Legendary drops are the most valuable rewards in Borderlands 4. Only a few of them appear during the missions in designated locations, but most will drop completely randomly. This guide will provide you with all legendary drop locations, both guaranteed and random, in the game.
The Howl Legendary Drop Location
If you complete the Rush the Gate mission in the Howl area, you’ll be able to receive the guaranteed legendary drop at the Zed’s Med Vending Machine with the following items:
- Experience (Legendary)
- Cash (Legendary)
- Eridium (Legendary)
- SMG (Rare – Epic)
- Vault Hunter Head
- Vehicle Paintjob
Tonnage Peel Legendary Drop Location
After finishing Her Flaming Vision mission in the Queen’s Cradle, you’ll get the following legendary rewards next to Ammo Vending Machine:
- Experience (Legendary)
- Cash (Epic)
- Eridium (Epic)
- Assault Rifle (Rare – Epic)
- Vault Hunter Head
- Vehicle Paintjob
Ruined Sumplands Legendary Drop Location
There’s another mission at the Bank of Kairos, called Rising Action, that grants legendary drops, such as:
- Experience (Legendary)
- Cash (Epic)
- Eridium (Epic)
- Assault Rifle (Rare – Epic)
- Vault Hunter Head
- Vehicle Paintjob
The Low Leys Legendary Drop Locations
The Low Leys and the Windspear areas have three possible missions that grant legendary rewards: Crystal Brawl, His Vile Sanctum, and Dark Subject. You can get these drops at the Lictor’s Black Site or Maker’s Pike:
- Experience (Legendary)
- Cash (Legendary)
- Eridium (Uncommon)
- Shield (Rare – Epic)
- Pistol (Rare – Epic)
- Vault Hunter Style
Elpis Orbital Shatterfield Legendary Drop Location
Lastly, check out the mission at the Elpis Orbital Shatterfield, called Another Day, Another Universe at the Elpis Real Estate, for the following legendary rewards:
- Experience (Legendary)
- Cash (Legendary)
- Eridium (Rare)
- Grenade (Rare – Epic)
- Vault Hunter Style
All Random Legendary Dear Drop Locations
Most of the legendary gear doesn’t have designated drop locations but is completely random. Here are all the types of legendary weapons, mods, and armor you can get:
| Legendary Gear | Description |
|---|---|
| Goremaster | Drops from Idolator Sol — Deals +30% Damage to enemies below 30% Health. |
| Chuck | Assault Rifle — Pitcher effect. |
| Guardian Angel | Armor Shield — When equipped, grants faster revival from Fight for Your Life. |
| Anarchy | Shotgun — On Auto-Reload or kill, grants +15% Damage and -15% Accuracy for a Maximum 20 Stacks, which reset on manual Reload. |
| Slippy | Grenade — Deals Melee Damage on detonation. |
| Aegon’s Dream | Assault Rifle — Incendiary effect. |
| Hellfire | SMG — Burning Desire effect. |
| Star Helix | Assault Rifle — Projectiles can be fired vertically or horizontally. |
| Kindread Spirits | Siren Class Mod — Using a Command Skill grants Vex Bonus Kinetic Minion Damage with Guns for a Duration. |
| Buster | Exo-Soldier Class Mod — APOPHIS Lance gains a 25% Chance to not consume Charges. |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Assault Rifle — On kill, grants +100% Damage for the Gun’s other Mode and refills its Magazine. |
| Cold Shoulder | Assault Rifle — Iced Out effect. |
| Lucian’s Flank | Assault Rifle — Critical Hits refill up to 2 Ammo to the Gun’s Magazine. |
| Wombo Combo | Assault Rifle — Rockets automatically fire from the underbarrel. |
| Phantom Flame | Pistol — Zooming In acquires Lock On targets over time, and firing while Zoomed In shoots the entire Magazine. |
| Golden God | Shotgun — When Overheating, the Bulletforge does not break, but instead continually consumes greater amounts of Ammo. |
| Sweet Embrace | Shotgun — Shock/Cryo effect. |
| Prince Harming | SMG — Hitting enemies deals 51 damage to you, and grants a Stack of Cruelty. |
| Fisheye | Sniper Rile — Fires wide, penetrating triple Railgun shots with +40% Critical Damage. |
| Kill Spring | Repkit — On kill, converts 100% excess Damage into Healing Orbs that seek out nearby allies. |
| Spinning Blade | Grenade Ordnance — Catch the rebound to refund 1 Grenade Charge. |
| Firewerks | Armor Shield — On kill, spawns Missiles that home in on nearby enemies and deal 3,732 Damage each. |
| Onion | Armor Shield — On Armor Segment break, grants Immunity to Damage for 2s. |
| Totalitarian Onslaught | SMG — There’s a 30% Chance for every bullet fired to deal extra Damage and not consume Ammo. |
| Furnace | Forgeknight Class Mod — Damage from Fellfrost, Hoarcleave, Fulminating Fist, and Stormcutter is converted to Incendiary Damage. |
| Boomslang | Sniper Rifle — After Reloading, the first Critical Hit Ricochets a Sticky Projectile to up to 3 nearby enemies. |
| Ohm I Got | SMG — When Energy Shield is active, grants +50% Damage by consuming the Shield’s energy instead of Ammo. |
| Plasma Coil | SMG — Shock/Radiation effect. |
| Swarm | Grenade — Swoosh effect. |
| Noisy Cricket | Pistol — Silence effect. |
| Atling Gun | Heavy Weapon — Incendiary effect. |
| Roach | Pistol — Shoots eggs that hatch flying roaches when attached to flesh, living or dead. |
| Disc Jockey | Heavy Weapon Ordnance — Energy disc Projectiles bounce up to 5 times, and gain +20% Damage per bounce. |
