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Guardian
Updated: Nov 30, 2023
Borderlands 1

Borderlands 1
Guardian

Hold your ground... Forever.
  • Content
    Base Game
  • Weapon Type
    Assault Rifle
  • Rarity
    Legendary
  • Manufacturer
    Tediore
  • Elements
    Non-Elemental
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Explosive

Guardian
All Details

God Roll
Guardian (AR-BL1)
Copy Guardian Code

Guardian - About

The Legendary Assault Rifle Guardian is manufactured by Tediore and comes from the Borderlands 1 Base Game.

Guardian - unique Ability

The Guardian is a Semi-Auto or 3-Round Burst or Semi-Auto Assault Rifle with increased Damage, Element Level.
Additionally, the Guardian has +5 Ammo Regen/s.

Guardian - Variants

  • Elements
    Non-Elemental
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Explosive
  • Listed Projectiles
  • Shot Cost
  • Splash Radius
  • Weapon Parts
    variants
    fixed parts
  • possible
    none
  • Splash Anoints
    possible
    none

Guardian - Assault Rifle 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.

Barrel

  • Barrel_1-4% Damage
  • Barrel_3+10% Damage
    +30% Accuracy
    -50% Spread
    +1 Element Level
  • Barrel_4+30% Damage
    -10% Max Inaccuracy
    +40% Max Accuracy
    -30% Spread
    +35% Recoil
  • Barrel_5+15% Damage
    -40% Max Inaccuracy
    +150% Max Accuracy
    -50% Recoil
    -130% Spread

Magazine

  • Mag_1
  • Pounder+52% Damage
    +40% Reload Speed
    -67% Fire Rate
    -6 Mag Size
    -2 Burst Count
  • Mag_3+6 Mag Size
    -30% Reload Speed
    -10% Equip Speed

Stock

  • Stock None-20% Max Inaccuracy
    +100% Recoil Recovery
    +30% Reload Speed
    +40% Swap Speed
    -50% Max Accuracy
    +40% Recoil
  • Stock_1-30% Max Inaccuracy
    +20% Recoil Recovery
    -30% Recoil
    +20% Swap Speed
  • Stock_3+70% Accuracy
    +40% Recoil Recovery
    -60% Recoil
  • Stock_4+100% Accuracy
    +60% Recoil Recovery
    -120% Recoil
    -20% Reload Speed
    -20% Swap Speed
  • Stock_5+140% Accuracy
    +80% Recoil Recovery
    -150% Recoil

Sight

  • Sight_12.5x Zoom-35% Spread (aiming)
  • Sight_23.0x Zoom-20% Spread (aiming)
  • Sight_33.5x Zoom-30% Spread (aiming)
    +1 Element Level
  • Sight_45.3x Zoom-50% Spread (aiming)
  • Sight_57.1x Zoom-70% Spread (aiming)

Accessory0-1

  • Intense+50% Crit Damage
    +40% Accuracy
    -15% Spread
    +2 Element Level
  • Deathly+20% Damage
    -25% Recoil
    -25% Recoil Recovery
  • Fire+6 Element Level
    -40% Damage
  • Shock+6 Element Level
    -40% Damage
  • Corrosive+6 Element Level
    -40% Damage
  • Explosive+6 Element Level
    -40% Damage

Material

  • Tediore_1+70% Reload Speed
    -20% Damage
    +35% Spread
  • Tediore_2+85% Reload Speed
    -10% Damage
    +25% Spread
  • Tediore_3+100% Reload Speed
    -5% Damage
    +15% Spread

Guardian - Changelog

Guardian
How to Farm

Guardian
Assigned Loot Pool

Guardian
World Drop (BL1)

World Drop

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 1 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source, like Bosses, regular enemies, red-chests, white-chests, and vending machines.
With 53 unique weapons in the World Drop pool, getting 1 specific weapon is difficult.

Awesome Level

Each Loot Sources has an Awesome Level that determines a rarity's weighting in the World Drop pool.
The higher the Awesome Level the higher is the weighting of Rare, Epic, and Legendary loot.
The drop rates for legendaries range from <1% to 5.6% depending on the Loot Source's Awesome Level.

Lilith's Catalyst and Mordecai's Scavenger Class Mod can increase the Team's Awesome Level by an insignificant amount. But it's notable for low Awesome Level Sources like chests and generic enemies.
Best Loot Sources are:

Guardian
Drop Rates

The number next to the Source notes Loot Luck.

Wonderlands
Loot Luck Formula

P%=1.2L0.27×1001.2L0.27+100

P = Dedicated Loot Pool Chance
L = Loot Luck

Guardian
Grinder Recipe

This recipe requires 1+ DLC-Legendary!
Assault RifleAssault RifleAny Legendary WeaponplusAny Legendary WeaponAssault RifleplusAny Legendary WeaponAny Uncommon WeaponequalsAssault RifleAssault RifleEpic or Legendary PistolEpic or Legendary Shotgun
The Grinder⚙️ recipe for the displayed chances.
Consoles may have a better recipe that's the best on PC.

Guardian
Dedicated Sources