Cheap way? Merge a Rubi, Harold, and a Trespasser. You will beat him in a few seconds.
Legit way? Sandhawk + Bee
OR: just have a friend hit the button and pull the elevator lever.
If youāre using 2 UH and a Bee it sounds like your Bee shield is just low leveled, maybe even the UHs too (but letās be honest, itās more important that the Bee is of higher level). Or, you underestimated just how much health Pyro Pete has. Unfortunately, of all the gimmicks for the raid bosses, Pyro Pete is usually the endurance test.
Slag is your best friend.
So are Moxxi weapons for the quick heals.
Grog Nozzle is dual duty (or a slag Rubi)
Use a Trespasser to knock his helmet off and get crits.
Practice avoiding the novas so that you end up summoning fewer spiderants. They get deadly at high levels and will hinder the Bee.
A shock Sandhawk is good for the shields.
Use the Trespasser to knock out his helmet and start shoting. Try to time the novas and use the Bee to save you some time. This isnt a challenge at all, so there is no real reason to not use it.
Also, if you do not want to use the Bee, try a Booster shield with fire immumity and do not let it break.
The Lady Fist and the Sandhawk are good guns for his shield phase and in the health you can use the DPUH and Torgue/Jakobs AR because ammo and stuff. I have even used the Sloth sometimes in his shield phase to save some ammo when I did not have the Bee.
If itās too late to get a shock Flying Sand Hawk in game then Iād suggest trying to get a shock Bitch- once you get his helmet off with the Trespasser it can do major damage to Peteā¦
If its too late for the shock sandhawk try putting it out there in the trade section while farming for the bitch.
The easiest way is to have a Ch. Ev. Monk COM, a Zerker specced for pistol damage and fire rate, and No Kill Like Overkill. The other things are two UH (prefixes shouldnāt matter), a Bee and a Fastball.
Spawn Pete, then immediately run to the valve for the spiderants. When they jump, hit one with a Fastball. It should instakill him, and the damage bonus you get is insaaaaane. Slag Pete, unload your UHs on him (fire rate helps to get as many Money Shots as possible in a Zerking period) and the overkill damage should do the rest. Iāve killed him in about 20 seconds doing this.
I went and got a Trespasser after reading this but tbh I didnāt find it helped at all! I got his helmet off, but it still took me the same amount of time to kill him with the sandhawk as if I hadnāt bothered. Slightly more, probably, since it took me longer to line up the perfect shot for the Trespasser than if Iād just blasted him with the sandhawk.
What have I missed?
Using a Bee helps- Iāve managed to take his helmet off with a level 72 Trespasser using an at level Bee up to OP7 at least. When he lands slag him (I usually use either a Magic Missile or low level slag Bouncing Betty). Wait for a clear shot and take his helmet off. When he staggers from that switch to your other set of guns and start gunzerking. While a shock Flying Sand Hawk/Bee combo works well to take his shield down you canāt get the burst fire while gunzerking. As such, I rarely use that combo with Sal (let me ask- are you using Sal, and whatās your build and gear?). If youāre not using the Grog Nozzle youāll want a slag Rubi for healing in your off hand while using a blue Unstoppable or Two Gun Berserker class mod (better if you can get a L. Gunzerker one). The CE Monk one is great for a boss like Pete but if youāre having trouble taking him down quickly then youāll want to gunzerk as long as possible to keep your healing going with the GN/Rubi. Find an inflammable/alkaline shield or a good adaptive one at least. Good other choices aside from the shock Sand Hawk is a shock Bitch or Lady Fist- these along with a good shock grenade like a Storm Front or shock transfusions will help take his shield down. And donāt forget to use the arena to hide form his novas- get track of his attack pattern so that when heās about to use them find a hiding spot to avoid themā¦
Thanks for the reply.
I use Maya and itās not as though I have trouble with him just using p/l, a Sapper Sandhawk and The Bee (all L72), but thought Iād try the Trespasser as youād recommended it. I just didnāt notice a difference after knocking his helmet off - he went down just as fast from the Sandhawk as if I hadnāt, so just wondered if it was build specific?
Nope- itās just a matter of getting the crits on his head. THATāS were the major damage comes from- if youāre settling for body shots itās much less effective, regardless of the weapons/build being used. For Maya of course Iām guessing your specced into Cataclysm and might have a L. Cat class mod? Itās another reason a shock Bitch is a good choice against Pete- hereās a link to look at: http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Bitch_(Borderlands_2)/Variant_Chart
Possibly stupid question - is the Trespasser the ONLY way his helmet can be removed (note that I do understand what the Trespasser is capable of doing in general), or is it just a lot easier w/that gun?
Trespasser, Shock Lyuda is the best option for Zer0.
Peteās helmet can only be shot of with health damage which is why the Trespasser is used here as that is the only thing that can do it while the shields are up. Once the shields are down any gun could do it.
Thatās what I thoughtā¦thanks.
Can you still spam-jump up to the ledge on Ps4? Havenāt tried it.