Having a Borderlands 3 guide to hand will help you on your journey across Pandora, no matter if you're an experienced Vault Hunter or entering this looter-shooter world for the first time. There's plenty to learn about here, from skill trees and weapons to character and bosses, so getting the information can only benefit you as you progress. Our Borderlands 3 guide is here to answer any question you may have, and covers everything you need to know so you can conquer Pandora and its challenges with the maximum profit and minimum peril – what more could any self-respecting bandit-blasting adventurer ask for?
General tips
If you're new to the Borderlands franchise or you just want a quick refresher on how the world works, our Borderlands 3 tips are for you. From preparing for boss fights to picking your class at the start of the game, we've got it all.
Shift Codes
When you reach Sanctuary, you'll find the big golden chest which requires golden keys to open. You get these through Borderlands 3 Shift Codes, which are essentially codes given out by Gearbox employees on places like Twitter. Keeping track of them all yourself is a huge pain though, so check out our guide which has all of the Shift Codes we know of.
Patch notes
If you want to keep on top of the latest developments in the game, then you need to know what's changing by checking out the Borderlands 3 patch notes. From the most recent hotfixes to complete system overhauls, we'll be covering all the updates you need to know about.
Legendaries
Legendary weapons are a huge part of Borderlands 3 and it's always a joy when you see the orange beam appear over some loot. We've got a list of all the Borderlands 3 legendaries we've found, including their effects. We've also got some guides on how to get specific legendaries:
- Borderlands 3 One Pump Chump
- Borderlands 3 Infinity Pistol
- Borderlands 3 Porcelain Pipe Bomb
- Borderlands 3 Hazardous Sellout
Best guns
Outside of legendaries, we've got some of the best Borderlands 3 guns during the game's opening chapters here. From The Big Succ to The Leech, here's the weapons you're going to want to use early on.
Best character
Along a similar line, you also need to select your class right at the start of the game. There's four options to choose from so read up on who we think is the best Borderlands 3 character here.
We've also got each of the skill trees in separate guides, so you can read up on them and decide for yourself which is best:
Boss guides
There's a bunch of tough Borderlands 3 bosses and while you might breeze past some of them, there's others which prove to be a formidable force such as Killavolt and Captain Traunt. Here's some tips for defeating each specific boss:
- Borderlands 3 Killavolt
- Borderlands 3 Wick and Warty
- Borderlands 3 Captain Traunt
- Borderlands 3 Katagawa Ball
Typhon Logs
Each area of the game has three separate Borderlands 3 Typhon Logs hidden around them, and finding them all will unlock a final Typhon Dead Drop in that location containing a cache of weapons. Our guide has all of their locations, so you can track every one of them down.
Eridian writing
You'll discover examples of Borderlands 3 Eridian writing early on in the story, but you won't be able to understand it at first. If you want to read these cryptic items, then we've got all the information you need so you can decipher them.
How to emote
Believe it or not, emoting is actually confusing in this game. Therefore, we've made a guide on how to emote in Borderlands 3, so you can dance and cheer on the corpses of your enemies too.
Ending explained
If you've made it to the conclusion of the story, then you no doubt have questions about the Borderlands 3 ending and what it all means. Helpfully, we've broken down the events that happen, and tried to answer all the queries you may have about the future of the series.
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