Top 10 Best NON-LEGENDARY Weapons in Borderlands History

What's the BEST Weapon that is a lower rarity? Sand Hawk? Pimpernel? Grog Nozzle? Let me know in the comments below.

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00:00 Intro
00:16 #10
00:47 #9
02:26 #8
03:18 #7
03:58 #6
04:47 #5
05:54 #4
07:00 #3
07:53 #2
09:18 Honorable Mentions
09:34 #1

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[HenryMyth]

It's a shame that because of BL3's 8000 balance overhauls 95% of the non uniques are worthless.

[Gimpocalypse]

It sadly *does* drop off late game, and it is admittedly a pain to get, but in BL3 Pa's Rifle holds a special place in my heart. It's just a nice little rifle.

[lucasbrucas]

it's not the strongest weapon and it usually falls off quickly but for a fun gun to use in normal mode and one of my favorite weapons in bl2, something always felt special about the Heart Breaker

[TheChaosx]

Forgot about masher revolvers from BL1, they were just as insane as the double anarchy

[danteinpuro]

The machine, god what a throwback, I get that gun so many times when I played jack a while back but it's so good I hope gearbox didn't forget about pre sequel because some of the guns in the pre sequel were just chefs kiss, Perfecto, the machine is one of them

[Donanzador]

Vibra-Pulse, Ol' Rosie and T4s-R from BLTPS are also worth mentioning. Some of the best in class weapons in the game. Hydra from BL2 I believe has higher damage per shot potential than Orphan Maker, only problem is hitting all the pellets due to the very wide spread. But still it's a really good gun. I would actually rate the BL2/TPS version of the Hail higher than the BL3 version, because of the grenade splash, splitting projectile, and the fact that it doesn't spawn as non elemental.

[jko]

Fun fact about the pimpernel, projectile speed affects the distance from the projectile location and the top of the flowering. So low projectile speed is ideal imo

[jamesjdog]

Borderlands 2, Blue Rarity, Red Text weapons - can Shred harder than certain Legendaries .

[MegaduceFlare]

Personally, I would've swapped out the Twister for the Heartbreaker (doo doo, doo, doo doo), solely because the Heartbreaker is comically easier to obtain over the Twister. Also, I'm kinda surprised Ajax's Spear didn't at least get a honorable mention.

[gsjacobs]

Gotta have an honorable mention for the non-unique Q System from BL3! It may not be good at endgame but it's remarkably overpowered during leveling and getting even a white-grade one during Arms Race drastically improves your odds.
It's the random drop so cool they gave it a legendary version as an homage: the O.P.Q. System from the Cartels event.

[Coulroperation]

Boomacorn in TPS is such a dumb weapon too, you get one at a decent level early and it'll carry you through like 80% of the campaign singlehandedly, pretty much the only draw back is that a handful of late game bosses are airborne and it sucks against airborne targets.

[vanadium]

Idea: Crit only run in BL3 but if it drops it can't be picked up again (or picked only to be sold).

How many of them does it take to complete a run?

[saltycomet]

Hey k6 would you make a video on wonderlands? Whether anything has changed and if it's worth buying or a skip? Id watch

[ultramegamighty]

Ok, so this one is really specific, but it straight up carried a large part of one of my runs, so I think it deserves a little love. The E-Gun from The Pre Sequel, but specifically with Nisha. Her Showdown action skill completely negates the wild handling and turns it into a lock on beam that can do fire damage even in a vacuum. It can't ignite in a vacuum, but it CAN do fire damage. Decent range for a beam weapon, respectable damage and ammo capacity, and Nisha's action skill work together to make this one really stand out for me. I didn't stop carrying it until ultimate vault hunter mode. At that point the gun struggles to keep up unless you have skills and gear that really take advantage of it.

[quinnquitars]

Idk y but something about a classic top 10 countdown style video just brings so much joy. Reminds me of the old days of YouTube.

[bodgey]

I hope bl4 brings back good none legendary weapons, bl3 was great but I miss seeing blues/purples in builds

[Jake-rvtd]

How about just a normal, everyday purple Jakob's Quad in BL2? or a Torgue Ravager?

[glassofwater]

I understand why people hate it, but in BL2 the Unforgiven is one of my favorite weapons, it makes me feel like TF2 Spy. I only use it on human targets, spiderants, and non-reinforced loaders

[DUNGEONEERS]

Doesn't the Ajax Ogre spawn purple or am I misremembering

[mitchellholcomb]

Another trick with the Nozzle is to reload with Zero until you get a bladed one. It's like a free law and order.