The Top 10 BEST VLADOF Weapons in Borderlands History

From the Infinity Pistol to the Lyuda, the Boogeyman and the Lucians Call. These are the absolute BEST Vladof Weapons EVER to appear in a Borderlands game.
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[@Bram25]

Trivia: The White Death was changed to Lyuda because I bet Gearbox found out the White Death (or the sniper who got that nickname) was a sniper who wacked +500 Soviets during a 6 month ongoing war between Finland and Soviet Russia. Lyudmilla Pavlichenko did the same thing but for the Soviets whopping +300 Germans in WW II. Which would better suit the Russian Vladof theme which also revolves around all those weapons using Nadsat. Which was some language spoken in A Clockwork Orange. Where "Razrez" refers to sharp or cutting and "zammechat" to amazing. )

[@Thomaskiller-zq1jk]

"zammechat" is not amazing tho. It is the verb that means to spot. Amazing is "zamechatelniy"

[@jameslockridge5260]

This is excellent and informative and I appreciate the time you invested into this response.

[@canyuxel]

Pretty accurate list indeed! Although I'd bring boomsickle closer to the top due to its continuous (splash) DPS potential and common ammo resources. Boogeyman & Boomsickle & Backburner & Monarch for a perfect 4-weapons roster!

[@awaiswasi354]

and a light show

[@wind-uphoneybee5017]

I love the Rocket Pod on Moze, just constant mortar strikes and crazy splash damage with Torgue Cross Promotion. Also like the Jericho because it let me troll my friends because it seems to cause friendly fire for some reason

[@Rocketlux]

The hammer from bl1 is my favorite vladof gun

[@wilbo_baggins]

I was playing bl3 and got a lyuda from a vault card chest

[@The_real_pyhtagoras]

Shout out to the tapnea and moloko for non-uniques as well as the tmp/anarchist

[@Ki11ersix]

Topnea is a tier

[@qball5252]

What about the Topneaa?

[@Ki11ersix]

I failed and should have included it.

[@ThisIs357]

When theres a gun named after you in borderlands🥰

[@Ki11ersix]

your name is INFINITY?!?! haha jk jk

[@ThisIs357]

@@Ki11ersix no lucian actually😭

[@Frank_Torre]

As a Moze main Vladof is my favourite weapon manufacturer. Bottomless Mags Moze running around going Brrrr and never reloading is so much fun, then add the mind sweeper you can delete anything on screen from existence in a bloody mess.

[@TheMC1102]

The strongest Vladof weapon in the series is the Iron Bear. Also, the Topneaa from BL2 deserves at least an honorable mention.

[@Ki11ersix]

True

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Lead and iron by the ton No-one's got a bigger gun Who needs rifles, who needs ranks When you've got a walking tank?

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Rockets, bullets, fists and frags Vladof's army's got the mags If you miss in Ursa Corps Just shoot and shoot and shoot some more! I think my favourite Vladof gun is Septimus Prime. Not because it's stronger than the others, but because it's fun to shoot. The hefty sound, making it sound like a proper machine gun, as well as the occasional "orbital strike" is just entertainment all round.

[@Russian_OrkZ]

To pronounce Lyuda properly, you need to make L soft and pronounce yu as you

[@The_Fuse_Maestro11]

Fun fact: The gun at number 9 is an obvious reference to the one and only Bert Kreischer and his infamous “The Machine” story of is. I did some digging and the first time he told the story it was in 2014 coincidentally the same year the Pre-sequel game came out

[@gsjacobs]

The Backburner also hilariously does friendly fire...which can be put to good use. Have someone play Zane and give the clone a Backburner, and so long as everyone's wearing a Transformer you can just chill in the lightning and be immortal.

[@mrsurprise2294]

Thats sick gonna have to have some fun with that

[@anacleos345]

"Vladof. You don't need to be a better shot, you just need to shoot more bullets!"

[@scarybaldguy]

*boolets

[@danielserrano444]

​@@scarybaldguy boolets reminds of the soulrender

[@an0rmalname179]

Vladof is honestly one of my favorite manufacturers tbh, it's always fun to just hold down a trigger and watch as whatever stands in front of you turn to a fine red mist. Also man I wish The Machine was in bl3, sure it would be busted but that's not really hard to do in bl3. Only downside of these guns is the ammo...

[@awallace616]

So I got pretty mad when I saw the light show wasn’t number 1. I was racking my brain trying to figure out what other gun would be better. For some reason I completely forgot the back burner was vladof.

[@caiooliveira4964]

Vladof makes the best snipers in the game and it's not even close

[@GuillaumeCharette-qv9oj]

Ok infinity with salvador and the chaotic evil monk >>

[@sniff8739]

The Norfleet is literally the ONLY legendary I never got in BL2. I'm still salty

[@superturkijeep]

Killer6 you showed much respect to all , the company, KZbinrs (morning after kill) , the fans , easy going with all , much respect to you man.

[@alexs818]

I still can't forgive Gearbox for making the Ogre one of the weakest weapons in BL3 while it's also one of the most fun to play with

[@techstorezombie9316]

Shout out to the Blast Hammer from Borderlands 1, rapid fire Vladof Shotgun with a spread shaped like a hammer! Absolutely slapped!

[@wilvinho]

I've loved using Vladof weapons across all BL games. I'd personally have the Lyuda higher, but it's still a great list.

[@therm0tt0]

I used to have a lot of fun with that shock Backburner and Transformer combo. I would walk right up to bosses like Eista or Captain Traunt and shoot at my feet. I couldn't see anything on the screen but massive explosion spam and the enemy's health bar being obliterated. It's a shame that BL1 Vladof was kinda meh. Pretty much everything that they did well in that game was done better by S&S and Atlas.

[@_The_Black_Cerberus_]

Doesn’t moze have a skill that is inspired by the machinist where the longer she goes without reloading or shooting she gets increased damage

[@cdunlap0008]

I got 2 boom Sickles as world drops very recently, but never before that. I had one lucky day

[@joemiles8805]

Always carried a rapier. The shreddifier should be top five. Also any purple vladof rifle or pistol in bl2 are good, especially while leveling.

[@Datboi_23]

Funny thing is, I just randomly got a world drop Boom Sickle yesterday.

[@waterbongus]

I gotta say, my favorite Vladof weapon has to be the lightshow, i have 4 of them on my moze build

[@slimpsycho8455]

Getting a Vermi to drop the Norfleet also requires you to get Vermi to spawn, which can be monotonous. Almost as bad as the twister farm with triple O.

[@clutchbleach2057]

If you save some diamond keys in your mail you can infinitely redeem them if you turn your network off

[@DrippedUpVol]

Fine… I’ll replay borderlands again…. Thanks 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrBdmcghee]

I ended up with my Lucian’s call from the gun gun luckily

[@TariqSWOLEn]

Lie-Oooh-Duh Nobody can convince me any different

[@patrikhjorth3291]

So, "Lyuda" is short for "Lyudmila" which is a russian name. The "Lyu..." part is pronounced _sort of_ like "lju...". That said, this is a game and it's not set in Russia. Pronounce it however you want.

[@ZachIdso]

I like what they did in 3 with the firing attachments. Maybe the explosive ones most like zip rockets and grenade launcher but they are all pretty fun to play around. Alien barrel ones too

[@HenryMyth]

5:55 it's been over ten years and K6 still doesn't know that Kunai do self damage. Incredible.

[@Ki11ersix]

I do I just love explosions

[@1simp4RiasGremory]

W on the backburner. Its hilarious to kill my own teammates

[@TheVladofCorporation]

What can we say comrade? We make amazing guns☭️

[@stevesonny3692]

The Lucian's Call is Perfection. 🙌

[@phoboz666]

i cant use this alien weapons (#3), they are so ugly

[@richardfarmer6570]

Not a launcher fan so for me Light Show, Lucian's Call and Boom Sickle are my favorites. One of my favorite ways of going to m11 once I hit max level is to farm Dinklebot and hope for both a Butcher and a Lucian's Call, makes farming other weapons much easier.

[@nikolairebolloso5979]

The Rapier: I got to practice my stabbings

[@jerrykinder1871]

Feels good seeing this early

[@ezegaming2115]

Lucian’s is my favorite on my Moze Main

[@coolbomb5990]

the slag chance on the rapier is sow low that I always just stick to ruby or grog

[@natanislikens]

Yeah… I’m not that well versed in the weapons of Borderlands… I think it would be funny to watch a Character and worst Manufacturer for that character run though… Moze Jacobs sounds pretty annoying. Anarchy Gage with Hyperion Weapons… not sure how “bad” of a combo that is.

[@Ki11ersix]

Tediore Zane upcoming ;)

[@natanislikens]

@@Ki11ersix that reminds me… huh… I should get back to my Tediore Gage run… I forgot I was trying to do that.

[@Donanzador]

While the infinity is great on Zer0, I feel it's all in all worse than Stinger, which imo should've been on the 10th spot and infinity moved to honorable mentions. The Rapier is another I don't really agree with since it is only good for melee. I think Kickcharger or Hail would've been better there. Also one launcher (the Berrigan from TPS) that I've only recently found to be pretty good should've imo made it to honorable mentions.

[@Ki11ersix]

I should hire you as a script consultant Don.

[@Donanzador]

@@Ki11ersix I mean at the end of the day it's subjective matter :D

[@DustyTurtle192]

Quick question have you done all gun manufacturers yet our are still some left?

[@Ki11ersix]

Bandit/CoV

[@michealsmith4218]

I miss reloading my infinity pistol on krieg

[@awaiswasi354]

I'd swap rapier with a kickcharger anyday. rapier as a gun itself is impractical if it wasn't for that 200% melee attachment, which even is not useful to every other vault hunters in bl2, and not many players prefer melee zero for a long run because it gets boring eventually. other than that it's a solid list.

[@fenton6756]

Should do vladof non uniques *cough* topneaa

[@chickenbuttlauncher]

Sad the Faisor wasnt on this list, the under barrel shotgun goes crazy and in normal assault rifle mode its still pretty good.

[@pionosphere]

The Glorious Havoc would like a word.

[@Cobra_Lion]

Excellent video, but i have one question...do you plan on ranking every Hyperion weapon from the entire franchise?

[@Ki11ersix]

Yup

[@Cobra_Lion]

​@@Ki11ersix excellent!!! Can't wait to see where Social Face Time goes on the list(if it makes it at all)!

[@theGentlemanCaller73]

Perfect timing. Just about to start a Zane Vladoff run.

[@Oni_Evergarden]

Why would you have Jakobs grip on the Infinity on the thumbnail? Also, I don't really agree with Infinity on the list as a power ranking but it's just so iconic that it's deserving regardless.

[@yanagihito1671]

Having recently tried using Plaguebearer for the first time ever I was shocked by how it utterly obliterates even on Flak on a build that is far from optimal for Heavy weapons. Boi I'm scared/excited to see what it can do on Moze))) So to me Plaguebearer would probably be number one. Also no Faisor in honorable mentions O______o Also Ki11erSix with all respect but please man - Lyuda - is a name so Idk it's kinda a little disrespectful when you just say "whatever I'm gonna pronounce it the way I'm used to"... Not going to make a super big deal out of it of course - just wanted to share how a I feel about it.

[@mrsurprise2294]

End game only really liked the machine, mongol, glorious havok, topnea, cryo long nail, ion cannon, Lucian call is decent but play on mayhem 10 messes with the richochet the buddy system

[@jknop5233]

I have to say that the BL2 Lyuda was better for me. While great in both games, in BL2 it was a must have for the balance of how easy it was to get and how good it was. In BL3 the Lyuda, like many other great guns, was easy to pass up. Simply due to how easy it was to get most of the high end weapons.

[@whirlwindsky]

with the Lyuda I think the one in 2 is strong, since you can just pick it up and wreck with it. In 3 on its own is weaker, but with all the different tools you get access to in 3 its way stronger. Lower floor higher ceiling, in 3. Also as a Moze main I would've had Boogyman and Lightshow swapped, but still a great list!

[@Alpiflexin]

Man i thought i had no videos to watch thanks to membership i can watch this video earlier than everyone else

[@mrwhocares3931]

Really u give a grown ass man money 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@OisirM]

In terms of BL2 vs. BL3 Lyuda (also a digression; the Russian pronunciation of it is a two-syllable sound, the 'lyu' sounds kind of like 'loo' but with a soft 'L' sound; try pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth as you say it), I would say that the BL2 Lyuda is better, and far better at that. Not because the BL3 version is a bad gun, far from it. But comparitively speaking, I would argue that the Lyuda was the best sniper rifle in BL2. Yes, I'd even put it narrowly above the Pimpernel because it's so much less conditional. It's damage output in the hands of just about anyone was incredibly high; I cannot say that the field of viable sniper rifles in BL2 was particularly large, but the Lyuda dominated it. BL3's Lyuda is a very strong gun, but it has a lot more competition. I was honestly somewhat surprised to see the Infinity, not because I expected it higher, but because I would not expect it in the list at all, maybe as an honorable mention. I've always found it to be lacklustre. Past the gimmick of it's inifnite ammo, it offered less damage than a lot of purple or even blue-quality pistols, it's firing pattern made it unreliable for burst damage unless you had godlike tracking and recoil compensation, and the only real niches I've found it to be particularly useful in is if you get it very early in the leveling process (because you actually run the risk of running out of ammo without capacity upgrades) or sometime early into starting UVHM (because enemies suddenly have so much health that ammo conservation becomes a concern again.) Otherwise... I could just use a minimal amount of ammo on a higher damage pistol to kill something much faster, and ammo is not exactly rare in the game. I'm certainly not saying it's not a fun gun to use, but it's a gun I have never considered particularly good.

[@Volti-Vagra]

1:52 luhd-MIL-ah is what ive heard, and not just in reference to this gun but in general so >shrug im prolly wrong but im blaming the context clues

[@darc22005]

Tried the arms race once and just disliked everything about it. didnt know there was exclusive loot for it.

[@buck0150]

To be Honest, I always preferred the Anarchist pistols over the Infinity in BL2

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

Vladof sniper rifles combined with Nisha's action skill, is an immediate death sentence for any enemy in your way.

[@Kaiohmygod]

In bl2 on console to farm mission rewards if you only want one you just save before you get it check parts and close app

[@eggmug562]

Lucians call was a godsend against the final boss of the krieg dlc. Infinite ammo

[@bhorvat5942]

I would put the Light Show ahead of all because realistically you don't need a specific shield to us it. Of course a Revolter is nice but the Light Show is amazing.

[@DracoSoftscales]

I gotta say I think my favorite VLADOF weapon in all of borderlands has to be the Hammer from BL1, always had a good time when I found one of those

[@Bobbyyyyyy178]

I got the back burner as a world drop as you were talking about where it drops

[@ngoctantran8927]

to be honest, I've been watching ur vids for about 3 or 4 years, not sure. And I've seen lots of duplicated content but I still learn something new from them, its weird

[@DragonRider-pj4qs]

I think the lucians call deserves its spot my moze has four of them 2 cryo 1 fire and 1 corressive and she oblertates everything

[@Replosioned]

Not talk about the infinity in 3? It's performance in that game really made me hate the gun more than I already did ngl

[@piratier4246]

What about crossroads? (The name i use for guns that use other manufacturers perks as well as their own)

[@Maaarrrrk]

I love how when i used the Longnail, it didn't do damage. . . When i used The Machine... i deleted EOS with Aurelia

[@AlexDeyo-y9e]

Also for console dashboard quit the game without taking the mission weapon I did this for pimpernel and orphan maker

[@ImHeller]

Pre-patch BL3 Lyuda was without a doubt better than BL2 and many of the weapons on this list imo.

[@muntintin]

Topneaa probably could've been a mention, even if it's not a unique weapon.

[@Gkiss3955]

I love a shock backburner with a Transformer shield. Amazing

[@Quaed]

I was looking for this video before you even posted it lmao

[@Movienut1992]

Lets be real, the Norfleet would hands down be both the best and worst gun for a splash Moze if it was in BL3.

[@scoobydoofan1110]

Boogey man with moze is just my favourite. Get the annexed version and MMMMMMmm

[@xredxsixx4871]

Gotta love that light show that gun can do no wrong imo

[@blamblamx2078]

Man i love bl3 and i love these lists. I cant wait for bl4. I honestly was not a big fan of wonderlands.

[@MichaelSung-n5c]

lucians CALL over the MONARCH!!!!!

[@enigmaticnobody8552]

honestly bl3 lyuda is better compared to bl2 version

[@extrashifty578]

Man i rarely use any Vladof weapon idk why Im a big fan of jacobs

[@MrZero-er2pg]

I got a super shredifire and I love using it on my moze

[@RedSinter]

I don't know what Pistol I had but it was a Wasp but not a rarity pistol but THAT pistol never ran out shot regular ammo but it slaughtered EVERYTHING! Sniff sniff lost the character hence lost the pistol and have not found it since and that was 9-10 months ago. I was just insane. Oh, it had a shoulder stock also.

[@mrsurprise2294]

The hornet maybe

[@matthewmoore5698]

I like the mongol in BL3!

[@Ki11ersix]

Wait the what?

[@Bosmer1701]

You know what's funny? It was these top 10 vids you did that got me interested in your streaming channel. Now you stuck with with me like Herpes's. You will never get rid of me.

[@Ki11ersix]

Mmmm herpes. Love ya dude

[@TheAmazingSpiderman87]

No love for the faisor is unforgivable.

[@Ki11ersix]

I wanted to include it but I knew I needed some BL2 on the list or else people would riot. I should have made it an honorable mention thoigh

[@jameslockridge5260]

@@Ki11ersixyet, you did neither.

[@alphtheor.879]

save up for a shlooter enter arms race, and before you drop on the map you can buy the shlooter, giving you good chances to get useable and arms race only legendries from killing sprees and chests opened while the shlooter is active, the downside is if you win you have to extract the shlooter to keep it and if you lose well...bye bye shlooter.

[@mrsurprise2294]

I got it by accident in the map and it never worked and cant keep it by extraction cause back packs over full

[@Luki_Metz]

The norfleet is ... hard to get! Pain to your soul!

[@TheSandman144]

Just did maliwan takedown with a vladof Amara build

[@Sodamachine62]

Idk I'll take lyuda over rapier ALL day. Lyuda is great on ALL vault hunters. Rapier is only good on 2

[@Ki11ersix]

Yeah but I ran out of ammo before you finished that sentence

[@theobell2002]

Putting the Infinity in the list and not the Topnea is a crime. Also, Rapier over Lyuda?

[@Ki11ersix]

I ran out of ammo halfway through your sentence

[@Cevsy]

Before watching I’m gonna guess #1 is lightshow, and it deserves it Edit: damn

[@Ki11ersix]

Close

[@dwx6618]

If only Jakobs and Vladof would make a baby