Gaige
Updated: Sep 03, 2023
Fancy Mathematics

Gaige Skill

Fancy Mathematics

  • Game
    Borderlands 2
  • Class
    Gaige
    Gaige
  • Skill Tree
    Best Friends Forever
  • Skill Type
    Passive Skill
  • Skill Tier
    5
  • Max Points
    5
    5 ➜ 11
  • Armor Boost

Fancy Mathematics
Skill Info

Fancy Mathematics

Fancy Mathematics

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shield Recharge Rate and decreases Recharge Delay.
The lower your Health, the greater these bonuses.

Skill descriptions were adjusted to reflect their real effect.

Fancy Mathematics - Advanced Details

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Fancy Mathematics
Boosting Class Mods

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Anarchist

Anarchist

Mechromancer Pack
Annoyed Android
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Death From Above
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Technophile

Technophile

Mechromancer Pack
Strength of Five Gorillas
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Interspersed Outburst
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Slayer Of Terramorphous

Slayer Of Terramorphous

Mechromancer Pack
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Made of Sterner Stuff
Evil Enchantress
Interspersed Outburst
Preshrunk Cyberpunk

Gaige's other Passive Skills

Close Enough

Close Enough

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Your bullets have a chance to ricochet off surfaces towards nearby enemies at reduced damage.

Ricochet Damage: -50%

Anarchy

Anarchy

Tier: 0
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Killing an enemy or fully emptying your magazine during combat grants you an Anarchy stack.
Each Anarchy stack increases Gun Damage but decreases Accuracy.

All Anarchy stacks are lost by prematurely reloading or quickly decay in Fight for your Life.

Gun Damage: +1.75% /stack
Accuracy: -1.75% /stack
Max Anarchy Stacks: 150

Smaller, Lighter, Faster

Smaller, Lighter, Faster

Tier: 0
Max Points: 4

Passive Skill

Increases your Reload Speed, but reduces Magazine Size.

Cooking Up Trouble

Cooking Up Trouble

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While your Magazine is full you Regenerate Health.

Myelin

Myelin

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shock Resistance and Maximum Shield.

More Pep

More Pep

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Status Effects Chance.
This Bonus is doubled for Shock.

Preshrunk Cyberpunk

Preshrunk Cyberpunk

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your maximum Anarchy stacks.

Blood Soaked Shields

Blood Soaked Shields

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Killing an enemy transfers a portion of your current Health into Shield.

Strength of Five Gorillas

Strength of Five Gorillas

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your and Deathtrap's Melee Damage.

Fancy Mathematics

Fancy Mathematics

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shield Recharge Rate and decreases Recharge Delay.
The lower your Health, the greater these bonuses.

The Better Half

The Better Half

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While your Magazine is below 50%, you gain increased Fire Rate.

Shock Storm

Shock Storm

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Whenever Deathtrap kills an enemy or you kill an enemy with a Critical Hit, an Electric Storm spawns at the enemies location dealing Electrocute Damage to nearby enemies for 2s.

Shock and AAAGGGGHHH!

Shock and AAAGGGGHHH!

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Reloading your gun causes a Shock Explosion, damaging nearby enemies.

Discord

Discord

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Prematurely reloading activates Discord, increasing your Accuracy, Fire Rate, and Health Regeneration.
You constantly lose Anarchy stacks while Discord is active but it can be turned off by prematurely reloading again.

Fire Rate: +25%
Accuracy: +65%
Max-Health Regen/s: 3%

Potent as a Pony

Potent as a Pony

Tier: 10
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your and Deathtrap's Maximum Health.

Typecast Iconoclast

Typecast Iconoclast

Tier: 10
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Gaining an Anarchy stack, has a chance to grant 1 extra stack.

Electrical Burn

Electrical Burn

Tier: 10
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Dealing Shock Status Effect Damage has a chance to Ignite enemies.
The Burn Damage is based on the Electrocute Damage dealt.

Upshot Robot

Upshot Robot

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

While Deathtrap is active, if you or Deathtrap kill an enemy, Deathtrap's Duration is extended, and both of you gain stacking Melee Damage.
All stacks are lost when Deathtrap goes away.

Extra Duration: +5s
Max Stacks: unlimited
Melee Damage: +4% /stack

Annoyed Android

Annoyed Android

Tier: 10
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases Deathtrap's Movement Speed.

Made of Sterner Stuff

Made of Sterner Stuff

Tier: 15
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

You and Deathtrap gain increased Damage Resistance and Fire Resistance.
Additionally, Deathtrap gains Melee Damage.

Rational Anarchist

Rational Anarchist

Tier: 15
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

If you have 0 Anarchy Stacks, the 1st time you would get a stack you instead gain 25.

Wires Don't Talk

Wires Don't Talk

Tier: 15
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

You deal increased Shock and Electrocute Damage.

Death From Above

Death From Above

Tier: 15
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Shooting an enemy while airborne consumes Anarchy stack and creates a Nova, dealing Explosive Skill Damage to nearby enemies.

20% Cooler

20% Cooler

Tier: 20
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Skill Cooldown Rate.

The Nth Degree

The Nth Degree

Tier: 20
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Every Nth bullet that hits an enemy will ricochet towards another nearby enemy.

Interspersed Outburst

Interspersed Outburst

Tier: 20
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Not shooting for 2s grants you an Interspersed Outburst Stack every 1.8s.
Shooting an enemy, consumes all stacks and deals extra Slag Damage*.
Each stack increases the Slag Chance and Damage.

Max Stacks: 5

Make it Sparkle

Make it Sparkle

Tier: 25
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Shooting Deathtrap with an elemental gun charges him with that element, causing his melee attacks to deal +200% Bonus Damage of that element.

Sharing is Caring

Sharing is Caring

Tier: 25
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Deathtrap gains a copy of your Shield with its Effects.

Best Friends Forever
Alternative passive skills

Close Enough

Close Enough

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Your bullets have a chance to ricochet off surfaces towards nearby enemies at reduced damage.

Ricochet Damage: -50%

Cooking Up Trouble

Cooking Up Trouble

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While your Magazine is full you Regenerate Health.

Fancy Mathematics

Fancy Mathematics

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shield Recharge Rate and decreases Recharge Delay.
The lower your Health, the greater these bonuses.

The Better Half

The Better Half

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While your Magazine is below 50%, you gain increased Fire Rate.

Potent as a Pony

Potent as a Pony

Tier: 10
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your and Deathtrap's Maximum Health.

Upshot Robot

Upshot Robot

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

While Deathtrap is active, if you or Deathtrap kill an enemy, Deathtrap's Duration is extended, and both of you gain stacking Melee Damage.
All stacks are lost when Deathtrap goes away.

Extra Duration: +5s
Max Stacks: unlimited
Melee Damage: +4% /stack

Made of Sterner Stuff

Made of Sterner Stuff

Tier: 15
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

You and Deathtrap gain increased Damage Resistance and Fire Resistance.
Additionally, Deathtrap gains Melee Damage.

20% Cooler

20% Cooler

Tier: 20
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Skill Cooldown Rate.

Sharing is Caring

Sharing is Caring

Tier: 25
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Deathtrap gains a copy of your Shield with its Effects.