Borderlands® 4
Borderlands 4 carries the legendary looter-shooter franchise to an entirely new planet. Step into the boots of four brand-new Vault Hunters as you battle hordes of lethal enemies, loot billions of wild weapons, and explore expansive new regions. Featuring high-octane gunplay, deep skill trees, and a revamped endgame, it delivers countless hours of chaotic loot-hunting action.
Overview of the platinum guide
No missable trophies · Fully obtainable offline
Playtime
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
Extensive looter-shooter Platinum with no missable trophies, mainly requiring time for quests, map clearing, and leveling.
- Mechanics & Peak: 4/10 – Good FPS skills needed, but manageable thanks to strong endgame builds.
- Guide Reliance: 3/10 – No missables; collectibles are easy to spot via map markers.
- Grind & Collectibles: 7/10 – Requires Level 50, UVHM Level 5, 80 contracts, and 100% map clear.
- RNG & Luck: 5/10 – RNG luck needed for full legendary gear and cosmetics.
- Punishment Severity: 2/10 – Very forgiving New-U station respawns with no real progress loss.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 0/10 – Can be easily completed entirely solo offline.
Trophies
Main game
Aw Man, Now We Have to Make BL5
Earn all trophies.
Unlock all other trophies to earn the Platinum trophy.
Crimson Rising
Reach player level 10.
Unlocked automatically through story progression as you complete main and side missions.
Good Hunter
Reach player level 30.
Focus on completing missions and defeating bosses to quickly gain experience points.
Master of Death and Dance
Reach player level 50.
Tackling endgame modes and higher difficulty tiers will dramatically increase your XP yield compared to grinding basic content.
Gear Five!
Reach Ultimate Vault Hunter level 5.
Unlock Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode and rank up five levels in it.
The Lookbook is the Cookbook
Collect 60 Cosmetics.
Catch-A-Ride
Collect 10 personal vehicles.
Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
I Earned This
Equip legendary gear in every slot.
Equip weapons, shields, grenade mods, and class mods of 'Legendary' rarity (orange) all at the same time.
Area of Expertise
Complete any gear challenge category.
Focus on a specific weapon type and complete its corresponding in-game challenges.
Brand Equity
Complete any manufacturer challenge category.
Use weapons from a specific manufacturer (e.g., Jakobs or Maliwan) to complete their challenges.
Ruler of Everything
Complete all activities.
Complete all side activities, trials, and arenas across the entire map.
Arena Grande
Complete the Goredello world event.
Participate in the Goredello world event and successfully complete all waves.
Reverse Abduction
Complete the Airship world event.
Complete the airship world event as soon as it becomes active on the map.
Shoot the Moon
Complete the Creep Impact world event.
Successfully complete the Creep Impact world event.
Freelance, but Not For Free
Complete 80 contracts.
Accept contracts from bounty boards whenever visiting hub locations, as they can be completed passively in the background while exploring and doing other quests.
Unfaded
Discover all map locations in The Fadefields.
Visit all locations in The Fadefields.
The Mountain Provides
Discover all map locations in Terminus Range.
Visit all zones in Terminus Range.
Churn the Burn
Discover all map locations in Carcadia Burn.
Visit all locations in Carcadia Burn.
Useful Citizen
Discover all map locations in Dominion City.
Visit all locations in Dominion City.
Pop Out
Defeat a world boss.
Defeat one of the large world bosses that spawn randomly or during events on the maps.
Nothing Left to Guard
Defeat all Guardians in Primordial Vaults.
Find and defeat all Guardian bosses in the Primeval Vaults.
Pale Blueberry Dot [Hidden]
Complete all Outbounder missions.
Complete all side missions offered by the Outbounder faction.
Who's the Boss? [Hidden]
Complete all Auger missions.
Complete all quests linked to the Auger faction or its characters.
Mole Money, Mole Problems [Hidden]
Complete all Electi missions.
Successfully complete the entire quest line for the Electi faction.
Widely Beloved Mascot
Complete all Claptrap missions.
Complete all quirky side missions offered to you by Claptrap throughout the game.
Grassroots Campaigner
Complete all side missions.
Several side missions only become available after completing the main campaign, so leave post-game cleanup until the credits have rolled.
False Idolator [Hidden]
Complete the mission “Rush the Gate”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
As If Moved by an Occult Hand [Hidden]
Complete the mission “His Vile Sanctum”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Long Live the Queen [Hidden]
Complete the mission “Her Flaming Vision”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Howling on the Moon [Hidden]
Complete the mission “Another Day, Another Universe”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Everything Breaks [Hidden]
Complete the mission “The Timekeeper's Order”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Glucose Guardian [Hidden]
Tip Moxxi.
Head over to Moxxi's bar and keep dropping cash into the tip jar sitting on the counter until the unlock triggers.
Cut That Out [Hidden]
Find the cutout of Dr. Patricia Tannis.
Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
All Things Vend [Hidden]
Deliver the contents of the Legendary Vending Machine.
Find the legendary vending machine and complete its corresponding delivery task.
Rift Incompatible [Hidden]
Find Oddman's final resting place.
Check the video for a guide on how to earn this trophy.
Guac is Extra [Hidden]
Find Dave the Burrito.
Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Legend of the Stone Demon
Ordon't You Glad I Didn't Say Eridium
Kill 50 Ordonite enemies.
Defeat a total of 50 Ordonite enemies throughout the game.
Fist of the Mountain
Defeat all bosses in The Demon's Domain.
Defeat all bosses in the Demon Turf area.
The Demon's Domain [Hidden]
Complete mission “The Cursed Mine”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned
Dahl Cleanup Crew
Complete all activities on the Whispering Glacier.
Activity markers are progressively revealed on your zone map as you clear the fog of war. You can check your zone overview at any time to track any remaining crew challenges or encounters on the glacier.
Looking for Work at the Top of the World
Complete all side missions on the Whispering Glacier.
Keep an eye out for yellow exclamation marks across the zone map as you progress through the main storyline, as several side missions only unlock after completing specific story milestones.
Find Me in the Rift [Hidden]
Defeat a Rift Boss.
Rift portals lead to tough combat encounters against formidable bosses with high health pools. Prepare a diverse elemental loadout to match their shield and armor types before stepping through.
Hearthwarming
Complete mission “On Icebound Shores Abandoned”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Sugar Wrath [Hidden]
Complete mission “Hearing Things”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Legally Unspecified Tincture [Hidden]
Complete mission “It Grows Below”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Hull Frozen Over [Hidden]
Complete mission “What Lies Dreaming”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
He Loved You [Hidden]
Complete mission “Damnation Encroaches”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
A Zane to Kill For
Pay to Win
Use tokens to open a chest.
Simply open any treasure chest using your collected tokens.
AI Psychosis
Defeat all bosses in PRIVATE DICK.
Defeat all bosses included in the DLC as you progress.
Bane of Zane [Hidden]
Complete mission "A Zane to Kill For."
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Murders & Acquisitions
The Full Flock
Select all mission choices in “Murders & Acquisitions” using mission replay on the same character.
Detoxed and Ready to Rock
Defeat all bosses in The Toxic Scowl.
Murdered & Acquired [Hidden]
Complete mission “Murders & Acquisitions”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Amara and the Vile Shadows
Thief in the Night
Open the locked treasure room in Nuada Cove.
Came Back Wrong
Defeat all bosses in Nuada Cove and Dark Side of Elpis.
Reach Exceeded [Hidden]
Complete mission “The Rift Crisis”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
FL4K and the Last Resort
Vacation from My Vacation
Complete all Tiki Bar, Tediore Lockdown, and Occupied Sector activities on Providence Island.
Tourism of Duty
Complete all side missions on Providence Island.
Rift and Tear [Hidden]
Defeat a Digi-Rift Boss.
Substation Satisfaction [Hidden]
Claim the treasure at the end of the Substation Switch trail.
Does The Skag Die?
Complete mission “The Skag and the Robot”.
Gimme a Hand(s) [Hidden]
Complete mission “Clear Comms”.
Harmony Awaits [Hidden]
Unlock door to Tediore FOB Bravo Lima 4.2.
Wild at Heart [Hidden]
Complete mission “The Rescue”.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Collectibles
Vault Key 1
Vault Keys
Vault Key 2
Vault Keys
Vault Key 3
Vault Keys
Vault of Inceptus
Primordial Vaults
Vault Key 1
Vault Keys
Vault Key 2
Vault Keys
Vault Key 3
Vault Keys
Vault of Radix
Primordial Vaults
Vault Key 1
Vault Keys
Vault Key 2
Vault Keys
Vault Key 3
Vault Keys
Vault of Origo
Primordial Vaults
Rush the Gate
Quests
His Vile Sanctum
Quests
Her Flaming Vision
Quests
The Timekeeper's Order
Quests
All Things Vend
Quests
All Things Vend
Quests
Dave the Burrito
Burritos
Golden Burrito 1
Burritos
Dave the Burrito
Burritos
Personal Vehicles
Vehicles
Tip Moxxi
Actions
Cutout of Dr. Patricia Tannis
Cutouts
Airship World Event
World Events
Goredello
World Events
Creep Impact
World Events
Creep Impact
World Events
Jakobs Challenges
Manufacturer Challenges
Assault Rifle Challenges
Gear Challenges
Bonnie and Clyde
Weapons
Panicking Hellwalker
Weapons
Crawler: Torment Grotto
Crawlers
Crawler: Splendor Husk
Crawlers
Crawler: Wandering Pasture
Crawlers
Crawler: Raw Metal Trench
Crawlers
Crawler: Fairview
Crawlers
Crawler: Plunge Fault
Crawlers
Crawler: Sacrilege Step
Crawlers
Crawler: Eureka Rock
Crawlers
Crawler: Unforgettable Cornerstone
Crawlers
Crawler: The Stonewarden
Crawlers
Crawler: The Great Work
Crawlers
Order Bunker: Turning Point
Order Bunkers
Order Bunker: Backlime Bunker
Order Bunkers
Order Bunker: The Creep Acre
Order Bunkers
Order Bunker: The Wireworks
Order Bunkers
Order Bunker: Coward's Nook
Order Bunkers
Order Bunker: Iron Resolve
Order Bunkers
Digger Mine: The Claim
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: Timid Kyle's Neglected Glade
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: Rockbreak
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: Gem Rift
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: Bitter Vein
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: Whisperer Gorge
Digger Mines
Digger Mine: The Toil of Pampering Power
Digger Mines
Ripper Drill Site: The Jagged Patch
Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Site: The Outlooks
Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Site: Bonecage
Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Site: Sawgrip
Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Site: Low Marshes
Ripper Drill Sites
Ripper Drill Site: The Old Scar
Ripper Drill Sites
Bosses
Bramblesong
Bosses
Bio-Thresher Omega
Bosses
Bio-Lockhead
Bosses
Sidney Longlegs
Bosses
Shadowfur
Bosses
Core Observer
Bosses
Rocken Roller
Bosses
Smelter
Bosses
Chariot
Bosses
Mimikron
Bosses
Bone Maw
Bosses
Skull Orchid
Bosses
Horace
Bosses