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Borderlands 4 How to Unlock the Legendary Linebacker Shotgun

Weapons
Legendary Loot
By Mobalytics
Updated on Sep 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025

Overview

Linebacker has a rather amusing design. If its projectiles come into contact with terrain, they will continue to bounce, causing an explosion each time.

Further bounces will increase the radius of the explosion, allowing for some creative opportunities to arise under the right circumstances.

borderlands 4 linebacker shotgun

How to Unlock

Unlock Location:

  • Progress in the campaign until you unlock the Cuspid Climb area within Terminus Range.
  • Complete the relevant story missions to access Lambent Mine.

borderlands 4 lambent mines location

Farm Method:

  • Defeat Skyspanner Kratch, who can drop Linebacker in addition to Hellfire.
  • Reset the fight with the Encore Machine in Lambent Mine.
  • Farm until Linebacker drops, as both legendaries share the same source.

borderlands 4 skyspanner kratch location

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