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Major Kong
Updated: Sep 05, 2023
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3
Major Kong

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  • Content
    Psycho Krieg
  • Weapon Type
    Launcher
  • Rarity
    Legendary
  • Manufacturer
    COV
  • Elements
    Non-Elemental
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Cryo
    Radiation

Major Kong
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Major Kong (Launcher-BL3)
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About
Variants
Parts
Changelog

Major Kong - About

The Legendary Launcher Major Kong is manufactured by COV and comes from the Borderlands 3 Psycho Krieg - DLC.

Major Kong - unique Ability

Charge up the weapon for increased damage, but with increased ammo cost.

Shoots giant shotgun shells in an unpredictable trajectory that explode on enemy impact or stick to the impact area for 2 sec.
On explosion, it spawns additional homing shotgun shells for each nearby enemy.
All Shotgun Shells deal [weapon element] Splash Damage on explosion.

Major Kong - Variants

  • Elements
    Non-Elemental
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Cryo
    Radiation
  • Listed Projectiles
    1 | 2
  • Shot Cost
    2 | 3
  • Splash Radius
    300 | 360 | 432 | 518
  • Weapon Parts
    variants
    fixed parts
  • Anointment
    possible
    none
  • Splash Anoints
    possible
    none

Major Kong - Launcher 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 Accessory0-2

  • Barrel_2B+10% Damage
    +80% Melee Damage
  • Barrel_2C+20% Splash Radius

Grip

  • Grip_1+10% Accuracy
    +5% Fire Rate
  • Grip_2+20% Splash Radius
    -15% Heat per Shot
  • Grip_3+5% Damage

Starter

  • Starter_1+10% Fire Rate
  • Starter_2-25% Heat per Shot
  • Starter_3+10% Damage

Stock

  • Tail_1+20% Accuracy
  • Tail_2-15% Vertical Recoil
    +5% Damage
  • Tail_32× Projectiles
    +1 Shot Cost
    +75% Heat per Shot
  • Tail_4+5% Fire Rate
  • Tail_5+20% Splash Radius
    -15% Heat per Shot
  • Tail_6+10% Status Damage
    +10% Status Chance

Engine

  • Engine_1-15% Heat per Shot
  • Engine_2+5% Fire Rate
  • Engine_3+5% Damage

Scope

  • Scope_12.2x Zoom
  • Scope_21.5x Zoom
  • Scope_33.3x Zoom

Element0-1

  • Fire8.2%-20% Damage
  • Shock8.2%-20% Damage
  • Corrosive8.2%-20% Damage
  • Cryo8.2%-15% Damage
  • Radiation8.2%-25% Damage

Major Kong - Changelog

Major Kong
How to Farm

Major Kong
Assigned Loot Pool

Major Kong
Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drop

Dedicated Drops are weapons that only drop from its dedicated sources.
Unlike World Drops who can drop almost everywhere at a small chance.

Major Kong
Drop Rates

  • Psychoreaver
    15%
The number next to the Source notes Loot Luck.

Wonderlands
Loot Luck Formula

P% =
1.2L0.27 × 100
1.2L0.27 + 100

P = Dedicated Loot Pool Chance
L = Loot Luck

Major Kong
Grinder Recipe

This recipe requires 1+ DLC-Legendary!
LauncherLauncherAny Legendary WeaponplusAny Legendary WeaponLauncherplusAny Legendary WeaponAny Uncommon WeaponequalsLauncherLauncherEpic 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.

Major Kong
Dedicated Sources

Psychoreaver

Psychoreaver

Vaulthalla
Boss