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Borderlands 3 Mayhem Mode offers the ultimate endgame challenge with improved chances for better loot!
Mayhem Mode unlocks when you finish the main story of Borderlands 3 and gives you the option to crank up the game's difficulty! For each Mayhem Mode you dare to challenge, you'll get more experience points for killing enemies and more powerful loot drops. Here's a quick rundown of how Mayhem Mode works to scale your endgame endeavors.
The option to activate Mayhem Mode or adjust your Mayhem level will be accessible via a new tab on your ECHO Device menu when you complete the campaign, letting you access it at any time. Note that in multiplayer games the Mayhem level will be determined by the host, and when you matchmake for multiplayer, you'll automatically be matched with players who are at a similar Mayhem level as you whenever possible.
There are more than 25 Mayhem Mode modifiers that can be applied to your game, each rated as Easy, Medium, Hard, or Very Hard. Easy modifiers are largely helpful, and include things like Big Kick Energy, which actually increases your weapons' damage but also increases their recoil and spread. There’s also Galaxy Brain, which dramatically increases the size of enemies' heads so that crit shots are easier to land.
Venture into Medium modifier territory and beyond, though, and things start to get more challenging. For example, the Medium modifier Floor is Lava "encourages" you to keep moving at all times by forming a pool of damage-dealing lava beneath your feet when you stand still, and the Hard modifier Drone Ranger spawns Healing Drones to accompany and assist enemies. We'll let you discover the rest of the modifiers—including all of the Very Hard ones—in the wild.
Modifiers are selected at random, but the number of modifiers and difficulty ratings of those modifiers are always the same for each Mayhem level, up to the maximum of Mayhem level 10:
- Mayhem level 1: Easy
- Mayhem level 2: Easy + Medium
- Mayhem level 3: Easy + Medium + Medium
- Mayhem level 4: Easy + Hard
- Mayhem level 5: Easy + Medium + Hard
- Mayhem level 6: Easy + Medium + Medium + Hard
- Mayhem level 7: Easy + Hard + Hard
- Mayhem level 8: Easy + Very Hard
- Mayhem level 9: Easy + Medium + Very Hard
- Mayhem level 10: Easy + Medium + Hard + Very Hard
The quality of the weapons dropped by enemies will improve as you work your way up through the Mayhem levels. For example, a Cutsman submachine gun that drops in Mayhem level 2 will be more powerful than one that drops in Mayhem level 1. Given that enemies' health, shield, and armor stats increase with each Mayhem level, the damage boost that you get from weapons in one Mayhem level will help you to prepare for the next.
There are also eight new Legendary weapons that you can get from certain bosses only when playing at Mayhem level 6 or higher. The Sand Hawk, for example, is a Legendary automatic sniper rifle that fires a line of nine bullets that move to mimic the way that a hawk flaps its wings. Put your Vault Hunter build and combat skills to the ultimate test by climbing up the Mayhem Mode ladder and trying to survive the madness of Mayhem level 10!
FAQs
Mayhem Mode unlocks when you finish the main story of Borderlands 3 and gives you the option to crank up the game's difficulty! For each Mayhem Mode you dare to challenge, you'll get more experience points for killing enemies and more powerful loot drops.
Is Mayhem 10 better than Mayhem 11? ›
Mayhem 11 got added on November 9, 2020. This difficulty level is the same as Mayhem 10 but without all the Mayhem Modifiers, therefore, all the rewards are reduced. Note – August 9, 2022: Mayhem 11 is still bugged and you will get the same rewards as Mayhem 10.
Is 72 the maximum level in Borderlands 3? ›
Highlights. Level 72 has become a tradition in the Borderlands franchise as the maximum player level in most mainline games, offering a satisfying cutoff point for players.
Is Mayhem mode the same as True Vault Hunter Mode? ›
TVHM vs Mayhem Mode
Are you wondering what the difference is between True Vault Hunter Mode and Mayhem Mode? TVHM lets you experience the game from the start with an established character. Mayhem Mode lets you experience the End Game at a higher difficulty.
Does Higher Mayhem give better loot? ›
Yeah, the score will only be higher if you otherwise would have found a gun below your level. Mayhem only increases the likelihood of getting better grade loot, ie more legendary and purple less whites and greens. This includes anointments on gear being more likely to drop, which raises the item score.
What is the max mayhem level? ›
Modifiers are selected at random, but the number of modifiers and difficulty ratings of those modifiers are always the same for each Mayhem level, up to the maximum of Mayhem level 10: Mayhem level 1: Easy. Mayhem level 2: Easy + Medium. Mayhem level 3: Easy + Medium + Medium.
How long does it take to 100% bl3? ›
When focusing on the main objectives, Borderlands 3 is about 23 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 78 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Can you max out all skill trees in Borderlands 3? ›
You can barely max out one tree typically. You can't even reach the end of two trees. You end up 2 or 3 points short of getting to the bottom of 2 trees right now. I think you'd have to be around level 120 to max out everything.
Will there be a Borderlands 4? ›
Borderlands 4 is rumored to be announced at the Summer Game Fest, which takes place on June 7, 2024. However, this is based on leaks and has not been officially confirmed by 2K Games or Gearbox Software.
Do enemies scale in mayhem mode? ›
However, if you want all enemies to scale to your Vault Hunter's level, you'll want to either play on True Vault Hunter Mode or some Mayhem level, as those will both cause enemies to scale to your level.
Unlike other playthroughs, Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode can be replayed multiple times with players able to reset their overall mission progress at any time from the Main Menu. No more tutorial missions — characters in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode begin in Southern Shelf with the "Cleaning Up the Berg" mission.
How hard is True Vault Hunter Mode? ›
True Vault Hunter Mode is the hardest difficulty level for Borderlands 3 and, unlike Mayhem Mode, if you want to play through the game at this level of difficulty, you'll have to start right back at the beginning of the plot.
Do artifacts scale with mayhem Borderlands 3? ›
No. Class Mods, Shields, and Artifacts do not get better stats with higher mayhem levels so feel free to farm at 4 if you wish.
What is the point of Mayhem mode in Borderlands 3? ›
I call it "Mayhem Mode"." Tannis introducing the Vault Hunter to Mayhem Mode. Mayhem Mode is a Borderlands 3 option providing configurable game-play alterations increasing both risk and reward. Availability is triggered by main story completion, and continues throughout True Vault Hunter mode.
Do higher Mayhem guns do more damage? ›
Mayhem Gear does not add unique new effects like Anointed item bonuses, but instead applies passive buffs that increase damage. Weapon damage scales at 1.09n, where n is the Mayhem Level.
Does mayhem level matter for class mods? ›
Class mods do not come with Anointments and can not receive Mayhem Level bonuses.
What is total mayhem mode? ›
Total Mayhem is identical to Quick Play except for the following: Only Escort and Hybrid maps are available. All heroes have double their usual health. All ability cooldowns are 75% faster. (Ana's "Sleep Dart" cooldown is only 33% faster, and Baptiste's Immortality Field is reduced from 20s -> 14s.)
When did mayhem 2.0 release? ›
That includes a bit of info on the new and returning unique Legendary weapons that will drop on the highest levels of difficulty. Mayhem 2.0 goes up on April 23 – today, as you're probably reading this – and it will be “live on all platforms” by 12:00 PDT / 15:00 CDT / 20:00 BST.
