Shotguns
Shotguns come in two varieties: Combat and Assault. Combat shotguns fire a single shell at a slow fire rate, whereas assault shotguns shoot a steady stream of bullets.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Tediore | Defender | Body | Free ammo |
Dahl | Bulldog | Magazine | More ammo, faster reload |
Torgue | Friendly Fire | Accessory | Smile pattern, incendiary tech |
Jakobs | Striker | Barrel | Higher accuracy, critical hit bonus |
Atlas | Hydra | Accessory | Fan pattern |
Vladof | Hammer | Accessory | Hammer pattern, explosive |
Maliwan | Plague | Accessory | High corrosive tech |
S&S Munitions | Crux | Accessory | Cross pattern |
Hyperion | Butcher | Barrel | 5-shot burst, 50% chance of free shot |
Submachine Guns
If you’re looking for quick reload speed and low recoil, look no further than submachine guns. They have varied accuracy and firing speed but generally meet your needs of spray and slay.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Tediore | Savior | Body | Free ammo |
Dahl | Wildcat | Magazine | Huge clip, low accuracy |
Maliwan | HellFire | Accessory | Every shot incendiary |
Torgue | Gasher | Barrel | High damage |
Hyperion | Bitch | Barrel | Critical hit bonus |
Repeaters
Small and lightweight, repeaters offer handgun burst fire with machine pistols and automatic fire with regular repeaters. The smaller the gun in Borderlands, the louder the noise it tends to make in a crowd.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE COMPONENT |
EFFECT |
Tediore | Protector | Body | Free ammo |
Dahl | Hornet | Accessory | 2-shot burst with corrosive damage |
Vladof | Rebel | Magazine | Big clip, fast reload |
S&S Munitions | Gemini | Accessory | Split shot |
Maliwan | Firehawk | Accessory | Bonus fire tech |
Torgue | Violator | Barrel | 3 projectile, 3-shot burst |
Hyperion | Invader | Scope | 12-shot burst while zoomed |
Atlas | Troll | Accessory | Regenerates health |
Vladof | Vengeance | Barrel | Bullets penetrate shields |
S&S Munitions | Vanatos | Magazine | Big magazine, low kick |
Hyperion | Reaper | Accessory | Huge melee damage, health steal |
Pistols
Revolvers are the lightweight solution when you want to do a lot of concentrated damage with high accuracy. Some of the best guns in the game are revolvers, though they have a slow rate of fire.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Tediore | Equalizer | Body | Free ammo |
Dahl | Anaconda | Barrel | Accurate, good damage |
Maliwan | Defiler | Accessory | Corrosive damage |
Jakobs | Unforgiven | Barrel | Super accurate, critical hit bonus, slow recovery |
Atlas | Chimera | Accessory | Random damage types |
Sniper Rifles
Sniper rifles are some of the most powerful guns in the game. Packing a punch in single bullets with the regular version and a high fire rate in the semi-automatic versions, sniper rifles are your best friend when you need to patiently take someone or something out with precision.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Maliwan | Volcano | Accessory | Incendiary tech, spawns secondary explosions |
Jakobs | Skullmasher | Barrel | Critical hit bonus, knockback |
Atlas | Cyclops | Scope | More zoom, critical hit bonus, faster projectiles |
Dahl | Penetrator | Barrel | Fully automatic firing |
S&S Munitions | Orion | Accessory | Ricochet shock tech |
Torgue | Cobra | Accessory | Big explosions |
Hyperion | Executioner | Magazine | 5-shot burst while zoomed, 10-shot clip |
Rocket Launchers
Big loud explosions are always fun in Borderlands, and rocket launchers are the main source. If you want a lot of damage all at once, use rocket launchers on the first playthrough where they are most effective.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Vladof | Mongol | Barrel | Rapid fire |
Maliwan | Rhino | Barrel | Spawns explosions in flight |
Torgue | Redemption | Barrel | Super big rocket, slow |
Hyperion | Nidhogg | Barrel | Ranged auto explode: 60 yards |
Combat Rifles
Short bursts of fire with high accuracy and speed are the hallmarks of combat rifles. With fast reload, they’re worthwhile to take a gander at when you want power.
Legendary titles:
MANUFACTURER |
LEGENDARY |
UNIQUE |
EFFECT |
Tediore | Guardian | Body | Free ammo |
Dahl | Raven | Barrel | 5-Shot burst |
Hyperion | Destroyer | Barrel | Ricochet bullets |
Eridian
The ultra mysterious Eridian technology is consistent in providing high damage. No matter which guns you may find, they will all have unlimited ammo and pack a punch when you need it to.
Legendary titles:
SMG BLASTERS | |
TITLE |
EFFECT |
Eridian Blaster | Plasma gun |
Mercurial Blaster | High rate of fire plasma gun |
Wave Blaster | Wave form plasma gun, shock damage |
Ball Blaster | Plasma gun, homing projectiles |
SHOTGUN | |
TITLE |
EFFECT |
Thunder Storm | Lightning shotgun |
CANNON | |
TITLE |
EFFECT |
Cannon | Energy-based launcher |