Gearbox has announced that Borderlands 2’s Mechromancer downloadable content will be available today but the additional class was originally set to arrive on October 16th, players will now be able to download the character, named Gaige, a week early.
The Mechromancer will be free to players who pre-ordered Borderlands 2 and were entered into the Premiere Club, or $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points) for other players. Gearbox has also added Gaige’s entire skill tree to the Borderlands 2 official site, letting players plan their character early as seen below:
The Mechromancer is the fifth class for Borderlands 2, joining the Siren, Assassin, Commando and Gunzerker who were available at launch. She’ll be able to unleash Death Trap, her robot companion, to fight enemies at will, in addition to three skill tree branches for players to choose from.
Borderlands 2 originally hit stores on September 18th in North America and September 21st in Europe.
