MANILA, Philippines (Mar 2026) — Borderlands 4 just got a whole lot bigger. The game’s first paid story DLC, Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, is now available across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
The expansion introduces C4SH the Rogue, a CasinoBot Vault Hunter who won a magical deck of cards in a high-stakes game and now uses eldritch boons in combat. He is the first of two new Vault Hunters coming to the game as post-launch content, and is playable across both the base game and all DLC zones.
A new frozen zone with plenty to kill
The DLC takes place in The Whispering Glacier, a frozen wasteland filled with derelict ships and dark secrets. Players team up with Ellie — mechanic and daughter of Moxxi — to destroy an alien monolith and enter the Vault of the Damned, guided by the returning character Mancubus Bloodtooth.
Enemies in the zone include DAHL Legion soldiers, Kraggons, and Scavs, leading up to two major boss fights and 16 minibosses. On the loot side, Story Pack 1 adds three new Pearlescent weapons, 18 new Legendary gear pieces, and 31 new cosmetic items.
Players who own Story Pack 1 can also start a new Vault Hunter that jumps straight into the DLC content at level 13.
Free update for all players
Alongside the DLC, a free March 26 Major Update brings the game to version 1.5. The two headline additions are Shared Character Progression and a level cap increase from 50 to 60.
Shared Character Progression means that when starting a new Vault Hunter, that character will automatically have access to map progression, collectibles, SDU tokens, Hover Drives, cosmetic rewards, and activity progress already unlocked by other characters on the same save file — a quality-of-life change players had been requesting since launch.
What is included and where to get it
Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned is included with the Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe Edition and the Vault Hunter Pack. It is also available as a standalone purchase. A second Story Pack is still to come as part of the post-launch roadmap, alongside additional free and paid content planned for 2026.
More details are available at borderlands.com.
