What changed in Borderlands 3 in 2021

The final Vault Card in the Director's Cut add-on is now available, featuring new cosmetic items and Legendary loot.

From November 18 to November 25, all Badass enemies will drop more loot in co-op play.

Experience the quest that started it all in this standalone campaign jam-packed with fantasy, fun, and mountains of magical loot.

Players can now activate all three seasonal events—Bloody Harvest, Broken Hearts Day, and Revenge of the Cartels—through the main menu.

Crossplay functionality is now available, allowing players to play with others on different platforms including Epic, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, and Stadia.

Players can participate in a Free Play Weekend to experience the main story campaign and post-launch content.

Encounter only Easy modifiers in Mayhem Mode starting September 9.

Increased Eridium drops and discounts on Eridium items starting September 9.

From September 2 to September 9, Nekrotafeyo will have increased chances for specific Legendary loot.

From August 26 to September 2, Eden-6 will have increased chances for specific Legendary loot.

From August 19 to August 26, Promethea will have increased chances for specific Legendary loot.

Loot the Universe is now active on Promethea from August 19 to August 26, allowing players to raid for Legendary loot.

Includes a raid boss, story missions, behind-the-scenes content, and Vault Cards.

Long-awaited update allowing crossplay functionality.

From August 12 to August 19, Pandora will have increased chances for specific Legendary loot.

Fan-favorite Loot the Universe series of mini-events rewards players with Legendary loot for exploring planets.

The Loot the Universe series of mini-events is back, rewarding players with increased chances of Legendary loot on specific planets.

Includes 5 ECHO Device skins, 1 Weapon skin, and 6 Weapon Trinkets.

Vault Card 2 includes 4 pieces of new Legendary gear: 2 SMGs, a Grenade Mod, and an Artifact.

Vault Card 2 features Daily and Weekly Challenges that refresh regularly for players to earn rewards.

Vault Card 2 adds 2 new Emotes and 2 Room Decorations.

Vault Card 2 features 4 new Vault Hunter Heads and 4 shared Vault Hunter Skins.

Vault Card 2 introduces new cosmetic items and Legendary loot for players who own the Director's Cut add-on.

Seasonal event returns with new challenges and themed cosmetic items.

Players can now toggle seasonal events on or off at will.

Crossplay enabled for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, Stadia, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

Finale of True Trials mini-events with boosted bosses and increased loot.

Maximum level increased by 7 levels, allowing for more skill points and character builds.

The True Trial of Supremacy event is live from June 17 to June 24.

Base game Legendary: The Monarch and Add-on Legendary: Atlas Replay (Director's Cut) are now available.

Base game Legendary: Backburner and Add-on Legendary: Tizzy (Designer's Cut) available during the event.

Face the True Trial of Instinct and stave off self-instinction with a dino that has rockets.

Take on the Hag of Fervor in the True Trial of Fervor starting June 3.

Base game Legendary: Maggie and Add-on Legendary: Convergence (Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck) are now available.

Base game Legendary: Kaoson and Add-on Legendary: Flipper (Bounty of Blood) are now available.

The True Trial of Discipline is now active with a buffed-up mini-boss.

Participate in the True Trial of Cunning from May 20 to May 27.

Base game Legendary: Sickle and Add-on Legendary: Skullmasher available during the event.

A six-week series of limited-time mini-events featuring True Trials with enhanced final bosses.

A new True Trials mini-event will be activated every Thursday from May 13 to June 24.

Final bosses in True Trials will have massive buffs to their damage and health.

The fan-favorite Revenge of the Cartels seasonal event returns on June 24.

The True Trial of Survival event starts, offering players a chance to earn Legendary gear from a super buffed Skag of Survival.

Week 1 True Trial runs from May 13 to May 20 at Devil's Razor, offering The Lob and Lucky 7 as rewards.

Players can earn the base game Legendary weapon 'The Lob' and the add-on Legendary 'Lucky 7' from Moxxi's Heist of The Handsome Jackpot.

Join Ava in investigating paranormal murders across multiple planets.

Access a collection of concept art, storyboards, and clips from Borderlands 3's development.

Borderlands 3: Director's Cut add-on featuring a raid boss, additional story missions, and collectibles.

Face off against Hemovorous the Invincible, a new colossal raid boss on Pandora.

Unlock themed loot and powerful gear through three new Vault Cards.

Director's Cut launching on April 8, introducing a raid boss encounter against Hemovorous the Invincible.

Limited-time event from April 1 to April 8 featuring increased Eridium drops and discounts.

Increased weapon damage and fire rate for Baby Maker.

Skill points gained during Arm Race have been changed to update without the need for a Save/Quit.

Players entering Arms Race will now start with a full-heal.

Added Anointment support to the Linc Legendary pistol.

Activates the Clear Skies Arms Race Mini-Event until January 28 at 8:59 AM PT.

Increased weapon damage for Sledge’s Shotgun.

Increased weapon damage for BearCat.

Adjusted the Operative's Devil Raider skin’s appearance on head customizations.

Updated the Gunner’s Iron Cub to receive Action Skill Damage boosts from Class Mods.

Adjusted the damage of thrown Tediore weapons.

Adjusted the Gunner's skills Desperate Measures, Stroke the Embers, and Scorching RPMs to work with Iron Cub.

Made a change to the timer bar in Arms Race to correctly show the amount of time remaining during the 'Kill Heavyweight Harker' objective.

Updated the Siren’s Infusion and Forceful Expression skills to work with the Cryo element.

Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster's Cmdl3t Class Mod was causing pets to behave strangely.

Updated the Siren's Ascendant skill to work with Expedite.

Updated the mini-map to follow party member's locations while in spectator mode.

Addressed a reported concern that action skills would not properly unlock while in Arms Race when a level one character gained a level.

Addressed a reported concern that the Hot Spring grenade mod would continue to heal players after the Area of Effect ended.

Increased weapon damage for Scorpio.

Mission weapons will no longer stay in a player's inventory during Arms Race.

Addressed a reported concern that the Action Skill End apply Terror Anointment was only applying one stack of Terror.

Updated vehicle spawners to not activate while another player has started travel to another map.