Borderlands 3 - 100% Achievements Guide

Looking for a simple, uncluttered way to see all the achievements in Borderlands 3 and how to do them? Then this guide is for you! Whether you're confused about a certain achievement, or just want to admire the beautiful achievement art, this might suit you.

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21 March 2020 - Updated with locations for the Crew Challenges Achievements
22 March 2020 - Updated with locations for the Eridian Writings (Collectables) and DLC 1 Achievements.
24 March 2020 - Updated with photos for all locations in the game for the Locations Achievements.
27 March 2020 - Updated with DLC 2 Achievements.
25 June 2020 - Updated with DLC 3 Achievements.
10 September 2020 - Updated with DLC 4 Achievements. Thus concludes all Year 1 Achievements. Maybe we'll get more?
9 November 2020 - Updated with DLC 5 Achievements.
9 April 2021 - Updated with DLC 6 Achievements.

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¤═ You Got Skills ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked simply by reaching level 2, when you also get your first skill point.

¤═ Star Bound ═════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by reaching level 10.

¤═ Vaulting Your Way To The Top ═════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by reaching level 25.

¤═ Biggest Badass In The Borderlands ══════════════════¤

Same as the rest, this achievement will be unlocked by reaching level 50. However, unlike the previous, doing only the main story will not be enough, so you'll have to play more for it.

¤═ Tips Appreciated ══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement simply tip 100$ (or 1000$ if you're feeling rich) to Moxxi, once you reach Sanctuary.

¤═ I Hope You Didn't Tea-bag ════════════════════════¤

Online achievement. To unlock this, just challenge a co-op player and win the duel.

¤═ Stay Away From The Light ════════════════════════¤

Online achievement. To unlock this, revive a co-op player who is in Fight For Your Life.

¤═ Gun Pals! ══════════════════════════════════¤

Online achievement. To unlock this, open the Social menu and from the Mailbox send an item to another player.

¤═ Dropping Loads ══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement play the slots until you get a live grenade. (You might need some extra money)

¤═ Good Against Remotes Is One Thing ═════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement head to the firing range under Marcus' Shop and get a perfect score on any difficulty.

¤═ Barreled Right Over Them ═══════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement kill an enemy using a barrel, either by shooting the barrel or melee-ing it to throw at an enemy.

¤═ Feelin' A Little Stabby ══════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you need a gun with a blade attachment (melee bonus) to kill an enemy with. (Check Marcus' Gun Shop, bladed guns are pretty common here)

¤═ Stick It To 'Em ═══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you need a sticky grenade mod to use against two or more enemies, killing them.

¤═ On Fleek ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you need to equip purple or orange rarity gear on every slot. You must first complete the 16th story mission "Cold as the Grave" to be able to do this achievement.

¤═ Rewards Card ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked once you get a Loyalty Package from every weapon manufacturer. This means killing 100 enemies with any gun for each of the nine manufacturers: Atlas, COV, Dahl, Hyperion, Jakobs, Maliwan, Tediore, Torgue, Vladof. (900 total enemies must be killed, so this can be really time consuming)

*An easy way to do this achievement is to go in a lower level zone like Lectra City, which has a lot of enemies, and just run through it killing everything.
*Also, maybe don't accept or decline the mail the manufacturers send you, so you can keep track of which of them you've done.

¤═ Florida Man ═════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement simply down yourself with your own grenade (intentionally or accidentally).

¤═ Stay Golden ════════════════════════════════¤

Online achievement. To unlock this achievement you need to have and use a Golden Key on the chest aboard Sanctuary. (Golden Keys are free items obtained with SHiFT Codes shared usually on the Borderlands 3 social networks)

As a gift, here's a SHiFT Code example with 3 Golden Keys:
ZFKJ3-TT3BB-JTBJT-T3JJT-JWX9H
Just enter this code ingame or on the SHiFT website and enjoy your sweet loot.

¤═ À La Carte ═════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by completing 20 side missions.

¤═ Getting A Little On The Side ═══════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by completing all 55 side missions available in the main game.

¤═ Ultimate Vault Hunter ═══════════════════════════¤

Unlock all Borderlands 3 achievements.

¤═ Bolt-Ons ═══════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by obtaining 10 cosmetics (heads or skins), which can found from chests or enemies, purchased from Crazy Earl or rewarded from missions.

¤═ Mechani-Cool ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by obtaining 10 vehicle parts from hijacking enemy cars or finding special vehicles across the world.

¤═ My Name Is Earl ══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievements simply buy 20 cosmetic things from Crazy Earl aboard Sanctuary.

¤═ Tales From The Eridian Slab ══════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by finding and deciphering all 30 Eridian slabs spread across the world.

*If you've done all 30 writings and the achievement gets bugged and doesn't show, go to Tannis' room and spam "Translate" on the big slab until you get it.







¤═ Eridian Writings ═════════════════════════¤

Pandora:
The Droughts


Ascension Bluff


Devil's Razor


The Splinterlands


Konrad's Hold


Carnivora


Guts of Carnivora


Cathedral of the Twin Gods


Destroyer's Rift



Promethea:
Meridian Outskirts


Meridian Metroplex


Lectra City


Skywell-27


Atlas HQ


Neon Arterial



Eden-6:
Floodmoor Basin


The Anvil


Jakobs Estate


Voracious Canopy


Ambermire


Blackbarrel Cellars



Athenas:
Athenas



Nekrotafeyo:
Desolation's Edge


Tazendeer Ruins


The Pyre of Stars

¤═ Slaughterhouse 3 ═════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all 3 Circles of Slaughter (The Slaughter Shaft, Cistern of Slaughter, Slaughterstar 3000).
The Slaughter Shaft can be accessed after you reach Konrad's Hold, and the Cistern of Slaughter once you reach the Meridian Metroplex.
Slaughterstar 3000 must be found via a quest in the Desolation's Edge.On the bridge that gets blown up.

*You can also start matchmaking for them at any point in the game.

¤═ 100 Proof ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must find and complete all 6 Proving Grounds. The locations for each proving ground can be found in:

Pandora - Devil’s Razor, The Splinterlands.
Promethea - Meridian Outskirts.
Eden-6 - Floodmoor Basin, Jakobs Estate.
Nekrotafeyo - Desolation’s Edge.

Once you complete the nineteenth story mission "The Great Vault", you can return to the areas listed above and a quest marker will appear when you get near each lodestone.

(Main Story completion recommended for these achievements)
*A general tip for these is to wait until you complete the main story and get access to all the zones, after which you should try and do the side quests in each zone, as those can also unlock certain areas.
*Remember to press R when viewing a planet to see how many locations you have unlocked.

¤═ A Hundred Names For Sand ══════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must discover all named locations across Pandora, which has 13 zones with 78 locations to discover. (This includes The Slaughter Shaft)










¤═ Locations ═════════════════════════════¤

Covenant Pass (3 locations)


The Droughts (13 locations)


Ascension Bluff (5 locations)


Devil’s Razor (13 locations)


The Splinterlands (6 locations, the first two locations cause problems to many players so be careful with them)


Carnivora (5 locations)


Guts of Carnivora (5 locations)


Konrad’s Hold (12 locations)


Sandblast Scar (4 locations)


Cathedral of the Twin Gods (5 locations)


The Great Vault (2 locations)


Destroyer’s Rift (4 locations)


The Slaughter Shaft (1 location)

¤═ City Slicker ═════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must discover all named locations across Promethea, which has 8 zones with 43 locations to discover. (This includes the Cistern of Slaughter)










¤═ Locations ═════════════════════════════¤

Meridian Outskirts (3 locations)


Meridian Metroplex (6 locations)


Lectra City (8 locations)


Skywell-27 (8 locations)


Atlas HQ (9 locations)


Neon Arterial (6 locations)


The Forgotten Basilica (2 locations)


Cistern of Slaughter (1 location)

*Remember to press R when viewing a planet to see how many locations you have unlocked.

¤═ Swamped ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must discover all named locations across Eden-6, which has 7 zones with 63 locations to discover.










¤═ Locations ═════════════════════════════¤

Floodmoor Basin (15 locations, the northwestern location needs very careful positioning under the waterfall)


The Anvil (7 locations)


Jakobs Estate (10 locations)


Voracious Canopy (11 locations, the bottom might look confusing but just run through the ship)


Ambermire (10 locations)


Blackbarrel Cellars (8 locations)


The Floating Tomb (2 locations)

¤═ Exoarchaeolo—You Get the Gist ════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must discover all named locations across Nekrotafeyo, which has 3 zones with 27 locations to discover.










¤═ Locations ═════════════════════════════¤

Desolation’s Edge (9 locations)


Tazendeer Ruins (8 locations)


The Pyre of Stars (10 locations)

¤═ Master Of All You Survey ════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must discover all 223 named locations across the galaxy, which includes the main planets, Slaughterstar 3000 and the six Proving Grounds.

*This achievement is either bugged or really badly implemented and can unlock even if you haven't done the previous achievements.






Athenas (5 locations, required for this)

(Main Story completion required for these achievements)

¤═ Got Big Game ═══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must find and kill all 10 Legendary Hunt creatures available on various planets. To keep track of which hunts you've already completed go to Hammerlock's quarters aboard Sanctuary, located on the top floor of the ship.

*You can click each location photo to see the selected targets better.

¤═ Legendary Hunts ════════════════════════¤

Pandora:
The Droughts - Lavender Crawly


Ascension Bluff - Skrakk


Devil's Razor - Antalope


The Splinterlands - Phoenix


Konrad's Hold - Manvark



Eden-6:
Floodmoor Basin - Chonk Stomp


Voracious Canopy - Jabbermogwai



Athenas:
Athenas - Chupacabratch



Nekrotafeyo:
Desolation's Edge - Blinding Banshee


The Pyre of Stars - Swarm Host

¤═ Zer0ed In ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must find and kill all 10 Targets of Opportunity available on various planets. To keep track of which targets you've already eliminated go to Zer0's quarters aboard Sanctuary, near the garage.

*You can click each location photo to see the selected targets better.

¤═ Targets of Opportunity ════════════════════¤

Pandora:
Devil's Razor - Hot Karl


The Splinterlands - DJ Deadsk4g


Cathedral of the Twin Gods - Crushjaw



Promethea:
Meridian Metroplex - Baron Noggin


Lectra City - Judge Hightower


Skywell-27 - Handsome Jackie



Eden-6:
The Anvil - Sky Bullies


Jakobs Estate - Heckle and Hyde


Ambermire - Psychobillies



Nekrotafeyo:
Tazendeer Ruins - Sylestro and Atomic

¤═ Welcome to the Crimson Raiders ═══════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the first story mission "Children of the Vault". This is the first mission in the game, in which you will go through the normal tutorial stuff, as well as fight the first boss Shiv.

¤═ So Long, Pandora! ════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the fourth story mission "Taking Flight".

¤═ NOG It Off ═════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the sixth story mission "Hostile Takeover".

¤═ I Mustache You A Question ══════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the ninth story mission "Atlas, At Last".

¤═ Gone From My Sight ══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the tenth story mission "Beneath the Meridian".

¤═ That Was Cold ══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the twelfth story mission "Lair of the Harpy".

¤═ Heir To An Empty Castle ════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the sixteenth story mission "Cold as the Grave".

¤═ Cross The Streamers ══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the seventeenth story mission "Blood Drive".

¤═ Apocalypso! ════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the nineteenth story mission "The Great Vault".

¤═ I Am A Goddess, A Glorious Female Warrior ═══════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the twenty-second story mission "In the Shadow of Starlight".

¤═ Bye, Felicia! ════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked upon completing the twenty-third and final story mission "Divine Retribution".

¤═ Damn, Gina ════════════════════════════════¤

Spoilers:
While not exactly tied to a quest, this achievement will unlock at the end of the 21st story mission "Footsteps of Giants", once you obtain all the vault rewards such as the Eridium decoder or rock smasher.

¤═ A Proper Hand-Off ═════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "All Bets Off", which is the final mission of the DLC story.

¤═ Firebug ═══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement find and sabotage all 5 of the statues spread across the Handsome Jackpot. To keep track of which statues you've already destroyed go to Casa de Timothy, located in the Spendopticon.

¤═ Pieces of Résistance ══════════════════════¤

Handsome Jackpot:
Spendopticon


Impound Deluxe


Jack's Secret


VIP Tower

¤═ Killer Look ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement find and kill all 5 of the special enemies spread across the Handsome Jackpot. To keep track of which targets you've already killed go to Casa de Timothy, located in the Spendopticon.

¤═ Mayor's Killer Looks ═══════════════════════¤

Handsome Jackpot:
Spendopticon




Impound Deluxe


The Compactor


VIP Tower

¤═ Scovillain ══════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement find and destroy all 5 of Mr. Torgue's Hot Sauces spread across the Handsome Jackpot.












¤═ Torgue's Marketing Mistakes ══════════════════¤

Handsome Jackpot:
Spendopticon




The Compactor


Jack's Secret


VIP Tower

¤═ Shoe Money Tonight ═══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will be unlocked by getting a 21 in the blackjack minigame in some VIP areas. An easy way to do this is in the Grand Opening location after the first loader bots and looters, near a save station and a statue, as seen below.

¤═ Don't Be a Stranger ════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete the main mission "One Man's Treasure" after which you must return and talk with the Clapstructor.

¤═ Who Collects The Collector? ══════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must first complete the side mission "Sisterly Love" in the Spendopticon, then find and kill the Debt Collector, which is a loader rarely found in the area of that mission. The exact spawning location can be seen below. (The Debt Collector appears rarely instead of the normal Badass Loader that always spawns there, so you can save & quit until you get it)

¤═ Party's Still On! ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "The Party Out of Space", which is the first mission of the DLC story.

¤═ Older Than the Trees ═══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock during the main mission "The Horror in the Woods", which is the fourth mission of the DLC story.

¤═ Love is the Fifth Dimension ═══════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "The Call of Gythian", which is the final mission of the DLC story.

¤═ Good One, Babe ══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement simply allow Deathtrap to kill 50 enemies.

*If you finished the DLC story and didn't unlock the achievement, you could start a new character with that new menu option to get straight to the DLC, and just let Deathtrap do it's thing whenever he is present.

¤═ Industrious in the Face of Cosmic Terror ═══════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos, the DLC planet. The Crew Challenges locations are listed below. As for the missions, you can see where each is by looking at the yellow exclamations markers when visiting a zone.








¤═ Crew Challenges ═════════════════════════¤

Skittermaw Basin


Cursehaven


Dustbound Archives


The Cankerwood


Negul Neshai


Heart's Desire

¤═ Whispers on the Wind ══════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must collect all 18 ECHO logs found in the DLC.











¤═ Echo Logs ═════════════════════════════¤

Skittermaw Basin


The Lodge


Cursehaven


Dustbound Archives


The Cankerwood


Negul Neshai (this one is pretty tricky, all echo logs are in the second half part of the map)


Heart's Desire

¤═ A Hunter, Through and Through ════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must find and kill all 4 Rare Spawn enemies in the DLC areas listed below, around the red arrows.










¤═ Rare Spawns ══════════════════════════¤

Cursehaven - Amach


The Cankerwood - Fungal Gorger


Negul Neshai - Shiverous the Unscathed & Voltborn

¤═ I'm Floundering Up Here ═════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you have to listen to 25 jokes told by the talking fish in The Lodge.

*An easier way to do this is by obtaining the "Talking Fish" decoration and putting it in your room on Sanctuary, spamming Q on it.

¤═ How the West Was Done ════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all plot missions, side missions, and crew challenges on Gehenna. Basically do all the other achievements. Check below for help.

¤═ That's Quite Challenging ═════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all 45 crew challenges on Gehenna.











¤═ Crew Challenges ═════════════════════════¤

Vestige


Ashfall Peaks


The Blastplains


Obsidian Forest


Bloodsun Canyon


Crater's Edge

¤═ Helpful Hunter ═══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all side missions on Gehenna. Just check each map for exclamation marks to find them. Pretty straightforward.

¤═ Stone Cold Killer ══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "Blood From A Stone", which is the first mission of the DLC story.

¤═ It's a Wash ═════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "The Name Of The Law".

¤═ Getting Off Track ══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "Off The Rails".

¤═ Ruin on the Horizon ════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "Riding To Ruin", which is the final mission of the DLC story.

¤═ Bounty: Hunted ══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "Where It All Started".

¤═ Meat and Greet ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you complete the main mission "Enter the Psychoscape", which is the first mission of the DLC story.

¤═ The Blast and the Furious ════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you defeat Evil Lilith during the mission "Siege of Castle Crimson".

¤═ Brain Pain Train Slain ═══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you defeat Locomöbius during the mission "What Love Remains".

¤═ Trauma Center ═══════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you defeat Dr. Benedict during the mission "Inhuman Trials".

¤═ Red Wrath and Beyond ══════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you defeat Psychoreaver during the mission "Locus of Rage".

¤═ Ye Who Enter ════════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock when you open both "energy" gates inside Vaulthalla after the mission "Locus of Rage", by solving a certain two-part puzzle. Each part is completed by shooting at 12 yellow switches found across the map (24 secret switches total, see below).

The first 12 big switches are found so:
- 3 right at the start of the map, above you.
- 3 just before you jump in the boss arena.
- 3 in the boss arena.
- 3 inside the Vault, one of them being hidden somewhere you have to slam to get to.


The next 12 small switches are after the first gate inside the Vault:
- 3 above you as you enter the room.
- 3 on the back wall.
- 3 above the back wall as you aproach it.
- 3 after you jump on the pad, near the second gate.


After shooting all 24 of them, you will have access to the final small room with treasure and you will unlock the achievement. If you need help finding any switch feel free to add me.

*The 60 seconds timer inside the Vault doesn't matter.

¤═ Fustercluck Off ═══════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must complete all side missions and all 9 Signal to Noise crew challenges in Krieg's Mind. Check below for help.










¤═ Crew Challenges ═════════════════════════¤

Castle Crimson


Sapphire's Ruin


Benediction of Pain

¤═ In the Eye of a Murdercane ═══════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you win a round of Arms Race.

¤═ Treat Yo Self ════════════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must extract 100 pieces of loot from Arms Race.

¤═ Complex Made Simple ══════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must explore the entire Stormblind Complex.

¤═ Demysteriouslierified ═══════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must solve all murder mysteries for Ava's podcast.

¤═ Blood Sucking Freak ═══════════════════════════¤

To unlock this achievement you must defeat Hemovorous the Invincible.

¤═ Might Beyond Sight ════════════════════════════¤

This achievement will unlock once you destroy 50 mysterious Eridium piles.

Epilogue (sponsored by Mr. Torgue)

Congratulations, you ultimate F*CKIN' badass Vault Hunter!

Now you have (or should know how to do) all the achievements in the game, SO EXTRA TIME FOR SICK GUITAR SOLOS. If this guide was helpful, you can EXPLODE that Rate Up button so others might also find this, and then we can all go BLOW SOME SH*T UP.


Any feedback appreciated



25th June - since the Summer Sale you can now award guides, so if this was helpful and you liked it, I would appreciate it.

[eRaZze_W]

You need the DLCs to get this game to 100%, for the Ultimate Vault Hunter one you only need base game.

[CAPITANFALCO]

will i need dlc for the true 100% on my profile?

[I'm a Boat]

Anyone around for the multiplayer achievements ?

[The_Azral]

Yet another guy looking someone to do the multiplayer achievements

[[S] Kodama]

For those who have issue discovering Eden 6 locations, there is Jason Waterfalls next to the Eridian Writting which you need to walk in it.

[Dragon_Dark]

I want to warn those people who plan to get all the achievements in co-op. For some reason, the "Treat Yo Self" achievement is only credited to the host. so it's worth doing it separately, my friend had to do it twice(

[Roi]

Industrious in the Face of Cosmic Terror is bugged for me, I completed every mission (we slass part 3 and kill him again), crew challenge and every echo logs and still didnt po, can someone help me?

[Nano.997]

this guide is almost as cool as EXPLOSIONS... almost

[Morświn]

Looking for help with co-op achievments

[Monomaru]

YOU.ARE.LEGEND!