Eridium is one of the many resources in Borderlands 4, but its immediate use isn't exactly clear. At first, you won't have a spot to use this resource, but this only hides its importance and role in the late and endgame.
How to use Eridium in Borderlands 4?
If you have played older Borderlands games, including the third installment, you'll know what Eridium is. While you can earn it as soon as you get the hang of the main campaign, the resource is required for certain endgame content.
- Moxxi's Encore Machines: These machines allow you to reset a boss to take down, hoping to get new rewards. The content becomes available only after you complete the primary campaign. You'll need a lot of Cash and Eridium to reset the machines. This was where I spent most of my Eridium last time around, and I expect the trend to continue.
- Firmware Transfer: Completing the main campaign allows you to unlock Zane's machines across towns. You can use one of them to transfer firmware. If you have two great endgame guns but can use only one, you can spend Eridium to carry over the effect of one onto the other. While the base weapon will be destroyed, you can get two special effects into one, activating both (or more) simultaneously.
Eridium is also required if you're not entirely satisfied with your build for the endgame. You unlock the Specialization skill tree, which is a separate system. Unlike the usual skills, Specialization points allow you to bypass the normal skill tree and unlock more passives.
If you're ever unhappy with your class specialization, you can always use Eridium to respec all your skills and move towards a new one.
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