Borderlands 3 is mayhem, you are landed into weird places facing tons of enemies. In this fast-paced battle arena, you will need the best weapons and explosives to win. This is where upgrading weapons, explosives, banks, and backpack matters a lot in Borderlands 3. And we are going to help you in this, in this Borderlands 3 Upgrade guide you can learn how much money is required to upgrade SMG, Grenade, Pistol, AR, Shotgun, Sniper, Bank, Rocket Launcher, Lost & Found and Backpack. You can also learn how to upgrade your weapons and other important details that will help you to fight tougher battles.
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How To Upgrade Weapons, Explosives and other Items:
Upgrades in Borderlands 3 are unlocked once you help Marcus in Chapter 4 in his ship. Just help him and you can visit his shop to buy upgrades from him. Each upgrade has a cost and fortunately, there is an even price for everything. You have to learn to make money fast in Borderlands 3 if you want your weapons to upgrade to the max.
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Borderlands 3 SMG Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every SMG upgrade purchase will give you 180 extra bullets on the weapon. Below is the list of price require to upgrade SMG Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 540 Ammo – $1,000
- 720 Ammo – $3,000
- 900 Ammo – $9,000
- 1080 Ammo – $27,000
- 1260 Ammo – $81,000
- 1440 Ammo – $243,000
- 1620 Ammo – $729,000
- 1800 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Grenades Upgrade Cost:
Every upgrade purchase will give you 1 Grenade Slot . Below is the list of price require to get more Grenades slot in Borderlands 3. You can carry max 11 Grenades after a full upgrade.
- 4 Grenades – $1,000
- 5 Grenades – $3,000
- 6 Grenades – $9,000
- 7 Grenades – $27,000
- 8 Grenades – $81,000
- 9 Grenades – $243,000
- 10 Grenades – $729,000
- 11 Grenades – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Pistol Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every Pistol upgrade purchase will give you 100 extra bullets on the weapon. Below is the list of price requires to upgrade Pistol Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 100 Ammo – $1,000
- 400 Ammo – $3,000
- 500 Ammo – $9,000
- 600 Ammo – $27,000
- 700 Ammo – $81,000
- 800 Ammo – $243,000
- 900 Ammo – $729,000
- 1000 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Assault Rifles Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every Assault Rifle upgrade purchase will give you 140 extra bullet on the weapon. Below is the list of price requires to upgrade Assault Rifle Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 420 Ammo – $1,000
- 560 Ammo – $3,000
- 700 Ammo – $9,000
- 840 Ammo – $27,000
- 980 Ammo – $81,000
- 1120 Ammo – $243,000
- 1260 Ammo – $729,000
- 1400 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Shotgun Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every Shotgun upgrade purchase will give you 20 extra bullet on the weapon. Below is the list of price requires to upgrade Shotgun Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 100 Ammo – $1,000
- 120 Ammo – $3,000
- 140 Ammo – $9,000
- 160 Ammo – $27,000
- 180 Ammo – $81,000
- 200 Ammo – $243,000
- 220 Ammo – $729,000
- 240 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Sniper Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every Sniper upgrade purchase will give you 12 extra bullet on the weapon. Below is the list of price requires to upgrade Sniper Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 60 Ammo – $1,000
- 72 Ammo – $3,000
- 84 Ammo – $9,000
- 96 Ammo – $27,000
- 108 Ammo – $81,000
- 120 Ammo – $243,000
- 132 Ammo – $729,000
- 144 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Bank Upgrade Cost:
The Bank is the place where you will store a lot of your items and withdraw them anytime you want. It can be used to unclog your inventory, and there are certain limited slots at the beginning. Below is the upgrade cost to get max Bank slot to store items.
- 15 Slots – $1,000
- 20 Slots – $3,000
- 25 Slots – $9,000
- 30 Slots – $27,000
- 35 Slots – $81,000
- 40 Slots – $243,000
- 45 Slots – $729,000
- 50 Slots – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Rocket Launcher Ammo Upgrade Cost:
Every Rocket Launcher upgrade purchase will give you 3 extra bullet on the weapon. Below is the list of price requires to upgrade Rocket Launcher Ammo slot in Borderlands 3.
- 15 Ammo – $1,000
- 18 Ammo – $3,000
- 21 Ammo – $9,000
- 24 Ammo – $27,000
- 27 Ammo – $81,000
- 30 Ammo – $243,000
- 33 Ammo – $729,000
- 36 Ammo – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Lost & Found Upgrade Cost:
Lost & Found is a new machine in Borderlands 3 that you can find in Sanctuary and upgrades are available at Marcus Munitions, you can get your highest-ranking loots back through the machine. The machine prioritizes the loots, and pickups up rare purple weapon instead of unique blue. It will also prefer Legendary Orange above the rare purple weapon. To use this machine visit Marcus
- 6 Slots – $1,000
- 7 Slots – $3,000
- 8 Slots – $9,000
- 9 Slots – $27,000
- 10 Slots – $81,000
- 11 Slots – $243,000
- 12 Slots – $729,000
- 13 Slots – $2,187,000
Borderlands 3 Backpack Upgrade Cost:
Backpack is the place where you will be storing everything and the more slot you have the more items you can carry from loot. It is necessary to upgrade it first so that you do not miss anything in the later stages of the game. But however it is not possible to upgrade it very often because of the high price. You can still focus on weapons first and when you have enough upgrades then purchase more slots for Backpacks. Each upgrade gives you three additional slots for Backpack.
- 19 Slots – $1,000
- 22 Slots – $3,000
- 25 Slots – $9,000
- 28 Slots – $27,000
- 31 Slots – $81,000
- 34 Slots – $243,000
- 37 Slots – $729,000
- 40 Slots – $2,187,000
So these are all the upgrade cost, in short, if you want to upgrade everything from Marcus to max then the overall purchase price is $21,870,000.
