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Borderlands 3 Moze build guide: Best Gunner buildsBest builds for Bottomless Mags, Demolition Woman, and Shield of Retribution
Best builds for Bottomless Mags, Demolition Woman, and Shield of Retribution
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Moze the Gunneris the bombastic lead-spitter of theBorderlands 3characters roster, and with her 15-tonne Iron Bear mech never far away, there is a great deal of scope for customising her however you want.
In thisBorderlands 3 Moze build guide, we’ve laid out the top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this mech-wielding super-soldier; one for each skill tree found in the base game (Demolition Woman, Bottomless Mags, and Shield of Retribution)and then a bonus one fordouble Flamethrowers.
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Borderlands 3 Moze build guide
Rather than choosing between three Action Skills like the other Borderlands 3 characters,Moze the Gunnercan choose between three (later six) different guns to equip herIron Bearwith, one on each arm. But there’s still a tremendous amount of scope for customising both Moze and her Iron Bear using her three distinct skill trees that are found in the base game.
Moze also has a fourth skill tree that can be unlocked if you get the Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, but for this guide we’ll focus on creating the best builds using the following skill trees found in the base game:
Moze is, on first glance, a pretty easy character to get to grips with. Outside her Iron Bear mech she is certainly the weakest and most vulnerable of all the Vault Hunters, but once inside her mech, there’s pretty much nothing that can match her ability to obliterate anything in sight. Each Moze build below utilises a different path through her skill trees in order to make the most of a particular aspect of her character.
If you need a bit of a primer on the Borderlands 3 characters, how classes work, that sort of thing - look no further than ourBorderlands 3 characters & skill treesguide. If not, let’s skip right ahead to theMoze builds!
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Demolition Woman, Hammerdown Protocol (Borderlands 3 Moze build)
Borderlands 3 Moze build -Demolition Woman & Hammerdown Protocol. Click to view at highest resolution!
As always, the first thing to do is increase your damage potential as early as possible with your first few points. So we’re putting 8 points into the Bottomless Mags tree first and foremost: 5 intoCloud Of Leadto get some Incendiary damage going, and then 3 intoStoke The Embersto further increase that Incendiary bonus. Next we’ll head to the Demolition Woman tree, and invest inFire In The Skag Denforeven moreIncendiary Damage; and 3 points intoDeadlines, which we’re going to do with all of these builds because you’ll want to make the most of your time with Iron Bear each time you summon it.
Bottomless Mags, Double Minigun (Borderlands 3 Moze build)
Borderlands 3 Moze build -Bottomless Mags & Double Minigun. Click to view at highest resolution!
There are three ways to improve your DPS in most games: higher base damage, higher fire rate, and the ability to fire for longer. While the previous Moze build focused very much on the first method, investing heavily in the Bottomless Mags skill tree will work absolute wonders for the other two methods. Equipped with your deadly dual Miniguns, you’ll find you can fire continuously for pretty much the entire fight, both inside and outside your Iron Bear mech.
This is a build all about never letting go over the fire button. Moze absolutely excels at this, and you’ll find that once you’re far enough into this build, your Iron Bear will make short work of pretty much any enemy unfortunate enough to cross your path.
Shield of Retribution, Railgun + Rockets (Borderlands 3 Moze build)
Borderlands 3 Moze build -Shield of Retribution & Railgun/Rockets. Click to view at highest resolution!
Much talk is made of Moze being the Borderlands 3 character with perhaps the highest overall damage potential - but what’s also true is that if you want to take her a different route, she can become one of the tankiest. Which shouldn’t be that surprising, seeing as she lives in a walking tank about half the time. This Moze build focuses heavily on the Shield of Retribution skill tree in order to boost your shield to truly insane levels, while also keeping your damage up to scratch with yourRailgunandVanquisher Rocket Pods.
This time round, we’re not investing any points at all into Bottomless Mags, which means early on this build might not feel as powerful as the others on this list. Rest assured, she’ll make up for it later. For now, place 5 points intoArmored Infantryand 5 intoSelfless Vengeance, which grant us both survivability while our shields are up, and as much extra damage as we can give for the time being. After this, pick up all of the 1-cost skills:Experimental Munitions,Security Bear, andFull Can Of Whoop-Ass(preferably in that order). The first of these gives some extra Incendiary damage upon every crit, while the others start to beef up our shield game.
But that’s not all. 3 points intoThin Red Linegives us massively increased shield levels at the cost of health, and synergises perfectly withDesperate Measures, which ups our Gun Damage based on how low our Health is (up to 50%!). These are the two skills that really make this build what it is, and they’re the skills you’ll want to overcharge if at all possible with a good Class Mod.
After this, head to the Demolition Woman tree just to pick up that lovely trio ofDeadlines,Grizzled, andStainless Steel Bearto lengthen our time spent in the Iron Bear (and unlocking ourVanquisher Pod Missilesto boot). And after this, head back to the orange tree and max out every skill (except for Drowning In Brass). With the combination of Thin Red Line,Behind The Iron Curtain,Phalanx Doctrine,Force Feedback, andTenacious Defense, you’re basically never going to run out of shields. Which allows you to relax in your mech and blast anything that moves with your Railgun and Rockets combo.
“Flaming Moze” - Double Flamethrower (Borderlands 3 Moze build)
Borderlands 3 Moze build -“Flaming Moze” (Double Flamethrower). Click to view at highest resolution!
While Phosphorus015 is clearly focusing on the double Flamethrowers (plus the doubleFuel EconomySkill Augments which further increases your fuel efficiency and time spent in the Iron Bear), they’ve also gone a fair way down the more explosive grenades route of Demolition Woman with thePull The Holy Pin,VampyrandTo The Lastperks, which gives you some extra utility outside of your Mech. Overall this is a surprisingly versatile build despite its focus on the up-close-and-personal barbecuing of enemies.
That’s probably as good a place as any to finish up this Borderlands 3 Moze build guide. Hopefully one of the four builds above have at most given you a path to follow, and at least given you food for thought as to how you can carve your own way through Moze’s the Gunner’s three distinct skill trees.
If you still need more help with Borderlands 3 then don’t worry, we have you covered. Check out ourBorderlands 3 Shift Codespage to get free Golden Keys, or head to our primers on theBorderlands 3 weaponsandLegendary weapons. We’ve also got other build guides forAmara,ZaneandFL4K.
