Borderlands 4 Trophy Guide: Complete Achievements and Platinum Route

Introduction

Welcome to this complete trophy guide for Borderlands 4. Here you will find the list of all trophies (PlayStation platform / general), detailed explanations for each, an optimized route to achieve the platinum trophy, tips to avoid missing trophies, a comparative table by category, and a frequently asked questions section. This guide is designed to help you plan your trophy journey clearly and efficiently.

Borderlands 4 features a total of 36 trophies: 17 bronze, 14 silver, 4 gold, and 1 platinum, according to public count. As you play through the campaign, engage in side activities, and explore the world, you will unlock most of them naturally; the remainder can be completed after the campaign.

Trophy Table

Trophy Details and Explanations

Aw Man, Now We Have to Make BL5 (Platinum)

This is the game’s platinum trophy: it unlocks automatically when you have obtained **all other trophies**. No specific action is required beyond completing the rest of the list.

Crimson Rising (Bronze)

Reach player level 10 by gaining experience from completing missions, defeating enemies, and exploring. This trophy is very early and very easy to obtain during normal campaign progress.

Good Hunter (Silver)

Level up your player to level 30. This requires completing main and side missions, facing high-level enemies, and fully exploring areas to maximize experience gain.

Master of Death and Dance (Silver)

Reach player level 50. It becomes one of the longest progression trophies. You must play a significant amount of high-level content, complete side missions, and possibly repeat content to level up efficiently.

Gear Five! (Gold)

Reach **Ultimate Vault Hunter Level 5**. This trophy involves exceeding the standard maximum level and continuing to progress in challenge modes or additional content that grants «Ultimate» levels. You must complete enough high-content missions and face challenging bosses to achieve this.

The Lookbook is the Cookbook (Bronze)

Collect **60 cosmetics** (skins, outfits, etc.). While playing, you will increase your cosmetic collection by unlocking rewards, completing missions, or challenges. You need to ensure you obtain enough cosmetics before reaching the end.

Catch-A-Ride (Gold)

Collect **all personal vehicles** available in the game. Throughout the world, you will find vehicles that you can use to travel. This trophy requires you to find and unlock each personal vehicle available across all maps and areas of the game.

I Earned This (Gold)

Equip **legendary gear in all available slots**. That is, each slot (weapon, shield, accessory, etc.) must be using a legendary (or higher) item. This may require farming legendary bosses or searching for them in high-level activities.

Area of Expertise (Silver)

Complete a gear challenge category. Gear challenges are special activities with specific equipment improvement requirements. Completing a category may involve fulfilling a series of objectives related to weapons, modifications, or stats.

Brand Equity (Silver)

Complete a manufacturer challenge category. These challenges are linked to weapon brands in the Borderlands universe; completing all requirements in a category will grant you this trophy.

Ruler of Everything (Silver)

Complete **all available activities** in the game: story missions, side missions, world events, faction missions, challenges, and other optional content. It is one of the «completionist» trophies and requires you to leave no activity undone.

Arena Grande (Bronze)

Complete the world event «Goredello.» This is one of the global or world events distributed in certain areas; you must find and complete it as part of the open-world content.

Reverse Abduction (Bronze)

Complete the world event «Airship.» Like the previous one, you will need to access this specific event in the world and fulfill its objectives.

Shoot the Moon (Bronze)

Complete the world event «Creep Impact.» It is another of the distributed events that the player must complete to progress toward all world trophies.

Freelance, but Not For Free (Silver)

Complete **80 contracts**. Contracts are routine missions or secondary tasks that unlock as you progress. You need to complete 80 of them (which will likely encompass almost all secondary content).

Unfaded (Bronze)

Discover **all map locations in Fadefields**. Fadefields is one of the regions of the world. You need to reveal every point on the map (points of interest, paths, exploration areas) for that world.

The Mountain Provides (Silver)

Discover **all map locations in Terminus Range**. Similar to the previous one: in the Terminus Range region, you must fully explore the map to reveal all places.

Churn the Burn (Silver)

Discover **all map locations in Carcadia Burn**. Do the same: explore that region to reveal all map points.

Useful Citizen (Silver)

Discover **all map locations in Dominion City**. In that urban region, reveal all map locations by completing exploration and explorer missions.

Pop Out (Bronze)

Defeat **a world boss**. In the game, there are bosses that appear in special areas or global events. Defeat at least one during your normal playthrough.

Nothing Left to Guard (Gold)

Defeat **all Guardians in Primordial Vaults**. The Primordial Vaults are special instances with boss guardians; you must defeat each of them to fulfill this trophy.

Pale Blueberry Dot (Silver)

Complete **all Outbounder missions**. Outbounder is a category of side missions; complete each mission in that category.

Who’s the Boss? (Silver)

Complete **all Auger missions**. Similar to the previous one: complete all missions in the Auger category.

Mole Money, Mole Problems (Silver)

Complete **all Electi missions**. You need to finish each mission that belongs to that mission line.

Widely Beloved Mascot (Silver)

Complete **all Claptrap missions**. You must finish the complete series of Claptrap missions.

Grassroots Campaigner (Gold)

Complete **all side missions** in the game. This encompasses faction missions, local tasks, and extra objectives. It is a «100% side mission» trophy.

False Idolator (Bronze)

Complete the mission «Rush the Gate.» It is part of the main campaign. As you progress through the story, you will complete it irreversibly.

As If Moved by an Occult Hand (Bronze)

Complete the mission «His Vile Sanctum.» Like the previous one, it is a mandatory main mission.

Long Live the Queen (Bronze)

Complete the mission «Her Flaming Vision.» Another main story mission.

Howling on the Moon (Bronze)

Complete the mission «Another Day, Another Universe.» Follow the campaign flow to unlock it.

Everything Breaks (Gold)

Complete the mission «The Timekeeper’s Order.» It is a high-impact narrative mission that you will need to complete in the normal course of the story.

Glucose Guardian (Bronze)

Tip **Moxxi**. Somewhere in the game, Moxxi appears as a non-playable character. You can interact and leave a tip (coin, resource) to unlock this trophy.

Cut That Out (Bronze)

Find the **clipping of Dr. Patricia Tannis**. It is a hidden collectible somewhere in the world. You must explore carefully to find this item.

All Things Vend (Bronze)

Deliver the contents of the **Legendary Vending Machine**. This special machine stores legendary items; unlocking its contents or delivering it according to the requirement will reveal this trophy.

Rift Incompatible (Bronze)

Find **Oddman’s final resting place**. This is another narrative collectible: locate its location in a world environment to complete that requirement.

Guac is Extra (Bronze)

Find **Dave the Burrito**. Dave is a humorous/collectible element hidden somewhere in the world, similar to an «easter egg». You need to locate him.

Suggested Platinum Route

To efficiently obtain the platinum in Borderlands 4, follow this suggested route in stages.

1. First Pass (Main Campaign + Side Missions):
   Progress through the main story completing mandatory missions (Rush the Gate, His Vile Sanctum, Her Flaming Vision, Another Day, The Timekeeper’s Order). As you progress, take side missions (Outbounder, Auger, Electi, Claptrap) and contracts to accumulate progression. At the same time, explore each map to reveal locations (for Unfaded, Mountain Provides, Churn the Burn, Useful Citizen).
2. World Events:
   In your exploration, you will find events like Goredello, Airship, and Creep Impact. Make sure to complete them for Arena Grande, Reverse Abduction, and Shoot the Moon.
3. Complete Map:
   Complete the total exploration of each region (Fadefields, Terminus Range, Carcadia Burn, Dominion City). This unlocks the location trophies.
4. Complete Contracts / Side Missions:
   Ensure you complete at least 80 contracts (Freelance, but Not For Free) and all side missions (Grassroots Campaigner). Also, make sure that the Outbounder, Auger, Electi, and Claptrap missions are all completed (Pale Blueberry Dot, Who’s the Boss?, Mole Money…, Widely Beloved Mascot).
5. Special Activities and Team / Manufacturer Challenges:
   Look for and complete team challenges (Gear Challenge) for the Area of Expertise trophy, and manufacturer challenges for Brand Equity. Engage in Primordial Vault activities and defeat their guardians for Nothing Left to Guard.
6. Vehicles, Cosmetics, and Legendary Gear:
   Collect all personal vehicles (Catch-A-Ride). As you progress, unlock cosmetics until you reach 60 (Lookbook). Equip legendary items in all your slots to obtain I Earned This.
7. Late Collectible Events:
   Explore to find Tannis’s clipping (Cut That Out), tip Moxxi (Glucose Guardian), deliver the contents of the legendary machine (All Things Vend), locate Oddman (Rift Incompatible), and find Dave the Burrito (Guac is Extra).
8. Level Up and Reach High Levels:
   If you have not yet reached level 50, or Ultimate Vault Hunter level 5, complete additional missions, repeat runs, and high-level side activities to accumulate experience.
9. Final Trophy:
   Once you have fulfilled all bronze, silver, and gold trophies, Aw Man, Now We Have to Make BL5 (platinum) will automatically unlock.

Comparative Trophy Table

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Are there irreversible trophies?

There are no known trophies that can be lost irreversibly, as you can return to missions, repeat activities, or continue exploring after the story to complete anything missing.

Do I have to complete everything during the main story?

It is not necessary to do it 100% on your first run. It is more advisable to progress with the story while doing side missions and exploring, and then dedicate a «cleanup» phase for what you are missing (vehicles, collectibles, contracts, etc.).

How do I level up to Ultimate Vault Hunter effectively?

Engage in high-level missions, respawn endgame content, focus on challenges that offer great experience, and defeat high-difficulty bosses. Repeating high-reward missions can speed up this process.

Where can I find the hidden collectibles (Tannis, Dave, Oddman)?

They are usually in less traveled areas, hidden corners, or after solving small environmental puzzles. Progress the story to unlock access to areas and then return with mobility tools to reach them. Explore destructible walls, cliffs, and suspiciously lit areas.

What if I don’t get the 60 cosmetics during my first run?

You can look for additional cosmetics in side missions, repeatable activities, global event rewards, or gear challenges. The game often grants extra cosmetics with later events or additional content, giving you leeway to complete this trophy.

Is the platinum trophy difficult?

Yes, achieving platinum involves completing nearly all game content: main missions, side missions, contracts, total exploration, world bosses, and collectibles. But with an organized route and good timing, it can be achieved without drastic setbacks.

In Summary

This guide provides you with everything necessary to approach the Borderlands 4 trophy set in an organized manner: from level progression trophies to world events, challenges, collectibles, and the final platinum trophy. Follow the suggested route — focused first on story + secondary content, then events and exploration, and finally cleaning up what’s missing — to minimize redoing sections. Use the comparative tables to prioritize objectives by category and consult the FAQ section if you get stuck at any point. With patience, focus, and the right approach, you will achieve the platinum. Good luck, Shell Hunter!