

Something of a glass cannon, she can be built into an insanely powerful character. Nisha is a bull-whip-wielding gun-slinger, who can slow time and auto-aim during her action skill. Skill tree: (needs Flash) Nisha the Lawbringer: Note that one skill allows you to “paint” priority targets by tapping the action skill key/button holding down the key/button will cancel the action skill (useful for reduced cooldown if everything’s already dead). You can learn more about Wilhelm from the lost echoes in Triton Flats. Wilhelm is also encountered (somewhat briefly) as a boss in Borderlands 2. A good weapon/soldier class with cyber upgrades if you want to go that route. Wilhelm can deploy two drones that provide attack (Wolf) and healing (Saint). Skill tree: (needs Flash) Wilhelm the Enforcer: You can learn more about Athena by (1) playing the Borderlands 1 Knoxx DLC Knoxx DLC and (2) finding the lost echoes in the first half of Regolith Range. She is a solid first-time choice for any player, whether solo or co-op. The choices in the vanilla game are: Athena the Gladiator:Īthena has a badass shield with a sword for melee, and a mix of elemental, melee, and weapon skills. Once you’ve decided on a character, make sure you give it a unique name (so you don’t accidentally overwrite any previous save) and jump right in to the game. Note that there really are no bad choices here: some will likely fit your preferred play-style better than others, but they are all well-balanced, well-rounded characters with diverse and interesting skill trees. You can find my guide for Borderlands 2 here.Īfter the intro cut-scene, you get a chance to confirm your initial character selection or switch to one of the others. If you haven’t played those yet, you may want to consider doing that before tackling this game. Note: This game contains significant spoilers for and extensively references both Borderlands and Borderlands 2. It’s worth watching at least once, since not only does it introduce the main vault hunters, but gives some insight into their relationships and sets the stage for the game environment. The game starts in the post-Borderlands 2 world, with the main title sequence introducing the game as a flashback narration that explains how events unfolded between the original Borderlands and Borderlands 2 as a flashback narration. Which one you choose at this point is immaterial, since you’ll be able to change it shortly. When you start the game up, the New Game prompt asks you to select a character. Part 6: Vorago Solitude through Outfall Pumping Station and Tyhco’s Ribs to Eleseer.Part 5: Hyperion Hub of Heroism through Jack’s Office, Research and Development, The Veins of Helios and the Lunar Launching Station to The Eye of Helios.Part 4: Pity’s Fall through Titan Industrial Facility to Titan Robot Production Plant.Part 3: Triton Flats and Stanton’s Liver to Outlands Canyon and Outlands Spur.Part 2: Concordia through Triton Flats to Crisis Scar.If you find any errors, parts that are unclear, or just have a question, highlight the relevant bit and hit the “quote reply” button to post a message I’ll try and respond to everything in a timely manner. Primary map names are shown in yellow and secondary maps in light yellow, while specific named locations are shown in light blue.

Special thanks to the following for comments and corrections: Cyan headings denote missions, while other colours denote main sections, gear and weapons, or skills entries. Hopefully, it will answer many of the questions you have as go through the game with me. I’ll be taking a couple of brand new characters through the first play-through, known as Normal Vault Hunter Mode (NVHM) as I write this. Hello, fellow Vault Hunter! If you’ve just picked up The Pre-Sequel for the first time, and especially if you’ve never played any of the other Borderlands games, then this guide is for you. Your spoiler-free guide to characters, gear, loot, quests, and skills for your first play-through, covering Helios Station through Serenity’s Waste to Concordia. Vault Hunting 102: Pre-Sequel Basics for New Players Part 1
