The Extra Medium shield in Borderlands 4 is a must-have legendary item
for close-range builds. Each time your shield breaks, it triggers a damaging
explosion, making you feel like a walking pocket nuke. While the nova effect
doesn’t deal massive damage, it’s enough to wipe out weakened enemies and turn
the tide in frantic encounters.
Here’s how you can farm the Extra Medium shield and what makes it one of the best defensive items in the game.
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How to Get the Extra Medium Shield in
Borderlands 4
To obtain the Extra Medium legendary shield, you’ll need to head into
the Vault of Inceptus. This
requires collecting all three Vault keys
in the Fadefields region and completing
the Vault run.
1.
Unlock the Vault
of Inceptus by gathering the required keys.
2.
Progress through
the Vault stages until you reach the final boss: Primordial Guardian Inceptus.
3.
Boss strategy:
o Break
its shield with a Shock weapon.
o Switch
to Kinetic or Incendiary weapons
to shred its health.
o When
it cocoons and poisons the arena, use grapple points to take to the air and
shoot the glowing boils to cleanse the poison.
4.
Loot the boss and
chests: Extra Medium can drop from Inceptus itself or from the post-boss
loot chests, so make sure you open everything before leaving.
If it doesn’t drop on your first attempt, you can use Moxxi’s Big Encore to reset and try again.
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Extra Medium Shield Stats and Unique Effects
At Level
48, here are the base stats for Extra Medium (these can vary by roll
or perks):
·
Capacity:
12,267
·
Recharge
Rate: 2,323/second
·
Recharge
Delay: 5.2 seconds
Unique Effect – Nucleosynthesis
The Extra Medium’s perk, Nucleosynthesis, triggers a nova explosion every time your shield
breaks or recharges to full. This AoE blast damages all enemies nearby,
synergizing perfectly with close-range combat builds.
Tip: Look for rolls with lower recharge delay and higher recharge rate to maximize uptime and get more nova procs during fights.
The Extra
Medium shield in Borderlands 4 is an outstanding option for aggressive
players who dive into the thick of battle. Farming the Vault of Inceptus may take time, but its explosive Nucleosynthesis perk makes it
well worth the effort.
Whether you’re clearing mobs or holding your ground against bosses, the Extra Medium turns every shield break into an opportunity for destruction.
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