The Wombo Combo is a Legendary Vladof assault rifle with a simple pitch: it fires its usual stream of bullets and automatically lobs kinetic rockets from the underbarrel as you shoot. If you want it consistently, your target is the Rippa Roadbirds trio at the Saw’s Clench Ripper Drill Site in Carcadia Burn.

Wombo Combo drop location (Saw’s Clench, Carcadia Burn)

The Wombo Combo can drop from any of the three Rippa Roadbirds—Gruntabulous Vork, Baby Grunt, and Lil’ Grunt—during the Saw’s Clench encounter. Saw’s Clench sits in the Ruined Sumplands sub‑area of Carcadia Burn, in the northwest of Kairos. If Carcadia isn’t available on your map yet, progress the story through the “Ashes to Ashes” mission to unlock it.

When you enter Saw’s Clench and push through the waves at the drill site, you’ll trigger the Rippa Roadbirds boss phase. All three bosses are airborne and rotate around the arena on floating platforms while adds spawn on the ground.

What to expect in the Rippa Roadbirds fight

The trio fight is busy: the birds hover and strafe above you, drop explosive hazards into the arena, and pressure you alongside ground trash mobs. Bringing a high fire‑rate weapon to track moving targets pays off, and clearing adds quickly keeps the space manageable.

  • All three bosses spawn with shields and a health bar behind them. Use shock damage to strip shields efficiently, then swap to incendiary to burn through their flesh health.
  • Each Roadbird leans on different elements—expect a mix of elemental projectiles and divebombs while they circle.
  • The shield flavor differs by boss: Baby Grunt deploys a cryo shield, Gruntabulous Vork a pyro shield, and Lil’ Grunt a shock shield. The standard rule still applies: shock breaks shields fastest; incendiary cleans up after.
Tip: the birds’ mobility is the biggest time sink. ADS tracking and sustained damage beat bursty, slow‑projectile guns here. Anything that helps you keep damage on a moving target—tight hip‑fire spread, manageable recoil, or aim assist perks—shortens runs.

How to refarm Saw’s Clench with Moxxi’s Big Encore

Once you’ve beaten the drill site the first time, you can reset it with the Moxxi’s Big Encore machine at the entrance to Saw’s Clench (near the vending machines). Buying an encore restarts the encounter so you can rerun the waves and the Roadbirds.

  • Encore price: 30,000 cash per reset.
  • Fast return: set your nearest fast travel to an unlocked Order Silo in Carcadia (Judgement’s Lapse is the closest) to cut repeat travel to roughly a minute.
  • Quick exit path: after a kill, you can climb out to the right of the arena drop‑in by hopping a ground sphere, then rocks, then the pipes above the debris pile. Once you learn the route, reaching the machine takes seconds.

If you’re grinding long sessions, scoop up loot after each run and sell at the nearby vendors to offset encore costs. Dropping the encounter difficulty during farm sessions can also speed clears without affecting drop eligibility.

Wombo Combo’s effect and why it’s strong

Wombo Combo’s red text effect is “Rip Rockets,” and it does exactly that: the rifle automatically fires underbarrel rockets as you shoot, with no alt‑fire input and no separate ammo pool.

  • Automatic rockets: a rocket is fired roughly every fifth projectile you launch. The trigger is projectile‑based, not ammo consumed, so multi‑projectile bonuses increase how often rockets come out.
  • Kinetic explosions: the rockets always deal kinetic damage, regardless of the element rolled on the gun itself.
  • Elemental rolls: the base rifle can drop in the usual elements (incendiary, shock, corrosive, cryo, radiation). The rockets remain kinetic either way.
  • Manufacturer: Vladof. Expect high fire rate variants that naturally pair well with the projectile‑gated rocket cadence.

In practice, the Wombo Combo stacks dependable bullet DPS with frequent area explosions that clean up clustered enemies and chunk boss shields and health. It’s a workhorse pick for general play and a reliable add‑clear option in crowded arenas.

Alternate ways it can show up

Outside of Saw’s Clench, the Wombo Combo can rotate into Maurice’s Black Market vending machine stock on a given week. It’s not guaranteed, but checking the machine when the weekly inventory changes can sometimes save you the farm.

At‑a‑glance: Wombo Combo farm and traits

Item Details
Weapon Wombo Combo (Legendary Assault Rifle, Vladof)
Signature effect Rip Rockets — auto‑fired underbarrel rockets while shooting (projectile‑gated, always kinetic)
Primary drop source Rippa Roadbirds (Gruntabulous Vork, Baby Grunt, Lil’ Grunt) at Saw’s Clench Ripper Drill Site
Map location Ruined Sumplands, Carcadia Burn (northwest Kairos)
Access prerequisite Unlock Carcadia via the “Ashes to Ashes” main mission
Refarm method Moxxi’s Big Encore machine at the Saw’s Clench entrance (30,000 cash per encore)
Encounter tips Shock for shields, incendiary for flesh; bring high fire‑rate weapons for airborne targets
Alternate appearance Can appear in Maurice’s Black Market weekly inventory

Set a tight loop—spawn close, clear waves, drop the birds, sell, and encore—and the Wombo Combo will eventually hit the ground. Once it does, the mix of sustained bullet DPS and free kinetic rockets tends to stay in your loadout far longer than most mid‑game legendaries.