Updated: May 05, 2022

Borderlands 3
Brainstormer

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Content
Base Game
Weapon Type
Shotgun
Rarity
Legendary
Manufacturer
Hyperion
Elements

Brainstormer
All Details

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Brainstormer - Details

The Legendary Shotgun Brainstormer is manufactured by Hyperion and comes from the Borderlands 3 Base Game.

Shoots pellets with a lightning bolt pattern.

The Brainstormer doesn't deal any Splash Damage.

Chain: Lightning that transfers damage from one enemy to another.
Link: Exactly 2 chains.

Chains deal 10 damage ticks over 2 sec.
Each pellet has the chance to create a Link.
In a link a chain can hit a new enemy or chain back to the original target.
One enemy can be effected by 5 links at a time.

Brainstormer - Variants

Elements
Listed Projectiles
7 | 14
Shot Cost
1 | 2
Splash Radius
Weapon Parts
variants
fixed parts
Anointment
possible
none
Splash Anoints
possible
none

Brainstormer - Weapon Shields

The Brainstromer comes with 1 of 4 Front-Facing Weapon Shields.
Each is activated by aiming and protects from frontal damage.

Hyperion Shield^25% None
Genesis Shield^25% Absorbs projectiles into your magazine.
Amped Shield^25% Taking damage stacks +5% Damage.
Each stack lasts 6s.
Redirect Shield ^25% Reflects melee/projectile damage back at attackers.

Brainstormer - Shotgun Parts

A single number in the top right of parts shows its weighting, while no number means the weight of 1. The higher a part's weight the greater the chance to occur.
You can only get 1 Part per Category, if not specified.

Body Accessories:

2 OR 3

Accessory A

+25% Weapon Shield
+10% Crit Damage
Accessory B

+7.5% Accuracy
Accessory C

-10% Reload Time

Magazines:

6 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 2.7s
+10% Damage
8 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 3.0s
10 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 3.5s
-10% Damage

Grips:

Grip 1

2x Projectiles
+1% Accuracy
+25% Accuracy (Bloom)
-30% Damage
+1 Shot Cost
1.5

Grip 2

+10% Crit Damage
+5% Damage
Grip 3

-15% Recoil Height
-5% Reload Time
1.5

Grip 4

-30% Weapon Sway
+5% Fire Rate

Foregrips:

Foregrip 1

-30% Weapon Sway
+5% Damage
Foregrip 2

+35% Mag Size
+5% Fire Rate
-10% Accuracy
-5% Damage
Foregrip 3

+15% Weapon Shield
+5% Damage
Foregrip 4

-30% Recoil (Height)
+5% Accuracy

Brainstormer - Buffs/Nerfs

Hotfix 08.06.2020:

Increased the chance for projectiles to chain.

Brainstormer
How to Farm

Brainstormer
Assigned Loot Pool

Brainstormer
World Drop (BL3)

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 3 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source in addition to their dedicated sources.
There are around 150 unique items in the Base Game - World Drop pool, so for farming a specific weapon it's best to seek out its dedicated Loot Source.
If you still want to test your luck, you should equip a Shlooter Artifact to increase your chance of a World Drop by 1000%.

Weapon - suitable Loot Source: