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Krieg
AS THE PSYCHO
There’s a part of Krieg that remembers when he was sane. This part can’t ever seem to take over Krieg’s tongue, so even his most heartfelt sentiments tend to come out as deranged screams about “NIPPLE SALADS!” But the inner voice of reason can control the outer voice of madness with one simple promise, whispered between blood-soaked killing sprees: “You can kill as many of the deserving as you like, but if you ever kill an innocent person, I will destroy us.” As addled as he is, Krieg knows it’s not an empty threat. And so he obeys, keeping his axe out of the wrong backs and his fingers out of the wrong eye sockets… for now.
Action Skill: BUZZ AXE RAMPAGE
When you activate Krieg’s Buzz Axe Rampage, he draws his axe, gets a massive boost to his Speed and Melee Damage stats, and can take no actions outside of running, swinging his axe (with the right trigger), and throwing his axe (by holding the left trigger and pressing the right trigger). Most regular foes will die in a single chop, and even bosses will go down quickly if you circle around them while swinging repeatedly. The shaky camera work and high speed can make it difficult to find your targets, so keep an eye on the auto-map until you get used to it.
Each successful kill completely refills Krieg’s Health, and he’ll need it—since enemies typically attack the nearest target, Krieg can expect to meet a volley of gunfire as he rushes from meat bicycle to meat bicycle. Always plan ahead, and don’t wait to use the Buzz Axe Rampage until Krieg is at the brink of death. Officially, Buzz Axe Rampage has a two-minute cooldown, but when Krieg takes damage, the cooldown period is reduced. So in practice, the more you need it, the faster you’ll regain access to it.
The Bloodlust tree offers skills that can extend the duration of your rampage and reduce the odds of Krieg getting killed during it, but it’s the Mania tree that really makes Blood Axe Rampage shine. Early in the game, Fuel the Rampage provides significantly more cooldown reduction as Krieg takes damage, allowing you to rapidly chain one rampage into another. But it’s the tier 6 Release the Beast skill that truly unlocks its power, providing full health recovery as soon as the rampage is activated, and reducing the cooldown time to 0 if it is triggered while less than 1/3 of your Max Health remains. POUNDS! OF! FLESH! Indeed!
Bloodlust
If you want access to Krieg’s powerful Blood Axe Rampage Action Skill but don’t want to sacrifice your civility to do it, this is the tree for you. It allows players to play Krieg in the same fundamental way as the other Vault Hunters—using a variety of guns from a reasonable distance, enjoying the security of a fully charged shield, and not constantly being on fire. Since it keeps Krieg’s suicidal impulses in check, this is generally the best skill tree for solo players, and it is far and away the best for all Krieg players below level 20 or so. Despite that, it also has strong long-term potential and combines well with the Mania tree to create high-level builds focused on either melee damage or grenade/explosive damage.
Many of this tree’s arts revolve around gaining stacks of Bloodlust. Note that you acquire Bloodlust stacks by dealing damage, not earning kills, so fast-firing weapons like submachine guns can get you to the Max 100 Bloodlust stacks within the first 20 to 30 seconds of combat.
TIER 1
Blood-filled Guns
Magazine Size of all weapons increased for each stack of Bloodlust. Dealing damage to an enemy adds a stack of Bloodlust. Stacks decay after a few seconds if you haven’t dealt damage.
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LEVEL 1 |
Magazine Size per stack: +0.5%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Magazine Size per stack: +1%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Magazine Size per stack: +1.5%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Magazine Size per stack: +2%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Magazine Size per stack: +2.5%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
Blood Twitch
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases your Weapon Swap Speed for each stack of Bloodlust. Dealing damage to an enemy adds a stack of Bloodlust. Stacks decay after a few seconds if you haven’t dealt damage.
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LEVEL 1 |
Weapon Swap Speed per stack: +0.3%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Weapon Swap Speed per stack: +0.6%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Weapon Swap Speed per stack: +0.9%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Weapon Swap Speed per stack: +1.2%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Weapon Swap Speed per stack: +1.5%, Max Bloodlust stacks: 100 |
TIER 2
Taste of Blood
During Buzz Axe Rampage, all damage you suffer is reduced. Damage reduction is increased for each stack of Bloodlust. Killing an enemy during Buzz Axe Rampage adds extra stacks of Bloodlust.
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LEVEL 1 |
Max Damage Reduction: +10%, Bloodlust stacks per kill: +10 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Max Damage Reduction: +20%, Bloodlust stacks per kill: +15 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Max Damage Reduction: +30%, Bloodlust stacks per kill: +20 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Max Damage Reduction: +40%, Bloodlust stacks per kill: +25 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Max Damage Reduction: +50%, Bloodlust stacks per kill: +30 |
Bloody Revival
Assault Rifle Damage during Fight For Your Life increased for each stack of Bloodlust.
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LEVEL 1 |
Damage per stack: +0.3% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Damage per stack: +0.6% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Damage per stack: +0.9% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Damage per stack: +1.2% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Damage per stack: +1.5% |
Blood Overdrive
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with a bullet increases your Melee Damage and reduces Grenade Fuse Time for each stack of Bloodlust.
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Damage/stack: +0.5%, Fuse Time/stack: -0.005 sec. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Melee Damage/stack: +1%, Fuse Time/stack: -0.01 sec. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Melee Damage/stack: +1.5%, Fuse Time/stack: -0.015 sec. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Melee Damage/stack: +2%, Fuse Time/stack: -0.02 sec. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Melee Damage/stack: +2.5%, Fuse Time/stack: -0.025 sec. |
TIER 3
Blood Bath
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with a grenade or explosion increases Weapon Damage for each stack of Bloodlust. An enemy killed this way has a greater chance to drop grenade ammo.
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LEVEL 1 |
Weapon Damage/stack: +0.5%, Grenade drop chance: +15% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Weapon Damage/stack: +1.0%, Grenade drop chance: +30% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Weapon Damage/stack: +1.5%, Grenade drop chance: +45% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Weapon Damage/stack: +2.0%, Grenade drop chance: +60% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Weapon Damage/stack: +2.5%, Grenade drop chance: +75% |
Buzz Axe Bombardier
When thrown, your Buzz Axe now has dynamite attached to it, which explodes on impact.
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LEVEL 1 |
Axe go BOOM! |
Fuel the Blood
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with melee increases Grenade Damage for each stack of Bloodlust and adds bonus stacks to Bloodlust.
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LEVEL 1 |
Grenade Damage/stack: +0.2%, Bloodlust stacks: +2 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Grenade Damage/stack: +0.4%, Bloodlust stacks: +4 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Grenade Damage/stack: +0.6%, Bloodlust stacks: +6 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Grenade Damage/stack: +0.8%, Bloodlust stacks: +8 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Grenade Damage/stack: +1.0%, Bloodlust stacks: +10 |
TIER 4
Blood Trance
Duration of Buzz Axe Rampage is increased for each stack of Bloodlust at the time of activation.
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LEVEL 1 |
Rampage time per stack: +0.05 sec. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Rampage time per stack: +0.1 sec. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Rampage time per stack: +0.15 sec. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Rampage time per stack: +0.2 sec. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Rampage time per stack: +0.25 sec. |
Boiling Blood
Increases the time before Bloodlust stacks start to decay.
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LEVEL 1 |
Stack hold time: +0.5 sec. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Stack hold time: +1 sec. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Stack hold time: +1.5 sec. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Stack hold time: +2 sec. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Stack hold time: +2.5 sec. |
TIER 5
Nervous Blood
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases your Reload Speed for each stack of Bloodlust.
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LEVEL 1 |
Reload Speed per stack: +0.3% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Reload Speed per stack: +0.6% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Reload Speed per stack: +0.9% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Reload Speed per stack: +1.2% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Reload Speed per stack: +1.5% |
TIER 6
Bloodsplosion
Killing an enemy causes them to explode with an Elemental Nova matching the element of the damage that killed it. (Non-elemental damage causes an Explosive Nova). Nova Damage increased for each stack of Bloodlust. Any Overkill Damage is also added to damage caused by an Elemental Nova.
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LEVEL 1 |
Damage/stack added to Nova: 5% |
Mania
Early on, the Mania skill tree grants Krieg a variety of bonuses when his shields are down. Later, it offers an eclectic mix of skills that encourage explosive attacks, provide a new way to Fight For Your Life, beef Melee Damage to potentially dangerous extents, and maximize the utility of the Buzz Axe Rampage. The shield penalties make this skill tree a little rough early on, but it’s a powerhouse in the late game, especially once you learn its insanely powerful tier 6 topper.
TIER 1
Empty the Rage
Melee Damage increased. Additional bonus damage if your shield is down or when your magazine is empty.
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Damage: +4%, Shield/Mag bonus: +10% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Melee Damage: +8%, Shield/Mag bonus: +20% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Melee Damage: +12%, Shield/Mag bonus: +30% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Melee Damage: +16%, Shield/Mag bonus: +40% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Melee Damage: +20%, Shield/Mag bonus: +50% |
Pull the Pin
When you die, you drop a free grenade. If you kill an enemy with it, you get double XP.
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LEVEL 1 |
When you die, you drop a grenade. If you kill an enemy with it, you get double XP. |
Feed the Meat
Maximum Health and Shield Recharge Delay increased.
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LEVEL 1 |
Max Health: +10%, Shield Recharge Delay: +0.5 sec. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Max Health: +20%, Shield Recharge Delay: +1 sec. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Max Health: +30%, Shield Recharge Delay: +1.5 sec. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Max Health: +40%, Shield Recharge Delay: +2 sec. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Max Health: +50%, Shield Recharge Delay: +2.5 sec. |
TIER 2
Embrace the Pain
Fire Rate is increased when your shields are down. Shield Recharge Delay increased.
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LEVEL 1 |
Fire Rate: +7%, Shield Recharge Delay: +1 sec. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Fire Rate: +14%, Shield Recharge Delay: +2 sec. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Fire Rate: +21%, Shield Recharge Delay: +3 sec. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Fire Rate: +28%, Shield Recharge Delay: +4 sec. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Fire Rate: +35%, Shield Recharge Delay: +5 sec. |
Fuel the Rampage
Taking damage recharges Buzz Axe Rampage at a faster rate. Taking Health Damage increases the bonus even further. You can now be damaged by teammates.
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LEVEL 1 |
Cooldown Recharge Boost: +20%, Health Damage bonus: +20%, Friendly Fire Damage: 50% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Cooldown Recharge Boost: +40%, Health Damage bonus: +40%, Friendly Fire Damage: 45% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Cooldown Recharge Boost: +60%, Health Damage bonus: +60%, Friendly Fire Damage: 40% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Cooldown Recharge Boost: +80%, Health Damage bonus: +80%, Friendly Fire Damage: 35% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Cooldown Recharge Boost: +100%, Health Damage bonus: +100%, Friendly Fire Damage: 30% |
TIER 3
Thrill of the Kill
A percentage of Overkill Damage (damage that is over and above what was needed to kill the enemy) is return to you as Health. The lower your Health, the higher the percentage.
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LEVEL 1 |
Returns up to 50% of Overkill Damage done as Health. |
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LEVEL 2 |
Returns up to 60% of Overkill Damage done as Health. |
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LEVEL 3 |
Returns up to 70% of Overkill Damage done as Health. |
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LEVEL 4 |
Returns up to 80% of Overkill Damage done as Health. |
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LEVEL 5 |
Returns up to 90% of Overkill Damage done as Health. |
Light the Fuse
Fight For Your Life is replaced with Light the Fuse. During Light the Fuse, Krieg pulls out a live bundle of dynamite and can move normally. The bundle detonates when the timer runs out. If you kill a foe, Krieg is revived. Getting a revive with the bundle explosion gives you bonus Movement Speed for the remainder of the time that was left in Light the Fuse. Throw dynamite sticks with the right trigger, and detonate the bundle by holding the reload button.
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LEVEL 1 |
Bundle Kill Movement Speed: +40% |
Strip the Flesh
Explosive Elemental Damage increased. Bonus increased when in Fight For Your Life.
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LEVEL 1 |
Explosive Damage: +3%, Fight For Your Life bonus: +3% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Explosive Damage: +6%, Fight For Your Life bonus: +6% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Explosive Damage: +9%, Fight For Your Life bonus: +9% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Explosive Damage: +12%, Fight For Your Life bonus: +12% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Explosive Damage: +15%, Fight For Your Life bonus: +15% |
TIER 4
Redeem the Soul
You can instantly revive down teammates. After reviving a teammate in this way, you must Fight For Your Life. (You may revive in this way only once each time Buzz Axe Rampage is on cooldown.) Increased time during Fight For Your Life.
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LEVEL 1 |
Fight For Your Life time: +50% |
Salt the Wound
Taking damage from an enemy while your shield is down adds a stack of Salt the Wound. Melee and Shotgun Damage increased for each stack.
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Damage per stack: +1.5%, Shotgun Damage per stack: +1%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Melee Damage per stack: +3%, Shotgun Damage per stack: +2%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Melee Damage per stack: +4.5%, Shotgun Damage per stack: +3%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Melee Damage per stack: +6%, Shotgun Damage per stack: +4%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Melee Damage per stack: +7.5%, Shotgun Damage per stack: +5%, Max stacks: 20 |
TIER 5
Silence the Voices
Melee Damage significantly increased. Chance that you attack yourself when performing a melee attack.
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Damage: +50%, Chance to attack self: +12% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Melee Damage: +100%, Chance to attack self: +12% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Melee Damage: +150%, Chance to attack self: +12% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Melee Damage: +200%, Chance to attack self: +12% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Melee Damage: +250%, Chance to attack self: +12% |
TIER 6
Release the Beast
Activating Buzz Axe Rampage when at or below 33% of your Max Health remaining instantly refills your health and transforms you into a Badass Psycho Mutant. You deal increased Melee Damage and receive significant Damage Reduction for the duration of the rampage. When you return to normal, your Buzz Axe Rampage is instantly recharged. (There is an exclamation point next to the health bar when below 33%.)
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Damage: +100%, Damage Reduction: +50% |
Hellborn
Unlike other characters’ elemental trees, Krieg’s Hellborn tree isn’t so much about lighting others on fire as it is about lighting himself on fire. The skills in this tree provide all sorts of bonuses while you’re wrapped in flames, as well as several exciting new ways to set yourself ablaze. Yes, being on fire still damages Krieg, which is one of the reasons that this skill tree is very hard to pursue effectively early in the game. Another is that few of the early skills do much of anything by themselves; they’re all pieces of a larger puzzle that doesn’t really come together until you have access to tier 4 and 5 skills. There’s a lot of power here, but it’s easier to level up in another skill tree and then use a respec once you have 20+ levels under your belt.
There’s no point pursuing the whole self-immolation thing in a half-hearted fashion; if you go Hellborn, go all the way, maxing out both of the tier 1 skills and choosing Relics, class mods, weapons, and even shields that are focused on inflicting burns or enhancing burn damage.
TIER 1
Burn, Baby, Burn
Burn Damage increased. Effects further increased while you are on fire. Chance to light yourself on fire when igniting an enemy.
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LEVEL 1 |
Burn Damage: +7%, Additional on fire bonus: +15%, Ignite self chance: +7% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Burn Damage: +14%, Additional on fire bonus: +30%, Ignite self chance: +14% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Burn Damage: +21%, Additional on fire bonus: +45%, Ignite self chance: +21% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Burn Damage: +28%, Additional on fire bonus: +60%, Ignite self chance: +28% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Burn Damage: +35%, Additional on fire bonus: +75%, Ignite self chance: +35% |
Fuel the Fire
Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases your chance of causing elemental effects. Chance to light yourself on fire when igniting an enemy.
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LEVEL 1 |
Elemental effect chance: +40%, Ignite self chance: +7% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Elemental effect chance: +80%, Ignite self chance: +14% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Elemental effect chance: +120%, Ignite self chance: +21% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Elemental effect chance: +160%, Ignite self chance: +28% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Elemental effect chance: +200%, Ignite self chance: +35% |
TIER 2
Numbed Nerves
All damage received is reduced while you are on fire.
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LEVEL 1 |
Damage Reduction: +10% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Damage Reduction: +20% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Damage Reduction: +30% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Damage Reduction: +40% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Damage Reduction: +50% |
Pain is Power
Weapon Damage increased on all weapons except sniper rifles. Critical Hit Damage bonus reduced on all weapons. Melee Damage increased. Effects increased while you are on fire.
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LEVEL 1 |
Weapon and Melee Damage: +5%, Critical Hit Damage: -5%, On fire bonus: 10% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Weapon and Melee Damage: +10%, Critical Hit Damage: -10%, On fire bonus: 20% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Weapon and Melee Damage: +15%, Critical Hit Damage: -15%, On fire bonus: 30% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Weapon and Melee Damage: +20%, Critical Hit Damage: -20%, On fire bonus: 40% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Weapon and Melee Damage: +25%, Critical Hit Damage: -25%, On fire bonus: 50% |
TIER 3
Elemental Elation
While Elemental Status Effect Damage is being done to enemies, you gain stacks of Elemental Elation. Fire rate and magazine size increased for each stack of Elemental Elation. Stacks do not decay while you are on fire.
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LEVEL 1 |
Fire Rate per stack: +1.0%, Mag Size per stack: +1.0%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 2 |
Fire Rate per stack: +1.5%, Mag Size per stack: +2.0%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 3 |
Fire Rate per stack: +2.0%, Mag Size per stack: +3.0%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 4 |
Fire Rate per stack: +2.5%, Mag Size per stack: +4.0%, Max stacks: 20 |
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LEVEL 5 |
Fire Rate per stack: +3.0%, Mag Size per stack: +5.0%, Max stacks: 20 |
Delusional Damage
All elemental status effects you cause have a chance to light yourself on fire. Ignite chances are determined by those accumulated from Burn, Baby, Burn and Fuel the Fire. (Elemental status effects are damage over time from corrosive, electrocute, slag, or burn damage.)
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LEVEL 1 |
All elemental status effects you cause have a chance to light yourself on fire. Ignite chances are determined by those accumulated from Burn, Baby, Burn and Fuel the Fire. |
Fire Fiend
Melee Attacks have a chance to ignite enemies. Weapon accuracy and reload speed increased while you are on fire.
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LEVEL 1 |
Melee Ignite chance: +10%, Weapon Accuracy: +10%, Reload Speed: +7% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Melee Ignite chance: +20%, Weapon Accuracy: +20%, Reload Speed: +14% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Melee Ignite chance: +30%, Weapon Accuracy: +30%, Reload Speed: +21% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Melee Ignite chance: +40%, Weapon Accuracy: +40%, Reload Speed: +28% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Melee Ignite chance: +50%, Weapon Accuracy: +50%, Reload Speed: +35% |
TIER 4
Flame Flare
Increases the duration of all burn effects on you. Each time you apply a burn effect to an enemy, there’s a chance another burn effect will be applied after a short time.
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LEVEL 1 |
Burn Duration: +20%, Chance to reignite: +15% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Burn Duration: +40%, Chance to reignite: +30% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Burn Duration: +60%, Chance to reignite: +45% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Burn Duration: +80%, Chance to reignite: +60% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Burn Duration: +100%, Chance to reignite: +75% |
Hellfire Halitosis
Melee Override Skill. Pressing the right analog stick causes you to breath fire in a cone in front of you.
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LEVEL 1 |
Cooldown: 15 seconds |
TIER 5
Elemental Empathy
A percentage of elemental status effect damage done to enemies heals you.
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LEVEL 1 |
Status Damage Healed: +5% |
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LEVEL 2 |
Status Damage Healed: +10% |
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LEVEL 3 |
Status Damage Healed: +15% |
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LEVEL 4 |
Status Damage Healed: +20% |
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LEVEL 5 |
Status Damage Healed: +25% |
TIER 6
Raving Retribution
While you are on fire, taking damage from enemies spawns homing balls of fire that seek out the attacker and explode on impact. Fireballs only trigger once per second.
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LEVEL 1 |
While you are on fire, taking damage from enemies spawns homing balls of fire that seek out the attacker and explode on impact. Fireballs only trigger once per second. |
Solo Play
In the early game, Krieg is one of the more difficult characters to play solo. His self-destructive nature works much better in multiplayer, where teammates can cover you during a kamikaze charge and/or resurrect you afterwards. Less experienced players should definitely focus on Bloodlust, his safest skill tree.
Once you’ve racked up a pile of skill points, you can respec into powerful builds in any of the Psycho trees. A Mania build focused on the exploitation of Release the Beast is a straight-up powerhouse in many situations, and high-level Bloodlust Psychos tend to be solid, well-rounded characters. Hellborn, on the other hand, is a hard skill tree to pull off solo, since you’re so dependent on having a stock of powerful elemental weapons and shields. But if you’re lucky enough to find the right loot or can borrow some from another character, going Hellborn can be a blast.
Co-Operative Play
Krieg is an excellent character for co-op play, whether you’re casually messing around with friends or gunning down raid bosses in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. Since you don’t need to worry so much about being well-rounded, you can make narrowly focused builds that deal ludicrous amounts of melee damage, exploit burn effects to the limit, or are capable of engineering lethal Bloodsplosion chain reactions.
In multiplayer, Redeem the Soul becomes a very valuable skill, allowing you to instantly resurrect fallen foes. (Just make sure you’re in a situation where you’ll be able to snag a Second Wind during the extended Fight For Your Life sequence.) Redeem the Soul also combos beautifully with Maya’s Res skill, which allows her to revive Krieg immediately after Krieg revives her. In fact, a healing-focused Siren and a Hellborn or Mania-tree Krieg may make the most effective two-character team in the game.