Updated: Sep 05, 2023

Borderlands 2
Emperor

You know… for him.

Content
Base Game
Weapon Type
SMG
Rarity
Legendary
Manufacturer
DAHL
Elements

Emperor
All Details

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Emperor - About

The Legendary SMG Emperor is manufactured by DAHL and comes from the Borderlands 2 Base Game.

Emperor - unique Ability

DAHL

While aiming down sight:
6-Round Burst fire. (7 with DAHL Stock)

Emperor - Variants

Elements
Listed Projectiles
Shot Cost
Splash Radius
Weapon Parts
variants
fixed parts
possible
none
Splash Anoints
possible
none

Emperor - SMG Parts

Weapons usually get one part per group, but sometimes multiple or none. Numbers in the top-right indicate the range of parts a group can have.
Parts usually have equal drop chances, or it's indicated nearby.

Grip

Bandit+25% Mag Size
-10% Reload Speed
+15% Spread
DAHL+10% Recoil Recovery
-15% Recoil
+4 Mag Size
+30% Reload Speed
+15% Max Inaccuracy
-6% Damage
Hyperion+10% Recoil Recovery
-15% Spread
-9% Damage
Maliwan+15% Status Chance
Tediore+20% Reload Speed
-10% Mag Size
-6% Damage

Stock

Bandit
DAHL+20% Recoil Recovery
-20% Recoil
-30% Max Inaccuracy
+1 Burst Count (aiming)
-30% Max Accuracy
Hyperion+20% Recoil Recovery
+40% Max Accuracy
Maliwan+10% Accuracy
Tediore-10% Recoil
-15% Accuracy

Sight

Bandit_{2.4x Zoom}
DAHL_{3.4x Zoom}-30% Spread (aiming)
Hyperion_{5.9x Zoom}-40% Spread (aiming)
Maliwan_{4.3x Zoom}-20% Spread (aiming)
Tediore_{3.1x Zoom}

Element^0-1

Fire^7.1%-20% Damage
Shock^7.1%-20% Damage
Corrosive^7.1%-20% Damage
Slag^7.1%-20% Damage

Accessory

Damage+18% Damage
+15% Recoil
Bayonet+50% Melee Damage
Bullet Speed+12% Fire Rate
+50% Projectile Speed
Stability-25% Max Inaccuracy
-25% Recoil
Reload+5% Mag Size
+25% Reload Speed
Accuracy+25% Max Accuracy
-25% Spread

Emperor - Changelog

Emperor
How to Farm

Emperor
Assigned Loot Pool

Emperor
World Drop (BL2)

Base Game - World Drop

Borderlands 2 World Drops are items that drop from any suitable Loot Source in addition to their dedicated sources.
There are 67 unique items in the World Drop pool, so for farming 1 of the 41 weapons it's best to seek out its dedicated Loot Source.
If you still want to test your luck, you should equip a Vault Hunter's Relic to indirectly increase your chance of a World Drop Legendary.

Suitable Loot Sources:

Best Boss Farms: Uranus, Cassius Leclemaine, Haderax
Best Chest Farm: Loot-Train after killing Tinder Snowflake
All Enemies:
Bosses, Badass Enemies, Generic Enemies, …
All kinds of Chests:
Red Chests, lockers, garbage containers, cardboard boxes, garbage/... piles
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