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Elementalist

Elementalist

Had an enemy frozen, corroded, ignited, and electrocuted at the same time.

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How to unlock the Elementalist achievement in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Definitive Guide

There is a Dahl dumpster in Concordia with danger signs on it, to the your left when you spawn in at the fast travel. Simply shoot this dumpster with all 4 elements and achievement unlocked.

This can be done with more than one person shooting the dumpster, only the last person to shoot the dumpster gets the achievement, once the achievement is unlocked by someone you have to exit and reload the city for any additional person to get the achievement.

I found this through the 360 guide by user Mike31584: Solution for Elementalist In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Xbox 360)
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14 Apr 2015 04:26

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Lasers deff work but it only poped when I could see the bin burning after using a continuous fire beam laser. I used the highest elemental effect weapons I had. I am over level 30 so also had some elemental badass boosts.
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By Captain Heroic on 28 Jul 2019 10:34
great guide. got it first go
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By x DJ JEZ x on 17 May 2015 22:29
Is this something that is patched for the One? I just did it a couple times and nothing.
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By SockGORE828 on 14 Jul 2015 05:08
It worked for me on the one. It is possible that it has since been patched out, but looking over the patch notes, I see no such changes.
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By senor scientist on 16 Jul 2015 08:06
Do you have only to shoot the dumpster with 4 element guns? Because it will not burn or anything, will it?
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By Feiffer05 on 17 Jul 2015 16:54
Thannks. Just got it using this.
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By welshgal1981 on 31 Jul 2015 14:43
Just so people know, the dumpster will burst into flames (and if Cop Trap sees you do it, he'll give you a ticket which gets you a challenge done) but it won't be visibly coroded, electrified or frozen. Just put a gun of each element in your quick load slots and shoot at the dumpster with one gun, swap to the next etc. I had to go around a few times before it unlocked, but it did work, so it hasn't been patched.
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By Lyco499 on 05 Aug 2015 14:30
Can confirm this still works as of 13/08/15. I set it on fire then hit it with the other three elements.
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By UniverSearle on 13 Aug 2015 10:08
just worked for me. A couple of comments; the only visible element is fire, the others show nothing. Also, it has to be guns. I had a corrosion stomp kit but that didn't work.
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By Ryn0 L on 20 Aug 2015 06:20
It's not unlocking for me. Maybe it has been patched or maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I definitely shot it once which each element shortly after each other.
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By iPlatfoot on 05 Sep 2015 21:09
It didn't unlock right away for me when I got it. I just kept cycling through the elements for a few seconds until it unlocked.
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By senor scientist on 08 Sep 2015 06:34
I know this guide is super straight forward, but I've only got 3/4 weapon slots unlocked and ive gone as quick as I can through all my ammo on each of the 4 elements to no resolve. Any tips?
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By FeartheDeer16 on 26 Sep 2015 05:46
Just popped for me with just 2-3 rotations of my weapons.
Super awesome guide !
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By Wicelow on 05 Dec 2015 19:17
well, jan 3rd 2016 and it works, well, it works with GUNS cuz i rotated lasers at it and no can do but once i switched the 3 lasers for 3 pistols, worked on first try.
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By GrumpyYogi1968 on 03 Jan 2016 07:10
I can also confirm this is still working. I did however have trouble getting it to work with anything other than pistols. So I would suggest using bullet weapons not laser weapons or rocket launches if you are having trouble.
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By British Legends on 11 Jan 2016 21:52
Keep in mind that weapons are not 100% status effect - you might have to shoot it a few times with each weapon. Got it with guns after not getting it with a grenade.
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By The Globalizer on 17 Jan 2016 19:52
I upvoted you for giving credit to mike. I was playing with him when we figured this out.
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By cieg on 11 Jul 2016 17:09
Took a couple of attempts but that was probably because of the status effect chance. Thanks
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By Fista Roboto on 03 Aug 2016 13:36
Still working. Used 3 Lasers and a Sniper Rifle and it worked.
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By FFX Brotherhood on 28 Mar 2017 06:14
Still works. The only element that actually showed up was fire, but just kept shooting with different guns and it popped.
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By Failure Online on 03 Jul 2017 21:15
worked 12/19/17, very easy, thanks op.
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By rocking23nf on 20 Dec 2017 05:06
yeah, sniper and lasers worked, SMG and assault rifles didn't. I think the stronger the weapon the larger the chance to create an elemental effect. rocket launchers also seemed to take too long to switch out/
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By Kanchanaburi on 18 Apr 2018 07:04
still works with the 4k HD update in May of 2019
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By MAXLYU on 03 May 2019 20:55
Still works 06/27/2019.
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By FayMoon on 27 Jun 2019 21:47
Worked as of 9/12/19 I used 3 pistols and 1 ARCycled through them and poparino +1
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By ElliotStone on 09 Dec 2019 23:01
Still working as of 9/27/20
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By Gamerjnb925 on 27 Sep 2020 19:33
Worked 1-22-2021
I also got the challenge for breaking the law and getting a ticket from claptrap in Concordia.
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By DuBear61 on 23 Jan 2021 01:21
Still working as of 18-02-21
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By Cark345 on 18 Feb 2021 20:24
As noted in the original solution: there’s no feedback besides the fire element so don’t worry if it seems like you’re just shooting for no reason
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By The S bot 9000 on 26 Feb 2021 17:51
Still works as of 21-MAY-2021
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By ShimaClassic on 20 May 2021 23:14
04/feb/2022 i can't get it to work. maybe i am not swapping weapons fast enough, maybe my shock shotgun is not a good weapon for this... but the police CL4P-TP came and gave me a freaking ticket for shooting the dumpster xD
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By Phoenix C64 on 04 Feb 2022 19:30
Still works as of 10-Feb-2022
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By AssassinCreed83 on 10 Feb 2022 15:42
Still working
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By oh Gentle on 27 Feb 2022 04:16
Still works as of 5/5/23.
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By Johnno1161 on 04 May 2023 11:08
Still works Dec 4, 2023. Had to shoot it multiple times with all types but it did unlock. They probably will never patch this at this point.
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By GrannyFunLovin on 04 Dec 2023 15:30
Still works as Feb 4, 2024.
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By x Snerkyy on 04 Feb 2024 13:08
Still working 21/08/19 dance
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By x BiGBeN o on 21 Aug 2019 13:10
This is a great solution. I struggled at first, but swapped my 'ignite' weapon to one with a higher percentage chance. Once the dumpster set on fire, I cycled thru the other three elemental types and up popped the achievement.
I got this achievement October 30th 2020 on the Xbox One.
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By sunkenvilla on 30 Oct 2020 11:17
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11 Sep 2015 17:59

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Thank you! It works perfect!
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By dtdeejay on 22 Jan 2017 16:03
Just wanted to help others who might be having some trouble here. This is my first solution/guide. Anyway, one of the easier things I did was use ClapTrap and level him to 25 - 26, like you would already be doing in pursuit of the VaultHunter.exe achievement. Spec in the Fragmented Fragtrap tree. Be sure to get your points to the cap stone skill on this tree. He releases a Rainbow Nova that contains all elements whenever he changes a subroutine, which is fairly often. I happened to be standing next to an enemy, when the nova released, bam the achievement popped.
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06 May 2016 06:49

In Deck 13 1/2, there is a firing range similar to the one in Marcus's shop in Borderlands 2. Simply shoot the stationary target quickly with elemental weapons, and the achievement is yours.
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11 Aug 2015 05:15

I got this achievement by using the our seasons grenade. So easiest way is to get to Ultimate vault hunter (Third playthrough) Then find a ultimate badass mugger and throw all your grenades at him. Rinse and repeat until unlocked. Also tip would be to max out your amount of grenades.

The Four seasons Grenade mod drops from Badass Kraggons and is a rare drop. I happened too get 2 lvl 54 drops within 5 minutes of each other. Good Luck Vault Hunters.
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16 Apr 2015 16:28

I'm not sure if this trophy glitched for me or not, but I ended up getting it while fighting the Invincible Empyrean Sentinel. I had a corrosive, fire and cryo weapon, but no electric one on me at the time. During the battle, the boss takes on specific elemental forms, during his electric form I ended up swapping between all my weapons and shooting him with each one to see which were the most effective and the trophy popped.
I'm not sure if an elemental enemy will already count as having 1/4 elements applied to them or not.

You can basically get this by finding an enemy with a ton of health, have all 4 of your weapons available contain the 4 elements this game has, and shoot the enemy until 4 elemental effects are applied.

I had read of a glitch that allowed you to shoot a dumpster in Concordia with all 4 weapons to earn this trophy. I tried it and it didn't work. So I imagine this got patched.

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23 Nov 2016 17:22

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So your 'guide' is to say you don't know a definite way to do it. There's always one idiot I suppose.
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By Kuolemanlaakso on 18 Feb 2018 15:01
Shooting the dumpster to the left of the fast travel with the danger sign on it still works.
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By Rustybroom on 24 Jun 2019 10:18
It does indeed work on the container, if it doesn't work, it's cause your not shooting the right container, got it first try, teleport to Concordia, go to your left and there will be a container with 2 danger signs that has flame in a circle, that's the container your need to shoot with all 4 weapons
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By ForcefulOliver on 28 Apr 2020 20:49
people like kuolemanlaakso aint got anything better to do in their life but insult people cuz they think it makes em look big when in reality it makes them look really stupid
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By Brakus-Prime on 01 Aug 2020 15:35
Well I looked up a guide for this by Kuolemanlaakso, but it turns out they didn't bother to take the time to make one, and instead just insulted the creator of the only existing one on this site.
It also turns out that they can't read very well because the second paragraph literally says to find an enemy with lots of health and shoot them with all 4 elemental weapons to earn the trophy.

I simply stated in this guide that there is an alternative method to obtaining it besides the obvious method. If you have a better version, by all means, take the time to create a guide instead of insulting the people who are willing to help others.
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By Joshua-the-Pure on 23 Feb 2018 15:53
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Following this guide made this achievement a simple matter (tested and working on PC 11/7/19). Thanks to user Mike31584 who wrote the 360 guide: Solution for Elementalist in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Xbox 360)

There is a Dahl dumpster in Concordia with danger signs on it, to the your left when you spawn in at the fast travel. Simply shoot this dumpster with all 4 elements and achievement unlocked.

This can be done with more than one person shooting the dumpster, only the last person to shoot the dumpster gets the achievement, once the achievement is unlocked by someone you have to exit and reload the city for any additional person to get the achievement.
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07 Nov 2019 00:00

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confirmed, still works on 2021/09/23
thanks
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By phorni on 23 Sep 2021 13:54
Still working, thanks!
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By Tclizzle on 23 May 2022 06:40

There are multiple ways to unlock this achievement, but the end result is the same. You need to have all 4 status effects on a single enemy at one time.

You can try to do it the most simplistic way and have 1 of each weapon type equipped and try to ignite/freeze/corrode/electrocute them but you likely won't have enough time especially if you can't get one of the status effects to happen. It is theoretically possible to do it this way, but it's probably the most difficult.

Another way you can do this is to use Athena. In her Ceraunic Storm skill tree there is a skill that you can unlock called 'Smite'. Basically when you're airborne and shoot at an enemy a bolt of fire and lightning shoots down from the sky and this has a chance to ignite/electrocute the enemy. With this you can then equip a freeze weapon and jump then shoot an enemy trying to freeze them and hoping that Smite ignites/electrocutes them and then quickly switch to a corrosive weapon to try and corrode them while they're frozen/ignited/electrocuted.

You can also do it with a team. Have one person use a gun of each element and blast away on a tough enemy. I personally did this with a team using the stalker who eats the guy's key card in the "Science and Violence" story mission in R&D.

You can use Fragtrap's "Rainbow Coolant" skill (bottom of the far right tree). This will ignite, corrode, freeze, and shock an enemy with one button press.

You can also use barrels that do the various elemental effects as well as grenades, slam attacks and shield Nova explosions.

Huge thanks to 'Predni' for the video:

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There are multiple ways to unlock this achievement, but the end result is the same. You need to have all four status effects on a single enemy at one time. 

You can try to do it the most simplistic way and have one of each weapon type equipped and try to ignite/freeze/corrode/electrocute them but you likely won't have enough time especially if you can't get one of the status effects to happen. It is theoretically possible to do it this way, but it's probably the most difficult. 

Another way you can do this is to use Athena. In her Ceraunic Storm skill tree there is a skill that you can unlock called 'Smite.' Basically when you're airborne and shoot at an enemy a bolt of fire and lightning shoots down from the sky and this has a chance to ignite/electrocute the enemy. With this you can then equip a freeze weapon and jump then shoot an enemy trying to freeze them and hoping that Smite ignites/electrocutes them and then quickly switch to a corrosive weapon to try and corrode them while they're frozen/ignited/electrocuted. 

You can also use barrels that do the various elemental effects as well as grenades, slam attacks and shield Nova explosions.

Huge thanks to Predni for the video:

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvVoKgruiK0

The simplest and most effective option, performed at any level.
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05 Oct 2015 23:23

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Did this, a level 15 hero with three different elemental weapons and an electro grenade, easily beats the boss in the crisis scar location
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By Robin320 on 10 Jun 2020 17:34
William:

01. The last skill in the middle branch of skills is being upgraded - “Revenge Cannon”, it fires incendiary ammunition when the shield is fully discharged. In this case, the shield must be completely recharged for the next session of operation of this gun.

02. Take a pomegranate, for example, with an acid effect. A grenade with constant damage in the affected area (Area-Of-Effect) can be useful.

03. The two remaining guns with the necessary effects are installed in the active weapon slots, in this particular case with the effects of electrification and freezing, preferably with low damage, but with a high level of manifestation of the corresponding effect (Elemental Effect Chance not lower than 10-15%).

04. There is a boss of at least the Badass class (so that he doesn’t die quickly from the damage), who discharges our shields. A grenade is thrown, then immediately fires from the “Revenge Cannon” and one of the selected weapons. All that remains is to quickly switch to the remaining cannon and unleash the remaining elemental effect on the boss.

PS I couldn’t have Wilhelm throw a grenade and then quickly switch between the remaining three guns with the corresponding effects, because by the time the last gun fires, the effect of the first used element ends. Most likely, Wilhelm is stupidly slow, although maybe I’m slow too.

Of course, instead of one of the weapons, you can also cryo-grill an exploding barrel with the desired effect, but this is pure randomness, someone will be lucky))

And according to the scheme proposed above, everything worked out purposefully the second time))
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16 May 2015 14:19