Borderlands 3 achievement guide & roadmap

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.
Has Singleplayer?
Yes
Has Multiplayer?
Yes
Difficulty affects achievements?
No
Guide contributors
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Guide in progress
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Kinds
16 Story, 7 Grind, 29 Objective, 5 All-the-things, 24 Unknown,
Missables
16 Unmissable, 41 Optional, 24 Unknown,
Multiplayer
2 Multi-player, 53 Anywhere, 26 Unknown,
Glitches
80 Not glitched, 1 Glitched,
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81 achievements

Reached level 2.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Completed mission “Children of the Vault”.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Killed an enemy with an exploding barrel.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
Just what it says on the tin. Easy to get right from the beginning.

(Base game) Completed mission “Taking Flight”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Reached level 10.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(Base game) Completed mission “Hostile Takeover”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Killed an enemy, knifing them with a gun blade.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
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.

Downed yourself by grenade or explosion.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
Down yourself with a grenade or barrel explosion. This is easier to do near the beginning of the game when you're weaker.

(Base game) Completed mission “Atlas, At Last”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(Base game) Completed mission “Beneath the Meridian”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Unlocked 10 Character Heads or Skins.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player Glitched

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 Earl too.

Reached level 25.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
Pretty hard not to get this during a normal playthrough.

(Base game) Completed mission “Lair of the Harpy”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(Base game) Won a live grenade at a Slot Machine.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

(Base game) Completed mission “Cold as the Grave”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Revived another player.

Objective Optional Multi-player No glitches

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

(Base game) Completed mission “Blood Drive”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(Base game) Completed mission “The Great Vault”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Equipped purple-rated gear or better in every slot.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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...

(Base game) Got all Vault Rewards.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(Base game) Completed mission “In the Shadow of Starlight”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(Base game) Completed mission “Divine Retribution”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Completed 20 Side Missions.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
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 Side

Reached level 50.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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...

(Base game) Tipped Moxxi.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

(Base game) Used a Golden Key.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

Unlocked 10 Vehicle Parts via hijacking.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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).

Won a duel.

Objective Optional Multi-player No glitches
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.

(Base game) Deciphered all of the Eridian Slabs.

Do-all-the-things Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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!

Killed two or more enemies with a single sticky grenade.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Completed mission All Bets Off.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

(DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles) Found the party.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches
This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

(DLC3: Bounty of Blood) Completed mission “Blood from a Stone”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches

Complete mission “Blood from a Stone”

Bought 20 cosmetic items from Crazy Earl.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
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-Ons (these are not the cheapest though!).

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Completed mission "Enter the Psychoscape".

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC3: Bounty of Blood) Completed mission “Off the Rails”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches

Complete mission “Off the Rails”

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Defeated Evil Lilith.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC3: Bounty of Blood) Completed mission “Where It All Started”.

Story Ummissable Single or multi-player No glitches

Complete mission “Where It All Started”

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Defeated Locomöbius.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Defeated Dr. Benedict.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Defeated Psychoreaver.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Destroyed all of Mr. Torgue's hot sauces.

Objective Optional Unknown No glitches

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.

(Base game) Discovered all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Discover all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.

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

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Got a 21 in the blackjack minigame.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

Won a round of Arms Race.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Killed the Wendigo.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Married your friends.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Sabotaged all statues for Ember.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Completed mission “The Name of the Law”.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(Base game) Defeated all of Hammerlock's Legendary Hunts.

Do-all-the-things Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(Base game) Defeated all of Zer0's Targets of Opportunity.

Do-all-the-things Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

 

Heckle & Hyde on Eden 6, Jakobs Estate

Earned a Loyalty Package from each weapon manufacturer.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

Completed mission “Riding to Ruin”.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Returned for a chat with the Clapstructor.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Sent an item to a friend.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches
The 'friend' doesn't have to be online, nor even do they have to own the game - you can send to anyone.

Defeated Hemovorous the Invincible.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(Base game) Discovered all named locations.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Cleared all the Eridian Proving Grounds.

Do-all-the-things Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Completed the Mayor's outfit.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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

(Base game) Completed all the Circles of Slaughter.

Do-all-the-things Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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

(DLC3: Bounty of Blood) Completed all side missions on Gehenna.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Complete all side missions on Gehenna.

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

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

The firing range is downstairs on the Sanctuary.

Explored the entire Stormblind Complex.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Solved all murder mysteries for Ava's podcast.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(Base game) Discovered all named locations on Promethea.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(Base game) Discovered all named locations on Eden-6.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(Base game) Discovered all named locations on Pandora.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Explored all of Vaulthalla.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(DLC4: Fustercluck) Completed all side missions and crew challenges in Krieg's Mind.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(Base game) Completed all Side Missions.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

(DLC3: Bounty of Blood) Completed all crew challenges on Gehenna.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Complete all crew challenges on Gehenna.

(DLC1: Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot) Defeated the wandering Debt Collector.

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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...

Found and killed all 4 rare spawns.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Completed all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

(Base game) Unlocked all Borderlands® 3 Achievements.

Objective Optional Unknown No glitches

(DLC2: Guns, Love & Tentacles) Watched Deathtrap kill 50 enemies.

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

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.

Destroyed 50 mysterious Eridium piles.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Extracted 100 pieces of gear from Arms Race.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

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

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Collected all ECHO logs on Xylourgos.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Listened to 25 fish jokes.

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches