Plasma Coil
Updated: Sep 23, 2024
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3Plasma Coil

Harness the 4th state of matter.
  • Content
    Designer's Cut
  • Weapon Type
    SMG
  • Rarity
    Legendary
  • Manufacturer
    Maliwan
  • Elements
    Shock
    Radiation

Plasma CoilAll Details

Max DPS
Plasma Coil (SMG-BL3)
Copy Plasma Coil Code

Plasma Coil - About

The Legendary SMG Plasma Coil is manufactured by Maliwan and comes from the Borderlands 3 Designer's Cut DLC.

Plasma Coil - Unique Ability

After a short charge up shoots a 16-Round Burst* of elemental orbs that deal [weapon element] Splash Damage.

*The Burst isn't affected by burst delay bonuses as it operates differently from typical burst-fire weapons.

Plasma Coil - Variants

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

Plasma Coil - 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.

Scope

  • Scope_11.8x Zoom+5% Damage
  • Scope_22.2x Zoom+20% Splash Radius
  • Scope_32.9x Zoom+15% Projectile Speed

Magazine

  • Mag_PlasmaCoil_175%Mag Size: 48
    Reload: 1.9s
  • Mag_PlasmaCoil_325%Mag Size: 64
    Reload: 2.1s
    -10% Damage

Grip

  • Grip_1-30% Accuracy Bloom
    +5% Fire Rate
  • Grip_2-30% Sway
    +10% Status Damage
  • Grip_3+10% Charge Speed
    +10% Accuracy

Stock

  • Stock_1+10% Charge Speed
    +5% Fire Rate
  • Stock_2-30% Sway
    +10% Status Damage
  • Stock_3-20% Accuracy Bloom
    +5% Damage

Plasma Coil - Changelog

Plasma CoilHow to get it?

Designer's Cut DLC
General Farming Guidance

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

Plasma CoilDrop Rates

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

Plasma CoilAll 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