Grenades are one of the weapon types that are at your disposal in Borderlands 3. These explosive devices can be thrown in various ways and can have multiple attributes that affect how they work.
There is a limited number of grenades that you can carry. This number can be expanded by purchasing Storage Deck Upgrades at Marcus Munitions aboard Sanctuary 3.
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Grenade Rarities + Modules
Grenade Mods can come in various rarities, the rarer a mod is the more modules it can roll with. Each module impacts the name of the grenade mod adding different prefixes.
| Rarity | Color | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Common | White | 1 Delivery Mechanism |
| Uncommon | Green | 1 Delivery Mechanism + 1 Payload Augments |
| Rare | Blue | 1 Delivery Mechanism + 2 Payload Augments |
| Epic | Purple | 1 Delivery Mechanism + 3 Payload Augments |
| Legendary | Orange | 1 Delivery Mechanism + Special Legendary Effect |
Grenade Delivery Mechanism
There are various delivery modules for Grenades. These impact how the item is thrown. Every grenade mod spawns with 1 delivery mechanism
| Module | Manufacturer | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Exploder | Torgue | The grenade is classicly thrown in an arc in the direction you are aiming and explodes when impacting an enemy. |
| Homing | Atlas | The grenade flies toward a nearby enemy. |
| Impact | Vladof | The grenade is classicly thrown in an arc in the direction you are aiming and immediately explodes when it makes contact |
| Lobbed | Tediore | The grenade is classicly thrown in an arc in the direction you are aiming but doesn’t explode on direct impact. |
| Longbow | Hyperion | The grenade will teleport to the point you are aiming at. |
| Rubberized | Pangolin | The grenade will be sent forth but will make small hops as it bounces forward. Each bounce increases the explosion’s damage and radius. |
Grenade Payload Augments
Grenades can be augmented with different payloads. The higher the rarity of the Grenade Mod the more modules it can have. These payload augmenting modules can stack and work together.
| Module | Effect |
|---|---|
| Artillery | Fires bullets dealing varying damage per second. |
| Blight | Irradiates area and deals damage for 4 seconds. |
| Bouncy | Bounces and Detonates up to 3 times. |
| Chiller | Chills the area and deals damage for 4 seconds. |
| Corrupter | Fires 2 Corrosive bursts. |
| Divider | Splits into 2 Grenades in Mid-Air. |
| Elemental Damage | 20% Elemental Damage and 85% Chance increase. |
| Flamer | Fires 2 Incendiary bursts. |
| Force | Grenades cause very strong knockback. |
| Generator | Restores shields for 30% of shield damage dealt. |
| Jumping | Jumps 1 time, +10% damage per jump. |
| Large | 20% Explosion Radius increase. |
| Link | Adds 15% damage for each enemy damaged. |
| Mini MIRV | MIRVs spawn 3 more grenades. |
| MIRV | Spawns 3 MIRV grenades. |
| Money | Enemies drop some cash when damaged. |
| Nuke | Consumes up to 2 grenades, increasing damage by 50% each. |
| Rain | Launches up and fires 3 grenades down around it. If a grenade spawns with 2, then it launches 4 grenades. |
| Roider | 20% Grenade Damage increase. |
| Singularity | Pulls enemies in for 1.0 seconds. |
| Sticky | Additional 25% Damage to Stuck target. |
| Tesla | Continuously and for a short amount of time shock any enemy that enters a visible radius centered on it. |
| Transfusion | Heals for 30% of the damage dealt. |
Legendary Grenade Mods
Borderlands 3 has a lot of Legendary Grenade Mods that you can farm. Each one has its own unique legendary effect but these are the Best Legendary Grenade Mods in the game.
