Borderlands 3 red text information list

This is a list of all the Borderlands 3 red text item descriptions, what they do, and which weapon(s) they can be found on. Each red text does something different to the weapon. Some of these red text item modifiers can be as simple as increasing weapon damage, and some can be as complex as shooting hitscan projectiles are nearby foes when getting a killing blow with the red text weapon.

Usually Borderlands 3 red text descriptions give a vague idea of what they do. Some red text are nearly impossible to figure out because they change something that's hard to notice, such as weapon accuracy or recoil reduction. Some might be very situational, such as only being applied when killing a specific type of enemy.

Below is an alphabetical list of all the known red text descriptions. Click on any red text to see more about what it does, what weapon(s) it can be found on, and sometimes an explanation of how to utilize it fully.

Borderlands 3 red text: Swing the sickle!

This red text makes the assault rifle fire a 10 round burst in the shape of a sickle for a fairly high amount of DPS at close range.

Borderlands 3 red text: LASERS ≠ EXPLOSIONS?!

This red text makes the weapon shoot a laser beam and also rockets while firing.

Borderlands 3 red text: it hurts! hahahahaha! IT HURTS!

This Borderlands 3 red text makes the player catch on fire when the gun starts overheating.

Borderlands 3 red text: Open the gate for me.

The Borderlands 3 red text that says "Open the gate for me" makes the gun shoot extra bullets in lines around the main projectile.

Borderlands 3 red text: Little android man, born without a soul

The Borderlands 3 red text "Little android man, born without a soul" comes from the Cutsman series of weapons.