List of every challenges in Borderlands 2 (DLC included).
After a patch of Borderlands 2, challenges can be reset after 85% of General Challenges have been completed.
General Challenges
These challenges can be completed in various parts of Pandora. They have five levels, awarding 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 badass ranks respectively. There are 114 general challenges, excluding DLC.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Enemies | ||||||
| Pod Pew Pew (Unlocked upon entering Tundra Express) |
Kill varkid pods before they hatch. | 10 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 100 |
| Pest Control (Unlocked upon entering Frostburn Canyon) |
Kill spiderants. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Little Person, Big Pain | Kill midgets. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Die in the Friendly Skies (Unlocked upon entering The Dust) |
Kill buzzards. | 10 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 100 |
| Another Bug Hunt (Unlocked upon entering Tundra Express) |
Kill varkids. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Skags to Riches (Unlocked upon entering Three Horns - Divide) |
Kill skags. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Marauder? I Hardly Know 'Er | Kill marauders. | 20 | 100 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 |
| You Dirty Rat | Kill rats. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Mama's Boys | Kill psychos. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 300 | 500 |
| You (No)Mad, Bro? | Kill nomads. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Just a Moment of Your Time... | Kill surveyors. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Hurly Burly | Shoot bullymong-tossed projectiles out of midair. | 10 | 25 | 50 | 125 | 250 |
| Paingineering | Kill Hyperion personnel. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Crystals are a Girl's Best Friend (Unlocked upon entering The Fridge) |
Kill crystalisks. | 10 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| You're One Ugly Mother... (Unlocked upon entering The Highlands - Outwash) |
Kill stalkers. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Tentacle Obsession (unlocked upon entering The Highlands - Outwash) |
Kill threshers. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Cruising for a Bruising | Kill bruisers. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| WHY SO MUCH HURT?! | Kill goliaths. | 10 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| Bully the Bullies | Kill bullymongs. | 25 | 50 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Load and Lock | Kill loaders. | 20 | 100 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 |
| Constructor Destructor | Kill constructors. | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Short-Chained | Shoot chains to release midgets from shields. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Elemental | ||||||
| Cowering Inferno | Ignite enemies. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Acid Trip | Kill enemies with corrosive damage. | 20 | 75 | 250 | 600 | 1000 |
| Slag-Licked | Deal bonus damage to slagged enemies. | 5k | 25k | 150k | 1M | 5M |
| Say "Watt" Again | Deal Shock damage. | 5k | 20k | 100k | 500k | 1M |
| Corroderate | Deal corrosive damage. | 2.5k | 20k | 100k | 500k | 1M |
| I Just Want to Set the World on Fire | Deal burn damage. | 2.5k | 20k | 100k | 500k | 1M |
| Boom | Kill enemies with Explosive damage. | 20 | 75 | 250 | 600 | 1000 |
| Loot | ||||||
| Purple Reign | Loot or purchase purple items. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| I Like My Treasure Rare | Loot or purchase blue items. | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 45 |
| It's Not Easy Looting Green | Loot or purchase green items. | 20 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 200 |
| Another Man's Treasure | Loot or purchase white items. | 50 | 125 | 250 | 400 | 600 |
| Gun Runner | Pick up or purchase Weapons. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Open Pandora's Boxes | Open lootable chests, lockers, and other objects. | 50 | 250 | 750 | 1500 | 2500 |
| Nothing Rhymes with Orange | Loot or purchase orange items. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| The Call of Booty | Open treasure chests. | 5 | 25 | 50 | 125 | 250 |
| Money and Trading | ||||||
| Dolla Dolla Bills, Y'all | Collect Money from cash drops. | 5k | 25k | 125k | 500k | 1M |
| Psst, Hey Buddy... | Trade with other players. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| For the Hoard! | Save a lot of money. | 10k | 50k | 250k | 1M | 3M |
| Wholesale | Sell items to vending machines. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Limited-Time Offer | Buy Items of the Day. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Whaddaya Buyin'? | Purchase items with Eridium. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
| Vehicle | ||||||
| Hit-and-Fun | Kill enemies by ramming them with a vehicle. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Passive Aggressive | Kill enemies while riding as a passenger (not a gunner) in a vehicle. | 1 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Turret Syndrome | Kill enemies using a turret or vehicle-mounted weapon. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| ...One Van Leaves | Kill vehicles while in a vehicle. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Blue Sparks | Kill enemies by power-sliding over them in a vehicle. | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 75 |
| Health and Recovery | ||||||
| Green Meanie (Unlocked by completing Acid Trip Level 1) |
Get Second Winds by killing enemies with corrosive damage over time. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Death, Wind, and Fire (Unlocked by completing Cowering Inferno Level 1) |
Get Second Winds by killing enemies with burn damage over time. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| I'm Back! Shocked? (Unlocked by completing Say "Watt" Again Level 1) |
Get Second Winds by killing enemies with electrocute damage over time. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| I'll Just Help Myself | Get Second Winds by killing an enemy. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Heal Plz | Recover Health. | 1k | 25k | 150k | 1M | 5M |
| This is No Time for Lazy! | Revive a co-op partner. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Badass Bingo | Get Second Winds by killing a badass enemy. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Grenades | ||||||
| EXPLOOOOOSIONS! | Kill enemies with MIRV Grenades. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Health Vampire | Kill enemies with Transfusion grenades. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Woah, Black Betty | Kill enemies with Bouncing Betty Grenades. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Chemical Sprayer | Kill enemies with Area of Effect grenades. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Singled Out | Kill enemies with Singularity Grenades. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Pull the Pin | Kill enemies with grenades. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Shields | ||||||
| Amp It Up | Kill enemies while buffed by an Amplify Shield. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Super Novas | Kill enemies with a Nova Shield burst. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Roid Rage | Kill enemies while buffed by a "Maylay" shield. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Ammo Eater | Absorb enemy ammo with an Absorption Shield. | 20 | 75 | 250 | 600 | 1000 |
| Game of Thorns | Kill enemies with reflected damage from a Spike Shield. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Rocket Launcher | ||||||
| Rocket and Roll | Kill enemies with rocket launchers. | 10 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 |
| Splish Splash (Unlocked by completing Rocket and Roll Level 1) |
Kill enemies with rocket launcher splash damage. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Shield Basher (Unlocked by completing Splish Splash Level 1) |
Kill shielded enemies with one rocket each. | 5 | 15 | 35 | 75 | 125 |
| Catch-a-Rocket! (Unlocked by completing Splish Splash Level 5) |
Kill enemies with direct rocket hits. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Gone with the Second Wind | Get Second Winds with rocket launchers. | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Sky Rockets in Flight... (Unlocked by completing Gone With the Second Wind Level 1) |
Kill enemies from long range with rocket launchers. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Sniper Rifle | ||||||
| Longshot | Kill enemies with sniper rifles. | 20 | 100 | 500 | 2500 | 5000 |
| Eviscerated (Unlocked by completing Longshot Level 1) |
Kill shielded enemies with one shot using sniper rifles. | 5 | 15 | 35 | 75 | 125 |
| No Scope, No Problem (Unlocked by completing Longshot Level 1) |
Kill enemies with sniper rifles without using ironsights. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Surprise! (Unlocked by completing No Scope, No Problem Level 1) |
Kill unaware enemies with sniper rifles. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Longshot Headshot | Get critical hits with sniper rifles. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Snipe Hunting (Unlocked by completing Longshot Headshot Level 1) |
Kill enemies with critical hits using sniper rifles. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Leaf on the Second Wind | Get Second Winds with sniper rifles. | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Assault Rifle | ||||||
| Aggravated Assault | Kill enemies with assault rifles. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Assault Rifle (Unlocked by completing Aggravated Assault Level 1) |
Kill enemies with assault rifles while crouched. | 25 | 75 | 400 | 1600 | 3200 |
| This Is My Rifle... | Get critical hits with assault rifles. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| ...This Is My Gun (Unlocked by completing This Is My Rifle... Level 1) |
Kill enemies with critical hits using assault rifles. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| From My Cold, Dead Hands | Get Second Winds with assault rifles. | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 75 |
| SMG | ||||||
| Hail of Bullets | Kill enemies with SMGs. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| More Like Submachine FUN | Get Second Winds with SMGs. | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Constructive Criticism | Get critical hits with SMGs. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| High Rate of Ire | Kill enemies with critical hits using SMGs. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Shotgun | ||||||
| Shotgun Surgeon | Kill enemies with critical hits using shotguns. | 10 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 |
| Shotgun! | Kill enemies with shotguns. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Faceful of Buckshot | Get critical hits with shotguns. | 50 | 250 | 1000 | 2500 | 5000 |
| Lock, Stock, and... | Get Second Winds with shotguns. | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Open Wide! | Kill enemies from point-blank range with shotguns. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Shotgun Sniper (Unlocked by completing Open Wide! Level 5) |
Kill enemies from long range with shotguns. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Pistol | ||||||
| The Killer | Kill enemies with pistols. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Quickdraw (Unlocked by completing The Killer Level 1) |
Kill enemies shortly after entering iron sights with pistols. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Deadeye | Get critical hits with pistols. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Pistolero (Unlocked by completing Deadeye Level 1) |
Kill enemies with critical hits using pistols. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Hard Boiled | Get Second Winds with pistols. | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Melee | ||||||
| Fisticuffs! | Kill enemies with melee attacks. | 25 | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 2000 |
| A Squall of Violence (Unlocked by completing Fisticuffs! Level 1) |
Kill enemies with melee attacks using bladed guns. | 20 | 75 | 250 | 600 | 1000 |
| General Combat | ||||||
| Knee-Deep in Brass | Fire a lot of rounds. | 1k | 5k | 10k | 25k | 50k |
| Critical Acclaim | Kill enemies with critical hits. And rainbows. | 20 | 100 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 |
| ...I Got to Boogie | Kill enemies at night. | 10 | 25 | 150 | 300 | 750 |
| Afternoon Delight | Kill enemies during the day. | 50 | 250 | 1000 | 2500 | 5000 |
| Not Full of Monkeys | Kill enemies with stationary barrels. | 10 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 100 |
| ...To Pay the Bills | Kill enemies while using your Action Skill. | 20 | 75 | 250 | 600 | 1000 |
| Boomerbang | Kill enemies using Tediore reloads. | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Gun Slinger | Deal damage with Tediore reloads. | 5k | 20k | 100k | 500k | 1M |
| Miscellaneous | ||||||
| Haters Gonna Hate | Win duels. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| Yo Dawg I Herd You Like Challenges | Complete many, many challenges. (This means completing level 5 for general challenges.) | 5 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| JEEEEENKINSSSSSS!!! | Find and eliminate Jimmy Jenkins. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| Compl33tionist | Complete optional mission objectives. | 10 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 100 |
| Sidejacked | Complete side missions. | 5 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 90 |
Location-based Challenges[]
These challenges are tied to specific locations, and have one level (They are either completed or not). Location-specific challenges award varying amounts of Badass Rank. There are at least 64 location-based challenges. These are also called level-specific challenges because they are tied to a certain 'level' (area). Note that the Eridium Blight challenge ‘Save the Turrets' can be missed.
| Challenge | Objective | Badass Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Arid Nexus - Badlands | ||
| Beginning of the End | Uncover the lost audio recordings from Arid Nexus. | 1 |
| Boned | Kill Bonehead 2.0. | 1 |
| Hey! Over Here! | Find the hidden Claptrap. | 5 |
| Arid Nexus - Boneyard | ||
| Under Pressure | Hit the hidden button at the refinery's base to summon Hyperion troops. Then, kill them. | 10 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 1 |
| Dead Air | Kill DJ Hunter Hellquist while his portable radio is switched off. | 10 |
| Bloodshot Ramparts | ||
| The Last Place You Look | Find all five missing car keys in Bloodshot Ramparts. | 10 |
| The Not-So-Phantom Tollbooth | Pay the toll. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Bloodshot Stronghold | ||
| Give It a Whirl | Kill an enemy by knocking him into the whirlpool. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Cut 'Em No Slack | Defeat the splinter group in their assigned order. | 5 |
| Eff Yo' Couch | Jump on all 5 couches in the Bloodshot Dam. | 1 |
| Bloodshot Memories | Find the lost recordings of the Bloodshot clan. | 1 |
| Caustic Caverns | ||
| Can't Feel A Thing | Stand in the corrosive ooze for thirty seconds without falling into Fight for Your Life. | 1 |
| Ever Blow Bubbles...? (Unavailable for Krieg) |
Use the corrosive bubbles to reach the broken rail. | 1 |
| Harcheck's Revenge | Kill Blue before any of his leg crystals grow back. | 10 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| I Bet I Can Make It (hidden) | Reach the small island across the corrosive ooze. | 5 |
| End of the Line | ||
| Master of All He Surveys | Kill Wilhelm without destroying any of his surveyors. | 10 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Eridium Blight | ||
| Tie Clip | Cut Donkey Mong's tie without any players being hit by his barrels. | 5 |
| Can You Hear Me Now | Destroy all 4 communication dishes. | 1 |
| Pipe Dreaming | Walk on top of the Eridium pipeline. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Sumbols. | 1 |
| Bring Out the Big Guns | Destroy all five Hyperion tower turrets. | 1 |
| Save the Turrets | Complete the fight at the gate before the Loaders destroy the tower turrets. | 10 |
| 'Twas Slag Killed the Beast | Kill King Mong while he is Slagged. | 1 |
| Vault Hunter vs. The Volcano | Get up close and personal with the volcano. | 1 |
| Fink's Slaughterhouse | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Friendship Gulag | ||
| In the Middle of the Night | After night falls, alert a guard tower to your presence. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Frostburn Canyon | ||
| Totems of Fire | Ignite all the hanging totems. | 5 |
| Praise Be to Scorch | Kill Scorch without damaging his minions. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Burning Sensation | Find Incinerator Clayton's chronicles of the Firehawk. | 1 |
| Hero's Pass | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| When Nature Calls | Discover where engineers do their business. | 1 |
| Environmental Protection | Disable the grinder arm control panels. | 1 |
| Lynchwood | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 10 |
| Last Train to Nowhere | Kill the bandit riding the five o' clock train. | 10 |
| Look Ma, No Hands | Shoot 5 skag riders off their skags. | 1 |
| That's Impossible, Even for a Computer | Land a grenade in the refinery's exhaust port. | 5 |
| Duel of Death | Duel on the Main Street train tracks. | 1 |
| Do or Die | Find out why Axton came to Pandora. | 5 |
| Opportunity | ||
| Shame the Foreman | Kill Foreman Jasper without letting him construct any turrets. | 5 |
| Down With Big, Handsome Brother | Destroy the security cameras located throughout Opportunity. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Top o' the World | Explore your way to three rooftops. | 10 |
| Opportunity Knocks | Find the lost Hyperion audio recordings in Opportunity. | 1 |
| Ore Chasm | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Sanctuary | ||
| Jackpot! | Get three Vault Symbols or Triple Eridium Bars on the Lucky Shot slot machine. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the five hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Rise of the Crimson Raiders | Uncover the history of Crimson Raiders. | 1 |
| Sanctuary Hole | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Sugar Shack | Find the secret bandit shack. | 1 |
| Down the Rabbit Hole | Jump in the big hole. | 1 |
| Sawtooth Cauldron | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 10 |
| Race to the Top | Get to the Buzzard Nest within two minutes of entering Sawtooth Cauldron. | 5 |
| Haiku Hitman | Find out why Zer0 came to Pandora. | 1 |
| Happy Camper | Find Avie's hidden campsite. | 1 |
| Southern Shelf | ||
| Make Boom Go Boom | Kill Boom and Bewm without any players taking a direct shot from Big Bertha. | 5 |
| Fireproof | Kill Flynt without any players taking damage from his dragon breath. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Southern Shelf - Bay | ||
| Midgemong Has No Friends | Kill Midgemong and his rider before they summon backup. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| I Can See Your Corpse from Here! | Find all four telescopes in Southern Shelf Bay. | 1 |
| Vault Hunter on Wire | Get to Blackburn Cave via tightrope. | 1 |
| Southpaw Steam & Power | ||
| Boss Run | Kill all four assassins within ten minutes. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. | 1 |
| Terramorphous Peak | ||
| Terramorphous the Not-So-Invincible | Defeat Terramorphous | 10 |
| Cult of the Vault (Available, but unobtainable for Krieg) |
Discover the two hidden Vault symbols. | 5 |
| The Bunker | ||
| BNK-3R Buster | Destroy BNK-3R without destroying any of his auto cannons. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 5 |
| The Dust | ||
| The Van is Damned | Find and loot the roaming Cara-Van. | 5 |
| If You're Not First, You're Last | Complete the Hodunk Speedway within the time limit. | 5 |
| Dust to Dust | Uncover the history behind the Zaford/Hodunk feud. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. | 10 |
| I've Got a Crush on You | Have a buddy crush you in the car crusher. | 1 |
| The Fridge | ||
| Trapped Rat | Find the rat frozen in time. | 10 |
| Stiff Competition | Do not kill any Midget Boners before killing Smash-Head. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 1 |
| The Rakk Knight | Find Rakkman's audio diary. | 1 |
| It's Off to Hell We Go | Kill all of Laney's midget companions before killing Laney herself. | 1 |
| Fairest of Them All | Kill Laney before any of her midget companions die. | 1 |
| The Highlands | ||
| Winds of the Highlands | Find all the windsocks. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 5 |
| Failure to Communicate | Find and destroy all Hyperion comm towers. | 10 |
| The Holy Spirits | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Thousand Cuts | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| A Grave Matter | Smash all the tombstones in Slab Town. | 1 |
| Portrait of the Gunzerker as a Young Man | Find out why Salvador came to Pandora. | 1 |
| Slab UHF | Activate the radio tower atop Slab Town. | 10 |
| Three Horns - Divide | ||
| Man's Best Friends | Kill Boll without hurting any of his poor snow skags. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. | 1 |
| Three Horns - Valley | ||
| This Ain't My First Rodeo (Unavailable for Krieg) |
Explore your way to the top of the Happy Pig Motel sign. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Tundra Express | ||
| King of the Buzzard World | Explore your way to the roofs of Buzzard Academy. | 5 |
| Positive Reinforcements | Find and turn on the three alarms that summon bandit reinforcements. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 1 |
| What's Yours Is Mine | Disable all of Tiny Tina's pink mines. | 5 |
| Bug Off | Kill Madame Von Bartlesby without any players taking damage from her bug bombs. | 10 |
| Vault of the Warrior | ||
| The Warrior's Way | Kill the Warrior without any players shooting his heart. | 10 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
| Dying of the Light | Find the last of the Fire Worshippers. | 10 |
| Wildlife Exploitation Preserve | ||
| Siren's Song | Find out why Maya came to Pandora. | 1 |
| Mordy's Secret Stashes | Find Mordecai's three hidden stashes. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Bear Minimum | Find five teddy bears trapped in stalker goo. | 5 |
| Ride Together, Die Together | Kill Tumbaa and Pimon within ten seconds of each other. | 10 |
| Windshear Waste | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. | 1 |
Notes[]
- Suicide bugs released by Ultimate Badass Varkid are counted as bullymong projectiles and count towards the Hurly Burly challenge.
Trivia[]
- The Enemies challenge "Little Person, Big Pain" is likely a play on the title of the television program Little People, Big World
- The Enemies challenge "Die in the Friendly Skies" is a play on United Airlines' slogan "Fly the Friendly Skies".
- The Enemies challenge "Another Bug Hunt" is taken from a line in the film Aliens.
- The Enemies challenge "Skags to Riches" is a play on the cliché Rags to riches which is a phrase used to describe someone who goes from poverty to wealth or from obscurity to fame.
- The Enemies challenge "You Dirty Rat" is a line of dialogue often attributed to gangster characters portrayed by either James Cagney or Edward G. Robinson, however neither actor ever said this line verbatim in any film.
- The Enemies challenge "Crystals are a Girls Best Friend" is a play on the title of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" originally from the Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
- The Enemies challenge "You're One Ugly Mother..." is a partial line from the character Dutch portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film Predator, referring, of course, to the titular alien.
- The Elemental challenge "Cowering Inferno" is a play on the title of the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno.
- The Elemental challenge "Say "Watt" Again" is a play on a line spoken by Julius Winnfield, a character portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the film Pulp Fiction.
- The Elemental challenge "I Just Want to Set the World On Fire" is a play on the 1941 song title "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" by The Ink Spots. The song has become popularly known as the opening theme for the video game Fallout 3.
- The Loot challenge "Purple Reign" is a play on the soundtrack album and film Purple Rain recorded by/starring Prince.
- The Loot challenge "It's Not Easy Looting Green" is a play on a lyric from the song "Bein' Green" in which Kermit the Frog famously laments that "it's not easy bein' green".
- The Loot challenge "Another Man's Treasure" is taken from the idiom "One man's trash is another man's treasure".
- The Loot challenge "Call of Booty" is a play on the Call of Duty video game franchise.
- The Money and Trading challenge "Dolla Dolla Bills, Y'all" is a slight variation on a lyric from the song "C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)" by Wu-Tang Clan.
- The Money and Trading challenge "Whaddaya Buyin'?" is likely a reference to the quote said by the vendor in the game Resident Evil 4 when you talk to him to shop.
- The Money and Trading challenge "For the Hoard!" is a play on words referencing World of Warcraft, where NPCs of the Horde faction will say "For the Horde" after accepting a quest and is a possible achievement for slaying the leaders of the Alliance faction.
- The Vehicle challenge "Hit-and-Fun" is a play on the crime "hit and run" in which a person driving a vehicle collides with another person or object and then leaves without identifying himself or herself.
- The Vehicle challenge "Turret Syndrome" is a play on the neuropsychiatric disorder Tourette's Syndrome.
- The Vehicle challenge "...One Van Leaves" is a play on a line from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome which notes that the law of battle in the Thunderdome is "Two men enter, one man leaves".
- The Health and Recovery challenge "Death, Wind, and Fire" is a play on the soul/funk/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire.
- The Grenade challenge "Whoa, Black Betty" is a lyric from the chorus of the song "Black Betty".
- The Shields challenge "Game of Thorns" is a play on the title of the first book, "Game of Thrones", in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George RR Martin.
- The Rocket Launcher challenge "Rocket and Roll" is an obvious play on the musical genre Rock & Roll.
- The Rocket Launcher challenge "Splish Splash" is taken from the song of the same name originally recorded in 1958 by Bobby Darrin.
- The Rocket Launcher challenge "Catch-a-Rocket!" is a play on Catch-A-Ride, Scooter's in-game transportation hubs.
- The Rocket Launcher challenge "Gone with the Second Wind" is a play on the title of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, which was then adapted into the Academy-Award-winning film in 1939.
- The Sniper Rifle challenge "A Leaf on the Second Wind" is likely a play on the line "I am a leaf on the wind, watch me soar." spoken by the character Hoban "Wash" Washburne portrayed by Alan Tudyk in the film Serenity.
- The Assault Rifle challenge "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Assault Rifle" is a play on the title of the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
- The Assault Rifle challenges "This is My Rifle..." and "...This is My Gun" are likely a reference to a scene from the film Full Metal Jacket. However, the former is also the first line of the Rifleman's Creed.
- The Assault Rifle challenge "From My Cold, Dead Hands" is a reference to a quote made famous by actor Charlton Heston in a speech at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in 2000 when he was president of the organization.
- The Shotgun challenge "Lock, Stock, and..." is a reference to the title of the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
- The Pistol challenge "Hard Boiled" is likely a reference to the film of the same name, especially when given that the shoot-outs in the film are largely pistol-based.
- The General Combat challenge "...I Got to Boogie" is a lyric from the chorus of the 1978 disco song "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)" by Alicia Bridges.
- The General Combat challenge "Afternoon Delight" is a reference to the song of the same name by The Starland Vocal Band and the Rocket Launcher challenge "Skyrockets in Flight..." is a lyric from the chorus of that song.
- The General Combat challenge "Not Full of Monkeys" is a reference to the children's toy/game Barrel of Monkeys.
- The Miscellaneous challenge "JEEEEENKINSSSSSS!!!" is a reference to an internet meme from World of Warcraft in which player "Leeroy Jenkins" shouts his name and charges into a boss battle without allowing the rest of his party to prepare.
Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty[]
General Challenges[]
There are eight general challenges included with Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty. These challenges must be completed in areas included with this DLC pack.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| In The Pink | Collect Seraph Crystals. | 80 | 160 | 240 | 320 | 400 |
| Worm Killer | Kill sand worms. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 80 |
| Land Lubber | Kill pirates. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Hovernator | Destroy Pirate Hovercrafts. | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
| Pirate's Booty | Open Pirate Chests. | 25 | 75 | 150 | 250 | 375 |
| Hyperius the Not-So-Invincible | Divide Hyperius by zero. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Master Worm Food | Feed Master Gee to his worms. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Shady Dealings | Purchase Items with Seraph Crystals. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Location-based Challenges[]
All location-based challenges award 4 Badass Rank.
| Challenge | Objective |
|---|---|
| Hayter's Folly | |
| Playing Chicken in my Sleep | Kill Sandman and The Big Sleep before killing any of their minions. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Master of My Domain | Survey Sandman's domain through his telescope. |
| Wet Reward | Find the secret area beyond the Crystalisk territory. |
| Magnys Lighthouse | |
| Maroonie's Inheritance | Find Maroonie's Secret Stash amongst the bandit village. |
| N00b Cannon | Find and use the turret on your way up to the top. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Oasis | |
| I Ain't Afraid of Heights | Find the 2 treasure chests on the Oasis rooftops. |
| Horrid's Hideaway | Find Horrid's stashed hideaway. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the four hidden Vault Symbols. |
| The Leviathan's Lair | |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbol. |
| Bleeding Scarlett | Defeat Roscoe and Captain Scarlett in under a minute. |
| Lost Lost Treasure | Find the super-secret area inside the Lost Treasure room. |
| The Rustyards | |
| Crow's Nest | Reach the top of the scrapyard ship mast. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. |
| My Main Squeeze | Squeeze five of Herbert's stuffed Scarlett dolls. |
| Washburne Refinery | |
| Arm Thyself | Find the hidden compartment above The Arm. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the two hidden Vault Symbols. |
| I Get It for the Articles | Find six additional pieces of C3n50r807 contraband. |
| Wurmwater | |
| Skiffless | Destroy an enemy hovercraft without ever spawning of your own. |
| Comb the Desert! | Hunt down a random caravan patrol and kill all of its guards. |
| Refined Tastes | Get to the chest high on the refinery supports. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. |
Mr Torgue's Campaign of Carnage[]
General Challenges[]
There are six general challenges included with Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Torgue Tokens Acquired | Acquire Torgue Tokens. | 100 | 250 | 500 | 750 | 1000 |
| Bikers Killed | Bikers Killed. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Torgue Items Purchased | Purchase Torgue Items with Tokens. | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| Battles Completed | Complete All Battles. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | N/A |
| Pete the Invincible Defeated | Defeat Pete the Invincible. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Bikes Destroyed | Destroy Bikes. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 80 |
Location-based Challenges[]
All location-based challenges award 4 Badass Rank.
| Challenge | Objective |
|---|---|
| Torgue Arena | |
| Burnin' Ring of Fire | Blow up every barrel in the outer ring of the Arena. |
| It's Cool, I'm Part of the Crew | Get to the rafters in the Arena. |
| Are You Not Entertained? | Finish Tier 3 of Appetite for Destruction. |
| C4 Is For Cookie | Blow up the 6 cookie boxes in the Arena store rooms. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Badass Crater of Badassitude | |
| Only Shells I Need Are in My Guns | Finish tier 3 of the Races. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 4 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Fan Club Membership | Find the hut on the crater rim. |
| I Can Fly! | Get max air off the largest jump in the Badass Crater of Badassitude. |
| As Advertised | Find the 2 treasure chests hidden behind the Signs. |
| The Forge | |
| Air Mail | Finish tier 3 of the Buzzard Battle. |
| I DID Start the Fire | Set off the fire display by blowing all the fire barrels in Torgue Housing. |
| Parachutes are for Pansies | Jump from the highest point on the Forge and survive without hitting molten metal. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Pyro Pete's Bar | |
| I Thought You'd Be...Bigger | Finish tier 3 of the Bar Brawl Challenge. |
| Southern Raceway | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| The Beatdown | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt[]
General Challenges[]
There are six general challenges included with Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Boroking Around | Kill Boroks. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| Voracidous the Invincible | Defeat Voracidous the Invincible | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Fan Boy | Kill fan boats. | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
| Harder They Fall | Kill drifters. | 5 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
| Savage Bloody Savage | Kill savages. | 20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 |
| Stinging Sensation | Kill scaylions. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
Location-based Challenges[]
| Challenge | Objective | Badass Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ardorton Station | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the four hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Horrible Assistants | Discover Nakayama's three previous lab assistants. | 5 |
| I Promised to Kill You Last | Don't kill Woundspike until all of his minions are dead. | 5 |
| Power High | Discover the hidden compartment. | 5 |
| Candlerakk's Crag | ||
| Cage Free | Shoot the locks on the three cages to release the native prisoners. | 5 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the three hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Nest Egg | Open the three weapons chests located in the giant nests. | 1 |
| Hunter's Grotto | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the four hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Grenade Fishing | Collect ten fish by tossing grenades into clear water pools. | 10 |
| It's a Trap! Kind of. | Disable five of Nakayama's animal traps in the swamp. | 5 |
| Stool Sample | Collect a stool sample from five piles of Borok dung. | 5 |
| H.S.S. Terminus | ||
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the one hidden Vault Symbol. | 5 |
| Scylla's Grove | ||
| Beware the Clap | Make a fiery sacrifice to the Savage god. | 1 |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the four hidden Vault Symbols. | 5 |
| Human Barbecue | Ignite the four bonfire pits in Scylla's Grove | 1 |
| Rakk Forest | Shoot five Rakk nests out of the trees. | 5 |
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep[]
General Challenges[]
There are ten general challenges included with Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Fus Roh Die | Kill dragons. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 110 |
| Scot-Free | Kill dwarves. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Rock Out With Your Rock Out | Kill golems. | 10 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| Knighty Knight | Kill knights. | 10 | 25 | 75 | 120 | 175 |
| Can't Fool Me | Kill mimics. | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 75 |
| Orcs Should Perish | Kill orcs. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Bone Breaker | Kill skeletons. | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Ew Ew Ew Ew | Kill spiders. | 25 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
| Cheerful Green Giants | Kill treants. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| Magical Massacre | Kill wizards. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
Location-based Challenges[]
All location-based challenges award 5 Badass Rank.
| Challenge | Objective |
|---|---|
| Dragon Keep | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the hidden Vault Symbol. |
| Blood for Blood | Sacrifice an item to the blood altar. |
| Flamerock Refuge | |
| Smashin' Pumpkins | Crush 10 Pumpkins. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Hatred's Shadow | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Immortal Woods | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Lair of Infinite Agony | |
| A Single Deadly Bite | Defeat the Spider Queen without her healing. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Mines of Avarice | |
| The Floor is Lava | Successfully complete the jumping puzzle. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3(2) hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Murderlin's Temple | |
| Work! Work! Work! | Kill the King of Orcs in the Badass round of Magic Slaughter |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| The Forest | |
| Extreme Orc Makeover | Burn the orc decorations above orc huts. |
| SO. CUTE. | Find Princess Fluffybutt. |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 2 hidden Vault Symbols. |
| The Winged Storm | |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the hidden Vault Symbol. |
| Unassuming Docks | |
| The Taste of War | Find and speak with the great Spatula Khan |
| Cult of the Vault | Find the 3 hidden Vault Symbols. |
Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary[]
General Challenges[]
There are eight general challenges included with Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary. These challenges must be completed in areas included with this DLC pack.
| Challenge | Objective | Number required for Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Flower Power | Kill enemies while powered up by the gas. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| You Started It | Kill New Pandora Soldiers. | 60 | 100 | 175 | 400 | 500 |
| Thanks But No Thanks | Detonate New Pandoran Pyro flamethrower tanks. | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 40 |
| Haderax The Invincible | Defeat Haderax The Invincible. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| The Burden of Creation | Help Zed look for a cure, and dispose of any monsters created along the way. | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fertile Ground | Destroy infected flower loot bulbs. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 75 |
| Let It Grow | Let infected pods fully grow and burst. | 30 | 50 | 75 | 115 | 150 |
| Do It For The Vine | Kill infected enemies. | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 |
Location-based Challenges[]
| Challenge | Objective |
|---|---|
| The Backburner | |
| Make Yourself At Home | Learn what your fellow Crimson Raiders get up to while you're off saving planet. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Harmville | Activate the water sprinkler in Brick's garden. |
| Fandir Fiction | Bring the Mysterious Amulet to Butt Stallion. |
| Dahl Abandon | |
| Abandoned Records | Uncover the lost recordings in Dahl Abandon. |
| Out of Scope | Look through Mordecai's telescope. |
| Mine, Dahl Mine! | Find two epic treasure chests in Mine 191. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| The Path to Paradise | Find Hector's lost recordings. |
| Hold the Door! | Defend the camp entrance without any turrets being destroyed. |
| Helios Fallen | |
| Butt Stomped | Defeat Uranus under 3 minutes. |
| Serve, Spike, Slaughter | Try your hand at the Helios Hellions' favorite athletic pasttime. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Corporate Droning | Recover the lost recordings of those who lived and loved aboard Helios. |
| Mt. Scarab Research Center | |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Gaseous Cassius | Defeat Cassius under 3 minutes. |
| No Peeking | Find and destroy all the security cameras in the lab. |
| For Science! | Have a dip in the corpse grinder. |
| Soliloguy Scientific | Recover the research logs of Cassius Leclemaine. |
| The Burrows | |
| Grrang'laarg'll (Queen's Treasure) | Find all epic treasure chests in The Burrows. |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Never Enough Tools | Find all weapon chests in The Burrows. |
| Dangers Deified | Learn the dangers lurking un the depths and the bandits who worship them. |
| Paradise Sanctum | |
| Timber! | Defeat Hector under 3 minutes. |
| Writhing Deep | |
| Cult of the Vault | Discover the hidden Vault Symbols. |
| Dune Rider | Find the hidden epic chest in Writhing Deep. |
Media[]
Borderlands 2 Under Pressure Challenge
Borderlands 2 Hey! Over Here! Clap Trap Challenge
Borderlands 2 Last Place You Look Challenge Guide
See Also[]
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