Weapons by title (Borderlands)

This page contains a list of all weapon titles in Borderlands.

Weapon Title
Weapon Title tells you the series of the weapon and what effects it will have. Any weapon with flavor text is unique to that manufacturer. To know what each flavor text means, go here.

For more information on the mechanics of titles, see Title.

Burst/Semi-Automatics

 * Cobra - Burst fire, affects weapon accuracy and recoil
 * Stomper - Small ammo clip, has scope, does good damage, 3 round burst, and lowers bullet velocity
 * Pounder - Semi-Automatic Fire only (1 click fires 1 shot), generally high damage and accuracy, low fire rate and clip size


 * Rifle - Balanced


 * Destroyer - Flavor text ("The destructor has come") Unloads the entire magazine when scoped. Hyperion only
 * Guardian - Flavor text ("Hold your ground... Forever") Ammo regeneration. Tediore only
 * Raven - Flavor text ("2 more bullets make all the difference") Shoots in bursts of 5 rounds instead of 3. Higher stability. Dahl only
 * Avenger - Flavor text ("Uncommon Power") High zoom, +50% critical hit damage, single shot, slow ammo regeneration. High magazine, higher damage, high tech. Tediore only

Fully Automatics

 * Machine Gun - Basic title


 * Havoc - Balanced increase in damage, magazine size, recoil reduction, and fire rate
 * Mauler - Increased damage
 * Massacre - Increased accuracy
 * Bastard - Flavor text ("TORGUE, Bastard Guns for Bastard People!") Very high damage and increased magazine size; lower accuracy and increased recoil. Torgue only
 * Ogre - Flavor text ("Ogre SMASH!") Explosive rounds, x3-4. Atlas only
 * Revolution - Flavor text ("Guns of the Revolution will never fall silent!") Extended magazine, lower fire rate. Vladof only
 * S&S Draco - Flavor text ("Dragon Fire!") Incendiary x2-4, increased magazine capacity, increased accuracy, lower recoil. S&S only
 * Serpens - Flavor text ("Poison in your veins") Corrosive x3 or x4, serpentine bullets. Large Magazine and High chance to proc. High Accuracy and High Damage. S&S only

Repeater Pistols

 * Lacerator - +200% Melee Damage
 * Needler - Increased rate of fire
 * Swatter - Higher accuracy


 * Raptor - Higher Damage


 * Repeater - Balanced, closest to default stats
 * Firehawk - Flavor text ("Bring the HEAT!") Incendiary x4, can proc up to x6. High Accuracy. Maliwan only
 * Gemini - Flavor text ("Double Whammy.") Fires two bursts of two projectiles each. S&S only
 * Hornet - Flavor text ("Feel the Sting") Fires two-round bursts of corrosive rounds. Dahl only
 * Invader - Flavor text ("12 bullets invade your skull") Unloads the entire magazine when scoped. Hyperion only
 * Protector - Flavor text ("Ammo is no longer an issue") Ammo regeneration. High rate of fire. Tediore only
 * Rebel - Flavor text ("Never stop shooting!") Extended magazine. High Damage, High rate of fire. Vladof only
 * Troll - Flavor text ("Pain Heals") Regenerates health. Atlas only
 * Violator - Flavor text ("Your move, Creep.") Fires 3-round bursts with 3 bullets each. Torgue only
 * Nemesis - Flavor text ("There is no escape") Shock 3x / x4, procs adds additional corrosive projectiles, fixed pattern. Hyperion only

Machine Pistols

 * Torment - Extreme fire rate and usually good damage bonus


 * Fury - higher rate of fire
 * Rage - 5 Shot Burst Fire


 * Machine Pistol - +20 Magazine Size
 * Reaper - Flavor text ("Slice, Slice") +300% Melee damage. Killing an enemy with this weapon's blade will restore health. High Fire Rate, high Accuracy. Hyperion only
 * Thanatos - Flavor text ("Big Tony Says "Hi"") Extended magazine. S&S only
 * Vengeance - Flavor text ("Vengeance is yours") Chance to bypass shields. Vladof only
 * Stalker - Flavor text ("You can run, but you can't hide.") Bullets ricochet 5 times. slow velocity. Vladof only

Revolvers

 * Razor - +200% Melee Damage


 * Masher - Multiple projectiles per round. (x7)


 * Justice - Increased Accuracy, Increased Damage
 * Law - Increased rate of fire, Medium accuracy
 * Viper - Increased Accuracy


 * Revolver - Balanced
 * Patton - Flavor Text ("May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.") Predefined Build. Increased damage. Atlas Only
 * Anaconda - Flavor text ("Long and Strong") Increased accuracy and damage. Dahl only
 * Chimera - Flavor text ("A beast of many forms - Fire, Lightning, and Poison") Explosive x3 - x4. The bullets themselves deal explosive damage, but have a chance to be another element: incendiary, shock or corrosive. Atlas only
 * Defiler - Flavor text ("Give Sick") Corrosive x4, chance for increased contagion. Maliwan only
 * Equalizer - Flavor text ("Unending Firepower") Ammo regeneration. Tediore only
 * Unforgiven - Flavor text ("It's a helluva thing...") +100% extra critical hit damage. Jakobs only
 * Aries - Flavor text ("Your life is mine") Shock and transfusion rounds. Increased Damage. Atlas only

Rocket Launchers

 * Destructor - Increased damage
 * Harpoon - Increased accuracy, Increased rocket velocity, Smaller clip
 * Rocket Launcher - Balanced
 * Mongol - Flavor text ("Beware the Horde!") Vladof only
 * Nidhogg - Flavor text ("Death rains from above") Hyperion only
 * Redemption - Flavor text ("Monster Kill!") Torgue only
 * Rhino - Flavor text ("The Unstoppable Force") Maliwan only
 * Leviathan - Flavor text ("It Rises!") Torgue only
 * Undertaker - Flavor text ("Take 'em UNDER") Torgue only

Grenade Launchers (not in the game)

 * Onslaught - Flavor text ("Artillery Strike!") Dahl only
 * Rainmaker - Flavor text ("I feel a storm coming") S&S only
 * Terror - Flavor text ("Mister Jakobs send his regards") Jakobs only

Combat Shotguns

 * Matador - +3 projectiles fired, higher damage, lowest accuracy (often 0.0)
 * Scattergun - +2 projectiles fired, lower accuracy
 * Shredder - +2 projectiles fired, lower accuracy
 * Shotgun - Balanced


 * Carnage - Flavor text ("Holy crap! It shoots rockets!")
 * Bulldog - Flavor text ("One Bad Dog!") Dahl only
 * Defender - Flavor text ("I can do this all day...") Tediore only
 * Fire - Flavor text ("Have a nice day!") Torgue only
 * Hydra - Flavor text ("Five heads of Death") Atlas only
 * Striker - Flavor text ("Sniper Rifles are for Chumps.") Jakobs only
 * Jackal - Flavor text ("This dog bites") Dahl only

Assault Shotguns

 * Brute - Increased Damage


 * Death - Increased Accuracy


 * Sweeper - Low accuracy, high spread


 * Butcher - Flavor text ("Ahhh... Fresh meat!") Hyperion only
 * Crux - Flavor text ("Bring out your Dead") Maliwan only (Actually called the Plague in the game files, a typo causes this and the S&S Crux to share names.)
 * Crux - Flavor text ("Cross their heart, hope they die.") S&S only
 * Hammer - Flavor text ("Drop the Hammer!") Vladof only

Sniper Rifles (General)

 * Drive - Increased rate of fire, Lower accuracy
 * Lance - Increased accuracy, Lower power?
 * Sniper - Balanced
 * Thunder - Higher damage

Sniper Rifles (Bolt/Pump Action only)

 * Gamble - Lowered accuracy, 250% Critical Hit Damage (as opposed to 200%), if elemental, then increased effect (x3 or x4)
 * Hawkeye - Increased accuracy
 * Cyclops - Flavor text ("I have you in my eye, sir.") Atlas only
 * Skullmasher - Flavor text ("Makes their brains hurt") Jakobs only
 * Surkov - Flavor text ("For the Motherland.") Vladof only
 * Volcano - Flavor text ("Pele demands a sacrifice!") Maliwan only
 * Bessie - Flavor text ("That's my girl...") Jakobs only

Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifles

 * Cobra - Flavor text ("I LIKE IT!") Torgue only
 * Invader - Flavor text ("BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM") Hyperion only (Actually called the Executioner in the game files, a typo / copypaste caused this.)
 * Nailer - Flavor text ("Thwack!") Dahl only
 * Orion - Flavor text ("A hunter lives among the stars...") S&S only
 * Penetrator - Flavor text ("Sniper killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?") Dahl only
 * Wrath - Almost always elemental and sometimes x3 sometimes x4

Sub-Machine Guns

 * Anarchy - Fires 3 projectiles for 1 ammo cost, and highly reduced accuracy (In truth they fire 4 projectiles with 2 ammo cost due to Anarchies having the Double accessory, the Prefix itself may be overwritten by a material Prefix)
 * Bruiser - Higher damage, Medium fire rate


 * Thumper - Higher Damage, Lower Fire Rate (Capped at 4.2)


 * Stinger - Very high fire rate (12.0+), and Medium to High damage


 * SMG - Balanced


 * Bitch - Flavor text ("Smack 'em") Hyperion only
 * Gasher - Flavor text ("Tear it up") Torgue only
 * Hellfire - Flavor text ("We don't need no water...") Maliwan only
 * Savior - Flavor text ("Hallelujah") Tediore only
 * Wildcat - Flavor text ("The ultimate close quarters feline.") Dahl only
 * Tsunami - Flavor text ("Flee the wave!") Maliwan only