It Grows Below | Borderlands 4: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned | As Rafa, Walkthrough

Borderlands 4 continues the franchise's legacy of chaotic looter-shooter action, transporting players to the mysterious planet of Kairos. Within the game’s first major expansion, Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, the narrative takes a dark, cosmic-horror turn as players assist Ellie in dismantling an alien monolith. A pivotal moment in this chilling journey is the third main story mission, It Grows Below, which forces players to delve deep beneath the frigid surface of The Whispering Glacier. The mission begins after the discovery that a fragment of Ellie’s magical necklace—the Keystone—has been stolen by the erratic Crazy Earl. To recover it, the player must breach the subterranean Bloodstained Hollow by using a pearl to clear a path through a massive, pulsating blood clot. Once underground, the mission masterfully shifts from frantic combat into psychological horror. Players are frequently subjected to unsettling visions of ruined ships, forcing them to relive traumatic memories of the base game’s earliest events. This disorienting experience highlights the eldritch influence permeating the glacier while keeping the player on edge. Navigating these tunnels requires tactical precision, particularly against Sunbeam Creeps that heal their allies. As the hunt for Earl intensifies, the player meets Daphne, a local botanist who provides a path forward. To extract the barricaded Earl from his greenhouse, the player must engage in a unique gathering quest involving Darkburn Cores and Glowleaves. The Darkburn Cores introduce a fresh platforming challenge: players must perform a perfectly timed ground slam on the flower’s roots to launch the core into the air, quickly snagging it with their grappling hook before it disintegrates. After securing the ingredients and filling the greenhouse with Daphne’s potent tincture gas, the player finally confronts a hostile Crazy Earl in a challenging boss encounter. Successfully defeating him grants the missing keystone fragment, securing Ellie’s path toward the Vault. Beyond the narrative progress, completing It Grows Below serves as a critical milestone, unlocking eleven side missions and fully opening the secrets of the frozen expanse. More - Borderlands 4: https://bit.ly/42mz03T More - Borderlands 4: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned: https://bit.ly/4dd5zYc Website: https://borderlands.com Steam: https://bit.ly/473aJm2 Borderlands®4 - Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned: https://bit.ly/47tKEfO #Borderlands4 #Borderlands #TheGamerBay