Borderlands 4 (BL4): Red Chest Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Red Chests are the gold standard for loot hunting in Borderlands 4. Distinct from standard Weapon Containers or White Chests, these caches have a significantly higher probability of dropping high-tier, rare, and even Legendary gear.


Not all chests are accessible immediately. Throughout Kairos, you will encounter three distinct variations, each requiring a different method to unlock:


  • Normal Red Chests: The standard variant. These are unlocked by default—simply find them and interact to claim your loot.
  • Chained Red Chests: These chests are physically wrapped in chains and "locked" by enemy presence. You must defeat all enemies in the immediate area (clearing the mob wave) to break the chains and open the chest.
  • Container Red Chests: These are located inside shipping containers protected by energy force fields. To lower the barrier, you must solve a localized puzzle, such as removing power batteries, shooting electrical fuses, or hacking a nearby console.


Unlike fixed collectibles, Red Chests have randomized spawn and respawn elements. While they often appear in specific zones, their availability can fluctuate, making a reliable map essential for efficient farming runs.


To plan your loot farming route, check our unique Borderlands 4 interactive maps, which include all spawn locations. These locations are also listed in the following table.

Name Details
Container Red ChestDissected Plateau

Spawns by the road.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found down some stairs, close to a tree.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found on the edge of the cliff.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found in a small metal structure.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found on the edge of a metal platform.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found inside a cave.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found by the railing on the top level (same level as the vending machines).

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns next to the red container and railing, 2 sets of stairs down from the vending machines (which are on the top level).

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found under a yellow railing on the ground level.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found close to some trees.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns next to some yellow pipes on the lower level.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found up, on a platform next to a silo. It can be reached by gliding from the roof of the tallest building.

Chained Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found in the mouth of a large skeleton head next to some lava. You must defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found next to a ladder on a small metal structure.

Chained Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found under a flag on a cliff, inside a large cave. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Container Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Spawns in the open.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Spawns in the back of a truck on the road.

Red ChestThe Low Leys

Spawns beside a console under a structure in the mountain wall.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found next to a vehicle by the road.

Chained Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found in the back of a truck under a bridge. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Chained Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found on the edge of a platform. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found next to the cannon-looking object.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns under a tree, on the edge of the cliff.

Chained Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found by the nest. Defeat the nearby enemies so you can open it.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found on the roof of the tower by the hill.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns up, on the edge of the cliff.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns in the water.

Chained Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found on top of a container. You must kill all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns in the water.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns in the open. Hack the terminal to lower the force field.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns by the water.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns by the rock formation on the shore of the island.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns next to the railing and the truck.

Container Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns on the hill by the road.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found by some stairs.

Red ChestThe Howl

Spawns in the back of the truck by the road.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found next to a shack on a small cliff you can reach by jumping and gliding from the north.

Red ChestThe Howl

Spawns in a truck close to the crossroads.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found on a metal platform next to a tall rock.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Spawns under some metal beams next to a bridge.

Chained Red ChestThe Howl

Found in front of a large gate. Defeat all the enemies in the area to open the chest.

Chained Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found on a platform next to a structure in the middle of the enemy camp. To unlock the chest, kill all the enemies in the area.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Spawns in the back of a truck on the road.

Chained Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found next to a graffiti wall, on the roof of a building. You must defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Chained Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found on a platform next to a nest. To unlock the chest, you must kill all the enemies in the area.

Container Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found on a rock formation. Hack the terminal to lower the force field so you can reach the chest.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to some burning wreckage parts in the Ripper camp. To unlock the chest, defeat all the enemies in the area.

Chained Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found by the water and a tree. To unlock the chest, defeat all the enemies in the area.

Chained Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found on a rock between some trees. To open the chest, you must first kill all the nearby enemies.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found in the water.

Red ChestFallen Crown

Found on the pipes high above the radioactive water, inside the facility. To enter the facility, go through the upper hole in the outside wall.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Spawns by the road.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns close to the trees.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Spawns by the wall.

Chained Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found on the edge of a wooden platform, next to a building. To open the chest, you must first defeat all the enemies around it.

Chained Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found on a metal structure next to a pile of cars. You must defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Container Red ChestDissected Plateau

Spawns next to a pole by the road.

Container Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns by the trees on the hill.

Container Red ChestThe Howl

Found by the beach.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to some nests and a tall rock. To unlock the chest, kill all the enemies in the area.

Container Red ChestThe Howl

Found on a cliff. You can hack the terminal to lower the forcefield.

Container Red ChestThe Howl

Found in the open. To lower the forcefield, jump above the red pad and ground slam on it.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found on a wooden platform in the Thresher cave.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns by the road, in the open.

Chained Red ChestThe Howl

Found on a container. Defeat all nearby enemies to open the chest.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns between the road and the edge of the cliff.

Chained Red ChestThe Howl

Found next to the Survivalist Cache after progressing through the cave. The nearby door opens only from the inside. You need to defeat all the enemies in the cave to open this chest.

Container Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found close to the edge of the cliff. Hack the terminal to lower the force field.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found on top of a structure on a cliff. There is a grappling point you can use to climb the structure.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found behind a wrecked vehicle by the road.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns next to some lockers in the building.

Chained Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found next to a rock and a tree. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Container Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found between some trees. Climb on top of the container and ground slam the orange platform to lower the force field.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found at the bottom of the Ancient Crawler.

Container Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found by the radioactive lake. To lower the force field, get on the container, get the capsule, and put it in the socket above the entrance.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Spawns next to a truck by the road.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns next to some large red pipes on the upper platform.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns behind a ruined vehicle downhill.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found in front of the mountain wall, next to an Order metal building.

Container Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns in a drill by the rock wall.

Chained Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found by the mountain wall. To unlock the chest, kill all the enemies in the area.

Puzzle Red ChestThe Howl

Found behind a force field under the metal railing. To lower the forcefield, damage the 4 Calfhorns enough so you can tie them with your grapple.

Chained Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found on the upper platform that you can reach with the help of the grappling point on it. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Chained Red ChestThe Howl

Found in the back of a truck. Defeat the nearby enemies so you can open it.

Red ChestThe Low Leys

Spawns in the back of a truck on the road.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns next to a ramp and a cable.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found by the railing on the first platform of the structure. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all enemies in the area.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns at the base of a solar panel.

Chained Red ChestLopside

Found next to a railing on the roof of a building. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Red ChestLopside

Spawns in a drill on the road.

Container Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns next to a bridge-looking rock formation.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found on a metal part of the wreckage.

Chained Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found next to a metal structure. Defeat all the enemies nearby to unlock the chest.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns on the grass, in the open.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found in the open.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to a burning barrel on the roof of the building that you can reach with the help of a grappling point. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Spawns next to some stairs on the south side of the Order base.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Spawns on a ledge halfway up the ancient crawler.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found on the edge of the top platform of the ancient crawler.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns next to some pipes and graffiti behind a building.

Red ChestLopside

Spawns on the western edge of the cliff.

Red ChestLopside

Found under the ramp between the 2 tracks of the Ancient Crawler.

Red ChestLopside

Found next to a vehicle by the road.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found up inside the blue hut with the grappling point. You can reach the grappling point from underneath.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found on the top floor of the tall building.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found on top of some stairs, at the top of the Order base. To reach the top of the Order base, you must approach it from the west.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to the command console on the top level of the boat. To unlock the chest, kill all the enemies in the area.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Spawns next to a railing halfway up the Ancient Crawler.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to the large antenna on top of the building. You can reach it with the help of the grappling point. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Chained Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found on a container next to some stairs. To unlock the chest, kill all the enemies in the area.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns in the open. Hack the terminal to lower the force field.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns close to the largest building in the area.

Chained Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found under the roof of a wooden structure. To open the chest, you must first defeat all the enemies around it.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found in the open. To lower the forcefield, jump above the red pad and ground slam on it.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns at the base of a building, in the damaged part of it.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found next to a container, under a platform.

Container Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found in the lake. Use your grapple to lower a small platform that you can use to reach the roof of the container, grab the battery, and place it in the socket above the force field to lower it.

Red ChestLopside

Spawns next to a vehicle and a tall rock.

Red ChestLopside

Spawns by the building with the pink graffiti.

Container Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns between the trees by the road.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found next to a truck.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found next to a building and the road.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns next to a Kratch nest.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns in the back of a truck by the crossroads.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found next to a yellow railing on the upper floor.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found next to a container on the upper floor.

Chained Red ChestThe Howl

Found under a roof by a rock formation. Defeat all nearby enemies to unlock the chest.

Chained Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found in the mostly destroyed building. Kill all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found in the corner outside the base. Possible White Chest location.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns in the back of a truck by the road.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found inside a hidden room that you can reach through a hole covered by a lid. The lid can be grappled out of the way.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns by the haystacks and the vehicle.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns in an alcove in the upper area of the base, at the entrance.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns on a hanging cargo platform.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns by the lake.

Container Red ChestThe Howl

Use your grapple to lower a small platform that you can use to reach the roof of the container, grab the battery, and place it in the socket above the force field to lower it.

Container Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Spawns by the fence.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found on a suspended platform by the tall building.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found on top of the tall rock. You can glide to it from the top of a nearby metal structure.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found between some crates and a fence on an upper platform inside a ruined building.

Chained Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found next to a truck. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestHeart of the Mountain

Spawn next to the nests, under the light.

Red ChestHeart of the Mountain

Found by the mountain wall, behind the bar.

Red ChestElpis Orbital Shatterfield

Found on a lower platform of the ship. To reach it, drop onto the floating platform on the southern part of the ship and jump from platform to platform until you see the chest.

Red ChestWindspear

Found on the upper level of the garrison, by the wall.

Red ChestWindspear

Found on the edge of the cliff.

Chained Red ChestCarcadia District

Found on the pile of garbage. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestUmbral Foundry

Found between the pillars next to the Yellow Projectiles spawner.

Chained Red ChestWindspear

Found on the roof of the building, on the edge. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestTerminus District

Found inside the drill in the water.

Chained Red ChestTerminus District

Found on a ripper spawner container. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Container Red ChestFades District

Spawns in the water area, next to the light and the container with the crates.

Chained Red ChestFades District

Found on the cubic, yellow container with the blue door. Defeat all the enemies in the area to unlock the chest.

Red ChestTerminus District

Found on the lower walkway.

Red Chest x2Upper Dominion

Found behind the secret door, which is open if you found and destroyed all 15 Burritos in Dominion City. The secret door is behind the waterfall on the upper level.

Red ChestTerminus District

Found in the next room after defeating the Order Bunker's boss.

Red Chest x4Upper Dominion

Found in the next room after defeating Arjay.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found in the next cavern after defeating the Embossed Fault Abandoned Auger Mine boss.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found in the next cavern after defeating Shadowpelt.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found down in the water, in Riptide Grotto.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found in the next cavern after defeating Voraxis.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found next to a rock formation during Savage Salvage.

Container Red ChestThe Howl

Spawns by the water east of Shut-Eye Keep safehouse.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found next to a toilet on the top level of the tower during No Place Like Home.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found by the large window in the next room after defeating Horace.

Weapon ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found while searching the barn during Meat is Murder.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Found inside a container during Abduction Injunction.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found in the Ripper base during Savage Salvage.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found on a platform in the Ripper base during Savage Salvage.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found on a platform in the Ripper base during Savage Salvage.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found after defeating the cargo thresher during Savage Salvage.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found after defeating Mimicron inside the Tipping Point Order Bunker.

Red ChestThe Howl

Spawns next to the pillar with the barbed wire, in the area with the Propaganda Speaker.

Red ChestCoastal Bonescape

Spawns between 2 sets of stairs, close to The Sockroom Order Silo.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found next to some crates and a ramp, after defeating The Oppressor.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found in the next cavern after defeating The Backhive.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found after defeating Bio-Bulkhead and climbing a ladder during One Fell Swoop.

Red ChestHungering Plain

Found after defeating Sludgemaw and exiting the underground during All Charged Up.

Red ChestFortress Indomita

Found by the railing on an upper platform, next to the ECHO Log.

Red ChestFortress Indomita

Found on top of some stairs after defeating Idolator Sol.

Chained Red ChestLopside

Found on a container next to a metal structure in Smackwater. To unlock the chest, you must defeat all the enemies in the area.

Red ChestLopside

Found between some stairs and some lockers in the room from where you power down the facility during Fault Hunting.

Chained Red ChestHungering Plain

Found inside The Debilitory, behind a red forcefield that you can disable by killing all the enemies in the area. To gain access to this area, you need to complete The Kairos Job.

Red ChestIdolator's Noose

Found next to some containers close to the Ancient Crawler.

Red ChestDissected Plateau

Found next to a building in Boglight Vigilance.

Red ChestThe Howl

Found inside the Blacklime Bunker, in the next room after defeating Core Observer.

Red ChestVault of Inceptus

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Inceptus, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Inceptus.

Red ChestVault of Inceptus

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Inceptus, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Inceptus.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Spawns on a platform by the road, right in front of the Embossed Fault Abandoned Auger Mine entrance.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found in the next room after defeating Leader Willem.

Red ChestGrindstone of the Worthy

Found inside The Crawlcroft Order Bunker, in the next room after defeating Fractis.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found in a hole on top of the building in the large garage. The garage unlocks during Her Flaming Vision.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found in the next room after defeating Driller Hole.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Found behind some breakable crates on an upper platform in a red-lighted area. Look for the 3 large red lighted pillars inside the Queen's Cradle and go behind them.

Red ChestTonnage Peel

Spawns by a ledge inside the Queen's Cradle.

Red ChestLopside

Found in a room that you can enter after directing power to a door during Fault Hunting.

Red ChestVault of Radix

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Radix, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Radix.

Red ChestVault of Radix

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Radix, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Radix.

Red ChestMoon-Called Throne

Found at the end of the tunnel you can grapple into after defeating Callis, the Ripper Queen.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Found in the next cavern after killing Bramblesong.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns in the corner of a corridor inside Substation Canonary, which can be accessed during His Vile Sanctum.

Red ChestStoneblood Forest

Spawns next to some pipes by the wall on the upper platform in the second large room of Substation Canonary, which can be accessed during His Vile Sanctum.

Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found at the top of a ramp in the wrecked ship that you can reach by using the Deathright Order Silo zipline and gliding.

Chained Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found on the edge of a plateau that you can reach with the help of the Deathright Order Silo zipline.

Red ChestThe Low Leys

Found inside The Wireworks Order Bunker, in the next room after defeating The Divisioner.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found on top of the ice cliff. You can reach its top by gliding from the drill machine arm with the Vault Symbol.

Red ChestCuspid Climb

Found next to the stairs in Calder's office during Shadow of the Mountain.

Red ChestHeart of the Mountain

Found in the next room after defeating the Callous Harbinger of Annihilating Death boss.

Red ChestWindspear

Found in the next room after defeating Vile Prototype.

Red ChestUmbral Foundry

Found under the white light after defeating Vile Lictor.

Red ChestRuined Sumplands

Found in the next cavern after defeating Rocken Roller.

Red ChestVault of Origo

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Origo, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Origo.

Red ChestVault of Origo

Found on the edge of a cliff in the Vault of Origo, in the next area after defeating Primordial Guardian Origo.

Red ChestElpis Orbital Shatterfield

Found on the edge of the cliff after defeating Moon-Maddened Callis.

Red ChestCarcadia District

Found inside the cavern after killing Axemaul.

Red ChestCarcadia District

Found by the wall in the secret room at the end of The Black Market side mission.

Red ChestTerminus District

Found in the next room after the Smiley Man dies during the No-Escape Room side mission.

Red ChestTerminus District

Found inside the room that you can access with a battery. The door is on the upper level, which you can reach by jumping to the platform with the broken ladder. You can get a battery after completing the AAA for Effort side mission.

Red ChestFades District

Found in front of the green tube you reach at the end of the One Gassy Issue side mission.

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