Okay, so I’ve been running Borderlands 4‘s campaign, and Vile Lictor is definitely a boss you’ll want to get familiar with. Like all the others, you can farm him over and over with Moxxi’s Encore, but trust me, people are going to be *really* wanting his drops. Some of the loot he gives out can seriously boost your build. I’ve put together a guide below showing you where to find Vile Lictor, how to take him down pretty easily, and what Legendary items he drops so you can build a loot collection that’ll make any Vault Hunter jealous. Seriously, check out all of Vile Lictor’s drops – he has one of the best Legendary Shields in Borderlands 4, and a super useful Class Mod if you’re playing as Vex!
How to Find Vile Lictor in Borderlands 4
Umbral Foundry Walkthrough
Okay, so I finally figured out how to farm the Vile Lictor! You need to finish the Main Mission called “His Vile Sanctum” first. You get to that mission just by playing through the main story in Terminus Range. Once you’ve beaten that mission, you can then farm the Lictor using Moxxi’s Encore. To actually *get* to him, you head to the Umbral Foundry in Windspear, which is in Terminus Range. You can fast travel right to the Umbral Foundry, but it’s a pretty linear path you have to walk through to get to the boss room. I’ve included a video below to show you exactly how to get there – it really helps! It’s much easier to see it than to read about it.
How to Beat Vile Lictor (& Legendary Drops) in Borderlands 4
All Loot Drops from Vile Lictor
| Legendary | Type | Special Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blockbuster | Grenade | Got You Covered |
| Super Soldier | Shield | Power Play – When Energy Shield fills, grants an Overshield. When Energy Shield is full, grants 25% Fire Rate, 25% Movement Speed, and regens 1 Ammo/s. |
| Ruby’s Grasp | Pistol | Grasp – Reloading the gun fires 4 homing copies |
| Blacksmith | Amon Class Mod | Kill Skill. Partially restores all active Forgedrone’s Duration. For each active Forgedrone, Amon deals increased Gun Damage. |
| Generator | Harlowe Class Mod | Whenever Harlowe activates her Flux Generator, she decreases her remaining Action Skill Duration by 50% and gains +200% Action Skill Power. |
| Instigator | Rafa Class Mod | Whenever Peacebreaker Cannons fire at an enemy, gain a Stack of Instigator and lose all Stacks when Peacebreaker Cannons fire at a new enemy. Rafa gains +2% Gun Damage for every stack of Instigator. |
| Undead Eye | Vex Class Mod | Killing an enemy with a Sniper Rifle will trigger Blood Shot. Critically Hitting an enemy with a Sniper Rifle has a 33% chance to trigger Blood Shot. |
When it comes to loot from Vile Lictor, we strongly suggest farming for the Super Soldier Shield. This Shield is incredibly strong, offering an Overshield, boosted Fire Rate and Movement Speed, and even the ability to replenish ammo for your current weapon – including grenades! The Class Mods available are also worthwhile, but for Vex players, we recommend focusing on getting the Undead Eye, as Sniper Rifles will activate Blood Shot, which is great for Bleed-focused builds. While the other Vault Hunters can get useful Class Mods from Vile Lictor, Vex gets the best one, so start farming now!
When you enter Vile Lictor’s arena, your priority should be the figure inside the machine. Vile Lictor can’t be hurt until he removes his protective shield, so that’s when you need to start shooting. His first health bar is Armor, meaning Corrosive or Cryo weapons will do the most damage. To attack you, Vile Lictor uses Lictor’s Limbs – you can destroy these with Shock weapons since they have Shield health. He’ll also throw Phase walls which deal damage if you touch them, and they block bullets. Try to dash between the walls to get a clear shot at Vile Lictor.
When you destroy Vile Lictor’s armor, he’ll teleport you to the Phase for the next part of the fight. In this phase, Vile Lictor gains a Shield health bar, making Shock attacks very effective. He’s constantly vulnerable during this time, but he’ll move around more and attack with guided missiles from his hands. After you defeat him, Vile Lictor will drop his rewards, and you can go through the Phase portal to begin the encounter again.
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