A couple of weeks ago, I posted a guide on how to turn Zero into a sword-focused badass. Today, I want to focus on Salvador, our cover boy from the Borderlands 2 issue last year. I’m hovering around level 30 with him right now, and I’m finding him to be even more deadly than Zero if you level him right. Here are some tips on how to make him a force to be reckoned with.

Ignore Free Ammo Perks

While gunzerking, Salvador will constantly regenerate health and ammo. Because of this, I ignored perks that focus on earning free ammo or conserving existing ammo (Inconveivable, 5 Shots Or 6). Increasing your magazine size will help (via the Filled To The Brim perk or SDU upgrades from Crazy Earl), but you shouldn’t have to worry about ammunition if you follow the rest of these tips.

Gunzerk All The Time

Above, you’ll see my favorite skill tree setup for a level 30-ish gunzerker. One of the most important tips I can give you is to make sure Salvador is gunzerking for as long as possible and as often as possible. Because of this, you’ll want to funnel a bunch of skill points into Last Longer, I’m Ready Already, Get Some, and Yippee Ki Yay. These perks will cause your ability to cool down faster and last longer, which will help quite a bit as you progress.

Use A Heavy Trigger Finger

Since you’ll be gunzerking nearly all the time if you follow the tip above, you’ll always be regenerating ammo. It’s no use having a nearly-endless supply of bullets if you don’t use them, so you’ll want to aim for the final skill in the Rampage tree. The Keep Firing perk causes your guns to fire faster the longer you hold down the trigger. You’ll be regenerating ammo as you gunzerk, and you’ll be able to fire for a very long time if you’ve upgraded your ammo capacity via the Filled To The Brim perk. With a large magazine, regenerating ammo, and the Keep Firing perk, you can fire dual assault rifles at downright stupid speeds as long as you keep your finger on the trigger.