Discover the location of the Blacklime Bunker in Borderlands 4's The Fadefields, find the Locust container to open the door, and learn strategies to defeat the Core Observer boss.
Walkthrough
- 1Locate the Blacklime Bunker in The Howl, The Fadefields, near Zadra's initial meeting point.
- 2The entrance is embedded in a cliff face. Travel northeast from the Shut-Eye Keep Safehouse.
- 3Follow the cliffside southwest until you find a grapple spot.
- 4Grapple and glide to a small cliff, then to a plateau in front of the bunker door.
- 5Find the Locust container on this plateau.
- 6Quickly glide back to the door and toss the container to open it.
- 7Crouch/slide under a pipe to progress through the bunker.
- 8In the room with water, double jump/glide from the entrance to the central platform.
- 9From the central platform, double jump/glide to the spot with the button.
- 10Press the button to open the door to the final section, which contains vending machines and the entrance to the boss room.
Boss Fight: Core Observer
Stats / Weaknesses:
- Weak point: Small red eye in the middle (grants critical hits).
- Effective Damage Type: Shock damage is highly effective.
- Health Bars: Two blue health bars and one green health bar.
Phases:
- Phase 1: The boss uses normal projectile spam. Strafe left and right or use cover. It can also launch cluster mines; be cautious of these.
- Phase 2: The boss uses a beam attack. Hide behind cover until it finishes.
- Final Health Bar: The boss performs a large attack where all shots ricochet. Hide behind cover and hope to avoid damage.
Strategy:
- When the boss uses normal projectile spam, constantly move left and right or hide behind designated covers.
- Be especially careful of the cluster mines it can shoot.
- During the beam attack in the second phase, seek cover.
- For the final health bar's ricocheting attack, hide behind cover and try to avoid being hit.
- Aim for the small red eye in the middle of the boss for critical hits, which is especially effective with Jakobs weapons.
- Utilize Shock damage due to the boss's health bar composition.
- Core Observer can drop the following Legendary items: Defibrillator (Repkit), Divided Focus (Assault Rifle), Bully (Pistol).
- You will also receive 40 SDU Tokens.
- The boss can be refought for a fee.
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