Borderlands 2

75 achievements

Ultra Rare×17

Very Rare×19

Rare×13

Uncommon×18

Common×8

About Borderlands 2's achievements

Borderlands 2 has 75 Steam achievements, 17 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Painbow Connection", earned by just 1.2% of players. Across 49 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 147 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

1.2%

of players earned "Painbow Connection"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

147h

typical time to full completion

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Difficulty—

Easy → Brutal

Enjoyment—

Meh → Loved it

Grindiness—

No grind → Huge grind

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All Borderlands 2 achievements

Base game vs DLC

Achievements split by base game and each DLC (matched from PlayStation trophy groups).

Base Game0/54

Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty0/5

Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage0/3

Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt0/2

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep0/7

Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary0/4

75 achievements

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Ultra Rare1.2%

Challenge Accepted

Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single character.

Ultra Rare1.9%

Done That🧩 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt

Completed all Hammerlock's Hunt side missions.

Ultra Rare2.1%

Motorhead🧩 Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

Completed all Campaign of Carnage side missions.

Ultra Rare2.2%

Gadabout🧩 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Discovered all named locations in Oasis and the surrounding Pirate's Booty zones.

Ultra Rare2.3%

Spicy Boy🧩 Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

Defeat Haderax the Invincible.

Ultra Rare2.3%

Been There🧩 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt

Discovered all named locations in Hammerlock's Hunt.

Ultra Rare2.4%

Completionist🧩 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Completed all Pirate's Booty side missions.

Ultra Rare2.6%

Did It All

Completed all side missions.

Ultra Rare2.8%

Dang Girl You Ace At This Game🧩 Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

Won the most challenging round in Murderlin's Temple.

Ultra Rare3.4%

Decrypted!🧩 Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

Defeat the Dark Web.

Ultra Rare3.7%

World Traveler

Discovered all named locations.

Ultra Rare3.8%

Hmmmmm🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Wielded the Mysterious Amulet.

Ultra Rare3.9%

Blight Explorer🧩 Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth Cauldron.

Ultra Rare4.8%

Chocolate Chip Confirmed🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Allow Tiny Tina to arm the moonshot cannon.

Ultra Rare4.8%

So Much Blood!

Gunzerked continuously for 90 seconds.

Ultra Rare4.9%

Obsessed🧩 Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

Collected 10 pictures of Moxxi in Campaign of Carnage.

Ultra Rare5.0%

Make it Raaaaaid🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Vanquished the Ancient Dragons of Destruction.

Very Rare5.2%

Arctic Explorer

Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn Canyon.

Very Rare5.4%

3 or Bust🧩 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Complete the mission "Paradise Found".

Very Rare5.6%

Unseen Predator

Remained in Zero's Decepti0n mode for ten seconds straight.

Very Rare6.3%

It's Like That One Video

Showed thine worst enemy, the abomination known as "The Darkness", who is the nerdiest of them all.

Very Rare7.2%

Anyway, Here's "Firewall"🧩 Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

Activate the Backburner's firewall.

Very Rare7.4%

Girl's Gotta Eat🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Fed thy noble queen 3 times during one visit to her quarters.

Very Rare7.6%

Highlands Explorer

Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation Preserve.

Very Rare8.0%

Face Off🧩 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Completed the mission "The Fall of Nakayama".

Very Rare8.7%

Definitely An Italian Plumber

Killed Donkey Mong.

Very Rare8.8%

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Very Rare9.9%

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Very Rare10.0%

Keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Demonstrated your skill, or lack thereof, at rolling the magical treasure orb of many sides.

Very Rare10.5%

Decked Out

Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot.

Very Rare12.1%

Tribute To A Vault Hunter

Got an item from Michael Mamaril.

Very Rare12.1%

Explosive

Completed the mission "Long Way To The Top".

Very Rare12.9%

Treasure Hunter🧩 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Completed the mission "X Marks the Spot".

Very Rare13.1%

Goliath, Meet David

Allowed a goliath to level up four times before killing him.

Very Rare13.2%

Shorty, You So Best🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Completed thy quest by rescuing yonder queen.

Very Rare13.5%

They Was All "Hey That's Mine"🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Unsheathed 5 swords from Immortal Skeletaurs without leaving the area.

Rare15.1%

Capped Out... For Now

Reached level 50.

Rare15.7%

Phased and Confused

Phaselocked 100 enemies.

Rare16.0%

Yaaaaaay🧩 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Introduced thyself to the White Knight.

Rare16.0%

Sabre Rattler

Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turret.

Rare16.2%

Went Five Rounds

Completed Round 5 of any Circle of Slaughter.

Rare16.5%

High-Flying Hurler

Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon.

Rare16.8%

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Rare17.6%

I Totes Planned That Boss

Slew Mister Boney Pants Guy.

Rare18.1%

Urban Explorer

Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood.

Rare21.2%

Up High, Down Low

Gave Claptrap a high five.

Rare21.5%

Sugar Daddy

Tipped Moxxi $10,000.

Rare26.0%

Cute Loot

Killed a Chubby.

Rare26.1%

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Uncommon30.2%

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Uncommon30.5%

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Uncommon31.7%

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Uncommon31.8%

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Uncommon34.2%

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Uncommon35.8%

Always Improving

Reached level 25.

Uncommon37.3%

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Uncommon37.7%

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Uncommon39.3%

Bounty Hunter

Completed 20 side missions.

Uncommon43.9%

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Uncommon44.1%

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Uncommon46.1%

Token Gesture

Redeemed 25 tokens.

Uncommon46.5%

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Uncommon46.8%

Build Buster

Killed a Constructor without it ever building another bot.

Uncommon46.9%

Friendship Rules

Revived someone from "Fight for Your Life!" that is on your friends list.

Uncommon47.2%

Better Than Money

Purchased 5 items from the black market.

Uncommon49.7%

How Do I Look?

Unlocked 10 customization items.

Uncommon49.8%

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Common52.2%

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Common59.0%

Better Than You Were

Reached level 10.

Common63.0%

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Common63.6%

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Common66.1%

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Common71.6%

Not Quite Dead

Reached level 5.

Common79.4%

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Common89.6%