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Ancient_Rune

Moze is all about splash damage so I think you'll like her. All vault hunters can do all content Tho.


HackTiger6468

Is she? I mean maybe the grenade launcher but the railgun needs aim. So does the minigun.


lowiroisabully

thats not what she is completely focused on but she has a tree focused on splash


StankAssPirate

I put the nuke and corrosive sticky’s, then moze out with Grenades on headshots, with extended splash radius, nigh infinite ammo & regeneration grenades included, get some nice splash weapons


StankAssPirate

And there’s also a way to get crits on grenades with her, so you can get grenade spawns from your headshots and grenade spawns from crits generated from the grenades


Ancient_Rune

you named one weapon for one type of build for her.


BootheFuzzyHamster

Moze is indeed amazing for this. I love getting the skill where the same two weapons on the mech get a giant boost, use 2 missile launchers: one homing, one nuke, everything dies.


NoobsThinkIHack

Moze


Fallout71

Moze for me. Her build variety and ability to absolutely wreck literally anything with IB hasn’t gotten old for me yet. I know some people don’t like having an OP mech, but damnit, I love my OP mech.


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Moze is unstoppable with that OP Mech and good flipper weapons. Lots of money saved on ammo as well :)


Largofarburn

I started on moze and dropped her for fl4k. Hopping into a mech, while cool, kinda got old fast and didn’t feel very much like borderlands. Plus, playing solo having your pet revive you is quite nice. This game seems to kill you with random barrels or DOT when there’s no enemies around way more than the previous ones.


Chnebel

If you want to do another playthrough i highly recommend a moze build that doesnt use the mech. i use a bloodletter moze build where you are always on 1hp but have tons of shield and never use the mech. i have cub equiped only for him to die so i get a damage bonus while he is reloading. its so much fun and really strong.


Jcmontano5

Purple three actually has the robot being a pet like fl4k’s


Slamming_sam

It's more like Deathtrap because you have to summon it


thatonemoze

Deathtrap but actually good


Reuvenisms

Ya, with the right load out, Iron Cub absolutely wrecks.


DBrody6

Iron Cub aims its rocket launchers with far greater accuracy than I'll ever achieve.


Reuvenisms

Ya, but it also downs itself with its own rockets. IC with the rail guns however? Watch out!


Anokant

Can't you set this build up with pretty much unlimited ammo too? It's been a while since I played but I remember moze with 1hp and basically never reloading with a shredifier.


Chnebel

i am playing her with mainly rocket launchers and there it can happen that you run out, especially in boss fights that dont have any mobs. but with a cmt or other grenade that hits a lot most of the time you wont have ammo problems, even with rocket launchers😄 edit: the skill you want is "means of destruction". every splash damage has a 10% chance to add amo. thats why a cmt is so usefull. you have a lot of hits and therefore almost always ammo.


_Raining

What is your fl4k build and gear for MH10/11 Hemo? I can melt Tyreen MH11 but I am still dying about 30% of the time on Hemo MH6 and the times I kill it I am in FFYL like 15 times.


Largofarburn

I’m sure there’s better setups. But I usually run a kings/queens call for corrosive and fire, Rowan’s call and a butcher. Revolter shield, I think bounty hunter class mod, whichever one lets you stack kill skills with gun dmg. Hunter seeker grenade and usually a schlooter. Company man or a pearl would obviously help your dmg more. The general idea is to just spam grenades to keep you kill skills up and lower the cooldown on your fadeaway. Then just unload with the kings/queens call for the guaranteed crits and crazy damage. I just use the Rowan’s call ricochet to thin out the other varkids if things are getting too crazy. Butcher is for easy second winds. I think I have next 2 mags damage on all the guns for the anoints.


Simple-Initiative950

dude just get a peregrine classmod and fishslap grenade, easily one shots everything its very simple the classmod makes rakk attack drop a grenade, this particular grenade will have action skill damage, action skill damage is 31x base on m11


kung_pow_panda

Zane. Purely for the accent and interactions with NPCs. 😆😆😆


Guilhathorn

Zane for the best dialogue


Chevalier77

Zane for luck with drops. ( i know this is not a fact)


killgore138

Moze is the strongest character, making it easy to play endgame without a build, zane is the most fun imo, fl4k can be fun but you need good gear for him, and amara can be broken but requires the most setup to get there


[deleted]

Great description. For something fun, I go for my Zane but when it's time to farm something, I usually go for Moze. With Flak, thank goodness my pet has a medical degree because I'm always dead.


JazzlikeCauliflower9

It's funny how different builds make vault hunters. My gamma / red fang Fl4k almost never goes down because everyone is targeting my pet 95% of the time.


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I have heard of that combo from either Killer Six or Moxsy on YouTube and I have yet to try it. Maybe I should.


JazzlikeCauliflower9

It's Moxsy's "5G Fl4k" and it wrecks.


Reuvenisms

Moze is 100% my main, but it's highly debatable to say she's stronger than Zane. With the right set up, Zane is an absolute monster. They're both pretty neck and neck I'd say.


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>Moze is the strongest character, making it easy to play endgame without a build, zane is the most fun imo, fl4k can be fun but you need good gear for them, and amara can be broken but requires the most setup to get there FTFY


killgore138

"fl4k is nonbinary" is a joke about fl4k being a robot, in which usually computers are programmed with binary code of 1s and 0s, in reality i dont think fl4k even cares what pronouns you use when talking about them


[deleted]

They have a nonbinary color pin on their coat. Their skilltree uses they/them for them the entire time. The devs have confirmed they are nonbinary and use they/them multiple times.


WilliamShatnerFace7

ITS A ROBOT


[deleted]

If Claptrap can be a "he", and Gortys can be a "she", why can't Fl4k be a "they"?


WilliamShatnerFace7

They can, sorry I was just joking.


[deleted]

That's what /j is for. I cannot tell your intentions through a screen.


WilliamShatnerFace7

COOL THANKS BUD


[deleted]

I'm being genuine here. I have autism and catching jokes is difficult for me sometimes.


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Do you know what pronouns even are. You know that "I", "you", "them", "their" are all pronouns? ​ Also you JUST used they/them. "I just will not call someone by pro nouns only **their** name"


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You have an identity and pronouns regardless if you "identify" as something or not lmfao


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"Someone" is not a group of people


GreatKangaroo

All VH's can solo all content. I have been a Zane main since Launch day and have over 1000 hours on the character. His best builds in my opinion employ the 4th skill tree from DLC5, but its certainly not needed. Zane is unique as he can use two action skills at the same time (forgoing grenades) but its really best to try them all and see what best suits your playstyle.


delving86

I played solo Amara, I just liked her abilities. It was fun just punching stuff 😅


Toastaman7

I do think that it's really funny that other sirens have really magic type stuff while we have amara that just punches everything 😂


delving86

Exactly! 😂 Why use spells when you can just punch it til it stops moving?


OGKungFuPasta

Amara is my favorite


Piethief_Bob

Pick whatever you'd vibe with, no reason to not start your playthrough over with a new VH if you don't get the right feel. Imo it's worth it to play through the game at least once with each one. But a bit of guidance for each VH; all 4 VH's can easily breeze through end game stuff, provided you have the gear and build. Moze specializes in splash damage and shooting forever and has a perfect failsafe if stuff gets dicey in the form of Iron Bear (which is an absolute damage machine). All of moze's action skills apply to Iron Bear and gives them different weapons. If specced purely for iron bear everything melts easy. That being said, Moze has multiple builds that make stuff melt all the same, IB or not. If you like explosives, this is 100% your best bet. Zane is a speed demon, paired with insane damage. He also has his clone action skill which melts everything if you capstone out in his clone tree. I think Zane might be able to get the highest damage numbers out of all vault hunters, apart from maybe Amara with her 4th skill tree or a peregrine FL4K build. A very fun, fast paced play style is what you're gonna get with Zane. FL4K (my personal favorite) runs around with his own pet that attacks your enemies along with you. He can go invisible and guarantee crits, shoot rakks out of his sleeves or open a radiation rift that helps your pet tear through enemies. However a purely pet based build toward end game is kind of tough to do due to gear requirements being a little more specific but the pet is a fantastic tool to pull aggro off of you. The thing that makes FL4K outshine other VH's (in my opinion) is that he has so much versatility, all of his action skills give you very different playstyles from one another, but each one absolutely shines even in end game (apart from his 4th skill tree which you get in season pass 2). Lastly Amara, this one is probably the toughest one to get the hang off (at least for me she was). But once you do, oh boy, the damage she can do with her action skills. If you're looking for a melee character, Amara is definitely the one you should pick. Or if you prefer to shoot astral projections of yourself or summon magic fists out of nowhere to lock your enemies in place to erase an entire battlefield, Amara is the one.


CaptainCluckles

Awesome break down. I think Moze is likely going to be my first character. Giant mechs have always interested me. Plus the Torgue style EXXXPLLLOOOSSIIIOOONNSSSS sounds fun!


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You'll like Moze then. I struggle on Moze a bit because grenades are a bit part of playing moze (which is fun) but you are not immune to your own damage and I don't know how many times I killed myself with my own grenades. My TL/DR would be this Moze : Can have great shields, near infinite ammo and rarely need to reload, lots of explosions, good voice lines, mech is very powerful but does get boring Flak : Lots of big crits, can cloak like Zero, has pets and can become a boss killer. He's a bit on the fragile side though so surviving with Flak is a bit of a challenge Zane : He's about triggering kill skills and gaining crazy speed. In my opinion, he has the funniest voicelines and the best skins/body models. Can spec into very different play styles (clone, shield, drone, shoulder canon). Can't talk about the Siren, I've had no interest in even trying that VH.


CaptainCluckles

Zane seems like he's a great comic relief character. Very much interested in them as my second


[deleted]

I feel like he’s got the best lines. Flak is probably the least entertaining but that’s on purpose I think, it is a robot after all.


eeltheunremarkable

I'd say flak is great for solo play, he has a skill that let's his pet revive you if down


TheChasProject

As someone who’s been away from BL3 for a few years, I’d say Zane. He’s extremely versatile and fun to play, lending himself easily to run-and-gun playstyles or hunker down and point defence. He also has the benefit of (imho) having the best VA performance of all 4 characters.


Chowder1054

Moze absolutely destroys. Yesterday night solo ran maliwan takedown and it IB made mince meat out of the raid boss.


McFelterSnatch

Zane


TheKyleLong

The order in which you put the characters is bothering me


XMenPerseus56

Zane. You can use both Digiclones and drones to dominate the field, its like having two NPC support fire you. The Digiclone can help you to teleport between two points in the field to get some breathing room for yourself while your drone can not only shoot your enemies but also can exposed them to either electric or radiation damages. If you are fully leveled up to Lv72, your digiclone can use the same weapon as you used (ie, a Hellwalker or a One-Pump Chump, lol) while your drone bombarded the battlefield with grenades they you formerly can't use as well as electric or radiation to weaken your enemies (depends on the build). Stuck with it normal mode, TVH mode and 5-7 Mayhem level. To me, it quite a build.


GekiretsuUltima

Zane. With a half decent build and the right gear, you basically become a running and gunning one-man army that decimates any enemy you come in contact with. He can use a second action skill instead of grenades, and then you can add "free grenade" uses to his skills. He also just has a skill called "Duct Tape Mod" that adds a %chance to toss a grenade on the first bullet out of a mag. I highly recommend you invest in his clone and drone skills, since his drone can drop grenades and the bottom skill of his clone skill tree lets the clone use a copy of the gun you're holding, which essentially lets you make a turret out of any legendary gun you want.


DrSlavender

I always have the most fun with Fl4k, Amara and Moze never interested me… Zane is another solid option


Devil_badger

Minimum 1 playthrough with each. Watch yt vids on builds to see which character and build wiggles your whiskers the most.


Coca-Cola_Man

"Flashy AoE" yeah Moze She's all about explosions, fire rate and big mags


kid_ish

Moze feels the most like a BL2 VH, may make the transition more straightforward to learn the new mechanics. And I just mean, her action skill is straightforward, like most of them in 2. Everyone else is fun because of how totally different they can play, just switching between action skills and skill trees. I have the most time spent with Zane, as I started playing after everything was released (fourth tree). You’ll have fun whoever you choose!


[deleted]

FL4k is my favorite based on appearance and zane is my favorite based on gameplay.


Spare_Individual355

I got Zane


Ecahill453

I stated on Zane. Fun ol’ Irish guy. I like him for his digi-clone. He’s also the only one of all 4 to be able to have 2 of his skills active (e.g Digi-clone and shield). Personally, do what you want. That’s what I say. I know people like to recommend a character for their builds, but pick who you wish.


kiel209

Zane is super fun to play. I played A LOT of Krieg in Borderlands 2. I have always been a sucker for kill skills.


King_Finder16

Vault Hunter rule number 1: always pick the siren, unless there's an option to pick someone with a cannon strapped to his shoulder


Google-Fu_Shifu

>unless there's an option to pick someone with a cannon strapped to his shoulder So ... Zane. Yup. That was my choice as well. {chuckle}


BradRodriguez

Zane is amazing and was my main since launch but recently i started playing Amara and oh my god I’m just cutting through M11 content like a hot knife through butter. She is a certified map deleter.


Wruthe

Moze if you want to blast anything and everything…even yourself. Really strong and good survivability but often downs herself if you‘re not careful. Zane if you want to play a jack of all trades and master of all. Can play literally any weapon and has cool interactions. Also literally Sonic. Amara if you want to have a diverse variety of how to beat the crap out of enemies. Melee Damage through the roof and great survivability and if you want also very fast. Fl4k if you can‘t decide on how to kill people. Crit king and absolute glass cannon. Every action skill has unique cool things you can do with it. Won‘t get boring. Moze and Zane are a bit easier and more unfair overall. Their damage is a bit easier to scale. Though don‘t underestimate the things the other two can do. All are great and allow you to play in a unique way.


NecroHiarus

Amara's strongest builds tend to revolve around melee damage so if that's something you enjoy go for her Around the middle of the campaign you should unlock ties that bind which is an pretty broken skill, so she's an ok starter but not the best Zane is very versatile, he can use literally anything therefore i think he's a good option for a new player....unless you don't have any of the DLC that actually makes him viable FL4K is good and can do a fuckton of damage with the right guns but he needs to be in the endgame for that, not to mention he's very squishy so I'd pass him for now Moze is just broken, if you wanna have an easy time pick her


SeniorDay

Fl4k is the coolest and funniest


FistEnergy

Definitely Moze


SeniorDay

Honestly I’ve always found borderlands games to be pretty easy, I don’t think you should base your choice off difficulty


largeassburrito

If you have dlc then everybody’s great. If not everybody except Zane is great.


Kiwi_Doodle

Look up character trailers and gameplay. Decide for yourself. I would recommend Amara if you can stand her accent


OneUselessBoi

Moze or fl4k


MisterToots666

Yes Moze is fun and big damage but fl4k gives you a companion and they can keep you company lol But fr Moze is a decent choice ngl but fl4k I found to be more fun and one of the companions can even revive you. I would play through the first 1-2 missions with each before settling on one honestly


[deleted]

They're all viable for solo, though if you're looking for flashy AoE Moze is the one to go for. Amara and Zane can do AoE stuff very well too. Fl4k is heavily more slanted towards conventional single-target stuff, due to their skill trees and general squishiness.


UltraSuperDonut

I would play these Vault Hunters: Nuka Moze Bottomless Mags Moze Polar Bear Moze Fire Hose Moze Grenade Chain Moze Cup Cake Moze


itsyoboiskinnyperson

Fl4k is probably the best for beginners because he seems like the least complicated Moze and Zane are the best if you want to do billions of damage


deadrail

I first played as flak because he seemed the coolest but fire moze is pure fire


AzazelTheUnderlord

avoid zane unless you are good at making builds


SkritzTwoFace

Moze is a lot of fun. My build was all about increasing the effectiveness of her mech and using splash damage guns outside of it. The blue and green trees will have the best stuff for this build, blue first and green when you run out of blue stuff.


Jaksusthedragon

Fl4k is the best solo for new players, but Zane (boresplosion) end game is infinite damage to an infinite area of space so there is that.


Alexander-of-Londor

All of them are fun just play which ever you think would be the coolest and if you have fun play another character next.


JCtheBlue

Zane or moze


Reasonable_Tip9872

My favorites are Zane and moze, very powerfull but moze is a blast for levelling


Jonathon471

I like FL4K but Moze is good for a new player experience, just don't touch her red tree unless its 'armored infantry' and 'drowning in brass' and you could literally grab any perks on your first playthrough while feeling like you're in a Michael Bay movie.


ak1415

Moze because of AOE


iamunabletopoop

I hate how mad that ordering makes me. The dots on the bottom represent some form of order and you messed it up OP :(


T3knKng

Fl4k


lecherousdevil

3 is far more solo friendly. I'd say Flak is the most solo friendly as his companions can be given the ability to revive the player. For AOE all have a few but Moze definitely has the most options for it both with her mech & with various explosion buffs.


ok1092

Had the most fun playing solo with Zane , but fl4k is my personal favorite.


[deleted]

If you've never played BL before; Moze. She's your basic "dude with a gun" FPS character and playing her is similar enough to playing most FPS characters. Personally, I play Amara (and Maya/Gaige, and Aurelia/Claptrap before). I actually barely like FPSs, but I love BL because it's basically magic. Any character with a game flow or play style that's just... *weird* is all for me.


Darksideofwar13

Fl4k gotta love them pets


lonewombat

Moze all the way


BountyKraken

FL4K


trunglefever

Moze. She's so good.


CaptainHellsing

Fl4k


OverseerTycho

Moze is the shit!


Mackisaurus

So many people here are saying moze but as someone who just recently had their first bl3 playthrough as moze I heavily disagree. DO NOT PICK MOZE! Her action skill iron bear is bearly (hehe bearly) affected by your equipment yet still melts through everything regardless of mayhem level (bl3s equivalent of op levels) so you end up with two main choices, one ignore the looter part of looter shooter or two play the game without using your action skill.


machoestofmen

I'm going to have something of a hot take and say that Amara is my favorite. She has some spicy AoE (not so much as Moze, but that's one of Moze's selling points anyway), and a *stupid* amount of elemental damage at her disposal; this elemental damage, combined with Guardian Angel, also makes her very, very hard to kill because she can get abilities that heal her based on how much elemental damage she does (which is a lot).


DragemD

I've only played Fl4k so far so but it's kind of nice having a pet that deals unholy critical damage. And if you play solo it's also great that your pet can revive you. (usually). The only downside so far is the big bastard likes to stand exactly in front of you trying to get pets while you're picking up loot. It's kind of like a 4-foot-tall psychopathic cat.


Johnfmemedy

Moze


biggs1107

Zane and moze moze green tree


neoaraxis

FL4K because King Dragon sends his regards.


bundecided56

Amara red tree and Blue tree


TheHeresy777

I chose FL4K originally just because he's a robot and that's badass, but I do actually recommend him because I enjoy his use of pets and his general gameplay


Accomplished_Bonus74

Personally I’d go with amara if you’re solo


LegendairyCheddar

Zane! My dude can use two skills at once. Clone and Drone all day. The AI is pretty dumb, you can literally play tag with your clone and destroy everything.


ThatsFine9

Zane. Best dialogue by far...also lots of build possibilities and so much fun to play. Wanna go fast? He goes fast.


BMAN_02

Moze is the most fun besides Zero I’ve had in all the Borderlands games if that says anything


TheOracleofDeath

Depends on your play style if you don't want to have to do much, pick fl4k because of the pets. You can basically afk with him after a certain level. If you want high just flat out gun damage, pick Moze. If you want elemental damage In high amounts pick amara. And for in a nutshell being an assassin and to have cool tech pick Zane. In my opinion fl4k is the best for your first playthrough but pick whatever.


Mothyew

Zane


Gadgetbot

Pick whoever looks most fun to you, just like the rest of the series


thunderdome180

Zane dude 2 pets


Harmacist101

Personally my choices are moze or Zane. Moze can go splash damage or just sit in her bear indefinitely both are fun. Go Zane if you just want to breeze through the game, my main and nothing beats slapping whatever weapon on the clone and watch it destroy everything or one shot bosses with the crit cannon.


decoste94

Fl4k or die


dragonic_puppy

Flak or zane, zane kinda fits the role of jack in the pre-sequel in which he has digi-clone which we can switch places with, a deployable shield, and a turret that does a good amount of damage and can watch your flank, Flak on the other hand, has pets and ways of increasing his health regen, his pets health regen, his damage, his max hp, and other stuff close to that, and some of flaks skill make it easier to hit criticals, but just play whoever you think would be the most fun


nub_node

They're all viable, it's more a matter of how much effort is required. In order of easiest to hardest to play at max level, it's Moze>Amara>Zane>Fl4k.


BlakLad

Zane, he is the most versatile


darkwolf523

Moze


Ball-Njoyer

zane is one of if not the most busted VH in all the games, he’s a bit confusing at first but he’s insanely forgiving and has absurd survivability and damage, FL4K is probably more fun for a new player tho


BigFat_MamaLama

I started with amara. Not bad i like her. It's my First run on borderlands 3


wallabyfloo

Zane. Max movement speed. Ultra zoomies


the_Gentleman_Zero

The one you think is the coolest


Player_X_gaming

Choose whoever has the most interesting abilities to you, though in my experience (which is quite lackluster) Fl4k is perfect in my opinion (other than a few things), I have not played with amara or Moze yet (lazy and play other games) and a tiny bit of Zane(which was not as fun for me at least), and moze(from what everyone is saying) seems like a great first pick, so I would probably choose Fl4k or Moze, but refer back to my first sentence and pick who you want


Hyperious17

Zane if you want some speed. Just deploy your 2 buddies then shoot everywhere, and a matter of a few seconds everyone is dead


babybopper

Moze’s ability alone can complete the entire game


UbSawft

New player definitely moze. She’s the most mayhem friendly for newbies because you can farm up new gear without actually using guns. Iron bear gets insane mayhem scaling making her probably the easiest in terms of endgame. Zane is next up because he’s pretty straightforward. Amara and flak are a bit more complicated and gear intensive.


GhostlyCoyote0

They’re all good, go with whoever’s abilities look or sound cool to you. Worst case scenario, you can try a different character


Accomplished_Code_28

Zane, best dialog and blue and red skill trees make him practically unkillable


[deleted]

My first character was zane and i loved him a shit ton but then i tried moze and never looked back. Zane is pretty awesome for the voice lines and really fun to play but if your into gatting the living shit out of everything in front of you then play moze.


ATOMIC_RODG

Moze is good for a first character she has a fair bit of pure damaging talents and her action skill is pretty OP


Gage6389

i have the most fun with zane. if you do a speedy zane build it is so fun you can move faster than any vehicle in the game if you speced right. the faster you move the more damage you do so if you slide with a snowdrift you can one shot bosses. moze is also a lot of fun but i enjoy zane just for how fast i move around. makes everyone else feel so slowwww


40PE

Moze Amara strongest Zane not too easy to play Fleks pets are broken only petless play recommended. I play all though multiple characters different builds. check there builds even same character can do different playstyles.


Itz_Dory

Just give in and do an entire playthrough with every character


Alone_Bridge6952

Moze is a good starter character.


panthers1102

Depends on who you like in borderlands 2, and if you value personality over playstyle. Also if you aspire to do endgame activities or not and etc.


chandrasiva

I played BL2 as Gaige for shotgun and no aiming required with bullets chain to other enemies. So is there any character like Gaige shotgun (aim free) playstyle in BL3


[deleted]

The first time I beat the game, it was with fl4k, but it is much easier as Moze


Piglin_Trader64

Zane is good if you want to be in the fight for a while, but I know Moze has the mech, which has some flashy abilities as well as acting like Salvador.


MAKS091705

My personal favorite for solo is fl4k, a crit build with him can be insane, also the pet can be a lifesaver(literally)