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Challenger achievement in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Challenger

Complete level 1 of all challenges with a single character.

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How to unlock the Challenger achievement

  • Ryn0 LRyn0 L
    12 Sep 2015 07 Sep 2015 15 Oct 2018
    I wanted to share my advice for getting the 20 Luneshine weapons from the grinder, without needing any moonstone, if you have a second controller.

    With your main character's game running, load up a new character (with a guest account) and drop your level 1 starting weapons. Have your main character pick them up. Do this at least 3 times in a row. Once you have 6 guns (3 of each type), go to the grinder and do a moonstone grind with each group of 3. It will cost you 0 moonstones. Just keep doing this over and over and you will get 20 Luneshine guns pretty quick.

    What I personally did was load up a guest account 6 times, dropping 12 guns. That allowed me to do 4 moonstone grinds (again, for free). Repeat. I seemed to average about a 50% success rate in getting a green luneshine weapon. Once I had enough green weapons, I'd also try those too, which sometimes got me yet another (blue) one. It actually goes pretty fast using this method. I got all 20 in less than an hour. Good luck!

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    cupcakegodThis works still, and if you want it go faster sign in two controllers. rock
    Posted by cupcakegod on 17 Mar 23 at 17:13
    hybliaSame here, its needed to complet some random challenge for the achivement pop on the screen
    Posted by hyblia on 23 Sep 23 at 22:48
    Vault Hunter JPDoes this include DLC challenges?
    Posted by Vault Hunter JP on 12 Jan at 23:08
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  • LambsteinLambstein
    27 Apr 2015 27 Apr 2015 05 May 2015
    The Vast Majority of this solution is a repost of the Xbox 360 Version created by vSully. All credit goes to him for making this guide.
    For a handy Xbox One solution, scroll to the bottom of the guide.

    This achievement requires completing at least level 1 of each challenge with one character (location-specific challenges are not needed). Many will come through the course of normal play while some will require that you do certain things you may not have done as you played through the game.

    If you want to reduce the amount of effort needed, I suggest using each weapon type for at least a little while as you play through the game to work towards many of these challenges.

    To view your challenges, press cn_back and use cn_RB to scroll the menu to "Badass Rank."

    Not all challenges are available immediately. The following challenges are listed as (undiscovered) initially and only become available after meeting certain requirements in other challenges:

    Enemies: The One That Says B.A.M.F.
    Vehicle: All are (undiscovered) likely until you get access to a vehicle
    Health and Recovery: Soup's Up, Had a Bit of a Shocker, The Phoenix, Rollin' the Ice
    Rocket Launcher: Missile Magnet, Punker Buster, Hand of God, Collateral Damage
    Sniper Rifle: Critical Reception, Penetrating Wound, Melon Splitter, Ol' Skool
    Assault Rifle: Hot Lead Injection, Crouch Potato
    Laser: Light 'Em Up
    SMG: Dinky Death Dealer
    Shotgun: Take It All, Overachiever, Shotty Workmanship
    Pistol: Gunslinger, Magnum Maestro
    Melee: Captain Cutty

    Only two of these challenges took me any effort to "discover" as they required level 5 completion in another challenge: Overachiever became "discovered" after I got 750 point blank shotgun kills (level 5 in Take It All) and Missile Magnet became "discovered" after I got 200 splash damage rocket launcher kills (level 5 in Collateral Damage). I ended up grinding these two challenges in the first half of the Titan Industrial Facility where a lot of torks spawn. I suggest trying to focus on point-blank shotgun kills as you play through the game so you won't have to grind so many.

    Conveniently, after I reached level 5 in Take It All and Collateral Damage, the newly "discovered" challenges had their progress retroactively updated so I didn't even have to work on them- they were already completed to level 1 or higher!

    The rest of the initially (undiscovered) challenges became available for me through normal play without needing level 5 completion in something else. I don't have any other weapon challenges completed to level 5 so they may require completing another related challenge to level 1 or 2.

    Most of the challenges are self-explanatory. Here is the list of level 1 requirement for each:

    Low Gravity
    Slampage!: Kill 5 enemies with slam attacks
    Dragon Punch: Deal 5000 melee damage while in the air
    Eagle Eye: Get 50 critical hits while in the air
    Death from Above: Kill 50 enemies wile in the air
    Roget Slamjet: Deal 2000 damage with slam attacks
    Boosted: Perform 50 air boosts

    Grinder
    Master Chef: Discover 2 grinder recipes
    Greater Than the Sum of its Parts: Obtain 20 Luneshine weapons from the Grinder
    The Daily Grind: Perform 50 standard grinds
    This Time for Sure: Perform 10 Moonstone grinds

    Enemies
    Aim for the Little Ones: Kill 10 Opha's spawned Putti
    Pest Control: Kill 25 torks
    Takin' Out the Trash: Kill 5 tork badasses
    That Was Unpleasant: Kill 25 shugguraths
    Space Dead: Kill 25 scav outlaws
    Die, Moon Jerks: Kill 75 scavs
    It Wasn't Yours, Anyway: Kill 1 scav jet fighter
    The One That Says B.A.M.F: Kill 10 scav badasses
    Exterminator: Kill 25 rathyds
    Gift That Keeps Giving: Kill 1 Swagman
    Big Game Hunt: Kill 25 kraggons
    Slayer of Titans: Kill 1 kraggon badass
    Dose of Death: Kill 10 enemies infected with space hurps
    Not So Tough Now: Kill 25 Eridian Guardians
    More Where That Came From: Kill 2 Eridian Guardian bosses
    No Suit For You!: Kill 10 Lost Legion powersuits
    Get Some!: Kill 50 Lost Legion Infantry
    Crash & Burn: Destroy 1 Lost Legion jet fighter
    Kiss My Badass: Kill 5 Lost Legion badasses

    Elemental
    Some Like it Hot: Deal 5000 damage with incendiary DoT effects
    Watt's Up?: Deal 5000 damage with shock DoT effects
    Frost Bite: Deal 5000 damage with cryo DoT effects
    Out with a Bang: Kill 20 enemies with explosive damage
    Toxic Takedown: Kill 20 enemies with corrosive damage
    Way of the Enkindling: Light 25 enemies on fire
    Chemical Burn: Deal 2500 damage with corrosive DoT effects

    Loot
    Aaaaaand OPEN!: Open 10 treasure chests
    Rare as Rocking Horse...: Loot or purchase 5 blue items
    A Chunk of Purest Green: Loot or purchase 25 green items
    Day for Every Occasion: Pick up or purchase 10 weapons
    Scrounging Around: Open 50 lootable crates, lockers, and other objects
    Purple Haze: Loot or purchase 3 purple items
    The Happiest Color: Loot or purchase 1 orange item
    Junkyard Dog: Loot or purchase 50 white items

    Money and Trading
    Impulse Shopper: Buy 1 Item of the Day
    Pawn Broker: Sell 50 items to vending machines
    Mr. Money Pits: Collect 5000 dollars from cash drops
    Mom Would Be Proud: Save 10000 dollars
    Trade Negotiations: Trade 1 time with another player
    Over the Moon: Purchase 25 items with Moonstones

    Vehicle
    Fender Bender: Kill 5 enemies by ramming them with a vehicle
    Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: Kill 10 enemies with a turret or vehicle-mounted weapon
    Splat 'n' Slide: Kill 1 enemy by power-sliding over it in a vehicle
    Road Warrior: Kill 5 enemies while in a vehicle
    Pancakes for Breakfast: Kill 1 enemy with a Stingray slam

    Health and Recovery
    Soup's Up: Get 1 second wind by killing an enemy with a corrosive DoT
    Had a Bit of a Shocker: Get 1 second wind by killing an enemy with a shock DoT
    There Can Be Only... Me: Get 1 second wind by killing a badass enemy
    Doctor Feels Good: Recover 1000 health
    Better You Than Me: Get 10 second winds by killing an ememy
    Up Unt at Zem: Revive a co-op partner 5 times
    The Phoenix: Get 1 second wind by killing an enemy with a burn DoT
    Rollin' the Ice: Get 1 second wind by shattering a frozen enemy

    Grenades
    Big MIRV: Kill 10 enemies with MIRV grenades
    Sprayowee: Kill 25 enemies with Area-of-Effect grenades
    Home Nade Cookin': Kill 10 enemies with grenades
    Betty Boom: Kill 10 enemies with Bouncing Betty grenades
    Pass the Chianti: Kill 10 enemies with Transfusion grenades
    See Ya on the Other Side: Kill 10 enemies with singularity grenades

    Shields
    Nova Say Die: Kill 5 enemies with a Nova shield
    Amplitude Killuation: Kill 5 enemies while buffed by an Amplify shield
    That'll Learn Ya: Kill 5 enemies with reflected damage from a Spike Shield
    Wet Work: Kill 5 enemies while buffed by a Maylay shield
    Ammo Eater: Absorb enemy ammo 20 times with an Absorption shield

    Rocket Launcher
    Missile Magnet: Kill 5 enemies with direct hits from rocket launchers
    Punker Buster: Kill 5 shielded enemies with one rocket each
    Get a Rocket Up Ya: Kill 10 enemies with rocket launchers
    Hand of God: Kill 25 enemies from long range with rocket launchers
    Magic Missile: Get 2 second winds with rocket launchers
    Collateral Damage: Kill 5 enemies with rocket launcher splash damage
    Note: You must complete level 5 in Collateral Damage to "discover" Missile Magnet!

    Sniper Rifle
    Critical Reception: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using sniper rifles
    Windage Adjustment: Get 2 second winds with sniper rifles
    Sharp Shooter: Kill 20 enemies with sniper rifles
    Penetrating Wound: Kill 5 shielded enemies with one shot using sniper rifles
    Melon Splitter: Get 25 critical hits with sniper rifles
    Ol' Skool: Kill 5 enemies with sniper rifles without using the scope/ironsights
    Clean and Simple: Kill 5 unaware enemies with sniper rifles

    Assault Rifle
    Assault with a Deadly Weapon: Kill 25 enemies with assault rifles
    Assaulty Dog: Get 5 second winds with assault rifles
    Hot Lead Injection: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using assault rifles
    Crouch Potato: Kill 25 enemies with assault rifles while crouched
    Aim to Please: Get 25 critical hits with assault rifles

    Laser
    Battle Star: Kill 10 flying enemies with laser weapons while in the air
    Aggressive Lasik: Get 25 critical hits with lasers
    Light 'em Up: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using laser weapons
    I See the Light: Get 2 second winds with laser weapons
    Pew Pew: Kill 25 enemies with laser weapons

    SMG
    Bring the Pain: Get 25 critical hits with SMGs
    Dinky Death Dealer: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using SMGs
    And Stay Down!: Get 2 second winds with SMGs
    Nice Spray Job: Kill 25 enemies with SMGs

    Shotgun
    Shotgunning the Breeze: Get 2 second winds with shotguns
    Hello Uncle Buckshot: Get 50 critical hits with shotguns
    Take It All: Kill 10 enemies from point-blank range with shotguns
    NOTE: You must complete level 5 in Take It All to "discover" Over Achiever!
    Boomstick Boogie: Kill 25 enemies with shotguns
    Over Achiever: Kill 10 enemies from long range with shotguns
    Shotty Workmanship: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using shotguns

    Pistol
    Trigger Happy: Kill 25 enemies with pistols
    Pistoleer: Get 25 critical hits with pistols
    Magnum Maestro: Kill 10 enemies with critical hits using pistols
    Gunslinger: Kill 10 enemies shortly after entering ironsights with a pistol
    Pistol Whipped: Get 2 second winds with pistols

    Melee
    Martial Marshal: Kill 25 enemies with melee attacks
    Captain Cutty: Kill 20 enemies with melee attacks using bladed guns

    General Combat
    Projectile Proliferation: Fire 5000 rounds
    Barrel of Laughs: Kill 10 enemies with stationary barrels
    One Man's Trash: Deal 5000 damage with Tediore reloads
    Throw Me the Money: Kill 5 enemies with Tediore reloads
    Comet Crash: Shatter 5 frozen enemies with falling damage
    Ice to Meet You: Shatter 20 frozen enemies with weapons
    Last Gasp: Kill 10 enemies by asphyxiation
    Day of the Dead: Kill 250 enemies during the day
    Executioner: Kill 20 enemies with critical hits
    Action Hero: Kill 25 enemies using your Action Skill
    Having Trouble Breathing?: Shatter 25 enemy oxygen masks
    Dark Sider: Kill 25 enemies at night

    Miscellaneous
    Little on the Side: Complete 10 side missions
    The Duelist: Win 1 duel
    OC/DC: Complete 5 optional mission objectives
    We Have a Contender: Complete 5 challenges

    Specific advice

    For Grinders: I found these to be the most annoying challenges to complete. You need tons of white, green, and blue weapons to grind. You also need tons of Moonstones for Moonstone grinds and to help get Luneshine weapons.

    I ended up exploiting a glitch and the save system to get enough resources to complete these challenges.

    For getting enough weapons, I first collected four grindable sets. I had three blue pistols, three green pistols, three green lasers, and three white lasers. I gave these 12 weapons to a level 1 character on a second profile. I then copied that character from my HDD to a memory unit and to a USB flash drive. Next, I'd load a split screen game with my main character and one of the copies of the character from the second profile. I'd drop all the weapons, then bring in the other copied character and drop the weapons again. I'd then grind all those weapons with my main character. Then I'd dashboard, re-copy the character from the HDD to the memory units, and repeat the process. It was a little time consuming but the quickest method I could come up with. I probably could have sped up the process if I got some moonstones on the second profile character to expand his backpack so that he could hold more than 12 weapons.

    For Vehicles:
    Splat 'n' Slide: Kill 1 enemy by power-sliding over it in a vehicle
    -This one was annoying. You power-slide in a vehicle with RB. You have to be moving somewhat sideways as you run over the enemy for it to count.

    Unconfirmed But EASIEST Solution for Xbox One
    The below portion of the guide in quotes is adapted from the solution by Gryffic Anubis, from the Borderlands 2 Guide.
    "The above solution is great for those starting the game over again but for those of you who want to pop this achievement with a character that has completed the above list, an easier method is to just complete the next level of any random challenge that takes your fancy and pop achievement."
    Although I can't confirm this works for the Xbox One version of Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel, I just used it last night to unlock the equivalent achievement for Borderlands 2 Xbox One version. I simply took my uploaded character that I completed all challenges with on the Xbox 360, and completed Level 2 Revives with pistols. Logic would indicate it would work for Pre-Sequel too, therefore making this the EASIEST solution.

    Confirmed XBOX One Solution by Lambstein

    If you are starting Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on the Xbox One from scratch, with no game save crossover from the Xbox 360, then all the information you need is above.

    This portion of the guide is SPECIFICALLY for those individuals who fit these 3 criteria:
    1. You own and have played Borderlands The Pre-Sequel for the Xbox 360
    2. You have NOT achieved the Challenger achievement for the 360
    3. You still need the Challenger achievement for the One

    The following idea and steps will work, and could potentially save you HOURS, if you fit the above criteria.

    So, here is how I unlocked the Challenger (Xbox One version) in less than one minute after uploading a character:
    1. Complete all level 1 challenges EXCEPT for 1 on the Xbox 360 version (For me, it was getting 749 out of 750 on Take It All. 750 unlocks the undiscovered shotgun challenge, Over Achiever.)
    2. Upload this character using cloud saves, like you normally would for use on the Xbox One.
    3. Go to the Xbox One, download the newly uploaded character, I selected the Save As New option.
    4. Continue the character's progress (at the main menu of the game in the Xbox One, select "Continue").
    5. Complete the last bit of challenge. (For me, it was shooting one more enemy up close with a Torgue shotgun)
    6. Challenge completed, Achievement unlocked. (In my scenario, I automatically earned 50 Bad Ass rank for completing Take It All level 5 going from 749 to 750 up-close kills, and then I also unlocked and then completed several levels of Over Achiever. The game has been recording your "undiscovered" challenge progress even if it hasn't been visibly tracked.)

    I know this solution is a little late, but I thought I might be able to help some people. I know that by getting my Xbox 360 character to the brink of the achievement, and then transferring it over to the One, I saved many hours of needless repetition.
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    JPVanguardHeres a great method to get all Moonstone Grinds and Luneshine Weapons:
    Need 2 Controllers
    1.) You need 2 accounts; 1 with the ones you need the challenges and 1 with a level 1 character
    2.) Sign in with the first account with the first controller and start up the game
    3.) Perform the duplication glitch with the level 1 account. *since the weapons you start off with have no level cap, they cost 0 moonstones to grind.
    4.) Fill up your bag with weapons and start moonstone grinding.
    I found that I got luneshine weapons way quicker this method :)

    note: this is the glitch from Fatal Orion
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQ7B3flBqM&t=117s
    Posted by JPVanguard on 15 Jul 17 at 23:06
    PopCountryDoes this include the finding the vault symbols and those special requirements of killing a certain enemy (Dead lift without using jump pads) or was it just included with the list above?
    Posted by PopCountry on 19 Jun 19 at 07:09
    LambsteinMadison Haz, to be honest, I don't know. My gut tells me no. It's been a while. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. :)
    Posted by Lambstein on 06 Jul 19 at 00:59
  • Ack 4ttackAck 4ttack
    24 May 2015 22 May 2015
    This is for the grinder section:

    I did this solo but can be done easier in co-op

    First of all you need a high level character(I was level 61) with 100 moonstone and a low level character (when they first enter Concordia and have access to the weapons locker)

    Now load your high level character and place 4 weapons of high value into the weapons Locker.Now save and quit and switch to your low level character(mine was nisha level 6). Take out the the high level weapons and sell them and you'll now have enough money.Next buy at least 4 white weapons(the levels will vary from 3-6 in most cases) now place them in the weapons locker save and quit.

    Switch back to your high level character,take out the low level weapons and now bring them to the grinder and now when you do the moonstone grind it will cost between 3-5 moonstone (depending on the weapon level)

    I found this easy to do as all I had left for the challenges was the moonstone grinds. Hope this helps
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