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Expensive Taste

Expensive Taste

Used the Grinder to create a Legendary item.

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

To get this achievement, you need to insert three weapons into a grinder and get a legendary (orange-rarity weapon) to pop out.

Now there's good news and bad news. Good news is that, unlike other grinder combinations where you need the three of the same type of gun to be able to grind, this just requires three of ANY kind of gun. Bad news, I believe it requires 3 orange-rarity guns to be able to work. I tried multiple times with the purple weapons I obtained from the golden chest in Concordia and only got purple weapons each time. If someone could confirm this that would be great.

The hard part will be getting the orange-rarity items. Your easiest bet is to try and grind guns because they are the easiest (in my opinion) legendary drops to receive. And there is one readily available to unlock once you get 2500 badass points, which is Excalibastard, located in Stanton's Liver (If you need more info see the guide for The Gun In The Stone achievement). The other two, unfortunately, you will have to find on your own!

Once you have 3 legendary items, pop them into the grinder and it will spit out a legendary item as well, giving you your achievement. If you aren't a fan of the gun you receive, or you want to keep your other legendary weapons you have to grind, right after the achievement unlocks just reset or turn off your xbox and you will have all your old guns plus a new achievement.

If there's any way I can improve the solution let me know please

*EDIT*: Sorry, I know I listed Excalibastard in this solution and I know you can't use it in the 360 version, but I should have mentioned I included it in the solution because it was one of the three I used and can provide a video if anyone doubts. Idk if I got lucky or if it can be only ground with two other legendaries or what, but just so that its out there that you shouldn't rule it out in possible grinder combos.

Also, thanks to ParallaxDemon and a Good Gamertag for mentioning the different combos that worked for them to produce a legendary item, so far these are the general combos:

-3 Oranges
-2 Oranges and a Purple
-1 Orange and 2 Purples
-3 Purples
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05 Apr 2015 05:17

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On the 360, two purples and one legendary give you a new legendary.

Also on the 360 some weapons couldn't be used in the grinder. One of them was the Excalibastard, mentioned in your solution.
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By Parallax Demon on 05 Apr 2015 21:29
Well I just used Excalibastard yesterday and if you want proof I'll gladly do it again and show you so...

And i tried with two purples and a legendary also two legendaries and a purple and it is not a guaranteed legendary every time as i did 10 times each method and got no legendaries. This is the easiest way to get it. This is also a solution for the Xbox One version, not the 360.
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By iTz Canada Ehh on 05 Apr 2015 22:08
I just wanted to add that it is possible with three purple weapons on the Xbox One. I'm not sure the rarity, but I unlocked it after grinding about ten times three purples in a row. It popped out a legendary pistol when I used two purple pistols and one purple laser gun.
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By a Good Gamertag on 06 Apr 2015 05:05
Damn lucky you I'll toss that in and i'm assuming it would be the lowest percentage of the 4 different ways to do it but at least with the loyalty rewards with 75 gold keys knowing its possible to do it that way will save a lot of time.
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By iTz Canada Ehh on 06 Apr 2015 06:31
3 purple shields worked for me, after many reloads.
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By EYEHUNTER 42 on 07 Apr 2015 23:49
I put in 3 Purple pistols (wich i got from using keys) and got a Legendary.

Then did it again and got a purple one. So youcan do it with just 3 purples (And no moonstones) but it requires Luck.
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By MuppeT May Cry on 16 Apr 2015 16:46
Three purple pistols worked for me too on the fourth try. No moonstone involved.
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By f1r3storm85 on 23 Apr 2015 19:03
Like Thundernerd said, it doesn't have to be weapons - I used a golden key and got four purple class mods in one box. Three of them and a bit of moonstone (45?) and I got a legendary mod.
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By Hirsute Dave on 11 May 2015 14:50
Threw in three purple shields and got a legendary one.
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By OttoSporteman on 07 Jun 2015 16:06
i got it with some pistols from the golden key chest, don't know if it helped but after I put the pistols in the grinder and got back a purple a few times, I would put those ones back in and it gave me a orange one. also I never got the option to use moonstones when using anything from the chest
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By wolfzero01 on 11 Aug 2015 17:53
I got this with 3 purple class mods and a moonstone grind - beginning to think that's the easiest way to get this. I tried about 20 purple weapon grinds and never got an orange (and you cannot moonstone grind purple weapons) but got this on my very first purple class mod + moonstone grind.
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By The Globalizer on 17 Jan 2016 19:42
I can confirm the findings of The Globalizer
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By iyamwattiyam on 04 Apr 2016 17:47
same here, I tried a bunch of times with purple weapons and nothing, first try with 3 class mods and 40 moonstone got me the legendary
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By Runner eGirl on 23 Dec 2017 23:10
No matter what I do this achievement will not pop. I've done the class item moonstone grind and have collected the legendary that pops out. No achievement. I've combined three non-claptrap voyage legendaries and ground them. No achievement. Anyone else have this issue?

Edit: I went to check on the achievement list and the dude popped. So if you're like me and the schmuck achievement won't go, close the game and check the achievement list.
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By Nukes A Lot 2 on 24 Mar 2019 23:17
Lucky, got it on the first try with 2 purple pistols and a purple SMG.
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By bogle1 on 15 Jul 2019 14:56
3 purple class mods + moon stone seems the best way to get this. Worked for me and my friend.
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By Poia on 31 Mar 2020 17:40
Like what Poia said, 3 purple class mods and the moonstones worked perfectly for me. If you have golden keys, purple class mods aren't too hard to get.
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By Onix298 on 30 Apr 2020 11:18
Can confirm after trying Poia’s method worked perfectly. First try. Use this code 555JT-6TTT9-KCFJX-CXT33-T3FBC you will gain 25 keys hopefully you can get 3 purple class mods in it.
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By suitexbl on 15 May 2021 14:33
Poia method worked first try for me 🤗🥰
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By iiOmens on 07 Oct 2022 04:01
My buddy found out that if you put in three purple class mods and do a moonstone grind you get a legendary class mod. I tried afterwards and got one on my first try as well. It might be expensive but now I've got one hell of a class mod!
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By Thundernerd on 10 Apr 2015 23:15
See I remember that from the 360 version if you do a moonstone grind with three purples or legendaries you have a high chance of getting a legendary, but when I tried to do it with the purple's I got from the golden chest, throughout gameplay, etc I never had the option of doing a moonstone grind. I wonder if its only certain combos you can do that or I'm just blind and can't see the moonstone grind option lol
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By iTz Canada Ehh on 11 Apr 2015 04:24
Just reproduced 3 purple class mods + Moonstone grind = first try on 360. Wish people would read who posted it first though 😅😭
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By The Globalizer on 17 May 2023 17:30
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If you have a few golden Keys over just get a few purple weapons from the golden chest to the grinder, took me five ties at the Grinder to get a Legendary item.

Grinder Recipes for Legendary items

Legendary weapon of desired type: 1 purple weapon of desired type + 2 legendary weapons. Without moonstone, there is a chance of getting purple. With moonstone, there is a chance of getting a Luneshine weapon.

Legendary weapon of random type: 3 legendary weapons of any type (same type gives random legendary) Without moonstone, there is a chance of getting purple. With moonstone, there is a chance of getting a Luneshine weapon.

Purple weapon of desired type : 2 purple weapons of the desired type + 1 additional purple weapon. There is a chance of getting a Legendary weapon.

Purple weapon of random type: 3 purple weapons of different types. There is a chance of getting a Legendary weapon.

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11 Apr 2015 07:45

I used the code 555JT-6TTT9-KCFJX-CXT33-T3FBC to get enough keys to open the loot chest. Took 3 purple guns and put them in the grinder.
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23 Dec 2019 00:27

After you unlock the Grinder in the game, you can grind items in it to have a chance to obtain a better item. Below is the Wikia page listing off the specifics of the Grinder as well as recipes for obtaining better weapons.

http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Grinder

For me personally, I used a few Golden Keys obtained via SHiFT codes. I ended up getting a bunch of class mods that I tossed into the Grinder. I made sure to use Moonstones in the grind as opposed to just a regular grind. Before I even saw what item I created my trophy popped. I ended up netting an orange class mod.
Definitely make sure to invest moonstones and multiple purple and orange weapons whenever possible to increase your chance at a legendary creation.

If you want to go the route I went and use SHiFT codes to get purple items, here is the link to Orcz.com that has a list of SHiFT codes available. Just make sure it hasn't expired yet before wasting your time entering it.

http://orcz.com/Borderlands_Pre-Sequel:_Shift_Codes

This can also help you obtain the trophy That Tasted Purple! if you haven't gotten it already and have unlocked the 4th weapon slot.

Borderlands: The Pre-SequelThat Tasted Purple!The That Tasted Purple! trophy in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel worth 31 pointsHad Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot.


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22 Nov 2016 18:10

To unlock this achievement you will need to put two Orange guns and one Purple gun into the Grinder as well as Moonstone. This will give you a Legendary item which will be the same as the Purple you put in. To find recipes that will work in the Grinder please consult This thread.

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To unlock this achievement you will need to put two orange guns and one purple gun into the grinder as well as Moonstone. This will give you a legendary item which will be the same as the purple you put in. To find recipes that will work in the grinder please consult This thread.

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To create a legendary item through a crusher, you will need: 2 orange weapons and 1 purple weapon, as well as moon stones. If you mix only weapons without stones, then a purple item will most likely fall out.
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There is a 100% chance of getting a legendary item , you need three purple class mods and about 61 moonstone (although its amount may depend on the item levels), craft them using moonstone and get a legendary class mod.
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By Alorasi on 16 Jan 2015 11:40
There is another simple, but very wasteful way to make a legendary item - and use 3 other legendary (orange) items in the grinder))) They stupidly take, for example, three orange trunks and, without any stones, make a fourth one from them, for which there will be a prize!
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By Tianuchka on 16 May 2015 13:57
If it’s a pity to lose items and stones, just after receiving the trophy we exit through the PS button and the game simply won’t save anything.
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By tezey on 21 Aug 2015 02:33
The method with a purple item and two legendary ones does not always work, so I got a purple item (I was not offered a grind with moonstones)
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By Dragonis on 26 Dec 2016 15:37
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If you have a badass rank greater than 2500, just take a friend with you and go to the excalist, you pull it out, the friend takes the weapon and after that you need to turn off the game. The excalibit will remain in stone and will be stored in a friend’s inventory. Do this 2 more times and put it all in the crusher
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