Read this Borderlands 3 detailed guide and list on all Legendary and Unique Weapons in the game. Including weapon brand, feature, locations and where to find each type, and more!!!
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Assault Rifle List - Legendary and Unique
*Where to finds may depends on weapon levels.
Assault Rifles In Borderlands 3
Legendary Assault Rifles
| Assault Rifle (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
 Rowan's Call(JAKOB) | - Critical hits return 2 bullets to your magazine, and ricochet 2 bullets at the nearest enemy. - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Damned (VLADOF) | - Has a shield similar to Hyperion guns - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Hand Of Glory (JAKOBS) | - Fires in bursts of either 1 to 3 bullets - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Pain is Power (COV) | - Can randomly set user on fire when firing - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Kaos (DAHL) | - Enemies affected by the gun's status effect will blow up, damaging nearby enemies - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Laser-Sploder (TORGUE) | - Fires explosive rounds and a stream of laser - Drops from Loot Tinks |
| Sawbar (COV) | - Fires three projectiles at a time in a triangle formation - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Shredifier (VLADOF) | - Extremely high fire rate with a large magazine size - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Alchemist (TORGUE) | - Attaches sticky rounds to enemies that explode when weapon is reloaded. More rounds stuck to a target deals more damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Star Helix (DAHL) | - Fires bullets that travel in a double helix formation - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Gatling Gun (JAKOBS) | - Fires bullets by operating a crank attached to the side of the gun - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Ogre (VLADOF) | - Spins its barrel to shoot bullets that deal splash damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| The Dictator (VLADOF) | - TBC - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Breath of the Dying (DAHL) | - Shoots out 3 bullets that travel in a cone-like trajectory - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Standardized Carrier (ATLAS) | - Smart-Bullets ricochets and hones in randomly to enemies - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Barrage (DAHL) | - Burst fire weapon with a fast fire rate - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Embrace the Pain (COV) | - After reaching a certain threshold, it will stop consuming ammo, and ignite the user - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Lucian's Call (VLADOF) | - Critical hits return 2 bullets to your magazine and ricochet 2 bullets to the nearest enemy - Fast fire rate, high recoil - Randomly drops from enemeis |
| Lead Sprinkler (JAKOBS) | - Summons two explosives when it hits a target - Billy the Anointed |
| Pent-Up Alchemist (TORGUE) | - Fires gyrojets that explode when reloading - Each shot lowers health/shield - Random World Drop |
| Sickle (VLADOF) | - Functions like a shotgun. Creates a pellet spread in the form of a sickle. - World Drop |
| Star Helix (DAHL) | - Shoots a straight bullet between 2 weaving bullets - World Drop |
| Rebel Yell (ATLAS) | - Regular bullets deal normal damage. Tracker bullets deal shock damage - World Drop |
| Warlord (DAHL) | - 30% chance to not consume ammo. High fire rate and magazine size - World Drop |
| Dobby the Dictator (VLADOF) | - Shoots 3 bullets when in rifle mode. Shoots 7 bullets when in bipod mode - World Drop |
Unique Assault Rifles
| Assault Rifle (Brand) | Feature Stat Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Traitor's Death (JAKOBS) | - |
SMG List - Legendary & Unique
SMGs In Borderlands 3
Legendary SMGs
| SMG (Brand) | Feature Where To Get |
|---|---|
| The Bitch (HYPERION) | - Extremely accurate weapon - Has a critical damage buff |
| Tsunami (MALIWAN) | - Shoots either normal, corrosive, or shock bullets - Laser Control Room in Skywell-27 Map |
| Bankrolled Predatory Lending (HYPERION) | - Uses money as bullets. $1 = 1 Shot. - Varkid Valley in Droughts Map |
| Ripper (DAHL) | - Does additional damage to enemies that was meleed - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Smart-Gun XXL (TEDIORE) | - Spawns a Spider Gigamind when reloaded - Drops from Gigamind |
| Cloud Kill (MALIWAN) | - Creates a cloud of radiation around targets - Drops from main story boss |
| Shocking 9-Volt (DAHL) | - Shoots multiple shock pellets in a shape of a upsidedown triangle - Killavolt |
| Sleeping Giant (DAHL) | - May give weapon bonuses when reloaded - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Crossroad (HYPERION) | - Fires 4 high damage rounds with every shot - Drops from Loot Tinks |
| Night Hawkin (DAHL) | - Has a change to deal a different type of elemental damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Destructo Spinner (MALIWAN) | - Shoots in a unique spiral pattern - Alternates between radiation and shock when shot. - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Handsome Jackhammer (HYPERION) | - Thrown weapon that empties its magazine over an area. It also bounces in an area, dealing splash damage per bounce - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Long Musket ++ (Tediore) | - High damage flamethrower - Explodes or creates a turret when reloaded - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Super Ten Gallon (TEDIORE) | - Thrown weapon that hovers and empties its magazine on enemies - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Hellfire (DAHL) | - High fire elemental damage weapon - Jabbermogwai |
| Hyperfocus XZ41 (HYPERION) | - Front shield reflects bullets back at attackers - World Drop |
| Cutsman (MALIWAN) | - Shoots two projectiles connected by a string of energy that hits enemies multiple times - World Drop |
| Redistributor (HYPERION) | - TBA - Part of Takedown at Maliwan's Blacksite |
| Kyb's Worth (MALIWAN) | - Spawns healing aura from defeated enemies - Part of Takedown at Maliwan's Blacksite |
| Searing Dauntless Boomer (DAHL) | -TBC -TBC |
| Powerhouse Cheap Tips (HYPERION) | - TBC - TBC |
| Mocking ION LASER (MALIWAN) | - TBC - TBC |
| Boomer (HYPERION) | - TBC - TBC |
| Needle Gun XXL (Tediore) | - Adds a vulnerability debuff - Part of the Villa Ultraviolet |
Unique SMGs
| SMG (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| The Boo + (TEDIORE) | - Spawned Turrets chase after enemies & explodes when expiring - Side Mission Reward |
| Redistributor (HYPERION) | - Every 7th shot is Amped, Amped shots chain to nearby enemies - Mission Reward |
| Crit (MALIWAN) | - Heals a portion of elemental damage dealt - Can drop off when being reloaded - Tip Moxxxie |
Shotgun List - Legendary & Unique
Shotguns In Borderlands 3
Legendary Shotguns
| Shotgun (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| The Butcher (HYPERION) | - High DPS weapon due to extremely fast fire rate |
| One Pump Chump (JAKOBS) | - Always has a 1000x damage multiplier - Drops from One Punch Psycho |
| Trevonator (MALIWAN) | - Shoots multiple elemental orbs that does splash damage - Drops from main story boss |
| Phebert (HYPERION) | - Always radioactive - Drops from main story boss |
| Mind-Killer (MALIWAN) | - Does normal and charged shots - Drops from Mouthpiece Boss |
| The Boring Gun (TORGUE) | - Shoots buzzsaws that travel on the floor - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Face Puncher (HYPERION) | - Deals increased melee damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Polybius (TEDIORE) | - Fires 4 projectiles in either a row or column of a Polybius square - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Projectile Recursion (MALIWAN) | - Projectiles shot will ricochet off of enemies and other surfaces - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Conference Call (HYPERION) | - Pellets that connect with an enemy will ricochet to another enemy - Randomly drops from enemies |
| The Lob (TORGUE) | - Shoots slow moving orbs that deal damage over time - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Hellwalker (JAKOBS) | - Always Fire Element, fires 10 pellets in pentagon pattern. Each shot will play a metal guitar riff - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Flakker (TORGUE) | - Creates a wall of explosions when fired - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Fearmonger (HYPERION) | - Shoot 4 sticky pellets that explode after a time - Part of Bloody Harvest Event |
| Brainstormer (HYPERION) | - Vertical row spread that chain shocks enemies within each other's range - World Drop |
| Kill-o'-the-Wisp MALIWAN | - Charge up to shoot a large slow shock orb - World Drop |
| Face-Puncher (HYPERION) | - Deals melee damage even through it's a gun - World Drop |
| T.K's (Heat/Shock)Wave (JAKOBS) | - Projectiles travel in a wave pattern. Ricochets off surfaces. - World Drop |
| The Horizon + (TEDIORE) | - Reload projects target that can be shot to create a Singularity - World Drop |
| Shredded Tiggs' Boom (TORGUE) | - TBA - Part of Takedown at Maliwan's Blacksite |
| Slow Hand (HYPERION) | - TBC - TBC |
| Iceburger (HYPERION) | - A laser shotgun that shoots frozen burger - Villa Ultraviolet |
Unique Shotguns
| Shotgun (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| Iron-Willed Fingerbiter (JAKOBS) | - Bullets ricochet even without hitting criticals - Side Mission Reward |
Sniper Rifle List - Legendary & Unique
Sniper Rifles In Borderlands 3
Legendary Snipers
| Sniper Rifle (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| Stark Krakatoa (MALIWAN) | - Extremely high fire damage - Drops from Gigamind |
| Lyuda (VLADOF) | - Highly accurate, high damage sniper rifle - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Expert ASMD (MALIWAN) | - Hip fire shoots out slow moving orbs that deal elemental damage. Scoped shots fire fast projectiles - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Monocle (JAKOBS) | - TBC - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Malak's Bane (DAHL) | - Firing mode allows you to switch between sniper and shotgun mode - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Storm (MALIWAN) | - High damage shock sniper rifle - Summons electric balls to its target - Random world drop |
| Firestorm (MALIWAN) | - High damage fire sniper rifle - Summons fireballs that rain down on targets - Random world drop |
| Stalker (DAHL) | - Can shoot in a horizontal or vertical pattern - Part of the Bloody Harvest Event |
| Venomous Tamed Autoaime (DAHL) | - TBC - TBC |
Unique Snipers
| Sniper Rifle (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| Soleki Protocol (MALIWAN) | - Can shoots either in a vertical or horizal pattern of bullets that bounces off objects - Side Mission Reward |
| Null Pointer (HYPERION) | - High stat sniper rifle - Story Mission Reward |
| Brashi's Dedication (DAHL) | - Shoots 2 bullets in a unique circling pattern - Side Mission Reward |
| The Hunt(ed) (JAKOBS) | - Higher damage against Robots -Side Mission Reward |
| Cold Shoulder (VLADOF) | - Extremely high Cryo damage - Mission Reward |
Pistol Rifle List - Legendary & Unique
Pistols In Borderlands 3
Legendary Pistols
| Pistol (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| Laden Standardized Linc (ATLAS) | - Include unique tracker grenades that hones in on enemies - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Baby Maker ++ (TEDIORE) | - Explodes when reloaded and releases a number of homing pellets - Randomly drops from enemies |
| SkekSil (COV) | - Fires additional rockets with every other shots - Drops from Legendary Hunt Skragg |
| MOARR Linage (COV) | - TBC - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Devastator (TORGUE) | - Deals heavy splash damage over a wide area - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Thunderball Fists (MALIWAN) | - TBC - Randomly drops from enemies |
| The Duc (JAKOBS) | - Projectile will stick to target and detonate after a few seconds - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Devils Foursum (TORGUE) | - Fires 3 bullets that converge on a certain point - Randomly drops from enemies |
| The Flood (JAKOBS) | - Extremely high fire rate pistol - Randomly drops from enemies |
| King's Call (JAKOBS) | - Critical hits return 3 bullets to your magazine and ricochet 3 bullets at the nearest enemy - Drops from main story boss |
| Queen's Call Jakobs | - Critical hits return 3 bullets to your magazine, and ricochet 3 bullets at the nearest enemy. - Drops from Final Boss |
| The Companion (JAKOBS) | - Instantly ignites enemies during critical hits - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Unforgiven (JAKOBS) | - Extremely high critical hit damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Hornet (DAHL) | - Fast firing splash damage weapon - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Magnificent (VLADOF) | - High fire rate pistol with an alternate firing mode which allows it to function as a taser - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Maggie (JAKOBS) | - Critical hits ricochet a bullet to another enemy - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Occultist (TORGUE) | - Fires a rocket surrounded by other rockets that deal high splash damage - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Pestilence (COV) | - High fire rate with no magazine size - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Infinity (VLADOF) | - Has infinite ammo - Fires in an infinity symbol pattern - World Loot |
| Breeder (TORGUE) | - Spawns multiple child grenades where it is shot - World Loot |
| Wagon Wheel (JAKOBS) | - Ricochets 6 bullets off enemy - Loot-o-Gram / World Drop |
| Hellshock (MALIWAN) | - Ricochet switches projectile element - World Drop |
| Roisen's Thorns (TORGUE) | - Impact shoots 4 fire rockets and 1 corrosive. Sticky is only corrosive - World Drop |
| Bangarang XL (TEDIORE) | - Reload flies around continuously spinning & shooting rapidly - World Drop |
| Shocking AAA (DAHL) | - Shoots electric pellets in the shape of an inverted triangle - World Drop |
| Nemesis (DAHL) | - Shoots in 3-round bursts that deals additional shock damage along with the corrosive damage - World Drop |
| Gunerang XL (TEDIORE) | - Reload flies around like a Boomerang - World Drop |
| Sellout (MALIWAN) | - Quick laser that explodes as an orb on impact. Damages user - Sellout Side Mission |
| Nemesis (DAHL) | - Semi-Auto / 3-round burst. Deals additional shock damage - World Drop |
| Moonshot (TORGUE) | - Every third shot does triple damage - Part of Takedown at Maliwan's Blacksite |
| Unlimited Rad Bangarang XL (TEDIORE) | - TBC - TBC |
| Lucky-7 (JAKOBS) | - TBC - TBC |
| Craps (TORGUE) | - TBC - TBC |
Unique Pistols
| Pistol (Brand) | Feature Stat Bonuses |
|---|---|
| The Leech (VLADOF) | - Underbarrel grenades leeches off multiple enemies in area and heals user - Mission Reward |
| Dead Chamber (JAKOBS) | - 50% chance to buff weapon on reload - TBA |
| Refined Starkiller (MALIWAN) | - Laser-type fire weapon that has a decent range and high fire damage - Story Mission reward |
| Dueling Marshal Masher (JAKOBS) | - Works similar to shotguns wherein 1 shot releases 6 bullets - TBA |
| The Killing Word (COV) | - Shoots in a wavy-ish pattern - TBA |
| Buttplug (JAKOBS) | - Does more damage when you melee enemies on their butts - Side Mission Award |
Rocket Launcher List - Legendary & Unique
Rocket Launchers In Borderlands 3
Legendary Rocket Launchers
| Rocket Launcher (Brand) | Feature Where To Find |
|---|---|
| Stuffed Quadomizer (TORGUE) | - Shoots multiple shots in a horizontal pattern - Drops from Rampager |
| Ruby's Wrath (ATLAS) | - Can home in on enemies - High damage rocket launcher - Randomly drops from enemies |
| Eridian Fabricator / Gun Gun (ERIDIAN) | - Fires 10 guns for 10 Eridium - Reward for completing "Footsteps of Giants" Story Mission |
| Hive (TORGUE) | - Launches hovering ball that shoots many rockets before exploding - Princess Tarantella II (The Splinterlands) |
| Freeman (ATLAS) | - Fired missiles can be controlled by moving the crosshair - The Warden |
| Tunguska (TORGUE) | - Fires 2 rockets that rise on impact before detonating - World Drop |
| Pestilent Zammechat ION Cannon (VLADOF) | -TBC -TBC |
| ION CANNON (VLADOF) | -TBC -TBC |
| Nukem (TORGUE) | -TBC -TBC |
| Yellowcake (COV) | - High base & splash damage launcher - Projectile splits into 4 parts - Villa Ultraviolet |
Unique Rocket Launchers
| Rocket Launcher (Brand) | Feature Stat Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Porta-Pooper 5000 (COV) | - Shoots poop that does splash damage - TBA |
| Gettleburger (TORGUE) | - Shoots burgers that does corrosive damage - Side Mission Reward |
Legendary Weapon Farming Methods
Check out these recommended locations to efficiently farm for Legendary Loot. This includes which locations & bosses are best to gather these equipment!
Check Out the Recommended Legendary Farming MethodsLearn Boss Weapon Drops
Loot Pools have been added, making it easier to farm for weapons. Learn all about Loot Pools and which bosses to get weapons from here! There are some weapons that can only be acquired from specific enemies. This makes it exclusive to their loot pool and will not spawn anywhere else.
Check Out the Legendary Item Boss DropsWhich Legendary Weapons Should You Farm First?
Learn about the most useful weapons in the game! With this knowledge, you will be able to farm them and give yourself an advantage against enemies later in the game!
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Main Damage Dealers In Borderlands 3
As with most First Person Shooter games, weapons in Borderlands 3 are the main damage dealers in the game. Players can have their pick of both characters & preferred weapons with a whole variety of types & brands.
Gained From Loot Drops & Quest Rewards
Most of the weapons can be looted from enemy loot drops or loot boxes, making the grind real for most players. They can also be part of a main story quest reward in some special cases.
6 Weapon Types Across Different Brands
There are 6 weapon types in Borderlands 3, each with their own pros and cons. There are also several brands that produce each weapon and each brand has a core strength in the type of weapon they produce.
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