Borderlands 3 has had a few DLCs come out so far, including the recently released Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption. Each DLC offers new experiences and, most importantly, new legendaries for players to farm and test. Thanks to Gearbox figuring out what players are looking for, this range of newer legendary weapons offers huge damage potentials that nobody will want to pass up.

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Some of these weapons even have the potential to deal millions of damage. While some of these items can no longer be obtained, it is worthwhile to take a look back at which weapons are worth keeping for future challenges.

Updated March 30, 2022, by Stephen LaGioia: Like its predecessor, Gearbox's third installment of Borderlands has had a significant run, with loads of DLC, limited-time events, and added items fleshing out this already robust romp. Countless weapons (and variations of them) have already filled out the base game, to be sure.

Yet, memorable expansions like Bounty of Blood and Guns, Love, and Tentacles hit gamers with even more guns more to play with, along with some colorful new settings and characters. With such a huge arsenal added (and some making a return, like the classic Unkempt Harold), we thought we'd deck out this list with more of the best legendary guns to be had from Borderlands 3's DLC.

15 Bird Of Prey

Borderlands 3 Bird of Prey legendary sniper stats
  • Added in the Director's Cut DLC
  • Can be earned by redeeming five Vault Keys in the Fallen Heroes Vault Card.
  • 33% chance to spawn homing projectiles over the target when shots find their mark.

This sniper is a marksman's dream, with its steady, swift firing and its rather sharp accuracy to boot. The fairly common summoning of homing shots is very helpful in piling on the damage with this already potent gun. Not only that, but they ensure that some pain will be inflicted, even if players happen to miss their mark with this bulky sniper.

Some players have noted that affixing Zane's skill The Professional, which increases damage and pierces targets with criticals, brings this already strong gun near OP status.

14 Creeping Corruption

Borderlands 3 Creeping Corruption legendary assault rifle stats
  • Added in the Director's Cut DLC, obtained by redeeming Vault Keys in the Bunker Masters Vault Card.
  • "Corruption" effect that spreads to enemies in its vicinity.
  • Can swap between fully automatic and five-shot bursts.

This rifle is rather unique in that it essentially dishes out its own debuff or elemental effect, "corruption." Not only is this gun powerful, quick-firing, and fairly steady, but its distinct ability to infect targets makes it a killing machine great for crowd control.

Larger crowds are preferable, in fact, as this corruption has the ability to ripple out and hit those nearby. This is quite useful, as it basically bogs these baddies down and makes them easy prey, as they take 33% more damage. This can be amplified too since it stacks up to three times.

13 Unkempt Harold

Borderlands 3 Unkempt Harold legendary pistol stats
  • Added in the Bounty of Blood DLC, and is found randomly but with an increased chance to drop from Bloodsun Canyon's respawnable mini-boss Caber Dowd.
  • Its shots each diverge two times, yielding four extra projectiles upon firing.
  • Deals splash damage.

This fan-favorite pistol makes its emphatic return in BL3, boasting much of the same power and efficiency as it did in its previous outing. Bonuses in splash damage and weapon damage can very much complement the already strong, solid nature of this Torgue blaster.

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Just be sure to keep a fairly safe distance when firing, to avoid the splash and get the most out of its splitting projectiles.

12 Kickcharger

Borderlands 3 Kickcharger being shot at robotic foe with green energy beam
  • Added in the Designer's Cut DLC, and has an increased chance to drop within Arms Race.
  • Fires an enemy-piercing beam that can be charged.
  • Comes in any elemental type.

With a unique style that feels more "Doom" than Borderlands, this launcher allows players to get the most out of their sliding action with its chargeable beams of death, with are charged when sliding. With immense power and piercing ability, this thing can melt gaggles up enemies without breaking much of a sweat.

Players can take a few extra seconds to charge absent sliding in order to blast foes with even more damage, making this great for boss-farming and Badass target practice.

11 Blade Fury

Borderlands 3 Blade Fury legendary assault rifle stats
  • Added in the Director's Cut DLC, by redeeming Vault Keys in the Bunker Masters Vault Card.
  • Fires knives that deal both weapon damage and melee damage.
  • Skulls deal splash damage.

True to its name, this distinct Jakobs rifle pelts enemy targets with a barrage of throwing knives (or shooting knives in this case), and can double as a potent melee option.

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With the right hybrid or melee build, this strange weapon can truly slice and dice—melting the health of even beefier foes like butter. Just don't expect the most reliable accuracy, as the knives tend to arc a tad.

10 Soulrender

Borderlands 3 Soulrender Legendary assault rifle.
  • Added in the Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC.
  • Spawns homing skull projectiles that deal x20 normal damage.
  • Skulls deal splash damage.

Soulrender is one of the few weapons that many players don't mention too often. This weapon was added to DLC 2 and can spawn from Tom and Xam. This pair of enemies are located near the final boss of the DLC.

This weapon lets loose homing projectiles in the shape of purple skulls that deal tons of splash damage. This can devastate enemies within the area of the explosion. Every vault hunter can benefit from this weapon, but it is best suited for Moze.

9 Ion Cannon

Borderlands 3 Ion Cannon
  • Added in the Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot DLC. Only found as a guaranteed drop via the respawnable boss Fabricator in Jack's Secret.
  • Needs to charge up before firing.
  • Can come in any of the elemental damage types.

The Ion Cannon is another weapon added during the Moxxi's Heist DLC and fires a massive laser that deals tons of damage. While the damage on this weapon can vary, it most noticeably does over ten-thousand damage with a good chance to spawn with a damage multiplier of two.

When used with an appropriate build, this rocket launcher has the potential to cause mass destruction and can easily deal more than a million damage. This is one of the most damaging weapons in the game and can even one-shot boss enemies.

8 Free Radical

Borderlands 3 Free Radical Legendary pistol
  • Added with the Director's Cut DLC. Dropped from Hemovorous the Invincible(Darkthirst Dominion), The Seer (Desolation's Edge), and Beef Plissken (Karass Canyon).
  • Always comes in the shock element.
  • Every hit spawns a homing projectile.

The Free Radical has become one of the most used guns in the game, thanks to its high damage output and good rate of fire. Whenever a target is hit with one of this gun's projectiles, it spawns additional homing projectiles that hit the target as well. In most cases, these projectiles won't even hit the target before it is dead.

The extra projectiles do come in great use whenever a player is going up against a boss.

7 Complex Root

Borderlands 3 Legendary Complex Root Sniper Rifle
  • Added in the Bounty of Blood DLC, and has an increased chance to drop from respawnable mini-boss Lani Dixon in Ashfall Peaks.
  • Fires a shot that takes a weird path once it hits the target.
  • Bullets explode after a short while and deal splash damage.

The Complex Root was also added by the Bounty of Blood DLC. It is a Maliwan sniper rifle with impressive damage numbers. The only downside to this gun is the long charge time, but it is worth it for the damage it can cause. The Complex Root's special ability makes the bullets ricochet off enemies and then move around in, as the name suggests, a complex path that hits enemies multiple times.

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Each bullet explodes after finishing its route and can cause massive damage that can even reach into the millions. This sniper rifle will work well on Moze, due to its explosive potential and splash damage.

6 Monarch

Monarch borderlands 3
  • Added in the Mayhem 2.0 Update. Dropped by the Sera of Supremacy in Ture Trial mode or Killavolt (Mayhem 6 or higher).
  • Fires 3-10 bullets for every 1 ammo consumed.
  • Bipod mode doubles the gun's damage.

The Monarch is finally an assault rifle worth using. It has the potential to deal massive amounts of damage and is a favorite for fans who play on mayhem level 10.

This weapon always spawns with a bipod which, when used, doubles the gun's damage. One of the reasons it is able to cause so much mayhem is thanks to the fact it fires between three to ten bullets for every one ammo consumed.

5 Backburner

Borderlands 3 Backburner legendary rocket launcher
  • Added during the Mayhem 2.0 update. Can only be secured by defeating The Agonizer 9000 on Pandora while playing Mayhem 6 or higher.
  • Is only able to drop on Mayhem level 6 or higher.
  • Fires a singularity projectile that pulls enemies in.

The Backburner has quickly become another fan-favorite weapon that Gearbox brought in during the Mayhem 2.0 update. This rocket launcher has insane damage thanks to the singularity projectile it fires.

This projectile pulls enemies in before shooting out multiple projectiles that shoot upwards and land near the singularity, which can devastate enemies in the area that get caught in it.

4 O.P.Q System

O.P.Q System borderlands 3
  • Added during the Revenge of the Cartels event, and has an increased chance to drop from Josie Byte, Franco Firewall, and Joey Ultraviolet—all in Villa Ultraviolet.
  • Secondary fire mode shoots out a drone.
  • Drone occasionally fires a shock projectile.

The O.P.Q System is the legendary version of the already popular Q-System and was also added during the epic "Revenge of the Cartels" event. It boasts impressive damage numbers and has an electrical projectile that it fires every couple of shots.

The alternate fire mode of this weapon deploys hovering replicas of this gun that follow the player around, further increasing its damage potential. When paired with Moze's useful skill "Some for the Road," she can fire off an unlimited alternate fire mode projectiles, giving players tons of gun replicas to mow down enemies with.

3 Blood Starved Beast

Borderlands 3 Blood Starved Beast legendary SMG

This beautiful addition to the game's family of SMGs was added during the 4th DLC. Players can farm it from the imposing respawnable boss Evil Lilith during the DLC, and it can drop in any of the elemental damage types. This weapon is a beast (a blood-starved one at that) that can tear down enemy health bars rapidly.

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Each projectile fired from this gun has a chance to cause an explosion. This gun has a rapid-fire rate that can consume ammo quickly, but it will always get the job done.

2 Light Show

Borderlands 3 Light Show luminous flairs being shot at enemy
  • Added in the Bounty of Blood DLC, and has an increased chance of being dropped from respawnable mini-boss Lasodactyle in the Obsidian Forest.
  • Fires 4 projectiles at once in a rotating pattern.
  • Can come in any elemental damage type.

The Light Show isn't just one of the best weapons added through DLC. It is also one of the best weapons in the game according to many players, as it has a fast fire rate that can decimate enemies on the battlefield.

This pistol packs a punch when used by Moze or Amara, but is viable on all of the vault hunters. It has a high drop chance, so players looking to reroll the anointment on the weapon won't need to bother.

1 Clairvoyance

Clairvoyance borderlands 3
  • Added in the Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC, and can be secured by the mini-boss Kritchy in Cursehaven.
  • Always spawns with the cryo elemental damage type.
  • Critical hits leave a sticky bomb on the target.

The Clairvoyance is another gun that was added during the Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC update, and is another fan favorite with surprising power. This assault rifle can mow down enemies even on Mayhem level 10 and has the added ability to shoot sticky bombs.

Each shot fired from this weapon places a sticky bomb on its target, which shoots another round when it detonates. This weapon also spawns with the cryo element, making it good for slowing enemies and crowd control.

Borderlands 3 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

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