Top 10 BEST Maliwan Weapons in Borderlands History - Norfleet is NOT #1

[@Gimpocalypse]

Here's my argument for why the P-coil should always be at #1 - When it was first released, players who didn't know about it flooded the forums reporting that there was a sudden influx of modded guns in BL3. But it wasn't modded guns. It was players who had already gotten a Plasma Coil

[@windebiesteultima3317]

Holy shit I didn’t know that 💀 that just goes to show how absurd that things damage output is

[@kwm1995]

Like I said in six's poll post the PC is a crutch and borderline cheating it shouldn't be on a list at all it's just simply too strong. Don't get me wrong I love the PC and carry one on all vault hunters but I barely use it because it's just not fair.

[@kolbeblackford4948]

​@@kwm1995you dont use it but keep one on every VH? Yeah thats bullshit, you use it and you know it

[@elishuster5943]

I personally think that the norfleet feels like a modded gun too

[@ToxicallyMasculinelol]

@@elishuster5943 at least the norfleet is a rocket launcher. launchers are expected to be really powerful per shot, and they're (supposed to be) balanced by the rarity of launcher ammo. in order to break the norfleet in bl2, you needed some way to bypass the ammo restriction. as it happens, the sham made that pretty straightforward, but you needed two legendaries to pull that off. it's still silly and should have been nerfed (which IIRC it was in the UCP), but doesn't really compare to the plasma coil which is broken all by itself with any parts, which you can get with minimal effort, and which uses the most ridiculously giant ammo pool in the game.

[@eu4um]

I love when the Free Radical came out and everyone went "Oh my god I can't believe they powercrept so many weapons with this." and then the Plasma Coil came out right after and we went "OH MY GOD THEY POWERCREPT THE FREE RADICAL"

[@brayanperez368]

I remember when the cutsman was good before the nerf 😢

[@Ki11ersix]

Those were the days… but I prefer how things are now tbf

[@tf3israel584]

What nerf?

[@NamekJedi]

the cutsman got a pretty big damage nerf back in like 2019, and it eventually got completely overshadowed by the other maliwan SMGs that got added

[@tf3israel584]

@@NamekJedi The Cutsmam was the most used gun in Maliwan takedown at the time. That nerf literally happend a month before that takedown even released lmao. And that ''pretty big damage nerf'' was just 25%.

[@NamekJedi]

​@@tf3israel584 so you knew what nerf they were talking about then lmao. Regardless of how big you feel like the nerf was, the community at the time was not very happy about it, and I don't think anyone would argue it could keep up in a game with the kybs worth, flipper, plasma coil, etc.

[@davidjheitz]

With how good Corrosive was in BL1, I think the Defiler is being underrated here. I would place that above the Crit and the Ember’s Purge.

[@ZachIdso]

The whole energy weapon aesthetic I think is done justice with the spinning magazines and high tech looking parts in both 2 and 3. Love the devoted/tsunami most maybe. Those charge-to-fire pistols in 3 I think deserve a unique version though with some effect that ramps up like the projectile does

[@thetwitchywarlock]

I love the Defiler, i wish Maliwan had revolvers in the other borderlands games

[@busty1985]

Ya I feel like BL1 really rewarded having appropriate elements vs certain enemies or at the very least corrosive against the crimson lance and I think with 0 exception the Defiler was my go to for all of the vault hunters even though Lilith and Brick had no specific affinity for, nor bonuses to pistols that I recall (if I remember correctly Roland didn't have anything specific, but did have a lot of increases to general gun dmg and such) when it came to armored enemies. Stuff didn't even have to be weak to corrosive, as long as it wasn't resistant or immune, it got absolutely destroyed.

[@Tytrovy]

The Hellfire will always be my favorite borderlands legendary. It was my first legendary in BL1 and I always seem to get one early on in all my playthroughs when playing the zombie dlc.

[@Over_9OOO]

hellfire is sweet

[@franks1849]

i absolutely love it in BL2, always have it equipped and it saved me in so many situations

[@mariosmatzoros3553]

​@@franks1849It's good in bl2 too , although it doesn't come close to the original in bl1, that thing was broken.

[@huunhanle3809]

Gaige with ShamFleet is the GOAT of mobbing combo. Nothing more satisfied than obliterate your enemy while listening to Gaige's screaming like someone step on her toe.

[@fl4kmain397]

Your biggest miss was the absolute zero from the presequel this thing has lasted from level 50-63 and is still doing crazy damage with low ammo consumption and a high chance to freeze it’s an insane laser weapon

[@briannam1082]

And the rosie as well. That thing carried me through uvhm.

[@1simp4RiasGremory]

Arguably one of the best weapons in pre sequel. That thing on nisha with the aimbot was insane. Also having it on Jack was even dumber. Pair it with the one skill were u get the Element from the weapon u used before u switch to the absolute zero when its a maliwan and this weapon does freeze and shock which literally melts everything in seconds.

[@Over_9OOO]

yeah, and absolute zero

[@gsjacobs]

The Grease Trap is a powerful but not overpowered gun normally. But in the hands of Zane's Digi-Clone, it becomes hilariously broken.

[@Ki11ersix]

Yeah, that's the only reason it got an Honorable mention

[@dbgerbles1080]

The plasma coil on any vh is op I used one on my elemental amare as leveling up and used it all the way threw story such a op weapon.

[@scottle6]

Every time I load up borderlands three I hopped into arms race first and then go from there… I really like that game mode and there is so much they can do with it… I really hope they add something similar in the next game, but add other interesting features and mechanics to it

[@silvenimoy3115]

If they implemented a gear part changing system in BL4, that would be awesome. Allow use of the special currency like eridium, moonstones, or whatever to swap out a part on a gun with doubling or exponentially increasing cost per part you switch out on a single piece of gear (1st part on that specific item costs 100, 2nd part you switch out on that same item costs 200, etc) and possibly require the gun to gain “experience” via kills or use before it’s able to have a part switched. Or you could simplify it and make it cost a flat amount to change a specific part you choose to a random, different one. You could also allow players to spend an increased amount to choose 1 or 2 specific parts they want, but it permanently “locks” the weapon to prevent any further part adjustments

[@zonedout3390]

They won't do that ever, because players would brick their gun or it would delete itself from a patch. This stuff your talking about has been around since willowtree was a thing. Please look into what your saying before posting, this was figured out 20yrs ago

[@baileynightshade617]

1. coil. 2. norfleet. 3. grog. 4. crit. 5. hellfire. 6. flipper. 7. root. 8. plasma casters (purple rarity in bl2). 9. free rad. 10. absolute zero. (I just had to recognize one of my favorite guns in pre sequel over some other guns that overperform it. this is just fun for me.)

[@dinobro4273]

I don't think people would mind if Plasma Coil is nerfed slightly. Accurate SMG Norfleet is NOT an exaggeration.

[@treashtyl89]

you can get the ember purge in the diamond loot room too

[@MegaduceFlare]

In the Ven Diagram of "Usefulness" & "Ease of Obtaining", for the longest time my number one would've been a tie between the BL1 Hellfire & the Bad Touch from BL2. BUT, then I saw K6 take a level 13-ish Plasma Coil through the majority of BL3 and that was that.

[@Ki11ersix]

Haha true story

[@fireglazedfish.3498]

theres just somethin so nostalgic about maliwan weapons from borderlands 2/pre sequel, like from their looks to their reloads their just so nostalgic to me and idk why

[@nikolairebolloso5979]

The norfleet and plasmacoil both deserve to be a pearls in bl4 sinc they are both so over powered

[@zonedout3390]

Pearls have always sucked there is nothing special about them but the barrel attachment that's it, it's a fake rarity. Your better off having modded weapons in BL1 or modded BA rank stats in BL2. For BL3 just use a trainer if your on PC. Pearls have and always will suck period

[@nikolairebolloso5979]

@@zonedout3390 the butcher in bl2 was a great pearl if you get the right rolls on it but since bl4 was announced who know pearls might make a come back and actually be worth it

[@Havenosoul]

Random memory unlocked of K6 bashing the pimpernel, before someone explained the mechanic to him XD

[@Ki11ersix]

Lesson learned

[@misterx6490]

Norfleet shoots through the walls in Pyro Pete's bar. With a Bee + Magic Missile, you'll kill everything while standing in the doorway.

[@Ki11ersix]

This is an excellent point.

[@NotoriouzJay]

A song that describes the flipper pretty well, IM BLINDED BY THE LIGHTSSSSSSSSSS

[@zeratul074]

I totally did not expect Plasma Coil being #1🤣

[@Ki11ersix]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

[@LukeDHan]

plasma coil, easily my favorite to carry you through a run. Thanks for the List K6!

[@notexsoldier]

I was sure Plasma Coil was no.1 as soon as i read "Maliwan Weapons"🤣

[@Swagman2023]

Maliwan as a company: "If anything breaks!, we'll just take out of your next paycheck!" Maliwan weapons: Brutal.

[@elishuster5943]

In my opinion the Norfleet wins because Borderlands 2 only has a handful of weapons that are on that godly level (I might argue that the pimpernel could be up there) on the other hand Bl3 has so many different weapons that you can pick up with any character and demolish everything. Also, the Norfleet can clear your entire screen of enemies due to the insane splash damage of e-tech launchers whereas the p--coil can only hit one enemy at a time.

[@dahn57]

Always loved Maliwan weapons, specifically the good old Hellfire! Didn't like what they did with the Maliwan guns in Borderlands 3 though, with the charge up guns.

[@lucasholcomb643]

I don't like the charge time either, but I do really appreciate the things Gearbox did in BL3 to make each manufacturer feel even more special and unique compared to each other than what we got in BL2 (which was great too). The charge up is annoying, but honestly it's a perfectly reasonable balance feature for this class of gun where each one gets 2 elements to choose from, and honestly still has a quicker time to kill than most other options.

[@andriy_tato]

at least that gave them an identity. In BL2 Maliwan guns apart from broken ones felt underwhelming. They were always elemental and had better DoTs but that's about it.

[@jakesmith6747]

Don't forget the Firehawk pistol in BL1. Had a x4 fire damage on the card, but was actually x6. It melted everything!!! Roll that a defiler, hellfire, and ogre or S&S sniper (orion), amazing.

[@JAYDOG1337A]

I'd go with the Good Touch, that thing carries me through Normal and True Vault Hunter Mode.

[@andrehenrique3265]

I absolutely love the norfleet,a friend of mine gave me a op10 shock norfleet for my Gaige, it's just so damn good

[@jakecoyne3919]

I am so happy I got the grog in that event where it was a permanent weapon drop ....so I never had to worry about it disappearing from me if I ever turned in the mission and yes I did farm like 3 perfect versions, 1 for melee, one x2 variant and 1 normal

[@bestcatdad1977]

Honorable mention tonthe Trevonator as well. Great shotgun with a touching backstory!

[@danteinpuro319]

I'm seeing a pattern with maliwan, theyre good in bl1, meh in bl2 and TPS, and then there bonkers in bl3

[@yourgoodfriend276]

Man, I remember pre-nerf Ol' Rosie in the Pre-Sequel. Just look at a raid boss for a few seconds and it's gone.

[@Ki11ersix]

Yeah, that nerf kinda pissed me off.

[@starrl1ght316]

If you build your moze right you never have to reload moxxis gun. Just gotta tip for a god roll lol

[@RealApollo69777]

If only I had friends, or the arms race dlc...

[@andrewmartinez02]

I miss the good old days when the Cutsman was just unstoppable but yeah, the Plasma Coil is by far the best weapon ever made.

[@fallenlegionary7082]

S&S MUNITIONS TOP 10 WHEN

[@StreakGeek]

Solid video my man. I love Ember’s purge. I’d love it if she was a playable firebrand type character in BL4. The French accent really does it for me!

[@Ki11ersix]

thanks dude. Hope you're doing well

[@INTHEFIELD777]

The embers purge is my favorite Maliwan gun easily. It’s just too fun. Especially with consec hits because the dot damage stacks fast. It also shows up in the diamond loot room for those that didn’t get it in M11.

[@JeancarlosRPerez]

It feels so nice and refreshing to see one of your videos again!

[@Ki11ersix]

Welcome back!

[@cdunlap0008]

It's funny. I just opened KZbin to see this video right after I finally got my very first Plasma Coil. Superconducting prefix. It SLAPS!

[@sammontgomery3271]

I personally consistent use both on my amara, but I think the free radical is stronger than the plasma coil

[@thisisjames4474]

My personal favorite sniper in BL3 is the Firestorm. I know it's not ideal for most situations but with Moze it's a satisfying and fun weapon to lay down a carpet of mass destruction. In fact I rarely use it as a sniper, i just paint the ground with a whole mag around a group of enemies and watch the red must fly as I reload. Sure there are more efficient ways, but few as fun.

[@hugoj2125]

it might be a hot take but complex root woudl always be second best maliwan first is coil (surely not biased at all lol)

[@captainspaulding5963]

Not a hot take at all!! It's a super powerful weapon, and everyone has their own preferences!!

[@Harrythe1st]

I still remember how I tried to make vermin to spawn and finally it happened but it dropped the killer kawaii skin 😅 my new favorite is plasma coil, I got it with diamond room, never could i hope for anything more from there

[@tylertheriot8922]

I can’t wait for another borderlands to come out. Every time you make a vid like this I go play for about 2 hrs till I get bored bc I have done everything

[@devilish2345]

I have the complex route and it's great however the stark ardm and the flipper is excellent the plasma coil the DNA is actually really good lately

[@Soul-fp8si]

The best solution i think for farming mission reward gear would be, when you earn it the first time on that character, the gun gets added to the world drop loot pool, or a raid boss loot pool

[@captainspaulding5963]

All that would do is pollute loot pools even further. A vendor akin to the Black Market Machine would 100% be the way to go.

[@Soul-fp8si]

@captainspaulding5963 i disagree. Loot pools may be polluted, but most raid bosses haven't got anything worth farming. Maybe the non legendary mission rewards, yeah, but earls vending machine does that. Per character legendaries should be in raid loot pools after earning, it'd give people a reason to chase the raid bosses other than testing your gear

[@saiboticrage8581]

YESSSS A MALIWAN VIDEO FOR THE MALIWAN GUYS

[@PloKoonTheOne]

I have to put hellshock up there, running zane with that thing absolutely melts bosses

[@devilish2345]

Can confirm the crit still slaps still has insane damage and that's after getting a metric shit ton of legendary weapons and rare and exclusive god role sets and weapons diamond room and it's devastating in the clones hands

[@Ugluk42]

Radical is the best Maliwan weapon we've had, but I can't argue that the Coil is much more nostalgic

[@abejamie]

its true, ill never forget the first time i used the plasma coil

[@PBrandonN]

More Road to Raid series for BL3 on different classes/builds! Thanks for daily content

[@Ki11ersix]

Dahl Allegiance FL4K starts tomorrow on twitch.tv/ki11ersix and highlights here on Tuesday afternoon. Thank YOU for watching!

[@TheSpectacledSteve]

If GBX ever make a 4th sequel they better bring back the defiler

[@yoavziv69]

First, a great video and a great list. Secondly It may not be the most convenient weapon, but the free radical is without a doubt the most powerful weapon in the history of the game.

[@Over_9OOO]

Maliwan is my favorite brand I love it so much And maybe Florentine/Plasma Caster should be somewhere in your list

[@JL-qg7pz]

i currently have a hellfire level 25 I'm running on my level 41 Lilith completed all of main game with it and working through all dlcs as well seeing how far i can take it

[@keynanmartinez]

Plasma Coil and Norfleet are the best Maliwan weapons I've ever used in the Borderlands franchise.

[@GrinderSin]

I remember wrecking with the embers purge before the buff.

[@jhsigmund]

for things like the embers purge, do those missions really not reset on TVHM if you reset the playthrough?

[@Ki11ersix]

To my knowledge it does not

[@sharebear421]

Hellfire is always my favorite especially on maya

[@Evileminds]

I loved it on krieg

[@marc-antoineducharme5168]

You can actually get multiple amber purge and scoville in the Diamond loot room

[@ravenlinosoriano2867]

BL3 Hellfire: Who are you? Ember's Purge: Im you, but better and superior How to sum up the BL3 Hellfire and Ember's Purge comparison And without the doubt, the Plasma Coil is up top

[@misterx6490]

A white Maliwan pistol in Arms Race is a guaranteed victory.

[@frankihatch]

I love maliwan

[@KalebSDay]

4:33 did he just punch the corrosive puddle away from him...I did not know you could do that

[@Ki11ersix]

yup, but you gotta time it right

[@KalebSDay]

@@Ki11ersixI love your top 10 lists, that could definitely go in a unique tidbit list most people might not know is possible in the series haha.

[@cerebros843]

I'm not sure if there's an exception to it, but I did end up getting an Ember's Purge from the diamond loot chest last night. I didn't pick it up because after looking it up, it didn't sound that great.

[@Ki11ersix]

You missed out it's Awesome

[@cerebros843]

@@Ki11ersix Yeah for sure, just got back into Borderlands 3 and finally reached the endgame. I've been experimenting but I've been watching your vids to get a good idea on gear. Running an "On action skill start triggers the break effect" Stop Gap with a phasecast Amara just so I can survive in Mayhem 11 right now

[@Solstace_V2]

I got the embers purge from the Diamond Chest in sanctuary

[@thagrifster594]

Six, stop telling ppl that the plasma coil is broken! I don’t want them to fix it!! Haha.

[@connerschiering1143]

Hey huge fan love what you do I know this is kind of off topic but how do you think an extra rarity would work in the next borderlands game and could you potentially make a video explaining how and why things like seraphs and pearls should be in Bl4

[@Ki11ersix]

Check this out. Basically: yes. We NEED endgame gear variety and the community agrees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaS4o4GcZq-UhpYsi=FkPg6bHqUJDP-saJ

[@fallenpoet9824]

Not that it's a whole lot better- but the Ember's Purge can drop from the diamond loot room!

[@planetned.]

At 4:32 i never knew you could melee that...😅 Lol

[@Ki11ersix]

Only if you mail the timing

[@planetned.]

@@Ki11ersix Been a while since ive played bl3, but i guess i didnt know everything yet

[@garrettsmith2654]

You forgot the Tsunami from Borderlands 1. That was a fun gun too.

[@theroostercockburn69]

I got a binary cutsman early game before the nerf and it carried me for soooo many levels. The nerf hurt 😢

[@Ki11ersix]

Yeah, but luckily they buffed WAY more things than they nerfed

[@Evileminds]

Crit is actually from 2 originally, in tiny Tina's dlc

[@Umbreon650]

Can we get a manufacuer Tier list?

[@Ki11ersix]

I like this

[@irishhercules9972]

Strongest of them all….if you can hit your shots. Then I remembered k6 has the same aim I do when I’m playing darts. Fair play

[@Ki11ersix]

Haha dangit

[@CalvoV8]

Need more top 10s!!

[@ColtonGamingTV]

Is Beef Plissken related to Snake Plissken? Jokes aside, expected the plasma coil to be #1 as it has carried me through multiple playthroughs.

[@Starfishcentral]

You can get the embers purge from the diamond key loot room. 😋

[@jacksonperez5615]

This is a fun idea

[@devilish2345]

I got the plasma coil from the diamond room and it's disgusting lol it's so good

[@jacksonperez5615]

The plasma coil and Ajax ogre are by far the most broken weapons in borderlands history

[@Ble55eddad]

Do all moxxi weapons regen your health or is that only in bl2

[@owencummings4663]

Absolute Zero should get a mention in honorable mentions.

[@jamesjdog]

Sometimes, you just gotta watch the World Elemental melt ☣️

[@Ki11ersix]

yes indeed.

[@pruthvikrajesh2532]

Damn... These videos make me wanna play BL2 again ❤

[@Ki11ersix]

Do it!!

[@GAMER-RANGER]

We all know that the norfleet is on the list

[@musichowl]

i personally rank the free radical over the pcoil but maybe that's just me

[@Ki11ersix]

that's the beauty of these guns, Like i said in the video, pretty much all of them could be top 3

[@Mrdean12983]

PLASMA COIL!!!!!

[@yungbenis3685]

What Maliwan weapons do you want to see return in BL4?

[@Ki11ersix]

Yes (Aka all of them)

[@tthmps]

I knew plasma coil would be number one it’s sooo op

[@Mmasonite]

It took me hours to get the power coil

[@Ki11ersix]

It can be a pain, but vastly easier than farming the Norfleet

[@dakotaharris5730]

I like the details on the Maliwan guns not much as the details Hyperion guns but still

[@THEN00BINATORX3]

The Rosie - TPS (so good it got nerfed twice and still highest damaging laser in the game) Absolute Zero - TPS Defiler - BL1 (can one shot any non boss enemy in the game on Crit, and its DOT is as good as a hellfire) Plague/Crux (maliwan variant, hits as hard as the defiler. 3rd best shotgun in the game after Hammer and S&S crux) Are better choices than some of the choices on this list.

[@THEN00BINATORX3]

absolute zero freezes every enemy in the game instantly on hit btw...

[@Ki11ersix]

Hey there’s like 30+ Maliwans that could just as easily make the list. I wish I had more experience with BL1 and TPS Maliwans

[@THEN00BINATORX3]

​@@Ki11ersixmight be a good idea to do 3 or so guns from each game in no particular order then #1 could be your overall best in your opinion

[@gm0neyx]

These lists make me wanna play again 😢

[@Ki11ersix]

Do it! Borderlands games rule

[@ShadowRoadX]

I honestly hate that the Defiler has been left behind when it comes to legacy Legendaries. The Infection in 2 is the closest comparable weapon we've seen and it was pretty much hot garbage. Having it retain its OG Corrosive properties while still being a strong pistol would easily make it a top tier Legendary or even a decent Pearl for the newer games.