Sacked is one of the few side missions in Borderlands 3 that can catch players off-guard. While nearly all the other missions are relatively straightforward, Sacked involves a bit of puzzle-solving that can feel like an annoying obstacle, slowing down the otherwise quick pacing of the game. Instead of blasting your way forward, you must take your time to search for a particular clue that can be tricky to find in BL3.

Where’s the Clue in Borderlands 3’s Sacked Mission?

Borderlands 3 - Sacked Clue Location
The Sacked mission clue is located to the right of the butler's corpse in Borderlands 3. 

Sacked takes place in the Jakobs Estate on Eden-6. Head inside the manor and interact with the closet, as marked on the map above, to reveal the corpse of the butler. The side mission can then be picked up from the body, after which your first objective will be to "Search for Clue" inside the manor.

Sacked has a level 21 requirement. If there is no exclamation mark outside the closet, you are either under-leveled or facing a bug. Restarting Borderlands 3 should fix the problem if it's a bug.

Borderlands 3 - Golden Bust
The golden statue hides a green button underneath.

While facing the closet, head right into the living room. What you are looking for here is a golden bust on a wooden stand near a locked Jakobs chest. To find the clue, interact with the statue. It will spin around before exploding. Once the smoke clears, notice a green button on the stand where the bust used to be. Push the button to find the clue and advance the Sacked storyline in Borderlands 3.

Your next objective will be to unlock the chest by finding and destroying three more busts in the manor. Unlike the first one, though, the next three busts will be highlighted in red. There should be no problem tracking down these statues in BL3.

  • The first bust is atop a bookshelf right of the green button.
  • The second bust through the doorway left of the bookshelf.
  • The third bust is left of the closet that was hiding the corpse.

With the busts gone, return to open the Jakobs chest for a recording that adds more context to what happened to Aurelia Jakobs. The remaining objectives will lead your search to the servants' quarters, cellar, grotto, and finally, into some tunnels leading underneath Jakobs Estate. Each location will have more clues to find, but they will be right in the open. The only problem you will have will be with the first one.

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Borderlands 3
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8 /10
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September 13, 2019
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ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
Developer(s)
Gearbox Software
Publisher(s)
2K Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
Cross Save
yes
Franchise
Borderlands
Number of Players
1-4
Split Screen Orientation
Vertical or Horizontal
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter, Action, RPG
How Long To Beat
25 Hours
PS Plus Availability
N/A
Local Co-Op Support
1-4 Players