Amon Freeze Crucible Build
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The Amon Freeze Crucible Build utilizes the Freezing Frost Ace and Critical Hits to mow down enemies in Borderlands 4. See the best build, skills, weapons, and gear to use for Crucible Amon, along with the best skill tree abilities and character playstyle!
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Amon Freeze Crucible Build
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Amon Crucible Action Skill and Skill Tree
| Skill Tree | Cybernetics |
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| Action Skill: Crucible | |
Amon's Crucible build makes use of the Cybernetics tree to stack powerful bonuses to Gun and Critical Hit damage. Its Crucible's Frost Axe easily freezes enemies and sets up devastating Critical Hits.
This setup emphasizes a smooth chain of Action Skill and Weapon usage, with short cooldowns and multiple charges that allow you to keep up constant pressure.
Amon Crucible Best Skills
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| Passive Skills | Skill Progression | |
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Best Passive Skills
| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
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 Cybernetics |  Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage.  Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation.  Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones.  Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration.  Twin Tempers Tempered Pyre now spawns an additional Axe Forgedrone that deals Cryo Melee Damage. Forgedrones from Tempered Pyre have reduced Duration.  Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack.  Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks.  Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. |
| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
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 Vengeance |  Wrath of Nature Amon gains increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is Doubled when his Action Skill is active.  The Thrill (Amon) Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect. |
| Skill Tree | Priority Skills | ||
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 Calamity |  Impetus Kill Skill. Amon gains increased Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed for a Duration. This effect can stack.  Heavy Plate Amon gains increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Maximum Overshield Capacity.  Gut Punch Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage have a chance to apply Weakness to enemies for a Duration. Weakened enemies deal reduced Damage, and take increased Damage. Weakness is affected by Status Effect Duration, and is itself considered a Status Effect. |
The best skills for the Crucible build focus on enhancing Gun and Critical Hit damage, significantly increasing your burst damage potential. You also need the good Reload Speed boosts from Battleborn. It also later utilizes the Forgedrone Tempered Pyre summons to fight with you.
From the Vengeance tree, The Thrill provides valuable HP sustain for survivability, while Wrath of Nature status effect boosts also help later on. In the Calamity tree, Impetus and Heavy Plate offer reliable Shield regen and HP. Gut Punch rounds out the tree by applying Weakness debuffs to enemies.
Recommended Skill Progression
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| Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation. Lvl 2 | Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation. Lvl 3 | Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation. Lvl 4 | Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage. Lvl 5 |
| Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage. Lvl 6 | Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration. Lvl 7 | Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration. Lvl 8 | Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation. Lvl 9 |
| Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation. Lvl 10 | Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage. Lvl 11 | Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 12 | Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 13 |
| Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 14 | Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 15 | Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 16 | The Thrill (Amon) Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect. Lvl 17 |
| The Thrill (Amon) Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect. Lvl 18 | The Thrill (Amon) Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect. Lvl 19 | Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks. Lvl 20 | Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks. Lvl 21 |
| Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks. Lvl 22 | Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks. Lvl 23 | Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks. Lvl 24 | Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. Lvl 25 |
| Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. Lvl 26 | Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. Lvl 27 | Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. Lvl 28 | Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage. Lvl 29 |
| Impetus Kill Skill. Amon gains increased Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 30 | Impetus Kill Skill. Amon gains increased Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 31 | Impetus Kill Skill. Amon gains increased Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed for a Duration. This effect can stack. Lvl 32 | Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration. Lvl 33 |
| Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration. Lvl 34 | Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration. Lvl 35 | Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage. Lvl 36 | Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage. Lvl 37 |
| Heavy Plate Amon gains increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Maximum Overshield Capacity. Lvl 38 | Heavy Plate Amon gains increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Maximum Overshield Capacity. Lvl 39 | Gut Punch Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage have a chance to apply Weakness to enemies for a Duration. Weakened enemies deal reduced Damage, and take increased Damage. Weakness is affected by Status Effect Duration, and is itself considered a Status Effect. Lvl 40 | Gut Punch Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage have a chance to apply Weakness to enemies for a Duration. Weakened enemies deal reduced Damage, and take increased Damage. Weakness is affected by Status Effect Duration, and is itself considered a Status Effect. Lvl 41 |
| Gut Punch Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage have a chance to apply Weakness to enemies for a Duration. Weakened enemies deal reduced Damage, and take increased Damage. Weakness is affected by Status Effect Duration, and is itself considered a Status Effect. Lvl 42 | Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones. Lvl 43 | Twin Tempers Tempered Pyre now spawns an additional Axe Forgedrone that deals Cryo Melee Damage. Forgedrones from Tempered Pyre have reduced Duration. Lvl 44 | Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones. Lvl 45 |
| Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones. Lvl 46 | Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones. Lvl 47 | Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones. Lvl 48 | Wrath of Nature Amon gains increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is Doubled when his Action Skill is active. Lvl 49 |
| Wrath of Nature Amon gains increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is Doubled when his Action Skill is active. Lvl 50 | |||
Start by stacking Get the Lead Out and Executioner for crit damage and reload speed. Push down the tree to unlock Searing Cold Augment at level 16, then switch to Vengeance for The Thrill HP regen.
In Cybernetics (second branch), max Blast Furnace and Lightning Rod for burst damage, then grab the Storm Surge Capstone. Max the first two passives, invest in Impetus, and finish with Gut Punch for weakness debuffs.
Once you unlock Tempered Pyre Forgedrones, they’ll apply Gut Punch’s weakness automatically, boosting your damage further.
Amon Best Augment
 Searing Cold
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Searing Cold is one of Amon's strongest abilities, allowing the Frost Axe to instantly Freeze most enemies. While tougher bosses are only slowed instead of fully Frozen, this still provides excellent crowd control. The Fire Axe, on the other hand, excels against red health enemies.
Using each axe in the right situation highlights the versatility of the Crucible build, especially since both variants deal high damage on impact and help Prime powerful Detonations.
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Amon Best Capstone
 Storm Surge
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Storm Surge is an upgraded Forgeskill that deals Shock instead of Cryo and creates an AoE that constantly damages enemies. It’s highly effective for wearing down boss shields and detonating any Forge Axes attached to targets.
Amon Crucible Best Weapons
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| Legendary Weapons | Best Manufacturer | Best Weapon Type |
Strongest Legendary Weapons for Amon Crucible Build
| Legendary | Gun Overview |
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 Hellwalker
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Type: Shotgun Manufacturer: Jakobs Soothslayer Legendary Mod |
 Hot Slugger
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Type: Shotgun Manufacturer: Jakobs Blazing Barrel: On kill, deal +30% Damage for 10s for a Maximum 3 Stacks |
The Hellwalker is the best Legendary Weapon for this build thanks to its massive base damage and devastating close-range crits. The Hot Slugger is a solid alternative, offering slightly better range and a strong damage boost through its Kill Skill.
Both weapons fire a single shot only before reloading at high speed, consistently triggering the Bolt Action passive for bonus Shock damage.
Best Manufacturer for Melee Amon: Jakobs
Jakobs weapons excel with the Crucible build’s focus on critical hits, as their ricochet mechanic deals massive damage to hordes. With the Calamity Tree’s crit and gun damage buffs, along with Jakobs’ fast reloads.
Best Weapon Type for Melee Amon: Shotguns
This build works best with shotguns, since you’ll be fighting up close and can reliably land most pellets as a crit. Single-shot Jakobs variants are especially strong, as they easily trigger the Bolt Action reload passive for bonus Shock damage.
Amon Crucible Best Class Mod
The Viking Legendary Class Mod is a top choice, granting 2 extra Action Skill charges for a total of 5 axes to throw.
Alternatively, generic Class Mods that boost Cybernetics tree passives, crit damage, or direct gun damage are also powerful and versatile.
Amon Crucible Best Enhancement Mods
| Enhancement | Effects |
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| Jakobs Enhancement |
・Piercer - Guns with Jakobs-licensed parts have a 20% Chance to grant a Critical Hit. ・Sequencer - Guns with Jakobs-licensed parts grant consecutive Critical Hits a stacking +5% Bonus Damage, for a Maximum of 8 Stacks. |
Equipping a Jakobs Enhancement with either Piercer or Sequencer would be best for this build, but obtaining a Legendary Enhancement with both will provide more DPS.
We recommend Piercer for Critical Hit chances, while Sequencer stacks up your damage the more crits you hit in a row, which is highly effective against high HP bosses.
How to Play the Amon Crucible Build
Use Frost Axes to Freeze Targets
Frost Axes can freeze most enemies in a single hit. Use them on Badasses for crowd control and to set up Primers for massive Detonation damage with your Forgeskill.
Shoot Critical Hits On Frozen Target
Frozen targets are ideal for lining up critical hits, letting you burst them down before they can deal any damage.
Versatile Gun Variety When Leveling
If using this build for leveling, almost any gun works since it boosts gun and critical hit damage universally in the early game. Jakobs weapons remain the best choice thanks to their strong synergy with critical hits.
While the Crucible build is good for leveling, our Amon Scourge Build is also terrific for leveling with its tankiness and Action Skill Cryo damage!
Amon Crucible Build Overview
Amon Crucible Build Summary
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Impetus Kill Skill. Amon gains increased Shield Regeneration Rate and Movement Speed for a Duration. This effect can stack.
Heavy Plate Amon gains increased Maximum Shield Capacity and Maximum Overshield Capacity.
Wrath of Nature Amon gains increased Status Effect Application Chance and Cryo Effectiveness. This effect is Doubled when his Action Skill is active.
The Thrill (Amon) Amon gains Missing Health Regeneration. Every time Amon takes or absorbs Non-Status Effect Damage, he gains a Stack of Resolute for a Duration, which increases this effect.
Executioner Amon gains increased Critical Hit Damage. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after dealing Melee Damage.
Get The Lead Out Amon gains increased Reload Speed. The effect is Doubled for a Duration after causing a Detonation.
Gut Punch Melee Damage and Ordnance Damage have a chance to apply Weakness to enemies for a Duration. Weakened enemies deal reduced Damage, and take increased Damage. Weakness is affected by Status Effect Duration, and is itself considered a Status Effect.
Tempered Pyre Forgedrone Skill. Whenever Amon activates his Forgeskill, he spawns an Axe Forgedrone that attacks nearby enemies for a Duration, dealing Incendiary Melee Damage. Activating a Forgeskill while Tempered Pyre is active fully Restores the Duration of all active Forgedrones.
Bolt Action Whenever Amon Reloads, his Guns gain Bonus Shock Damage for a Duration.
Twin Tempers Tempered Pyre now spawns an additional Axe Forgedrone that deals Cryo Melee Damage. Forgedrones from Tempered Pyre have reduced Duration.
Vital Organs Kill Skill. Amon gains Critical Hit Chance with Guns for a Duration. This effect can stack.
Blast Furnace Whenever Amon or his Forgedrones Critically Hit an enemy or cause a Detonation, he gains increased Damage Dealt for a Duration. Detonations grant multiple Stacks.
Lightning Rod Amon's Gun Shots have a Chance on Critical Hit to spawn an Elemental Bolt, dealing Shock Damage.
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.
Searing Cold Frost Axes apply Freeze on impact. Flame Axes now pass through enemies.
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| Best Weapon Type | Best Manufacturer | ||||
| Shotgun | Jakobs | ||||
The Amon Crucible build focuses on using the Frost Forge Axe to freeze enemies, then following up with heavy crit damage from a Jakobs shotgun. Moreover, critical bullets ricochet to nearby foes.
It is highly versatile, combining Frost, Fire, and Shock Action Skills with strong Kinetic damage from guns.
Best Amon Crucible Build Playstyle
Close Range Critical Hit Machine
The Amon Crucible build excels in close range combat, freezing any fast-moving or tanky enemy to line up a burst of critical hit damage point-blank. Further utilizes Forge Axes to capitalize on more critical hit opportunities.
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