Zane

Discover the All Rounder Build for Zane in Borderlands 3. This guide details skills from the Under Cover, Hitman, and Doubled Agent trees for high survivability and damage.

Zane is a unique Vault Hunter in Borderlands 3, offering versatility with his Action Skills. While he can be challenging to play and some builds are situational, this guide focuses on an "All Rounder Build" designed for endgame content, emphasizing Kill Skills for powerful Barrier and SNTNL Action Skills.

Playstyle

Zane's core mechanic involves equipping two Action Skills at the cost of his Grenade slot (though Passives can mitigate this). His Shield is consistently useful, and his clones can contribute significant damage when utilized effectively. Compared to other Vault Hunters, Zane is currently less powerful, with many builds being highly situational. This guide presents a build optimized for endgame challenges.

All Rounder Build

Under Cover Tree

• Adrenaline (5/5): Action Skill Cooldown Rate +35% based on Shield Capacity.
• Ready for Action (5/5): Shield Recharge Rate +30%, Shield Recharge Delay -29%.
• Brain Freeze (5/5): Slow Chance +20% on Critical Hits.
• Stiff Upper Lip (3/3): Damage Resistance +16% based on damage type received.
• Confident Competence (1/1): While Shields are active, Gun Damage up to +20%, Accuracy up to 33%.
• Really Expensive Jacket (1/1): Status Effect Duration -50%.
• Futility Belt (1/1): Kill Skill: Converts Elemental Damage received to Kinetic, Damage Reduction +15% for 8 seconds.
• Refreshment (3/3): Life Steal 24% of Damage Dealt to Frozen enemies.
• Calm, Cool, Collected (1/1): When Zane freezes an enemy, Regen Shields. If shields are full, Regen Health (3% Max Health/sec). If shields and health are full, Action Skill Cooldown resets.
• Distributed Denial (1/1): Barrier gains the effect of equipped Shield Mod and shares it with allies near it.

Hitman Tree

• Violent Momentum (5/5): Gun Damage +20% at default walk speed (more at faster movement speeds).
• Cool Hand (2/5): Kill Skill: Increases Reload Speed by 5.7% (7% after Kill) for 8 seconds.
• Drone Delivery (1/1): Drops a Grenade based on equipped Grenade Mod, with a 15-second cooldown.
• Salvation (3/5): Kill Skill: Life Steal +6% of damage dealt.
• Death Follows Close (1/1): Kill Skill Duration +7%, Kill Skill Bonus +25%.

Doubled Agent Tree

• Synchronicity (5/5): Gun Damage +20% per Action Skill active.
• Donnybrook (5/5): Kill Skill: Gun Damage +15%, Health Regen 2.5% of missing Health per second.

This build focuses on leveraging Kill Skills to enhance the effectiveness of Zane's Barrier and SNTNL Action Skills. Recommended Augments include All Rounder and Retaliation for the Drone to create a defensive dome, and Winter’s Drone for the SNTNL to improve enemy freezing. This combination provides high survivability and significant damage output, making it suitable for higher difficulties in Borderlands 3.