Moze - Skills Tree & Guide | Borderlands 3

Learn all you need to know about Moze the Gunner's skill tree in Borderlands 3! Featuring all Action Skills, Augments, notable Skills from each tree, & all skills list!!!

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Moze - Gunner Character Class Overview

Moze is a former Vladof soldier who specializes in mechanized combat. She is able to digistruct her Iron Bear Mech, which helps her rain down heavy firepower on her enemies.

Mix & Match Your Arsenal

Moze's Iron Bear suit has multiple hardpoints to attack different weapons and firepower. She can choose from railguns, miniguns, flamethrowers, and more to augment how she fights on the field.

Skills Allow You To Take The Frontline

Moze's skills focus on getting her as tanky as possible, increase her splash damage, and regenerates her ammo. This helps her stick to the frontlines and deal with the endless hordes of enemies coming at you!

Shield of Retribution - Skill Tree & Action Skills

Notable Skills in Shield of Retribution

Armored Infantry

As long as Moze's shields are active, she has increased gun damage, making her hit harder against enemies as long as her shield is active.

Full Can of Whoop-Ass

A great way to immediately recharge your shields. This skill also works great in a team setup, as using your action skill can instantly give allies the sustain they need.

Phalanx Doctrine

A Kill Skill that gives Moze a stack of increased Gun Damage and an increased Maximum Skill. There is no max stack, meaning that you will be able to have increased offense and defense indefinitely.

Railgun

Railgun	The Railgun fires electrified high-velocity projectiles that deal Shock Damage.

Excellent Against Shields

The Railgun is great for sniping enemies and quickly shredding their shields. It has long range capabilities, meaning that you will be able to dispatch targets from far away with this weapon.|

Bear Fist

Bear Fist	The Bear Fist is a pneumatic-driven fist that deals massive damage to a single target at close range.

Get Up Close & Personal With Enemies

The Bear Fists are designed for close-range combat. With these equipped, you can get close to enemies and pummel them to death! No need to worry about your shields as the skill tree is focused on beefing up your shields so you can take the hits!

Demolition Woman - Skill Tree & Action Skills

Notable Skills in Demolition Woman

Deadlines

This will increase the Duration of your Iron Bear Mech as it drains less fuel and increases your fuel tanks whenever you kill an enemy. Note that this skill has diminishing returns.

Auto Bear

Exiting the Iron Bear will turn it into an automatic killing machine! It will temporarily stay deployed and continue fighting enemies. It will then self-destruct right before the skill ends.

To The Last

You will have a slight advantage in Fight For Your Life mode as you can throw grenades. This will make it easier to gain a Second Wind as grenades deal damage over an area of effect!

V-35 Grenade Launcher

V-35 Grenade Launcher	The V-35 is a semi-automatic grenade launcher. Its grenades are not affected by Moze's equipped grenade mod

Deal Tons of Splash Damage

This semi-automatic grenade launcher allows you to deal tons of damage to an area. The Skill Augments allow you to increase your total DPS by increasing damage, fire rate, or even allow you to fire a singularity grenade!

Vanquisher Rocket Pod

Vanquisher Rocket Pod	The Vanquisher Rocket Pod is a rocket launcher capable of rapid-firing volleys of unguided explosive rockets.

Rapid Fire Enemies To The Ground

You will be able to launch a volley of rockets to deal high damage against enemies. These rockets will also deal damage over an area of effect, letting you control large crowds of enemies.

Bottomless Mags - Skill Tree & Action Skills

Notable Skills In Bottomless Mags

Cloud of Lead

Will let you deal additional Incendiary Damage, and will prevent you from consuming any of your ammo. Allowing you to get more shots off against enemies!

Rushin' Offensive

You will be able to sprint and shoot at the same time, allowing you to reposition faster and deal damage against enemies.

Some For The Road

Exiting Iron Bear will temporarily give you infinite ammo. Perfect for when you need to finish up the straggler enemies. Best paired with a gun that has a high fire rate!

Minigun

Minigun	The Minigun is capable of sustained rapid fire. Firing for long periods causes the Minigun to overheat, rendering it inoperable for a few seconds.

Rapid Fire Goodness

Make your enemies eat loads of lead with the Minigun! The rapid fire allows you to deal a ton of damage to enemies. Despite this, make sure to avoid overheating this weapon as it can render it inoperable!

Salamander

Salamander	The Salamander is a flamethrower that deals Incendiary Damage to enemies at close range. Though the Salamander has infinite ammo, it drains Fuel with use.

Deal Incendiary Damage

The Salamander has infinite ammo, allowing you to deal massive Incendiary damage to enemies. However, this is best paired with skills that lessen fuel drain to maximize its benefits.

Moze All Skill List & Effects

All Shield of Retribution Tree Skills & Effect

Railgun

Railgun	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect:

The Railgun fires electrified high-velocity projectiles that deal Shock Damage.

Selfless Vengeance

Selfless Vengeance	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Current Health Removed: 1.0% / 2.0% / 3.0% / 4.0% / 5.0% Bonus Incendiary Damage: +3.0% / +6.0% / +9.0% / +12.0% / +15.0% of gun damage dealt Selfless Vengeance Duration: 5 seconds

Whenever Moze reloads, she loses a small portion of her health and grants additional Incendiary Damage to her and her allies’ rounds for a few seconds.

Security Bear

Security Bear	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: 20% Iron Bear Max Health added as Shields

Iron Bear gains a bubble shield that reduces damage taken.

The shield deactivates if it sustains too much damage, reactivating after a short cooldown.

Armored Infantry

Armored Infantry	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Damage Reduction: +3.0% / +6.0% / +8.0% / +11.0% / +13.0% Gun Damage: +3.0% / +6.0% / +9.0% / +12.0% / +15.0%

While Moze’s shields are active, she gains Damage Reduction and increased Gun Damage.

Hell On Rails

Hell On Rails	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Railgun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Converts to Incendiary Damage: Fuel Drain: +30%

Railgun now fires superheated rounds that deal Incendiary Damage, but have increased Fuel Drain per shot.

Drowning in Brass.

Drowning in Brass.	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Moze Fire Rate: -0.5% / -1.0% / -1.5% / -2.0% / -2.5% per stack Gun Damage: +4.0% / +8.0% / +12.0% / +16.0% / +20.0% per stack 3] Drowning In Brass Duration: 15 seconds

Kill Skill. Killing an enemy grants Moze a stack of Drowning in Brass.

For each stack of Drowning in Brass, Moze’s Fire Rate is reduced, but Gun Damage is increased for both her and her allies.

Thin Red Line

Thin Red Line	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: +20%/ 40% 60% Max Health Reserved and Added to Max Shields

A portion of Moze’s health is Reserved and cannot be restored, but her Maximum Shield is increased by the same amount.

Vladoof Ingenuity

Vladoof Ingenuity	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Shock Damage Resistance: +15.0% / +26.0% / +35.0% / +42.0% / +47.0% Max Shield: +6.0% / +12.0% / +18.0% / +24.0% / +30.0%

Moze’s Maximum Shield is increased, and she gains resistance to Shock Damage.

Bear Fist

Bear Fist	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect: Melee

The Bear Fist is a pneumatic-driven fist that deals massive damage to a single target at close range.

Capacitive Armature

Capacitive Armature	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Railgun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Splinter Damage: -75%

When Railgun hits an enemy, it chains to nearby enemies, dealing reduced Shock Damage to more targets.

Full Can of Whoop-Ass

Full Can of Whoop-Ass	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Shield Recharge Rate: +25.0%

Entering Iron Bear causes Moze’s and her allies’ shields to immediately begin recharging at an increased Shield Recharge Rate.

Experimental Munitions

Experimental Munitions	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Bonus Incendiary Damage: +10% of Damage Dealt

Whenever Moze scores a Critical Hit, she deals bonus Incendiary Damage.

Wild Swing

Wild Swing	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Bear Fist Must be equipped to use) Effect: Elemental Damage: +35% of damage dealt

Whenever Bear Fist hits an enemy, it deals random bonus Elemental Damage to that enemy and all enemies nearby.

Corrosive Sabot Round

Capacitive Armature	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Railgun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Railgun Damage: -50%] Fuel Drain: -50%] Magazine Size: -75%] Converts to Corrosive Damage

Railgun now fires a specialty round that deals reduced damage and explodes after a short delay.

Railgun shots have reduced Fuel Drain and the Magazine Size is increased.

Behind The Iron Curtain

Behind The Iron Curtain	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Shield Recharge Rate: +7% / +14% / +21% Shield Recharge Delay: -7.0% / -14.0% / -19.0%

Moze’s Shield Recharge Delay is reduced, and her Shield Recharge Rate is increased.

Desperate measures

Desperate measures	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Gun Damage: up to +17% /+33% / +50%

Moze’s Gun Damage is increased depending on how low her health is. The lower her health, the greater the increase.

Close The Distance

Wild Swing	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Bear Fist Must be equipped to use) Effect:

Instead of punching, Bear Fist now launches its fist forward and grabs enemies at greatly increased range, dealing Shock Damage and pulling them back to Bear Fist.

Phalanx Doctrine

Phalanx Doctrine	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Max Shields: +3.0% / +6.0% / +9.0% / +12.0% / +15.0% per stack Gun Damage: +2.0% / +4.0% / +6.0% / +8.0% / +10.0% per stack Phalanx Doctrine Duration: 30 seconds

Kill Skill. After killing an enemy, Moze gains a stack of Phalanx Doctrine. For every stack of Phalanx Doctrine, Moze’s Maximum Shield and Gun Damage are increased. Each stack lasts 30 seconds.

There is no stack limit.

Force Feedback

Force Feedback	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect:

Whenever Moze scores a Critical Kill, her shields immediately begin recharging.

Shockhammer

Shockhammer	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Bear Fist Must be equipped to use) Effect:

Bear Fist is now capable of sustained rapid fire punching.

Additionally, Bear Fist has reduced Fuel Drain and deals Bonus Shock Damage with each hit.

Tenacious Defense

Tenacious Defense	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Restores: +40% of Max Shield / +2.0% Tenacious Defense Duration: 30 seconds Gun Damage: +30%

Whenever Moze’s shield is fully depleted, she instantly restores a portion of her shield, and her Gun Damage is increased for a short time.

This skill can only trigger after Moze’s shields have fully recharged.

All Demolition Woman Tree Skills & Effect

V-35 Grenade Launcher

V-35 Grenade Launcher	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect:

The V-35 is a semi-automatic grenade launcher. Its grenades are not affected by Moze’s equipped grenade mod.

Fire In The Skag Den

Fire In The Skag Den	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Bonus Incendiary Damage: +3% / +6% / +9% / +12% / +15%

Whenever Moze deals Splash Damage, she deals bonus Incendiary Damage.

Deadlines

Deadlines	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Fuel Drain: -12.0% / -22.0% / -30.0% Fuel Returned: Up to 2.0% / 4.0% / 6.0% Max Duration: 8 seconds

Firing Iron Bear Weapons drains less Fuel.

Killing an enemy while Iron Bear is active increases Fuel. This skill has diminishing returns.

Grizzled

Grizzled	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Iron Bear Cooldown Time: -1 / -2 / -3 / -4 / -5 seconds

Kill Skill. Killing an enemy reduces Moze’s remaining Action Skill Cooldown Time. This skill has diminishing returns.

Shaped Charge

Shaped Charge	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (V-35 Must be equipped to use) Effect: Direct Hit Damage: +35%

Direct hits with the V-35 deal increased damage.

Means Of Destruction

Means Of Destruction	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Ammo Chance: +3.3% / +6.7% / +10% Grenade Chance: +2.0% /+4.0% / +6.0% Max Duration: 8 seconds

Whenever Moze deals Splash Damage, there is a chance to add ammo to her currently equipped weapon’s magazine, with a smaller chance to return a grenade.

Torgue Cross-Promotion

Torgue Cross-Promotion	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: +3% / +6% / +9%/ +12% / +15% chance to double Splash Damage Radius

All Splash Damage dealt by Moze has a chance to double in size.

Stainless Steel Bear

Stainless Steel Bear	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Iron Bear Armor: +6% / +12% / +18% / +24% / +30% Maximum Fuel: +4.0% / +8.0% / +12.0% / +16.0% / +20.0%

Iron Bear gains additional armor and increased Maximum Fuel.

Vanquisher Rocket Pod

Vanquisher Rocket Pod	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect:

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod is a rocket launcher capable of rapid-firing volleys of unguided explosive rockets.

Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (V-35 Must be equipped to use) Effect: Singularity: Every 7th grenade

Occasionally, the V-35 fires a Singularity Grenade that pulls in nearby enemies before exploding.

Pull The Holy Pin

Pull The Holy Pin	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Critical Hit Chance: +10% / +20% / +30%

Moze’s grenades have a chance to score a Critical Hit, dealing greatly increased damage. Sources of Critical Hit Damage do not affect grenade Critical Hits.

Auto Bear

Auto Bear	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Auto Bear Duration: 15 seconds

After Moze exits Iron Bear, it will remain deployed in place for a short time.

While Auto Bear remains active, it will target and attack nearby enemies until its duration ends, then it will charge at an enemy and self-destruct.

Active Tracking

Active Tracking	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Vanquisher Rocket Pod Must be equipped to use) Effect: Reload Speed: +25%

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod now fires homing rockets and has increased Reload Speed. Hold down F and aim at enemies to designate up to 6 targets. Releasing Fire Button launches a volley of homing rockets at the designated targets.

Lock And Speedload

Lock And Speedload	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (V-35 Must be equipped to use) Effect: Reload Speed: +25%

The V-35’s Reload Speed is greatly increased and it now fires a 5-round burst.

Vampyr

Vampyr	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Restores +4% / +8% / +12% / +16%/ +20% of missing health per enemy hit

Whenever Moze damages an enemy with a thrown grenade, for every enemy hit, she restores a portion of her missing health.

Why Can't I Carry All These Grenades?

Why Can't I Carry All These Grenades?	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Grenade Capacity: +1% / +2% / +3%

Increases Moze’s grenade carrying capacity.

Target Softening

Target Softening	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Vanquisher Rocket Pod Must be equipped to use) Effect: Enemy Damage Taken: +15% Damage -74%

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod deals greatly reduced damage per rocket, but fires in a 6-rocket spread. Additionally, enemies hit by Vanquisher Rocket Pod rockets take increased damage from all sources.

To The Last

To The Last	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect:

Moze gains the ability to throw grenades while in Fight For Your Life. If she threw a grenade before gaining Second Wind, a grenade is refunded.

Explosive Punctuation

Explosive Punctuation	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Action Skill Cooldown Rate: +5.0% / +10.0% / +15.0% / +20.0% / +25.0%

When Moze deals Splash Damage, her Action Skill Cooldown Rate is briefly increased.

Hammerdown Protocol

Hammerdown Protocol	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Vanquisher Rocket Pod Must be equipped to use) Effect: Damage: +380% Magazine Size: 1

Instead of a volley of conventional rockets, the Vanquisher Rocket Pod launches a single rocket with a nuclear warhead, dealing massive Radiation Damage.

Short Fuse

Short Fuse	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Secondary Explosion Chance: 20% Secondary Explosion Damage: 75% of Gun Damage

Whenever Moze deals Gun Damage, there is a chance of a secondary explosion centered on the target.

All Bottomless Mags Tree Skills & Effect

Minigun

Minigun	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect:

The Minigun is capable of sustained rapid fire. Firing for long periods causes the Minigun to overheat, rendering it inoperable for a few seconds.

Cloud Of Lead

Cloud Of Lead	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Every 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 shots does not consume ammo Bonus Incendiary Damage: +2.25% / +4.50% / +6.75% / +9.00% / +11.25%

Occasionally, Moze's and Iron Bear's shots will deal additional Incendiary Damage and won’t consume ammo.

Dakka Bear

Dakka Bear	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect:

Adds a manned turret to the back of Iron Bear.

Matched Set

Matched Set	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Heat Per Shot: -2.0% / -4.0% / -6.0% / -9.0% / -11.0% Magazine Size: +2.0% / +4.0% / +6.0% / +8.0% / +10.0%

Moze's currently equipped weapon gains a stacking bonus to Magazine Size and Decreased Heat Per Shot for every piece of equipped gear that has a matching manufacturer.

Let Off Some Steam

Let Off Some Steam	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Minigun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Damage: Up to +80% Minigun Heat Capacity: +35%

Minigun deals more damage as heat increases, and can be fired for longer before overheating.

Stoke The Embers

Stoke The Embers	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Incendiary Damage: +10% / +20% / +30%

Increases Moze and Iron Bear’s Incendiary Damage.

Redistribution

Redistribution	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Ammo Regeneration: +5% of Magazine Redistribution Duration: 3 seconds

After Moze scores a Critical Hit, she regenerates ammo for a few seconds.

Scrappy

Scrappy	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Weapon Swap Speed: +16.0% / +27.5% / +36.3% / +43.2% / +48.7% Mode Switch Speed: +16.0% / +27.5% / +36.3% / +43.2% / +48.7% Handling: +10.7% / +19.4% / +26.5% / +32.4% / +37.5%

While moving, Moze's Handling, Weapon Swap and Mode Switch Speed are increased.

Salamander

Salamander	Skill Type: Action Skill (Must be equipped to use) Effect:

The Salamander is a flamethrower that deals Incendiary Damage to enemies at close range.

General Winter

General Winter	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Minigun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Converts to Cryo Damage Fuel Drain: -40% Minigun Damage: -30% Cryo Efficiency: +20%

Minigun fires Cryo rounds which reduce Heat Gain and Fuel Drain, but deal reduced damage.

Rushin' Offensive

Rushin' Offensive	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect:

Moze can sprint and shoot at the same time.

Scorching RPM's

Scorching RPM's	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Fire Rate: +3.0% / +6.0% / +9.0% / +12.0% / +15.0% Critical Hit Damage: +4.0% / +8.0% / +12.0% / +16.0% / +20.0%

Moze gains increased Fire Rate and Critical Hit Damage.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Salamander Must be equipped to use) Effect: Movement Speed: +25% Fuel Drain: -25%

Reduces Salamander’s Fuel Drain. Additionally, Iron Bear’s Movement Speed is increased after damaging an enemy with Salamander.

Exploding Bullets

Exploding Bullets	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Minigun Must be equipped to use) Effect: Minigun Fire Rate: -75% Minigun Damage: +126%

Minigun fires Explosive Rounds that deal increased Splash Damage, but its Fire Rate is decreased.

The Iron Bank

The Iron Bank	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.5) Effect: Magazine Size: +7.0% / +14.0% / +21.0% / +28.0% / +35.0%

Increases Moze's Magazine Size.

Specialist Bear

Specialist Bear	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Iron Bear Damage: +25%

Equipping two of the same Weapons on Iron Bear increases the damage they deal.

Chemical Warfare

Chemical Warfare	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Salamander Must be equipped to use) Effect: Converts to Corrosive Damage Melt Damage: +50%

Salamander’s now deals Corrosive Damage. Additionally, Salamander’s Melt Damage is increased.

Some For the Road

Some For the Road	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Some for the Road Duration:　5 seconds

Moze gains infinite ammo for a few seconds after exiting Iron Bear.

"Click, Click..."

Click, Click...	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.3) Effect: Gun Damage: up to +12% / +24% / +36%

Moze gains increased Gun Damage as her magazine empties. The less ammo there is remaining, the greater the increase.

If Moze has a COV gun equipped, she gains Gun Damage as her gun's heat increases.

Molten Roar

Molten Roar	Skill Type: Action Skill Augment (Salamander Must be equipped to use) Effect: Fuel Drain: +25%

The Salamander’s burst-fires 3 projectiles with increased Fuel Drain, the first of which leaves a large Incendiary area.

Forge

Forge	Skill Type: Passive Ability (Max Lv.1) Effect: Ammo Regeneration: +5.0% of magazine/sec

Moze constantly regenerates ammo for her currently equipped weapon.

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