Borderlands 3 Loot Farming

Best Legendary Gear Farms

The Ultimate LOOT FARMING GUIDE

Finding powerful legendary gear is essential for tackling Borderlands 3’s toughest content and completing your endgame build. While legendary items can drop almost anywhere, some activities offer much better rewards than others.

Below are the best loot farming methods in Borderlands 3, whether you’re looking for Cartel-exclusive weapons, legendary world drops, or dedicated boss loot.

Revenge of the Cartels

Location: Villa Ultraviolet
Type: Event farm
DLC Required: No (Seasonal Event)

What is the Revenge of the Cartels Farm?

The Revenge of the Cartels event is one of the best ways to farm legendary gear in Borderlands 3. Instead of defeating Joey Ultraviolet, you’ll repeatedly farm the two mini-bosses that accompany him, giving you multiple chances to obtain Cartel-exclusive legendary weapons.

Since the mini-bosses respawn without needing to replay the entire event, this method is one of the fastest ways to collect Cartel gear.

How to Farm Revenge of the Cartels?

Before starting this farm, enable the Revenge of the Cartels seasonal event from the main menu.

  1. Speak to Maurice on Sanctuary III and accept the Revenge of the Cartels II: The Revengening mission.
  2. Collect the required Decoder Rings and travel to Villa Ultraviolet.
  3. Fight your way through the map until you reach Joey Ultraviolet.
  4. Defeat the two mini-bosses and every other enemy in the arena, but leave Joey alive.
  5. Once Joey is no longer immune, either Fast Travel back to the beginning of the map or let your character die.
  6. Return to Joey’s arena to find the mini-bosses respawned.
  7. Repeat the process for unlimited chances at Cartel legendary gear.

TIPS

  • Do not kill Joey Ultraviolet, otherwise you’ll have to replay the entire event before farming again.
  • Wait until Joey loses his immunity before resetting the encounter, otherwise the mini-bosses won’t respawn correctly.
  • Letting your character die is slightly faster than Fast Traveling, but Fast Traveling avoids losing money.
  • Different mini-bosses can spawn, each with their own dedicated legendary drops, making this one of the best farms for Cartel-exclusive gear.

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The Slaughter Shaft

Location: Konrad’s Hold (Pandora)
Type: Horde mode
DLC Required: No

What is the Slaughter Shaft Farm?

The Slaughter Shaft is one of the best places to farm legendary gear in Borderlands 3. By defeating multiple waves of enemies, you’ll collect dozens of legendary world drops while also earning large amounts of Eridium.

The final boss, Titan, has several dedicated legendary drops and always drops 500 Eridium. By resetting the fifth round instead of completing the mission, you can repeatedly farm Titan and the final wave without replaying the entire Slaughter Shaft.

How to Farm The Slaughter Shaft?

  1. Travel to Konrad’s Hold on Pandora.
  2. Accept the repeatable The Slaughter Shaft mission from Boney.
  3. Complete the first four rounds as normal.
  4. During the fifth round, leave one enemy alive before defeating Titan.
  5. Kill Titan and collect his loot and 500 Eridium.
  6. Fast Travel back to the Slaughter Shaft entrance without leaving the map.
  7. Activate the mission again to restart the fifth round and repeat the farm.

TIPS

  • Do not kill the final remaining enemy before resetting the mission, or you’ll have to complete the entire Slaughter Shaft again.
  • Sell any legendary gear you don’t need for a large amount of money.
  • Enable Mayhem 11 if your build can handle it to maximize the number of legendary drops.
  • This is one of the best endgame activities for farming legendary gear, Eridium, XP, and money at the same time.

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Graveward

Location: The Floating Tomb (Eden-6)
Type: Boss farm
DLC Required: No

What is the Graveward FARM?

Graveward is one of the easiest bosses to farm for legendary gear in Borderlands 3. Thanks to the short distance between the Fast Travel station and the boss arena, each run takes only a few minutes, making it an excellent choice for quickly collecting legendary world drops.

The arena also has vending machines nearby, allowing you to sell unwanted gear, restock your ammunition, and jump straight back into the fight.

How to Farm the Graveward?

  1. Travel to The Floating Tomb on Eden-6.
  2. Enter Graveward’s arena.
  3. Defeat Graveward using your highest damage weapons.
  4. Collect the legendary gear and other loot he drops.
  5. Save and Quit, then reload your character to respawn the boss.
  6. Repeat the process for more legendary gear.

TIPS

  • Weapons with high fire damage are particularly effective against Graveward.
  • Aim for the large critical spot on Graveward’s chest to defeat him much faster.
  • Sell unwanted gear and restock your ammunition at the vending machines located next to the Fast Travel station.
  • Graveward can drop a variety of legendary world drops, including the Ward shield, The Lob shotgun, class mods, and artifacts.

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