As promised, Gearbox has delivered an updated roadmap for this year, for Borderlands 4, and with that, we have a clearer look at the new content and features coming to the game this year.
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2026 updated roadmap
Here’s a look at the updated roadmap for Borderlands 4:
Bounty Pack 2: Legend of the Stone Demon [RELEASED]
- Arrives on February 26th
- A new mission
- Legendary loot
- Themed Vault Card featuring 24 cosmetics and 4 rerollable pieces of gear
- Pearlescent Gear
- Arrives on the same day as Bounty Pack 2
- Free and available to all players
- Some will be exclusive to Bounty Pack 2
Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned [RELEASED]
- Arrives on March 26
- New Vault Hunter, C4SH
- New main story and side missions
- New Activity: The Nightmare Rift
- Underwater Exploration
- Two major boss fights and 16 minibosses
- Returning enemies: DAHL Legion, Kraggons, and Scavs
- New Map Zone: Whispering Glacier
- Three new Pearlescent weapons
- 10 new Legendary weapons
- 11 new Legendary gear
- 28 new Cosmetics
- Shared Progression
- Max Level Cap Increase by +10 for all players (DLC not required.)
Reveal Trailer
New Screenshots
Version 1.6 major update
- Release date: April 30, 2026
- What will it feature?
- Bug fixes, additional quality-of-life improvements, and adjustments to address reported issues.
- C4SH balance changes
- Increased spawn for World Event and World Boss, and more!
Second Raid Boss (Version 1.7 update)
- Arrives in May 2026 (Late)
- Contents:
- Free Raid Boss 2 encounter
- UVHM Level 7
- 1 new Pearlescent weapon
- 4 new Legendary items
- 5 new Class Mods (one per Vault Hunter)
Bounty Pack 3 and Takedowns (Version 1.8 update)
- Arrives in June 2026
- Contents:
- Free Takedown
- The Takedown will be the toughest endgame content yet, with powerful new loot and challenge-based cosmetics as a reward for your efforts
- Rewards:
- 1 new Pearlescent weapon
- 9 new Legendary items
- Cosmetics
- 3 Weapon Skins
- 1 Vault Hunter Skin usable by all Vault Hunters
- 1 ECHO-4 Drone Skin
- Paid Bounty Pack 3 DLC
- Bounty Pack 3 includes a new mission, new bosses and minibosses, new Pearlescent and Legendary loot, and a new Vault Card with 24 cosmetic items and 4 pieces of rerollable gear
- Rewards:
- New mission with three minibosses and a final boss
- New Legendary & Pearlescent gear
- Vault Card with 24 cosmetics and 4 pieces of rerollable gear
- 1 new Vehicle
- 1 Vault Hunter Skin
- 1 ECHO-4 Drone Skin
- Free Takedown
Features currently in the works and will be released in 2026
- Cross-Platform Saves
- Shared Character Progression Toggle
- More Free Events
Bounty Pack 4
- Arrives in Q3 2026
Bounty Pack 5
- Arrives in Q3 2026
Story Pack 2
- Arrives in Q2 2026
I will be updating the Roadmap as we get more details on each content drop and update.
