Can You Respec in Borderlands 4?
Absolutely, respec is alive and well in Borderlands 4. It’s one of those features that almost feels like a safety net for people prone to impulsive decisions like tossing all your points into a skill just because the icon looked cool, only to regret it five minutes later (been there!). Honestly, with how deep the skill trees have gotten and all the ways you can tweak your Vault Hunter, not having a “whoops, let’s try that again” button would feel criminal. Respeccing isn’t just for fixing mistakes, though. Sometimes, you finish a tough boss fight and realize, “Hey… that wasn’t as fun as it could have been. What if I tried that shock build everyone’s talking about?” In Borderlands 4, you can experiment as much as you want it’s all part of the journey on Kairos.
How to Respec Skills in Borderlands 4?
Here’s the short answer: you respec by using Respec Machines, which are basically your in-game “reset and experiment” kiosks. But let’s chat about how it really works, quirks and all. The first time you’ll spot one of these mystical boxes is after finishing the third main mission, “Down and Outbound” (yes, the one where you realize the game is opening up for real). The Respec Machine is tucked away in The Launchpad hub at first, but soon you’ll notice they start popping up at Safe Houses and Faction Towns all across the wilds of Kairos.
Honestly, there’s this little jolt of victory the first time you find the machine. It’s a pod looking thing, not even that flashy, but it changes everything. Each time you want to respec, walk on up, check out the cost (it’s a cut of your cash usually around 10%, which can sting a bit if you’ve been hoarding). Then you get thrown into a view of your skill trees, and it’s like a blank canvas again. The game lets you refund every skill in any tree, or even all trees at once. If you’re feeling half-committal, pick a single tree. If you’ve had a genius new idea (or just got tired of your shotgun build not ever working out), go all in and reset everything.
Just a friendly PSA: don’t leave the respec menu until you’re happy. The machine doesn’t give refunds and will charge you again next time even if you just needed to walk away for a snack. Learned that the hard way after paying almost a million only to realize I hadn’t even picked my new loadout yet.
Where Do I Find These Respec Machines?
After you grab the first one in The Launchpad, they’re everywhere you’d expect a bit like those coffee shops that start popping up as soon as you go looking. Here are the usual hangouts:
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The Launchpad (The Howl, The Fadefields)
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Carcadia (especially Ruined Sumplands)
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Belton’s Bore (places like Low Leys)
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The Lockaway and assorted Safe Houses
And let’s not forget The Food Court because of course, Borderlands.
If you ever get lost, just check your map for a triangle-with-a-dude icon, usually with some sort of recycle circle or arrow.
Anything Weird About Specializations?
Yes, if you’re experimenting with “Specialization” skills, those endgame power-ups, reset them at the same machines… but it’ll cost Eridium instead of cash. It’s rare stuff, so plan before you go wild testing every possible combo. That said, there’s something fun about blowing a pocketful of purple currency just to see if that crazy fire build is as good as Reddit swears.
Respec: A Rite of Passage
Here’s the truth: everyone respecs before they hit the level cap, sometimes several times. It may sound inefficient, but Borderlands is about chaos, discovery, and learning what works by failing in spectacular ways. That’s why the respec system isn’t just a mechanical feature. It lets you play your way, fix your wild ideas, and honestly laugh about the truly bizarre builds you stumble into at 2 a.m. when you thought “all melee” was the answer.
So: respec, stumble, experiment, respec again. Kairos is so much better when you’re not afraid to make mistakes along the way.
