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Best boss to farm?
I'm wondering what the best boss to farm would be, based on how easy it is, its XP drops and its lootpool.
I probably think its the Warrior.
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Ron Feb 27, 2016 @ 7:11am 
I think the bunker. its really easy and good exp + its fast
depends on mode and boss
Doctor Dank Feb 27, 2016 @ 8:13am 
Depends on your char

Axton: Warrior (bee needed)
Zer0: Hyperius/ BNK-3R
Maya: BNK-3R (need chain reaction)
Gaige: any bosses would melt under drunken hive+600 stacks of anarchy (if done right)
Sal: any as long as you have grog at one hand
Krieg: bosses that comes with mobs (bloodsplosion!!!)
Savage Lee, Knuckle Dragger, Treants, and any of the Sorcerers will give you great legendaries/gear.

Bunker's excellent for a strong shield (Sham) and SMG (B!tch) - it also drops a lot of eridium. Stay below by the venders with an Unkempt Harold and a Bee shield and it doesn't stand a chance.
Multi Feb 27, 2016 @ 8:37am 
or use sal with empty rl glitch and pimpernel, you can kill hyperius twice in one gunzerking cooldown and dragon in about 2 minutes.
These are all great, but I'm talking in general: with any character, no special setup. I don't just care about oranges.
You can farm bosses with any character (and a bit of practice). As I say Bunker has an unusually good loot pool, so do the Dragons of Destruction (but that's a tough fight, get a partner), and the Warrior. If you're not looking for specific legendaries I'd go for them.
Illegally Blind Feb 27, 2016 @ 8:47am 
In my experience I have the most luck with the handsome sorcerer. It has the same loot pool as the warrior, but the drops seem to happen more often for some reason. Plus it is a very easy kill
z00t Feb 27, 2016 @ 8:50am 
If you just are after decent loot in general, maybe the Warrior. Specific useful loot like the Sham and B!tch - BNK-3R.
Hyperius very occasionally will drop the Norfleet, as well as assorted legendaries and seraph items.
Pyro Pete is easier than Hyperius, but his loot in general is not impressive. Farm him for seraph crystals.

Easiest? I farm the BNK-3R using a corrosive Lyuda. Destroys it very quickly, even on OP8.

In all cases, it might take you a while. I spent five hours farming the Warrior one night on OP8. Eventually he dropped a legendary - Cutting Edge B!tch. Very, very nice smg, and is now almost always in my loadout. But. 5 hours before a legendary? Not terribly productive really, but I absolutely was not leaving until I got one. Any one.

No idea of the xp. My level 72+ characters are the only ones I farm with. I think bosses have pretty similar xp.

Worst boss for difficulty is a tie between the Ancient Dragons and Voracidous. The Dragons do drop an awful lot of eridium each time though, usually around 80.
Voracidous is just supremely annoying, and his loot pool is not impressive.
Multi Feb 27, 2016 @ 8:53am 
fost fast pearls/legendary weapons you can always just rush to the loot midgets in wildlife reserve with the docs order? mission, their drop rates are good and you can logout in the arena there to make run back shorter, imo it's easiest way to get certain wepaons.
Virgil Feb 27, 2016 @ 11:29am 
I'd second Creative Lisa's suggestion of Savage Lee, treants and Knuckledragger. All of them are easy to farm and give great legendaries that will scale well and will serve admirably with any character. For more specific builds there are likely more specialized enemies to farm (Bunker, Warrior, etc.) but I will say pretty much any character can get to at least 72 and some OP levels with just the stuff from those fairly easy farms.

Now for your inspirational quote of the day: "Shields and healin', that's what I'm dealin!" Always make sure to pay tribute to Dr. Zed and Dr. Ned because without them we wouldn't have gifted unlicensed doctors to mend our hurts. Take care now!
Originally posted by Virgil:

Now for your inspirational quote of the day: "Shields and healin', that's what I'm dealin!" Always make sure to pay tribute to Dr. Zed and Dr. Ned because without them we wouldn't have gifted unlicensed doctors to mend our hurts. Take care now!

That may be the best comment ever.
HeliosOAC Feb 27, 2016 @ 6:19pm 
Originally posted by you're not thinking creatively:
Savage Lee, Knuckle Dragger, Treants, and any of the Sorcerers will give you great legendaries/gear.

Bunker's excellent for a strong shield (Sham) and SMG (B!tch) - it also drops a lot of eridium. Stay below by the venders with an Unkempt Harold and a Bee shield and it doesn't stand a chance.

You could use a slag leadstorm, and a bee, and his health will vanish in a minute or two!
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Date Posted: Feb 27, 2016 @ 7:07am
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