Trial of Cunning

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Trial of Cunning is an optional mission in Borderlands 3. It can be picked up from the Overseer in the Ghostlight Beacon.

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Prove yourself worthy by surviving the challenges that await you in the Trial of Cunning.

— In-game description

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Walkthrough[]

Objectives[]

Enter Trial
- Kill All Enemies
- Continue Trial
- Defeat Boss
- Complete Trial without dying (optional)
- Find Fallen Guardian (optional)
- Kill boss with 17:00 remaining (optional)
- Kill boss with 15:00 remaining (optional)

Strategy[]

The boss for this trial is the Tink of Cunning. The Tink's special abilities mainly revolve around specialized grenades.

During phase 1 of the fight, the Tink will employ the following grenades:

Homing Spiked Tire:
- The Tink throws a spiked tire that bounces around and homes in on the character.
- The turning radius for the tire is relatively large, so it is possible to avoid it by strafing around.
Fire MIRV:
- The Tink throws an incendiary grenade that resemble bundles of dynamite and splits into approximately 4 child grenades in flight.

During phase 2 of the fight, the Tink will be imbued with an element. The Tink will gain resistance to the imbued element and the "Homing Spiked Tire" will be replaced with one of the following custom grenades depending on the imbued element:

Homing Corrosion:
- The Tink throws a huge, fast-moving corrosive element homing grenade that applies a corrosive status effect.
- This grenade hovers a mild distance above the surface but is unable to climb, thus it can be avoided by climbing on tall objects.
Shock Web:
- The Tink throws an electric element grenade that splits into child grenades that cover a wide area.
- There is a web of wires connecting several child grenades to each other.
- If the character approaches any of the child grenades, there will be a continuous shock discharge.
Incendiary Fireworks:
- The Tink places a firework launcher on the ground.
- The launcher will fire several rockets into the air at great height.
- When the fireworks explode, they create several incendiary "rain-style" child projectiles that carpet the ground.
- To avoid the downward firing projectiles, find cover under a roof or other structure.

Completion[]

Turn In: Overseer

Notes[]

At this time, some of the optional goals are bugged. Killing the boss with 20-24 minutes remaining only clears the Kill boss with 17:00 remaining optional objective. Killing the boss with 17-20 minutes remaining clears none of the Kill boss with XX:00 remaining optional objectives.

Mission Acquisition[]

The mission leading to Trial of Cunning is acquired from the Eridian Lodestar in the Splinterlands.

Video Walkthrough[]

Trial of Cunning

See Also[]

Borderlands 3 Missions

Borderlands 3

Main Missions

Children of the Vault • From the Ground Up • Cult Following • Taking Flight • Sanctuary • Hostile Takeover • The Impending Storm • Space-Laser Tag • Atlas, At Last • Beneath the Meridian • Hammerlocked • Lair of the Harpy • The Guns of Reliance • The Family Jewel • Going Rogue • Cold as the Grave • Blood Drive • Angels and Speed Demons • The Great Vault • The First Vault Hunter • Footsteps of Giants • In the Shadow of Starlight • Divine Retribution

Optional Missions

Powerful Connections • Bad Reception • Dump on Dumptruck • Golden Calves • Under Taker • Skag Dog Days • Head Case • Just a Prick • Healers and Dealers • Maliwannabees • Rise and Grind • Dynasty Diner • Kill Killavolt • Proof of Wife • Porta Prison • Technical NOGout • Holy Spirits • Invasion of Privacy • Opposition Research • Ratch'd Up • Don't Truck with Eden-6 • Get Quick, Slick • On the Blood Path • The Kevin Konundrum • Witch's Brew • Sacked • Malevolent Practice • Irregular Customers • Capture the Frag • Swamp Bro • Dynasty Dash: Eden-6 • Rumble in the Jungle • Sell Out • Raiders of the Lost Rock • Pandora's Next Top Mouthpiece • Dynasty Dash: Pandora • ECHOnet Neutrality • The Feeble and the Furious • Buff Film Buff • Boom Boom Boomtown • Life of the Party • Sheega's All That • The Homestead • The Homestead (Part 2) • The Homestead (Part 3) • Just Desserts • Let’s Get It Vaughn • Wildlife Conservation • The Demon in the Dark • Childhood's End • Transaction-Packed • Cannonization • Bad Vibrations • Homeopathological • It's Alive • Fire in the Sky • Baby Dancer

Non-story Missions

The Slaughter Shaft • Welcome to Slaughterstar 3000 • Slaughterstar 3000 • Discover the Trial of Cunning • Trial of Cunning • Discover the Trial of Supremacy • Trial of Supremacy • Discover the Trial of Survival • Trial of Survival • Discover the Trial of Fervor • Trial of Fervor • Discover the Trial of Discipline • Trial of Discipline • Discover the Trial of Instinct • Trial of Instinct • Cistern of Slaughter • Bloody Harvest: Descent into Heck • Bloody Harvest: The Rebloodening • Discovery: Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite • Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite • Revenge of the Cartels: Ultraviolet Nights • Revenge of the Cartels II: The Revengening • Discovery: Takedown at the Guardian Breach • Takedown at the Guardian Breach

Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot

Main Missions

The Handsome Jackpot • Playing with Fire • Winners and Losers • One Man's Treasure • The Plan • Jack's Wild • All Bets Off

Side Missions

Regaining One's Feet • Sisterly Love • Do it for Digby (Part 1) • Do it for Digby (Part 2) • Do it for Digby (Part 3) • The Great Escape • Heart of Gold • Too Much Of A Good Thing • Raging Bot • Acid Trip • Double Down

Guns, Love, and Tentacles

Main Missions

The Party Out of Space • The Shadow Over Cursehaven • The Case of Wainwright Jakobs • The Horror in the Woods • On the Mountain of Mayhem • The Call of Gythian

Side Missions

Call of the Deep • Sinister Sounds • The Proprietor: Empty Bottles • The Nibblenomicon • The Proprietor: Rare Vintage • Cold Case: Buried Questions • Cold Case: Restless Memories • Cold Case: Forgotten Answers • The Great Escape (Part 2) • We Slass! • We Slass! (Part 2) • We Slass! (Part 3) • The Madness Beneath • Happily Ever After

Bounty of Blood

Main Missions

Blood From A Stone • The Name of the Law • Off the Rails • Where It All Started • Riding to Ruin

Side Missions

Miracle Elixir Fixer • Devil Rustlers • Saurdew Valley • Money Back Guarantee • The Legend of McSmugger • Dirty Deeds • The Quick and the Quickerer • Lost and Found • Of Blood and Beans • The Meatman Prophecy • The Dandy and Damsel

Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck

Main Missions

Enter the Psychoscape • Siege of Castle Crimson • What Love Remains • Inhuman Trials • Locus of Rage

Side Missions

A Good Egg • Blast Requests • Brainstorm • Check, Please • Does a Body Good • Don't Call it a Rorschach • Hot and Unbothered • It's an Allegory • Krieg's on Parade • Laid to Rust • Remodel Behavior • Scratch, Don't Sniff • That Rings a Something

Designer's Cut

Side Missions

Arms Race • Arms Race: Introduction

Director's Cut

Main Missions

Mysteriouslier: Murder on Eschaton Row • Mysteriouslier: The Vanishing of Hizzen Mays • Mysteriouslier: Ghosts of Karass Canyon • Mysteriouslier: Horror at Scryer's Crypt

Side Missions

You. Will. Die. (Over and Over.)

Trial of Cunning

Contents

Walkthrough[]

Objectives[]

Strategy[]

Completion[]

Notes[]

Mission Acquisition[]

Video Walkthrough[]

See Also[]

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