Guide: Borderlands 3 Classes - All Moze Skill Trees, Action Skills, Augments, and Passive Abilities

All three skill trees detailed

by Liam Croft Mon 16th Sep 2019

Are you thinking of switching classes in Borderlands 3? Interested in checking out Moze and her handy mech? Here's everything you need to know about Moze, including her three skill trees, the action skills that go with them, the augments that manipulate those attacks, and all passive abilities.

Skill Tree - Demolition Woman

These are the action skills, augments, and passive abilities you'll find within the Demolition Woman skill tree.

Action Skills - Demolition Woman

V-35 Grenade Launcher

The V-35 is a semi-automatic grenade launcher. Its grenades are not affected by Moze’s equipped grenade mod.

Vanquisher Rocket Pod

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod is a rocket launcher capable of rapid-firing volleys of unguided explosive rockets.

Augments - Demolition Woman

Shaped Charge

Direct hits with the V-35 deal increased damage.

Musical Chairs

Occasionally, the V-35 fires a Singularity Grenade that pulls in nearby enemies before exploding.

Active Tracking

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod now fires homing rockets and has increased Reload Speed. Hold down Fire Button and aim at enemies to designate up to 6 target. Releasing Fire Button launches a volley of homing rockets at the designated targets.

Lock and Speedload

The V-35’s Reload Speed is greatly increased and it now fires a 5-round burst.

Target Softening

The Vanquisher Rocket Pod deals greatly reduced damage per rocket, but fires in a 6-rocket spread. Additionally, enemies hit by Vanquisher Rocket Pot rockets take increased damage from all sources.

Hammerdown Protocol

Instead of a volley of conventional rockets, the Vanquisher Rocket Pod launches a single rocket with a nuclear warhead, dealing massive Radiation damage.

Passive Abilities - Demolition Woman

Tier	Passive Ability	Description
1	Fire in the Skag Den	Whenever Moze deals Splash Damage, she deals bonus Fire Damage.
1	Deadlines	Firing Iron Bear Weapons drains less Fuel. Killing an enemy while Iron Bear is active increases Fuel. This skill has diminishing returns.
1	Grizzled	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy reduces Moze’s remaining Action Skill Cooldown Time. This skill has diminishing returns.
2	Means of Destruction	Whenever Moze deals Splash Damage, there is a chance to add ammo to her currently equipped weapon’s magazine with a smaller chance to return a grenade.
2	Torgue Cross-Promotion	All Splash Damage dealt by Moze has a chance to double in size.

2	Stainless Steel Bar	Iron Bear gains additional armor and increased Maximum Fuel.
3	Pull the Holy Pin	Moze’s grenades have a chance to score a Critical Hit, dealing greatly increased damage.
3	Auto Bear	After Moze exits Iron Bear, it will remain deployed in place for a short time. While Auto Bear remains active, it will target and attack nearby enemies until its duration ends, then it will charge at an enemy and self-destruct.
4	Vampyr	Whenever Moze damages an enemy with a grenade, for every enemy hit, she restores a portion of her missing health.
4	Why Can't I Carry All These Grenades	Increase Moze’s grenade carrying capacity.
5	To the Last	Moze gains the ability to throw grenades while in Fight For Your Life. If she threw a grenade before gaining Second Wind, a grenade is refunded.
5	Explosive Punctuation	When Moze deals Splash Damage, her Action Skill Cooldown Rate is briefly increased.
6	Short Fuse	Whenever Moze deals Gun Damage, there is a chance of a secondary explosion centered on the target.

Skill Tree - Shield of Retribution

These are the action skills, augments, and passive abilities you'll find within the Shield of Retribution skill tree.

Action Skills - Shield of Retribution

Railgun

The Railgun fires electrified high-velocity projectiles that deal Shock Damage.

Bear Fist

The Bear Fist is a pneumatic-driven fist that deals massive damage to a single target at close range.

Augments - Shield of Retribution

Hell on Rails

Railgun now fires superheated rounds that deal Fire Damage, but have increased Fuel Drain per shot.

Capacitive Armature

When Railgun hits an enemy, it chains to nearby enemies, dealing reduced Shock Damage to more targets.

Wild Swing

Whenever Bear Fist hits an enemy, it deals random Bonus Elemental Damage to that enemy and all enemies nearby.

Corrosive Sabot Round

Railgun now fires a specialty round that deals reduced damage and explodes after a short delay. Railgun shots have reduced Fuel Drain and the Magazine Size is increased.

Close the Distance

Instead of punching, Bear Fist now launches its fist forward and grabs enemies at greatly increased range, pulling them back to Iron Bear.

Shockhammer

Bear Fist is now capable of sustained and rapid fire, punching as long as the Fire Button is held. Additionally, Bear First has reduced Fuel Drain and deals Bonus Shock Damage with each hit.

Passive Abilities - Shield of Retribution

Tier	Passive Ability	Description
1	Selfless Vengance	Whenever Moze reloads, she loses a small portion of her health and grants additional Fire Damage to her and her allies’ rounds for a few seconds.
1	Security Bear	Iron Bear gains a bubble shield that reduces damage taken. The shield deactivates if it sustains too much damage, reactivating after a short cooldown.
1	Armored Infantry	While Moze’s shields are active, she gains Damage Reduction and increased Gun Damage.
2	Drowning in Brass	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy grants Moze a stack of Drowning in Brass. For each stack of Drowning in Brass, Moze’s Fire Rate is reduced but Weapon Damage is increased for both her and her allies.
2	Thin Red Line	A portion of Moze’s health is removed and cannot be restored, but her Maximum Shield is increased by the same amount.

2	Vladof Ingenuity	Moze’s Maximum Shield is increased and she gains resistance to Shock Damage.
3	Full Can of Whoop-Ass	Entering Iron Bear causes Moze’s and her allies’ shields to immediately begin recharging at an increased Shield Recharge Rate.
3	Experimental Munitions	Whenever Moze scores a Critical Hit, she deals bonus Fire Damage.
4	Behind the Iron Curtain	Moze’s Shield Recharge Delay is reduced, and her Shield Recharge Rate is increased.
4	Desperate Measures	Moze’s Gun Damage is increased depending on how low her health is. The lower her health, the greater the increase.
5	Phalanx Doctrine	Kill Skill. After killing an enemy, Moze gains a stack of Phalanx Doctrine. For each stack of Phalanx Doctrine, Moze’s Maximum Shield and Gun Damage are increased. Each stack lasts 30 seconds. There is no stack limit.
5	Force Feedback	Whenever Moze scores a Critical Kill, her shields immediately begin recharging.
6	Tenacious Defense	Whenever Moze’s shield is fully depleted, she instantly restores a portion of her shield, and her Gun Damage is increased for a short time. This skill can only trigger after Moze’s shields have fully recharged.

Skill Tree - Bottomless Mags

These are the action skills, augments, and passive abilities you'll find within the Bottomless Mags skill tree.

Action Skills - Bottomless Mags

Minigun

The Minigun is capable of sustained rapid fire. Firing for long periods causes the Minigun to overheat, rendering it inoperable for a few seconds.

Salamander

The Salamander is a flamethrower that deals Fire Damage to enemies at close range. Though the Salamander has infinite ammo, it drains Fuel with use.

Augments - Bottomless Mags

Let Off Some Steam

Minigun deals more damage as heat increases, and can be fired for longer before overheating.

General Winter

Minigun fires Cryo rounds, which reduce Heat Gain and Fuel Drain, but deal reduced damage.

Fuel Economy

Reduces Salamander’s Fuel Drain. Additionally, Iron Bear’s Movement Speed is increased after damaging an enemy with Salamander.

Exploding Bullets

Minigun fires Explosive Rounds that deal increased Splash Damage but its Fire Rate is decreased.

Chemical Warfare

Salamander now deals Corrosive Damage. Additionally, Salamander’s Melt Damage is increased.

Molten Roar

The Salamander burst-fires 3 projectiles with increased Fuel Drain, the first of which leaves a large Fire area.

Passive Abilities - Bottomless Mags

Tier	Passive Ability	Description
1	Cloud of Lead	Occasionally, Moze’s and Iron Bear’s shots will deal additional Fire Damage and won’t consume ammo.
1	Dakka Bear	Adds a manned turret to the back of Iron Bear.
1	Matched Set	Moze’s currently equipped weapon gains a stacking bonus to Magazine Size and Decreased Heat Per Shot for every piece of Equipped Gear that has a matching manufacturer.
2	Stoke the Embers	Increases Moze and Iron Bear’s Fire Damage.
2	Redistribution	After Moze scores a Critical Hit, she regenerates ammo for a few seconds.
2	Scrappy	Increases Moze’s Handling. While moving, Moze’s Weapon Swap and Mode Switch Speed are increased.
3	Rushin' Offensive	Moze can sprint and shoot at the same time.
3	Scorching RPM's	Moze gains increased Fire Rate and Critical Hit Damage.
4	The Iron Bank	Increases Moze’s Magazine Size.
4	Specialist Bear	Equipping two of the same Weapons on Iron Bear increases the damage they deal.

5	Some for the Road	Moze gains infinite ammo for a few seconds after exiting Iron Bear.
5	“Click, Click…”	Moze gains increased Gun Damage as her magazine empties. The less ammo there is remaining, the greater the increase.
6	Forge	Moze constantly regenerates ammo for her currently equipped weapon.