Borderlands 4: full platinum guide step by step

«Earn all trophies.» · Aw Man, Now We Have to Make BL5

Earn the other 35 trophies from the base game. The 17 from the story packs do not count.

Category

Platinum

Missable

No

Unlocked by

12.07% of players

12.07% have it, and the bulk of the work is not the campaign: it is the four maps at 100%, the four faction questlines and the 80 contracts.

«Complete the mission "Rush the Gate".» · False Idolator

Complete Rush the Gate, the sixth of the 25 main missions.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

79.84% of players

79.84% have it. It's the first of the four story achievements and marks the end of the opening stretch.

If you're going for the platinum, from here on it's worth picking up contracts and side missions as you go: 80 contracts and 98 side missions, and leaving them for the end means redoing the whole map.

«Complete the mission "His Vile Sanctum".» · As If Moved by an Occult Hand

Complete His Vile Sanctum, the fourteenth of the 25 main missions.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

61.94% of players

61.94% have it. You're past the campaign's halfway point.

Watch the order of the story achievements: this is the second to pop, but the mission behind Long Live the Queen comes earlier in the game. The trophy list doesn't follow the campaign's order.

«Complete the mission "Her Flaming Vision".» · Long Live the Queen

Complete Her Flaming Vision, the tenth of the 25 main missions.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

64.55% of players

64.55% have it. Although it pops later in the list, this mission comes earlier than the one behind As If Moved by an Occult Hand: the trophy order doesn't match the campaign's.

If you use the list to work out where you are, you'll get it wrong. Go by mission number.

«Complete the mission "Another Day, Another Universe".» · Howling on the Moon

Complete Another Day, Another Universe, the sixteenth of the 25 main missions.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

57.74% of players

57.74% have it, the lowest of the four story achievements. Nine missions remain before the end.

After the campaign a new mode opens where a freshly made character starts straight at level 30. It's also where the game's two missable achievements can be recovered, if you walked past them.

«Complete the mission "The Timekeeper's Order".» · Everything Breaks

Complete The Timekeeper's Order, the final mission of the campaign.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

54.46% of players

54.46% have it: a little over half of everyone who starts Borderlands 4 finishes it.

«Complete all activities.» · Ruler of Everything

Complete every activity in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

25.58% of players

25.58% have it. Along with the side missions, it is what turns this platinum into a question of hours rather than skill.

«Complete the Goredello world event.» · Arena Grande

Complete the Goredello world event, which appears in the Terminus Range.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

39.30% of players

It's a fighting-arena event. And here's the key point: all three world events are rare random spawns that disappear after a short while. They don't sit fixed on the map waiting for you.

39.3% have it. If one shows up, do it right then: there's no way to summon them and waiting for a return can mean hours.

«Complete the Airship world event.» · Reverse Abduction

Complete the Airship world event, which appears in the Fadefields.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

37.17% of players

It's a destruction event. Like the other two world events, it's a random, temporary spawn: nothing stays permanently marked.

37.17% have it. The three events are among the achievements that stall people at the end, not through difficulty but because you have to be in the right place when they trigger.

«Complete the Creep Impact world event.» · Shoot the Moon

Complete the Creep Impact world event, which appears in Carcadia Burn.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

34.23% of players

It's a shooting event. The third and last of the world events, with the same rules: random, rare and on a timer.

34.23% have it, the lowest of the three. If you're going for the platinum, keep all three in mind while you cross the map for other reasons: it's the only practical way to catch them.

«Complete 80 contracts.» · Freelance, but Not For Free

Complete 80 contracts.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

21.83% of players

Contracts are taken from the boards at safehouses and faction towns, and come in several types: bounties, collect, acquire, trace and patrol.

21.83% have it. Eighty is a high number, but they're short and stack: grab several at once from the same board and clear them in one outing rather than one per trip.

«Defeat a world boss.» · Pop Out

Defeat a world boss.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

88.05% of players

World bosses are large enemies marked on the map, and taking down any one of them is enough. 88.05% have it: the story puts several in your path.

Don't confuse it with Nothing Left to Guard, which wants the Primordial Vault Guardians and is a considerably heavier gold.

«Defeat all Guardians in Primordial Vaults.» · Nothing Left to Guard

Defeat all the Primordial Vault Guardians.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

41.60% of players

There are three Primordial Vaults — one in the Fadefields, one in the Terminus Range and one in Carcadia Burn — and opening each needs 3 Vault fragments: nine in total, three per region.

Inside, each Vault is three waves of enemies and a boss. It's gold and 41.6% have it. Pick the fragments up while you sweep the map: it's the same route.

«Discover all map locations in The Fadefields.» · Unfaded

Discover every map location in the Fadefields.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

39.81% of players

Across the four regions there are 197 locations in total. You discover them by visiting the question marks on the map: nothing to complete on site, just arrive.

39.81% have it, the highest of the four map achievements because it's the first region. The Fadefields also hide the Dr. Tannis cutout, so if you're sweeping the region, look for it while you're there.

«Discover all map locations in Terminus Range.» · The Mountain Provides

Discover every map location in the Terminus Range.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

31.46% of players

Part of the game's 197 locations. As in the other regions, stepping on each question mark is enough.

31.46% have it. This region is where the Goredello world event appears and holds three of the nine Vault fragments, so sweeping it fully gets two other achievements moving.

«Discover all map locations in Carcadia Burn.» · Churn the Burn

Discover every map location in Carcadia Burn.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

30.71% of players

Part of the 197 locations. 30.71% have it.

It's the region with Moxxi's bar — the one for Glucose Guardian — where the Creep Impact world event appears and where the Electi live with their five missions. Covering it thoroughly closes half the list.

«Discover all map locations in Dominion City.» · Useful Citizen

Discover every map location in Dominion City.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

30.29% of players

The fourth region and the last of the game's 197 locations. 30.29% have it, the lowest of the four.

Unlike the other three, Dominion has no Primordial Vault: the nine fragments are split across the Fadefields, the Terminus Range and Carcadia Burn, three in each.

«Collect 60 Cosmetics.» · The Lookbook is the Cookbook

Collect 60 cosmetic items.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

62.61% of players

There are 189 in total across four families: 54 Vault Hunter, 54 ECHO-4, 47 vehicle and 34 weapon. Sixty out of a hundred and eighty-nine is less than a third.

62.61% have it and it falls out on its own: cosmetics are among the game's most frequent rewards.

«Collect 10 personal vehicles.» · Catch-A-Ride

Collect 10 personal vehicles, not all of them: the trophy description is explicit. 17.04% have it. This is where the players going for 100% start to pull away.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

17.04% of players

«Equip legendary gear in every slot.» · I Earned This

Equip a piece of legendary gear in every slot. 33.37% have it. This is where the players going for 100% start to pull away.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

33.37% of players

«Complete any gear challenge category.» · Area of Expertise

Complete one entire gear challenge category.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

16.88% of players

There are nine categories: pistol, submachine gun, assault rifle, shotgun, sniper rifle, grenade, shield, heavy weapon and repkits. Finishing any one of the nine is enough.

Only 16.88% have it, the rarest achievement in the base game. It isn't hard, it's that it demands sticking with one weapon type for a long stretch, and Borderlands invites exactly the opposite. Pick the category of whatever you shoot most and stay with it.

«Complete any manufacturer challenge category.» · Brand Equity

Complete one entire manufacturer challenge category.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

17.91% of players

There are eight manufacturers: Jakobs, Daedalus, Vladof, Maliwan, Tediore, Torgue, Ripper and Order. Any one will do.

17.91% have it, almost the same as the gear one and for the same reason: it forces you to marry a manufacturer while the game floods your inventory with all of them. Decide early which one and always equip theirs.

«Tip Moxxi.» · Glucose Guardian

Tip Moxxi. The tip jar sits on the counter of her bar, in Carcadia Burn.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

53.36% of players

Nothing else required: walk up and interact. 53.36% have it.

It's a nod to the whole series, and since half the players walk right past it, here's the warning.

«Find the cutout of Dr. Patricia Tannis.» · Cut That Out

Find the Dr. Patricia Tannis cutout, hidden in the Fadefields.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

24.44% of players

Getting there isn't enough: there's a puzzle. In front of the cutout stand coloured barrels and you have to shoot them in a specific order: green, light blue, red, dark blue and yellow. Any other order does nothing.

24.44% have it and it's among the worst-signposted secrets in the game: without knowing the sequence there's no reasonable way to stumble on it.

«Deliver the contents of the Legendary Vending Machine.» · All Things Vend

Deliver the contents of the Legendary Vending Machine. 23.14% have it. This is where the players going for 100% start to pull away.

Category

Missable

Yes

Unlocked by

23.14% of players

It is missable, but recoverable. If you walk past its mission it will not come back in that run. You can still get it afterwards by starting a new level 30 character on a post-story save, which begins with all side content unlocked, or by joining a co-op session.

«Find Oddman's final resting place.» · Rift Incompatible

Find Oddman's final resting place. 21.63% have it. This is where the players going for 100% start to pull away.

Category

Missable

Yes

Unlocked by

21.63% of players

It is missable, but recoverable. If you walk past its mission it will not come back in that run. You can still get it afterwards by starting a new level 30 character on a post-story save, which begins with all side content unlocked, or by joining a co-op session.

«Find Dave the Burrito.» · Guac is Extra

Find Dave the Burrito, one of the game's hidden secrets.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

17.76% of players

At 17.76% it is the rarest of the five secrets: you have to know where it is, because you will not stumble across it.

«Reach player level 10.» · Crimson Rising

Reach player level 10. At 98.94% it drops practically on its own.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

98.94% of players

«Reach player level 30.» · Good Hunter

Reach player level 30.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

66.62% of players

Level 30 falls out on its own: it comes from finishing the main story — 25 missions — and touching a little side content. Nothing to chase.

66.62% have it. Useful for later: once the story is done, a new character starts straight at level 30 in the mode that opens after the campaign.

«Reach player level 50.» · Master of Death and Dance

Reach player level 50, the cap.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

46.04% of players

The jump from 30 to 50 isn't about killing more: it comes from completing the 25 main missions and all 98 side missions. Do that and the level arrives by itself.

It's gold and 46.04% have it. Since the side missions also feed the four faction achievements, everything advances together if you don't ignore them.

«Reach Ultimate Vault Hunter level 5.» · Gear Five!

Reach Ultimate Vault Hunter level 5. 25.89% have it. This is where the players going for 100% start to pull away.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

25.89% of players

«Complete all Outbounder missions.» · Pale Blueberry Dot

Complete the 3 Outbounder missions, the Fadefields faction.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

33.71% of players

They're the fewest of the four factions, making this the quickest faction achievement in the game.

33.71% have it. The game's 98 side missions are also what carries you from level 30 to 50, so the four faction achievements and Master of Death and Dance all advance together.

«Complete all Auger missions.» · Who's the Boss?

Complete the 4 Auger missions, the Terminus Range faction.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

32.93% of players

Four chained missions, one after another. 32.93% have it.

Like the other factions they stay in their region: if you're sweeping the Terminus Range for the map achievement, do them on the same pass.

«Complete all Electi missions.» · Mole Money, Mole Problems

Complete the 5 Electi missions, the Carcadia Burn faction.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

36.87% of players

Five missions, the longest chain alongside Claptrap's. 36.87% have it, slightly more than the other factions because the story passes through their area.

Worth doing them back to back: they're one continuous plot and hopping between them loses the thread.

«Complete all Claptrap missions.» · Widely Beloved Mascot

Complete Claptrap's 5 missions.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

29.66% of players

Unlike the other three factions, Claptrap's aren't tied to a region: they turn up scattered.

29.66% have it, the lowest of the four faction achievements, precisely because you have to go looking for them rather than picking them up while clearing an area.

«Complete all side missions.» · Grassroots Campaigner

Complete every side mission in the base game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

19.68% of players

At 19.68% it is one of the ones most people leave half-finished, and it is mandatory for the platinum. Borderlands 4 has a huge number of side missions spread across the four maps.

«Kill 50 Ordonite enemies.» · Ordon't You Glad I Didn't Say Eridium

Kill 50 Ordonite enemies. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 5.01% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

5.01% of players

«Defeat all bosses in The Demon's Domain.» · Fist of the Mountain

Defeat every boss in The Demon's Domain. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 7.3% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

7.30% of players

«Complete mission "The Cursed Mine".» · The Demon's Domain

Complete the mission The Cursed Mine. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 9.9% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

9.90% of players

«Complete all activities on the Whispering Glacier.» · Dahl Cleanup Crew

Complete every activity on the Whispering Glacier. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 5.15% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

5.15% of players

«Complete all side missions on the Whispering Glacier.» · Looking for Work at the Top of the World

Complete every side mission on the Whispering Glacier. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 3.87% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

3.87% of players

«Defeat a Rift Boss.» · Find Me in the Rift

Defeat a Rift Boss. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 7.2% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

7.20% of players

«Complete mission "On Icebound Shores Abandoned".» · Hearthwarming

Complete the mission On Icebound Shores Abandoned. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 10.49% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

10.49% of players

«Complete mission "Hearing Things".» · Sugar Wrath

Complete the mission Hearing Things. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 9.81% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

9.81% of players

«Complete mission "It Grows Below".» · Legally Unspecified Tincture

Complete the mission It Grows Below. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 9.33% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

9.33% of players

«Complete mission "What Lies Dreaming".» · Hull Frozen Over

Complete the mission What Lies Dreaming. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 8.81% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

8.81% of players

«Complete mission "Damnation Encroaches".» · He Loved You

Complete the mission Damnation Encroaches. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 8.75% it is one of the rarest in the game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

8.75% of players

«Use tokens to open a chest.» · Pay to Win

Use tokens to open a chest. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 3.7% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

3.70% of players

«Defeat all bosses in PRIVATE DICK.» · AI Psychosis

Defeat every boss in PRIVATE DICK. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 3.06% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

3.06% of players

«Complete mission "A Zane to Kill For."» · Bane of Zane

Complete the mission A Zane to Kill For. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 4.11% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

4.11% of players

«Select all options in mission "Murders & Acquisitions".» · The Full Flock

Select every option in the mission Murders & Acquisitions, from the Murders & Acquisitions pack.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

1.53% of players

At 1.53% it is the rarest trophy in all of Borderlands 4. It sits in a paid pack and in that pack's final mission, so very few people get that far.

«Defeat all bosses in The Toxic Scowl.» · Detoxed and Ready to Rock

Defeat every boss in The Toxic Scowl. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 1.93% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

1.93% of players

«Complete mission "Murders & Acquisitions".» · Murdered & Acquired

Complete the mission Murders & Acquisitions. It belongs to a story pack and does not count towards the platinum. At 2.6% it is among the rarest trophies in the whole game.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

2.60% of players