Borderlands 3 FL4K Builds

What is the best build for FL4K in Borderlands 3? As we know that FL4K has always been one of the most versatile characters in the game, with his ability to match his three powerful Action Skills with a loyal companion creature.

In this guide, we are going to share 3 top-tier builds that you are able to use to get the most out of this powerful Beastmaster FL4K. Those three builds are FL4K Sniper build, FL4K Gamma Burst build and FL4K Fade Away build.

Borderlands 3 FL4K build guide

Making a FL4K build in Borderlands 3 is a more complex undertaking than with most builds in Borderlands 3, as it is not only you that you are upgrading but also your pet. These pets are able to grow to become fantastically powerful by assigning your skill points into the skill trees below:

• • Master is a skill tree to focus on for making a FL4K build which is all about your pet strength. Skag is the associated pet of the Master tree. Skag is a powerful beast that gives FL4K bonus damage potential when you upgrade it.
  • Hunter will focus on drastically boosting your sharpshooting prowess with many powerful critical hit effects. Spiderant is the associated pet of Hunter. Spiderant boosts FL4K’s health regeneration and also can be ordered to charge at enemies.
  • Stalker provides your FL4K build a variety of methods to survive every encounter, from the fantastic Fade Away Action Skill to old tankiness. Jabber is the associated pet of this Stalker tree. Jabber comes armed with a gun of its own, and gives FL4K with extra movement speed.

Frequently, FL4K is considered a Vault Hunter for solo play because of their pet. However the fact is that the flexibility of these skill trees and pets means you are able to build FL4K you want. You will be able to select to ignore upgrading the pet entirely if you want, and only focus on your Action Skills or your damage; or vice versa. The following three FL4K builds focus on a specific skill tree and pet to make it completely different.

If you want to know information about the various Borderlands 3 characters and classes, you are able to read other articles on our site. If not, let us go to the FL4K builds. As we promise, here we are going to share three builds for FL4K in Borderlands 3.

FL4K Sniper build

Action Skills And Augments

• • Rakk Attack!
  • Spiderant Centurion
  • Flock ‘N Load
  • Rakkcelerate

Skill Points

• • 5/5 Interplanetary Stalker
  • 3/3 Leave No Trace
  • 1/5 Second Intention
  • 3/3 Head Count
  • 5/5 Ambush Predator
  • 5/5 Two F4ng
  • 3/3 The Most Dangerous Game
  • 5/5 Grim Harvest
  • 1/1 Galactic Shadow
  • 1/1 Megavore
  • 3/3 Persistence Hunter
  • 5/5 Furious Attack
  • 5/5 Overclocked
  • 3/3 Turn Tail and Run

This build focuses on getting the most out of FL4K’s deadly sniper. The main idea is to maximize damage output and fire rate, while making sure your pet is powerful enough to take care of any opponents that invade your personal space. This build centers on the Hunter skill tree, but also dips into the Master and Stalker trees for several welcome additions. For example, a maxed out Furious Attack offers a damage boost after each shot. Turn Tail and Run further boosts damage when standing still, that is advisable for making sure good aim with the sniper, and regenerates health when moving, adding several survivability to the build.

FL4K Gamma Burst build

Action Skills And Augments

• • Gamma Burst
  • Great Horned Skag
  • Empathic Rage
  • Burst Aid

Skill Points

• • 3/3 Persistence Hunter
  • 2/5 Ferocity
  • 5/5 Who Rescued Who?
  • 5/5 Frenzy
  • 1/1 Psycho Head On A Stick
  • 5/5 Barbaric Yawp
  • 1/1 Mutated Defenses
  • 3/3 Pack Tactics
  • 1/1 Shared Spirit
  • 5/5 Furious Attack
  • 1/5 Overclocked
  • 5/5 Interplanetary Stalker
  • 3/3 Leave No Trace
  • 2/5 Second Intention
  • 5/5 Hunter’s Eye
  • 1/3 Head Count
  • 3/3 Big Game
  • 3/3 The Most Dangerous Game
  • 1/1 Galactic Shadow
  • 2/5 Grim Harvest
  • 1/1 Megavore

This build is good for solo play because it focuses heavily on survivability and high damage output. The quicker you kill your enemies, the more opportunity you have of surviving. Also, it ensures your pet Skag is strong enough to help you out when you are in trouble. You have to spend most of your points in the Master and Hunter skill trees, however there are some skills to invest in within the Stalker tree.

FL4K Fade Away build

Action Skills And Augments

• • Fade Away
  • Jabber Sidekick
  • Until You Are Dead
  • Not my Circus

Skill Points

• • 3/3 Persistence Hunter
  • 5/5 Self-Repairing System
  • 5/5 Furious Attack
  • 5/5 Overclocked
  • 3/3 Turn Tail And Run
  • 5/5 Hidden Machine
  • 3/3 The Fast And The Furious
  • 1/1 The Power Inside
  • 3/3 Leave No Trace
  • 5/5 Second Intention
  • 5/5 Ambush Predator
  • 5/5 Two F4ng

The basic idea of this build for Fl4k is to move fast, always be healing, and also having a number of damage modifiers active at all times. Maxed out Persistence Hunter combines nicely with the Fade Away action skill, allowing you recovery health and zip around the map for almost half a minute with each use. Also, the Jabber Sidekick gives you a solid movement speed buff, allowing you to put distance between yourself and opponents when you need to heal up, especially with the Self-Repairing System maxed out.

For damage, you will need all five skill points in Furious Attack so you are able to build a max stack which is handy against bosses. Please pair this with Overclocked to give you a higher base rate of fire. You should be able to get the maximum stack off on an opponent easily.