Borderlands 3has a ton of legendary weapons, shields, grenade mods, artifacts, and class mods that players can farm throughout the game. Sometimes, these legendary items can be hard to find, or in some instances have a hard time spawning.
Luckily, some players have discovered areas that are easy and effective to farm, for those having trouble getting that certain legendary they’ve been seeking — and looking to score more great loot. Some players have found certain farming spots yield many great legendaries that they can store back at Sanctuary or sell if they need the money. These are some of the very best, most resourceful farming locations for legendaries inBorderlands 3.
Updated July 12, 2025 by Stephen LaGioia:Even after therelease of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Gearbox kept Borderlands 3 relevant and exciting with new content and features, tacking on extras ranging from DLC and the roguelike Arms Race to crossplay support.
Though support has finally winded down, even hardcore fans are finding there is still much to do in BL3, thanks to its countless weapons, Mayhem Mode, and asky-high level cap of 72. The game yields many effective areas and bosses to endlessly farm. These often hold greater weapons and other loot. And with so many to exploit, it’s time to further update and flesh out this guide, so that players might hone their Borderlands game and get hyped for thefourthmainline title, slated to drop in late 2025.
18Evil Brick & Evil Mordecai
A Tough Fight Of Good Vs Evil - But With Very Good Loot
While this can be one of the tougher battles in the game, these two dark, supercharged variants of the Vault Hunters can be appealing to farm. This is namely because they offer a 30% chance to drop theLovable Rogue, Septimator Prime, and the Flare.These are powerful assault and sniper rifles, and a useful class mod respectively.
Fighting two foes at once also doubles the odds that they’ll drop other potent legendaries, making this a resourceful place to farm. Players can additionally revisit these minibosses fairly easily, as they’re only a short (minute or so) walk from a fast-travel station.
17Eridian Fabricator
Instant Loot (For A Small Price)
This is a more unorthodox method for obtaining legendary loot, as it merelyrequires players to hold the Eridian Fabricator. While it can also get rather pricey quickly, it’s by far the easiest way to gain access to tons of legendary goodies — just with a few quick trigger pulls.
Not only does the gun-spewing gun release a slew of green-to-purple rarity weapons at the low cost of ten Eridium — it also produces a fewlegendary or mission-unique gunswith each cash-in. It should be noted that this upgrade costs far more Eridium, specifically250for each trigger pull. Still, for those who have spent ample time accumulating loads of the resource, the Fabricator can be a great, often-overlooked means to earn legendaries at the drop of a hat (or gun).
16VIP Tower/Jackpot Jack’s Bot
A Plethora of Casino Goodies
Upon defeating Freddie, and this robotic version ofthe iconic Handsome Jack, which itself yields good loot likethe Cheap Tips SMG,players will be able to plunder a vast room full of treasure and various gear. He’ll also drop a variety of great DLC class mods, including Zane’s usefulSeein' Deadlegendary mod.
With several strong enemies, this is figuratively and literally a treasure trove for players looking for loads of easy-access loot. It’s worth venturing to the end of this bountiful DLC.
15Proving Grounds Trials
This Is Ground Worth Proving
Here, players will clash with an onslaught of enemy waves, with an awaiting final boss. Finishing given objectives within a30-minute timeframewith enable players to plunder the best loot. This is a good one for farming as it’s a controllable scenario that’s fairly easy to access multiple times.
If this weren’t enough, Gearbox tacked on a feature in late 2022 that enabled the even more brutalTrue Trials.This yields a boss with far more health — but also some nice loot for players' troubles. In fact, chests in this area will always be rife with legendaries, even if objectives are not met. Weapons like theMonarch, Backburner, and Maggiehave been collected here quite a bit. Not only are awesome drops guaranteed, but these runs are relatively short.
Trial Of Discipline
At least at the point of roundinglevel 30,players will want to consider focuing on this side quest which requires them to find and decypher Eridian Lodestars. While many of these distinct trials can prove useful in finding great loot,Disciplinecan be bountiful and resourceful in particular.
For one, the region players must tread has a fairly high chance of producing the powerfulFlipper— which can also be had from the rather unsettling Minosaur. But it can also yield thesticky-firing Dahl weaponcalled theKaoson. These are among the best SMGs the game has to offer.
Not only does the Arbolest of Discipline boss drop these and other great weapons, but there are many other opportunities to scoop up solid loot during this grueling trial.
14Heavyweight Harker
A Worthy Race For Obtaining Great Arms
Given his abundance of good loot and relative ease in taking him down, the Heavyweight Harker is a great option for loot farmers. He’s a respawnable boss with a vast dedicated loot pool rife with useful items. These include theTizzy, Plasma Coil, and Madcap.
He is rather easy to locate and approach, and many have found him relatively easy for the loot he drops. This is especially the case when usingTediores, elemental weapons, and potent grenadesto spam him with. While the drop rates are relatively meager compared to some farming options, players are more likely to find more solid items here among the loot thatdoesdrop.
13Jabbermagwai
A Bountiful Hunt
Players can opt for this fairly accessible beast as a great place to farm on Eden-6. He can be reached by just running along the left side of the zone from the fast-travel spot. Head to the quaint, torch-lit shack, and the creature should show up rather quickly. Players will want to bring explosives and/or crowd-control weapons of some sort, as the Jabbermagawi can and will duplicate—likely several times—ifhit with Cryo.
But while this perk can be pesky, it’s an ideal target to farm, as the constant source of foes will provide tons of loot. It’s not unlike aMinecraftmob spawner.There will likely be plenty of rare and legendary pickups for those who milk this exploit long enough, but one of the key finds here is theHellfire legendary SMG.
12Ruiner
Farming On The Edge
This respawnable boss may strike an intimidating presence, but the battle is on the easy side. He has several weak points in the form of large, protruding spikes, making him an easy target that should go down with little sweat. His many vulnerable points are left exposed for quite awhile, making him an optimal target for farming despite some irritating moments where he burrows beneath the surface.
Be sure to bring fast-firing weapons that can pummel these points and bring him down quickly. If the beast is defeated in just over30 seconds,he won’t even get the chance to burrow underground, making the farm all the more swift and easy.
Players can hope to scoreup to five legendariesfor each boss kill, which is ideal given how strong the legendary lineup in this DLC is. The Ruiner often drops the legendary Jakobs pistol calledthe Bloom,a strong, rapidly-firing gun with charge capabilities.
11Captain Traunt
A Simple And Explosive Target
While this originalBL3boss has been surpassed by many DLC options, he still makes for a solid farming target in the core game. Players will want to aim for his back for most of the firefight; either hisbackpack or the orb attached to the back of his head.
What’s appealing about Traunt is that he’s fairly easy to get to, and pretty simple to kill as long as these weak spots are targeted. He also drops a bounty of loot compared to his difficulty. His unique drops include the sharp, explosive SMG called theKaoson,and the Hyperion sniper rifle called theTankman’s Shield,which stacks damage after each kill.
10Graveward
Send Him To A Quick And Early Grave
Graveward is one of the best bosses to farm in the game, considering you’re able to choose tospawn directly next to the boss arena. Along with this, the Graveward fight can be extremely easy and with the right build, can even be killed in seconds. However players will need to learn Graveward’s patterns and be mindful of the tilting ground beneath them.
Graveward has theLobshotgun in his dedicated loot pool which isone of the best shotguns in the game. Not only that, but he can drop upwards ofeight or nine legendariesat one time. There is also a vault directly behind him that has multiple chests that can drop legendaries as well.
9Arms Race
Let The Race For Legendary Loot Begin
Arms Race is one of the latest additions toBorderlands 3that acts sort of like a battle royal. Players are spawned into a large area that has different segments, each with its own chest. There is also a Murdercane roaming about, but more on that later.
Players need to run around andcollect potent weapons in Arms Raceso they have something to fight with. Killing enemies can grant them legendary items, but most come from the various chests in different areas. As time ticks on, the Murdercane will shrink, preventing players from reaching certain areas of the map. Players need to avoid getting hit by the Mudercane and make it to the final boss to keep all their hard-earned loot.
Some solid loot can be found often here, including theTizzy, Plasma Coil, Torrent, and Kickcharger.
