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Borderlands 2 Unlockables

  1. Borderlands 1 Skin

    If you have a save file for Borderlands 1 while playing Borderlands 2 you'll unlock characters skin from the previous game.

Borderlands 2 Easter Eggs

  1. Minecraft Easter Egg

    After Chapter 9, Go to Sanctuary Hole and jump off a cliff then and go to Caustic Caverns run northwest till you reach the Gurdian Ruins and go to the Minecarts and turn right, jump over the rectagular rocks and turn left. and yyou will find Minecraft Dirt, break though those and you will find Minecraft stone, cobblestone and coal. Break though those an there will be Creepers and blocks of gold, diamond, irridium and other surprises. Once you kill the badass creeper (yes thats really his name) you will get minecraft skins such as Steve Head and Steaves Cloths.
  2. Extra Wubs

    Enter the Konami code:up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start, at the title screen to unlock Extra Wubs in the gameplay part of the options menu. Extra Wubs literally does nothing.

Borderlands 2 Secrets

  1. Unlimited fast badass ranks

    Create a new character. Using a second controller, join the game as a guest. At the very beginning of the game, using your main account stand directly in front of the guest character and win 50 duels (melee with both controllers to start the duel, melee again with the main controller to win.) This will provide a total 166 badass ranks. You can then create another new character and repeat this process.

Borderlands 2 Glitches

  1. Easy "Not Full Of Monkeys" Challenge Levelling

    "Not Full Of Monkeys" is a challenge that you meet by killing enemies with stationary barrels of any type. Well, with Gaige the Mechromancer DLC, you don't need the barrel! Anger a swarm of Rakks and summon the Deathtrap. They will rush you, and the Deathtrap will use it's laser to kill them. It counts as a stationary barrel this way. Try this on all flying enemies for some quick Badass rank!

Borderlands 2 Achievements

  1. Achievements

    Complete each achievement to get the allotted gamerscore.
    DescriptionName
    Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single characterChallenge Accepted
    Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing himGoliath, Meet David
    Completed Round 5 of any Circle of SlaughterWent Five Rounds
    Reached level 5Not Quite Dead
    Reached level 10Better Than You Were
    Reached level 25Always Improving
    Reached level 50Capped Out…For Now
    Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn CanyonArctic Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and LynchwoodUrban Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation PreserveHighlands Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth CauldronBlight Explorer
    Discovered all named locationsWorld Traveler
    Tipped Moxxi $10,000Sugar Daddy
    Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slotDecked Out
    Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turretSabre Rattler
    Phaselocked 100 enemiesPhased and Confused
    Gunzerked continuously for 90 secondsSo Much Blood!
    Killed a ChubbyCute Loot
    Got an item from Michael MamarilTribute To A Vault Hunter
    Killed Donkey MongDefinitely An Italian Plumber
    Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weaponHigh-Flying Hurler
    Redeemed 25 tokensToken Gesture
    Remained in Zero's Deception mode for ten seconds straightUnseen Predator
    Killed a Constructor without it ever building another botBuild Buster
    Unlocked 10 customization itemsHow Do I Look?
    Revived someone from "Fight for Your Life!" that is on your friends listFriendship Rules
    Purchased 5 items from the black marketBetter Than Money
    Gave Claptrap a high fiveUp High, Down Low
    Completed 20 side missionsBounty Hunter
    Completed all side missionsDid It All
    Completed the mission "My First Gun"First One's Free
    Completed the mission "Best Minion Ever"Dragon Slayer
    Completed the mission "The Road To Sanctuary"A Road Less Traveled
    Completed the mission "Plan B"New In Town
    Completed the mission "Hunting The Firehawk"An Old Flame
    Completed the mission "A Dam Fine Rescue"No Man Left Behind
    Completed the mission "A Train To Catch"Wilhelm Screamed
    Completed the mission "Rising Action"Sky's The Limit
    Completed the mission "Bright Lights, Flying City"Can See My House From Here
    Completed the mission "Wildlife Preservation"Farewell, Old Girl
    Completed the mission "The Once and Future Slab"Got The Band Back Together
    Completed the mission "The Man Who Would Be Jack"Identity Theft
    Completed the mission "Where Angels Fear To Tread"An Angel's Wish
    Completed the mission "Toil And Trouble"Bombs Away
    Completed the mission "Data Mining"Knowing Is Half The Battle
    Defeated JackCool Story, Bro
    I can't even capture it on my cameraWhat does it mean?
    Completed the mission "Shoot This Guy in the Face"Well That Was Easy
    Defeated Terramorphous the InvincibleThresher Thrashed
    Opened the chest at the bus stop in FyrestoneFeels Like The First Time

Borderlands 2 Area/Level Hints

  1. Easy XP during Tiny Tina's Tea Party Mission (Pre-Patch)

    At the end of Tiny Tina's Tea Party side quest you're required to lure a psycho named "Flesh Stick" back to her home. If you shoot and kill Flesh Stick rather than luring him back you'll reap a huge XP boost (750xp/kill on level 18 and around 1,800xp on level 17) which can be repeated by simply talking to Tiny Tina again and restarting the mission. This exploit works best during co-op play. where one person stations where Flesh Stick spawns and another at Tiny Tina. Doing so will enable you to repeat this process in quick succession until the game will no longer spawn Flesh Stick again. At this point you can run back to the start of the area, exit and return, or (faster), save & quit then reload the game. Doing so will allow Flesh Stick to respawn again.
  2. Easy Thousand Cuts Farming

    After accepting the quest "Rocko's Modern Strife" and heading to Thousand Cuts to start "Defend Slab Tower" you should notice that no foes will spawn in the area; as long as you don't progress through the quest. Since normal foes will no longer spawn, you are free to circle the area and loot every chest without being hindered by enemies. However, foes like one-armed bandits and loot midgets will still spawn. If you save and exit after clearing all the chests, you can simply accept "Defend Slab Tower" once again and clear them out as many times as you like with the same conditions as long as you don't complete the quest.

Borderlands 2

  1. Beating Terramorphous Solo *Requires 2 Controllers*

    To beat Terramorphous if you don't have Xbox live or don't like joining sessions, all you need to do is set up a split screen game with your main character and a second character. The second character's gear doesn't matter because he will not be involved in any combat. First, get to Terramorphous peak and have your second character drop into his lair without summoning Terramorphous. Far to the right of the horn you use to summon Terramorphous there will be a small ridge at the very corner of the map before the open cliff meets the rock face. If you run to this ridge you will see that you can crouch and walk out behind it, completely blocking all of Terramorphous's attacks. (Note: You can still do this after Terramorphous is summoned however it is much more difficult.) This character will serve as a placeholder so that when your main character dies you will not lose your progress facing Terramorphous and he will not regain all his health. Now when you are ready drop your main character down and summon Terramorphous. From there you may use any strategy to wear his health down, however I would recommend finding helpful Legendaries such as the Unkempt Harold and The Bee shield before attempting this. When you die, you will simply respawn and be able to drop back down and keep fighting Terramorphous without his health regenerating. If you do not want to lose money when you die, give it all to the second character (who will never take damage) first so that you recieve free respawns from the New-U station. Good luck and happy hunting!

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa 116K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by codebreak1337 256K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by SENIORBILL 412K

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PC Hints & Cheats

Borderlands 2 Unlockables

  1. True Vault Hunter Mode

    Complete Normal difficulty story mode.

Borderlands 2 Easter Eggs

  1. Minecraft enemies and outfit

    In the Caustic Caverns underneath Sanctuary, near the furthest edge, there is a shallow incline. If you go along the left-most cliff beside the incline, you will find Minecraft blocks. Breaking them will lead into an area with creepers from the Minecraft games, a golden ore block with a normal outfit, and a special outfit for defeating the creepers.

Borderlands 2 Glitches

  1. Carry one more item in your backpack

    You must have 2 class mods for this to work. Once your backpack is full, switch your currently equipped class mod for another one in your backpack (you can then re-equip your original class mod after you've done this). Then exit the backpack menu and you can now pick up one more item and have a backpack with 28 items in it instead of maximum 27.

Borderlands 2 Achievements

  1. Steam Achievements

    DescriptionName
    Completed the mission "My First Gun"First One's Free
    Reached level 5Not Quite Dead
    Completed the mission "Best Minion Ever"Dragon Slayer
    Revived someone from "Fight for Your Life!" that is on your friends listFriendship Rules
    Completed the mission "The Road To Sanctuary"A Road Less Traveled
    Unlocked 10 customization itemsHow Do I Look?
    Completed the mission "Plan B"New In Town
    Reached level 10Better Than You Were
    Completed the mission "Hunting The Firehawk"An Old Flame
    Redeemed 25 tokensToken Gesture
    Gave Claptrap a high fiveUp High, Down Low
    Phaselocked 100 enemiesPhased and Confused
    Got an item from Michael MamarilTribute To A Vault Hunter
    Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turretSabre Rattler
    Purchased 5 items from the black marketBetter Than Money
    Completed the mission "A Dam Fine Rescue"No Man Left Behind
    Killed a ChubbyCute Loot
    Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weaponHigh-Flying Hurler
    Killed a Constructor without it ever building another botBuild Buster
    Completed 20 side missionsBounty Hunter
    Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing himGoliath, Meet David
    Remained in Zero's Deception mode for ten seconds straightUnseen Predator
    Completed the mission "A Train To Catch"Wilhelm Screamed
    Completed the mission "Rising Action"Sky's The Limit
    Completed the mission "Bright Lights, Flying City"Can See My House From Here
    Completed the mission "Wildlife Preservation"Farewell, Old Girl
    Completed the mission "The Once and Future Slab"Got The Band Back Together
    Completed the mission "The Man Who Would Be Jack"Identity Theft
    Completed the mission "Where Angels Fear To Tread"An Angel's Wish
    Completed the mission "Toil And Trouble"Bombs Away
    Completed the mission "Data Mining"Knowing Is Half The Battle
    Defeated JackCool Story, Bro
    Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single characterChallenge Accepted
    Completed Round 5 of any Circle of SlaughterWent Five Rounds
    Reached level 25Always Improving
    Reached level 50Capped Out...For Now
    Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn CanyonArctic Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and LynchwoodUrban Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation PreserveHighlands Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth CauldronBlight Explorer
    Discovered all named locationsWorld Traveler
    Tipped Moxxi $10,000Sugar Daddy
    Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slotDecked Out
    Gunzerked continuously for 90 secondsSo Much Blood!
    Killed Donkey MongDefinitely An Italian Plumber
    I can't even capture it on my cameraWhat does it mean?
    Completed the mission "Shoot This Guy in the Face"Well That Was Easy
    Defeated Terramorphous the InvincibleThresher Thrashed
    Completed all side missionsDid It All
    Opened the chest at the bus stop in FyrestoneFeels Like The First Time

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa 116K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by codebreak1337 256K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by SENIORBILL 412K

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PS3 Hints & Cheats

Borderlands 2 Cheat Codes

  1. Extra Wub

    To unlock extra wub, go to the title screen(where it says push start) and do the konami code, up up down down left right left right O X start. Under gameplay it will unlock extra wub, but sorry, it does literally nothing.

Borderlands 2 Secrets

  1. Badass Rank Farming

    To build a high Badass Rank, and gain all the perks associated with it, create a pair of new characters in co-op mode and have player 1 beat player 2 in 50 duels. This gives 166 Badass Ranks. Save and quit, then start another new game, creating another new character for player 1 (don't bother messing with player 2's character). Fight another 50 duels, with player 1 winning them all for 166 more Badass Ranks. Repeat as desired, and delete the pile of unwanted characters when you're done.. If you set the controller configuration to something where you can just keep tapping the melee-attack button without ruining your aim at the other player, you can finish a duel-run like this in roughly 10 minutes. Thus, over the course of one hour, you can build up 996 Badass Ranks.

Borderlands 2 Glitches

  1. Item Duping

    Place the desired item(s) on a character, and ready or create a second character to take on as many of the item as you wish. Start a two-player co-op game with the first character as player 1 (and the other character as player 2, obviously). Give desired item(s) to player 2 and have player 2 save and leave game. Quit game from PS3 system menu. Because the game doesn't save player 1 when player 2 leaves, nor when you quit from the system menu, now both players have said item(s). Repeat as desired (for faster duplication, transfer all copies of the item to player one, save-and-quit with both, and start over with the duplicates on player 1).

Borderlands 2

  1. Allowing secondary characters to reach level 20 easily. [Pre-Patch]

    When you have a character reach Tiny Tina do all of her side missions until you make it to the final stage of her tea party. Here she wants you to lure Flesh-Stick to her little cove to join her tea party. Since you can fail this mission by killing him you can actually repeat that over n over for experience. On top of that if a second controller is available and you wish to make another character but don't want to level them up the normal way you can have that created person join your session and have them run all the way to Tiny Tina. If you keep them in front of her and your main character in front of where Flesh-Stick walks out you can kill him and re-accept the mission as fast as your trigger finger allows making anyone reach roughly 20-21 in a matter of minutes.

Borderlands 2

  1. Trophies

    There are 51 Trophies - 1 Platinum, 39 Bronze, 9 Silver, 2 Gold.
    DescriptionName
    Unlocked all Borderlands 2 trophiesBorderland Defender Round Two
    Completed the mission "My First Gun"First One's Free
    Completed the mission "Best Minion Ever"Dragon Slayer
    Completed the mission "The Road To Sanctuary"A Road Less Traveled
    Completed the mission "Plan B"New In Town
    Completed the mission "Hunting The Firehawk"An Old Flame
    Completed the mission "A Dam Fine Rescue"No Man Left Behind
    Completed the mission "A Train To Catch"Wilhelm Screamed
    Completed the mission "Rising Action"Sky's The Limit
    Completed the mission "Bright Lights, Flying City"Can See My House From Here
    Completed the mission "Wildlife Preservation"Farewell, Old Girl
    Completed the mission "The Once and Future Slab"Got The Band Back Together
    Completed the mission "The Man Who Would Be Jack"Identity Theft
    Completed the mission "Where Angels Fear To Tread"An Angel's Wish
    Completed the mission "Toil And Trouble"Bombs Away
    Completed the mission "Data Mining"Knowing Is Half The Battle
    Defeated JackCool Story, Bro
    Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single characterChallenge Accepted
    Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing himGoliath, Meet David
    Completed Round 5 of any Circle of SlaughterWent Five Rounds
    Reached level 5Not Quite Dead
    Reached level 10Better Than You Were
    Reached level 25Always Improving
    Reached level 50Capped Out…For Now
    Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn CanyonArctic Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and LynchwoodUrban Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation PreserveHighlands Explorer
    Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth CauldronBlight Explorer
    Discovered all named locationsWorld Traveler
    Tipped Moxxi $10,000Sugar Daddy
    Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slotDecked Out
    Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turretSabre Rattler
    Phaselocked 100 enemiesPhased and Confused
    Gunzerked continuously for 90 secondsSo Much Blood!
    Killed a ChubbyCute Loot
    Got an item from Michael MamarilTribute To A Vault Hunter
    Killed Donkey MongDefinitely An Italian Plumber
    Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weaponHigh-Flying Hurler
    Redeemed 25 tokensToken Gesture
    I can't even capture it on my cameraWhat does it mean?
    Remained in Zero's Deception mode for ten seconds straightUnseen Predator
    Killed a Constructor without it ever building another botBuild Buster
    Completed the mission "Shoot This Guy in the Face"Well That Was Easy
    Unlocked 10 customization itemsHow Do I Look?
    Defeated Terramorphous the InvincibleThresher Thrashed
    Revived someone from "Fight for Your Life!" that is on your friends listFriendship Rules
    Purchased 5 items from the black marketBetter Than Money
    Gave Claptrap a high fiveUp High, Down Low
    Completed 20 side missionsBounty Hunter
    Completed all side missionsDid It All
    Opened the chest at the bus stop in FyrestoneFeels Like The First Time
  2. Trophies: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty DLC

    There is 1 Bronze Trophy, 1 Silver Trophy, and 1 Gold Trophy.
    DescriptionName
    Completed the mission "X Marks the Spot"Treasure Hunter
    Discovered all named locations in Oasis and the surrounding Pirate's Booty areas.Gadabout
    Completed all Pirate's Booty side missions.Completionist

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa 116K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by codebreak1337 256K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by SENIORBILL 412K

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MAC Hints & Cheats

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa 116K

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Game Info

  • Xbox 360 PC PS3 Release Info

    • Release Date: Sep 18, 2012 (US)
    • ESRB: M
      Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.
  • MAC Release Info

    • Release Date: Nov 21, 2012 (US)
    • ESRB: M
      Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.

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