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Discover the branching skill trees of Amon the Forgeknight in Borderlands 4 and learn about path you should invest in.
Amon the Forgeknight is a vault hunter in Borderlands 4 who excels at tanking and melee combat. His potential unfolds as you spec skill points into his skill trees, each focusing on a distinct playstyle. For the most part, it is advisable to invest in one of the three skill trees to unlock higher tier skills which are generally more powerful. Learn about the Calamity, Vengeance, and Cybernetics skill trees and which path you should take while building Amon.
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Amon Skill Tree in Borderlands 4
Amon has three Action Skills to choose from, each one correlating to a skill tree.
- Onslaught: Calamity Skill Tree
- Activating Onslaught overloads the off-hand Forgefist for a Rocket Punch in melee. It also increases shield regeneration and applies fire damage to all weapons.
- Scourge: Vengeance Skill Tree
- Scourge grants Amon a shield in his off-hand to absorb frontal damage and fill up the Vengeance meter. Vengeance can be used to launch Forgewaves, which deal Cryo damage in a straight line.
- Crucible: Cybernetics Skill Tree
- Equipping Crucible arms Amon with two throwing axes. One deals fire damage, and the other cryo damage.
Also Read: Borderlands 4: Which Vault Hunter Should You Pick
Amon Calamity (Red) Skill Tree
The Calamity skill tree allows you to get up close and personal with enemies using dashes, dealing incendiary damage, and throwing Rocket Punches. Focus on investing in Branch 2 to power up your Action Skill and lean into the melee combat playstyle with tons of status effects and shield restoration.
Calamity Passives
Note: The terminology of base and branches refer to the sides of the skill tree you can spec into. Each branch has three tiers of passive skills within it, as well as Augments and Capstones.
- Base: Center Top
- Branch 1: Left
- Branch 2: Center Bottom
- Branch 3: Right
| Tier | Skill Name (Max Points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Tier 1 | Impetus (3) | Stackable Kill Skill. Temporarily increases Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed. |
| What Burns Within (5) | Increased Incendiary Damage. | |
| Discombobulate (5) | Increased Melee Critical Hit Chance. | |
| Heavy Plate (5) | Increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Maximum Overshield Capacity. | |
| Tier 2 | Wield the Storm (5) | Increased Status Effect Damage and Status Effect Duration. |
| Gut Punch (3) | Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage can apply Weakness. <br> Weakness: A temporary status effect which causes enemies to deal reduced damage, and take increased damage. | |
| Tritanium Knuckles (5) | Increased Melee Damage and Skill Damage. | |
| Tier 3 | Forged In Steel (1) | Activating a Forgeskill makes Amon immune to all damage for a brief duration. |
| Bullet Storm (5) | Applying a status effect, increases Gun Damage for a duration. Works well with Gut Punch. | |
| Metal Urge (5) | Dealing Gun Damage, increases Action Skill Cooldown Rate. | |
| The Best Defense (5) | Dealing Melee Damage grants Overshield. | |
| Branch 1 | ||
| Tier 1 | Berserk (5) | Activating Forgeskill temporarily applies the Berserk status effect on Amon. <br> Berserk: Slow Immunity, and Bonus Cryo Damage with Gun Damage and Melee Damage. |
| Bloodlust (5) | Activates Bloodlust whenever Amon’s shield breaks or with Action Skill. <br> Bloodlust: Increased Reload Speed and Lifesteal. | |
| Tier 2 | There Is Only Red (3) | Kill Skill. If Amon kills an enemy while Berserk is active, increases Berserk’s Duration, and increases Bonus Cryo Damage from Berserk. |
| Rimebreak (3) | Whenever Shield breaks, restores shield and causes a detonation which deals Cryo Damage to nearby enemies and freezes them. | |
| Brimming Vigor (5) | Amon gains increased Maximum Health Capacity and deals increased Melee Damage the more full his Health. | |
| Tier 3 | My Touch Is Death (3) | Melee Damage has a chance to Activate Kill Skills. |
| Branch 2 | We recommend investing in Branch 2 to go into melee berserker mode with high movement speed, a stronger Rocket Punch, and a run-and-gun style. | |
| Tier 1 | Into the Fray (5) | The closer the enemy, the more damage dealt and incoming damage reduced. |
| Burning Ramparts (5) | Fire Rate and Status Effect Chance increase with Shield fullness. | |
| Tier 2 | Harbinger (5) | Stackable Kill Skill. Temporarily increased Melee Damage and Maximum Shield Capacity. |
| Rearm (3) | Melee Attacks partially refill ammo on Amon’s current Gun. | |
| Maiming Strike (3) | Critical Hits can apply Weakness to enemies. | |
| Tier 3 | Mortal Flare (3) | Killing a Weakened enemy causes them to detonate. |
| Branch 3 | ||
| Tier 1 | Catastrophe (5) | Applying Shock increases Critical Hit Chance. Applying Burning increases Critical Hit Damage. |
| Dragon’s Breath (5) | Activating Ordnance converts the next gun shot into Incendiary Damage. | |
| Tier 2 | Judgment (5) | Deals increased Melee Damage to enemies below 50% health. |
| Fists of Stone (5) | Restore a percentage of Forgeskill Cooldown upon dealing Melee Damage. Melee Attacks Double this effect. | |
| Crackling Aegis (3) | Increased Status Effect Damage and Ordnance Damage based on Shield fullness. | |
| Tier 3 | Electrical Fire (1) | Burning causes Shock and vice versa. |
Calamity Augments
| Augment | Description |
|---|---|
| Pyroclast | Whenever Onslaughter is activated, Amon fully Restores his Health and Shield, and is surrounded by a Forgestorm that deals Incendiary Status Effect Damage to nearby enemies over time. Kill Skill. Killing an enemy inside of the Forgestorm restores Amon’s Action Skill Duration, and increases Forgestorm’s Damage. |
| Thermal Diffusion | Rocket Punch now has two modes, gains increased Radius, and deals Bonus Damage based on Amon’s Maximum Shield Capacity. Pressing Action Skill causes Rocket Punch to deal Incendiary Melee Attack Damage. Pressing Melee causes Rocket Punch to deal Cryo Melee Attack Damage. |
| Fellfrost | Pressing Action Skill immediately after a Rocket Punch causes Amon to use a follow-up attack, dealing Cryo Melee Attack Damage in a large area in front of Amon. Non-Boss enemies hit below 25% Total HP are killed. |
| Force of Nature | While Onslaughter is active, Gun Damage dealt to enemies will Prime them for a Duration, and will Detonate when they die or are damaged by a Forgeskill, dealing Incendiary Damage to nearby enemies. Detonations can also be caused by Melee Attack Damage, but deal less Damage. This effect can stack. |
| Fulminating Fist | Amon gains increased Status Effect Chance while Onslaughter is active. Pressing Action Skill launches a concentrated Lightning Wave that deals Shock Melee Attack Damage to enemies it passes through. |
Calamity Capstones
| Capstone | Description |
|---|---|
| Hoarcleave | Molten Slam is now Hoarcleave. Press and hold Action Skill to swing a Massive Forgeaxe, launching a Forgewave that deals Cryo Melee Damage and Freezes enemies it passes through. Enemies killed by Hoarcleave cause a Detonation, dealing Cryo Damage. |
| Molten Roil | Molten Slam gains increased Radius and Stores Damage. Pyres erupt under up to 3 enemies after a delay. Pyres deal additional Incendiary Melee Damage based on Damage Stored by Molten Slam, distributed among the remaining targets. |
| Stormcutter | Molten Slam is now Stormcutter. Press and hold Action Skill to swing a Massive Forgesword, launching a Forgewave that deals Shock Melee Damage to all enemies it passes through. Restore Action Skill Cooldown, Action Skill Duration, and Ordnance Cooldown for each enemy hit. |
Amon Vengeance (Blue) Skill Tree
The Vengeance skill tree focuses on defense with a shield in Amon’s off-hand to absorb damage and charge the Vengeance meter. Investing further into the tree grants a mix of elemental damage, particularly Cryo, and a diverse range of damaging and crowd control abilities. You’ll find augments that change your Forgeskill into powerful new attacks, and passive skills that reward applying elemental effects.
Vengeance Passives
| Tier | Skill Name (Max Points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Tier 1 | Wrath of Nature (5) | Increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is doubled when your Action Skill is active. |
| Scorched Kairos (5) | Increased Ordnance Damage and Magazine Size. | |
| The Thrill (3) | Restores a percentage of missing health. Each time Amon takes non-status effect damage, he gains a stack of Resolute for a brief duration, which improves this effect. | |
| Battleborn (5) | Increased Gun Damage the more full your Health. This is doubled at maximum health. | |
| Tier 2 | Eternal (5) | Increased Action Skill Duration and Gun Swap Speed. |
| Tail of the Comet (5) | Dealing Ordnance Damage has a chance to apply a Cryo Damage-over-time status effect. | |
| Scar Tissue (5) | Increased Maximum Health Capacity and Repkit Healing. | |
| Tier 3 | Bullet Hail (5) | Gun Shots have a chance to ricochet as a Cryo-damaging elemental shard. |
| Machinist (3) | Kill Skill. Partially restores Ordnance Cooldown. | |
| Ancient Ways (5) | Increased Cryo Damage. | |
| Warrior’s Cup (5) | Using a Repkit while your Action Skill is active partially restores Action Skill Duration. | |
| Branch 1 | ||
| Tier 1 | Wildfire (5) | Increased Ricochet Damage, Burning Damage, and Burning Duration. |
| Burning Rage (5) | Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Incendiary Damage grants a stack of Flame Affinity for a duration. Stacks provide increased Reload Speed and Action Skill Cooldown Rate. | |
| Tier 2 | Ballistic Bulwark (5) | Dealing Ordnance Damage grants Overshield. |
| Disco Infernus (5) | Applying Burning to an enemy increases Fire Rate for a duration. This effect can stack. | |
| Worldbreaker (5) | A point in Burning Rage is required. Ground Slamming consumes all Flame Affinity stacks to create a Flame Fissure in front of Amon, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage to all enemies hit. This deals bonus damage for each stack consumed. | |
| Tier 3 | Cooling Mantle (1) | A point in Worldbreaker is required. Kill Skill. Partially restores Worldbreaker’s Cooldown. |
| Branch 2 | ||
| Tier 1 | Icy Rage (5) | Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Cryo Damage grants a stack of Cryo Affinity for a duration. Stacks increase Gun Damage. |
| Northern Wind (5) | Gun Critical Hits have a chance to apply additional Slow to enemies, as if dealt with Cryo Damage. The chance is doubled while your Action Skill is active. | |
| Tier 2 | Primal Surge (5) | Applying a Status Effect to an enemy has a chance to partially restore your Shield and Ammo. |
| Winter’s Kiss (5) | A point in Icy Rage is required. Dealing Ordnance Damage consumes a stack of Cryo Affinity for each nearby enemy to spawn a Cryo-damaging Elemental Shard in an area. | |
| Age of Ice (5) | Increased Damage to Frozen enemies and Bosses. | |
| Tier 3 | Caroming Shard (3) | A point in Winter’s Kiss is required. Elemental Shards have a chance to ricochet. |
| Branch 3 | ||
| Tier 1 | Blackout (5) | Ordnance Damage has a chance to Critically Hit and Shock enemies. |
| Thunderous Rage (5) | Kill Skill. Killing an enemy with Shock Damage grants a stack of Shock Affinity for a duration. Stacks increase Critical Hit Damage. | |
| Tier 2 | Tactician (5) | While Hipfiring, Amon gains increased Fire Rate, but decreased Gun Handling. While Aiming, he gains increased Gun Damage and Gun Handling. |
| Smelter (5) | Kill Skill. Partially restores Forgeskill Cooldown. | |
| Strike the Anvil (5) | A point in Thunderous Rage is required. Dealing Action Skill Damage consumes a stack of Shock Affinity to cause an Elemental Bolt to strike that enemy, dealing Shock Damage. | |
| Tier 3 | High Voltage (1) | Elemental Bolts Stagger enemies, consuming an additional Stack of Shock Affinity to Multiply Damage Dealt. Bosses cannot be Staggered. |
Vengeance Augments
| Augment | Description |
|---|---|
| Blastchill | Forgewaves now consume more Vengeance and explode on impact, dealing Cryo Ordnance Damage in an area. Explosion Radius is further increased if the Forgewave passes through Firewall. |
| Cryonic Thrum | While Scourge is active, Amon Taunts enemies and sends out a Cryonic Pulse every second, dealing Cryo Damage to enemies, and restoring Allies’ Health. While Aiming, Amon’s Movement Speed is reduced, but Amon gains Bonus Cryo Damage with Guns and consumes Vengeance on each Gun Shot. |
| Molten Rebuke | Press Action Skill to Consume all Vengeance and throw the Forgeshield at target enemy, dealing Incendiary Ordnance Damage, and Ricocheting on impact. Molten Rebuke Ricochets additional times based on Vengeance consumed. Whenever the Forgeshield is thrown, Damage Absorption is Disabled until it returns. |
| Eternal Winter | Forgewaves now partially restore Action Skill Duration and Firewall Duration on damaging enemies, and can be activated three times in succession. The third activation launches a Massive Forgewave that deals increased Damage and does not consume Vengeance. |
| Stormlance | Action Skill to throw a Forgespear, dealing Shock Ordnance Damage on impact, consuming Vengeance to increase Damage Dealt. Enemies damaged by Forgespear are Primed for a Duration, and will Detonate when they are damaged by a Forgeskill, dealing Shock Damage to the target, but none to nearby enemies. Detonations can also be caused by Gun Critical Hits, but deal less Damage. This effect can stack. |
Vengeance Capstones
| Capstone | Description |
|---|---|
| Ring of Frostfire | Firewall is now a Ring that deals Incendiary Status Effect Damage to enemies inside of it, and Cryo Damage to enemies who enter or leave. Firewall grants Friendly Projectiles that pass through it further increased Damage and Projectile Speed. |
| Glacial Rapture | Press and hold Action Skill to swing Forgewhips, dealing Cryo Ordnance Damage over 2 Hits to nearby enemies before slamming into the ground, creating a Cryonic Fissure that deals Cryo Ordnance Damage and leaves Cryo Hazards for a Duration. |
| Wrathfall | Press and hold Action Skill to call down a Massive Forgesword to strike a target enemy, dealing Shock Ordnance Damage to enemies in the area. Wrathfall always Critically Hits. |
Amon Cybernetics (Green) Skill Tree
The Cybernetics skill tree is centered around spamming the Action Skill, lobbing elemental axes, and spawning Forgedrones. The tree also offers powerful Detonation effects and augments that fundamentally change your Forgeskill.
Cybernetics Passives
| Tier | Skill Name (Max Points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Tier 1 | Cast Iron (5) | Increased Forgeskill Cooldown Rate and Gun Handling. |
| Gathering Storm (5) | Kill Skill. Increased Elemental Damage for a duration. This effect can stack. | |
| Executioner (5) | Increased Critical Hit Damage. This is doubled for a duration after dealing Melee Damage. | |
| Get The Lead Out (5) | Increased Reload Speed. This is doubled for a duration after causing a Detonation. | |
| Tier 2 | Destruction Engine (5) | Increased Forgeskill Damage and Detonation Damage. |
| Tempered Pyre (5) | Forgedrone Skill. Activating your Forgeskill spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while this skill is active fully restores the duration of all active Forgedrones. | |
| Bolt Action (5) | Reloading your guns grants Bonus Shock Damage for a duration. | |
| Tier 3 | Bellows (5) | Activating your Forgeskill grants increased Gun Damage for a duration. |
| Twin Tempers (1) | Requires a point in Tempered Pyre. Tempered Pyre now spawns an additional Axe Forgedrone that deals Cryo Melee Damage. Forgedrones from Tempered Pyre have reduced duration. | |
| Vital Organs (5) | Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a duration. This effect can stack. | |
| Herald’s Call (5) | Increased Shock Damage. | |
| Branch 1 | ||
| Tier 1 | Tempered Ice (5) | Forgedrone Skill. Activating your Ordnance spawns a Hammer Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a duration, dealing Cryo Melee Damage. |
| Cacophony (5) | Increased Ordnance Damage and Detonation Radius. | |
| Tier 2 | Masterwork (5) | Requires a point in Tempered Ice. Forgedrones gain increased Damage and Duration. |
| Endless Bombardment (5) | Grenades have a chance to refund themselves on use. Heavy Ordnance has a chance to refund 1 ammo on damaging enemies. | |
| Stoked (5) | Dealing Ordnance Damage increases Fire Rate for a duration. This can stack. | |
| Tier 3 | Ordained Hammer (1) | Requires a point in Masterwork. Hammer Forgedrones now deal Ordnance Damage in addition to their other types and have a chance to cause a Detonation on damaging enemies, dealing Cryo Damage in an area. |
| Branch 2 | ||
| Tier 1 | Blast Furnace (5) | Critically hitting an enemy or causing a Detonation grants increased Damage Dealt for a duration. Detonations grant multiple stacks. |
| Tempered Lightning (5) | Forgedrone Skill. Activating your Action Skill spawns a Sword Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a duration, dealing Shock Melee Damage. Activating an Action Skill while this skill is active will partially restore the duration of all active Forgedrones. | |
| Tier 2 | Armor of Contempt (5) | Dealing Action Skill Damage grants Overshield. |
| Lightning Rod (5) | Gun Shots have a chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. | |
| Escalation (5) | Requires a point in Tempered Lightning. Forgedrones gain increased Attack Speed and Movement Speed. | |
| Tier 3 | Honed Point (3) | Requires a point in Escalation. Forgedrones have a chance to Critically Hit. When a Forgedrone Critically Hits, it partially restores your Action Skill Cooldown. |
| Branch 3 | ||
| Tier 1 | Permafrost (5) | Freezing an enemy creates a Cryo Hazard under them, dealing Cryo Damage for a duration. |
| Raging Inferno (5) | Action Skill Damage has a chance to Critically Hit and Burn enemies. | |
| Tier 2 | Wildheart (3) | Increased Status Effect Damage and Hazard Damage. |
| Freezer Burn (5) | Dealing Incendiary Damage with Guns increases Cryo Damage for a duration. Dealing Cryo Damage with Guns increases Incendiary Damage for a duration. | |
| Reactive Armor (5) | Detonations partially restore your Shield and Ordnance Cooldown. | |
| Tier 3 | Reverse Explosion (1) | Dealing Forgeskill Damage creates a Drone Singularity for a duration. |
Cybernetics Augments
| Augment | Description |
|---|---|
| Axe and Stone | Amon gains increased Movement Speed for a Duration after damaging an enemy with a Forgeaxe, and can Detonate Primed enemies with a Melee Attack. Detonating a Flame Axe restores Action Skill Cooldown. Detonating a Cryo Axe restores Ordnance Cooldown. |
| Endless War | Primed enemies take increased Gun Damage for each stack of Prime. If Amon Detonates a Primed enemy, a new Forgeaxe is spawned that seeks out a nearby enemy. |
| Hour of the Hammer | Amon now readies Forgehammers, choosing Frost or Shock. Enemies damaged by Forgehammer are Primed for a Duration, and will Detonate when they die or are damaged by a Forgeskill, dealing Damage to nearby enemies. Can throw a Cryo Hammer, dealing Cryo Melee Damage in an area on impact, or a Shock Hammer, dealing Shock Melee Damage in an area on impact. |
| Blade Tempest | Amon now readies Forgeswords, choosing Flame or Shock. Whenever activated, consume all Charges to launch a Barrage of Forgeswords. Enemies damaged by Forgeswords are Primed for a Duration, and will Detonate when they die or are damaged by a Forgeskill dealing Damage to the target, but none to nearby enemies. Can fire a Barrage of Flame Swords, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage, or a Barrage of Shock Swords, dealing Shock Melee Damage. This effect can stack. |
| Searing Cold | Frost Axes apply Freeze on impact. Flame Axes now pass through enemies. |
Cybernetics Capstones
| Capstone | Description |
|---|---|
| Snowmaul | Double-Edge is now Snowmaul. Press and hold Action Skill to throw a Twinned Forgehammer, dealing Cryo Melee Damage to nearby enemies on impact that Ricochets between nearby enemies up to 3 times. If no Ricochet targets are found, it deals Damage an additional time before destroying itself. For each Detonation caused, it Ricochets an additional time. |
| Storm Surge | Double-Edge is now Storm Surge. Press and hold Action Skill to throw a Twinned Forgeblade, dealing Shock Melee Damage in an area on impact. Storm Surge creates a Forgestorm on impact for a Duration, dealing Shock Status Effect Damage over time. |
| Conflangarang | Double-Edge now deals Incendiary Melee Damage in both directions, gains increased Radius, and leaves a trail of Fire as it travels if close enough to the ground, dealing Incendiary Damage over time. Causing a Detonation or damaging an enemy with Conflangarang will restore Forgeskill Cooldown. |
Key Skill Nodes That Define Amon’s Playstyle
Amon is complex to build as each of his skill trees stretches his playstyle in a different direction. Within the Calamity tree, the Pyroclast augment should be unlocked as soon as possible to increase his survivability and damage output, especially in solo play. At tier 4, Force of Nature is a powerful pick, causing enemies to detonate by building up a Prime with Gun Damage.
If you’re looking to max out Amon’s DPS, the Cybernetics skill tree is the way to go. The first major power jump is facilitated by the Endless War Augment. At tier 4, you can unlock Searing Cold, which freezes enemies hit with the Frost Axe. While leveling up, be sure to invest in Bolt Action for 4 seconds of Shock Damage after every reload. Past level 11, spec into Executioner increasing Critical Hit Damage by 3% per point and doubling it with Melee damage. Crucible hits count as melee damage and activate the doubling effect.
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