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Subjugator and Thol the Invincible Boss Guide & All Loot (Raid 2)

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Updated on May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026

Overview

Subjugator and Thol the Invincible is the second Raid Boss of Borderlands 4. The duo spawns at the end of Lair of the Subjugator.

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Drops

This fight is unique in the sense of being a 'duo', ending in a 1v1 against either Subjugator or Thol, depending on which one you defeat first during the initial phase when there's two health bars on screen. Loot drops are affected by which fight you end up with on the second phase.

  • Defeat Thol first to fight Subjugator.
  • Defeat Subjugator first to fight Thol.

It also has rewards for beating the Silver and Platinum timers.

Subjugator Drops

Item

Type

Effect

Jail-Broken Gatling

  • Either boss can drop this

Ripper Submachine Gun

On hit, gain a stack of Backfire. For each stack of Backfire, gain increased Fire Rate and an increased chance to fire off additional projectiles.

Shammy Kablamy

Tediore Pistol

Douses enemies in hot Moonshine. On reload throw an explosive projectile that deals a portion of its damage as bonus Incendiary damage to doused enemies. Bonus Damage scales based on the number of doused enemies hit in the explosion.

Collector

Order Shield

When Energy Shields are active, regenerates HP Amount per second.

Artificer

Prestidigitator

Plasmaphile

Bombastic

Grim Sister

  • Silver+ Tier Chest Drops
  • Either boss can also drop these

Amon Class Mod

C4SH Class Mod

Harlowe Class Mod

Rafa Class Mod

Vex Class Mod

Character-specific Effects

Thol Drops

Item

Type

Effect

Jail-Broken Gatling

  • Either boss can drop this

Ripper Submachine Gun

On hit, gain a stack of Backfire. For each stack of Backfire, gain increased Fire Rate and an increased chance to fire off additional projectiles.

Lockjaw

Torgue Assault Rifle

On hit, bounces to up to 4 nearby enemies.

Flak Cannon

Vladof Heavy Ordnance


Artificer

Prestidigitator

Plasmaphile

Bombastic

Grim Sister

  • Silver+ Tier Chest Drops
  • Either boss can also drop these

Amon Class Mod

C4SH Class Mod

Harlowe Class Mod

Rafa Class Mod

Vex Class Mod

Character-specific Effects

Platinum Timer Chest Rewards

Guaranteed dedicated drop weapon rewards for the respective boss by beating the Platinum chest timer.

  • There's a chance for the weapon drop to instead be the Jail-Broken Gatling Pearlescent SMG.

Item

Type

Jail-Broken Gatling

  • Chance to drop from Platinum Chest in place of the dedicated weapon drops below

Ripper Submachine Gun

Lockjaw

  • If you faced Thol on second phase

Torgue Assault Rifle

Shammy Kablamy

  • If you faced Subjugator on second phase

Tediore Pistol

Random Enhancements

  • High chance to drop from Platinum Chest

Legendary Enhancement

Location

Unlock Location + Farm Method:

Check the quest board in any of the hub areas for access to the quest to face Subjugator and Thol the Invincible.

Follow the quest's directions to reach and enter the Lair of the Subjugator. Proceed to the end of the area to enter the arena and face the Raid Boss.

  • Head back and use the Encore Machine to farm.

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