Footsteps of Giants | Borderlands 3 Walkthrough Borderlands 3 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 02 October 2019

This page of the guide to Borderlands 3 has a walkthrough for Footsteps of Giants, one of the main missions. The main objective of this mission is to find the Vault Key on the planet Nekrotafeyo. You are going to participate in numerous battles. As for stronger enemies, you will "only" face a few mini-bosses like General Truant.

You need to get to the Vault on Nekrotafeyo - go to The Stain in Desolation's Edge region. Prepare yourself - you will face multiple Malawan soldiers. Watch out for Dark NOG opponents (and their Badass variants), as they can use energy shields and grant their allies additional protection. Their elimination should be a priority.

You don't need to kill every single enemy in the base - focus only on those enemies who stand in your way. At the end of this path, you will have to eliminate two strong mechs - Dark Hoplite and Valkyrie. It is better to attack them one at a time and be on the move to avoid their attacks.

Further passage is blocked with a force field. Step back and climb on the nearby roof to see the objects behind the active yellow force field. One of them is the generator marked in the picture above - shoot it with any weapon.

Deal with a new group of enemies and go to the bridge - it will get destroyed. You need to follow an alternate route - go towards the new mission marker. This location is farther away - use your vehicle to get there faster. Unfortunately, your vehicle won't be able to drive all the way to the destination - leave it.

The passage is blocked by vegetation - get close to a "barricade" and use a melee attack. In this area, you will face numerous Guardian forces. Eliminate the Possessed variants first. Head towards the glowing red pyramid-like structure. Before you jump down to the place shown in the picture, try to collect as much ammunition from the area as you can (also from loot dropped by the Guardians).

After jumping down to the lower level, you will face a mini-boss - General Trount. This fight is very similar to the one you had with Captain Traunt encountered during one of the first few main missions.

General Trount wears a huge armor. He can perform jumps followed up with a ground pound as well as fire missiles at the hero that cause corrosive or shock damage. Use the fact that the enemy is not particularly agile, and attack him with your best weapons as often as possible (e.g. a rocket launcher or a sniper rifle) to quickly end this fight.

As in the previous encounter with Captain Trount, the central arena is surrounded by upper balconies. You can run there if you want to regenerate your shield or to get cover. The boss's minions will appear regularly. Try to attack them only when you are in Fight for Your Life mode to get Second Wind.

Deplete his blue bar first. Then, you can start depleting his red health bar. Upon defeat, General Traunt will drop credits, Eridium, and random loot.

The passage to Tazendeer Ruins is near the place where you faced the general. Follow the long path to the destination - you will encounter multiple Guardians and monsters. If you do not want to fight with everyone, you can run to the next location and skip collectibles. Be careful in the location resembling a yard - you will face a large group of soldiers. Among them, you will find Heavy, NOG and Badass variants.

Enter The Knight of Glass temple and defeat more Maliwan troops. Take the Eridian Crystal and place it in the indicated place. You have to defeat another mini-boss, Lieutenant Preston who is just another opponent in Heavy armor. Pick up the Eridian Crystal dropped by Preston and go to the place marked by the game.

Use the keyboard, watch the cut-scene and then use the elevator's panel. You reach Penitence and Light. Head to the Vault. Defeat a few Guardians and jump into the big hole to reach the cave's bottom levels.

Reach An Eternal Silence and defeat all enemies. Focus your fire on the toughest opponents - Herald. Also, you will have to defeat a Berserker. After the battles, press the button to activate the eridian teleporter. This will allow the Typhon to move to that location and you have to follow it by going to the beginning through a new illusion.

Get with Typhon to The Blind Mill location. In the place marked by the game, interact with the tombstone. After Typhon has responded, wait for the opportunity to take the Vault Key.

Go through the illusion again and return to the area where you can place the key on the pedestal. A portal will open up to the Vault of the Serpent. Walk through it. In the new location, pick up the Eridian Fabricator gadget from Typhon - its action effect consists in using 10 eridiums in exchange for "spitting out" 10 random weapons. Quest will end. You will receive xp and credits. Also, a new major story mission will be unlocked called In the Shadow of Starlight.