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  • Estimated trophy difficulty: See below for the difficulty breakdowns of the main game and all 4 DLC lists.
    • Main Game: 4/10 (Platinum Difficulty Rating)
    • The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC: 3/10
    • Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot DLC: 9/10 if done legit but 2/10 if you use the Splitscreen/Low Level Character exploit
    • The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC: 5/10 if you play as Lilith but 9/10 if any other characters are used.
    • Claptrap's New Robot Revolution DLC: 3/10

    [*]Approximate time to Platinum/100%?: 36-50+hrs for the Platinum and 120+hrs for the 100% (Estimated Time to Platinum)

    [*]Main Game Trophy Breakdown: 51 (41 (B), 7 (S), 2 (G), 1 (P))

    • Offline (PS3): 50 (41 (B), 6 (S), 2 (G), 1 (P))
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    • Offline (PS4): 51 (41 (B), 7 (S), 2 (G), 1 (P))
    • Online (PS3: 1 (1 (S))
    • Online (PS4): 0

    [*]Zombie Island of Dr. Ned: 5 (2 (B), 2 (S), 1 (G))

    • Offline: 5 (2 (B), 2 (S), 1 (G))
    • Online: 0

    [*]Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot: 5 (1 (B), 3 (S), 1 (G))

    • Offline: 5 (1 (B), 3 (S), 1 (G))
    • Online: 0

    [*]The Secret Armory of General Knoxx: 10 (8 (B), 2 (S))

    • Offline: 10 (8 (B), 2 (S))
    • Online: 0

    [*]Claptrap's New Robot Revolution: 10 (7 (B), 3 (S))

    • Offline: 10 (7 (B), 3 (S))
    • Online: 0

    [*]Minimum number of playthroughs: 2 + 3 partial if you don't use exploits but 1 + 3 partial if you do.

    [*]Number of missable trophies: 1, Fully Loaded (B)

    [*]Glitched trophies: Yes, 2 - Big Tournament (G) (Underdome DLC), Completionist (B) (General Knoxx DLC). Also see here for some additional info on the glitches you might encounter: LINK

    [*]Does difficulty affect trophies?: Not directly but playing on playthrough 2 or 2.5 will make the game a lot harder.

    [*]Do trophies stack?: Yes. The Difficulty and Gear trophies do, plus there are separate lists for the PS4, Global and JP PS3 releases of the game.

    [*]Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No

    [*]Additional peripherals required?: Having 2 controllers (3 in the PS4 version and 3 PSN Accounts) will make the Co-Op trophies a lot easier to get.

 

Note: The controls mentioned in this Guide are based on 2 different control schemes so please cross-reference them with the in-game instructions for your setup.

 

Introduction:

 

Borderlands is a First-Person Shooter/RPG hybrid that is set on the far-off planet of Pandora, where a mythical treasure is rumoured to be hidden in a secret Vault. A race of beings called the Eridians used to reign supreme over Pandora but something happened Millennia ago that wiped them out, leaving only the "Guardians" to watch over the Vault site and keep out intruders. Over the Centuries many have tried and failed to find the treasure but still they come. Many different companies set up shop on Pandora to equip the Vault Hunters and to mine what resources the planet still has. The good times couldn't last and soon many companies either went out of business or cut their losses and left but not before cutting loose all the convicts they'd brought to use as slave labour.

 

Borderlands is a relatively easy game but some trophies like the "Ding!" ones will take a while to get. Borderlands isn't a hard game to play, you just need to put some time into it. The co-op trophies are easy to get, though if you have the Stackable release you may have difficulty getting them due to how deserted the servers are. Most of the trophies aren't that missable as you can always get any you do miss on Playthroughs 2 or 2.5. The PS4 version of the game, fixes many of the issues that plagued the PS3 original but adds a couple of new ones that will be detailed under the relevant trophies.

 

 

Walkthrough:

 

Note: Outside of Completionist (B) and Big Tournament (G), no other trophies should be glitched but it has been reported that some can be buggy if your console is set to a language other than English so check your system language before starting. Careful, He Bites (B) is one of the trophies that is rumoured to suffer from the problem.

 

Step 1: Complete Playthrough 1 with Lilith and do every mission, plus select Co-Op trophies

 

Most of the trophies will come naturally. You can start out with any character to your liking though overall they're the same in strength but we do advise you, if you want to gain the Platinum the fastest, to play as Lilith the Siren. She's pretty strong from the start and her Phasewalk skill will greatly help you out, not only in battle but also because of the extra movement speed and her health-regenerating ability (once unlocked).

 

Trophies earned during this step:

 

Paid in Fyrestone (B)

Made in Fyrestone (B)

Paid in New Haven (B)

Made in New Haven (B)

My Brother is an Italian Plumber (B)

You call this archaeology? (B)

Ding! Newbie (B)

Ding! Novice (B)

Ding! Expert (B)

Ding! Hardcore (B)

Discovered Skag Gully (B)

Discovered Sledge's Safe House (B)

Discovered Headstone Mine (B)

Discovered Trash Coast (B)

Discovered The Scrapyard (B)

Discovered Krom's Canyon (B)

Discovered Crimson Lance Enclave (B)

Discovered Eridian Promontory (B)

Get A Little Blood on the Tires (B)

Rootinest, Tootinest, Shootinest (B)

Pandora-dog Millionaire (S)

Fence (B)

Group LF Healer (B)

There's No "I" In "Team" (B)

Weapon Aficionado (B)

Facemelter (B)

1.21 Gigawatts (B)

Pyro (B)

Master Exploder (B)

There are some who call me...Tim (B)

Fully Loaded (B) - MISSABLE

Truly Outrageous (B)

12 Days of Pandora (B)(H)

Wanted: Sledge (S)(H)

Wanted: Krom (S)(H)

Wanted: Flynt (S)(H)

Destroyed the Hive (S)(H)

Destroyed the Destroyer (G)(H)

United We Stand (G)(H)

 

 

Step 2: Earn all the DLC trophies, except for the Underdome ones

 

During this step, you will get all the DLC trophies except for the ones belonging to the Underdome DLC. The DLC trophies are mostly easy, if a little dull at times, though the Armory trophies can be a pain to do solo so you may want to enlist a friend to help out. When playing the Armoury DLC and going for the Completionist (B) trophy, there's a chance it can glitch if attempted in Co-Op so see the Armoury Guide for details.

 

Guide Links:

 

- The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned

- The Secret Armory of General Knoxx

- Claptrap's New Robot Revolution

 

 

Step 3: XP clean-up

 

There are many different options available for Levelling up, especially if you have the Game of the Year Edition so see Ding! Champion (B) for more details.

 

Trophies earned during this step:

 

Ding! Sleepless (B)

Ding! Champion (B)

Ding! Overleveled (B)

Ding! Overleveled to 11 (S)

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Step 4: Get the remaining Co-Op trophies

 

There are a few co-op related trophies and all bar one of them can be done offline in Splitscreen or LAN mode. If you go down the Splitscreen route then you will need two joypads as the re-assigning trick won't work for this game. The only online trophy in the PS3 version is "And They'll Tell Two Friends" but you have 3 options for getting it:

 

1: Online co-op either public or with a friend.

2: LAN.

3: XLink Kai.

 

See And They'll Tell Two Friends (S) for more details.

 

For the PS4 version of the And They'll Tell Two Friends (S) trophy, the requirements were changed so you only need to join a 3 or 4 player Co-Op match then the trophy will pop. Please note that the character selection screen is insanely laggy in the PS4 version of the game but Gearbox and Blind Squirrel Games are aware of this issue so fingers crossed it gets fixed soon.

 

Note: The other player(s) must be within a few levels and missions of you and be on the same Playthrough, else the missions will appear in your list as "ineligible" and won't count towards There's No "I" In "Team" (B).

 

Trophies earned during this step:

 

Can't We Get BEYOND Thunderdome? (B)

Duel-icious (B)

And They'll Tell Two Friends (S)

Duelinator (S)

 

 

Step 5: Kills with the remaining characters

 

For this step you just need to create three more characters (one of each remaining class), get to level 5 and earn the 15 kills you need for the respective trophy. It shouldn't take you more than an hour to get each one. Do note though that entering a Vending machine or pausing the game, will cancel your Action Skill if it's active when playing as Lilith or Brick.

 

Trophies earned during this step:

 

Careful, He Bites (B)

Reckless Abandon (B)

Down in Front! (B)

 

 

Step 6: The Underdome DLC

 

To make this step as painless as possible, I recommend using the low level character as the host (see the Underdome Guide for Details) and either doing this DLC online with a friend or in local Co-Op. The Small Tournament (B) trophy is easy enough to solo if you have a Lv69 character available but the Large Arenas are hard to the point of hair pulling frustration so do those with a friend and use the aforementioned exploit. You're looking at approx 10hrs to get all 5 trophies done but due to the tedium factor, you're going to want to split these trophies up over several sessions. Whilst rare, there is a chance that the Big Tournament (G) trophy can glitch and not pop if you change hosts at any point so see the Underdome Guide for more details.

 

Guide link

 

- Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot

 

Trophies earned during this step:

 

Small Tournament (B)

Hell-Burbia (S)

The Angelic Ruins (S)

The Gully (S)

Big Tournament (G) - GLITCHED

 

 

Step 7: Clean-up

 

Use this step to get any of the misc trophies that you didn't get earlier on, of which My Brother is an Italian Plumber (B), Speedy McSpeederton (B), You're on a boat! (B)(H) and Sucker born every minute (B)(H) will be the primary ones you're missing because there is almost no way you will get them by accident. The Claptrap DLC collectibles are other possible candidates for trophies you will be missing, because you will have to be incredibly lucky to get them whilst en-route to the other trophies in that DLC.

 

Once you have all the main game trophies, of which Ding! Champion (B) will almost certainly be the last one you get, you will have the Platinum: Borderland Defender (P).

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You have defeated all bosses and are a powerful force to be reckoned with

 

This description is misleading because just defeating all the bosses won't pop the Platinum, for this game you need to unlock all 50 non-DLC trophies to get the Platinum. Everything below Down in Front! on your trophy list is a DLC trophy and not required for the (P).

 

a7f.jpg  Paid in Fyrestone (B)

Completed 5 missions in the Arid Badlands

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

This will likely be the very first trophy you get as you have to do the first 5 missions anyway to progress through the story. It shouldn't take you more than 30mins to get this trophy and it will pop after turning-in the mission called "Fix'er Upper".

 

2b6.jpg  Made in Fyrestone (B)

Completed all missions in the Arid Badlands

 

See this page for a list of all the missions: Borderlands Wikia - Arid Badlands Missions

 

Spoiler

There are 23 main missions and 21 side missions in the Arid Badlands. Most main missions are given by the following characters: the Guardian Angel, Claptrap, Dr Zed, T.K Baha, Shep Sanders and Scooter. While most side missions can be found at the Bounty Board, you will meet all characters by simply playing the main story missions. You will also get introduced to the Bounty Board. If you don't get this in Playthrough 1 then you can get it in Playthrough 2.

 

Tips & Notes:

 

Tips:

 

  • Whenever a Scavenger mission appears (and this applies to all the Paid/Made in trophies), the Mission Marker will only show you the general area to look in, not where the specific Gun part actually is. The Gun parts can be recognised by the green shimmer they give off when you are close and will show as a Money Bag on your Compass. A Green Trophy Icon will also appear above the part when you're close enough. See here for a visual Guide to these missions (credit to KFZ Scrubs😞 LINK
  • The mission "Catch-A-Ride" can sometimes glitch. To fix this, Turn In the first couple of missions that T.K Baha gives you or you can do what Joe111eleven111 recently told us of and that's to save, exit, reload and the glitch will be gone.
  • Bone Head can be easily beaten by using this method courtesy of JHChiBulls:
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Like with Bone-Head, I stood a fair distance from the front gate and just sniped him and he didn't even move to attack back.

 

Notes:

 

  • Sometimes the Claptrap that's next to the Fyrestone Bounty Board will erroneously announce that new Missions are available at that particular Bounty Board. This is an audio glitch and can be ignored.
  • The Mission "Leaving Fyrestone" isn't needed to earn this trophy.
  • In your HUD, the Hidden Journal: The Arid Badlands mission incorrectly states you only have to find 4 journals when it should say 5.
  • It is possible to miss a few missions, finish the game then start playthrough 2 and get this trophy without doing all the missions (Credit to greenzsaber for this info).
  • To prevent a rare but nasty crash when fighting Mad Mel, leave your vehicle outside the arena, enter it and get yourself killed by the enemies that are inside. Once you've re-spawned, stand/crouch on the ramp that leads into the arena, get your Rocket Launcher out and start picking off the Rocket Launcher Runners. After all the Runners have been destroyed, Mad Mel himself will appear in his custom Runner and he's a lot tougher than the others so be prepared for a fight. Mad Mel will also have a couple of normal Rocket Launcher Runners guarding him so make sure you also destroy them as well. Once they're all dead, you can safely enter the arena and make your way to the Dahl Headland Transition Gate.

 

87f.jpg  Paid in New Haven (B)

Completed 5 missions in the Rust Commons

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

The Description for this trophy is highly misleading as you can get the trophy without ever entering The Rust Commons. Turn In the following Missions to get this trophy quickly:

 

  • Power To The People
  • Is T.K OK?
  • Like A Moth To Flame - See Made in New Haven for advice on this Mission.
  • Claptrap Rescue: New Haven
  • Corrosive Crystal Harvest though King Tosser or Claptrap Rescue: Tetanus Warren will do instead.

Note: The Missions in the Dahl Headlands that you have to do before you reach New Haven don't count towards this trophy.

 

4a9.jpg  Made in New Haven (B)

Completed all missions in the Rust Commons

 

See this page for a list of all the missions: Borderlands Wikia - New Haven Missions

 

Spoiler

This trophy will pop after Turning-In the Mission "Get Some Answers" in the Crimson Fastness. If you don't get this in Playthrough 1 then you can get it in Playthrough 2.

 

Tips & Notes

 

Tips:

 

  • When you go after Mothrakk, bring your best Shotgun as it's pretty much the only way to kill it without getting your butt kicked in the process. We say use a Shotgun because the other weapons are either too slow or inaccurate to actually hit it. To make things easier, lure it over to where Shep is then you can quickly heal yourself from the nearby Dr. Zed Vending machine if/when you take damage. You can also respawn at the nearby Respawn Pole should you die (providing you activate it first). Mothrakk's one and only attack is when it fires a string of powerful fireballs at you that are virtually impossible to avoid but if you follow the advice above, you shouldn't take too much damage.
  • When you go up against Rakkinishu during the Journal Recordings Mission, make sure you are in a Rocket Launcher Runner and use its turret as Rakkinishu is a strong enemy and will quickly kill you if you aren't prepared.
  • If this trophy hasn't popped then you're likely missing the missions: Green Thumb, Bandit Treasure: Three Corpses and Three Keys and Bandit Treasure: X Marks The Spot.
  • See here for a visual Guide to the Scavenger missions (credit to KFZ Scrubs😞 LINK

Notes:

 

  • The Waypoint for the Mission "Middle Of Nowhere: Small Favor" is glitched and won't show you the exact location of the Spiderants you have to kill. There are so many Spiderants in the area this glitch doesn't really matter but it's annoying nonetheless.
  • The Waypoint for the Mission "Bait and Switch" is glitched and doesn't show exactly where the Spiderant Queen is. To get her to show herself you need to go down to where the Sewage Outflow pipe is.
  • The Waypoint for the Mission "Earl's Best Friend" is partly glitched in that it doesn't show where the escape route is for Earl's Best Friend. To prevent any accidents, clear out the Bandits first, then free Earl’s Best Friend and escort him/her to their escape point.
  • The Waypoint for the Mission "Smoke Signals: Shut Them Down" is glitched and won't take you to the individual Smoke Signals. The Smoke Signals are easily recognised by the thick black plumes of smoke that appear in the sky.
  • The Waypoints for the mission "Middle Of Nowhere No More: Fuses? Really?" but the Fuses are easy enough to find, just search all the small rubbish piles (identified by the green smoke that comes off them).
  • It is possible to miss a few missions, finish the game, then start playthrough 2 and get this trophy without doing all the missions (Credit to greenzsaber for this info).

There are also several other missions with glitched Waypoints.

 

fd3.jpg  My Brother is an Italian Plumber (B)

Killed an enemy plumber-style

 

To get this you have to kill an enemy by jumping on it. The simplest way is to Melee a Pup Skag until it has very little health left, then keep jumping on it until it dies. You will likely get bounced off so keep jumping in different directions. At a lower level it will take quite a long time to kill a Skag by jumping on it (low damage and it keeps moving a lot) so we recommend doing this when you are at a higher level. An easier enemy would be a Spiderant since it doesn't move as much.

 

Another way to get this is to start a Splitscreen game with a really low level character (e.g. level 2) as Player 1 and a high level (e.g. level 10) as Player 2, then go to the Skag den just outside of Fyrestone and jump on a Skag. By doing it this way, one or two jumps should kill a Skag and make the trophy pop. The earliest you can get this is during the mission "Skags At The Gate". You can also do this later on in the game with the small Sythids and Spiderants.

 

If you still have problems then watch this video:

 

 

Credit to Double for this video.

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ff6.jpg  Speedy McSpeederton (B)

Raced around the Ludicrous Speedway in record time

 

The description of this trophy says "record time" but the Achievement mentions 31 seconds instead, thus we assume it's the same for the trophy.

 

This is obtained in the far bottom left corner of The Dahl Headlands, there are multiple Catch-A-Ride stations so don't worry about that. Use your boost whenever possible but don't use it in corners because this can easily cause you to crash or flip over. The timer starts and stops when you go under the triangle garlands. Stand at the start and immediately use your boost. Keep your second boost for when you turn left and go up a small hill as there will be a jump which you won't make without it. After the jump simply follow the turn and the trophy should pop shortly after passing the finish line. It should be easily done within the time limit if you don't run into any walls.

 

Here's the location of the speedway and where the start and finish lines are:

 

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or use the following video:

 

 

Return to the triangle garlands whilst still in your vehicle if you happen to mess up, then turn around and try again. If done in co-op then both players will get it providing they're both in the vehicle at the same time.

 

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Applied an elemental artifact

 

The earliest you can get an elemental artifact is when you get the Missions "Shock Crystal Harvest" and "The Legend Of Moe and Marley", as completing either of them will earn you one when you hand it in. The game will also notify you with a small tutorial message of what an elemental artifact is. There are two ways to equip an elemental artifact:

 

  • Highlight the Diamond in the top left-hand corner of the Skills screen and press :cross: then :cross: again on the artifact you wish to set.
  • Find the artifact in your inventory and press :cross: on it.

a5e.jpg  Ding! Newbie (B)

Earned level 5

 

See Ding! Champion

 

003.jpg  Ding! Novice (B)

Earned level 10

 

See Ding! Champion

 

c3f.jpg  Ding! Expert (B)

Earned level 20

 

See Ding! Champion

 

9ca.jpg  Ding! Hardcore (B)

Earned level 30

 

See Ding! Champion

 

aeb.jpg  Ding! Sleepless (B)

Earned level 40

 

See Ding! Champion

 

b69.jpg  Discovered Skag Gully (B)

Discovered Skag Gully

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

You will get this trophy, seconds after arriving at Skag Gully during the mission "Nine-Toes: Take Him Down". Skag Gully is a dangerous place to be this early in the game so make sure you're packing some decent firepower. The easiest way to kill Nine-Toes is to keep moving and aim for his head. Nine-Toes's two pet Skags (Dinky and Pinky) are tougher then he is so watch out and use your best weapon to eliminate them, though the Lady Finger Repeater Pistol will make short work of them if you still have it. Once they're all dead, pickup Nine-Toe's Unique Weapon (if you haven't already) then grab all the items and leave.

 

218.jpg  Discovered Sledge's Safe House (B)

Discovered Sledge's Safe House

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

The Safe House is located in the Arid Hills and you will discover it during the mission "Sledge: To The Safe House". To get there you have to make your way past 3 enemy bases of various sizes and several Skags. Weapon-wise we recommend you bring a good Sniper Rifle, a decent Shotgun and a Transfusion or Contact Grenade Mod as well. You will also need a really good shield. Most of the enemies are easy enough to kill but you will run into a couple of badass Psychos and a few Bruisers along the way. The best way to take these guys out is with your Sniper Rifle from a distance. Once you get inside the Safe House you will only have to worry about normal enemies but they will still put up a major fight.

 

At the far end of the Safe House is a large room, inside of which is a Boss called "Roid Rage Psycho". To kill this thing, stay close but not too close (else he will smack you one with his axe) and don't stray too far away either (or he will lob a string of incendiary Grenades at you) so aim for his head with your Sniper Rifle. During the fight several Stunted Midgets will join in and try to kill you so kill them with your Shotgun (or your Sniper Rifle if your aim is good enough) then finish off the Boss with some Grenades.

 

After the fight is over go to where the Waypoint is pointing, press the button to reveal the Key to the Mine, take it, return to the Arid Badlands and to the Mine Entrance to Turn In the quest.

 

f8d.jpg  Discovered Headstone Mine (B)

Discovered Headstone Mine

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter the Mine area. See "Wanted: Sledge" for more info.

 

308.jpg  Discovered Trash Coast (B)

Discovered Trash Coast

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Note: Even though this trophy is listed as coming after the one for finding the Headstone Mine, it actually doesn't pop until you go to the Trash Coast after receiving the Mission "Another Piece Of The Puzzle".

 

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter the Trash Coast. See Destroyed The Hive for more information.

 

cee.jpg  Discovered The Scrapyard (B)

Discovered The Scrapyard

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter The Scrapyard for the first time during the mission "Meet 'Crazy' Earl". Tannis will give you this mission after meeting with you at her base in The Rust Commons West. When you get there you will have to kill a few Skags and blow up some Gas Cylinders to gain entry to 'Crazy' Earl's hut.

 

cee.jpg  Discovered Krom's Canyon (B)

Discovered Krom's Canyon

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter Krom's Canyon for the first time during the Mission "The Next Piece".

 

See Wanted: Krom for more info.

 

cee.jpg  Discovered Crimson Lance Enclave (B)

Discovered Crimson Lance Enclave

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter the Crimson Lance Enclave for the first time during the Mission "Reactivate The ECHO Comm System".

 

cee.jpg  Discovered Eridian Promontory (B)

Discovered Eridian Promontory

 

Story related, can't be missed

Spoiler

You will get this trophy seconds after you enter the Eridian Promontory for the first time during the Mission "Find Steele".

 

We strongly recommend you bring a rapid fire Sniper Rifle and a Machine Gun, both with a high level shock capability, plus at least one weapon with a high level corrosive ability. The reason for this, being the Guardians are extremely vulnerable to shock weapons and you will need a corrosive weapon for the Crimson Lance troops that are also in the area.

 

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8fd.jpg  Ding! Champion (B)

Earned level 50

 

If you have all the trophy DLCs installed, then it is theoretically possible to get all the "Ding!" trophies in one Playthrough. For most people, however, it will take at least 1.5 playthroughs to get to level 50 as you won't earn enough XP on Playthrough 1 if you play legit. The highest level you're likely to reach on Playthrough 1 is approx 38, depending on how much XP grinding you do and if you have a class mod equipped that increases the amount of XP you earn. If you don't Power Level or use any exploits, then this trophy will pop around the time the Mission "Jaynistown: Getting What's Coming To You" becomes available on Playthrough 2, providing you have completed all the side-quests up to this point. Getting to level 40 isn't hard, it's getting to 50 that takes the most time as the XP gap between the two is massive. Getting to level 50 requires a total amount of 3,429,728 XP.

 

Here are some ways to get level 50 if you want to speed things up/cheat a little bit (though please note that we are unsure about which of these work with the PS4 version of the game and which don't):

 

  • Go Power Levelling in the Eridian Promontory by having someone with a Max level character invite you to their game and Fast Travelling there (unless they're already at the Promontory that is). Now sit back and let the other person do all the hard work as any XP they earn, you will to - only possible in Splitscreen or LAN mode.
     
     
  • Make sure you have the Secret Armoury of General Knoxx DLC installed then get invited to a game where someone is farming Crawmerax. Crawmerax and his minions are worth a lot of XP and you can level up extremely quickly if things go to plan
     
     
  • If you want to cheat, then see this video on how to do the Med Kit Exploit (credit to Primalliquid😞
     
     

     
    Note: If you use this exploit then it's best to stick to using the Dr. Ned Health Vending machine in Fyrestone otherwise it might not work properly (credit to tenike1 and levo21 for this info). This exploit works with the latest patch and the global release of the GOTY Edition so no need to delete anything, confirmed working with the JP stackable release (credit to scuzzybum for confirming this).
     
     
  • An alternative XP Exploit is this one, which exploits a quirk with the "How much for the planet?" challenge (credit to Andy Lewis😞 - Doesn't work on the PS4, because of a bug that screws up the money counter.
     
     

     
    A full explanation for how it works can be found here: LINK (credit to Duke Briggs for this explanation). Here's an alternative way to do this exploit: To pull this off, you need to farm an area until your backpack is full then sell everything you're not using. Do this enough times and eventually (it will take a while) the money counter for "How much for the planet" will glitch and start counting backwards until it hits $9,999,999, when it hits this point you will earn 20,000 XP. Once the counter has reset, you will have sell enough items glitch it again. This exploit is extremely time consuming and should be considered a last resort option. Do note though that this exploit is not as fast nor efficient as the Medkit exploit but will do for the people that don't have the requisite Challenge available.
     
     
  • Using Roland's Turret can cause you to lose out on XP if an enemy dies from any continuous damage it deals e.g. corrosive.
     
     
  • Here's another exploit, you don't earn much and it's fiddly to do but it's better than nothing if you've screwed up the others (PlanetBorderlands😞
     
     

     
    The guy doesn't mention the XP but it's there.

You really shouldn't need to use any of these exploits since you get loads of XP by just playing the game and even more by finishing all the DLCs.

 

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Killed 25 enemies by ramming them with any vehicle

 

The earliest this trophy can be obtained is when you gain access to the Catch-A-Ride station in Fyrestone after Turning In the Mission "Bone Head's Theft". Once you have spawned a Runner, drive around for 5-10mins and run over every enemy you meet. Not every enemy can be killed instantly by driving over them and running over a high level enemy can destroy your vehicle and kill you.

 

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Killed 5 Rakk in under 10 seconds

 

The Rakk are those pesky bird like creatures in the sky that always attack in groups and look like demented Pterodactyls. The absolute best time to get this trophy is during the "Get The Flock Outta Here" Mission you obtain from a friend of Dr. Zed called Shep Sanders. Once you've got the Mission, spawn a Rocket Launcher Runner from the nearest Catch-A-Ride Station and head over to where the Waypoint is pointing to. Drive up to the Hive (the big hairy bump in the ground that looks like a red/black moonscape) which will lure the Rakk out. Drive back a few feet and get into your Turret by pressing :triangle:. Shoot at one of the Rakk to get their attention, wait for them to bunch up and dive bomb you, then fire away when they're right on top of you. Do it right and you will kill 5 in one shot.

 

Alternatively, once you get attacked equip yourself with a powerful weapon, preferably with a big ammo magazine; Shotguns and Machine Guns/Combat Rifles are the easiest for this. This might not work with the first few encounters but you will very soon out-level them. You can always come back later if needed.

 

We recommend doing this trophy whilst playing solo else your co-op buddy(ies) will likely screw this up for you.

 

ac4.jpg  Pandora-dog Millionaire (S)

Earned $1,000,000

 

This trophy is cumulative and you don't need to have the entire $1 million on you at once. Pick up and sell everything you don't need and you will have this in no time. This trophy can also be done in conjunction with Fence. You should easily obtain this in your first Playthrough.

 

Credit to OnceFallen for pointing out the following:

 

The absolute fastest way to get this is have a friend with a Max level character give you an item e.g. a class mode that's worth a million or more, then all you have to do is sell it and the trophy will pop shortly afterwards. Use this trick if for some reason you don't have $1 million after obtaining most of the trophies or if the trophy for some reason doesn't unlock.

 

Manifest Density Pt. 2 has pointed out the following:

 

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Create your main character and play a couple missions, save exit. Now exit out and create another character, go into online and join a game that is way further along in the story. You'll rank up pretty quick, gain a couple extra weapon slots etc. but the key is to pick up all the weapons of value (anything over $5,000 resale value, though anything over $12,345 & $123,456 is even better to pick up).

 

Now after you fill all your backpack slots, save the game, exit. Go into splitscreen and have P1 be the MAIN character and have player 2 select your name and pick the character you went online and collected the weapons. now drop everything you collected and let P1 pick them up, sell them and bank on them. Let the game save, exit and go back online with the 2nd character again to collect more weapons of value to do it again.

 

The Reason for doing this with the 2nd character is so you don't end up getting the mission glitches on your main game. I hope this helps anyone who is looking or needing some cash early on.

 

c7d.jpg  Fence (B)

Sold 50 guns to a shop

 

The trophy description for this trophy is slightly misleading as there are no "shops" in the game per se, just Vending machines though they will say "shop" when you place your crosshair on them. There are 3 different Vending machines in the game and you can sell anything to all 3 of them.

 

This trophy is cumulative so play normally, sell everything you don't need and you should get this trophy early on.

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Emerged victorious from an arena match

 

Note: This trophy has nothing to do with the Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot DLC.

 

An arena match is not the same as a standard duel, instead you will need to enter an arena in the game and last 2-3 rounds without dying. The easiest way to get this trophy is to start a Splitscreen game but make sure that Player 2 is at level 1 then go to the arena in Fyrestone which is called the Fyrestone Coliseum (credit to OnceFallen for the Player level info). Once in the arena, go to the far end of the room and press the button there to bring up the options menu and select "Start Match". After you've both spawned, have Player 1 equip their best weapon and kill the other player three times. Once the match is over and you've won, the trophy will pop. Do note though that suiciding is disabled so you have to win fair and square.

 

In case you don't know where the Fyrestone arena is, then see this video (credit to N1ghtElfM0hawk😞

 

 

You can use any of the three arenas that are in the game but the Fyrestone arena is the first you will encounter. See here for the locations of the other 2: Arena - Borderlands Wiki - Walkthroughs, Weapons, Classes, Character builds, Enemies, DLC and more! (credit to the Borderlands Wiki for the link).

 

0e9.jpg  Duel-icious (B)

Won a duel against another player

 

For this to work you must have the Duel Requests option in the Options menu set to "Accepted", you can turn it off afterwards if want to. You can duel anywhere though pick your spot carefully as you don't want to be swarmed afterwards by enemies. To initiate a duel you both need to melee each other by pressing :r3:. You can choose to duel it out or let the other person win by "killing" him/her or by leaving the "duel bubble".

 

Also see Duelinator.

 

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Rescued a groupmate from death in a co-op game

 

Once you or your partner has no health left, they will enter Fight For Your Life mode. Go and stand near them then press and hold :square: to revive them. This can be tricky as it takes about 5secs to revive someone and the person who's doing the reviving can themselves end up needing reviving, if you get attacked. If you're playing co-op, you will get this at some point. You can also do this in Splitscreen by having the other player remove their shield then find some barrels and blow them and themselves up.

 

However you do this, if you're the one being revived do not kill anything else or you will get a Second Wind and deprive the person reviving you of the trophy. If you are doing the reviving then don't kill anything or the revival process will stop and the other person will carry on bleeding out and eventually die and respawn.

 

592.jpg  There's No "I" In "Team" (B)

Completed 15 missions in co-op

 

Warning: This trophy has a hidden requirement i.e all the players in your game must be within a few levels (3-4 is ideal) and missions of you and on the same Playthrough, else the missions will be marked as "Ineligible" and won't count. This mainly applies to Splitscreen but it also affects LAN mode and Online co-op to a certain degree. See here for additional info: LINK (credit to all that posted in that thread for this info). We're not aware of this issue affecting any other trophy in the main game, though it may affect some of the DLC trophies.

 

There are two very easy ways to get this:

 

  • Start a new game with a friend or a random player in either Splitscreen, online co-op or LAN mode and finish the first 15 missions.
  • Get to a point in the game where you have several missions on the go at once then complete but don't Turn them In. Once you've got some missions ready to Turn In, load Splitscreen mode then turn them in with another player present. Repeat this process every time you have some missions to Turn In.

It doesn't matter how many different people you play with or over how many sessions, just Turn In 15 missions with the same character when another player is present and you will be fine (credit to Aipher for confirming this). It has been confirmed by GiGGi and MattyElms that it doesn't matter who turns in the missions, as all players will get the trophy regardless.

 

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Played in a co-op game with either an employee of Gearbox or someone who had this trophy

 

(PS3 Only)

 

WARNING: Do not delete your saves as the trophy is tied to at least one of them and not your PSN ID (credit to Fubzy and stgermain for this info).

 

There are 3 ways to get this trophy but the Japanese version is considerably less popular so finding someone with the Viral trophy will be harder:

 

1: Join a Public game/Boost it in a Private game.

 

This is the more hazardous method because the BL servers are notorious for being riddled with hackers and viral glitches. Even with the latest patch (1.07 for the global release and 1.05 for the Japanese version) we still recommend backing up your saves before going online, just in case. Go here for boosting help: LINK

 

2: Setup a LAN: Since the Stackable release is less common it will be harder to find someone to setup a LAN with. This trick may mean that this trophy could be considered as an offline one since you don't have to be signed into PSN to use a LAN. Whichever release you have, the trophy will pop during the load screen if you're joining someone or if someone joins you then it will pop moments before they spawn.

 

bcks007 said:
After you click LAN, you have 3 choices:

 

Join Game

Host Public Game (I know it says public but I'm sure the LAN match should have a certain range) (it found nothing when I clicked Join Game)

Select Character (You will default to a level 1 character, if you don't use this) (If the host starts will level 1 char, you will also start the game at beginning)

 

If you click Join Game, it will search and find nothing. After it has tried 1 time, it will stay on that screen and give you the option to Host Public Game, you can also back up to the previous menu. You can also press :square: to Refresh List.

 

Player 1 (bcks007) picked Host Public Game. It brought me to the same exact screen as online mode, where you can jump into your game, I guess before the other person is ready or just wait there.(I waited there)

 

Player 2 (snowballtheninja) selected Join Game. It found bcks007 in about 1-3 seconds, very fast. The trophy popped in the waiting room. I didn't even need to go into the level to earn it.

 

Credit to bcks007 and snowballtheninja for discovering this.

 

3: Use xLink Kai, see here for more info on how to set it up: LINK. We don't fully recommend this method because it's fiddly to setup, plus the program itself is unreliable and requires a certain level of networking knowledge so stick to the other LAN method as it's far simpler to setup and is guaranteed to work.

 

Whichever release you have or method you use, the trophy will pop either: When the other person enters the pre-game lobby, during the load screen if you're joining someone or if someone joins you in-game, then it will pop moments before they spawn. According to stgermain, it is possible to get this trophy by just sending an Invite to someone.

 

Note: The description has a typo in it. i.e it says "Played in a co-op game with either an employee of Gearbox or someone who had this trophy", when it should say "has".

 

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Play with at least two other players.

 

(PS4 Only)

 

To get this trophy, all you need to do is join either a local or online Co-Op match that has 2-3 other people in it then it will pop once you're in-game.

 

Boosting thread: LINK

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Won a duel without taking damage

 

Once the duel has started, to win it you have to equip your most powerful weapon and kill the other player or by leaving the "duel bubble". If you can go up against a player who is at a lower level than you, then so much the better as they will die faster. You can get this at the same time as Duel-icious. If you use the same method as Can't We Get BEYOND Thunderdome? then you can get both trophies very quickly.

 

aa9.jpg  Weapon Aficionado (B)

Reached proficiency level 10 with any weapon type

 

You gain proficiency levels by killing enemies. Every time you kill an enemy, you will gain a small amount of experience towards the proficiency of the weapon you're using so the more you use a particular weapon, the quicker you will level up its proficiency. You will probably want to use the weapon that suits your class, this will also benefit you because of the skills you have and the extra levels will add bonus damage and much more thus helping you out later in the game. You cannot earn proficiency with Grenades or Melee attacks. Note: You can also earn this trophy is in Co-Op (credit to Lurkki91 for this info).

 

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Killed 25 enemies with corrosive weapons

 

You won't start getting corrosive weapons until you level up to approx level 14 and can be recognised by the Green Biohazard symbol on the bottom right of the item description. Corrosive weapons are great against flesh and armour but hopeless against shields. Skags and Spiderants are the best things to kill as corrosive ammo eats right through them. Environmental damage from the Green Barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy. A great place to get this is in the Tetanus Warren as it is crawling with Spiderants.

 

For a kill to count as an elemental kill, the enemy has to die from the continuous damage which that particular element causes after hitting an enemy, not the normal non-elemental damage (credit to Tostigroover for this info). All elemental weapons have a chance of doing continuous damage to a target after shooting them. The higher the number on the elemental symbol (the maximum is x4), the higher the chance elemental damage will persist.

 

Unless you go out of your way to avoid corrosive weapons/barrels, this trophy is impossible to miss.

 

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Killed 25 enemies with shock weapons

 

You won't start getting shock weapons until you level up to approx level 7 and can be recognised by the Blue Lightning Bolt symbol on the bottom right of the item description. Shock Weapons are great against shields and fair against flesh but pretty hopeless against armour. Don't bother trying to kill Skags with shock weapons as it’s a futile gesture. Stick to killing Bandits and other low level enemies instead. Environmental damage from the Blue barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy.

 

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Killed 25 enemies with incendiary weapons

 

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Incendiary weapons can be recognised by the Red Flame symbol on the bottom right of the item description.

 

Incendiary weapons are great against flesh but hopeless against everything else. You will get your first incendiary weapon after killing Nine-Toes during the mission "Nine-Toes: Take Him Down". The fastest way to get this trophy is to kill most of the Skags in Skag Gully, which shouldn't take more than 15-20mins. Environmental damage from the Red barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy.

 

 

1a8.jpg  Master Exploder (B)

Killed 25 enemies with explosive weapons

 

Elemental explosive weapons can be recognised by the Yellow "Explosion" symbol on the bottom right of the item description. The fastest way to get this trophy is to wait until you get access to the Catch-A-Ride Station then go nuts with the Rocket Launcher Runner. Environmental damage from the Yellow barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy, as do grenades with explosive mods.

 

d89.jpg  There are some who call me...Tim (B)

Equipped a class mod for your character

 

Class mods start appearing once you level up to level 18. To equip a class mod you first need to get one by either buying one from a Dr. Zed Vending machine, looting one from somewhere or be given one as a Mission reward. After you have obtained one go into your Inventory, scroll down to it and press :cross: to equip it, back out of the Inventory to get your trophy but if you're given one as a mission reward then it may get auto equipped.

 

A good place to get a free class mod is by completing the mission "Sledge: Battle For The Badlands".

 

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Rescued enough Claptraps to earn 42 inventory slots

 

MISSABLE

 

This is the only truly missable trophy in the entire game.

 

Whenever you rescue a Claptrap you will get a Backpack SDU and for it to count towards this trophy you must equip it but don't sell, trade or drop it whatever you do else you'll need to either start a new character or use the second Playthrough to get any missed SDUs. Playthroughs 2 and 2.5 won't guarantee you get any SDUs you may be missing so make sure you get them all on Playthrough 1. You can get 3 more SDUs, one each from the Zombie Island, Secret Armoury and Claptrap DLCs but if you don't start them until Playthrough 2 or 2.5, then the chances of getting an extra SDU are extremely low. Don't change Playthroughs until you have this trophy, to prevent any possible problems.

 

The Repair Kits look like small brown, narrow, rectangular boxes which shimmer with a green light when you are near them and will show as Money Bag on your Compass. A Green Trophy Icon will also appear above the Repair Kit when you're close enough. The trophy will pop after rescuing the Claptrap in the Crimson Fastness, providing you got all the others beforehand.

 

This trophy isn't hard to get, you've just got to explore a little:

 

 

Credit to Double for these videos.

 

If you want a Picture Guide, then see here: LINK (credit to solstice for this).

 

It is also possible, even without the DLCs, to get extra Backpack SDUs on Playthrough 2 (we don't know about 2.5) but it's a lot harder to do so as the reward defaults to a Grenade Mod. In theory you can trick the game into giving you an SDU instead of a Grenade Mod by filling your Backpack with as much stuff as it will hold, Saving and Exiting, reloading then Turning In the Mission and reloading after quitting to the XMB (press :ps: then scroll down to "Quit Game") if you don't get one. This method is not guaranteed so only use it as a last resort.

 

Notes:

 

  • If playing in co-op then everyone present will get the SDUs (credit to Lurkki91 for this info).
     
     
  • The hidden Easter Egg Claptrap in Fyrestone, which is above and behind Marcus's shop, is not needed for this trophy and neither is the one from the Mission "Claptrap Rescue: Fyrestone'.
     
     
  • There are two Claptraps in Old Haven and you can't get the one you need for this trophy until Tannis's Claptrap has been rescued during the mission "Not Without My Claptrap", which makes it highly missable.
     
     
  • Another highly missable Claptrap is the one in 'Crazy' Earl's Scrapyard as you don't have a specific reason to enter the area where it's located.

 

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Killed an enemy with the Siren's action skill

 

You will gain access to your action skill when you level up to level 5 and to use it, press :r2:. The Siren's action skill is Phasewalk which allows you to run around unnoticed and super fast for a few seconds. Phasewalk has two moves i.e a powerful Melee attack and the resulting Phase Blast will do considerable damage to anyone/anything that gets too close.

 

Unlike the other action skill trophies you only have to get one kill, not 15. Go to the Skag den outside of Fyrestone and weaken an enemy until it has only a sliver of health left, then hit it with a Melee attack whilst Phasewalking and the subsequent explosion from exiting Phasewalk will kill them. Do note that whilst using Phasewalk, you will not be able to jump or use any weapons other than your default Melee attack.

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Killed 15 enemies with the Hunter's action skill

 

You will gain access to your action skill when you level up to level 5 and to use it, press :r2:. The Hunter's action skill is his pet bird "Bloodwing". As with "Truly Outrageous" you will want to weaken an enemy first then activate your action skill. Early on in the game Bloodwing isn't very powerful so this trophy will take a little while to get.

 

Notes:

 

- There is a really annoying A.I/pathfinding glitch with Bloodwing where she will not lock onto an enemy, nor return to you properly and will just fly in loops or zigzag patterns until the timer runs out. Unfortunately there's no fix for this glitch, just try and only use her in wide open spaces.

 

- Borderlands 2 establishes that Bloodwing is actually a Girl so the title of this trophy is wrong.

 

23d.jpg  Reckless Abandon (B)

Killed 15 enemies with the Berserker's action skill

 

You will gain access to your action skill when you level up to level 5 and to use it, press :r2:. The Berserker's action skill is called "Berserk" which allows the player to become super powerful for a few seconds and beat your enemies to a pulp with your fists. :l1: is Brick's Left Hook and :r1: is a Rapid Jab (:l2: and :r2: in some control schemes). Whilst you're going Berserk you will not be able to use any of your other weapons but to compensate for this you become highly resistant to damage.

 

Brick is the hardest of all the characters to use. He prefers close quarters combat but most enemies use long/medium range weapons and because of this you will take far more damage than the other three characters do early on in the game.

 

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Killed 15 enemies with the Soldier's action skill

 

You will gain access to your action skill when you level up to level 5 and to use it, press :r2:. The Soldier's action skill is his Scorpio Turret which has a fair range, can shoot at a flat 180 degree angle and up about 20-25 degrees, it also has a shield barrier up front to protect you whilst you're crouching. When you first get it the turret isn't very powerful so we recommend weakening an enemy first then letting the turret finish it off.

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42b.jpg  12 Days of Pandora (B)(H)

Mastered the technology of Pandora

 

This trophy requires you to reach a certain amount of kills with different weapons and elements. You can see the progress of this trophy by going to your Missions tab: Press :select: then press :l1: or :r1: a few times until the "Cassette" icon is highlighted then press :triangle: to open the Challenge tab. All of them can be done in any order so don't worry if you get one before the other. You also can get this in co-op (credit to Lurkki91 for this info).

 

The requirements are:

 

  • 12 Assault Rifle kills
  • 11 Pistol kills: The in-game list fails to mention that all Pistols are called Repeater Pistols and you can use any Repeater Pistol for this part of the challenge.
  • 10 Shotgun kills
  • 9 SMG kills
  • 8 Sniper Rifle kills
  • 7 Melee kills: Melee kills with certain weapons also count towards this.
  • 6 Critical Hit kills: A Critical Hit is a hit that does a massive amount of damage to an enemy and can result in a one-hit-kill if it's powerful enough. The word "CRITICAL!" will appear in red letters when you get one.
  • 5 Explosive kills: Environmental damage from the Yellow barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy as does using the Runner's Rocket Launcher.
  • 4 Shock kills: Environmental damage from the Blue barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy.
  • 3 Incendiary kills: Environmental damage from the Red barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy.
  • 2 Faces melted: This just means get two corrosive kills. Environmental damage from the Green Barrels that are scattered throughout the game also count towards this trophy.
  • 1 Grenade kill: The in-game list incorrectly states you needs multiple kills but this is a typo as you only need the one kill. You also do not need a Grenade Mod installed for it to count.

 

1ef.jpg  Wanted: Sledge (S)(H)

Killed Sledge

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Missions involved in this trophy:

 

  • Sledge: Meet Shep.
  • Sledge: The Mine Key.
  • Sledge: Battle For The Badlands.
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For this trophy we strongly recommend you bring a rapid fire Sniper Rifle, a decent shock Shotgun, a Helix Rocket Launcher and an incendiary Contact Grenade Mod. Do not attempt this mission without a shock weapon of some kind. By now you should have a decent shield but if not, keep looking until you find one.

 

The Mine is full of enemies, some of which are equipped with elemental weapons, so watch out! Fortunately there are two Vending machines in the hut opposite where you start the area so you can stock up if needed and there’s also two just before you fight Sledge. The gate to the main complex is locked and you can either unlock it now and head straight for the stairs or take the stairs to your right and make your way through the buildings there. We recommend taking the stairs to to the right.

 

Once you're outside again you will face more enemies and a manned Minigun Turret on the stairs diagonally opposite you. Fortunately for you there is plenty of cover so you can clear out the enemies and take out the Turret without taking too much damage. The easiest way to take out the Turret Gunner is to destroy the Turret itself, which is where the Rocket Launcher comes in handy. Once you've cleared out the area, make your way through the cave that's at the top of the stairs and to the right. This next section is where your Shotgun will come into its own as there are a lot of enemies in this area that like to get too close for comfort. There is some high ground in the form of an old mining railway that we highly recommend you use, as enemies rarely go up there. Once you get up high, crouch and start picking off the enemies with your Sniper Rifle and after you've killed them all you can jump down and make your way to where the Waypoint is pointing.

 

This is where things get tricky as you now have to face Sledge and his bandits. To take them out you will need that shock weapon we told you to bring as his shields are way stronger then anything you have and normal weapons won't even dent it. As soon as Sledge's intro cutscene ends, unleash an entire magazine into his shield then get your Rocket Launcher and grenades out and let him have it. Also, take some pot-shots at the bandits. Now he will try and kill you with his own Shotgun (or his Hammer if you get too close) so quickly run to the other end of the room and continue firing at him. Whilst Sledge is taking damage his shield will not recover, so use this to your advantage but retreat from the area via one of the side doors, reload your weapons and restock on ammo and health if necessary. Once you get the strategy down you should be able to take Sledge out in a few minutes. After Sledge is dead, pick up his Unique Shotgun then go to the Chest he was guarding and retrieve the Eridian Artifact. To Turn In this quest, return to Dr. Zed in Fyrestone.

 

Here's another method courtesy of JHChiBulls:

 

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With Sledge, I led him to the door you enter for the fight and I was standing in the doorway and kept shooting and he didn't hit me once.

 

 

21a.jpg  Wanted: Krom (S)(H)

Killed Krom

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Missions involved in this trophy:

 

  • Meet 'Crazy' Earl.
  • Get Off My Lawn!
  • Hair Of The Dog - The Waypoint for this Mission is glitched and will not show you the locations of the bottles when they appear. This glitch isn't too serious as killing any enemy will make a bottle appear but it's annoying all the same.
  • The Next Piece.
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To kill Krom quickly and easily you need a Shotgun and a Combat Rifle (Burst Fire is preferable). Both must have a decent rate-of-fire and reload speed else you will be slaughtered. It will also help to have a high level shield with at least a capacity of 480.

 

From the start of the level you want to follow the Waypoint through the canyon to your left. Between you and the end-zone where Krom is, you will face many, many enemies of various types including Spiderants and Badass Psychos. Once you reach Krom's Lair, keep going right, keep running and don't stop for anyone or anything until you reach the little hut at the top on the left-hand side at the bottom of the platform where Krom is sitting. The Siren's Phasewalk action skill is a godsend during this part as you are invisible and invincible for the duration it lasts. The reason for all this is Krom is sitting in a big Minigun/Rocket Turret and will start shooting at you the moment his intro cutscene finishes. After you reach the little hut we mentioned earlier, get inside and use your Combat Rifle to pick off any enemies that have followed you. When they're dead it's time to kill Krom!

 

The key to killing Krom is to rush his position with your Shotgun out ready, kill the enemy or enemies that are up there, then turn it on Krom and let him have it! If you time it right he won't know what hit him. Once he's dead grab his unique weapon and the artifact piece then head back to Tannis to Turn In the Mission.

 

If you have trouble getting the above method to work then try this alternative courtesy of Maukutin:

 

Maukutin said:
This is an easy way to kill Krom: Right after the cutscene, use a shock Sniper Rifle and shoot his turret. Shoot him from that point you were at before the cutscene and use the cliffs as a cover. Easy.

 

 

394.jpg  Wanted: Flynt (S)(H)

Killed Flynt

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Missions involved in this trophy:

 

  • Not Without My Claptrap
  • The Final Piece

Baron Flynt is located in the Salt Flats.

 

GLITCH WARNING

 

The lift you have to take up to fight Baron Flynt is incredibly laggy for some unknown reason. To avoid the worst of the lag, look straight down at the floor the moment the lift starts and don't move until you reach the top. This must also be done for the return trip. To get the lift back if you accidentally fall off you have to exit the area (going to the Arena in the Salt Flats will do) then return to it. Note: This glitch has been 99.99% fixed in the PS4 version so you only get a lag spike for a second, then it's gone.

 

For this fight we strongly recommend you bring a corrosive or incendiary Helix Rocket Launcher and the best Shotgun you can find, as well as strong shield with fast shield Regeneration. Grenades are of little use here so don't bother using them unless you get cornered.

 

As soon as you get off the lift, Flynt's intro cutscene will play and when it's finished he will set his bandits on you. Ignore Flynt for now and focus on the first two waves of enemies and once they're dead his bodyguards called Franz and Hanz will show up. Once all the enemies are dead you can start working your way to the top of the structure and the showdown with Flynt. He isn't that hard to kill, you just have to watch out for his Rocket firing Shotgun, bring his shield down with your Shotgun then finish him off with a few headshots. Once he's dead, grab his unique Shotgun then get the Eridian Artifact from the chest at the top of the structure, only it won't be there as someone has beaten you to it. After the ensuring ECHO messages, follow the Waypoint to your next Mission.

 

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3b6.jpg  Destroyed the Hive (S)(H)

Killed the Rakk Hive

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Missions involved in this trophy:

 

  • Jaynistown: Secret Rendezvous.
  • Jaynistown: A Brother's Love.
  • Jaynistown: Spread The Word.
  • Jaynistown: Getting What's Coming To You.
  • Jaynistown: Unintended Consequences.
  • Jaynistown: Cleaning Up Your Mess.
  • Another Piece Of The Puzzle.

The Rakk Hive is found in the Trash Coast.

To actually get to the Rakk Hive you have to follow the Waypoint to the left after arriving at The Trash Coast. Between you and the Hive's location is a large piece of land that's swarming with Spiderants, make sure you have at least two corrosive weapons with you to fight them off. Once you get to the archaeology site where the Hive is, don't follow the Waypoint straight on but go left and onto the ledge above the Tents.

 

To kill the Rakk Hive we strongly recommend you bring a Sniper Rifle and a Combat Rifle. A Shotgun or Machine Gun/SMG is advisable as well. This is the easiest boss fight in the game if you do it right. After its intro cutscene, get your Sniper Rifle out and start taking out its eyes. At regular intervals the Rakk Hive will launch balls of goo at you that give of a corrosive gas so avoid them until they disappear. The Hive will also send some Rakk after you so watch out. The Rakk come in two types, Experienced Defender and Experienced Kamikaze, neither of which should present a problem if you kill them fast enough. The Kamikaze Rakk are packed with explosives and can do some serious damage if they hit you. If you are a Soldier or have one in your co-op group, then use your/their action skill to take out the Rakk if any appear. If you are not in co-op when you take on this boss, then use your Machine Gun/SMG to take them out.

 

Once the Rakk Hive's eyes have been destroyed it will be down to about half health so finish it off with any weapon you choose. After it's dead, loot the corpse for any valuables then head to where the Waypoint is pointing and retrieve the Eridian Artifact. When you first get near/enter the cavern where the artifact is hidden, some Rakk will fly at you but don't shoot at them as they are harmless and you can't hit them anyway so don't waste your ammo. The artifact is in the Chest at the end of the cavern, take it and return to Tannis to Turn In this Mission.

 

Note: It is also possible to get this trophy during the Mission "Old Spicy" in the "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" DLC (Credit to PDXCharmand3r for this tip).

 

79a.jpg  Destroyed the Destroyer (G)(H)

Killed the Vault Boss

 

Story related, can't be missed

 

Spoiler

Missions involved in this trophy:

 

  • Get Some Answers
  • Find The ECHO Command System
  • Reactivate The ECHO Comm System
  • Find Steele
  • Destroy The Destroyer
  •  

The Vault Boss is the final boss in the game that you have to face (if you don't have the DLCs) and appears right at the end of the game. We recommend bringing a Helix Rocket Launcher and a decent Combat Rifle with you for this fight (not elemental ones. because it's immune to all of them). After you arrive at the Vault you will get a short cutscene and when it finishes it's time to kick its butt!

 

The first thing you want to do is run to the pillar on the far left of the screen and use your Combat Rifle to take out the two tentacles above its head by destroying the purple swellings, then empty your Rocket Launcher into its eye. Once you've done enough damage, the Destroyer will show all of his tentacles but be warned, each time you take out a weak spot the boss will get angry and start shooting Plasma Rockets at you. The boss' attacks consist of: Plasma Rockets (with a 3sec time delay on each one), a high energy Plasma Beam (this is virtually a one-hit-kill), Tongue Slap (not particularly damaging but annoying nonetheless) and its final attack is its Tentacle Smash which will blast you back to the other end of the map (this is a one-hit-kill attack if your health is low). To avoid the boss' attacks, stay behind the pillar and only stick your head out to shoot but hide when either Plasma Rockets start flying or its eye starts flashing as this is the sign the Plasma beam is going to strike. Due to a physics/graphics glitch the Plasma Beam will go straight through the pillar but fortunately it won't hurt you. If any Plasma Rockets land near you run like crazy to the Pillar on the far right of the boss and wait for them to explode. After all of the tentacles' weak spots are gone you will have to take out the final weakspot which is its eye. Hit it with everything you've got! See the image below that Terminator created for a visual guide to the above:

 

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Here is an alternate method courtesy of JHChiBulls:

 

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The final boss even has a "glitch" you can exploit. I stood behind the U-Station, right on the cliff edge and kept shooting him from there, as soon as my health was low I suicided and on respawn I had full health and the bosses health was where I left it before I died.

 

It's cheap it really is but it helped me often. I was a level 34 when I faced the boss who was a 33 and he was kicking my butt until I realized what was going on. The game didn't glitch either because I kept leaving the area, going other stuff and coming back a few times.

GLITCH WARNING

 

Don't get up close and personal to finish off this boss, because the game can/will glitch. You will lose most of your equipment plus all of your Backpack SDUs once the ending cutscene ends, the credits finish rolling and you continue the game. Save at the New-U station at the Vault site and Backup your saves before starting the fight to minimise the effects of this bug, should it strike.

 

PS4 Notes:

 

The above strategy still holds true for the PS4 version of the game but do note that the aforementioned game breaking glitch has been fixed so there's no need to worry about it. Also note that some new Rakk-type enemies called "Eridian Parasites" have been added to this battle so keep an eye out for them and kill them before they can attack.

 

c9e.jpg  United We Stand (G)(H)

Defeated the Rakk Hive, the Vault Boss, Sledge, Krom, or Flynt in a co-op game

 

The description for this trophy has the bosses in the wrong order of appearance, the correct order is as follows: Sledge, Krom, Flynt, Rakk Hive, Vault Boss. You only have to kill one of these bosses to get the trophy, not all of them and it doesn't matter if you do it online or off. See the individual "Wanted" and "Destroyed" trophies for strategies on how to defeat each boss. It may also be possible to get this trophy by revisiting one of the above bosses you've already killed as most will respawn after saving, exiting and reloading your save (the sole exception is the Vault Boss, because he stays dead once killed). Whichever boss you kill for this trophy, it will pop the moment the boss dies.

 

It is possible to get this trophy without actually fighting one of the bosses. You can just join an online game where someone has already killed one of them and has the mission ready to Turn In and the trophy should pop (credit to BigDfan228 for this info). Do note though that this trophy may not pop if you kill the Destroyer whilst in Splitscreen and that Sledge can be buggy and might not always pop the trophy.

 

127.jpg  You're on a boat! (B)(H)

I bet you never thought you'd be here

 

This is obtained in Treacher's Landing. In the South-Eastern most corner of the map, you will find a docked boat, jump on it and the trophy will pop seconds later. See the following image:

 

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Also see this video:

 

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Note: Most of this info, only relates to the PS3 release of the game so can be ignored if you have that but I will mark anything that is still relevant to that version of the game.

 

Glitch Warning: Avoid the PS Now version of the game, especially if your internet is bad, because even the slightest hiccup in your connection will crash the game and destroy your save file. Credit to koro for this info. Also note that this version of the game, never got the Cross-Save patch so the Co-Op is now version locked and won't connect to non-PS Now copies of the game. Credit to Roondak for this info.

 

Glitched trophies, online issues and boosting

 

Providing you have the 1.07 patch installed (1.05 if you have the JP version) then technically no trophies are glitched but there have been numerous reports over the last couple of years of some trophies randomly not unlocking when they should. If a trophy fails to unlock then see Terminator's thread here for advice: Borderlands save file corruption cure, prevention and glitch removal, we also recommend you read this link before you start playing so you know what to expect bug-wise.

 

Playing in local Splitscreen is also dubious as it has been reported that some trophies will refuse to unlock if you're Player 2. If any trophies fail to pop whilst you are Player 2, then you will have to either start a new game or move onto Playthrough 2 or 2.5 to get any that failed to pop. Changing Playthroughs when you have active missions open is an extremely bad idea, especially if they're DLC ones as doing so can badly glitch them.

 

The most commonly reported glitched/temperamental trophy is "Fully loaded". Most of the time people are either missing a Claptrap or haven't activated the SDU that each Claptrap gives you. The other times are when something does actually go screwy but if you have the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Secret Armoury of General Knoxx and Claptrap's New Revolution DLCs installed, then you have 3 additional chances to get another SDU to make up for the one(s) that didn't register.

 

The co-op modes for this game are almost completely broken with numerous issues including Save File corrupting hacked items and communication issues. To get around these issues see Terminator's thread above we've linked to.

 

When in co-op the only things that players share are Cash and XP, nothing else. Because of problems with viral glitches and dodgy items, make sure you backup your saves before you play in co-op mode and don't pick up anything that doesn't come out of either an enemy or a chest, locker, box or pile. If you only play with a trustworthy friend or by yourself then you don't have to worry so much but it still pays to be careful.

 

Do not join a game if "Keep Your Insides Inside" appears as the active quest whilst looking through the available games. This is because it's a viral glitched quest that cannot be completed in any way. If you do happen to pick up KYII, then see Terminator's anti-glitch thread that's linked to at the top of this section for info on how to get rid of it legally. The stackable release is immune to the KYII and hacked item bugs for reasons explained in the anti-glitch thread. Note: In theory, this problem should be non-existent in the PS4 version (especially if you don't import any affected saves) but it's too early to be 100% sure so be careful.

 

The servers for the Japanese stackable release are separate to those that the rest of the world uses. Because of the server separation, you can't invite or join someone who doesn't have a copy of this version of the game. Note: The PS4 servers are extremely broken at the moment but Gearbox and Blind Squirrel Games are investigating so fingers crossed this gets fixed soon.

 

It doesn't matter how many people you play with as you will still get the co-op trophies, Borderlands isn't fussy in that respect.

 

You can earn all the trophies except the Viral one in offline Splitscreen/LAN co-op but there is a caveat i.e some trophies will only pop for Player 1, not Player 2. At the moment the only ones we know of (other than the action skill and level up ones) are the "Wanted", "Destroyed" and "United We Stand" trophies but there may be others. If anyone can confirm if any other trophies are Player 1 specific, then please let us know so we can update the guide (credit to Tostigroover for this info).

 

When online, play nice i.e (PS4 relevant):

 

  • Share the loot - Don't hog all the good stuff for yourself.
  • Don't go running off by yourself - Stick together and you will last longer.
  • Don't take risks - Going Rambo will only get you and your buddy(ies) killed.
  • Medic! - If a buddy goes down, revive them but not at the expense of your own life.
  • Don't cheat! - If a hacker appears or someone drops a dodgy item, kick them out immediately and dispose of the item(s).
  • Don't abuse your buddy(ies) - Nobody likes getting abuse so keep the language to an acceptable level and kick out any troublemakers.

 

Levelling Up (PS4 relevant):

 

Like every other RPG, you earn XP for by killing things, completing missions etc. but unlike other RPGs (that we know of) you also get XP for completing challenges. As of the 1.05 patch, the max level cap you can reach if you don't have any DLC installed is 58 but if you have the Secret Armoury of General Knoxx DLC installed, then the level cap is 69.

 

Because of the 1.05 patch, you can get the "Ding! Over Levelled" trophy without the Secret Armoury of General Knoxx DLC being installed. Credit to greenzsaber for confirming this.

 

All missions are colour coded from Light Grey to Red:

 

Trivial (Light Grey) - These are extremely easy, you won't even break a sweat.

Normal (Green) - Nothing too difficult but be prepared.

Tough (Brown) - Not recommended but do-able if you have the right gear and a little bit of luck.

Impossible (Red) - This is suicide, don't even think about it!

 

A mission is considered Trivial if its level number is four levels below your current level, Normal Missions are usually one or two levels above or below, Tough Missions are ones that are two-three levels above and Impossible Missions are 4 or more levels above your current level.

 

Enemies that are too powerful for you will have a Skull next to their name, Enemies that aren't impossible to kill but are still very hard to kill will have a triangle with an "!" in it. If you run into either of these symbols, run/drive like mad in the other direction.

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Misc Information:

 

  • All weapons, shields and mods are colour coded with White being the most common and Dark Orange and Pearlescent being the rarest (Pearlescents are only found in the Secret Armoury of General Knoxx DLC).
     
     
  • Ammo SDUs are colour coded the same as the weapons but you can't get the Gold and Dark Orange ones until Playthroughs 2 and 2.5. Do note though that there are no Pearlescent SDUs.
     
     
  • Each Character has its own save so you don't have to worry about accidentally overwriting anything. By the time you have the (P) you should have 5 saves (1 for each character plus the Profile save).
     
     
  • To be able to hard save in the Dahl Headland you have to first finish the Mission "Powering The Fast Travel Network".
     
     
  • All Action Skills only last for a short amount of time even when upgraded and they take time to cooldown so you won't be able to use them until they do.
     
     
  • Most of the trophies in this game are slow poppers so don't be too concerned if one takes a while to appear.
     
     
  • If you die and respawn during a boss fight whilst playing Solo, then the boss will recover all its health and its shield (if they have one) will be at full strength again. Most bosses will re-spawn if you save, exit and reload your game. The one exception (that we know of) is the final boss as once it's dead it stays that way.
     
     
  • The timer in the vending machines shows how long you have until they restock and the current Special offer ends.
     
     
  • The JP stackable release is 100% in English, right down to the manual.
     
     
  • For more info on Playthrough 2.5, see here: LINK
     
     
  • There are or were 4 different GOTY Editions: LINK
     
     
  • The saves for this game backwards compatible with all known versions, providing you get them from the same region/country.
     
     
  • The German version of both the main game and the Zombie Island DLC are heavily censored and should be avoided at all costs.

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Was using the other guide until I noticed this one. Very well presented and excellent depth of detail put into the guide. I would recommend that it should replace the current guide available.

 

Good job!

 

Thank you, It's taken the best part of nearly 3 months to write and we're in the final stages of proof reading it. This should be ready to Submit sometime in the next couple of days :).

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Very detailed guide, great job.

 

[*]If you want to cheat, then see this video on how to do the Med Kit Exploit:

 

Note: If you use this exploit then stick to using the Dr. Ned Health Vending machine in Fyrestone otherwise it won't work properly (Credit to tenike1 for this info).

 

 

Not sure what is meant with won't work properly here, but I've used the exploit in New Haven and boosted from 37 to 55 without any issues.

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You can earn all the trophies except the Viral one in offline Splitscreen/LAN co-op but there is a caveat i.e some trophies will only pop for Player 1, not Player 2. At the moment the only ones we know of (other than the action skill and level up ones) are the "Wanted", "Destroyed" and "United We Stand" trophies but there may be others. If anyone can confirm if any other trophies are Player 1 specific, then please let us know so we can update the guide (Credit to Tostigroover for this info).

 

Terminator,

 

In case of above, how should player 2 get the trophies (wanted, destroyed, united we stand) then? Play the game all over again?

 

Thanks in advance.

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