Borderlands 2 – XP Level Farming Guide
Trying to larn upwards to degree 72/80? Here is a unproblematic method of XP farming I role inwards Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode to gain XP relatively speedily in addition to painlessly. This does non require whatever special equipment. In price of fourth dimension involved, it is most equal to farming major bosses such every bit the Warrior or BNK3R but is less task intensive in addition to doesn’t require special gear or much preparation.
Yes, these bosses yield a lot less XP than a major boss but yous tin give the axe larn to them in addition to kill them much faster in addition to easier than a major boss, making things fifty-fifty out.
Overview Level Farming
There is a basic method in addition to a to a greater extent than extended method that is useful for farming gear inwards improver to XP.
The basic method is every bit follows:
1. You take away to consummate two side quests: The Good, the Bad, in addition to the Mordecai (found on the Sanctuary Bounty Board) in addition to the entire Clan War (Zafords vs. Hodunks) serial of missions (given past times Ellie inwards The Dust). You should hold out familiar alongside these missions from before playthroughs.
2. The solely slice of gear I recommend is the Moxxi’s Endowment relic which gives additional XP. This is a mission vantage from The Good, the Bad, in addition to the Mordecai hence it volition hold out obtained automatically when using this method. The amount of XP it gives goes upwards alongside it’s degree but non past times much. For example, I stimulate got a degree 37 which grants +7.4% XP vs. a degree 61 which grants +9.3%.
3. Once yous stimulate got completed the two side missions yous exactly farm the 3 nipper bosses from those missions who spawn inwards The Dust: Papa/Tector Hodunk OR Mick Zaford at the prepare station, hence Gettle AND Mobley at the church. After killing all three, save/quit, rinse, repeat. This is the “basic” method.
4. Of course of teaching this is UVHM hence the enemies volition all degree upwards every bit yous degree upwards in addition to XP volition ramp up
accordingly. In price of actual XP, each boss volition yield 5000+ at the lower levels (Approx. Levels 55-70) in addition to 6000+ at the higher destination (Levels 70-80). This is non counting the bonus from Moxxi’s Endowment or the extra XP from things similar killing off the Hodunk/Zaford grunts who spawn alongside the boss.
5. As a side resultant of this method yous volition hold out farming some fairly useful legendaries that drib from
each of the bosses: The Maggie or Slagga from Zaford or Hodunk in addition to the Lyuda in addition to Veruc from Gettle in addition to Mobley, respectively.
Method Details
To start off, comlplete both the side missions. They are both long, extended side missions but I recommend doing The Good, the Bad, in addition to the Mordecai commencement since it is a flake shorter in addition to yous tin give the axe secure the Moxxi’s Endowment early.
At the destination of the Clan War serial of missions yous volition hold out forced to pick a side in addition to this volition create upwards one's hear which boss volition respawn at the prepare station. Whichever side yous kill off volition hold out the ane that respawns, hence if yous desire Mick Zaford to hold out the respawning boss, kill him, etc.
Papa/Tector Hodunk is definitely the easier boss to farm for several reasons: He spawns on the other side of the prepare from where yous spawn, giving yous to a greater extent than fourth dimension to ready when spawning in. They are a bigger target. He is commonly armed alongside shotguns which are less effective at attain in addition to he drops the Slagga which I observe to hold out to a greater extent than useful than the Maggie, specially inwards UVHM.
Mick Zaford, on the other hand, spawns correct adjacent to yous on the prepare platform giving yous a lot less fourth dimension to react (this also makes him faster to observe in addition to kill, however). His shield lets him plough invisible, his weapons are commonly real powerful in addition to he is a smaller target than the Hodunk boss. Even so, he is soundless fairly slow to kill in addition to shouldn’t hold out much trouble. I recommend killing the chief boss first, in addition to hence all of the grunts after, inwards instance yous take away ane of them larn a minute wind.
In gild to brand the prepare station your spawn betoken exactly fast move to Lynchwood hence bound downward in addition to accept the go out to The Dust at the train. After that yous volition respawn on the platform at the Dust Train Station every fourth dimension after yous save/quit.
Once yous stimulate got spawned inwards in addition to killed your Zaford/Hodunk boss of selection in addition to their grunts, catch a vehicle from the Catch-A-Ride (which is correct there) in addition to start heading for the church. You tin give the axe come across the steeple silhouetted against the heaven inwards the distance. Head slightly to the correct of it using your turbo boost.
Optional
You tin give the axe depository fiscal establishment gibe the two spiderant spawnpoints on either side of the stone formation straight inwards front end of yous at the prepare station. You volition hold out driving through ane of them anyway. The other ane exactly involves circling approximately the stone formation. If yous come across a reddish queen (Procreator) spawn at either ane of these points it is good worth the fourth dimension to larn out of the vehicle in addition to kill her since she volition give the same amount of XP (5-6000+) every bit the bosses. You must hold out out of the vehicle in addition to on foot. Killing anything alongside a vehicle yields a fraction of the XP that it would killing it on foot.
Once yous larn to the other side of the Dust nigh the church building yous volition hold out looking for this ledge. Exit the vehicle in addition to bound upwards on this ledge. Walk along the ledge until yous are able to bound upwards behind the church. You almost for sure WILL hold out harassed past times a gyro in addition to a brace of bandit technicals at the ledge. But they shouldn’t hold out much of a work if yous stimulate got decent equipment. Do non ignore them every bit the technicals inwards detail tin give the axe lay yous inwards FFYL pretty speedily if yous aren’t paying attention. The bandit technicals are also worth a adept 1200-1900 XP if yous kill them on pes (the Lyuda is bang-up for this).
Walk approximately to the front end of the church building in addition to Mobley volition come upwards out. Gettle jumps inwards from the direction of the Hyperion Gulag (to the left) a few seconds later. However yous desire to kill them is upwards to you. They volition generally ignore yous in addition to struggle each other if yous don’t shoot first. You tin give the axe kill Mobley every bit before long every bit he comes out in addition to hence Gettle when he arrives. Or hold off for Gettle in addition to kill him first, since he is commonly the harder boss. It actually doesn’t matter. It’s all personal preference at this point. Kill them both, save/quit, rinse, repeat.
Here is the whole cycle:
Extended Method
As a variation, at that spot is a to a greater extent than extended method that tin give the axe hold out used to farm amend gear inwards improver to XP.
Instead of quitting after killing Gettle in addition to Mobley, yous bound downward into the ravine (Bug Gulch) on the other side of the church building graveyard.
Notes in addition to Commentary
If yous stimulate got an easier or to a greater extent than efficient XP farming method for UVHM, delight postal service most it hither or brand a guide. I don’t claim to hold out an authority. This is exactly what plant for me.
Q: “Couldn’t yous exactly spawn inwards in addition to farm the Zaford/Hodunk boss, quit, repeat?”
A: Absolutely. Go correct ahead if it plant for you. I observe it a lilliputian also irksome myself. Driving across the dust to farm two to a greater extent than bosses for double the XP seems similar it evens things out time-wise for me. It actually boils downward to personal preference.
Q: “Why is this amend than farming The Warrior or BNK3R or other major boss?”
A: While they exercise yield to a greater extent than XP in addition to (usually) amend loot, most of those bosses commonly accept longer to kill (unless yous stimulate got a specialized grapheme or gear) in addition to initially require fighting through a large expanse to larn to their lair/chamber/stronghold. This adds a pretty meaning amount of fourth dimension to farm them. With this method, spawning inwards to the expanse where yous farm these nipper bosses is immediate in addition to tin give the axe hold out done at whatever time, exactly most instantly, every bit long every bit yous tin give the axe larn to a fast move station. Also, farming for loot AND XP at the same fourth dimension is somewhat counterproductive since the loot volition hold out far less useful after a few levels. The primary aim of this mehtod is exactly XP piece the loot is incidental.
I used to exercise a unlike version of this method that involved spawning at Ellie’s in addition to going through Bug Gulch, killing Gettle in addition to Mobley in addition to hence jumping dorsum downward into the ravine to come across if the Black Queen would spawn (in the apartment expanse behind the bandit camp). The Black Queen was worth a meaning amount of XP (like 12000+) in addition to spawned quite often. With the electrical current version of BL2, however, I never come across a Black Queen spawn at all. If yous know a agency to brand her spawn to a greater extent than often, or at all, permit me know.
When yous are on the prepare platform await to come across if the Gwen’s Head box has spawned. It volition hold out on the business office of the platform closest to the Catch-A-Ride (near the two Dahl dumpsters). Note that I laissez passer on off to larn ane inwards the video above. It’s a decent pistol in addition to volition e'er hold out at your degree if yous take away a novel weapon correct away.
