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Where to get the Wombo Combo Legendary Assault Rifle drop in Borderlands 4

There is no shortage of amazing Legendary Assault Rifles in Borderlands 4, but only the Wombo Combo also shoots elemental grenades alongside its spray of bullets. Unlike some of the other top-tier Legendaries in the game, it’s also relatively easy to find the boss that drops the Wombo Combo. Here’s where and how to get it.

## How to Get the Wombo Combo Legendary Assault Rifle in Borderlands 4

The Wombo Combo is a possible drop from any of the bosses in the Rippa Roadbirds Ripper Drill trio, located at the Saw’s Clench Ripper Drill site. You can find the Saw’s Clench Ripper Drill site in north-central Carcadia Burn, the northwestern region of Kairos. It’s not hard to reach, and getting back to it is easy once you’ve unlocked the Judgements Lapse Order Silo — you can return to the drill in around a minute.

### About the Rippa Roadbirds

The Rippa Roadbirds are a trio of bosses, each with a different elemental shield:

– **Baby Grunt**, who uses a Cryo shield
– **Gruntabulous Vork**, who uses a Pyro shield
– **Lil Grunt**, who uses a Shock shield

The Wombo Combo can drop from any of these Grunt bosses when they die. However, killing them can be challenging. They tend to float around above the arena, dropping bombs and other floating hazards while you’re also dealing with trash mobs.

With a proper build, none of their shields is particularly difficult to take down, but if you get caught by a cluster of their bombs, you might find yourself in Fight for Your Life mode.

### Farming Tips

Farming the Rippa Roadbirds is straightforward, but returning to the Moxxi’s Big Encore machine afterwards can be a hassle. The fastest way to get back to the machine is to jump up and over the debris pile to the right of the arena’s drop-down point. Here’s how:

1. Hop onto the sphere on the ground
2. Jump onto the rocks
3. Finally, leap onto the pipes that lead over the rocks

Once you master this path, you can restart the fight within 15 to 20 seconds, although it remains a bit annoying.

### Drop Rates and Additional Notes

In my experience, the Wombo Combo drops fairly regularly — I received two drops in relatively short order during my research. The Rippa Roadbirds are also excellent for leveling characters quickly, so there’s a decent chance you’ll pick up a few Legendaries if you spend a couple of hours grinding these bosses.

One final note: the Wombo Combo is sometimes available at Maurice’s Black Market vending machine. With so many Legendaries in Borderlands 4, having the one you want available is a bit of a crapshoot, but it’s worth checking the machine every week — you might get lucky!

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Happy hunting, Vault Hunter!
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What do you use Eridium for in Borderlands 4?

How to Use Eridium in Borderlands 4

The mystical ore called Eridium is central to the lore of the Borderlands series and has always played an essential role in its endgame. This remains true in Borderlands 4, where Eridium is used for several valuable endgame progression and farming purposes.

Eridium has three main uses in the endgame of Borderlands 4, and you’ll need to be judicious about how you use it, as they can get exceedingly expensive:

Respec your Specializations. Cost: 5,000 Eridium per instance.
Activate the weekly Moxxi’s Big Encore machine. Cost: 100 Eridium per instance.
Use the Firmware Transfer machine. Cost: Variable.

Spend Eridium to Respec Specializations

Specializations are unlocked in the endgame, providing permanent upgrades to your characters that can scale infinitely. Since 5,000 Eridium is a substantial amount, it’s important to be intentional about where you spend your Specialization points.

One or two points may not offer a massive upgrade immediately, but they accumulate over time. Keep in mind that Specializations are build-agnostic and might not work well with every setup. If you decide to completely respec your character into a new build, you might end up spending that 5,000 Eridium — or risk losing a significant chunk of DPS.

Spend Eridium to Use Moxxi’s Big Encore Machines

Moxxi’s Big Encore machines are an exciting endgame feature that rotates weekly. They allow you to fight a select boss out in the world again with, according to Gearbox, “an even more rewarding loot pool.”

For example, if you want to fight The Bod, you’ll need to wait for Axemaul to be the featured Big Encore boss, and so on. Don’t underestimate the 100 Eridium cost per instance either. Even with increased drop chances, RNG can be cruel—you could easily spend 10,000 Eridium and not get the item you want.

Spend Eridium on Firmware Transfers

The Firmware Transfer machine is the third major way you’ll spend Eridium. While not as frequent as the other two uses, it can still consume a significant amount of resources. Costs vary depending on the type of gear to which you’re transferring firmware.

If you use this machine regularly, it can quickly deplete your Eridium reserves.

How to Get More Eridium in Borderlands 4

Most missions in the game award at least some Eridium, and killing Vile enemies and world bosses also provides a modest amount. However, the most effective way to obtain Eridium is by completing Vile Bounties.

You unlock access to Vile Bounties once you activate Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. These are higher-difficulty Vile enemies found and killed in the overworld. Each kill grants a modest but significant amount of Eridium instantly, usually several hundred when leveling, with increasing rewards as you progress deeper into the endgame.

You can also farm Eridium somewhat efficiently by completing weekly Wildcard missions, provided you can finish them quickly. While these won’t give you as much Eridium per hour as Vile Bounties or base patrols, they still add up.

It’s likely that an activity with a better Eridium farm will be introduced within the first few DLC cycles. This will be necessary, as Borderlands DLCs historically add increasingly powerful Legendaries as the game’s life cycle progresses.

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Evening Reading – September 24, 2025

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