Special Weapon Effects (Borderlands 3)

Throughout Pandora, unique pieces of equipment can be found. These items contain special effects beyond that which is stated directly on the item card. Instead, there will be a line of "", often a pop-culture reference, signifying the item has unique properties.

About Special Effects
The special effect items found across Pandora will vary in rarity. While these items are unique, the stats (damage, accuracy, reload speed, etc.) accompanying the item will vary, the unique special effect will remain the same.

A number of these special effect items are mission rewards, meaning they can only be obtained once per play through. The level of the reward item scales with the mission.

Legendary Items
All items have a special effect. Apart from a few boss specific drops, all legendary items are world drops. However, many of these items are associated with a particular boss, who has an increased drop rate for that particular item.