My Zane Sniping build in action on Mayhem 3

Borderlands 3 Zane the Operative
#1

Alright, I’ve been making my way around these forums the last couple weeks or so, and the general gist from people is that Zane needs buffs. You know what? You’re probably right, not all of his skills are really worthwhile, and apparently he actually has more than a few bugged skills too.
But then I’ve found that a lot of people have been saying Zane can barely even play Mayhem 3, or some have even said he’s unplayable.

I categorically disagree. I’m running around in Lectra City (mainly because I was working on a side mission for a gun I want), when I decided to show off how my build is working. I’ve gone all-in on a sniping build and really feel it’s the best one he has. Bold statement I know.

Well, I would like to invite you to watch my video. It’s 30-ish minutes long… 14-ish are spent by me just talking about my build. You can skip all that if you don’t care. The fighting starts around 14:40.
In case you miss it, the modifiers I fought with were -50% gun damage and -50% smg/shotgun/pistol. I used three weapons: A purple anointed Muckamuck, a regular purple Jakobs sniper I got from mail-in, and the One Pump Chump.

It’s not edited, it’s just shadowplay direct to youtube. Sorry about black-bars, I play ultrawide and that’s just what happens. After watching it back I did notice in-game sound was a little too loud… But I’m really not uploading it for the quality or anything… I’m really trying to get the word out about a build I think needs to be far more popular for Zane players than it has been. It’s the build I place as the benchmark for my experience when I talk about how my Zane wrecks everything in Mayhem 3.

Here is the video: BL3 Zane One-shot Kill Youtube video

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#2

Nah mate I heard if it can not do slaughter house M3 it is trash.monkas if U ain’t spamming endless hex mirvs U weak sauce den.

Sarcasm aside GJ posting sth similar this weekend

#3

Yeah I’ll try taking it into a Trial. Slaughter sometime, but still looking for gear to fill out kit and don’t have as much time to play right now. In those situations I’ll definitely be trying to use the best weapon at all times for the Mayhem modifiers though.

#4

I got tons of new guns msg me sometime.got dope thorns for armour enemies that is a blast with PD stacks. Also there is neat build I run with lasersploder OPC and hellwalker that has rly quick ttk.

P.s. this build can carry lyuda for annointed and boss killing he just showed off regular guns for example monocle for mobs is more consistent one shots and lyuda melts annointed

#5

I recently started using a one-shot build similar to this and it’s been surprisingly good. I’ve been using the Headsplosion sniper rifle and mobbing with it is very fun. Not only does it explode, but critical hits ricochet three bullets! Try it out if you haven’t, it’s pretty fun.

#6

Yeah I was actually just farming for one XD The three ricochet thing can be really taken advantage of by Zane to allow for hitting seven enemies at the same time if they all are out in the open. I definitely want to experiment with it more. I think it potentially could replace OPC if the damage output is enough.