Athena
Updated: Sep 03, 2023
Hold the Line

Athena Skill

Hold the Line

  • Game
    Borderlands TPS
  • Class
    Athena
    Athena
  • Skill Tree
    Phalanx
  • Skill Type
    Passive Skill
  • Skill Tier
    5
  • Max Points
    5
    5 ➜ 11
  • Armor Boost

Hold the Line
Skill Info

Hold the Line

Hold the Line

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Extends your Aspis Duration.

Skill descriptions were adjusted to reflect their real effect.

Hold the Line - Advanced Details

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Hold the Line
Boosting Class Mods

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Protector

Protector

Base Game
United Front
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Vanguard
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Celestial Gladiator

Celestial Gladiator

Base Game
Gathering Tempest
Hold the Line
Gun Kata
Vanguard
Conduit

Athena's other Passive Skills

Storm Weaving

Storm Weaving

Tier: 0
Max Points: 4

Passive Skill

Swapping weapons activates Storm Weaving for a short time.
While Storm Weaving is active you gain increased Fire Rate and Status Effect Chance.

Duration: 9s

Maelstrom

Maelstrom

Tier: 0
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Dealing Fire or Shock Damage stacks Maelstrom, increasing your Elemental Damage with each stack.
The more Maelstrom Stacks you have the faster they decay.

Max Maelstrom Stacks: 999
Elemental Damage
: +0.4% /stack

Clarity of Purpose

Clarity of Purpose

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Melee Damage and Maximum Health.

Gun Kata

Gun Kata

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Gun Damage.
Shooting an enemy increases your Melee Damage for a short time.

Duration: 5s

Invictus

Invictus

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Aspis Damage.

Ephodos

Ephodos

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While Aspis is active, you gain increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage.

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While Aspis is active, you and your nearby allies Regenerate Health. The more charged the Aspis the greater the Regeneration.

You still get half the Regeneration with no charge.

Conduit

Conduit

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While you have a Shock Status Effect applied to an enemy, you gain maximum Shield Regeneration.
This Shield Regeneration increases for each Maelstrom stack.

Gathering Tempest

Gathering Tempest

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Magazine Size and Reload Speed.

Hold the Line

Hold the Line

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Extends your Aspis Duration.

Omega-Senshu

Omega-Senshu

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Deal increased Damage to enemies below 50% Health.

Prismatic Aegis

Prismatic Aegis

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

The Aspis can now absorb multiple Elements and all are dealt by the Aspis when thrown.

Rend

Rend

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Melee attacks cause enemies to Bleed, dealing Melee Damage over time.
Enemies with more remaining Health take more Bleed Damage.

Bleed Duration: 12s
Bleed Damage: up to +100%

Smite

Smite

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Shooting an enemy while airborne smites the target, causing a small Fire and Shock Explosion.
Each Maelstrom stack increases Smite Damage.

Cooldown: 12s
Required Maelstrom Stacks: 10

Clear!

Clear!

Tier: 11
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

The thrown Aspis revives an ally* within its explosion radius.

While in Fight For Your Life, you deal increased Gun Damage.

FFYL Gun Damage: +40%

Elemental Barrage

Elemental Barrage

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While Storm Weaving is active, you have a chance to not consume ammo.
This chance increases for each Maelstrom Stack.

Stalwart

Stalwart

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your maximum Health.

The Aspis now absorb a portion of Damage dealt by Allies.

Zeus' Rage

Zeus' Rage

Tier: 11
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Throwing your Aspis spawns a Fire and Lightning Storm at the target location, damaging all enemies within for a short time.

The Storm's Damage increases based on the amount of damage absorbed by the Aspis.

Storm Duration: 2s

Bloodlust

Bloodlust

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Each Bleeding Enemy grants you Health Regeneration.

Superconductor

Superconductor

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

When an enemy hits your Aspis, you have a chance to shock nearby enemies and gain extra Maelstrom stacks.

Extra Maelstrom Stacks: +5

Tear

Tear

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Bleeding Enemies take increased Gun Damage.

United Front

United Front

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shield Capacity.

Damage Absorbed by the Aspis now recharges your and your nearby allies Shields.

Fury of the Arena

Fury of the Arena

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Each Bleeding Enemy increases your Fire Rate and Reload Speed.

Return Fire

Return Fire

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

The Aspis gets a chance to reflect incoming projectiles while still absorbing their energy.
The reflected projectiles deal significantly decreased damage.

Flash Freeze

Flash Freeze

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Freezing an enemy freezes your Maelstrom stacks for a short time. Causing you to neither gain nor lose Maelstrom stacks.

You've Got Red on You

You've Got Red on You

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Killing an enemy with Melee Damage, creates an Explosion that deals Grenade Damage to nearby enemies.

Prepare for Glory

Prepare for Glory

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Activating Aspis taunts nearby enemies, making them more likely to attack you.

You gain a Prepare for Glory stack for each enemy that damages your Aspis.
Each stack increases your Gun Damage and lasts while Aspis is active and for 5s after.

Overload

Overload

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Killing a burning or electrocuted enemy gives each effect a chance to spread to a nearby enemy.

You gain Extra Maelstrom stacks for each status effect that spreads by this effect.

Extra Maelstrom Stacks: +20

Wrath of the Goddess

Wrath of the Goddess

Tier: 21
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Your Aspis now ricochets between up to 4 different enemies, with each ricochet dealing less damage.

Aspis Damage: -33% /ricochet

Hades' Shackles

Hades' Shackles

Tier: 21
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Slamming links you and nearby enemies with a Shock Tether for a short time, electrocuting them.

Enemies tethered for the full duration or who die while tethered release a Fire Nova at their location. You gain Extra Maelstrom stacks for each Fire Nova.

Cooldown: 15s
Tether Duration: 3s
Extra Maelstrom Stacks: +20

Phalanx
Alternative passive skills

Invictus

Invictus

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Aspis Damage.

Ephodos

Ephodos

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While Aspis is active, you gain increased Movement Speed and Gun Damage.

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

While Aspis is active, you and your nearby allies Regenerate Health. The more charged the Aspis the greater the Regeneration.

You still get half the Regeneration with no charge.

Hold the Line

Hold the Line

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Extends your Aspis Duration.

Prismatic Aegis

Prismatic Aegis

Tier: 10
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

The Aspis can now absorb multiple Elements and all are dealt by the Aspis when thrown.

United Front

United Front

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Shield Capacity.

Damage Absorbed by the Aspis now recharges your and your nearby allies Shields.

Clear!

Clear!

Tier: 11
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

The thrown Aspis revives an ally* within its explosion radius.

While in Fight For Your Life, you deal increased Gun Damage.

FFYL Gun Damage: +40%

Stalwart

Stalwart

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your maximum Health.

The Aspis now absorb a portion of Damage dealt by Allies.

Return Fire

Return Fire

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

The Aspis gets a chance to reflect incoming projectiles while still absorbing their energy.
The reflected projectiles deal significantly decreased damage.

Prepare for Glory

Prepare for Glory

Tier: 16
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Activating Aspis taunts nearby enemies, making them more likely to attack you.

You gain a Prepare for Glory stack for each enemy that damages your Aspis.
Each stack increases your Gun Damage and lasts while Aspis is active and for 5s after.

Wrath of the Goddess

Wrath of the Goddess

Tier: 21
Max Points: 1

Passive Skill

Your Aspis now ricochets between up to 4 different enemies, with each ricochet dealing less damage.

Aspis Damage: -33% /ricochet