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Borderlands 3
The Tidal Wave
Flee the wave, dude!
- ContentBase Game
- Weapon TypeShotgun
- RarityLegendary
- ManufacturerJakobs
- Elements
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The The Tidal Wave fires two rows of slow-moving orbs that follow a wave pattern.
Bullets ricochet off surfaces.
Ricochet Effect
Critical hits are not different from normal hits.
- Elements
- Listed Projectiles12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25
- Shot Cost2
- Splash Radius
- Weapon Partsvariantsfixed parts
- Anointmentpossiblenone
- Splash Anointspossiblenone
T.K's Wave
- Fires 1 row of slow-moving orbs that follow a wave pattern. 50%
Bullets ricochet of surfaces.
Additionally the T.K's Wave can come in Incendiary or Shock.
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.
Trigger
- Trigger_1+10% Reload Speed
- Trigger_2+10% Damage
- Trigger_3+10% Crit Damage
Bolt
- Bolt_1+10% Reload Speed
- Bolt_2+10% Damage
- Bolt_3+7.5% Accuracy
- Bolt_4+10% Crit Damage
- Bolt_5+35% Projectiles
+15% Accuracy Bloom
-10% Accuracy
-5% Damage
Foregrip
- Foregrip_1-30% Sway
-30% Vertical Recoil - Foregrip_2-15% Horizontal Recoil
+5% Fire Rate - Foregrip_3Trigger_3-30% Vertical Recoil
+10% Crit Damage - Foregrip_4Trigger_3+15% Projectiles
+15% Accuracy Bloom
-4.5% Accuracy
-5% Damage - Foregrip_5-30% Sway
+5% Damage
Stock
- Stock_1-30% Sway
+5% Reload Speed
+7.5% Accuracy - Stock_2-30% Horizontal Recoil
-25% Vertical Recoil
+10% Accuracy - Stock_3-30% Horizontal Recoil
-15% Vertical Recoil
+10% Reload Speed - Stock_4+35% Projectiles
+5% Damage
-30% Sway
+15% Accuracy Bloom
-10% Accuracy
-5% Damage - Stock_5+10% Damage
+10% Crit Damage
-30% Horizontal Recoil
Magazine
- Mag_1Mag Size: 2
Reload: 1.5s - Mag_3Mag Size: 8
Reload: 2.7s
Scope
- IronSight
- Scope_12.2x Zoom
- Scope_21.5x Zoom
- Scope_33.5x Zoom
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 or All-in Shield to increase your Legendary World Drop Chances.
Weapon - suitable Loot Source:
- All Enemies:
Bosses, Crew Challenges, Generic Enemies, … - All kinds of Chests
- Vending Machines
- Slot Machines: Loot Boxer or Vault Line
- Diamond Loot Room
- Eridian Fabricator
Wonderlands
Loot Luck Formula
P = Dedicated Loot Pool Chance
L = Loot Luck
This recipe requires 1+ DLC-Legendary!
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