If you are truly desperate, purple level weapons can be recieved from the Golden Chest in Sanctuary, however this requires you to use Golden Key, and these can only be obtained through promotional codes, usually distributed via Gearbox's Twitter and Facebook accounts, usually at weekends. The Slot machines located in Moxxi's Bar in Sanctuary have a chance of dropping purple level weapons if you align three Marcus symbols, and a chance of dropping an orange weapon if you align three Vault/Borderlands symbols. Purple level weapons and shields have a small chance of being given to you by Michael Mamaril, an NPC that appears at random in Sanctuary (see the achievement 'Tribute to a Vault Hunter')
If you have the skill/equipment to kill him, Terramorphous The Invincible will drop a guaranteed Orange Level Class mod called "The Slayer of Terramorphous", however there is a 1-in-5 chance of it being for the Class you want. The Warrior is pretty generous in dropping purple level class mods, especially on True Vault Hunter Mode (Play through 2).Ģ. Durring the start of the story mission 'The Talon of God', there is a chance of Tannis gifting you a Purple level relic.ġ. Be sure to let her jump to the ground before you kill her, as reaching her loot will be difficult if she is still on the building she spawns on.Ģ. This will reset all the enemies, including bosses.
As with all bosses, she can be fought repeatedly by saving and quitting and then reloading the area.
The Sherif can be fought at the end of Lynchwood series of side quests which are available around the middle of the story. This should not be confused with the 'The Deputy's Badge' which you receive as a quest reward from the first time you kill her as part of a mission. A Purple relic is regularly dropped by The Sherif of Lynchwood called 'The Sherif's Badge'. This also applies to The Warrior and Terramorphous The Invincible.Īn Orange level shield can be obtained as a quest reward for completing the "Cult of The Firehawk" side quest line, which is given to you fairly early on after reaching Sanctuary.Ī Purple level shield can be obtained as a quest reward for completing the the mission "This Is Only a Test' which is the final mission in the series of missions given to you by the residents of Highlands: Outlookġ.
Bosses like BNK-3R drop huge piles of loot which often include several purple levels items such as Weapons, Grenade mods and Class Mods. Bosses can be regularly farmed after they are killed in the story by returning to the area they are located in.
Purple level items in weapon crates on a regular basis but keep an eye out for Boss enemies. These may be considered spoilers by some so be careful. Guide may include spoilers by mentioning good bosses worth repeatedly killing for Purple level gear. What follows is a guide on how you can help speed up the process by looking in particular areas. Pearlescent are ranked higher in rarity than Orange.Įridium Tech weapons (Dark Pink text colour) count a purple and work towards this achievement (confirmed by Lavindathar - Thanks).Īs obtaining purple level items is down to luck and how generous the game is feeling, there are few sure fire ways of getting these items to drop. DLC for Borderlands 2 has added Seraph (Pink) and Pearlescent (Cyan) rarity levels. If you are unsure, the rarity of items from least rare to most rare are as follows: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange. This achievement requires you to have Purple level rarity (or higher) items equipped in all four weapon slots, and all four gear slots (Grenade, shield, relic, class mod).