

Varkids have a reliable timer that determines whether they are going to evolve or not. Ultimate Badass → Vermivorous or Supreme Badass The following tables show the morph chance for each evolutionary step: Chubby Varkids are an alternate evolution of Badass Varkids but do not have a chance to morph further. It takes five morphs for a Larval Varkid to become Vermivorous the Invincible.

spiderants or buzzards) have higher evolution rates. It cannot spawn on Normal Mode, regardless of the number of players present.Ĭontrary to popular belief, varkids do not need to be harmed in order to improve the chance of evolution, nor do varkids that kill other enemies (e.g. It is possible to spawn Vermivorous the Invincible with only one player, although the chance of it happening is very low. The chances of any given Varkid evolving depend on the number of players present in the session. However, the higher up the ladder a varkid goes, the tougher the pods become. Destroying the pod kills the varkid inside and grants a sizeable experience bonus and additional loot. Varkid pods are also extremely vulnerable and can be destroyed with enough damage. All varkids' weak points are in their rear abdomen. The amount of time needed for a varkid to metamorphose to the next step increases with each passing step. Additionally, when a varkid reappears from its pod, its health is fully restored and all status effects are nullified. A few seconds later, the pod will burst open and release a stronger varkid. When they level up, they burrow into the ground and engulf themselves in a pod. Unlike other creatures on Pandora, varkids have the ability to metamorphose into higher forms as they fight on the battlefield. They are generally spawned as Larval Varkids from conical-shaped protrusions in the ground. Varkids are the insectoid enemies found in various locations of Borderlands 2 and its DLCs.
