Pandora-return | Borderlands 3 Side Quest Borderlands 3 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 09 October 2019

On this page of the guide to Borderlands 3 you will find walkthrough descriptions of side missions unlocked after returning to Pandora. This happens after completing all main missions on Eden-6 and initiating the Blood Drive mission. Our step-by-step guide will tell you where to start new quests, how to complete them, and whether they have choices for you to make and additional goals.

• Buff Film Buff
• Boom Boom Boomtown
• Sheega's All That
• Life of the Party
• Dynasty Dash: Pandora
• The Feeble and the Furious
• 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

Buff Film Buff

How to start the mission: Get to the exclamation mark in Devil's Razor. Talk to Buff.

Go to the marked dumpsters at The Sin-A-Plex. Search them all - only one of them will have an ECHO Drive recording. With the recording, go to the room with the projector. Along the way you have to kill several regular enemies. Place the recording in the projector.

You have to kill Rohner-this is one of the bandits who uses a rocket launcher, so during the battle you need to a lot of running to the side. Use the knob, go into the hut and take the Projector Bulb from it. Return to the hall with the projector-pay attention to the Badass bandit, who may appear there. Replace the bulb and turn on the projector. Return to Buff to complete the quest - you gain xp and credits.

Boom Boom Boomtown

How to start the mission: Get to the exclamation mark in Devil's Razor. Talk to Tina or Brick.

This mission has two different people who assign it but this does not affect how it plays out. Your first task is to perform a Ground Slam attack on a bomb shaped like a mine that has been inserted into a damaged pipe. Climb the stairs and sit on the balcony just above the bomb - as shown in the screenshot above. Jump and during the flight press the crouch button to start the Slam attack and hit the ground (in this case the bomb) with great force.

Get to Brick and fire at the bomb after he opens the gate.

Deal with COV fanatics ta Cave-in-Point. During the battles you can count on the help of allies. Watch out most for Annointed Psycho - he can teleport and mount elemental attacks. After the battle, break the purple nugget and collect loot.

After winning the battle, talk to Tina to complete the quest. You unlock the safe place - Boomtown - here you can use vending machines, fast travel point and get new side quests. For completing this mission you receive xp and a Weapon Trinket.

Sheega's All That

How to start the quest: Get to the exclamation mark in the Devil's Razor region after completing the Boom Boom Boomtown side quest. Talk to Tina.

Collect Decorations from Tina. Reach Sheega's Kennels and hang the decorations in the five marked places. Use the doorbell. You need to get rid of the scags that appeared around the building. After killing monsters melee attack one of the decorations.

Stand back and wait for the gate to be unlocked. You must examine all the large cells in the selected area on the map. In one of them, you will find a domiciled skag - Enrique IV.

Use the marked knob to feed Enrique. There will be a mini-boss, Sheega - it is best to attack her from a distance, while remaining in constant motion. There will also be a few Badass skags in the area, though killing them is optional. The purpose of the mission will be updated after Sheega dies. After winning the fight get to the switch of the back gate.

Enrique will regain his freedom, and you can return to Tina in Boomtown after receiving rewards for completing the mission-xp and credits.

Life of the Party

How to start the quest: Get to the exclamation mark in the Devil's Razor region after completing the Boom Boom Boomtown side quest. Talk to Mordecain.

Get to Phalanx Pass and start collecting Special Flowers. Skags will bother you when collecting 5 flowers. Head now to Lonely Pillar where wake is taking place. A drawbridge leads to the island, and you will recognize this place thanks to balloons. Talk to Mordecai and put flowers on the grave. Then talk to Hirschim and reach the venue of the party.

The quest has 3 additional goal. Working with them will not affect the reward you receive for completing the task. By performing optional tasks, you will make Hirschim sad and make Mordecai mad, but no negative consequences for you will happen. The first additional goal involves finding all 12 Cake Slices instead of just two. Finding them all shouldn't be too hard. One of the slices is inside the house.

The second optional goal is to break the record of 50 points for throwing grenades through hoops. Nearby you will find grenades and you can easily restock. It is best to aim at the smallest ring for 10 points-set the camera in the position shown in the picture, and grenades should fly through the rings. If you want to complete only the main goal of the mission, it is enough to perform any 5 grenade throws.

The third optional goal is to brat the record - you need to kill 30 Rakks in the allotted time. A good idea is to use an SMG pistol and an assault rifle in turns. It is also worth using COV weapons that do not require reloading. If you do not want to upset Hirschim, then do not beat the record or beat only Mordecai's record (constantly updated).

At the end of the wake talk to Hirshi and use any weapon to destroy the pinata. As a reward for completing the mission you will receive xp, credits and the legendary gun Dastardly Amazing Grace. You get the gun regardless of whether you completed optional objectives or not.

Dynasty Dash: Pandora

How to start the mission: Get to the exclamation mark in Devil's Razor. This is a board at Roland's Rest.

This mission is a copy of the Dynasty Dash: Eden-6 task. For more details go to walkthrough description of this quest in the Eden-6 chapter. Here's a reminder of a few of the most important things:

1. You should start by collecting burgers. That kicks off a counter (it's good to have a car waiting).
2. The task has a time limit of 10 minutes. If you cope with it faster, you can pass one or more additional goals, and you will get a better reward at the end of the mission.
3. You can reach the goals in any order. The route of the trip should be planned on the map of the region, especially since it temporarily stops the meter.
4. Use a car with good nitro (eg, Outrunner with Razor Wings accelerator) to travel at top speed.
5. Along the way, you can destroy the red signs of competitors (example in the screenshot) and increase the amount of time to complete the task.
6. When you reach each of the 5 locations ignore all enemies and focus only on reaching the designated green space to leave burgers.

If you did it within the time limit, you get the reward from the Dynasty Diner employee at Roland's Rest. This mission can be repeated - in Roland's Rest quest marker will appear allowing you to complete Dynasty Dash: Devil's Razor. The mission objectives remain unchanged - you need to deliver burgers to the same spots every time you play this mission.

The Feeble and the Furious

How to start the mission: Get to the exclamation mark in Devil's Razor. This is a board at Roland's Rest.

Get to the Mesa Marron and talk to Lizzie. Get into the unique Pappy's Jalopy car parked in the garage. You have to play the role of Pappy's chauffeur and take him to the specified location. In each of visited sites you need to park inside a rectangle and listen to Pappy's instructions.

In the first location run over the monsters with "Milky" in their name. Get out of the car to pick up Intact Milkpod quest items dropped by monsters. You have to collect a total of 5 of those.

The second location is Dahl Refinery. Park the car and go to the channels in which you will find a dead coin dealer. Go on to enter the refinery and start eliminating all opponents.

You have to collect 5 Worthless Rare Coins in order to do so, search the entire refinery. Coins are marked on the map, but some of them are located on the roofs and high shelves. In order to get to at least two of them, you need to jump into higher pipes and shelves to climb them. The first coin lies on the roof of a large round pond. You can jump into the tank from the surrounding balconies.

The second coin is inside the damaged pipe as shown in the screenshot. You have to start climbing under its location by jumping into smaller pipes and metal shelves. Go back to Pappy's car with all the coins.

The third place to visit is the dentist's hut. When you get to the place, park the car inside a rectangle and knock on the door. You have to kill Dental Dan who comes out of the cabin. Take Dental Dan's Teeth.

Get back in the car and go with Pappy to his house, where you started your trip. Put the car in the garage and talk to Lizzie. As a reward for the mission, you receive XP and credits.

The Homestead

How to start the quest: get to the exclamation mark in The Splinterlands region. It's a Bulletin Board at Pitt's Stop.

Talk to Ma Honeywell at The Homestead. She will ask you to purchase two items. Fuse is in one of the neighboring locations - you enter it through a small tunnel. Access to the fuse is guarded by bandits.

Wind Turbine Core is in a more remote location, in which aside from "ordinary" COV fanatics, you might encounter a mini-boss: DJ Deadsk4g linked with one of Zer0 contracts (Target of Opportunity). Killing him is optional, but don't skip this step. No matter which decision did you make, get to the big turbine and remove the core from it. Return with the quest items to Ma Honeywell. You will be asked to install them on two different devices on the farm. Finally, return to collect rewards-xp and credits. You can immediately start the next quest-The Homestead (Part 2).

The Homestead (Part 2)

How to start the quest: Talk to Ma Honeywell after completing The Homestead side quest.

Go to the source-on the way you need to press the button at the gate and go through a short passage. You will be attacked by skags. Once you reach the indicated place, you need to kill the slightly stronger Vermilingua beast. Best to attack it from a distance and keep moving to prevent it from getting to you. After winning the battle, go to the wounded Pa Honeywell and hold the button to resurrect him.

You have to search three piles to get the Explosives. Put them in a big pile and use the detonator. After the explosion, go back to Ma Honeywell. Again, you will get xp and credits. You can also start the last quest of this series - The Homestead (Part 3).

The Homestead (Part 3)

How to start this quest: talk with Pa Honeywell after completing The Homestead (Part 2)side quest.

Follow Pa Honeywell to the barn. Use the lever to make an unsuccessful attempt to launch Ol' Bessie. You need to get to the next valves. The first valve, only requires the use of a ladder. The second valve is on the opposite side of the barn, and you have to climb up there.

The third valve is more problematic. Get to a small staircase, and then walk acros the narrow metal element of the structure of the barn shown in the screenshot.

The last fourth valve is higher, and even harder to reach. You need to jump to the outside balcony, then turn right and climb into the top hole (screenshot 1). Once you are at the top aim your weapon at the shield visible in the distance (screenshot 2) and shoot at it.

A ladder will drop on the right from the stairs (as shown in the screenshot) - jump to it to climb to the top balconies. There's a second staircase there that will allow you to get to the roof. Pull the lever on the roof to run Ol' Bessie, that is a defense turret.

Jump down, enter the marked area and start eliminating new bandits that will arrive using dropships. After destroying all the enemies, return to Pa Honeywell to complete the mission. You will get xp, credits and a rare assault rifle - Pa's Rifle.

Just Desserts

How to start the quest: get to the exclamation mark in The Splinterlands region. Talk to Beatrice.

You will receive a task to purchase a number of items. Barrel of gunpowder is in a hostile camp. Defeat all the bandits and find a long ladder that will allow you to get to the high metal balcony. That's where you'll find gunpowder.

You have to acquire Spiderant Eggs after entering the lair of monsters. Upon arrival, kill the spiderants and watch out for their stronger queen - Queen Ant Wanette. Only after clearing the lair look for large cocoons similar to the one from the screenshot above. 4 eggs will fall out of each cocoon. Come back with all the ingredients to Beatrice.

Start the second part of the mission by collecting the box of "Candles". Talk to Beatrice and take three Cake Parts. Get to the entrance of the indicated mine. Interact with a small cart to place layers of pie. Then place the dynamite sticks (aka candles) on the cake.

Ring the doorbell, light the dynamite, and use melee attack to push the cart into the mine. Step back a few steps and wait for the explosion. It is worth looting the corpse of the bandit who runs out of the mine before he dies (screenshot above). He will drop, i.a. cosmetics items. Return to Beatrice to complete the quest - you gain xp, credits and the rare Grenade Mod Cholocate Thunder.

Let's Get It Vaughn

How to start the quest: Get to the exclamation mark in the Carnivora region. Talk to Zahnzi Kall.

Follow Zahnzi to the place where the quiz will take place. Stand on the podium and listen to the rules. After listening to each question, you can click on the answer button A, B or ignore the interaction - it will not affect the completion of the quest.

The quiz will end in a few rounds (Vaughn will intervene if necessary). Collect loot that appeared by the stage and deal with the competition, which will turn against you. After winning this easy fight talk with Zahnzi once more. You get xp, credits and a rare Weapon Trinket - Itsy Bitsy Rakky Hive.

Wildlife Conservation

How to start the quest: get to the exclamation mark in the region of Konrad's Hold. Look at the corpse.

You have search Talon and follow the his blood trail. You don't need to keep a close eye on them because the game will update the mission goal markers on the minimap. You have to enter the Unused Escape Tunnel and start eliminating monsters. Upon reaching the closed airlock it is necessary to search for explosives. They can be, for example, hidden behind barrels (screenshot above).

After collecting quest items, place the explosives on the car and make a melee attack on the tank attached to the car.

You can continue your journey through the mine. Once you get to the exit of it eliminate the Varkids. Listen to the conversation with Brick, complete the journey and after updating the objective of the mission go to Devil's Razor.

Go back to the Boomtown camp to meet up with Brick and Mordecai. After a while, the quest will end. You get xp, credits and a rare sniper rifle.

The Demon in the Dark

How to start the quest: get to the exclamation mark in the region of Konrad's Hold. Look at the bot's head lying on the ground.

Find a large lever near the pond and pull it. Pick up Wren's Head and enter the dungeon, These Are No Mines. You will find the rest of the bot on which you can place the head.

Start following Wren, who will unlock more passages. There are different types of monsters in the dungeon, but killing them shouldn't be hard. In one of the following caverns you have to find this object making noises-it is on the roof of the construction shown in the screenshot - you need to climb there. Perform a melee attack on a bunch of varkids to reveal Lark. Turn off the alarm.

You have to activate three runes and solve three puzzles. Every time your task is to shoot through three hoops and hit the rune with any weapon. You need to stand in such places so that hoops are aligned for the bullets to fly in a straight line. Always wait until the hoops light up purple - that's a signal that the shot will be successful.

The screenshot above represents the shooting spot before the first rune.

The screenshot above represents the shooting spot before the second rune.

The screenshot above represents the shooting spot before the third rune. You need to shoot from a height and from a distance.

Once you activate all the eridian runes, you can continue your journey. Your destination - the last room of the dungeon, which Wren must unlock. Here it is necessary to defeat Lagromar-it is not a strong opponent but beware of his elemental attacks, with which he will bombard the area.

Defeated mini-boss will leave behind a lot of loot, and among it will you will find Alkonost's Head. Wait until the exit from the dungeon is unlocked (there are also chests with a valuable loot in this area). Return to Wren to retrieve quest items found in the mine. Rewards for completing this mission include xp, eridium, and the rare Burning Chomper rifle.

Childhood's End

How to start the quest: get to the exclamation mark in the region of Konrad's Hold. Check the switch by the locked gate at Angel's Light hideout.

Open the pantry and find the portrait on the wall. Once you hear the message from Tannis, move the portrait. Open the back door. You need to find a Teddy bear-it will lie on the couch. Touch it and listen to the recording.

The next step is to find an inactive vending machine-find the lever leading to the pantry in the corner. Touch the vending machine. Random weapons will drop out of it and another recording will start. Also take the Power Fuse.

Now you need to find the Hyperion RKT Sentry gun. Place the fuse in the box and enter the cave with monsters. Go to the upper level of the explored area. Get to the machine and press the button. Turn around and find a small shield shown in the screenshot. Shoot it with any weapon. At the top there will be another shield - shoot it also. You can enter a small pantry with a shield. Press it and listen to the recording.

Hyperion SKT Sentry gun will turn on and in the end you have to destroy it. It is best to stay somewhere on the side and throw grenades into the pantry or shoot standing on the border of the range of the gun. After you get rid of it, go to the pantry and investigate the ladder. Look up and destroy the boards to open a hole in the ceiling (image above). Only then and climb the ladder to the top.

Touch the discovered satellite, for a new recording to play. At the end you need to go to Roland's Rest in the Devil's Razor region. Find the water purifier in the camp and touch it. Listen to Tannis and talk to Vaughn at the camp. Rewards for completing this mission include xp, credits, and a rare Loop of 4N631 shield with a Phaseshift feature.