Borderlands The Pre Sequel Grinder Recipe

October 17, 2014

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Weapon Grinder Recipe Guide

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel came out just a few days ago to mixed reviews. Some criticized it for sticking too closely to a known formula and others praised the title for bringing another great experience to our living rooms. Regardless of any controversy, it appears that the game is quite popular, as it's achieved the #1 spot on Steam's best seller list today.

Youtuber ZiggyD has recently started a list of the Grinder recipes available to you in game and is asking for you to send him any that you find. He'll add these to his compendium for all to see, so it should benefit the Borderlands community a great deal. The current list of weapon recipes is as follows:

RECIPE OUTPUT	RECIPE COMPONENTS	OTHER NOTES
Legendary Item	2 Legendaries + 1 Purple Item	Purple Item Dictates Legendary Base Type. Lowest Level Determines Level. Moonstone grinding can produce Luneshine Legendaries!
Go Up One Rarity Tier (Same Item Type)	3 Items of the Same Type & Rarity	Works from Green to Purple. Without moonstone, chance to give some rarity back.
Go Up One Rarity Tier (Random Item Type)	3 Different Items of the Same Rarity	Also works for 2 of one type and 1 of another.
Purple Item	3 Blue Unique Items
Rocket Launcher	2 Weapons and 1 Grenade Mod
Sniper Rifle	Shotgun + Assault Rifle + Shield
Assault Rifle	SMG + Sniper + Shield
Shotgun	SMG + Pistol + Shield
SMG	Assault Rifle + Pistol + Shield

Also part of ZiggyD's list is a guide to locations of Unique and Legendary items.

Type	Rarity	Name	Location
Pistol	Unique Blue	Gwen's Other Head	The Industry facility inside of a locked safe
Launcher	Legendary	Thingy	Iwajira Secret Boss
Launcher	Legendary	Nukem	Flame Knuckle Boss
Shield	Legendary	Prismatic Bulwark	Zarpedon Boss
Sniper	Legendary	Longnail	Sentinel Final Boss (Unconfirmed)
Laser Rifle	Legendary	The ZX-1	Sentinel Final Boss & Maybe Zarpedon?

We're sure more recipes will soon be added, so keep an eye out for additions to the compendium. Given the huge number of different gun combinations and recipes in the first two Borderlands games, we're sure this is only the beginning.

While you're here, why not check out the leaked character DLC that was revealed yesterday?

Be sure to check out our other guides for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Unlimited Moonstones Exploit Guide
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Excalibastard Guide
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Disabling Splash Screen and Startup Movies Guide
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Gun Duplication Exploit Guide