Updated: Sep 05, 2023

Borderlands 1
Crux (Plague)

Bring out your Dead

Content
Base Game
Weapon Type
Shotgun
Rarity
Legendary
Manufacturer
Maliwan
Elements

Crux (Plague)
All Details

God Roll

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Crux (Plague) - About

The Legendary Shotgun Crux (Plague) is manufactured by Maliwan and comes from the Borderlands 1 Base Game.

Crux (Plague) - unique Ability

The Plague has increased Damage, Element Level and less Element Drain.

Bug:
In the Game Code this shotgun is referred to as the Plague, but displayed as the Crux due to a writing error in the weapon's title.

Crux (Plague) - Variants

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

Crux (Plague) - Shotgun 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.

Body

Body_1-8% Damage
Body_2+10% Damage
-20% Fire Rate
+30% Recoil
Body_3+30% Fire Rate
-30% Recoil
+3 Element Level
-15% Damage
Body_4+20% Damage
-30% Fire Rate
+50% Recoil
Body_5+20% Damage
+50% Fire Rate
-20% Recoil

Barrel

Barrel_1-4% Damage
Barrel_2-20% Max Inaccuracy
+15% Damage
-20% Max Accuracy
+20% Recoil
+28% Spread
Barrel_3+30% Accuracy
+10% Damage
-50% Spread
+2 Element Level
Barrel_4-10% Max Inaccuracy
+40% Max Accuracy
+30% Damage
-30% Spread
+1 Element Level
+35% Recoil
Barrel_5-40% Max Inaccuracy
+150% Max Accuracy
+15% Damage
-130% Spread
-50% Recoil

Magazine

Mag_3
Mag_3a+2 Mag Size

Stock

Stock None+100% Recoil Recovery
-20% Max Inaccuracy
+30% Reload Speed
+40% Swap Speed
+40% Recoil
Stock_1+20% Recoil Recovery
-30% Max Inaccuracy
-30% Recoil
+20% Swap Speed
Stock_2+20% Recoil Recovery
+40% Accuracy
-60% Recoil
-30% Reload Speed
-30% Swap Speed
Stock_3+40% Recoil Recovery
+70% Accuracy
-60% Recoil

Sight

Sight None-50% Move Speed (aiming)
Sight_1_{2.0x Zoom}-15% Spread (aiming)
Sight_2_{2.4x Zoom}-20% Spread (aiming)
Sight_3_{2.8x Zoom}-30% Spread (aiming)
Sight_4_{4.3x Zoom}-50% Spread (aiming)
Sight_5_{5.7x Zoom}-70% Spread (aiming)

Material

Maliwan_1+4 Element Level
Maliwan_2+5% Damage
+11% Reload Speed
-11% Spread
+4 Element Level
Maliwan_3+10% Damage
+25% Reload Speed
-25% Spread
+5 Element Level

Crux (Plague) - Changelog

Crux (Plague)
How to Farm

Crux (Plague)
Assigned Loot Pool

Crux (Plague)
World Drop (BL1)

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 1 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source, like Bosses, regular enemies, red-chests, white-chests, and vending machines.
With 53 unique weapons in the World Drop pool, getting 1 specific weapon is difficult.

Awesome Level

Each Loot Sources has an Awesome Level that determines a rarity's weighting in the World Drop pool.
The higher the Awesome Level the higher is the weighting of Rare, Epic, and Legendary loot.
The drop rates for legendaries range from <1% to 5.6% depending on the Loot Source's Awesome Level.

Lilith's Catalyst and Mordecai's Scavenger Class Mod can increase the Team's Awesome Level by an insignificant amount. But it's notable for low Awesome Level Sources like chests and generic enemies.
Best Loot Sources are: