Borderlands contains many chests and containers. The chests are usually in hidden locations, while the containers are easily found all over Pandora. All containers and chests have a bright green light glowing on them.

Contents 1 Chests 1.1 Crimson Lance Chest 1.2 Red Chest 1.3 White Chest 1.4 Ammunition Chest 2 Other objects 2.1 Lock boxes and Safes 2.2 Lockers 2.3 Mail Boxes 2.4 Dryers/ Washing Machine 2.5 Fridge 2.6 Dumpsters 2.7 Skag/Trash Pile 2.8 Parcel 3 Notes 4 Trivia 5 See also 6 References

ChestsEdit

There are four types of chests which primarily contain weapons and ammunition. It should be noted that only the Red Chests count towards the Challenges for looting chests: the White gun and Green ammo chests do not. Red chests DO NOT count towards the Lootables Opened challenge.

Crimson Lance ChestEdit

Crimson Lance chests were introduced in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx.^[1] They have greater capacity than a Red Chest, and a higher chance of having rare/Eridian weapons. The following loot combinations from these chests are possible:

1. 4 weapons: Sniper Rifle, SMG, Shotgun, Combat Rifle, Machine Gun
2. 2 Rocket Launchers
3. 4 Pistols: Revolvers and Repeaters
4. 6 of the following: Class Mods, Shields, Grenade Mods, in any combination
5. 2 Sniper Rifles + 2 Hunter Class Mods
6. 2 Combat Rifles + 2 Soldier Class Mods
7. 2 SMGs + 2 Siren Class Mods
8. 2 Shotguns + 2 Berserker Class mods
9. 2 Eridian weapons
   

Red ChestEdit

These are large, red, slightly oval-shaped supply chests. The chest lid opens backwards allowing the two top plates to lift up and to either side to reveal the weapon(s) inside. These chests can contain randomly generated weapons, shields, class mods, grenade mods, ammo, and grenades, based on the player's or game host's level and dependent on the zone level. These are most commonly found in areas protected by bandits or large groups of enemies. The items within a chest appear to be grouped, a number of combinations are possible:

1. 2 weapons: Sniper Rifle, SMG, Shotgun, Combat Rifles, Machine Guns
2. 1 Rocket Launcher
3. 4 Pistols: Revolvers and Repeaters
4. 4 of the following: Class Mods, Shields, Grenade Mods, in any combination.
5. 1 Sniper Rifle + Hunter Class Mod
6. 1 Shotgun or Combat Rifle + Soldier Class Mod
7. 1 SMG + Siren Class Mod
8. 1 Shotgun + Berserker Class mod
9. 1 Eridian weapon
10. 1 Blue rarity or higher weapon (note that weapons of blue or higher rarity can also be in any of the above combinations, not always alone)

All chests spawn with 2 to 4 ammo/grenade combination on the left plate and right plates. Chests containing Eridian weapons will have nothing on the side plates. The ammo spawned most often matches the weapon(s) spawned.

White ChestEdit

These white, rectangular chests which contain randomly generated weapons based on the player's or game host's level, usually 2 rifle-type weapons (sniper, SMG, shotgun, Combat Rifle) or four pistols. They are also used on several occasions to store important mission-related items alongside a large supply of money. This is the most common type of chest encountered and commonly contain lower rarity items than Red Chests.

Ammunition ChestEdit

Commonly referred to as 'ammo crates'. These smallish green chests contain up to 6 items, which may be either any type of ammo or grenades. These are fairly common.

Other objects Edit

Lock boxes and SafesEdit

There are two types, lock boxes and small safes. These always contain money.

LockersEdit

Vertical lockers, sometimes found in rows of several side-by-side. These can contain money, ammo, pistols (both repeaters and revolvers), shields, health kits, grenade mods or class mods.

Mail Boxes Edit

Mail boxes are normally found outside of huts and buildings. These always contain ammo or a grenade.

Dryers/ Washing MachineEdit

These always contain ammo or a grenade.

FridgeEdit

These may contain ammo, a grenade, or a Medkit.

In The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, one contains a Loot Midget, Meat Popsicle.

Dumpsters Edit

Green, rectangular containers which have the Dahl logo on the side. Usually contain a variable amount of money, though they may also contain ammo, grenades, weapons and COMs. Sometimes they're just plain empty. In The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, a Loot Midget, Dumpster Diver, is found in a dumpster.

Skag/Trash PileEdit

Skag and Trash piles are everywhere throughout Pandora. Skag piles are usually found around skag dens or areas where skags live. Trash piles can be found in and around bandit camps and houses or in heaps of scrap metal or garbage. They can contain any item (weapons, class mods, ammo, medkits). They can also be shot open from a distance.

Parcel Edit

Added with The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, parcels contain a single ammo pack or grenade. Must be opened via the Use button; if shot, the contents of the box are destroyed.

NotesEdit

• The update Patch 1.3.0 changed all Red Chests in New Haven into White ones.
• With the Red and White chests, it appears that the more hidden/out-of-the-way the chest is, the more valuable or rare the loot.
• Only Red and Crimson Lance chests will spawn Eridian weapons.
• Certain lockers will always spawn weapons/Class mods (e.g. four lockers in Crimson Fastness on the lower level of the room opened for you by the Claptrap; lockers one and three will always spawn weapons/mods).
• All chests are reset upon entering a game, and will contain more randomly generated loot. This can be exploited in areas with many, easily-accessible chests, such as T-Bone Junction and Tartarus Station.
• Opening any of the above listed objects other than Red Chests counts toward the Loot-able Objects Opened Challenges(What's in here?,Scavenger, Wilderness Survivor, and No Stone Unturned). Taking the contents inside the objects is not required.
• Only Red chests count towards the Chests Opened Challenges(Ooh!Shiny,Treasure Hunter,Swag Master, and Envy of Pirates.)

TriviaEdit

• Marcus's bus in the intro sequence has two such chests on its roof - one on the front and one near the back.
• Few new Red Chests become accessible only in playthrough 2 in some locations (for example, in Krom's Canyon a new cave entrance becomes unblocked). ^{[citation needed]}
• Some Red Chests may appear and disappear from their location at unknown time intervals.^{[citation needed]}
• If a player inspects the underside of the lid of an ammunition chest, they can find the message "Shoot Responsibly" in red block printing.

See alsoEdit

• Weapon Crate Locations
• Loot Midget
• Loot Goon

ReferencesEdit