Published Mar 24, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT

What's new in the BL4 Story Pack 1 "Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned"

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" Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned ," a Borderlands 4 DLC and story pack , is releasing soon with a long list of additions including a new playable character. Launched last year, the fourth entry in the series has already received a few updates, like the premium Bounty Packs, but this story pack will be the first of its kind.

Although vault hunters must always be prepared to improvise, you should consider preparing yourself and setting an alarm for when the Borderlands 4 DLC will be released in your time zone .

Borderlands 4 DLC release time in your time zone

Borderlands 4 DLC, "Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned," will be released on Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m. EDT , as announced by the official X account . Below, see when that is in your time zone:

1:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, March 26 for the west coast of North America

4:00 p.m.…