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Nukem
Updated: Sep 05, 2023
Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2
Nukem

Name dropper.
  • Content
    Base Game
  • Weapon Type
    Launcher
  • Rarity
    Legendary
  • Manufacturer
    Torgue
  • Elements
    Explosive

Nukem
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Nukem (Launcher-BL2)
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Nukem - About

The Legendary Launcher Nukem is manufactured by Torgue and comes from the Borderlands 2 Base Game.

Nukem - unique Ability

Fires a Projectile in an arching trajectory that explodes in a mushroom cloud.

Nukem - Variants

  • Elements
    Explosive
  • Listed Projectiles
  • Shot Cost
  • Splash Radius
  • Weapon Parts
    variants
    fixed parts
  • possible
    none
  • Splash Anoints
    possible
    none

Nukem - Launcher Parts

Weapons usually get one part per group, but sometimes multiple or none. Numbers in the top-right  indicate the range of parts a group can have.
Parts usually have equal drop chances, or it's indicated nearby.

Grip

  • Bandit+50% Melee Damage
    +25% Mag Size
    -10% Reload Speed
    +15% Spread
  • Maliwan+15% Status Chance
  • Tediore+20% Reload Speed
    -6% Damage
    -10% Mag Size
  • Torgue+9% Damge
    +1 Mag Size
    +40% Reload Speed
    +15% Recoil
    +10% Spread
  • Vladof+12% Fire Rate
    -6% Damage
    -10% Recoil Recovery

Exhaust

  • Bandit+20% Mag Size
    -10% Max Accuracy
  • Maliwan+160% Projectile Speed
    +10% Burst Recoil
  • Tediore
  • Torgue+12% Damage
    -6% Fire Rate
  • Vladof+12% Fire Rate
    -20% Zoom

Sight

  • Bandit2.3x Zoom-20% Max Inaccuracy
  • Maliwan3.9x Zoom+20% Projectile Speed
    -20% Spread (aiming)
  • Tediore2.8x Zoom+20% Reload Speed
  • Torgue2.5x Zoom+20% Max Accuracy
    -20% Spread (aiming)
  • Vladof3.2x Zoom+12% Fire Rate
    -15% Spread (aiming)

Accessory

  • Damage+21% Damage
    -15% Fire Rate
    +30% Recoil
  • Fire Rate+18% Fire Rate
    -3% Damage
  • Swap Speed+10% Reload Speed
    +150% Swap Speed
  • Rocket Speed+280% Projectile Speed
    +20% Zoom
  • Mag Size+35% Mag Size
    -15% Reload Speed
  • Reload Speed+30% Reload Speed
  • Accuracy+50% Zoom
    +80% Projectile Speed
    +15% Accuracy
    -25% Spread

Nukem - Changelog

Nukem
How to Farm

Nukem
Assigned Loot Pool

Nukem
World Drop (BL2)

World Drop

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 2 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source in addition to their dedicated sources.
There are 67 unique items in the World Drop pool, so for farming 1 of the 41 weapons it's best to seek out its dedicated Loot Source.
If you still want to test your luck, you should equip a Vault Hunter's Relic to indirectly increase your chance of a World Drop Legendary.

Suitable Loot Sources:

  • Best Boss Farms: Uranus, Cassius Leclemaine, Haderax
  • Best Chest Farm: Loot-Train after killing Tinder Snowflake
  • All Enemies:
    Bosses, Badass Enemies, Generic Enemies, …
  • All kinds of Chests:
    Red Chests, lockers, garbage containers, cardboard boxes, garbage/... piles
  • The Slot Machine

Nukem
Drop Rates

  • Black Queen
    10%
  • Digi. Black Queen x2
    10%
  • Torgue Machine
    16.7%
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

Nukem
Grinder Recipe

This recipe requires 1+ DLC-Legendary!
LauncherLauncherAny Legendary WeaponplusAny Legendary WeaponLauncherplusAny Legendary WeaponAny Uncommon WeaponequalsLauncherLauncherEpic or Legendary PistolEpic or Legendary Shotgun
The Grinder⚙️ recipe for the displayed chances.
Consoles may have a better recipe that's the best on PC.

Nukem
Dedicated Sources

The Black Queen

The Black Queen

The Dust
Rare Spawn
Digi. Black Queen

Digi. Black Queen

Digistruct Peak
Boss
Torgue Machine

Torgue Machine

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