Claptrap – Top gear

Thanks To:
@Charrisx for his amazing work in adding picture links for all of the TG
@Charrisx again because I’m a terrible person and he puts up with me
@Wingsday, @ThatOneGuy23, and @Gulfwulf for their efforts in keeping this up
@Chuck80 for Theorybuilding Help
@Sljm for his custom corrosive emoticon

This is a list of the gear that we, as the community, feel is the best for Claptrap in each category. This is a community guide, so if you don’t see something on here that you think should be, post your recommendation.

The structure of the guide will be as follows: 3 to 6 slots in each category will be reserved for Top Gear: the best bits of gear from that type in terms of kit synergy and overall DPS. Each piece of Gear will be accompanied by a short rundown on the weapon, what it does, ideal parts,and where you can find it.

#Shotguns
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Flakker 691

Increased Damage, consumes 4 Ammo per shot, Rounds detonate in a wide conic spread after reaching a certain distance. The Flakker is extremely good against large targets, such as the Invincible Sentinel or Iwajira.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Torgue Grip
Hyperion Stock
Casual (Projectile Count) Prefix
Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Drops from Even-More-Disgusting-Tork in Stanton’s Liver
Grinder/World Drop

Ravager 538

Torgue Shotguns with the Torgue barrel. The Ravager benefits from the Explosive and Grenade Damage bonuses in Claptrap’s tree, in addition to OLT. I prefer the purple 8 Mag Size variants for maximum Damage OLT’s every other shot, but you can also use the Glitched variants for the larger Mag Size and Glitch Effects. It should be noted that a Pounder 359 could be used as a more Ammo efficient option for mobbing.

Note: If you were to use a Glitch variant, go for Error Code O0L4M0A4 or O4L4M4A4

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Jakobs, Tediore, or Hyperion Grip
Hyperion Stock
Impetuous (Reload Speed), Potent (Accuracy), or Sinewy (General Boost) Prefix
Boominator (Grenade Damage) or Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Quad 55

Jakobs Shotguns with the Torgue Barrel. Greatly increased Damage and Critical over similar Shotguns. With a Tediore, Torgue or Hyperion Grip, most Glitched Quads hit a Mag Size of 8 for premium OLT abuse, while still benefiting from the Glitch Effects. It should be noted that a Coach Gun 168 could be used as a more Ammo efficient option for mobbing.

Elements: Only :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Tediore or Hyperion Grip
Hyperion Stock
Doc’s (Critical) or Rustler’s (Pellet Count) Prefix
Error Code O4L0M4A0 or O4L0M0A4
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Moonface 275

Projectiles fire in a smiley face pattern, with low velocity and a lazy sinusoidal trajectory. Pellets deal Non-Elemental Damage, with 50% Explosive Splash Damage on impact. With a Mag Size of 2, you can reap the rewards of OLT on each shot, making it an excellent gun for mobbing.

Elements: Only :no_entry_sign:
Note: Pellets do both :no_entry_sign: and :boom: Damage
Best Parts:
Tediore or Jakobs Grip
Hyperion Stock
Rustlers (Projectile Count) or Doc’s (Critical) Prefix
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “Red, Then Dead”

Shotgun Supreme! 437

The Shotgun Supreme! is a Tediore Shotgun with a Torgue Barrel. A blue rarity Shotgun Supreme! hits exactly 8 Mag Size, and therefore allows us to get the most out of OLT, basically functioning as an Elemental Quad.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Jakobs or Hyperion Grip
Hyperion or Torgue Stock
Royal (Critical) or Original (Accuracy) Prefix
Punisher (Critical) or Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Thinking 346

A Hyperion Shotgun with a Hyperion barrel. While the base Damage and Pellet Count are very low, it boasts a high Fire Rate and low Ammo consumption in comparison to other Hyperion Shotguns, especially when affected by the yellow Glitch effect. It serves as an accurate and Ammo efficient choice for DPS, which is especially important for builds that don’t heavily rely on OLT.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Hyperion Grip
Torgue Stock
Practicable (Projectile Count) or Critical (Critical) Prefix
Error Code O0L4M0A4
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

#Pistols
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Luck Cannon 539

An interesting Jakobs Pistol. This gun only has one round in the chamber, but each shot has a chance to “Money Shot” for a huge multiplier as Explosive Damage. Naturally, this Pistol is a perfect fit for Claptrap. Using this weapon generally means you have all five stacks of LnS up at all times, plus a mini OLT on each shot. The initial shot also has a chance to proc CC.

Elements: Only :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Jakob’s Grip
Two Fer (2x Projectiles) or Dastardly (Damage) Prefix
Obtaining:
Drops from Badass Glitches
Grinder/World Drop

88 Fragnum 329

Fires 5 bullets that spread rapidly at the cost of 3 Ammo per shot. It also has a 25% bonus additive Critical bonus. For any other character, the Fragnum is basically a lower DPS version of a purple Torgue Pistol, but it’s very good on Claptrap specifically, because it greatly benefits from OLT, LnS, and Grenade Vent, all of which add considerable DPS, especially when combined with a Loose Cannon COM.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Torgue Grip
Hard (Damage) or Explicit (Accuracy) Prefix
Boominator (Grenade Damage), Punisher (Critical), or Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

T4s-R 225

Fires lasers. High Fire Rate, Accuracy, and Elemental Effect Chance. While this gun can be used for some solid DPS, it’s of more use in a DoT focused build as its high Elemental Effect Chance works well with ML.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire:
Best Parts:
Torgue Grip
Dynamic (Fire Rate) Prefix
Obtaining:
Holodome (Guaranteed in Round 1)

Probe 179

Low Damage. Heals the user for a percentage (~5%) of all Damage dealt while it’s held. Even after the nerf, it’s still amazing as a SWAB enabler in mobbing scenarios or as a survival tool in an ML-based tank build.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign: (Randomized)
Best Parts: Randomized
Obtaining:
Mission Item from “Torgue-O, Torgue-O!”

Anarchist 206

Vladof Pistols that use Vladof Barrels. These weapons burn through Ammo very quickly, which is beneficial when considering Claptrap’s kit. It must be noted Clappy’s DPS skills don’t suit non-Explosive weapons that burn through Ammo as well as their Explosive counterparts. That being said, they are still solid as vanilla DPS weapons, especially since the yellow Glitch Effect lets you have long chains of shots with reduced Ammo consumption.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Vladof, Maliwan, or Torgue Grip
Purging (Damage) Prefix
Error Code O0L4M0A4 or O0L0M4A4
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

#Sniper Rifles
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Plunkett 331

Critical Hits remove Ammo from the wielder’s Ammo Pool instead of the Magazine. This gimmick works extremely well with OLT, provided you can constantly land Critical Hits.

Elements: Only :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Jakobs Grip
Hyperion or Dahl Stock
Hyiu (Mag Size) Prefix
Obtaining:
Holodome (Guaranteed in Round 5)

Snider 168

Maliwan Sniper Rifles using a Maliwan or Dahl barrel. These work great with CC and/or Sniper Subroutines coupled with Tripleclocked. The Maliwan barrel increases the Element Effect Chance and Accuracy, while the Dahl reduces Recoil at the cost of Damage, making it inferior to the Maliwan barrel on almost all fronts. Regardless, the Snider works really well as a Cryo/DoT tool when coupled with ML, as its splash makes it almost guaranteed to proc. In addition, the Glitch Effects add insane DPS to this weapon, and the Mag Size boost lets it do that Damage for longer.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire:
Best Parts:
Maliwan Barrel
Maliwan Grip
Dahl or Hyperion Stock
Barking (Damage) or Gentleman’s (Critical) Prefix
Error Code O4L4M0A0 or O4L0M0A5
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

Pitchfork 148

Fires 5 horizontal shots in a line, shaped in a “V” pattern. Consumes 2 Ammo per shot. This weapon performs amazingly against bosses, hitting several bullets on their generally larger Critical Hit Spots with each trigger pull.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Dahl Grip
Dahl or Hyperion Stock
Pacifying (Damage) or Night (Critical) Prefix
Punisher (Critical) or Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Droog 109

A Vladof Sniper with a Vladof barrel. Like the Anarchist, the Droog outputs an insane amount of DPS at the cost of extreme Ammo inefficiency. Like the Anarchist, this Ammo drain isn’t necessarily boosted by Claptrap’s DPS skills, but the yellow Glitch Effect coupled with the increased Mag Size makes it a decent weapon by itself.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Vladof Grip
Dahl Stock
Gromky (Damage), Razrez (Critical), or Skorry (Fire Rate) Prefix
Error Code O0L4M0A4
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

#Assault Rifles
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Kerboom 319

Consumes 4 Ammo per shot. Each shot fires one projectile which has a straight trajectory and explodes on impact. The explosion releases a grenade which also explodes one second later. Greatly lowered Fire Rate coupled with the fact that it cannot Crit. Works great with the Boomtrap tree, especially against frozen enemies. Can also be used as a mini-sniper with the proper scope.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Torgue Grip
Dahl Stock
Nasty (Damage) or Slippery (Bullet Speed) Prefix
Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) or Boominator (Grenade Damage) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Torgue Rifle 329

A Torgue AR with the normal Vladof or Scav barrel. A Rifle with a Vladof Grip and Barrel perrforms the best with Clappy’s Fire Rate Buffs, but other Vladof or Scav barreled Rifles are also good. Also features a bonus 90% Explosive Splash Damage on impact.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Vladof or Scav Barrel
Vladof or Torgue Grip
Dahl Stock
WIld (Fire Rate), Slippery (Bullet Speed) or Nasty (Damage) Prefix
Error Code O0L4M0A4
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

Hail 117

The Hail is a unique Vladof Assault Rifle with a steep learning curve. The bullets, upon firing, go skyward in a parabolic arc. When the bullets reach the apex of the arc, they split in two and rain ugly death. This Rifle has an uncharacteristic positive Critical Damage multiplier, coupled with 80% Elemental Splash Damage. On top of all that, it is also a Moxxi weapon, meaning that it will heal the wielder for about 3% of all Damage dealt while it’s held. A pretty big payoff for learning the janky firing pattern, don’t cha think?

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire:
Best Parts:
Vladof Grip
Dahl Stock
Rabid (Fire Rate) or Ferocious (Damage) Prefix
Note: The Swift (Bullet Speed) Prefix makes the arc go EVEN HIGHER. I do not recommend.
Obtaining:
Dropped from Iwajira in Serenity’s Waste

Major Tom 184

Fires a five shot burst, each firing three bullets at a time at the cost of two Ammo per shot. The Major Tom is basically the Veruc, as it performs largely the same. The reason why this is good, however, is the fact that each pellet can proc Coincidental Combustion.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Dahl Grip
Dahl Stock
Attack (Damage) or Deep (Bullet Speed) Prefix
Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) or Punisher (Critical) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop.

Gatling Gun 151

Jakobs AR with the Vladof “spinigun” barrel. Fires 3 bullets at the cost of 3 Ammo per shot. It features High Damage coupled with a nice Type B Critical bonus which, when coupled with Fuzzy Logic and OLT, make it a well rounded AR.

Elements: Only :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Jakobs Grip
Dahl Stock
Boss (Damage) or Horse (Stability) Prefix
Error Code O4L4M0A0
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

#Lasers
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Absolute Zero 639

This. This is the top Laser for Claptrap. As a Beam Laser with only 12 Mag Size, one would question its usefulness on anybody other than Willhelm or Jack. Claptrap, however, probably uses this thing better than both of them. This thing comes straight out of the box with ~200% Continuous Damage Bonus coming off a base damage that is almost double that of the Thorny Ol’ Rosie. This base damage, coupled with OLT, CC, LnS, and its low Mag Size ALONE would make this TG on Claptrap. However, the Absolute Zero goes one step beyond, as it’s a Cryo Laser with ~20% Freeze Chance and a stupid high DoT. On top of ALL THAT, it controls amazingly for a Beam Laser. I think we as a Claptrap community can die happy knowing that this glorious thing is in the game.

Elements: Only :snowflake:
Best Parts:
Maliwan Grip
Dahl Stock
Obtaining:
Drops from EOS in Deck 13.5
Grinder/World Drop

Laser Disker 233

Boom, you got an Explosive Laser. It fires little disks that fly quickly and deal Explosive Damage. More importantly, it is the first Laser to feature Explosive Tediore Reloads.The disks themselves aren’t too important as the Magazine Size is so large that firing this gun won’t stack LnS quickly enough, but chucking this thing with a bunch of LnS stacks will destroy the sorry sucker unfortunate enough to get smacked with it. The Laser’s Reload throws aren’t as intuitive as the SMG’s or Pistol’s, but with enough practice, Boomtraps will have a new powerhouse in their hands.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Tediore or Maliwan Grip
Dahl or Hyperion Stock
Obtaining:
Drops from 5H4D0W-TP in The Cortex
Grinder/World Drop

Mining Laser 129

Increased Damage. Possesses railgun barrel but fires three projectiles in a tight spread at the cost of seven Ammo per shot. Fixed triangular spread pattern. It has a 50% Critical Damage bonus and its beams penetrate targets. Very reliable for freezing ot applying DoTs, especially when combined with ML.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire:
Best Parts:
Maliwan or Hyperion Grip
Hyperion Stock
Blade Attachment (No other Attachments)
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “Infinite Loop”, when turned in to DAN-TRP.

Splitters 135

Lasers that use the Tediore “splitter” barrel shoot like Shotguns. Both Maliwan and Tediore Splitters come with some heavy DPS for the elemental-focused Claptrap. Tediore Refracted Splitters have twice the Projectiles as other Splitters, allowing them to stack ML quickly, while Maliwan Dichotomized Splitters have more DPS do to their Continuous Fire Bonus. Since they’re mostly agnostic to most of Clappy’s traditional DPS skills, it’s better to go with the Glitch variants to boost standalone DPS.

Elements: :snowflake: :zap: :fire:
Best Parts:
Maliwan Grip
Dahl Stock
Error Code O0L4M4A0, O0L4M0A4, O4L4M0A0, or O4L4M4A5
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

##SMGs
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IVF 288

Upon reloading, it is thrown like a typical Tediore weapon and explodes. The resulting explosion spawns two smaller guns that also explode. The smaller guns deal reduced Damage. The IVF works well on any character, but is amazing on Claptrap. A Non-Elemental IVF will greatly benefit from LnS, and any IVF will benefit directly from GV and Organized Guns Are Happy. It also benefits indirectly from You’re…GOING TO LOVE ME!!!

Elements: :no_entry_sign: :snowflake: :zap::fire:
Note: Reload will be :boom: if the gun is :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Scav or Tediore Grip
Dahl Stock
Refill (Reload Speed) or Hefty (Damage) Prefix
Boominator (Grenade Damage) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Drops from The Bosun in Pity’s Fall.
Grinder/World Drop

Torrent 222

Increased Damage, Mag Size, Burst Count, and Fire Rate. No Movement Speed penalty while ADS and almost no Recoil.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Dahl Grip
Dahl Stock
Flying (Bullet Speed) or Stopping (Damage) Prefix
Punisher (Critical) or Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Drops from Meg in Hyperion Hub of Heroism
Grinder

Fridgia 134

Always Cryo. Very high Elemental Effect Chance and Burst Count. Fires two projectiles at the cost of 1 Ammo per Shot. Cryo guns sporting a high Freeze Chance are very good with Claptrap, and the Fridgia is no exception. A very reliable freeze tool.

Elements: Only :snowflake:
Best Parts:
Dahl Grip
Dahl or Hyperion Stock
Flying (Bullet Speed) Prefix
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “In Perfect Hibernation”

Fast Talker 151

With its high Fire Rate, large Mag Size, and fast Reload Speed, the Fast Talker is an amazing vanilla DPS weapon. However, Claptrap, unlike other characters, doesn’t perform at his maximum potential with large Mag Size weapons. Even with basically no kit synergy, it’s a fantastic weapon for DPS.

Elements: :zap: :snowflake: :fire: :no_entry_sign:
Best Parts:
Scav Grip
Dahl Stock
Kwikner (Bullet Speed) or True-Blue (Damage) Prefix
Obtaining:
Tales from the Borderlands Season Pass

#Rocket Launchers
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Nukem 120

This Torgue Rocket Launcher fires straight before taking a nosedive into a giant mushroom cloud of an explosion. This RL does a crap ton of Damage and can be used to clear an entire room of baddies quickly. It’s small Mag Size coupled with it’s Ammo Consumption of 2 works really well with getting constant OLT nukes out, while the super long Reload Speed can be mostly mitigated by Clappy’s skills.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Tediore or Torgue Grip
Torgue or Maliwan Exhaust
Tediore Sight
dippity (Reload Speed) or Fwap A (Weapon Swap Speed) Prefix
Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Drops from Flame Knuckle in The Holodome
Grinder/World Drop

Badaboom 137

As the premiere Rocket Launcher for the Pre-Sequel, it’s no surprise that the biggest boom on Elpis is a great fit for Claptrap. Fires six mini-rockets for the price of one Rocket Ammo, which is super good considering the rarity of Rocket Ammo in the borderlands. It should be noted that the Berrigan 236 performs quite similarly to the Badaboom on Claptrap, and is probably the better choice for mobbing due to its faster Fire Rate and Reload Speed.

Elements: :boom: :zap: :snowflake: :fire:
Best Parts:
Scav Grip
Torgue Exhaust
Maliwan or Tediore Sight
Heap’d (Damage), Clever (Reload Speed), or Kwik-Change (Weapon Swap Speed) Prefix
Piercing Rounds (Shield Bypass) Luneshine
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Duurp 104

At a glance, this Torgue-barreled Torgue Launcher is just an weaker, more Ammo efficient Nukem. However. the addition of Glitch Effects really makes this thing shine. Just imagine a Berrigan burst firing rockets, now imagine those rockets deal almost five times the Damage. Now imagine red Glitch Rockets. I think we’re done here. It should be noted that while you can use a purple Duurp with a Mag Size of 3 to better abuse OLT, the Nukem generally does this job better.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Torgue Grip
Maliwan or Scav Exhaust
Maliwan or Tediore Sight
dippity (Reload Speed), Fwap A (Weapon Swap Speed), derp (Damage), or dum pa (Fire Rate) Prefix
Error Code 04L4M0A0
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Glitch Chest

Kaneda’s Laser 166

This Tediore Rocket Launcher is unique in the fact that instead of Rockets, it fires a highly accurate Explosive Laser that can Crit. The reload is nothing special,but the fact that you can snipe Crit Spots with a giant Rocket Launcher that can also proc OLT and LnS is insane.

Elements: Only :boom:
Best Parts:
Tediore Grip
Torgue or Vladof Exhaust
Torgue Sight (Fixed)
Damage, Reload Speed, or Weapon Swap Speed Attachment
Note: The weapon will be called “Kaneda’s Laser” regardless of its Attachment, so look out for that
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Mongol 65

The Mongol fires a single large rocket that sporadically releases multiple mini-rockets at random angles along its flight path at the cost of two Ammo per shot. The important part of to take away is that all of these rockets benefit from OLT, making this one of Claptrap’s best Launchers for large bosses, like EOS.

Elements: :boom: :zap: :snowflake: :fire:
Best Parts:
Vladof Grip
Torgue Exhaust
Tediore Sight
Rugged (Damage) or Moscovite’s (Weapon Swap Speed) Prefix
Obtaining:
World Drop/Grinder

#Grenade Mods
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Note: Assume the preferred Fuse Time for all Grenades to be 0.0s, and the preferred Delivery method to be Longbow/Sticky Longbow.

Quasar 139

Always Shock Singularity Grenade. Reduced Damage but increased Blast Radius (larger Singularity pull and Tesla effect). Enemies pulled within the Blast Radius suffer Shock DoT until the explosion occurs. Great Grenade for battlefield control, as well as stripping Shields. A Meganade 198 follows a similar purpose with a focuses more on crowd control than Damage or DoT application.

Elements: Only :zap:
Obtaining:
Drops from Felicity in The Holodome and Titan Production Plant
Grinder/World Drop

Cryo 145

A Vladof Cloud Grenade that deals constant Cryo Damage to any enemy in its Area of Effect. This is a great way to freeze multiple enemies at once, setting them up for Explosive Damage and/or Crits! If you don’t want to use a Cryo weapon, grab one of these instead.

Elements: Only :snowflake:
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Pandemic 67

Always Corrosive. After the Grenade’s initial explosion, three more homing child Grenades are spawned. These will home in on enemies and deal Corrosive Damage before seeking out another target. This will continue until the Grenades disappear. This is a great ML stacker and will deal with armored enemies in short time. It will also seek out flying enemies. The Storm Front 23 follows a similar focus but for Shock, whose DoTs are generally more useful but don’t last as long.

Elements: Only
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Bonus Package 95

Always Explosive. After the Grenade’s initial explosion, it releases several child Grenades, that release even more child Grenades. Utter chaos in Claptrap’s hands. Nobody is safe.

Elements: Only :boom:
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

#Shields
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Shield 548

Tediore Shields have low Capacity, high Recharge Rate, and a low Recharge Delay. Because of this, they’re usually back up as soon as they go down, especially with Wax Off, Wax On and Defensive Subroutines. .

Best Parts:
Dahl Body
Hyperion Battery
Maliwan Capacitor (Corrosive Immunity)
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop/Golden Chest

Haymaker 354

An interesting Adaptive Shield manufactured by Dahl, as it comes with the ability to fist punch your DoTs away, which helps with Claptrap’s Corrosive weakness. Also features the largest Health the highest Health boost out of all Adaptive Shields, which works extremely well with skills like Killbot and You’re… GOING TO LOVE ME!!

Best Parts:
Maliwan or Hyperion Body
Maliwan or Hyperion Battery
Hyperion Capacitor
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “DAHL Combat Training: Round 5”

Rerouter 273

The Rerouter is an Amp Shield that restores Health equal to the Amp Drain whenever you fire an Amp Shot. This serves as an excellent Offensive/Defensive choice for Claptrap, especially while he’s running a Shield Subroutine.

Best Parts:
Torgue Body
Anshin Battery
Maliwan Capacitor (Incendiary Immunity)
Obtaining:
Drops from 5H4D0W-TP in The Cortex
Grinder/World Drop

Shield of Ages 171

The Shield of Ages has the largest Capacity of all turtle Shields, and has a comparatively low Health penalty. The catch is that it has fixed Parts, and those parts gives it fairly poor Recharge stats. Luckily, Clappy has a lot of workarounds for this downside, so it ends up being quite the powerful pick.

Best Parts: Fixed Parts
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “The Temple of Boom”, when turned in to Gladstone

Naught 271

An interesting Shield with ZERO Recharge Delay, which means that it is constantly recharging. There are some interesting quirks with this special ability when combined with some of Clappy’s Nova skills, most notably Element of Surprise, resulting in a constant stream of Novas. However, as payment for the ability to constantly have a Shield up, the other stats are relatively poor. Safety First helps alleviate this weakness, especially when Tripleclocked.

Best Parts:
Scav Body
Scav Battery
Scav Capacitor
Obtaining:
Tales from the Borderlands Season Pass

#Class Mods
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Sapper 299

+33% Explosive Damage Resistance / +49% Explosive Damage
Killbot / Start with a Bang / One Last Thing

The Sapper Class Mod offers a lot for the bulky Boomtraps that elect not going very deep into the FF tree. Boosting OLT makes this COM extremely lethal with the right set-up. It can also abuse the Defensive Subroutines by taking a lot of points in KB and SWAB, while also boosting Explosive Damage.

Note: If you don’t want to use SWAB, use an Audacious Sapper 175 (+6 OLT, +5 KB) instead.

Best Parts:
Audacious (+5 OLT, +4 KB, +4 SWAB) or Foolhardy (+5 SWAB, +4 KB, +4 OLT) Prefix
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Loose Cannon 94

+25% Pistol Fire Rate / +51% Pistol Damage
Drop the Hammer / Load n’ Splode / Death Machine

Great Class Mod for abusing Load n’ Splode, the Pistol buffs also turns weapons like the Fragnum into demolition tools with OLT and LnS

Note: If you don’t want to spec that far into the Fragmented Fragtrap tree, use a Gratuitous Loose Cannon 48 (+6 LnS, +5 DtH) instead.

Best Parts:
Gratuitous (+5 LnS, +4 DtH, +4 DM) Prefix
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Chronicler of Elpis 142

+49% Freeze Chance / +49% Cryo Damage / +14895 Shield Capacity
Load n’ Splode / Start with a Bang / Wax Off, Wax On / Death Machine / Grenade Vent

This Class Mod caters almost perfectly to a Freeze and Boom Claptrap style. Boosting Freeze Chance is huge for high Freeze Chance weapons, and the skills it boosts are incredibly good on their own. A great all-purpose COM.

Obtaining:
Holodome (Guaranteed in Round 3)

Eridian Vanquisher 102

+49% Elemental Effect Chance / +92% Air Control/ +11657 Max Health
Killbot / Start with a Bang / Maniacal Laughter / All the Things are Awesome / Death Machine

This COM offers a little bit of everything for Claptrap, dipping into each of his desired playstyles; a solid pick, especially for the more defensive DoT-based builds.

Obtaining:
Drops from X-STLK-23 in Research and Development and the Emyrean Sentinel in Eleseer

Factory Second 73

+33% Reload Speed / +25% Fire Rate
Fuzzy Logic / Suprised? Stabilize! / Death Machine

For all of you Subroutine slingin’ DPTY-TP’s out there, THIS is the COM for you! This thing boosts FL for a gross amount of bonus Crit, SS for an Accuracy and Recoil Reduction Boost, and DM for a huge boost to Damage, Reload Speed (There is also a static boost to Reload Speed), and Movement Speed. I swear, if @Chuck80 isn’t salivating at the sight of this COM, I’ll eat my shoe.

Best Parts:
Malfunctioning (+5 FL, +4 SS, +4 DM) or Warranty Void (+5 DM, +4 SS, +4 FL) Prefix
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

#Oz Kits
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Systems Purge 430

This Oz kit uses some of your Oxygen in order to deal more Damage on hit. Also replenishes Oxygen on kill, Since Clappy doesn’t need Oxygen, the Purge gives you a fairly consistent boost to DPS, especially in Atmosphere.

Elements: :snowflake: :boom: :zap: :fire:
Obtaining:
Mission Reward from “Eradicate!”, when you destroy CL4P-L3K

3DD1.E 173

In combat, there is a random chance for Shields and Health to rapidly regenerate. When damaged, there is a random chance continuously Shock nearby enemies. When killing an enemy, there is a random chance to release a care package, which provides Health, Ammunition and/or Money drops. Also boosts Laser Damage. This is a great all-around Oz Kit based solely on the utility it provides.

Elements: Only :boom:
Obtaining:
Drops from CL4P-L3K in Veins of Helios, if it is destroyed in “Eradicate!”
Grinder/World Drop

Bomber 112

This thing gives you Grenade Damage. Most Torgue and Tediore weaponry benefits from Grenade Damage, so naturally, this Oz Kit has some serious synergy with Claptrap. Additionally, it also gives you a chance to not consume Grenade Ammo when you throw ’em while midair, which is a nice bonus.

Elements: :snowflake: :boom: :zap: :fire:
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Duality 99

These Oz Kits are a little tricky to pin down as they provide a variety of bonuses in both Vacuum and Atmosphere environments: ranging from gun bonuses (Damage and Recoil or Fire Rate and Reload Speed) for any gun type, Elemental Damage bonuses, Melee Damage bonuses, and Shield bonuses. The Moonlight Saga 292 is an epic Duality Oz Kit that basically turns all of your weapons into Moxxi Guns in a vacuum, and it basically makes Claptrap unkillable. With such a large collection of different combinations to choose from, there’s a Duality Oz Kit for every build, especially when used to supplement other Oz Kits that are less useful in a particular environment (like other Dualities).

Elements: :snowflake: :boom: :zap: :fire:
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

Strafing Run 55

This Oz Kit provides Fire Rate and Reload Speed while airborne. While Claptrap doesn’t care too much about more FR, he really really cares about Reload Speed. You see, when one of the more important aspects of your DPS revolves around landing several OLTs in quick succesion, you’re going to reload a lot. That’s where the Strafing Run comes in. It’s probably one of the best ways to boost DPS on things like the Quad-barreled Shotguns.

Elements: :snowflake: :boom: :zap: :fire:
Obtaining:
Grinder/World Drop

#Future Testing Candidates
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Have a suggestion? Don’t like some of the entries here? Post below and discuss with the community! We’re still a little bit short on data, especially involving Glitched weapons.