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The Ruby's Grasp hits hard and often has fire effects that shred many foes. The first step is to know where it drops. The pistol drops from the Vile Lictor, a boss you meet during the story mission “His Vile Sanctum.” Finish that mission once and the boss drops the same loot table each time you face it. The first clear does not guarantee the pistol. The drop is random, so expect to fight the boss more than once.
Prepare Your Run and Your Loadout
Before you farm, set up a clear plan. Choose weapons that work well against the boss and its minions, and carry enough ammo for long fights. Bring a main that deals steady single-target damage for critical hits. Bring a secondary that deals steady elemental damage if you want to melt armored parts. Carry at least one explosive launcher for emergency bursts that can break the boss’s shields or clear clustered adds. Equip mods that boost critical chance, critical damage, or elemental damage tied to the pistol’s traits.
Clear the Mission and Learn the Encore Machine
Complete “His Vile Sanctum” to unlock the boss’s arena as a repeatable encounter. After you beat the Vile Lictor once, the arena gains an Encore Machine. This device lets you reset the fight and face the boss again without rerunning the whole mission chain. Use the Encore Machine every time you want another drop chance. Approach the machine, interact with it, and confirm the reset. The arena does a quick reload and the boss respawns. Repeat the loop until you get Ruby’s Grasp.
Farming Strategy and Drop Efficiency
Farming efficiently means balancing time, risk, and focus. Don’t stand and spray; learn the boss’s windows to land the biggest hits. Use a consistent rotation that takes the fewest seconds to execute between kills. If you run co-op, split roles so one player holds adds while another focuses the boss. If you go solo, use mobility and cover to survive long attack phases. Track how many runs you do per hour and what your average loot looks like.
How Ruby’s Grasp Fits the Larger Loot Loop
Ruby’s Grasp is more than a single weapon. It slots into the wider set of Borderlands 4 Items you chase for build synergy. That means you should think of the pistol in the context of your whole kit. If Ruby’s Grasp has fire traits, pair it with gear that boosts fire damage, fire DoT, or burn stacking. Use shield mods that help you stay in fights longer so you can squeeze more critical hits into each phase. Swap relics or artifacts to gain bonuses that match the pistol’s strengths.
The drop is random, so patience matters. Don’t chase one perfect roll in a panic. Instead, farm with a steady routine and sell or trade extras to fund faster runs or to buy a close-enough weapon from other players. Use the in-game economy and player trading to fill in gaps when the market price is fair.
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