breath of the dying made me dying, literally

[Elzam]

i call this thing the suicide gun
its cool, its powerful
it melts
but its suicidal

ARE THERE ANY WAY TO DEAL WITH THE SELF DAMAGE
my god i lost so much money since i died so much and everytime theres no enemy left to second wind

[JackBurton]

Jump to avoid it's orbs; don't use in close combat.

[Diogenes49]

try a Kaos it is much worse
Seriously maybe switch to a pistol (not torgue) for close work I recommend the free radical
ar's are best at medium range

from the wiki

Killing an enemy creates a corrosive explosion, releasing spheres of the same element in all directions.

All directions includes toward you maybe check your build to look for splash damage skills
They can hurt you too

[Elzam]

Im thinking of finding shield thats got 100% immune to corrosive. I got a legend shield that protects against shock, so i assume theres some form of shield with this power too.

That or im switching back to my 2nd best AR, the shreder (?), i think thats the name. Vladov, 3 barrel gatling gun, 100 drum mag. Underleveled tho.

Im currently lvl 50 and just beat Troy.
Bought the suicide AR at Marcus's.

And in case u need to know, im vanilla only, no dlc

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by Elzam:

Im thinking of finding shield thats got 100% immune to corrosive... i assume theres some form of shield with this power. [...] im vanilla only, no dlc

AFAIK, there's no such shield in vanilla version. The closest one in base game is Asclepius (Guardian Takedown): *20% Corrosive Resistance and +50% Resistance to Elemental Status Effects when depleted; Gas Mask (DLC-5, Arms Race) offers up to 60% Corrosive Resistance (+38/45/60) and +50% FFYL time.

*farmable up to 50% but totally not worth the effort.

[Elzam]

Sigh
Guess i'll play this gun as a sniper lol
Stay away from the explosion as far as possible

[lukaself]

For Zane players: https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Duct_Tape_Mod