Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Guide Optional Missions
Creature Slaughter: Round 5
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Mission Briefing| Mode | Level |
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Normal |
30 |
Mission Reward: Cabrera
| Mode | Money | XP | Gear |
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Normal |
$2696 ($4044 with bonus) |
3945 |
Rocket Launcher (Blue) |
The Natural Selection Annex
There’s a huge leap in difficulty here, so don’t assume Round 5 will be smooth sailing just because you soared through Round 4. The big problem is that, after five challenging waves, you’ll have to face a Badass Pyre Thresher that would be a daunting foe even if you were facing it fresh. If you’re at or below the suggested level and haven’t built your character to focus on resilience, one hit from the thresher’s Nova attack may deal enough damage to kill you outright. You may want to use your highest capacity shield here, or (better yet) any shield that has fire resistance. You’ll also want to bring a non-fire rocket launcher, preferably one that has a large magazine and fires quickly, or at least reloads quickly. Save all of your rockets for the thresher.
The first wave is all varkids, so don’t start behind cover; begin immediately pursuing them so you can shotgun-squash them before they evolve.
Sniping tactics prove effective in the second wave, which is led by elemental spiderants.
Wave 3 offers more varkids, now paired with stalkers. Starting in the southern part of the map lets you snipe out stalkers that spawn in the north while giving you a wide field of vision to spot varkid pods and pop them from long range. Try to leave one stalker alive as the last foe on the battlefield, and let it chase you around until your Action Skill, shield, and health (if you have some form of regeneration) are fully recharged for Wave 4.
Wave 4 features a thresher and a mix of skags; move to the metal platform once the thresher appears so he can’t attack from below.
There are several sub-waves within Wave 5, starting with mixed skags and spiderants. Eventually, a Badass Fire Skag and Badass Slag Skag spawn in. After you defeat both of them, ready yourself for the Badass Pyre Thresher that arrives.
The reward for your heroic efforts is a Moxxi-emblazoned rocket launcher known as the “Creamer.” It has fantastic stats, and its “non-dairy” property conceals the fact that the rockets it fires split into two. It also recovers a portion of the damage dealt as health for its user.
Even a full launcher may not be enough to bring the thresher down. Make sure you have plenty of other ammo to spare in a powerful, rapid-firing weapon.
