This article is about the common submachine gun in Borderland: The Pre-Sequel. For the common heavy weapon ordnance in Borderlands 4, see
Boiler (Borderlands 4).
Boiler is the
title of a group of
common submachine guns in
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. They are manufactured exclusively by
Hyperion with old-style materials and prefixes and feature the
incendiary-only
Maliwan barrel.
Usage & Description
Old-style Hyperion's SMGs have higher damage output at the cost of significantly lower accuracy and fire rate than their modern analogs. They also have a limited version of Hyperion's "reverse recoil" when aimed down the sights only.
The Boiler is part of a subgroup of SMGs that only can spawn with a fixed-element Maliwan barrel. They feature the higher-than-usual elemental damage/second and element chance granted by the Maliwan barrel which can make them excellent choices for combat until a more suitable or more accurate weapon is obtained. These parameters achieve even higher values if the SMG is equipped with a Maliwan grip.
Notes
- Other SMGs in this grouping manufactured by the "old" Hyperion include the Ascerbic (corrosive), Brainstorm (shock), and Fridge (cryo).
- The Boiler only comes in green or higher rarity.
- In addition to the Boiler, a variant of this weapon exists as the Backburner, made by the "new" Hyperion.
- The Boiler is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source.