Takedown in Hadron Abyss has arrived Borderlands 4and it's described as the ultimate endgame challenge, and Gearbox isn't lying; it's really that hard! It took me less than an hour to clear the entire Takedown in Hadron Abyss, but an optimized team of Vault Hunters can easily speed up the encounter.
Below, we'll show you how to start Takedown in Hadron Abyss, the loot you can get by completing her various versions, and the loot that drops from her three minibosses: Tidebreaker, Gilgathresh, and Crackclaw, and of course, the Terramorphous Child!
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Takedown at Hadron Abyss is free for all Borderlands 4 players, so you won't need to collect any DLC to play! However, the content ahead is extremely demanding, so it is recommended to optimize your build and bring in additional vault hunters.
How to start Takedown at Hadron Abyss (Child of Terramorphous Location)
To start a Takedown in Hadron Abyss, you need to do this first beat the main campaign. Once the campaign is complete, target any Raid Board in the main hub area (like the Fadefields). On the Raid Board, you can pick up and track “Takedown Child of Terramorphous quest.
When the quest is now active, head north to Carcadia Burn to Wildhorn's Beard the area where in the north you can find a cave called Research Center B-0451. Just follow along and you will find a linear path. You will have to clear each area of enemies before proceeding.
Tidebreaker, Gilgathresh and Crackclaw Loot Table & Boss Guide
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Spoil |
Type |
Effects |
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Swan Song (Tidebreaker) |
The legendary Daedalus shotgun |
Cannonball – Underbarrel explosion fires explosive cannonballs. Gain additional Underbarrel Ammo on Kill up to a maximum of 4 Bonus Ammo. |
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Little Sister (Gilgathresh) |
Legendary Tediore Shield |
Sister – When interrupting a segment, send out a Kill Drone that fires next to the Vault Hunter, mimicking their weapon's element and dealing 25% weapon damage. |
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Marshall's Claw (crackclaw) |
The legendary Maliwan sniper |
Commandeer – Fires three projectiles in a burst of five shots, with the rate of fire increasing after each shot. |
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Tidebreaker is the easiest to kill first since he only has a machine gun, so you'll want to focus all your fire on him to make sure you don't get overwhelmed when the other bosses show up.
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Gilgathresh is a close range brawler, so you'll want to stay away from him as his hammer strikes can deal lethal damage if he gets too close.
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Crackclaw is the hardest of the trio of bosses because he has a shield, meaning you have to be within range of him to attack him while his explosive termites explode around you.
All of these bosses have neutral health, meaning they have no base weaknesses.
Child of Terramorphous Loot Table & Boss Guide
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Spoil |
Type |
Effects |
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Shark bait |
Pearl Shotgun Tediore |
Chum the Water – Damaging enemies applies stacks of Chum; when you build enough stacks, the enemy will explode and deal more damage |
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Ishmael |
Legendary Order Sniper Rifle |
Harpoon – Fires harpoons that bleed targets for additional damage over time. |
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Mělčíny |
The legendary Jakobs Pistol |
Common – Critical hits cause a splash and Ricochets cause nova damage. |
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The Child of Terramorphous has a neutral health bar to begin with, so just focus on getting through his health while avoiding his laser breath and electric poles that randomly turn on in the left and right areas.
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When the Child of Terramorphous is at its second red health bar (Incendiary is effective), you'll want to grapple between the two platforms above, as the water is now electrified, and one platform will have an electric pylon raised.
All Takedown at Hadron Abyss Final Chest Loot
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Spoil |
Type |
Effects |
|---|---|---|
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Damned |
Legendary Amon class mod |
Activating an action skill or forgeskill causes Amon's Gun Shots to have a 10% chance to cause Pyre and deal Incendiary Melee Forgeskill damage based on 100% damage dealt for 10 seconds. The effect can only occur once per second. |
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Coach |
Legendary C4SH Class Mod |
C4SH gains up to +40% increased weapon damage on Bone Totem. The less health each Bone Totem has, the greater the weapon's damage. |
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Surgeon |
The legendary Harlowe Class Mod |
Whenever Harlowe puts an enemy into Stasis or deals damage to an immune enemy with Stasis, he deals +80% increased damage and has a +100% chance of a status effect against that enemy while Entangled. If the enemy is immune to Stasis, double these bonuses. |
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Thug |
Legendary firmware |
Killing an enemy grants +10% damage dealt for 30 seconds. Multiple stacks can overlap. Maximum of 5 stacks. |
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Power-Puncher |
Legendary Rafa Class Mod |
While Rafa has a grenade equipped, his melee attacks have a 25% chance to create a Fire Fissure that deals Ordnance Melee Damage equal to Rafa's Grenade Damage. |
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A living weapon |
Legendary Vex Class Mod |
When Vex deals damage with action skills, it has a 2% chance to trigger kill skills. This effect can only occur every 5 seconds. |
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Fishward |
The legendary Jakobs assault rifle |
Fish Fry – Hitting your target spawns fish projectiles that drunkenly swim towards nearby enemies, giving your next stack increased damage on a kill. |
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Draupner |
Ripper Legendary Heavy Ammo |
Return Wave – Fires several projectiles that cause even more projectiles to return back to you whenever they hit an enemy, bounce off a surface, or travel for a set amount of time. |
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Vitae |
The legendary Jakobs Repkit |
Lifeblood – Critical hits heal you for a set amount. |
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Shark bait |
Pearl Shotgun Tediore |
Chum the Water – Damaging enemies applies stacks of Chum; when you build enough stacks, the enemy will explode and deal more damage |
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Ishmael |
Legendary Order Sniper Rifle |
Harpoon – Fires harpoons that bleed targets for additional damage over time. |
|
Mělčíny |
The legendary Jakobs Pistol |
Common – Critical hits cause a splash and Ricochets cause nova damage. |
|
Swan-song |
The legendary Daedalus shotgun |
Cannonball – Underbarrel explosion fires explosive cannonballs. Gain additional Underbarrel Ammo on Kill up to a maximum of 4 Bonus Ammo. |
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Marshall's Claw |
Legendary Order Sniper Rifle |
Commandeer – Fires three projectiles in a burst of five shots, with the rate of fire increasing after each shot. |
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Little sister |
Legendary Tediore Shield |
Sister – When interrupting a segment, send out a Kill Drone that fires next to the Vault Hunter, mimicking their weapon's element and dealing 25% weapon damage. |
In Takedown at Hadron Abyss, there is a challenge to run fast, and depending on your time, you can open a loot chest after defeating the Child of Terramorphous. There is a silver/gold/platinum chest he's waiting for you but the timer starts from the moment you trigger Takedown in Hadron Abyss and ends when you defeat Child of Terramorphous
How does Takedown work in Hadron Abyss and can you farm Child of Terramorphous?
When you defeat the Child of Terramorphous, you can head through the purple rift and return to the start of the mission. You cannot farm individual bosses; you'll have to click on the Child of Terramorphous mission board behind the door and you'll have to take down enemies and mini-bosses before you get to the Child of Terramorphous..
On the Takedown mission board, you can select Mayhem Takedown, which increases enemy health, damage taken, and drops loot. This is no joke, as Hardcore Takedown will increase the health of enemies by more than 1000%!
- Released
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September 12, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Crude Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
