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Borderlands 3 weapons cheat sheet - Anointed weapons, elemental damage, manufacturers explainedThe only resource you’ll ever need for Borderlands 3 weapons
The only resource you’ll ever need for Borderlands 3 weapons
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Borderlands 3 weapons guide - overview
Borderlands 3 will send as many guns flying your way as bullets throughout its campaign and beyond. Boasting too many guns to even try to put a number on, the game actually has a great many different interconnecting systems that work together to procedurally generate unique loot for you on the fly. Some of these systems include:
The point is that there are a great many more things to take into account every time you find a new weapon than just the base stats alone. But hopefully the below cheat sheet will make that whole process a hell of a lot easier for you!
Borderlands 3 weapons cheat sheet. Click to view at full (2560x1440) resolution!
Borderlands weapons cheat sheet of stats & tips
Above is thepièce de résistance of our Borderlands 3 weapons guide: a fully up-to-date, 2560x1440 resolutionBorderlands 3 cheat sheet, filled from head to foot with the most useful information on all of the interconnected systems that make the Borderlands weapons what they are:
To view this sheet in full 2k resolution, simply click on it once to expand the image, and then right-click and select “View Image”. Enjoy!
Borderlands 3 Anointed weapons and gear
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Certain weapons in Borderlands 3 are what’s calledAnointed weapons. Until you reach the Borderlands 3 Endgame content, your only chance to acquire Anointed gear is to purchase them for Eridium atCrazy Earl’s Veteran Storevending machine on the bottom deck of your ship, Sanctuary.
If a weapon is Anointed, it means you gain aspecial benefit or effectwhen/after you use an Action Skill, or in certain cases another character-specific ability/action. For instance, one might read “On Action Skill End, the next two magazines will have 50% additional bonus corrosive damage”.
Some Anointed weapons are specific to a certain class or character. These will say “Anointed Beastmaster”, “Anointed Gunner”, “Anointed Operative”, or “Anointed Siren” in the description instead of just “Anointed”. Many of these character-specific Anointed weapons will activate their special effect only upon a specific Action Skill, for example Amara’s Phasecast, or Zane’s Digi-Clone.
Borderlands 3 weapons stats & rarities explained
The only rarity you should really pay attention to are theLegendaries- these guns are the only ones in the game that are not procedurally generated, but stay the same for each player (albeit with slight stat differences). Check out ourBorderlands 3 Legendary weaponsguide for tonnes more info on the very best Legendary weapons you can find during your travels!
Borderlands 3 weapons - types & manufacturers
There are six different types of guns in Borderlands 3, each of which take a different type of ammunition. These types are: Shotguns, Pistols, Assault Rifles, Submachine Guns (SMGs), Sniper Rifles, and Rocket Launchers.
In my experience, pistols in particular are far better close-range weapons than shotguns. I’m talking specifically about the revolver-type pistols, the ones with high damage and a blistering rate of fire but only 4-6 shots in your magazine. Often, these 4-6 shots deal far more damage per second overall than even the most fantastic shotguns.
A lot of this also comes down to theweapon manufacturers. There are nine manufacturers or brands in total, and each one focuses on a different mechanic or aspect of gunplay:
Borderlands 3 elemental damage
Elements are a very important aspect of damage-dealing in Borderlands 3, as they were in previous Borderlands titles as well. There are six different damage types available to both you and your enemies, and each of them deal differing amounts of damage based on the target’s health type (Flesh, Armor, or Shields):
Thinking ahead about the enemies you are about to face and picking your elements accordingly may have a substantial effect on the outcome of your fights. Having said that, the vast majority of enemies you will face have neither Shields nor Armor, so Fire/Incendiary damage is probably the most useful element to keep with you on average.
