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pearlescent Fire pistol Jakobs

Kintsugi

"Mended seams shine brightest."

Pearlescent Jakobs revolver with golden-line crack visual. Six-shot cylinder, crits gain +12% damage per cylinder rotation completed without missing.

damage

1560

fire Rate

2.4

magazine

6

reload Time

2

element Chance

14

How to farm Kintsugi

Drops from: Endgame world drop in Tier 3 zones (rare). Drop rate: 0.2-0.3% (community-reported).

At a sub-1% drop rate, expect a long farm. Most community runs report 60-150 boss kills before a confirmed drop. Set up a fast travel rotation and bring a reload-speed-focused build to keep the kill cadence up.

Source: Community-reported. Drop confirmed in r/borderlands4 by 6 separate players. · Verified for Patch 1.4 / 2026-04-22.

Strategy notes

When the fire element shines

Fire excels against flesh enemies and bosses without armor. Avoid pairing it against cryo-immune raid bosses or Stone-class enemies — corrosive will outperform there.

Vault Hunter pairing

The natural fit for Kintsugi is Rafa's Marksman tree or Amon's Bullets and Bourbon. Stack the relevant capstone before farming the deeper raid tiers — the build planner at /builder/ lets you preview the synergy.

Build the rest of your loadout

A pearlescent pistol like Kintsugi earns its spot when the rest of your kit covers the gaps it leaves. Cover ranged combat with a precision rifle and short-range with a Tediore reload throw. See our walkthroughs for boss-by-boss build recommendations.

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Methodology note. Stats and drop rate ranges on this page are aggregated from public Reddit megathreads and gameplay video archives, cross-checked against community-tracked spreadsheets. We re-verify after every major patch — see how we verify drop data for our process. If the in-game numbers diverge from what you read here, email us at [email protected] and we will investigate within 48 hours.