Right now, I’m big on Maliwan guns as they serve up elemental damage, which, paired with my Amara skill tree loadout, scores big damage. There are 9 different brands in the game (Hyperion, Maliwan, Child of the Vault (COV), Torgue, Atlas, Vladof, Tediore, Dahl and Jakobs), each with their own unique characteristics.
And while you’ll probably never touch every weapon the game has to offer, it’s good to understand the basic functionality of your weapons - starting with the brand. The third entry in the series boasts a billion ballistic weapons. Outside of the low-brow humor, the star of any Borderlands game is the guns.