Red Dead Redemption
95 Achievements
1,500
85-111h
Legendary
Reach level 50 and pass into Legend.
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How to unlock the Legendary achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide
When you pass into legend, your XP resets at zero. All of the challenges - e.g. Lawbringer, Bounty Hunter, etc. - are reset. You lose the weapons and mounts you have unlocked, but you do NOT lose the characters and titles you have unlocked. You also do not lose any game types/maps you have unlocked. For example, if you have unlocked Advanced Co-op missions, they will still be unlocked after you pass into legend. If you have earned a golden gun, it will still be golden in any game types/maps that have it, and when you unlock it again in free roam, it will be automatically be golden.
If your goal is to reach legend level 5 in multiplayer as quickly as possible, you will generally want to pass into legend as soon as you hit rank 50, because any XP you earn at rank 50 are wasted. The main reason you might not want to pass into legend immediately is if you are close to getting a golden gun. If you reach rank 50 and you have, say, 82 headshots on a specific gun, you might want to hang out at level 50 for a while and get those last 18 headshots before passing into legend, because once you pass into legend, you will start back at zero.
When you pass into legend, your XP resets at zero. All of the challenges - e.g. Lawbringer, Bounty Hunter, etc. - are reset. You lose the weapons and mounts you have unlocked, but you do NOT lose the characters and titles you have unlocked. You also do not lose any game types/maps you have unlocked. For example, if you have unlocked Advanced Co-op missions, they will still be unlocked after you pass into legend. If you have earned a golden gun, it will still be golden in any game types/maps that have it, and when you unlock it again in free roam, it will be automatically be golden.
If your goal is to reach legend level 5 in multiplayer as quickly as possible, you will generally want to pass into legend as soon as you hit rank 50, because any XP you earn at rank 50 are wasted. The main reason you might not want to pass into legend immediately is if you are close to getting a golden gun. If you reach rank 50 and you have, say, 82 headshots on a specific gun, you might want to hang out at level 50 for a while and get those last 18 headshots before passing into legend, because once you pass into legend, you will start back at zero.
Here you an press "Y" to "pass into legend".
Doing so net's you the achievement.
Alternatively if you're already in legendary status before the DLC pack, all you have to do is login & you will be awarded the achievement automatically as soon as you load up multiplayer.
What i did is hit rank 50. Go to dashboard and copy your multiplayer save to the cloud or a usb. Then go back to the game pass into legened, then delete that save off your HDD, and copy your save on the cloud or usb back to your HDD. Youve got the achievement and all your stuff.
This is the best solution that doesn't involve finding a modded lobby in 2023!
I've also seen a lot of players claiming "Twin Rocks" is a great farm spot, but that is simply not true netting only 348 XP on average. (This would take around 900 replays)
PIKES BASIN GANG HIDEOUT (SOLO)
Yes, this will be your quickest farm method to achieving rank 50 and passing into Legend. Each completion (on average) will land you around 1,820 XP! I've received a tad more on most occasions hitting numbers like 1,835/ 1,830 XP.
The quickest I've completed this hideout was under 5 mins at 4:52.72 and the longest it's taken me was 6:24.43 with 2 deaths. I still netted 1,830 XP with this time.
Start at the top of Pikes Basin and make your way down to the herd area. You should clear the right path first, and the left path last. You will end the hideout with around 49 kills. The Evans repeater (found at Pikes Basin) and Mauser pistol (found at Twin Rocks) with casual aim mode makes this child's play, although the enemy does hit hard. Make sure to pick up repeater ammo.
337,000 XP is needed for the achievement. For a level 1 player it would take around 185 replays of "Pikes Basin" to reach level 50 and pass into Legend. (337,000/1,820= 185.22) I am RANK 21 as of writing this and possibly need 156 more replays to reach RANK 50. Another player who gave up on modded lobbies as well claims this method took him 20-25 hours alone.
I'll edit this post if I have an update on my 156 replays. I'm keeping track! ;)
Before you can turn into a Legend you need to level up through the different levels in multiplayer until you hit 50. Once you hit level 50 you will be given the change to start over again as a Legend.
To change your status from rank 50 back to a rank 1 Legend hit while in multiplayer, then go down to the multiplayer tab. You should see your multiplayer profile on the screen; press while on this screen and you will pass through to your next round of leveling. Just be careful not to hit while in this menu if you don't want to level up just yet.
If you have passed over and already become a Legend, this achievement will unlock automatically once you start playing multiplayer.
This trophy is retroactive so if you already reached level 50 and passed into legend, you will still be able to get it. As soon as you buy the DLC and pop in the game and head in to an online free roam the trophy will pop. If you want this trophy but don't like the thought of having to work your way back up to level 50, backup your save, pass into Legend, then copy your save back. Thanks to Yazter for this tip.