You can spend cash at the slot machines in Moxxi's bar, just like in Borderlands 2. It is random and a lot of times you don't get anything good, but if you're lucky, you can roll 3 vault symbols in a row and get a legendary that way. Vending Machine. When buying from vending machines, there is a special item on the right that. Slot machines are interactive objects introduced in Borderlands 2. They can drop anything from weapons to a live grenade depending on the result. Tiny Tina's Lootsplosion Slot Machine was introduced in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. Torgue Slot Machine or 'Fully Torgued Jackpot' machines are interactive objects introduced in Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. 1 Borderlands 2 and the Pre. Tried to farm a legendary in tvhm for a lower level character and ended up playing the slots once back in sanctuary. Didn’t even realize I got one since I was paying attention to the other machine when I saw confetti coming out of the other. Anyhow, its my first legendary other than a pearlescent I got in the tiny tina dlc slot machine.
Pistols
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Maggie | Jakobs | Mick Zaford,The Dust | Fires 6 bullets for 1 | Clan War - Side with Hodunks |
Infinity | Vladof | Doc Mercy, Three Horns Valley | Clip size of 1. Consumes no ammo. Never reloads. Fires in an infinity symbol pattern. | Medical Mystery |
Gub | Bandit | Laney, The Fridge or loot midget | Increased Clip size. Higher chance of Elemental effects | The Cold Shoulder |
Hornet | DAHL | Knuckle Dragger, Claptrap's Place or Hyperius the invincible | Burst fires 5 rounds. Higher Elemental effects. | Blindsided and Hyperius the invincible |
Gunerang | Tediore | Rakk Man, The Fridge | When reloaded it will seek out enemies and hit them | - |
Unkempt Harold | Torgue | Savage Lee, any suitable loot source, Torgue Machines(Mr.Torgue's campaign of Carnage). | Fires multiple shots that spread into 7 as it travels | |
Logan's Gun | Hyperion | Wilhelm, End of the Line, Tundra Express | Rounds explode multiple times on hitting target. May pierce enemies. | A Train to Catch |
Thunderball Fists | Maliwan | Captain Flynt, Sparky Flynt (Son of Crawmerax DLC) | Deals Shock Damage that creates a small shock ball that detonates after apr. 3sec | - |
Assault Rifles
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Madhous! | Bandit | Randomly from any suitable loot source and Mad Dog, Lynchwood | Bullets split on impact, bouncing and ricocheting. Bullet speed increase with each bounce | -Break The Bank |
Veruc | DAHL | Mobley, The Dust | Fires 3 rounds in a horizontal spread. Five round burst when zoomed. Consumes 2 ammo per shot. | The Good, The Bad, and The Mordecai |
Hammer Buster | Jakobs | McNally, The Dust or loot midgets | High base stats | The Bane |
KerBlaster | Torgue | Midgemong, Blackburn Cove | Consumes four ammo per shot. Rounds explode on impact, releasing a grenade that explodes shortly after. | Symbiosis |
Shredifier | Vladof | Randomly from any suitable loot source | Fastest fire rate of any Vladof mini-gun | - |
Sniper Rifles
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Pitchfork | Dahl | Terramorphous, Terramorphous Peak | Fires 5 shots in a horizontal spread. | You. Will. Die. (Seriously) |
Invader | Hyperion | Saturn, Arid Nexus Badlands | 5 round burst while zoomed. Automatically stabilizes while aiming down the scope. | - |
Skullmasher | Jakobs | Son of Mothrakk, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve | Five bullets per shot, one ammo consumed. Very low spread. | Must have previously completed zone. |
Volcano | Maliwan | The Warrior, Vault of the Warrior | Increased incendiary effects. Small fire AOE on impact. | Talon of the God |
Lyuda | Vladof | Gettle, The Dust | Fires 3 shots in a horizontal pattern, 1 ammo consumed. | The Good, The Bad, and The Mordecai |
Longbow | Hyperion | Badass Creeper, Caustic Caverns | Fires an arching arrow from minecraft. | - |
Shotguns
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Conference Call | Hyperion | The Warrior, Vault of the Warrior | Fires pellets horizontally after approx 0.5 seconds of firing | Talon of the God |
Striker | Jakobs | Old Slappy, Highlands Outwash | Bonus crit damage, high accuracy, low spread on shots. | Slap Happy |
Deliverance | Tediore | Tumba, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve | Fires at enemies while homing in to explode when reloaded | wildlife preservation |
Flakker | Torgue | The Warrior, Vault of the Warrior | High damage, consumes 4 ammo per shot. Large spread. Rounds explode after a certain distance. | - |
Sledge's Shotgun | Bandit | Smash-Head, The Fridge or loot midgets | Fires twice with each trigger pull | Note to Self-Person |
Submachine Guns
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Slagga | Bandit | Jimbo/Hector Hodunk, The Dust | Fires 3 rounds per shot | Clan War - Side with the Zafords |
Emperor | DAHL | Assassins, Southpaw Steam & Power; | Fires 6 round burst | Assasinate the Assassins |
Bitch | Hyperion | BNK3R, The Bunker, Thousand Cuts | Increased Critical Damage | Where Angels Fear to Tread |
Hellfire | Maliwan | Scorch, Frostburn Canyon or loot midgets | Increased elemental effects. | Cult Following: False Idols |
Baby Maker | Tediore | Madame Von Bartlesby, Tundra Express, Mad Dog, Lynchwood, | MIRV Effect when explodes on reload. | You Are Cordially Invited |
Rocket Launchers
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Badaboom | Bandit | King Mong, Eridium Blight | Fires 6 rockets, consumes 1 ammo | - |
Pyrophobia | Maliwan | Incinerator Clayton, Frostburn Canyon | Rockets explode in fire bursts while moving to target. | Cult Following: The Enkindling |
Norfleet | Maliwan | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution of Hyperius the invincible | Fires three slow moving balls of energy. Trajectory varies | - |
Mongol | Vladof | Dukino's Mom, Lynchwood | Fires additional rocket from original shot. Consumes additional ammo | Demon Hunter |
Bunny | Tediore | Chubby Enemies, World | Bounces around when reloaded, spawning smaller grenades | - |
Nukem | Torgue | Black Queen, The Dust or torgue vending machines | Fires in an arc, high aoe mushroom cloud on impact. | - |
Shields
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped by | Effect | Related Quest |
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The Bee | Hyperion | Hunter Helquist, Arid Nexus Boneyard | Extremely high amp damage, 0 amp drain | This Just In |
The Sham | Vladof | BNK3R, The Bunker, Thousand Cuts and Pete the Invincible, Pyro Pete's Bar | Extremely high absorb chance | Where Angels Fear to Tread |
Transformer | Vladof | Pimon, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve | Immunity to shock. Shock damage restores shield health. Chance to absorb bullets. | - |
Tortoise | Pangolin | Blue, Caustic Caverns | Extremely high capacity. Reduces movement speed. Increases movement speed on depletion. | Safe and Sound |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | DAHL | Chubby Enemies, World, Pyro Pete | Chance to spawn shield boosters. Boosters spawn grenades in midair | - |
Black Hole | Maliwan | Foreman, Opportunity | Pulls nearby enemies toward you when depleted | Hell Hath No Fury |
Neogenator | Anshin | Spycho, Frostburn Canyon/The Warrior, Vault of the Warrior | High elemental resistance, regenerates health | Monster Mash (Part 3) |
Impaler | Maliwan | The Warrior, Vault of the Warrior | Spike damage to melee and ranged attackers | Talon of the God |
Hide of Terramorphous | Bandit | Terramorphous, Terramorphous Peak | Releases nova blast, adds roid damage and adds spike damage when depleted | You. Will. Die. (Seriously) |
Flame of the Firehawk | Maliwan | Lilith | Continually releases Fire Nova blasts when depleted. | Cult Following:Enkindling |
The Cradle | Tediore | Henry, The Highlands: Overlook | Thrown when depleted. | Best Mother's Day Ever |
Deadly Bloom | Torgue | Karima | Causes Explosion Nova blast when shields OR health are depleted. | The Overlooked: This Is Only a Test |
Class mods
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Commando Skills | Siren Skills | Assassin Skills | Gunzerker Skills | Mechromancer Skills |
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Slayer of Terramorphous | Bandit | Terramorphous, Terramorphous Peak | Increased Burn Damage, Increased Burn Chance, Increased Max Health | +4 to Sentry, Expertise, Impact, Healthy, Ready | +4 to Ward, Accelerate, Mind's Eye, Sweet Release, Flicker | +4 to Headsh0t, 0ptics, Inconceivable, C0unter Strike, Ir0n Hand | +4 to Locked and Loaded, Quick Draw, Filled to the Brim, Hard to Kill, Incite | +4 to Interspersed Outburst, Evil Enchantress, Made of Sterner Stuff, Fancy Mathematics, Preshrunk Cyberpunk |
Legendary Soldier | Dahl | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution | Increased Cooldown Rate, Increased Gun Damage, Increased Fire Rate | Sentry, Ready, Impact, Expertise, Healthy, Preparation | - | - | - | - |
Legendary Berserker | Bandit | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution | Increased Cooldown Rate, Increased Fire Rate, Increased Melee Damage | - | - | - | Locked and Loaded, Quick Draw, Filled to The Brim, Hard to Kill, Incite | - |
Legendary Siren | Maliwan | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution and Pete the Invincible, Pyro Pete's Bar | Increased Cooldown Rate, Increased Gun Damage | - | Ward, Accelerate, Mind's Eye, Flicker, Foresight | - | - | - |
legendary assasin | Jakobs | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution | - | - | - | HeadSh0t, Fast Hands, C0unter Strike, Killing Bl0w, Ir0n Hands | - | - |
Legendary Mechromancer | Hyperion | Vermivorous The Invicible, World Boss - Varkid Evolution | Increased Cooldown Rate | - | - | - | - | More Pep, Strength of 5 Gorillas, Cooking Up Trouble, Smaller Lighter Faster, 20% Cooler, The Better Half |
Grenades
Name | Manufacturer | Dropped By | Effects | Related Quest |
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Bonus Package | Torgue | Boom and Bewm, Southern Shelf | Child grenades spawn additional grenades | Best Minion Ever |
Bouncing Bonnie | DAHL | Loot Goliaths/Midgets | Like a Bouncing Betty grenade but bounces include horizontal movement and also fires out child grenades over the course of the effect | - |
Fastball | Tediore | Boll, Three Horns Divide/ Pyro-Pete | Flies faster and farther than average grenade when thrown. | In Memoriam |
Fire Bee | Vladof | Red Chest or Pyro-Pete | Creates a spinning elemental damage hose that also launches child grenades over the course of the effect. | This Just In |
Leech | Maliwan | The Warrior | Works like homing transfusion but all damage done, including DoTs, instantly restores health | Talon Of The God |
Nasty Surprise | Hyperion | Supreme Badass Varkid/Vermivorous | Longbow that splits into four grenades during teleport, explodes on contact. | - |
Pandemic | Vladof | Mortar, Sawtooth Cauldron | Spawns three additional homing grenades after exploding | Toil and Trouble |
Quasar | Hyperion | Ultimate Badass Varkid | Singularity with elemental explosion after detonation | - |
Rolling Thunder | Torgue | Wilhelm, End of the Line, Tundra Express | Reportedly works like Bouncing betty, creating an explosion with each bounce, then explodes into a MIRV | A Train To Catch |
Storm Front | Vladof | Lee, Dan, Ralph, and Mick, Bloodshot Stronghold | MIRV and DoT Grenade combined, always lightning damage, very long explosion delay and large area of effect | Splinter Group |
Breath of Terramorphous | Vladof | Terramorphous, Terramorphous Peak | Creates firebursts from the ground, deals AOE damage | You. Will. Die. (Seriously) |
Notes
- Breath of Terramorphous isn't in fact a legendary, but as the only E-Tech grenade in the game, it deserves being noted.
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel has plenty of legendary items. These are the highest quality items with Orange color quality. There are multiple ways to get them though, and the new Grinder system makes getting them even easier, sort of.
I'm here to tell you each method you can take to get a legendary item in Borderlands Pre Sequel as well as some of guaranteed items. If you want more tips, check out my Borderlands Pre Sequel Beginner's Guide. There is plenty of info in there even if you're aren't new to the series or game.
This guide will cover everything about getting legendary items, including:
- How to get Legendaries - The different methods of getting them in this game.
- Grinder Tips - Tips on using the grinder to make sure you get what you want.
- Special Legendaries - Some items that you can only get by doing specific actions in the game.
How to get Legendaries
There are a total of 5 ways you can get one of these rare items in Borderlands Pre-Sequel:
- Random drops from specific and random enemies
- Getting 3 vault icons at the slot machines in Moxxi's bar
- Item deal in a Vending Machine
- Quests
- Grinder
Random Drops
The harder versions of enemies are called 'Badass' and these enemies can sometimes drop legendary quality items. This is completely random and there is a certain type of enemy that drops them.
There are also items that drop from specific enemies. You will only get these items from killing that particular enemy. Below is the list of current enemies that drop legendaries.
- Iwajira - Drops Thingy rocket launcher
- Meg - Drops Torrent smg
- Redbelly - Drops Striker shotgun
- Bosun - Drops Cryophobia rocket launcher
- Flame Knuckle - Drops Derp Nukem rocket launcher
- Zarpadon - Drops The ZX-1 laser weapon and Prismatic Bulwark Shield
- RK-5 - Drops Prismatic Bulwark shield
- Sentinel - Drops Black Hole shield, Eridian Vanguisher Class mod, and more
Slot Machines
You can spend cash at the slot machines in Moxxi's bar, just like in Borderlands 2. It is random and a lot of times you don't get anything good, but if you're lucky, you can roll 3 vault symbols in a row and get a legendary that way.
Vending Machine
When buying from vending machines, there is a special item on the right that changes periodically. This can sometimes be a legendary item. They cost A LOT of money, so be sure to save up in case you see one some time.
Quests
There are only 2 quests that I know of that give legendary items, but there may be more that I haven't gotten to yet. Future DLC could also put more in.
The first is an Oz kit from the quest, 'To Arms'. You have to donate 50 'white' quality guns at the quest objective to complete it and get the Oz kit.
The second is the last story quest, 'The Beginning of the End'. You get a head customization called Champion of Eleseer. This looks the same on every character.
Grinder
The Grinder is a new system in Borderlands The Pre-Sequel that lets you combine 3 items to get 1 better item. There are certain recipes to get what you want, but the legendary recipe is pretty straightforward.
To get a legendary item from the grinder, you must combine 2 legendary items and 1 purple item. You might be thinking, 'Well why would I want to do that?' Great question!
Grinder Tips
The reason for doing this is control over the legendary weapon type. Whichever purple item you put in will be the type of item you get after combining. For example, if you put in 2 legendary rocket launchers and 1 purple pistol, you'll get a legendary pistol.
You also have the chance to get Luneshine. This adds an extra effect to the gun such as more experience or extra damage. It is important to note that this is only guaranteed if you use the moonstone grind.
When grinding, press the button designated for moonstone grind to use moonstones while grinding. This costs a lot, but gives you the best possible item with your combination. The new item's level will be the average of the 3 guns you put in.
Special Legendaries
These are items that you get by doing something specific in the game.
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- Excalibastard - This is in a stone in Stanton's Liver. Go to the top left of the map where the disconnected islands are. You must have a badass rank of 2500 or more to get it.
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That's it for my guide on how to get legendaries in Borderlands The Pre-Sequel. If you have any questions or know of any more legendaries, please let me know in the comments. For more tips and guides, check out my Beginner's Guide.