Borderlands 4 (BL4): Boss Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

In Borderlands 4, Bosses are major, named enemy encounters you'll have to defeat during the campaign. Defeating them is mandatory to progress the story, unlock new regions on the planet Kairos, and access high-tier loot.


Beyond the initial challenge, these fights are the cornerstone of the endgame loop, as every boss has a dedicated loot pool containing specific Legendary Weapons, Class Mods, and Artifacts that cannot be found anywhere else.


For example, the early-game boss Splashzone is the only source for the Lead Balloon shotgun and Firewerks shield, while the mid-game boss Horace is farmed specifically for the Aegon’s Dream assault rifle and Lucky Clover artifact.


While you are traveling between the Fadefields and Dominion to farm these heavy hitters, you will naturally cross paths with other collectibles.


Here is everything you need to know about boss farming in Borderlands 4:


  • Moxxi’s Big Encore: You no longer need to "save-quit" to farm. After defeating a boss, look for Moxxi’s Big Encore Station outside the arena. You can pay cash (or Eridium for "True" versions) to instantly respawn the boss.
  • Loot Scaling: All boss loot scales with your current level, making it viable to return to early bosses like Idolator Sol once you hit the level cap.


Finding the entrance to side-boss lairs like the Ripper Drill Sites can be tricky. We recommend using our Borderlands 4 interactive maps to find the exact spawn points and fast-travel stations.


The following list reveals the locations of all Bosses in Borderlands 4, alongside their possible drops and the spawn locations you can access via the links leading to our maps.

Name Details
Callis, the Ripper QueenMoon-Called Throne

Found in the large open area at the end of Moon-Called Throne.


Possible Drops:

  • Rusted Socialized Vyudazy Sniper Rifle
  • Rogue Durendal Shotgun
Idolator SolFortress Indomita

Found in the middle of an open area.


Possible Drops:

  • Turtle Tolling Regulus Energy Shield
  • Swollen Deep Seat Heavy Weapon Ordnance
  • Anisotropic Ephemeris
Primordial Guardian RadixVault of Radix

Found in a large open area in the Vault of Radix.


Possible Drops:

  • Shielded Teen Witch Legendary Siren Class Mod
  • Vampiric Stable Throwing Knife Grenade Ordnance
  • Maintained Whispering Rougarou Assault Rifle
  • Gripping Crank Shotgun
  • Dripping Daemon Sniper Rifle
  • Blasting Fast-Handed Haute Shot
Primordial Guardian InceptusVault of Inceptus

Found in a large open area in the Vault of Inceptus.


Possible Drops:

  • Shattering Prestidigital Uptick Enhancement
  • Revelling Performative Crank Shotgun
  • Reforged Mutinous Daemon Sniper Rifle
  • Guided Heft Inheritor Enhancement
  • Mega Grounding Pocket Doc Repkit
  • Cratering Fast-Handed Ramshackler Enhancement
  • Mini Nova Stiff Laminate Armor Shield
  • Mega Reinforcing Sobirat Repkit
Primordial Guardian OrigoVault of Origo

Found in the large open area in the Vault of Origo.


Possible Drops:

  • Tapped Spec-Tec Assault Rifle
  • Large Fast-Acting Stim Repkit
  • Domino Establishing Vyudazy Sniper Rifle
  • Regulated Piktun Sniper Rifle
  • Hungry Scornful Weldwyrm Shotgun
  • Guided Prestidigital Value Mag Enhancement
Warden ScatheWelcome Center

Found floating in the open.

Moon-Maddened CallisElpis Orbital Shatterfield

Found in the open.

AxemaulCarcadia District

Found inside The Toil of Spoiling Vis. You must defeat it to complete the activity.


Possible Drops:

  • Hyperventilating Nullsaint Sniper Rifle
  • Vampiric Stable Seeker Grenade Ordnance
  • Amassing Flewdy Submachine Gun
  • Holographic Radiance Siren Class mod
Vile PrototypeWindspear

Found in the room with the red displays.


Possible Drops:

  • Sudden Looming Xiuhcoatls Sniper Rifle
  • Alacritous Messy Hoarder Enhancement
  • Thrown Salon-Quality Pocketshot Pistol
  • Nova Generous Scar Energy Shield
Vile LictorUmbral Foundry

Found in the open area after using the jump pad.


Possible Drops:

  • Socialized Vyudazy Sniper Rifle
  • Looming Dullahan Shotgun
Vile Ted & ExperimentsTerminus District

Found in the middle of the room.

The TimekeeperUpper Dominion

Found in the open.


Possible Drops:

  • Maintained Whispering Inkanyamba Sniper Rifle
  • Bombarding Brutal Trick Shot Enhancement
  • Launched Double-Creme Assaultomatic Assault Riffle
  • Ambushing Xiuhcoatl Sniper Rifle
VoraxisCoastal Bonescape

Found in the large, open area in Timid Kyle's Neglected Opening Abandoned Auger Mine.


Possible Drops:

  • Spiked Emollient Domy Armor Shield
  • Ambushing Muki Pistol
The BackhiveDissected Plateau

Found in the large, open area of The Claim Abandoned Auger Mine. You must defeat it to complete the activity.


Possible Drops:

  • Pinpoint Relaxed Cindershelly Energy Shield
  • Watching Rougarou Assault Rifle
  • Synchonized Bonn-91 Pistol
Skull OrchidGrindstone of the Worthy

Found in the large, open area inside the Embossed Fault Abandoned Auger Mine. You must defeat it to complete the activity.


Possible Drops:

  • State Flewdy Submachine Gun
  • Uttered Lemma Pistol
SplashzoneCoastal Bonescape

Spawns next to a tower during the Recruitment Drive main mission.


Possible Drops:

  • Oblique Ephemeris Submachine Gun
  • Caliburn Shotgun
  • F.A.N.G. Assault Rifle
Sidney PointylegsHungering Plain

Spawns in the middle of The Prospects after defeating a bunch of enemies.


Possible Drops:

  • Noisy Cricket Legendary Pistol
HoraceHungering Plain

Found by dropping into his lair from the floor with the vending machines. It's mandatory to kill him for the Down and Outbound main mission, so just follow the mission marker.

MimicronIdolator's Noose

Found inside the Tipping Point Order Bunker.


Possible Drops:

  • Popular Extolled Punct Pistol
  • Vaccinated Gripping Crank Shotgun
  • Smoldering Firedancer Siren Class Mod
  • Viral Extolled Punct Pistol
SludgemawIdolator's Noose

Found in the underground area after ejecting the implosion drive during All Charged Up.


Possible Drops:

  • Durendal Shotgun
  • Medical Commander Siren Class Mod
  • Forwarded Floor-Model Omnibore Shotgun
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