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Borderlands 3 Legendary weapons (2020) - All 138 Legendaries explainedThese Legendary weapons are pure gold (literally)

These Legendary weapons are pure gold (literally)

The 138Borderlands 3 Legendary weaponson offer are, quite literally, spectacular. They’re a spectacle. Spectacle-ular. While every other weapon inBorderlands 3is procedurally generated and extremely variable, the uber-rare gold Legendary weapons have been carefully crafted to offer a completely new (and often very bizarre) experience with each one.

But how do you get your hands on them, and which of them could be called thebest weaponsin the Borderlands? OurBorderlands 3 Legendary weapons guidewill answer these and any other questions you may have on Legendaries in this chaotic looter-shooter - including the best locations to goLegendary farming!

This guide is an offshoot of our mainBorderlands 3 weapons guide. Middle-mouse click on the above (extremely useful) cheat sheet to find out more about weapons in general!

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Borderlands 3 Legendary weapons & best weapons

Now, I’m not going to assume everyone reading this knows all aboutBorderlands 3 Legendary weaponsalready - but at the same time I know most of you just want to get to the lists. So I’ve condensed down the need-to-know basics as much as possible below:

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Now that you have a full understanding of what these fabled Legendaries are and why we’re all so interested in them, let’s explore them in more detail. First we’ll go over some prime locations and methods for farming Legendaries; and then we’ll go over the full list of each Legendary weapon on offer in Borderlands 3. Click any of the links below to skip ahead.

Borderlands 3 Legendary Farming - best Legendary locations

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It didn’t take long at all for Borderlands 3 players to figure out several methods for consistentLegendary Farming- that is, how to obtain Legendaries and other high-value loot as quickly and efficiently as possible. After the patch from Gearbox nerfing several of the most prominent Legendary Farms across the Borderlands, certain tactics are now more viable than others:

Borderlands 3 Legendary Assault Rifles - Star Helix

Borderlands 3 Legendary weapons list

And do make use of the search bar at the top of each table to filter it down to find a certain weapon, or show only weapons from a certain manufacturer, or whatever else you might want to view.

Borderlands 3 Legendary Assault Rifles

Borderlands 3 Legendary SMGs

Borderlands 3 Legendary Shotguns

Borderlands 3 Legendary Snipers

Borderlands 3 Legendary Pistols

Borderlands 3 Legendary Heavy Weapons

Alright, I think that’s pretty much every Legendary weapon that we know to exist in Borderlands 3, so let’s call it there. Hopefully you’ve found what you’re looking for; and if not, keep checking back, because we’ll be continuing to update this list with everything new we find!