Updated: Sep 05, 2023

Borderlands 3
Beacon

This little light of mine...

Content
Bounty of Blood
Weapon Type
Pistol
Rarity
Legendary
Manufacturer
Maliwan
Elements

Beacon
All Details

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Beacon - About

The Legendary Pistol Beacon is manufactured by Maliwan and comes from the Borderlands 3 Bounty of Blood - DLC.

Beacon - unique Ability

Shoots energy orbs that deal [weapon element] Splash Damage.

After reload:
Releases [weapon element] Nova that deals Splash Damage.
Nova deals more damage the fewer bullets were left in the magazine.

Beacon - Variants

Elements
Listed Projectiles
1 | 2
Shot Cost
1 | 2
Splash Radius
60 | 72
Weapon Parts
variants
fixed parts
Anointment
possible
none
Splash Anoints
possible
none

Beacon - Pistol Parts

Weapons usually get one part per group, but sometimes multiple or none. Numbers in the top-right indicate the range of parts a group can have.
Parts usually have equal drop chances, or it's indicated nearby.

Body

Body_1+10% Damage
Body_2+20% Charge Speed
-20% Sway
Body_3+10% Fire Rate

Barrel Accessory^2-3

Barrel_3A^83.3%+15% Status Chance
Barrel_3B^83.3%+20% Charge Speed
-20% Sway
Barrel_3C^83.3%+10% Status Damage
-15% Damage

Grip

Grip_1+10% Charge Speed
-20% Accuracy Bloom
Grip_2-15% Vertical Recoil
+5% Reload Speed
Grip_3-30% Sway
+10% Mag Size
-10% Accuracy
-5% Damage
Grip_4-30% Sway
+5% Damage
Grip_5+20% Accuracy
+5% Fire Rate

Hammer

Hammer_1^22.2%+10% Fire Rate
Hammer_2^22.2%+10% Damage
Hammer_3^22.2%+20% Splash Radius
+15% Accuracy
Hammer_4^22.2%+10% Status Damage
+15% Status Chance
Hammer_5^11.1%+1 Projectile
+1 Shot Cost
-30% Damage
+25% Accuracy Bloom
-10% Accuracy

Magazine

Mag_1_{Mag Size: 20
Reload: 1.6s}+10% Damage
-25% Vertical Recoil
Mag_2_{Mag Size: 28
Reload: 2.3s}+10% Status Damage
Mag_3_{Mag Size: 40
Reload: 2.3s}+10% Reload Speed
-10% Damage

Scope^0-1

Scope_1^28.6%_{1.5x Zoom}
Scope_2^28.6%_{2.9x Zoom}
Scope_3^28.6%_{2.2x Zoom}

Element

Fire
Shock
Corrosive
Cryo
Radiation

Beacon - Changelog

Beacon
How to Farm

Beacon
Assigned Loot Pool

Beacon
World Drop (BL3 - DLC 3)

DLC 3 - World Drop

Bounty of Blood - World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source, within the Bounty of Blood DLC, in addition to their dedicated sources.
There are 18 weapons in the Bounty of Blood - World Drop pool, so for farming a specific weapon it's best to seek out its dedicated Source.
If you still want to test your luck, you should equip a Shlooter Artifact or All-in Shield to increase your Legendary World Drop Chances.

Suitable Loot Sources within the DLC: