On May 1, Gearbox debuted hours of Borderlands 3 gameplay. Popular streamers played a section from the game’s opening hour to their audiences. Players learned about new features coming to Borderlands 3, but the most interesting footage out there isn’t about the gameplay at all; it’s the skill trees for the new vault hunters.
Skills work a little differently in Borderlands 3. The three traditional trees are still there, but there are side paths for unlocking abilities that augment your Action Skill. For Amara, players can have one Action Skill, one Action Skill Augment, and one Action Skill Element active at one time. Based on the UI, it looks like players can mix and match these to experiment with new types of Action Skill combinations.
Here is every one of Amara the Siren’s skills in Borderlands 3.
Mystical Assault tree
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
| Phasecast | Action Skill | N/A | Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself dealing damage to everything in its path. 133 damage. 22 second cooldown. | 133 damage, 22 second cooldown |
| Do Harm | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Killing an enemy grants Amara a stack of Rush. Activating her action skill consumes all Rush stacks. For every stack Rush consumed, Amara’s Action Skill Damage is temporarily increased. | 0.6% Action Skill Damage per stack consumed, 10 Rush stacks max. 20 second duration |
| Fast Hand(s) | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amera’s Reload Speed, Weapon Swap Speed, and Mode Switch Speed are improved. | 4% Reload Speed, 22% Weapon Swap Speed, 21% Mode Switch Speed |
| Violent Tapestry | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Applying an Elemental Effect grants Amara a stack of Rush. Activating her action skill consumes all Rush stacks. For ever stack of Rush consumed, Amara’s Elemental Effect Chance is temporarily increased. | 0.6% Effect Chance per stack consumed, 10 Rush stacks max, 20 second duration |
| Alacrity | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara gains increased Reload Speed for every stack of Rush. After consuming Rush stacks, this bonus is increased for a few seconds. | 0.4% Reload Speed per stack, 0.6% Reload Speed after action skill use, 8 second duration |
| Transcend | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara gains increased Accuracy and Critical Hit Bonus for a few seconds after activating her action skill. | 11% Accuracy, 9% Critical Hit Bonus, 8 second duration |
| Restless | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. | 4% Cooldown Rate |
| Soul Sap | Action Skill | N/A | A portion of all damage dealt by Amara’s Action Skill is returned to her or a nearby ally as health. | 30% Life Steal for Skill damage dealt |
| Reverberation | Action Skill | N/A | Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself, dealing damage to everything it hits. | 116 Damage, 50% damage bonus per enemy hit, 24 second Cooldown |
| Ascendant | Passive Ability | N/A | All Action Skill Augments gain increased effects. | 20% Soul Sap Lifesteal, 100% Allure radius, 50% Glamour Duration, 25% Bright Star Damage, Stillness of Mind breaks 0.75 seconds after being damaged |
| Stillness of Mind | Action Skill Augment | N/A | Enemies damaged by Amara’s Action Skill become phaselocked until they are damaged or the duration ends. However, Action Skill Cooldown is increased. If Amara targets an enemy with Phasegraps, enemies near the Grasped target are phaselocked. | -35% Damage, 6 second duration, +15% Cooldown |
| Deliverance | Action Skill | N/A | Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself, dealing damage to everything in its path. Whenever Amara’s Astral Projection hits an enemy, it releases homing Elemental Projectiles that trigger her Action Skill Elemental Effect on enemies. | 124 Damage, 3 Elemental Projectiles per enemy hit, 24 second Cooldown |
| From Rest | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara gains improved Fire Rate and Charge Time. | 4% Fire Rate, 20% Charge Time |
| Laid Bare | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Enemies take increased damage from all sources for a few seconds after being damaged by Amara’s Action Skill. | 5% Damage Increase, 8 second duration |
| Wrath | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara gains increased Gun Damage this effect is increased after she activates her Action Skill for a few seconds. | 3% Gun Damage, 5% Gun Damage after Action Skill use, 8 second duration |
| Remnant | Passive Ability | 1-3 | When Amara kills an enemy with a gun or Action Skill, she creates a homing projectile that seeks out a new enemy dealing her Action Skill Elemental Damage. Any Overkill Damage is added to the projectile’s damage. | 33 Damage |
| Awakening | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara’s Rush stacks gain increased effectiveness. | 10% Rush Stack Effectiveness |
| Tandava | Action Skill | N/A | Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself. When it hits a target, it explodes, damaging all nearby enemies. | 166 Damage, 28 second cooldown |
| Avatar | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara’s action skill can be activated while it’s cooling down. This skill may only be used once per completed cooldown. Additionally, increases Amara’s Max Rush Stacks. | 10 Bonus Rush stacks |
Fist of the Elements tree
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
| Phasegrasp | Action Skill | N/A | Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the target in place for a few seconds. Some enemies are immune to being Phasegrasped and instantly take damage instead. | 7 second Skill Duration, 13 second Cooldown, 66 Grasp Immune Damage |
| Anima | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara’s Elemental Effects deal increased damage over time and have increased duration. Her Action Skill Elemental Effect deals further increased damage. | 2% Elemental Effect Damage, 10% Elemental Effect Duration, 6% Action Skill Elemental Effect Damage |
| Steady Hand(s) | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara gains increased Weapon Handling and Accuracy. | 12% Handling, 10% Accuracy |
| Infusion | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Convert a portion of damage dealt by Amara’s weapons into her Action Skill Element. | 4% Converted Damage |
| Tempest | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara deals increased Elemental Damage. Shock Damage is further increased. | 8% Shock Damage, 4% Elemental Damage |
| Illuminated Fist | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara gains increased Melee Damage and her Melee Damage is converted to her Action Skill Element. | 28% Melee Damage |
| Wildfire | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Whenever Amara applies an Elemental Effect to an enemy, it has a chance to spread to a nearby enemy. | 8% spread chance |
| Soulfire | Action Skill Element | N/A | Converts Amara’s Action Skill to Fire Damage. This does not take effect until after Amara uses her Action Skill. | Converts to Fire Damage |
| The Eternal Fist | Action Skill | N/A | Amara summons a giant fist that fursts from the ground and locks the target in place for a few seconds. Whenever the Grasped enemy is killed, up to 3 new targets can be sought out and Grasped. | Up to 4 Bonus Targets, 23 second Cooldown, 66 Grasp Immune Damage |
| Dread | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara’s Gun Damage is increased for a few seconds after an enemy is Grasped. Whenever any player kills a Grasped enemy, their current weapon is instantly reloaded. | 10% Weapon Damage, 8 second Duration |
| Allure | Action Skill Augment | N/A | Amara’s Action Skill creates singularities that pull in enemies. | -25% Action Skill Damage, 2.5 second Duration |
| Indiscriminate | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara’s bullets that damage enemies have a chance to ricochet and deal decreased damage to other nearby enemies. Ricochet Chance and Damage are increased if the target is currently affected by Phasegrasp or Stillness of Mind. | 10% Ricochet Chance, -50% Ricochet Damage, 20 % Action Skill Ricochet Chance, -25% Action Skill Ricochet Damage |
| Deep Well | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara gains increased Magazine Size with elemental weapons | 20% Magazine Size |
| Catharsis | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Whenever Amara triggers an elemental effect on an enemy, when that enemy dies that enemy explodes, deal her attuned element damage along with any other elemental that is currently inflicted upon that enemy. This skill has a short cooldown. | 13 Damage, 8 second Cooldown |
| Ties that Bind | Action Skill | N/A | Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the target enemy in place for a few seconds. Enemies near the Grasped target are linked, and any damage dealt to a linked target is shared between all other linked targets. | 35% Link Damage, 17 second Cooldown, 80 Grasp Immune Damage |
| Fist Over Matter | Action Skill | N/A | Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the target enemy in place for a few seconds. After Grasping the targeted enemy, large fists appear and constantly smash the area, dealing damage to nearby enemies. | 21 Damage, 33 second Cooldown, 93 Grasp Immune Damage |
| Sustainement | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara gains Life Steal whenever she deals Elemental Damage with her weapon. | 4% Life Steal |
| Conflux | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Whenever Amara applies an Elemental Effect to an enemy, she gains a chance to randomly Electrocute, Burn, or Melt that enemy. | 7% Extra Effect Chance |
| Forceful Expression | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara’s guns deal Bonus Elemental Damage, based on her Action Skill Element. | 11% of Damage Dealt as Bonus Elemental Damage |
Brawl tree
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ability type | Rank | Description | Details |
| Phaseslam | Action Skill | N/A | Amara leaps into the air and Slams the ground, dealing damage to all nearby enemies and knocking them up. | 141 Damage, 26 second Cooldown |
| One With Nature | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara gains increased Max Health and Elemental Damage Resistance to her Action Skill Elemental | 5% Max Health, 12% Elemental Damage Reduction |
| Personal Space | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Amara’s weapon shots deal Bonus Damage based on the distance to her target. The closer the target, the greater the bonus. | Up to 11% Bonus Damage dealt |
| Clarity | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara constantly regenerates health. The lower her health, the more powerful the regeneration. After using an Action Skill, this bonus is doubled for a few seconds. | 1% Missing Health regeneration per second, 5 second Duration |
| Arms Deal | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara deals increased Splash Damage, and takes reduced Splash Damage | 3% Splash Damage, 3% Splash Damage Reduction |
| Root to Rise | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Amara gains increased Max Health. | 5% Max Health |
| Helping Hand(s) | Passive Ability | 1-5 | For a few seconds after using her Action Skill, Amara’s arms remain active and grant her Damage Reduction. | 4% Damage Reduction, 8 second Duration |
| Blight Tiger | Action Skill Element | N/A | Converts Amara’s Action Skill to Corrosive Damage. This does not take effect until after Amara uses her Action Skill. | Converts to Corrosive Damage. |
| Fracture | Action Skill | N/A | Amara summons a handful of fists that erupt from the ground, dealing damage to enemies in front of Amara. | 124 Damage, 26 second Cooldown |
| Mindfulness | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Whenever Amara takes damage, she gains a stack of Mindfulness. For every stack of Mindfulness, Amara gainsimproved Shield Regeneration Delay and Movement Speed. Stacks decay after a few seconds. | 1.4% Movement Speed, -2.5% Shield Regeneration Delay, 25 Max Mindfulness Stacks, 5 second Duration |
| Find Your Center | Passive Ability | N/A | Amara gains increased Melee Damage. Additionally, for a few seconds after using her Action Skill, Amara gains increased Melee Range. | 22% Melee Damage, 50% Melee Range, 8 second Duration |
| Vigor | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Killing an enemy with Amara’s Action Skill grants all allies increased Movement Speed for a few seconds. This effect stacks. | 2% Team Movement Speed, 8 second Duration |
| Revelation | Action Skill Augment | N/A | Amara’s Action Skill now creates a Nova when it damages enemies, dealing damage to all nearby enemies. | 41 Nova Damage, -15% Action Skill Damage |
| Downfall | Action Skill | N/A | Amara leaps into the air and shoots an Elemental Beam below her briefly, followed by a Slam. | 141 Damage, 21 Beam Damage per second, 36 second Cooldown |
| Samsara | Passive Ability | 1-3 | Whenever Amara deals damage to an enemy with her Action Skill, she adds a stack of Samsara. For every stack of Samsara, Amara gains increased Gun Damage and Health Regeneration for a few seconds. Stacks decay after a few seconds. | 2% Gun Damage per enemy damaged, 1% Max Health Regeneration per second per stack, 25 Max Samsara Stacks, 8 second Duration |
| Do unto Others | Passive Ability | N/A | Whenever an enemy damages Amara, she automatically throws an energy orb back at them, dealing Action Skill Elemental Damage. This skill has a short cooldown. | 17 Projectile Damage, 8 second Cooldown |
| Jab Cross | Passive Ability | 1-5 | Whenever Amara deals melee damage to an enemy, she gains increased Action Skill Damage and increased Weapon Damage for a few seconds. | 10% Weapon Damage, 11% Action Skill Damage, 20 second Duration |
| Guardian Angel | Passive Ability | N/A | When Amara enters Fight For Your Life, she immediately gains a Second Wind, restores her health, and creates an Action Skill Elemental Nova that knocks back nearby enemies. This skill has a long cooldown. | 100% Max Health Restored, 60 second Cooldown |
| Glamour | Action Skill Augment | N/A | Enemies damaged by Amara’s Action Skill become confused and temporarily attack their allies. However, Action Skill Cooldown is increased. If Amara targets an enemy with Phasegrasp, enemies near the Grasped target are confused as well. | -60% Damage, 6 second Confuse Duration, +20% Cooldown |
| Blitz | Passive Ability | N/A | Melee Override. Press the melee button to make Amara dash a short distance forward and perform a special melee strike, dealing Elemental Melee Damage. If a Blitz melee attack kills an enemy, Blitz’s cooldown is immediately reset. | 10 second Cooldown |
All of these skills are direct transcriptions of footage from Arekkz Gaming. If multiple ranks exist, all numbers only reflect the first rank.
These skills could change before Gearbox releases Borderlands 3 Sept. 13 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. If they do, we’ll update our guide.
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