Borderlands 3 – Tips & Tricks

Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Borderlands 3.

Boss Legendary Weapons

Defeat the indicated boss for a chance at it randomly dropping the listed Legendary weapon(s). Note: Bosses respawn when you return to their locations after completing their chapter.

Aurelia – Jakobs Estate, Eden-6

Frozen Heart: Shield that generates a cryogenic Nova blast that returns 30% damage to your HP.

Billy, The Anointed – Jakobs Estate, Eden-6

Lead Sprinkler: Assault rifle that fires arching bullets that split into multiple projectiles on impact.

Captain Truant – Athenas

Conference Call: Powerful shotgun with pellets that split into more pellets on impact.
Polybus: Shotgun that fires pellets in a unique grid pattern.

GenIVIV – The Family Jewels, Eden-6

Messy Breakup: Unique shield that spawns a shield drone that follows you around.

Gigamand – Meridia Metroplex, Promethea

Smart G.U.N. XXL: SMG that can spawn a brain turret.

Katagawa Ball – Skydeck-27, Promethea

Tsunami: Legendary SMG.

Katagawa Jr. – Atlas HQ, Promethea

Firestorm: Legendary sniper rifle.

Mouthpiece – Ascension Bluff, Pandora

Mind Killer Shotgun: Shoots dubstep beams.

The Graveward – Vault, Eden-6

Grave: Legendary shield.
Ward: Legendary shield.

The Rampager – Forgotten Basilica, Promethea

Quadomizer: Four-projectile rocket launcher.

The Warden – The Anvil, Eden-6

Annexed Jericho: Rocket launcher that fires grenade-like projectiles that release smaller explosions.
Freeman: Remote control rocket launcher that follows your cursor.

Troy Calypso – The Great Vault, Pandora

Double Penetrating Occultist: Rocket launcher pistol.
Pestilent Faisor: Rifle with an energy shotgun alt-fire.

Tyreen Calypso – Destroyer’s Rift, Pandora

Queen’s Call: Critical hit spawns tracking projectiles.
King’s Call: Critical hit spawns tracking projectiles.

Easy Eridium and Legendary Weapons

Eridium Farming (Strategy #1)

After spawning in the Voracious Canopy zone on Eden-6, go straight and stay to the left. This will take you to an open area with a respawn machine. Activate it by getting close, then look around on the right side to find a hole in the side of the rocks that leads to an underground cave, at the following location. It leads to the Eridium Marker collectible but ignore that.

This cave contains lots of Eridium Crystals. Simply smash and collect them, then exit to the menu and reload to the New-U Station to spawn the Eridium Crystals again. Repeat this as many times as desired. Note: You will get even more Eridium by doing this in Mayhem mode.

Eridium + Legendary Farming (Strategy #2)

Go to the entrance of Carnivora (early area) on Pandora. This area contains multiple large chests and Eridium chests. The Eridium chest spawns in different locations —- on the rooftop to the left, straight ahead from the entrance, or inside an open container on the right (you have to jump up into it).

The last one is further in, after running through another causeway to a sign, look left for the Eridium chest. You can also grab a large chest to the right of the sign. Then, exit to the menu and reload to the New-U Station to spawn the chests again. Repeat this as many times as desired.

Infinite Ammo (Extreme Hangin’ Chadd) Weapon

Successfully complete the “Swamp Bro” side mission to get the Extreme Hangin’ Chadd weapon. This quest is available in Reliance, on Eden-6, in the Floodmoor Basin region. You can explore it after completing “The Guns Of Reliance” side mission. The Extreme Hangin’ Chadd weapon does not use any ammo or overheat.

Infinite Money

First, back up your saved game file using the steps listed in the “Duplicating weapons and items” exploit. In Co-Op/Split Screen mode, trade with another player. Give them your money and or most valuable items. Then, copy back your backup save and give the money again. Repeat this as many times as desired.

SHiFT Codes

Enter one of the following SHiFT codes under your SHiFT account at Gearbox Software to unlock the corresponding reward. SHiFT codes give cosmetic rewards or Golden Keys.

Use Golden Keys to open the Gold Loot Box on the Sanctuary III. Golden Keys are one-use only and will give you a random roll of high-level loot each time you open it. Note: Some codes will expire over time.

However, SHiFT codes can be used multiple times on different platforms. If you have a PSN, XBL, and Epic account, you can use the same code on each platform separately and still get the rewards. Also, SHiFT codes are region-locked — so every code may not work for you.

Effect	Code
1 Golden Key	9XCBT-WBXFR-5TRWJ-JJJ33-TX53Z
1 Golden Key	ZRWBJ-ST6XR-CBFKT-JT3J3-FRXJ5
1 Golden Key	Z65B3-JCXX6-5JXW3-3B33J-9SWT6
1 Golden Key	HXKBT-XJ6FR-WBRKJ-J3TTB-RSBHR
1 Golden Key	ZFKJ3-TT6FF-KTFKT-T3JJT-JWX36
3 Golden Keys	ZFKJ3-TT3BB-JTBJT-T3JJT-JWX9H

Trophies

Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:

100-Proof (Silver): Clear all the Eridian Proving Grounds.
A Hundred Names For Sand (Silver): Discover all named locations on Pandora.
Barreled Right Over Them (Bronze): Kill an enemy with an exploding barrel.
Biggest Badass In The Borderlands (Silver): Reach level 50.
Bolt-Ons (Silver): Unlock 10 Character Heads or Skins.
City Slicker (Silver): Discover all named locations on Promethea.
Dropping Loads (Bronze): Win a live grenade at a Slot Machine.
Feelin’ A Little Stabby (Bronze): Kill an enemy, knifing them with a gun blade.
Getting A Little On The Side (Gold): Complete all Side Missions.
Good Against Remotes Is One Thing (Bronze): Get a perfect score at the Firing Range on any difficulty.
Got Big Game (Bronze): Defeat all of Hammerlock’s Legendary Hunts.
Gun Pals! (Bronze): Send an item to a friend.
I Hope You Didn’t Tea-bag (Bronze): Win a duel.
Master Of All You Survey (Silver): Discover all named locations.
Mechani-Cool (Silver): Unlock 10 Vehicle Parts via hijacking.
My Name Is Earl (Bronze): Buy 20 cosmetic items from Crazy Earl.
On Fleek (Bronze): Equip purple-rated gear or better in every slot.
Rewards Card (Bronze): Earn a Loyalty Package from each weapon manufacturer.
Slaughterhouse 3 (Bronze): Complete all the Circles of Slaughter.
Star Bound (Bronze): Reach level 10.
Stay Away From The Light (Bronze): Revive another player.
Stick It To ‘Em (Bronze): Kill two or more enemies with a single sticky grenade.
Swamped (Silver): Discover all named locations on Eden-6.
Tales From The Eridian Slab (Bronze): Decipher all of the Eridian Slabs.
Tips Appreciated (Bronze): Tip Moxxi.
Ultimate Vault Hunter (Platinum): Unlock all Borderlands 3 trophies.
Vaulting Your Way To The Top (Bronze): Reach level 25.
You Got Skills (Bronze): Reach level 2.
Zer0ed In (Bronze): Defeat all of Zer0’s Targets of Opportunity.
À La Carte (Bronze): Complete 20 Side Missions.

There are also 15 secret trophies:

Apocalypso! (Bronze): Complete mission “The Great Vault”.
Bye, Felicia! (Silver): Complete mission “Divine Retribution”.
Cross The Streamers (Bronze): Complete mission “Blood Drive”.
Damn, Gina (Gold): Get all Vault Rewards.
Exoarchaeolo—You Get the Gist (Silver): Discover all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.
Florida Man (Bronze): Down yourself by grenade or explosion.
Gone From My Sight (Bronze): Complete mission “Beneath the Meridian”.
Heir To an Empty Castle (Bronze): Complete mission “Cold as the Grave”.
I Am a Goddess, A Glorious Female Warrior (Bronze): Complete mission “In the Shadow of Starlight”.
I Mustache You a Question (Bronze): Complete mission “Atlas, At Last”.
NOG It Off (Bronze): Complete mission “Hostile Takeover”.
So long, Pandora! (Bronze): Complete mission “Taking Flight”.
Stay Golden (Bronze): Use a Golden Key.
That Was Cold (Bronze): Complete mission “Lair of the Harpy”.
Welcome to the Crimson Raiders (Bronze): Complete mission “Children of the Vault”.

Borderlands 3 is a first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software and initially released in 2019 for PC, Mac Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It was later released in 2020 on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and in 2023 on Nintendo Switch.