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Retainer
Updated: Sep 04, 2023
Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2
Retainer

Retains your guts inside your body, where they belong.
  • Content
    Fight for Sanctuary
  • Shield Type
    Roid
  • Rarity
    Effervescent
  • Manufacturer
    Hyperion
  • Elements
    Corrosive

Retainer
All Details

Retainer (BL2)
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Retainer - About

The Effervescent Shield Retainer is manufactured by Hyperion and comes from the Borderlands 2 Fight for Sanctuary - DLC.

Retainer - unique Ability

Using this Shield in combination with the Toothpick Assault Rifle in Writhing Deep:
+ Movement Speed
+ Jump Height

BUG! This shield doesn't increase the users melee damage.

Retainer - Variants

  • Elements
    Corrosive
  • Shield Parts
    Limited Parts
    Limited Parts
  • possible
    none

Retainer - Augments

Hyperion - Survivability Augments

  • Adaptive +Capacity
    +Rate
    -Delay
    +8/15/23% Health
    +17/33/41% Resistance to the last received damage type for 3s.
  • Brimming -Capacity
    +Delay
    While full:
    +5/10/15% Max-Health Regen/s
  • Turtle +40/80/120% Shield Capacity
    -10/20/30% Health
  • Healthy -Capacity
    -Rate
    -Delay
    +10/25/50% Health
  • Capacity +Delay
    +25/50/75% Shield Capacity
  • Recharge Delay -Rate
    -25/40/50% Shield Recharge Delay
  • Recharge Rate -Capacity
    +15/30/45% Shield Recharge Rate
  • Projected +Capacity
    While crouching:
    Projects a front-facing Barrier that reduces incoming Projectile Damage by 20/35/50%.
  • Resistance -Capacity
    +27/38/51% [element] Resistance OR
    +32/41/53% Shock Resistance
  • Fortify Charge -Capacity
    +Delay
    15/20/25% Chance to drop a Fortify Charge on Shield damage.
    Fortify Charge: +10/15/25% Damage Reduction for 7s.
  • Health Charge -Capacity
    -Delay
    15/20/25% Chance to drop a Health Charge on Shield damage.
    Health Charge: Heals 15/25/35% Max-Health
  • Shield Charge +Rate
    15/20/25% Chance to drop a Shield Charge on Shield damage.
    Shield Charge: Restores 8/15/23% Shield

Hyperion - Utility Augments

  • Absorb -Capacity
    15/30/40% Bullet Absorb Chance
  • Fleet +Capacity
    +Delay
    While depleted:
    +10/17/24% Move Speed
  • Vagabond +Delay
    While full:
    +10/17/24% Move Speed
  • Spike +Capacity
    +Delay
    When melee'd while active:
    Returns 9,902 / 19,805 / 39,609 damage to the attacker.

Retainer - Changelog

Retainer
How to Farm

Retainer
Assigned Loot Pool

Retainer
Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drops are shields that only drop from its dedicated sources.
Unlike World Drops who can drop almost everywhere at a small chance.

Retainer
Drop Rates

  • Sand Worm TVHM+
    2%
  • Sand Worm NVHM
    1%
  • Sand Worm Queen
    20%
The number next to the Source notes Loot Luck.

Wonderlands
Loot Luck Formula

P%=1.2L0.27×1001.2L0.27+100

P = Dedicated Loot Pool Chance
L = Loot Luck

Retainer
Grinder Recipe

This recipe requires 1+ DLC-Legendary!
Shield LegendaryplusShield LegendaryplusShield LegendaryequalsShield Legendary
The Grinder⚙️ recipe for the displayed chances.
You can use the Deadly Bloom and Cryo Spike as legendary ingredients.

Retainer
Dedicated Sources

Sand Worm

Sand Worm

The Burrows
Enemy
Sand Worm Queen

Sand Worm Queen

The Burrows
Enemy

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