Dark Army
Updated: Sep 23, 2024
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3Dark Army

I am the gun.
  • Content
    Designer's Cut
  • Weapon Type
    SMG
  • Rarity
    Legendary
  • Manufacturer
    Tediore
  • Elements
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Cryo
    Radiation

Dark ArmyAll Details

Max DPS
Dark Army (SMG-BL3)
Copy Dark Army Code

Dark Army - About

The Legendary SMG Dark Army is manufactured by Tediore and comes from the Borderlands 3 Designer's Cut DLC.

Dark Army - Unique Ability

The Dark Army fires elemental orbs that deal [Weapon Element] Damage.

While holding the Dark Army you are accompanied by 3 Dark Army Drones that shoot at enemies, dealing 166.7% Card Value as Physical Damage. Reloading an empty magazine, causes your drones to deal 666.7% [Weapon Element] Damage for 3s.

The Dark Army Reload Explosion deals Card Damage x leftover Bullets.

The Dark Army comes with 1 of these 2 Reload Modules:

  • Standard Reload
    +20 Splash Radius
    The thrown Dark Army explodes on impact creating a [weapon element] pool.
  • Homing Reload
    The thrown Dark Army homes in on an enemy and explodes on impact creating a [weapon element] pool.

Dark Army - Variants

  • Elements
    Fire
    Shock
    Corrosive
    Cryo
    Radiation
  • Listed Projectiles
  • Shot Cost
  • Weapon Parts
    variants
    fixed parts
  • Anointment
    possible
    none
  • Splash Anoints
    possible
    none

Dark Army - 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.

Barrel Accessory

  • Barrel_DarkArmy_170%-23% Damage
  • Barrel_DarkArmy_220%+10% Damage
  • Barrel_DarkArmy_310%+32% Damage

Scope

  • Scope_11.5x Zoom
  • Scope_23.0x Zoom
  • Scope_33.1x Zoom
  • Scope_4

Element

  • Fire-20% Damage
  • Shock-20% Damage
  • Corrosive-20% Damage
  • Cryo-15% Damage
  • Radiation-25% Damage

Dark Army - Changelog

Hotfix 01.21.2021:

  • Tediore Nerf: -50% Reload-Explosion Damage

Dark ArmyHow to get it?

Designer's Cut DLC
General Farming Guidance

To collect and equip the Legendary Dark Army, you need to own the BL3 Designer's Cut DLC.

Dark ArmyDrop Rates

  • Power
    13.3 - 18.6*%
  • H. Harker
    5.6 - 6.1%
Mayhem increases chances.
*As Zane player: 9.5 - 13.3%

Dark ArmyAll Sources

Madwidth Power
chest

Madwidth Power

Chest
Stormblind Complex
Heavyweight Harker
boss

Heavyweight Harker

Boss
Stormblind Complex
Designer's Pool
loot-pool

Designer's Pool

Loot Pool
Stormblind Complex