If you have the Minimap Legendaries setting enabled in the options (under Gameplay) then Legendary weapons will be highlighted by a star on your minimap, making them even easier to spot.
This Red Text is usually a bit of flavour text that can give you an insight into the gun’s name, origin, or unique effects.
You’ll know Legendary weapons from their Gold colour and the Red Text in their description.
Legendary weapons in Borderlands 3 are unique and rarely dropped weapons with special traits and attributes that you won’t find on any other gun in the game.
So I’ve condensed down the need-to-know basics as much as possible below: Now, I’m not going to assume everyone reading this knows all about Borderlands 3 Legendary weapons already – but at the same time I know most of you just want to get to the lists. Middle-mouse click on the above (extremely useful) cheat sheet to find out more about weapons in general! This guide is an offshoot of our main Borderlands 3 weapons guide.