:
- Jakobs Grip
- Rustlers Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Omnd-Omnd-Ohk in Hammerlock’s DLC
Honorable Mentions
Slowhand
A Hyperion Shotgun that comes in every Element but Explosive. It’s like a Splatgun, but it shoots straight and it’s also a Moxxi Weapon, healing you by ~2-3% of all Damage dealt while in-hand. Solid gun overall.
Best Parts: Hyperion Grip, Practicable Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from Badassasaurus Rex and Piston in Torgue Arena
Flakker
A Torgue Shotgun that’s not exactly what it appears to be. This is one of the best Weapons in the game, but the learning curve is so steep (steeper than Interfacer, if you can believe it), that it goes unnoticed. This learning curve, coupled with the fact that it doesn’t get boosted by Grenade Damage, is why it only gets an Honorable Mention. Make no mistake: it’s a monster in the right hands.
Best Parts: Torgue Grip, Casual Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from The Warrior in Hero’s Pass and Handsome Sorcerer in Dragon’s Keep, Torgue Machines
Interfacer / Conference Call / Butcher / Heart Breaker
The Butcher is a pearlescent Shotgun manufactured by Hyperion. It has a very low pellet count, a high Fire Rate, and gains Accuracy much more quickly than other Hyperion Shotguns. It has the unique ability to randomly replenish its Ammo, allowing for longer sustained fire, The Conference call tends to bleed Ammo fast and isn’t as good for mobbing as the Butcher, it is however much better against bosses. The Interfacer is the Raid Boss killer, the only problem is that it consumes 2 Ammo a shot so you will run out fast and doesn’t mob well at all. The Heart Breaker is an Incendiary-locked Moxxi Shotgun that comes with a Crit Bonus and heals you for 2% of all Damage dealt. It can tear through unshielded fleshy enemies.
Best Parts: Hyperion or Bandit Grip, Practicable Prefix
Obtaining:
Interfacer: Drops from Voracidous the Invincible in Candlerakk’s Crag
Conference Call: Drops from The Warrior in Hero’s Pass and Handsome Sorcerer in Dragon’s Keep
Butcher: Drops from OMGWTH in Digistruct Peak, Tubbies, and Legendary Loot Midgets
Heart Breaker: Mission Reward from “Safe and Sound”, when turned in to Moxxi
Topneaa
A Vladof E-Tech Rocket Launcher. Being Vladof, it “consumes reduced Ammo per shot,” meaning that every third shot will be free. Not only that, but they have very high Fire Rate for a Rocket Launcher. Using a Sham, you can avoid downing yourself while replenishing Rockets. Never stop shooting huge balls of purple glowy doom.
Best Parts:
- Vladof Grip
- Vladof or Torgue Exhaust
- Vladof Sight
- Turbulent or Rugged Prefix
Obtaining:
- World Drop
The best Get-Out-Of-Fight-For-Your-Life tool ever made. You don’t even have to aim, just point in the general direction of red dots on your minimap and shoot. Shamfleeting is a popular cheese tactic for clearing mobs. It’s exactly what it sounds like: wear a Sham Shield and use a Norfleet; The Sham will absorb rockets and stop you from downing yourself most of the time while Norfleet Blows Up Everything!!! It should be noted that the Norfleet is an Ammo hog at 3 rockets per shot, but it’s worth it for a FFYL Weapon at the very least.
Best Parts:
- Maliwan Grip
- Torgue or Bandit Exhaust
- Tediore or Vladof Sight
- Puissant Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Hyperius the Invincible in Washburne Refinery and Vermivorous the Invincible.
This is the Shotgun of Rocket Launchers, costing 1 Ammo for a 6 rocket spread, and it generally has a large Magazine as well. Another good use for this Launcher is as a “Grenade Jump” substitute. Shoot the ground (with your Sham on, don’t get crazy) immediately after jumping to boost your momentum and reach places undreamed of by low-flying birds and Kriegs everywhere.
Best Parts:
- Bandit Grip
- Torgue, Vladof, or Bandit Exhaust
- Tediore or Vladof Sight
- Big or Rappid Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from King Mong in Eridium Blight
While not the most damaging of Rocket Launchers, this cute little number is a Moxxi Weapon, meaning it heals you by a percentage of the Damage you deal. It’s a pretty decent FFYL tool, as well, because you can heal back the Damage you dealt to get your Second Wind. Shoots 1 Rocket that splits in two after a few meters for one Ammo.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Torgue or Bandit Exhaust
- Tediore or Vladof Sight
- derp or Deep a Prefix
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “Creature Slaughter: Round 5”
Honorable Mentions
Nukem
An excellent wide-area Torgue Rocket Launcher with enormous Damage. Perfect for FFYL, but difficult to wield due to the wide radius and slow, arcing delivery. It also has a small Magazine Size, ridiculously long Reloads, and a 2 Ammo expenditure per shot.
Best Parts: Torgue Grip, Torgue Exhaust, Tediore Sight, derp or Deep a Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from The Black Queen in The Dust, Torgue Machines
Tunguska
A Torgue Pearl that shoots in an arc for a little Damage before bouncing up for its massive base Damage. Ridiculously powerful, but shoot it too close and you will down yourself.
Best Parts: Torgue Grip, Torgue Exhaust, Tediore Sight, derp or Deep a Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from OMGWTH in Digistruct Peak, Tubbies, and Legendary Loot Midgets
The God of all Sniper Rifles. When the main bullet hits something, 5 “orbs” shoot off in a star shape from the impact in an arc. The trick is to hit with the orbs since they can Crit. There’s a slight learning curve here, but basically, you shoot everything in the crotch for great success. It has absolutely massive Damage potential once you learn to use it and the sweet-spots to get the most per shot.
Best Parts:
- Maliwan Grip
- Barking or Banbury Prefix
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “Don’t Copy That Floppy”
This Vladof Sniper has pretty good Fire Rate, and for 1 Ammo you shoot a bullet that splits into 3 after a short distance. This is effectively a high-powered Assault Rifle that’s worth scoring Crits with. And on top of that, it has an amazing Critical Damage Bonus, so bosses and enemies with large Crit spots can really feel the hurt from this one.
Best Parts:
- Vladof Grip
- Gromky, Skorry, or Razrez Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Gettle in The Dust
Honorable Mentions
Sloth
A blue unique Dahl Sniper that is one of the most powerful Snipers in the game. It shoots in a 3 round burst while you are scoped in, but the 3 projectiles do not follow the same line and have a slight spread to them, as well as slow Projectile Speed.
Best Parts: Dahl Grip, Pacifying Prefix
Obtaining: Mission Reward from “Rakkaholics Anonymous”
Longbow
The legendary Hyperion Sniper. It only comes in Incendiary and never spawns with a scope. It shoots a projectile that represents an arrow from Minecraft. It can take some time to get used to the arc of the “arrow” but after you do this thing is really good.
Best Parts: Hyperion Grip, Venture Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from Badass Creepers in Caustic Caverns
Hawkeye
The Seraph Jakob’s sniper that comes with massively increased crit and lowered base damage. Axton’s skills mainly increased base damage and not critical hit damage, so the bonuses do a lot more for this gun.
Best Parts: Jakob’s grip, Hyperion stock, Skookum Prefix
Obtaining: Voracidous the invincible
This is a Legendary Torgue Spitter with the Vladof “Spinigun” barrel. Being Explosive, it’s pretty flexible and powerful. It also has a special ability that can speed up the Fire Rate, Reload Speed, and cause the projectiles to ricochet. It also has 100% Splash Damage which works well with Axton’s Grenade Damage boosts.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Nasty or Slippery Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from King of Orcs in Murderlin’s Temple
The Legendary Torgue Grenade Launcher is great choice for Axton. It’s useful against enemies that normally reflect bullets since its explosions won’t reflect. Each shot will explode, then spawn a small Grenade which will also explode after a short delay. Note that this extra Grenade is the only component that gets boosted by Axton’s Grenade Damage Buffs. Regardless, it’s quite potent if used properly.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Grip
- Slippery or Nasty Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Midge-Mong in Southern Shelf – Bay, Torgue Machines
The Hail is a Moxxi weapon that fires bullets in an arc that split in two at the top of the arc. It also has +200% Critical Damage and 80% Splash Damage. It’s interesting to note that the Rabid Prefix doesn’t seem to affect the Accuracy of this gun due to its Grenadier reticle.
Best Parts:
- Vladof Grip
- Rabid Prefix (Avoid Swift)
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “Bandit Slaughter: Round 5”
Honorable Mentions
Lead Storm
This beauty of an Assault Rifle fires in an arc, which can take some getting used to, but the bullets split into three after a few meters. Once you get the hang of the trajectory, this gun is great.
Best Parts: Vladof Grip, Ferocious, Swift, or Severe Prefix (Avoid Rabid)
Obtaining: Seraph Vendor in Hunter’s Grotto
Bekah
A Jakobs Pearl that fires a single shot followed by a slow-moving projectile which, after a set distance, splits into three and rapidly gains speed (with full Amp Damage mind you). If you can master the fire pattern, the Bekah is a highly accurate powerhouse.
Best Parts: Jakobs Grip, Boss Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from Tubbies
Kitten
The more user-friendly Moxxi Assault Rifle. It fires in a relatively wide smiley face pattern, which tightens depending on your Accuracy, so the Severe Prefix is probably best. While less powerful than a properly-used Hail, is still surprisingly good at putting out Damage for a Moxxi Weapon.
Best Parts: Vladof Grip, Severe Prefix
Obtaining: Mission Reward from “Everybody Wants to be Wanted”
Minigun
A Dahl AR with the Vladof “spinigun” barrel. Its 3-shot 9-bullet burst, coupled with its Stability and Accuracy, make it one of the better ADS weapons Axton has access to. It eats through Ammo, but it also gets a lot of bullets down range quickly and accurately.
Best Parts: Dahl Grip, Attack or Onslaught Prefix
Obtaining: Butt Stallion/World Drop
Plasma Caster
Hyperion and Tediore Plasma Casters have very high Damage per bullet but consume 2 Ammo per shot. Hyperion’s reverse recoil gives it the most potential, but Tediore Reloads can be deadly with Axton. One of the best things about these weapons is the fact that Axton can spike the already high base Damage further with his Grenade Damage boosts.
Best Parts:
- Hyperion/Tediore Grip (Match Manufacturer)
- Rightsizing/Hefty or Proactive/Brisk Prefix
Obtaining:
- World Drop
The Slagga has extremely high Slag Chance, with 24% on each bullet, and shoots three bullets for the cost of one. If you’re looking for a weapon for slagging that you won’t have to reload often, look no further.
Best Parts:
- Bandit or Maliwan Grip
- Bulets Go Fasterifed Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Tector & Jimbo Hodunk in The Dust
Although it eats through Ammo and has no benefit from Grenade Damage, the Sandhawk still has incredible Damage potential with Axton. This is due in part to Axton’s proficiency with The Bee, which really takes this gun to the next level of power.
Best Parts:
- Dahl Grip
- Flying Prefix
Obtaining:
- Mission Reward from “Whoops”
Tediore weapon that behaves like a MIRV Grenade when thrown. Each of the child grenades has a chance to spawn another child grenade as well, so it has a ton of potential for Damage.
Best Parts:
- Bandit or Tediore Grip
- Hefty or Refill Prefix
Obtaining:
- Drops from Madame Von Bartlesby in Tundra Express
Honorable Mentions
Avenger
A tediore SMG that not only has a unique Reload, but also regenerates your SMG Ammo while you’re wielding it. Its Reload makes it behave a lot like a Rubberized Bouncing Betty Grenade, and it can cause a huge amount of Damage, that can also get boosted by Amp Damage. The Ammo Regen is a nice touch as well, especially since Tediore Reloads take a good chunk out of your Ammo.
Best Parts: Bandit or Tediore Grip, Hefty or Refill Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from OMGWTH in Digistruct Peak and Legendary Loot Midgets
Hellfire
Incendiary locked Maliwan SMG that comes with 50% Splash Damage. It basically serves as an Ammo-efficient Plasma Caster that only works on fleshy enemies.
Best Parts: Maliwan Grip, Consummate or Impetuous Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from Scorch in Frostburn Canyon and Digistruct Peak
The Bitch
Hyperion SMG sporting increased critical hit damage and a decent sized magazine. Comes in all elements and works great with Axton’s base damage increasing skills. If you can stay on the critical spot of enemies this will make quick work of them.
Best Parts: Hyperion or Bandit Grip, right sizing Prefix
Obtaining: Drops from the Bunker
Legendary Tediore Grenade, got a huge buff during the Loot Hunt event. It now does more Damage than an Ahab (and comes in different Elements!), despite being a mere Grenade. It’s got a pretty small Radius though, so it’s only really effective on a single target. It can kill most non-bosses in a single throw if they’re Slagged. Fun, and effective. It’s also good for healing with a Moxxi Weapon, too, for reasons similar to Chain Lightning, though Fastball does require you to aim.
Obtaining: Drops from Boll in Three Horns – Divide
If you want a Slag Grenade to use for Mobbing, this is the one to use. It’s got an above-average (almost guaranteed) Slag Chance, it’s homing, and it regenerates your Grenade Ammo over time. The Damage isn’t terrible, either, so if you’re toting Moxxi Weapons, you can get an okay heal out of the impact
Obtaining: Drops from Badass Wizards
The best of the best in MIRV Grenades. Thanks to Axton’s Grenade Damage bonuses, these are incredibly potent.
Obtaining
Meteor Shower: Seraph Vendor in Badass Crater of Badassitude
Bonus Package: Drops from Boom and Bewm in Southern Shelf, Torgue Machines
This is the ultimate in Crowd Control Grenade technology. Singularity Grenades like this are already excellent for grouping mobs and stopping them from shooting at you for a brief moment, but the Quasar has an additional Tesla effect that runs from right after the Singularity pull until it explodes, which can be exploited for healing with Moxxi Weapons, and does a good job of stripping Shields to boot. This Grenade is amazing. If you can get one, DO IT. It will not disappoint you. If it does disappoint you, you’re doing something WRONG.
Obtaining: Drops from Ultimate Badass Varkids
Honorable Mentions
Storm Front
Slightly outclassed for on-the-spot healing with Moxxi Weapons by the Chain Lightning, the Storm Front makes up for it by lasting a long time, ensuring you stay upright even in prolonged firefights.
Obtaining: Drops from Splinter Group in Bloodshot Stronghold
Chain Lightning
Great Shield stripper that’s also good for on-the-spot healing with Moxxi Weapons. It also regenerates Grenades. All good things. Not much else to say about this one.
Obtaining: Drops from Badass Sorcerers
What’s not to love? Axton is the best Shield user in the game, so he can keep it up almost indefinitely, serving as an incredibly potent DPS boost.
Best Parts:
- Torgue Body
- Maliwan Battery
- Maliwan Capacitor (Incendiary or Corrosive Immunity)
Obtaining:
- Drops from Hunter Hellquist in Arid Nexus – Boneyard and Treants in The Forest
This is a very tanky Shield. Works great because of how well Axton can keep it charged. It reflects bullets back at the enemies and Slags them. Bullets that are reflected do reduce Damage to you and bonus Damage to whoever they hit.
Best Parts:
- Hyperion Body
- Hyperion Battery
- Hyperion Capacitor
Obtaining:
- Seraph Vendor in Flamerock Refuge
Like a Rough Rider that has a Shield Capacity instead of a Health bonus. It’s a decent Shield, certainly better than most “basic” Shields, definitely one of the better defensive Shields Axton has access too.
Best Parts:
- Bandit Body
- Bandit Battery
- Bandit Capacitor
Obtaining:
- Drops from Ancient Dragons of Destruction in The Winged Storm
This Torgue Booster Shield drops Rocket and Grenade Ammo boosters. This Shield is almost mandatory for heavy Grenade builds, and one of the better options for Rocket-based builds.
Best Parts:
- Maliwan Body
- Maliwan Battery
- Maliwan Capacitor (Incendiary Immunity)
Obtaining:
- Drops from Pyro Pete the Invicible in Pyro Pete’s Bar
Honorable Mentions
The Sham
This is a useful Shield for anyone thanks to its ridiculously high Bullet Absorb Chance, allowing you to not only avoid killing yourself with Rockets but absorb Ammo at the same time. It’s also serves as a pretty awesome defensive Shield against gun-based enemies, as Axton can almost guarantee that it’ll always have some Capacity to absorb enemy bullets.
Best Parts: Maliwan Body/Battery, Hyperion Capacitor
Obtaining: Drops from BNK-3R in The Bunker
Evolution / Neogenator
These are your Adaptives, they give you a fairly hefty boost to your Max Health and also gives you Health Regeneration. Evolution has higher Capacity but longer Recharge Delay and lower Recharge Rate. Either one could be preferable in different conditions.
Best Parts: Maliwan Body/Battery, Hyperion Capacitor
Obtaining:
Evolution: Drops from Hyperius the Invincible in Washburne Refinery
Neogenator: Drops from Spycho in Frostburn Canyon
+47% Cooldown Rate / +37% Gun Damage / +25% Fire Rate
Sentry / Ready / Impact / Expertise / Healthy / Preparation
Boosts Cooldown Rate, Gun Damage and Fire Rate. Also comes with a +5 boost to six skills, most of which are pretty good. Definitely one of the best all-around COMs for Axton.
Obtaining: World Drop
+50% Cooldown Rate
Sentry / Able / Impact / Battlefront / Resourceful
Comes with a HUGE Boost to Cooldown Rate while also providing a +5 boost to five great skills. A great choice for heavily turret-based builds.
Obtaining: Drops from Tubbies
+47% Grenade Damage / 32% Explosive Damage Resistance
Grenadier / Impact / Steady
With its innate boost and +6 to Steady, this COM is chock full of Grenade Damage. You can either have Impact or Grenadier as the second skill depending on whether you plan on abusing Grenades or Splash Damage Weapons.
Obtaining: World Drop
Any Two of:
Chaotic: +35% Fire Rate
Evil: +54% Critical Damage
Good: +35% Reload Speed
Lawful: +35% Accuracy
Neutral: +54% Magazine Size
OR
True Neutral : +86% Magazine Size
Impact / Ranger / Grit
Because of its wide range of Stat Boosts, the Ranger is a great COM for both Bee builds and Tediore Reload builds alike. You’d probably want to get it with +6 Ranger and +5 Impact or +6 Impact and +5 Grit in either the True Neutral (Mag Size), Chaotic Evil (Fire Rate and Critical Damage) or Chaotic Neutral (Fire Rate and Reload Speed) variants, but almost any variant of this COM can be put to good use.
Obtaining: World Drop in Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC
Honorable Mentions
Expert Veteran
While it can be used for mobbing, this COM is primarily used as a raiding tool for Tediore Builds, as it provides a massive boost to Mag Size, Reload Speed and Grenade Damage with +6 Steady and +5 Pressure.
Obtaining: World Drop
Legendary Ranger
This is basically a Tactician and a Shock Trooper in one. Although it mostly boosts Kill Skills, it’s one of the better COMs for Bee abuse.
Obtaining: Drops from Tubbies
Legendary Pointman
This COM is primarily used in Health Gate abuse builds that combine Turtle Shields with flat Health Regen and Grit to basically face-tank enemies.
Obtaining: Drops from Tubbies
Relics
Bone of the Ancients / Elemental Relics
Increases the Damage of a specific Element (other than Non-Elemental). These are a special multiplier, making them more powerful than Gun Damage in most cases. Elemental Relics can boost one of Fire, Corrosive, Shock, Slag, or Explosive Damage. Bone of the Ancients can only boost one of Fire, Corrosive, and Shock, but also boosts Cooldown Rate, which is especially useful for Axton and his turrets.
Obtaining:
Bone of the Ancients: Drops from Legendary Loot Midgets
Elemental Relics: World Drop
Increases Pistol Fire Rate, Pistol Damage, and Fight For Your Life bleed-out time. Probably one of the few Relics that can out DPS a Bone/Explosive Relic when used in a Pistol-centric build.
Obtaining:
Drops from The Sheriff of Lynchwood in Lynchwood
Honorable Mentions
Skin of the Ancients
This Relic can boost up to 4 stats: Elemental Resistances, Shield Recharge Rate, and Shield Capacity. Solid defensive Relic, especially when paired up with defensive Shields like the Blockade.
Obtaining: Drops from Legendary Loot Midgets
Blood of the Ancients / Stockpile Relics
Being concerned with increasing your Max Ammo Pool (NOT MAGAZINE SIZE), these are useful for weapons with either small Ammo Pools (Shotguns/Snipers) or high Ammo demands (Tediore Weapons). Blood of the Ancients increases Max Health and up to two Ammo Types other than Grenades, while Stockpile Relics can increase up to three Ammo Types, potentially including Grenades.
Obtaining:
Blood of the Ancients: Drops from Legendary Loot Midgets
Stockpile Relics: World Drop
Allegiance Relics
Allegiance Relics boost specific attributes of Weapons of a specific Manufacturer. Sometimes they’re useful in terms of utility, but not all of them boost Damage specifically.They’re not strictly as good as a Bone/Elemental or Deputy’s Badge, but some of them, like the Torgue and Tediore Allegiance Relics, provide some great utility and synergy that work extremely well with some of Axton’s best Weapons.
Obtaining: World Drop
Thanks To:
@Sljm for the original idea for TG Threads (And writing the one we borrowed most of the info from )
@njp1589 for doing his best to populate the template with information pertaining to Axton.
@johnrr6, @afro_samurai, @triad_thunder, l_gabrielcruz(very sorry, had to remove your tag), @anon13808724, and @DeputyChuck for their Axton expertise
Note: The best Stock is almost always Dahl on Weapons that can have them, with Hyperion being the runner-up. For Shotguns, the Hyperion Stock is the best, except for Hyperion Shotguns, where it’s a tossup between Torgue and Hyperion, depending on preference.
