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Slaughterhouse 3 achievement in Borderlands 3

Slaughterhouse 3

Complete all the Circles of Slaughter.

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How to unlock the Slaughterhouse 3 achievement

  • RuneSlayer4421RuneSlayer4421
    15 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019 29 Sep 2019
    There are three Circles of Slaughter that need to be completed. They can be found on Pandora, Promethea and Nekrotafeyo.

    Pandora's is "The Slaughter Shaft" and the entrance can be found in Konrad's Hold.

    Promethea's is the "Cistern of Slaughter" and the entrance can be found in Meridian Metroplex.

    Nekrotafeyo's is "Slaughterstar 3000" and the entrance can be found in Desolation's Edge. This one is different than the rest, as you will need to go back to Sanctuary and discover a new planet.

    Here's screenshots showing the locations of all 3 entrances. https://imgur.com/gallery/gouYRgA

    If you find you are struggling, you can go into your settings and put the difficulty down to easier to help you beat the circles of slaughter.

    Edit: If you're going to leave a negative, let me know why. I get that the slaughter's are a buggy mess. However, if there is something that you feel is missing from the solution, let me know what it is.

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    LaTrickster2did they every fix it? this game made it so side quests rounded to your level, making the circle of slaughter missions impossible solo. not sure why they made this choice, it something was too hard in borderlands 1 PS or 2 then id come back later at a higher level, rounding to you level makes zero sense and kills the game.
    Posted by LaTrickster2 on 16 Feb 23 at 13:33
    I Like DrinkinI'm beginning to see the frustration. I had no issues (technical issues, that is), with Cistern and Slaughter shaft. Now, in SS 3000, wave 4, some enemy is glitched into the wall, and now I'm stuck.
    BTW, great tip on getting the M10 Hail. I've been using Crit, since I almost never need to reload, but I probably would've failed at least once already lol

    EDIT: Finished it, but there was someone called Blue Fire I could "target" but he wasn't even visible on the map as a red dot/skull. The round still completed though. weird.
    Posted by I Like Drinkin on 05 Apr 23 at 02:51
    Don NielsonWhat a crap game this is. This is the third achievement that isn't unlocking, because somehow Slaughterstar 3000 doesn't register.
    Posted by Don Nielson on 28 Jun 23 at 18:29
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  • AShotOfAwesomeAShotOfAwesome
    24 Sep 2019 04 Oct 2019
    I had some issues with the circles. So i put some tips below on beating them. It took me a few days and a few tries (especially with Slaughterstar 3000) but i was able to beat them all with Zane (no specific ability build) and 2 of them solo.

    The Slaughter Shaft: (Solo)

    - This is by far the easiest of the slaughters and i rolled with a decent smg with fire damage. Nothing too specific. I believe i beat this only dying once or twice
    - All enemies are human or with shields so a fire weapon helps a ton when dealing with enemies
    - Try to kill the BA Tinks before they place down their turrets, it makes life a lot easier

    The Cistern of Slaughter: (Co-op)

    - This is the only slaughter where downed teammates can respawn and join back in the fight. Therefore it's really simple to beat with multiple people (It's common that people will farm cash and legendary weapons here for this reason).
    - The rounds seemed a lot longer with this slaughter. Some rounds honestly felt endless. Just keep an eye on your teammates who go down. This will take the longest time to beat of the 3 slaughters, but you get tons of blue and purple loot from BA enemies.
    - The rakks were a pain to take down. I noticed Moze's special was great at taking them down but it will take awhile to kill them as they move quickly around the map.
    - Leave the rakks till the end of the round. Focus on the ground enemies
    -Fire weapons help a ton.

    The Slaughterstar 3000: (Solo)

    - This is the hardest of the slaughters and i was surprised i did this solo. I didn't have a specific skill build. I just used the drone for some extra damage and the digi-clone as a decoy to take some of the fire away from me. There are many op builds on youtube and many of them help a ton post-game.
    - The gun that helped a lot with this run was the One Pump Chump (watch a video on where to find it). It will 1 critical shot any small enemy and will take 3 critical shots to kill heavies.
    - KEEP MOVING!!! Staying in one spot will be the death of you in the middle rounds
    - Powerhouse heavies are the bane of your existence and killing them quickly is your main priority. They will deplete your shields and down you in seconds if you're not careful.
    - I did not use The Transformer shield for my run but it can help if you find it. In this case keep
    powerhouse heavies alive as they will replenish your shields.
    - Sometimes small enemy drones will shield or buff enemies (you'll see little drones shooting blue beams). Take these out as some enemies will be hard to kill otherwise.
    - The big robots in the end are fairly easy to kill. Just keep running from their rockets and running back and forth from one side of the map to the other while peppering their crit spots
    - Use a jakobs rifle or smg as the one pump chump isn't really that accurate.

    I really hope their is a patch that makes this easier in the future, but for now these tips seem to work.
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    WhiskeyCharlieI have to agree with your opinion about SS3000, that one was a royal pain in the A$$. Though I had the most fun playing through the Slaughter Shaft, even with a few deaths. I completed all Circle of Slaughters solo.
    Posted by WhiskeyCharlie on 15 Oct 19 at 10:15
    psybOltOnNice tips, but you should add the locations as well, so it would be a complete solution. +1 from me.
    Posted by psybOltOn on 14 Nov 20 at 17:34
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