What to do during the July 16 weekly rotation

The official July 16 weekly notes say the only weekly change is a new set of Weekly Activities: Vile Ted & The Experiments as Big Encore and Old Lads as the Wildcard Mission, with Ohm I Got listed as the Legendary reward. Treat that as a July 16-23 window, then check the next Thursday reset before planning a longer farm route.

What changed with Version 1.8

The June 25 Version 1.8 update is the current major content baseline. It added the paid Bounty Pack 3: A Zane to Kill For, the free Takedown at Hadron Abyss raid, Circle of Slaughter, cross-platform saves, and gameplay changes. If you only have time for one prep path, finish campaign access and unlock the endgame boards before chasing weekly loot.

Should you chase Mad Ellie, Raid Boss 2 or Hadron Abyss first?

If you own Mad Ellie and have not cleared it, do that for story access and C4SH-era rewards. If your goal is UVHM progression, Subjugator and Thol still matters because it unlocks UVHM 7. If you already have endgame access, Hadron Abyss is the newer Version 1.8 target and should be checked before spending scarce upgrade materials on older farms.

DLC price and edition questions

If you already own a Deluxe, Super Deluxe or bundle edition, check your platform entitlement before buying a separate pack. PC Gamer's Version 1.8 summary notes that Steam should auto-redeem owned Bounty Pack 3 content after a client restart, while PlayStation, Xbox and Epic users may need to open the separate storefront listings or follow the in-game prompt.

Maurice Black Market boundary

For July 16-23, the official update notes say Maurice's Black Market has moved and changed offerings. We are not publishing a precise route until a stable source gives a textual location we can cite. The shared fact is the move; the stock is player-specific and can be rerolled after backing out with a cooldown, so do not copy another player's inventory as your own route plan.

Sources we trust first

Checked July 16, 2026. Start with official Borderlands 4 update notes for weekly activities and Borderlands Support Version 1.8 notes for major patch scope. Use reputable weekly trackers as secondary route help only after checking their dates. Community threads and videos are useful for kill routes and rolls, but not for deciding whether a patch, paid content, or Black Market route is live.