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Borderlands 3

Achievement guide · roadmap · tracker

Borderlands 3 is a first-person looter shooter set seven years after the events of Borderlands 2. Players select one of four new Vault Hunters and travel across multiple planets to stop Troy and Tyreen Calypso, twin cult leaders seeking to harness the power of alien Vaults scattered throughout the galaxy. The game features procedurally generated weapons, cooperative multiplayer for up to four players, expanded skill trees with multiple action skills per character, and new traversal mechanics including sliding and mantling.

Shooter Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Action Fantasy Comedy Open world
2019 ★ 79 92 achievements Guide 55% Singleplayer Multiplayer
Borderlands is back! Its Borderlands 2 but better. None of that Pre-sequel stuff, and all the favourite characters make an appearance. Fundamentally... ...its awesome! As always, nothing really missable; go mad! Keep an eye out for a bladed weapon early, and blow yourself up with a barrel early - otherwise just go have fun! Note achievements were glitched on PC/Steam at least until the update release of DLC3 (Bounty of Blood) on 24th June 2020.
92 achievements
100-Proof

100-Proof

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere

Clear all the Eridian Proving Grounds.

Collectibles (6)
1. Trial of Survival (Pandora, Devil's Razor -> Gradient of Dawn)
2. Trial of Cunning (Pandora, Splinterlands) -> Ghostlight Beacon
3. Trial of Discipline (Promethea, Meridian Outskirts) -> Precipice Anchor
4. Trial of Instinct (Eden-6, Floodmore Basin) -> Wayward Tether
5. Trial of Fervor (Eden-6 Jakob's Estate) - Skydowned Pulpit
6. Trial of Supremacy (Nekrotafeyo, Desolation's Edge) - Hall Obsidian
A Hundred Names For Sand

A Hundred Names For Sand

GrindOptionalAnywhere

Discover all named locations on Pandora.

A Hunter, Through and Through

Found and killed all 4 rare spawns.

A Hunter, Through And Through

A Hunter, Through And Through

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Find and kill all four rare spawns.

You can get these rare spawn missions to kill specific named enemies from the Lodge, upstairs.  But kills are still eligible whether you pick up the mission or not, so when you find the creatures along the way (you are exploring every area along the way right?) then take them out and you may get this just naturally.

Collectibles (4)
1. Anarch (Cursehaven)
2. Fungal Gorger (The Cankerwood)
3. Shiverous the Unscathed (Negul Neshai)
4. Voltborn (Negul Neshai)
À La Carte

À La Carte

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Complete 20 Side Missions.

This is easy enough to grind out as you play; the side missions are easily spottable as yellow exclamation marks on the minimap and full map. just complete them as you go through and you'll get this naturally. Side missions in DLC also count towards this. See also Getting A Little On The SideGetting A Little On The Side
Apocalypso!

Apocalypso!

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “The Great Vault”.

A Proper Hand-Off

A Proper Hand-Off

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Complete mission “All Bets Off”.

You'll get this for completing all the main missions in the DLC.

You can start the DLC by reading a poster outside Moxxi's on Sanctuary.

Barreled Right Over Them

Barreled Right Over Them

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Kill an enemy with an exploding barrel.

Just what it says on the tin. Easy to get right from the beginning.
Biggest Badass In The Borderlands

Biggest Badass In The Borderlands

GrindOptionalAnywhere

Reach level 50.

50 is the level cap for the base game, but since raised with the DLCs.  If you're doing the full game and all side missions and the DLCs you shouldn't have too much trouble getting to level 50.  Plus then there's Mayhem mode and TVHM also...

Blood Sucking Freak

Blood Sucking Freak

Defeat Hemovorous the Invincible.

Bolt-Ons

Bolt-Ons

GrindOptionalAnywhereGlitched

Unlock 10 Character Heads or Skins.

Some reports of this being glitchy.  It'll be fixed - or may have already been - so don't panic too much.

You get heads/skins (rarely) as random drops - or from the slot machines at Moxxi's, or you can by them from Crazy Earl in the basement of Sanctuary.  If you're buying them this will help toward My Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl too.

Bounty: Hunted

Bounty: Hunted

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Completed mission “Where It All Started”.

Complete mission “Where It All Started”

Brain Pain Train Slain

Brain Pain Train Slain

DLC4: Fustercluck

Defeated Locomöbius.

Bye, Felicia!

Bye, Felicia!

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Divine Retribution”.

City Slicker

City Slicker

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Discover all named locations on Promethea.

Complex Made Simple

Complex Made Simple

Explore the entire Stormblind Complex.

Cross The Streamers

Cross The Streamers

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Blood Drive”.

Damn, Gina

Damn, Gina

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Got all Vault Rewards.

Demysteriouslierified

Demysteriouslierified

Solve all murder mysteries for Ava's podcast.

Don't Be a Stranger

Returned for a chat with the Clapstructor.

Don't Be A Stranger

Don't Be A Stranger

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Return for a chat with the Clapstructor.

During the Moxxi Handsome Jackpot DLC, there'll be a point where a claptrap gets 'stuck'. Just come back to the same point anytime after and talk to get the achievement. You can still do this after completing the DLC. Its in the Compactor level, due north from the central fast travel point right at the top.

Dropping Loads

Dropping Loads

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Win a live grenade at a Slot Machine.

You'll first find slot machines at Moxxi's on Sanctuary, although there are a few others around the game too.

Drops are random - so just keep playing until you get a live grenade drop.

The cost of each spin increases with your level, so its not necessarily beneficial to wait until late game to try this.   Although, there's a lot of cash to collect in the Handsome Jackpot DLC, so after doing that might be a good time.

Exoarchaeolo—You Get The Gist

Exoarchaeolo—You Get The Gist

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Discovered all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.

Discover all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.

You don't get to this planet until much later in the story.

Feelin' A Little Stabby

Feelin' A Little Stabby

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Kill an enemy, knifing them with a gun blade.

Keep an eye out for a gun with a knife/blade on it, and melee kill an enemy from the achievement. Can be done anytime - maybe easier near the beginning or revisiting an area for less challenging enemies.
Firebug

Firebug

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Sabotage all statues for Ember.

Florida Man

Florida Man

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Downed yourself by grenade or explosion.

Down yourself with a grenade or barrel explosion. This is easier to do near the beginning of the game when you're weaker.
Fustercluck Off

Fustercluck Off

DLC4: Fustercluck

Completed all side missions and crew challenges in Krieg's Mind.

Getting A Little On The Side

Getting A Little On The Side

GrindOptionalAnywhere

Complete all Side Missions.

Getting Off Track

Getting Off Track

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Completed mission “Off the Rails”.

Complete mission “Off the Rails”

Gone From My Sight

Gone From My Sight

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Beneath the Meridian”.

Good Against Remotes Is One Thing

Good Against Remotes Is One Thing

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Get a perfect score at the Firing Range on any difficulty.

The firing range is downstairs on the Sanctuary.

Good One, Babe

Good One, Babe

GrindOptionalAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Watched Deathtrap kill 50 enemies.

Deathtrap appears on three separate occassions during the DLC.  Just stand back and let him kill.  you can weaken enemies `- but deathtrap must land the killing shot.

If you miss this, go back to Xenocardiac Containment and redo the Empowered Grawn boss battle - Deathtrap will be there for that...

Also, progress is profile-wide (not per character) so you can continue with  fresh character if you want.

Got Big Game

Got Big Game

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere

Defeat all of Hammerlock's Legendary Hunts.

Collectibles (10)
1. Crawly (Pandora, The Droughts)
2. Skrakk (Pandora, Ascension Bluff)
3. Antalope (Pandora, Devil's Razor)
4. Phoenix (Pandora, The Splinterlands)
5. Manvark (Pandora, Konrad's Hold)
6. Chupacabratch (Athenas)
7. Chonk Stomp (Eden-6, Floodmoor Basin)
8. Jabbermogwai (Eden-6, Voracious Canopy)
9. Blinding Banshee (Nekrotafeyo, Desolation's Edge)
10. Swarm Host (Nekrotafeyo, The Pyre of Stars)
Gun Pals!

Gun Pals!

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Send an item to a friend.

The 'friend' doesn't have to be online, nor even do they have to own the game - you can send to anyone.
Heir To An Empty Castle

Heir To An Empty Castle

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Cold as the Grave”.

Helpful Hunter

Helpful Hunter

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Completed all side missions on Gehenna.

Complete all side missions on Gehenna.

How the West Was Done

Completed all plot missions, side missions, and crew challenges on Gehenna.

How The West Was Done

How The West Was Done

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Complete all plot missions, side missions, and crew challenges on Gehenna.

I Am A Goddess, A Glorious Female Warrior

I Am A Goddess, A Glorious Female Warrior

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “In the Shadow of Starlight”.

I Hope You Didn't Tea-bag

I Hope You Didn't Tea-bag

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Win a duel.

One of the only two achievements that require a multiplayer session. Initiate a duel with another player by melee attacking them. Then manage to kill them. Ofc this is boostable by having the other player not fight back.
I'm Floudering Up Here

I'm Floudering Up Here

GrindOptionalAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Listen to 25 fish jokes.

There are various fish around the DLC - they talk and tell a joke and spit out some weapons afterwards.  Listen to 25 for the achievement.  There aren't actually 25 fish so may need to save-scum a little - but this also means you haven't got to find them all; you can just scum the one in the lodge repeatedly...

...and the easiest way to do this is just to do the fish every time you go back there through the DLC (and after finishing the DLC) and you'll get there soon enough.

I'm Floundering Up Here

Listened to 25 fish jokes.

I Mustache You A Question

I Mustache You A Question

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Atlas, At Last”.

Industrious in the Face of Cosmic Terror

Completed all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos.

Industrious In The Face Of Cosmic Terror

Industrious In The Face Of Cosmic Terror

GrindOptionalAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Complete all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos.

In the Eye of a Murdercane

In the Eye of a Murdercane

Win a round of Arms Race.

It's a Wash

Completed mission “The Name of the Law”.

It's A Wash

It's A Wash

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Complete mission “The Name of the Law”

Killer Look

Killer Look

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Complete the Mayor's outfit.

This is a Challenge in the Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot DLC - to collect 5 pieces of the mayor's outfit.

Love is the Fifth Dimension

Married your friends.

Love Is The Fifth Dimension

Love Is The Fifth Dimension

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Marry your friends.

Master Of All You Survey

Master Of All You Survey

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Discover all named locations.

Meat and Greet

Meat and Greet

DLC4: Fustercluck

Completed mission "Enter the Psychoscape".

Mechani-Cool

Mechani-Cool

GrindOptionalAnywhere

Unlock 10 Vehicle Parts via hijacking.

You'll get a few of these naturally through completing the story and side missions.

Otherwise, for each new/different type of vehicle you hijack and bring back to a vehicle spawning station you'll get new parts.  Keep doing this.  It has to be a vehicle you haven't brought back before (but different variations of the same base type of vehicle do count).

Might Beyond Sight

Might Beyond Sight

Destroy 50 mysterious Eridium piles.

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Buy 20 cosmetic items from Crazy Earl.

Earl is in the lower levels of Sanctuary. You'll need Eridium to buy things from him, and you'll need at least 500 Eridium to get 20 items, just buying the cheapest. If you buy heads/skins they will also contribute toward Bolt-OnsBolt-Ons (these are not the cheapest though!).
NOG It Off

NOG It Off

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Hostile Takeover”.

Older Than the Trees

Killed the Wendigo.

Older Than The Trees

Older Than The Trees

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Kill the Wendigo.

On Fleek

On Fleek

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Equip purple-rated gear or better in every slot.

It helps to use the safe in Sanctuary to store items for this so you don't have to carry them around all the time. I.e. it doesn't matter what level or how good the items are - only their colour.

Note the 4th weapon slot only becomes available after completing the story mission "Beneath the Meridian", and the artifact slot only after "Cold as the Grave" (which is much later).  You therefore can't get this achievement until after that point...

Party's Still On!

Party's Still On!

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Find the party.

Red Wrath and Beyond

Red Wrath and Beyond

DLC4: Fustercluck

Defeated Psychoreaver.

Rewards Card

Rewards Card

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Earn a Loyalty Package from each weapon manufacturer.

You need to get 100 kills with a weapon from each manufacturer - you'll know when this happens as you'll get an notification of mail from the manufacturer which you can access through the social menu.

One easy way to keep track is to not use/delete those mails; save them up so you can see which manufacturers you've done it for.

Ruin on the Horizon

Completed mission “Riding to Ruin”.

Ruin On The Horizon

Ruin On The Horizon

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Complete mission “Riding to Ruin”

Scovillain

Scovillain

ObjectiveOptional
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Destroy all of Mr. Torgue's hot sauces.

You'll see these on the minimap as you progress through the Handsome Jackpot missions; they appear as small diamond-boxed grenade-like icons.  They all appear on the map well in advance of you getting close to them so they are hard to miss.

When you physically get close, Mr Torgue will speak and say something rowdy as only he can...

Hit each bottle of sauce to explode it and get the achievement.

They will mostly require some jumping/acrobatics to get to - but nothing too hard.

You can revisit areas after completing the DLC if you miss any; scout on the map to spot them.

Shoe Money Tonight

Shoe Money Tonight

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Get a 21 in the blackjack minigame.

Through the Handsome Jackpot DLC you'll encounter some fancy chests with a robotic voice as you approach.  To open them, 'cards' are drawn onto the front, keep drawing to get close to a total of 21 (king/queen/jack = 10).

If you go bust (exceed 21) you'll get nothing special from the chest.

Make sure to open every chest you find and this should pop sooner or later.  Some chests are in the VIP areas which you'll need to pay to enter.

If you miss them, you can revisit again later to try again.

Slaughterhouse 3

Slaughterhouse 3

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere

Complete all the Circles of Slaughter.

These are like horde mode challenges, with 5 rounds of enemies each with multiple waves.  Complete all three for the achievement.

Collectibles (3)
1. Cistern of Slaughter (Promethea, Meridian Metroplex)
2. The Slaughtershaft (Pandora, Konrad's Hold)
3. Slaughterstar 3000 (Nekrotafeyo, in "Slaughterstar 3000" side mission
So Long, Pandora!

So Long, Pandora!

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Taking Flight”.

Star Bound

Star Bound

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Reach level 10.

Stay Away From The Light

Stay Away From The Light

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Revive another player.

Hold the action button over another (human!) player once they've been downed.

Stay Golden

Stay Golden

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Used a Golden Key.

Use a golden key.  This can be done at the huge gnarly chest on Sanctuary.

You'll need an active SHiFT account (see the in game menus) - and to use it to redeem SHiFT codes for golden keys.  Google and follow BL3 on Twitter to get codes.

Using a key to open the chest will net you a bunch of purple/gold weapons and equipment.

Stick It To 'Em

Stick It To 'Em

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Kill two or more enemies with a single sticky grenade.

Fairly easy; just do what it says on the tin.  It helps ofc to keep an eye out for sticky grenade mods early on and just keep equipped while playing generally so that you're ready to take advantage of a situation with enemies close together as soon as one arises.

Stone Cold Killer

Stone Cold Killer

StoryUnmissableAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Completed mission “Blood from a Stone”.

Complete mission “Blood from a Stone”

Swamped

Swamped

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Discover all named locations on Eden-6.

Tales From The Eridian Slab

Tales From The Eridian Slab

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere

Decipher all of the Eridian Slabs.

There are 30 altogether.  You'll spot them as you go through the game and they'll have a bright triangular icon on your map.

However you cannot decipher them until near the end of the story when you gain a specific ability to do so.   Then you'll have to go back to them all (locations guide coming soon) and interact with each one - its worth 25 Eridium apiece!

That's Quite Challenging

That's Quite Challenging

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC3: Bounty of Blood

Completed all crew challenges on Gehenna.

Complete all crew challenges on Gehenna.

That Was Cold

That Was Cold

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Completed mission “Lair of the Harpy”.

The Blast and the Furious

The Blast and the Furious

DLC4: Fustercluck

Defeated Evil Lilith.

Tips Appreciated

Tips Appreciated

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Tip Moxxi.

Moxxi is in Sanctuary and you'll have to visit her as part of the story. The tip jar is on the bar. It doesn't matter how much you give.

Trauma Center

Trauma Center

DLC4: Fustercluck

Defeated Dr. Benedict.

Treat Yo Self

Treat Yo Self

Extract 100 pieces of gear from Arms Race.

Ultimate Vault Hunter

Ultimate Vault Hunter

ObjectiveOptional

Unlock all Borderlands® 3 Achievements!

Vaulting Your Way To The Top

Vaulting Your Way To The Top

GrindOptionalAnywhere

Reach level 25.

Pretty hard not to get this during a normal playthrough.

Welcome to the Crimson Raiders

StoryUnmissableAnywhereStory complete

Completed mission “Children of the Vault”.

You will unlock this after defeating the first boss in the game (Shiv) and releasing Claptrap (once you free him, stand next to him and hold X to revive him).

Welcome To The Crimson Raiders

Welcome To The Crimson Raiders

StoryUnmissableAnywhere

Whispers on the Wind

Collected all ECHO logs on Xylourgos.

Whispers On The Wind

Whispers On The Wind

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere
DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles

Collect all ECHO logs on Xylourgos.

Who Collects The Collector?

Who Collects The Collector?

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere
DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot

Defeat the wandering Debt Collector.

Finish the "Sisterly Love" mission first, then in the central Spendopticon area, just south of the main part there's a random spawn area; it'll spawn on of an Ice Loader, a Shock Loader, a Hot Loader or a Debt Collector.  You may need to quit/reload multiple times to get the Debt Collector to spawn.  It'll be a big one, walking about on its own.

Once it does, kill it...

Ye Who Enter

Ye Who Enter

DLC4: Fustercluck

Explored all of Vaulthalla.

You Got Skills

You Got Skills

ObjectiveOptionalAnywhere

Reach level 2.

Zer0ed In

Zer0ed In

All-the-thingsOptionalAnywhere

Defeat all of Zer0's Targets of Opportunity.

 

Heckle & Hyde on Eden 6, Jakobs Estate
Collectibles (10)
1. Hot Karl (Pandora, Devil's Razor)
2. DJ DeadSk4G (Pandora, The Splinterlands)
3. Crushjaw (Pandora, Cathedral of the Twin Gods)
4. Baron Noggin (Promethea, Meridian Metroplex)
5. Handsome Jackie (Promethea, Skywell-27)
6. Judge Hightower & Gang (Promethea, Lectra City - during/after "Kill Killavolt")
7. Sky Bullies (Eden-6, The Anvil)
8. Heckle & Hyde (Eden-6, Jakobs Estate)
9. Psychobillies (Eden-6, Ambermire)
10. Sylestro & Atomic (Nekrotafeyo, Tazender Ruins)

Breakdown

Kinds
22 Story 9 Grind 31 Objective 7 All-the-things
Missables
22 Unmissable 47 Optional
Multiplayer
2 Multi-player 65 Anywhere
Glitches
91 Not glitched 1 Glitched

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