Borderlands 4 Trophy Guide Roadmap

Borderlands 4 is here, bringing forth new challenges for collectors out there. For players who want to earn all achievements and trophies in Borderlands 4, they can look to the list below, in which we've compiled every trophy and how to earn them. There are 35 achievements in Borderlands 4, and each of them can be found below so that you will know exactly how to make them pop to continue growing a wealth of trophies, just as a Vault Hunter continues to grow their wealth of legendary gear.

Borderlands 4 Trophy/Achievement List

Step 1: Earning Story-Related Trophies

From the moment you spawn in as your chosen Vault Hunter, you will want to run through the main story. The main story is accessible via the map, and players can follow the waypoints noted by their golden hue instead of the blue ones from side missions. By playing the story, players will not only earn mission-related trophies, but they will also earn XP to get them to at least Level 30. This way, players can earn the following achievements:

• Crimson Rising - Reach player level 10, a simple achievement by getting XP from all sources, but mainly from missions.
• False Idolator - Complete mission "Rush the Gate", a story mission in Fadefields.
• As If Moved by an Occult Hand - Complete mission "His Vile Sanctum", a story mission in Terminus Range.
• Long Live the Queen - Complete mission "Her Flaming Vision", a story mission in Carcadia Burn.
• Howling on the Moon - Complete mission "Another Day, Another Universe", a story mission after completing the previous ones.
• Everything Breaks - Complete mission "The Timekeeper's Order", the final story mission.
• Good Hunter - Reach player level 30, simply achieved through XP rewards like quest completions.

Step 2: Complete Side Missions and Enter the Endgame

Now that players have finished with the main campaign, an abundance of side missions will have opened up, including Faction-specific quests from the Outbounders, Augers, and Electi. There are 98 side missions in total, and while you can play them between the story missions, some will only be available after certain story moments. Players should focus on side missions at this point to continue leveling up, and these are the achievements that can be obtained during these sessions:

• Pale Blueberry Dot - Complete all Outbounder missions, which are started from The Launchpad in the Fadefields after the story.
• Who's the Boss? - Complete all Auger missions, which can be started from Defiant Calder at Belton's Bore, by meeting with the Boss in Terminus Range, after the main story.
• Moley Money, Mole Problems - Complete all Electi missions, which begins with a visit to Carcadia in Carcadia Burn, after the main story.
• Widely Beloved Mascot - Complete all Claptrap missions, which are found throughout the world. There are 6 in total, with 2 in each region. Claptrap gives every mission except for Potty Mouth, which is obtained at Lopside in Carcadia Burn.
• All Things Vend *MISSABLE* - Deliver the contents of the Legendary Vending Machine, which is a mission that can be started in Carcadia by interacting with Zane's Vending Machine outside. Before purchasing an item from the Legendary Vending Machine at the end of the quest, sell 3 Green items, then purchase 1 Orange item. This will drop an item that can be delivered to Zane.

• Rift Incompatible *MISSABLE* - Find Oddman's final resting place. After punching Oddman in Exit Through the Rift Shop, head to a Dead Bolt location in the north region of Windspear, Terminus Range, to find Oddman's frozen corpse.

• Grassroots Campaigner - Complete all side missions, of which there are 98.
• Master of Death and Dance - Reach player level 50, a straightforward process achieved by getting XP through missions and activities.

Step 3: Complete World Activities and Earn Collectibles

Now that all main missions and side missions have been completed, you should be at a very high level, and perhaps even the cap. At this point, it's time to start clearing through the World Activities that are available. This involves contracts, found at bounty boards in Safehouses and Faction Towns, along with discovering map locations to complete activities, and earning unique rewards for doing so. This will be the most time-consuming achievement hunt, as it will require players to fully explore each region of the map to fill it out and locate every '?' To unlock new undiscovered areas:

• Unfaded - Discover all map locations in The Fadefields, the first area of the map, which is achieved by checking your map and HUD to locate all '?' On the map.
• The Mountain Provides - Discover all map locations in Terminus Range, simply by exploring the region and ensuring it's not grayed out on the map anymore.
• Churn the Burn - Discover all map locations in Carcadia Burn by venturing through the region and filling out the map by visiting POIs and activities that appear on the HUD.
• Useful Citizen - Discover all map locations in Dominion City, a circular region that's hard to miss activities on, so simply follow the HUD.
• Pop Out - Defeat a World boss. World bosses spawn at random in your region, so simply explore until you see a bubble appear over an area, and kill the boss that lurks inside. Leaving the bubble will despawn the boss, but they spawn in at random.
• Ruler of Everything - Complete all activities, which include the 10 Ancient Crawlers, 7 Auger Mines, 6 Order Bunkers, and 6 Drill Sites, all available from the map.
• The Lookbook is the Cookbook - Collect 60 cosmetics, which you will easily complete through main missions, side missions, and completing activities, as these all earn cosmetics for your Vault Hunter, ECHO-4, and your vehicle.
• Reverse Abduction - Complete the Airship world event. Every once in a while, check your map for a unique Airship icon, and follow it to complete this challenge that spawns at random.

• Arena Grande - Complete the Goredello world event. This world event occurs at random, so keep an eye on the map while you're playing to find the unique symbol.
• Shoot the Moon - Complete the Creep Impact world event. Another world event which occurs at random during gameplay, so while exploring, simply watch out for a new map icon.
• Freelance, but Not for Free - Complete 80 contracts. Contracts are found at Safehouses and Faction Towns, and they are repeatable bounties that are especially rewarding in the endgame.
• Catch-a-Ride - Collect all personal vehicles. There are 10 personal vehicles, and most can be obtained via missions, activities, and challenges. Check the Challenges tab in Missions to see what vehicles you're missing.

Step 4: Clean Up the Easter Egg Trophies

This step will be the easiest to complete, as these are simply secrets and easter eggs that you can find in the map at any time:

• Glucose Guardian - Tip Moxxi, which is achieved by heading to Moxxi's Bottoms Up in Carcadia Burn and giving the tip jar at the bar $100 or $1,000.

• Cut That Out - Find the cutout of Dr. Patricia Tannis, which is located in the north west region of The Fadefields in The Howl. From a shack, shoot the barrels around the area in the following order: green (corrosive), light blue (cryo), red (incendiary), blue (shock), yellow (radiation).

• Guac is Extra - Find Dave the Burrito. This is achieved by destroying 15 burritos in Dominion, then entering the secret room behind the waterfall in Upper Dominion. Players can find all burrito locations here.

Step 5: You're in the Endgame Now

The final step for the last couple of trophies will all require endgame work, meaning that players should save these trophies for last because they are going to be the hardest to get:

• Nothing Left to Guard - Defeat all Guardians in Primordial Vaults. Each location (except Dominion) has 3 Order Silos. By activating the Silos, you will have an area where a Vault Fragment can be located. Each region has 3 Vault Fragments and 1 Vault. Upon finding the Fragments and the Vault, you can enter inside to fight the Vault Guardian, and killing all 3 in Carcadia Burn, Fadefields, and Terminus Range, rewards this trophy.

• I Earned This - Equip legendary gear in every slot. Players will need 4 Legendary weapons, a Legendary Repkit, Legendary Ordnance, Legendary Class Mod, Legendary Energy Shield, and Legendary Enhancement. Most of these can be obtained at random, especially in UVH5, but Wildcards, boss farms, and Maurice's Black Market provide more guaranteed ways to get loot.
• Area of Expertise - Complete any Gear Challenge category. From the Missions screen, head to Challenges and scroll down to find any gear you like, like Shotgun or Grenade. Complete all challenges to earn 100% within this tab.

• Brand Equity - Complete any Manufacturer Challenge category. Scroll through the Missions tab to reach the bottom of Challenges, where you can find different weapon manufacturers, like Jakobs, Daedalus, and more. You will need to get 100% completion in one of these Challenge sets, so use a weapon type you prefer.
• Gear Five! - Reach Ultimate Vault Hunter level 5. By completing the main story, you can complete Ultimate Vault Hunter level 1 quests. After, go to the Missions tab and select Challenges to look at the requirements for Ultimate Vault Hunter. You will need to start from UHV1 and earn your way up to UHV5 by completing the corresponding challenges, which are all boss kills, followed by a Wildcard mission.

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