Borderlands 3 has a billion guns but the Legendary weapons are the most unique ones that you can find and use in the game. Most of the guns in the game are procedurally generated but that is not the case for Legendary weapons in Borderlands 3. These weapons are unique and carefully designed. In this Borderlands 3 guide, we are going to go over all the Legendary weapons that you can get in the game.
All Legendary Weapons In Borderlands 3
The following are all the Legendary weapons that you can find in Borderlands 3:
Legendary ARs
The following are all the Legendary Assault Rifles that you can find in Borderlands 3:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| Rebel Yell | Bullets target tracking darts which the weapon fires | Random Drop |
| Carrier | Bullets bounce off surfaces. The weapon can shoot a tracking grenade. Bullets target all opponents in an area. | Random Drop |
| Embrace the Pain | Firing continuously sets you on fire. You get a higher firing rate and the weapon does not use ammo. | Random Drop |
| Pain is Power | The weapon does not break when it overheats, it does fire damage to you instead. | Random Drop |
| Sawbar | Continuous fire results in bullets that splits into 3 explosives shots. | Random Drop |
| Barrage | Alternative burst fire mode toggles increase in zoom. | Random Drop |
| Breath of the Dying | Killing enemies makes them explode. Explosions create corrosive orbs. | Random Drop |
| Kaos | Killing enemies make them explode. Explosions do elemental damage. | Random Drop |
| Star Helix | A fully automatic weapon that fires 3 shots at the same time. | Random Drop |
| Warlord | Has a 30% chance not to use ammo on each shot fired. | Random Drop |
| Bekah | Shots fired turn into 3 bullets in the air. | Complete Hammerlock Challenges |
| Gatlin’ Gatling Gun | The longer your fire this weapon the higher the rate of fire. | Random Drop |
| Hand of Glory | The weapon shoots three 2-shot bursts quickly, one after the other. | Complete The Guns of Reliance quest |
| Lead Sprinkler | Bodyshots create a bullet that bounces off surfaces. Headshots create three of them. | Defeat Anointed enemy Billy at Jakobs Estate on Eden-6. |
| Rowan’s Call | Critical hits bring back 2 bullets back to your mag | Random Drop |
| Alchemist | A semi-automatic weapon that Sticks as shock damage, explodes as fire damage and can damage you too. | Random Drop |
| Laser-Sploder | The weapon fires a laser that deals damage constantly and creates explosive bullets. | Random Drop |
| Bearcat | Can shoot explosives that do fire damage and explode when they hit enemies. | Random Drop |
| Try-Bolt | Shoots slow explosives. | Random Drop |
| Damned | The weapon has a shield. | Random Drop |
| Faisor | The weapon has an impressive alternative shotgun mode. | Random Drop |
| Lucian’s Call | Critical hits bring 2 bullets back to the mag of the weapon. | Random Drop |
| Ogre | The weapon has a large magazine and fires shots that explode. | Random Drop |
| The Dictator | The weapon fires three protectiles at the same time. It can fire 7 shots with the bipod. | Random Drop |
| Shredifier | The weapon has a big magazine and fires very quickly. | Random Drop |
| Sickle | The weapon shoot sickle-shaped shotgun rounds. | Random Drop |
Legendary Heavy Weapons
The following are all the legendary heavy weapons that you can find in the game:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| Freeman | Laser guide your missiles | Random Drop |
| Ruby’s Wrath | 7 rockets that can be homed in on targets using a Vortex Grenade | Random Drop |
| Hive | Fires large slow-moving projectile that will begin to fire small homing rockets at enemies before exploding | Defeat Princess Tarantella II in The Splinterlands. |
| R.Y.N.A.H. | Fires two large explosive balls that chain damage to nearby enemies | Cannot get this weapon without cheats. |
| Scourge | Shoots 1 large projectile with three smaller rockets swirling around it; all explode after a certain distance | Random Drop |
| Stuffed Quadomizer | Fires a row of 4 rockets; cycles between Radiation, Corrosive, and Incendiary | Defeat The Rampager boss in the mission Beneath the Meridian |
| Tunguska | Upon impact, rocket redirects upwards before exploding | Random Drop |
| Jericho | Radiation damage; Shots fired rise into the air before detonating, releasing smaller rockets that rain down before exploding | Random Drop |
| Mongol | Fires one large rocket that spawns multiple smaller rockets | Can only be obtained with cheats. |
Legendary Pistols
The following are all the legendary pistols that you can find in the game:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| Linc | The weapon has a high fire rate and bullet velocity. | Defeat the Anointed Alpha in Malevolent Practice |
| SkekSil | The weapon can at times shoot 2 extra rocket shots. | Comlpete the Skrakk Crew Challenge |
| MOARR Linoge | Hails bullets that bounce off surfaces. | Random Drop |
| Pestilence | The weapon has a high firing rate. | Complete Heckle/Hyde Crew Challenge |
| Psycho Stabber | The weapon grants a +125% melee damage buff. | Defeat Borman Nates in Meridian Outskirts |
| AAA | Burst-firing weapons that shoot a-pattern shots that have a chance of dealing elemental damage. | Random Drop |
| Nemesis | A semi-automatic weapon that does Shock damage. | Random Drop |
| Night Flyer | The weapon does high damage per second but does not kill enemies. HP can drop to 1 HP. | Defeat Rakk Man in Carnivora |
| Hornet | The weapon first burst shots firing 6 bullets. It does high elemental and splash damage. | Random Drop |
| Amazing Grace | The weapon has deals high damage. Critical hits return bullets back to the magazine. | Complete Life of the Party quest |
| King’s / Queen’s Call | Critical hits bounce 3 bullets off surfaces. | Defeat Tyreen the Destroyer in mission Divine Retribution |
| Maggie | Weapon first 6 bullets per shot. | Random Drop |
| The Companion | Critical hits put set enemies on fire. Deals high elemental damage. | Random Drop |
| The Duc | The weapon fires explosive shots that stick to enemies and surfaces. Critical hits ricochet 2 bullets. | Random Drop |
| The Flood | The weapon is fully automatic and has an extremely high firing rate. | Random Drop |
| Unforgiven | The weapon deals high critical damage and has a unique reloading animation. | Random Drop |
| Wagon Wheel | Ricochets 6 bullets off the enemy. | Random Drop |
| Hellshock | A fully automatic weapon that can switch between Fire and Shock elemental damage types. | Random Drop |
| Hyper-Hydrator | The weapon is a water gun that can act like a taser. | Pre-Order bonus. Also part of Deluxe Edition. |
| Sellout | Shoots a laser that explodes as an orb and damages you. | Suicide Option (Sellout) |
| Superball | The weapon shoots fire spheres that are bouncy. | Random Drop |
| Thunderball Fists | The weapon fires projectiles that become orbs that shock enemies nearby. | Random Drop |
| Baby Maker++ | Reload explodes when it comes in contact with target and becomes four pistols that fly. | World Drop but you can also get it via the Clap-Trap Crew Challenge. |
| Bangarang XL | When the weapon is reloaded it will spin and shoot. | Random Drop |
| Gunerang XL | Reload throw returns to the character and explodes | Random Drop |
| S3RV-8OS-Execute+ | Empty thrown gun does more damage to the enemy and this effect can stack. | Defeat General Traunt with Mayhen 4. |
| Scorpio XL | Throwing the weapon creates Roland’s turret | Cannot be obtained without cheats. |
| Breeder | The weapon fires sticky shots that spawn MIRV grenades | Random Drop |
| Devastator | The weapon fires two bullets in bursts and has a large splash radius. | Random Drop |
| Devil’s Foursum | The weapon fires 3 explosive rounds. | Random Drop |
| Girth Blaster Elite | This is a toy gun that fires foam darts. | Pre-Order bonus also increased in Deluxe Edition of the game. |
| Moonfire | Third shot from this weapon deals double damage. | Defeat Wotan in mission Midnight’s Cairn |
| Occultist | Fires a projectile with many extra projectiles around it. All these projectiles explode and are incendiary. | Defeat Troy Calypso in mission The Great Vault. |
| Roisen’s Thorns | The impact fire mode shoots 2 extra projectiles. Projectiles are corrosive. | Random Drop |
| Echo | Fires sticky explosives that burst after a short delay. Uses 2 rounds per shot fired. | Random Drop |
| Infinity | The weapon has a magazine size of 1. It does not consume ammo when fired. | Random Drop |
| Magnificient | The weapon has a high rate of fire but it is not accurate. | Random Drop |
Legendary Snipers
The following are all the legendary snipers that you can find in the game:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| Stalker | 3-round burst; toggle between vertical/horizontal | Bloody Harvest: The Heck Hole |
| Malak’s Bane | Semi-auto; swaps between Sniper and Shotgun | Random Drop |
| Crossbow | One-shot mag size; shoots a powerful explosive bolt | Defeat Urist McEnforcer in Lectra City. |
| Tankman’s Shield | Kills increase damage for the next magazine | Defeat Captain Traunt with Mayhem 4 |
| Woodblocker | Shoots in 4-round bursts | Random Drop |
| Headsplosion | Shots explode on impact dealing bonus damage | Manvark
(Crew Challenge) |
| Monocle | Extreme weapon zoom; high Accuracy, Handling, and ~500% crit damage but reduced normal damage | Random Drop |
| ASMD | Shoots slow-moving Shock ball on hip-fire; fast-moving Shock bolt while ADSing | Random Drop |
| Firestorm | Shots spawn 3 fireballs with high splash radius | Random Drop |
| Krakatoa | Full-auto; turns killed enemies into volcanoes | Random Drop |
| Storm | On impact, spawns Shock orbs that float and zap enemies over time | Random Drop |
| Lyuda | Splits into three projectiles in mid-air after a certain distance | Random Drop |
Legendary Shotguns
The following are all the legendary shotguns that you can find in the game:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| Brainstormer | The weapon has a Vertical spread and shocks nearby targets. | Random Drop |
| Conference Call | The weapon creates extra projectiles. | Random Drop |
| Deep Dive Face-Puncher | The damage of the weapon depends on your melee damage. | Random Drop |
| Fearmonger | Weapon fires 4 shots that stick to enemies and explode, dealing high damage. | Bloody Harvest (The Heck Hole) |
| Phebert | The hitscan perk allows the weapon to deal increased damage and uses 2 ammo per fire. | Defeat Wick and Warty in Lectra City. |
| The Butcher | This is a fully automatic weapon that has a high firing rate and is accurate. | Random Drop |
| Hellwalker | Incendiary; increases status effect damage/chance after Action Skill ends | Random Drop |
| Nimble Jack | The weapon has a tight spread. Needs reload after every shot. | Defeat Handsome Jackie boss in Skywell-27. |
| One Pump Chump | There is a 50% chance that the weapon will not consume ammo when fired. | Defeat One Punch in Lectra City. |
| Sledge’s Shotgun | The weapon fires in 2-shot bursts. | Random Drop |
| T.K’s Wave | Fired projectiles move in a wave and bounce. | Random Drop |
| The Garcia | The weapon has a big magazine. | Chonk Stomp
(Crew Challenge) |
| The Tidal Wave | Fired projectiles move in a wave and bounce. | Random Drop |
| Kill-o’-the-Wisp | Weapons fires giant orbs that explode after they travel a certain distance. | Random Drop |
| Mind-Killer | Almost charges instantly. ADS reduces the spread to form a plus shape. | Defeat Mouthpiece as part of the Cult Following mission. |
| Recursion | Shoots disk projectiles that can ricochet. | Random Drop |
| Trevonator | Fully automatic weapon that shoots 6 elemental orbs in a single fire. | Random Drop |
| Vosk’s Deathgrip | Weapon switches between single shot and six-shot beams. | Defeat Troy Calypso in Mayhem 4. |
| Creeping Death | Throwing the gun at the target will direct your previous shots towards the target. | Defeat Mother of Grogans in The Anvil. |
| The Horizon | Thew weapon can create an explosive orb when thrown. | Defeat Maxitrillion |
| Polybius | Shoots in 4×4 a grid. When the weapon is thrown it will spawn a Tediore Land Crab that explodes when it comes into contact with an enemy. | Random Drop |
| Flakker | The weapon shoots a triangle of explosions that have increased splash radius. | Random Drop |
| Redline | In sticky mode, the weapon has a higher rate of fire. Charging increases rate of fire. | Kill Road Dog |
| The Boring Gun | The weapon fires three sawblades that explode. These travel with the ground. | Defeat Lavender Crawley as part of the Crew Challenge. |
| The Lob | The weapon can fire a sphere that can move through targets. | Random Drop |
| Tiggs’ Boom | The weapon fires explosive shots that can pierce through enemies. Killing an enemy will make a meteor fall. | Defeat Wotan as part of Midnight’s Cairn mission. |
Legendary SMGs
The following are all the legendary SMGs that you can find in the game:
| Name | Special Perks | How To Get |
| 9-Volt | Burst-fire; shoots triangle of Shock projectiles | Defeat Killavolt on Promethea in Lectra City. |
| Night Hawkin | Switches between Fire/Cryo based on time of day | Random Drop |
| Hellfire | High elemental damage & fire rate; variable zoom level | Defeat Jabbermogwai as part of the Crew Challenge. |
| Ripper | Melee’d enemies take extra damage from bullets | Random Drop |
| Sleeping Giant | Chance on reloading to grant random weapon bonuses | Random Drop |
| Vanquisher | 20% slide speed increase; Fire Rate doubled while sliding | Random Drop |
| Bitch | High Fire Rate & Accuracy | Random Drop |
| Crossroad | 6-shot burst; 2 ammo per shot | Random Drop |
| Handsome Jackhammer | Throw gun instead of reloading; bounces, shooting continuously and creating Novas where it bounces | Random Drop |
| Hyperfocus XZ41 | Front shield reflects bullets back at attackers | Random Drop |
| Bankrolled Predatory Lending | Uses money instead of ammo; $1-3 per shot | Defeat Lavender Crawley as part of the Crew Challenge. |
| Cloud Kill | High Fire Rate; creates Corrosive cloud on impact that deals continuous damage | Complete the mission Beneath the Meridian |
| Cutsman | Projectiles stretch horizontally as they travel forward | Random Drop |
| Destructo Spinner | Fires two projectiles per shot, each with a different element type | Random Drop |
| Devoted | Fire Rate increases the longer you fire | Random Drop |
| Tsunami | Randomly fires additional Shock/Corrosive shots; bullets ricochet once | Defeat Katigawa Ball on Promethea in Skywell-27. |
| Vault Hero | VIP Legendary; switch between Shock/Corrosive at will | VIP Insider Reward |
| Westergun | High splash damage with each hit | Defeat Private Beans in the mission Invasion of Privacy. |
| Long Musket ++ | Flamethrower. Reloading throws the gun, which then becomes a remote turret with legs that can climb walls | Random Drop |
| Smart Gun XXL | Throwing weapon on reload spawns a Gigamind spider turret | Defeat Gigamind on Promethea in the Meridian. |
| Ten Gallon | When thrown on reload, the gun follows you as a drone and fires at enemies on its own | Random Drop |
These are all the legendary weapons that you can get in Borderlands 3. If you are interested in learning more about the game then you can check out our guide on how you can decipher Eridian writing.
