Athena
Updated: Sep 03, 2023
Tear

Athena Skill
Tear

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

TearSkill Info

Tear

Tear

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Bleeding Enemies take increased Gun Damage.

Skill descriptions were adjusted to reflect their real effect.

Tear - Advanced Details

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TearBoosting Class Mods

Dominator

Dominator

Base Game
Mercurial
Tear
Gathering Tempest
Chronicler Of Elpis

Chronicler Of Elpis

Holodome
Stalwart
Tear
Bloodlust
Unrelenting
Overload

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

TearAlternative passive skills

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

Clarity of Purpose

Clarity of Purpose

Tier: 0
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Increases your Melee Damage and Maximum Health.

Omega-Senshu

Omega-Senshu

Tier: 5
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Deal increased Damage to enemies below 50% Health.

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%

Bloodlust

Bloodlust

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Each Bleeding Enemy grants you Health Regeneration.

Tear

Tear

Tier: 11
Max Points: 5

Passive Skill

Bleeding Enemies take increased Gun Damage.

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.

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.