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Anybody who has even the faintest idea of what Gearbox Software brings to the table knows that the Borderlands series of games is their magnum opus, their gift to the world.
The third installment in the black comedy first-person shooter, Borderlands 3 delivered on the continuous thrill ride by delivering yet another fantastic premise and story.
Although the franchise has seen many of its thrills recently called out for the various microtransactions, one has to believe that that aspect of the game is entirely corporate and the gem that the game still is to this day does not hurt because of it.
Along with the comic book art style and the refined gameplay, as well as the incredible cast of characters and story, Gearbox’s golden child is also known for the years of support that it gets after launch, including DLC and technical fixes.
Part of the goodies of the franchise also includes the Borderlands 3 SHiFT codes, which can be entered for some sweet, sweet loot from golden keys that can simply be redeemed by going to shift.gearboxsoftware.com and copying over the codes.
So, How do you Redeem Borderlands 3 SHiFT codes?
The first step is to sign up for SHiFT at shift.gearbox.com. You’ll be given the option to link your account to your preferred platform (Steam, Stadia, PlayStation Network, Microsoft, or the Epic Store.
Once the accounts have been created and successfully linked to the platform or platforms that you intend to play Borderlands 3 on, you can start redeeming and using your BL3 codes.
Finally, you can go to the SHiFT Account Rewards Page to paste the codes that you got from the top of the page into the Code Redemption section.
Another way to redeem your codes is to launch your copy of Borderlands 3 and enter the codes there directly.
If you have made sure that the shift codes are correct for the platform that you are accessing Borderlands 3 on, you’ll redeem a set of golden keys that you can use to get exclusive high-level loot that you can use inside your game.
What are Golden Keys and How do you Use Them?
Good question.
Golden keys in the Borderlands series are a set of specialty keys that unlock some S-tier loot including weapons, grenades, class mods, and other items in an assortment.
One of these items is guaranteed to be super-rare in the game and is also guaranteed to be at the level that you currently play the game.
Once you complete the initial act of the game and finally leave Pandora, you will find the golden chest aboard the Sanctuary 3 spaceship, on the right just before the door to the sub-level. You can start spending the golden keys that you acquired from your shift codes to get your loot.
Keep in mind that these are one-time keys that get spent right after you use them, so make sure that you really need the kind of loot that the chest will cough up before you move on with your game.
BL3 Director’s Cut Edition and Diamond Keys
Launched on April 2021, the Director’s Cut Edition for Borderlands 3 was the largest single-player expansion the game had received yet, which included a new raid boss, extra story missions, and behind-the-scenes footage.
Not only that, but the Director’s Cut also included a set of Vault Cards; a progression system offering new items such as Legendary gear, cosmetic items such as skins, and a new form of crazy currency, Diamond keys.
Diamond keys are the evolution of your regular Gold keys. Instead of the old chest that you accessed when you needed the cool extra items to help you on your quest, you now have access to Diamond keys.
These keys lead to entire rooms that you can access, and you will find entire walls filled with items that you can get.
Obviously, there’s a catch.
Although Diamond keys give you access to entire rooms for you to pillage to your heart’s content, you can only get one item from each wall, and the room is on a timer.
When the timer runs out, the walls close and you will never see that loot again unless you spend another one of your hard-earned Diamond keys. So, caution.
How Can You Get Borderlands 3 SHiFT codes?
Following Randy Pitchford’s Twitter account is a great source of new BL3 shift codes. Although they expire within 24 hours.
Along with that, here is a list of codes that are temporary and some more that are permanent (can’t be used multiple times though).
Permanent BL3 Codes
- 3 Golden Keys – ZFKJ3-TT3BB-JTBJT-T3JJT-JWX9H
- 1 Golden Key – HXKBT-XJ6FR-WBRKJ-J3TTB-RSBHR
- 1 Golden Key – ZFKJ3-TT6FF-KTFKT-T3JJT-JWX36
- 3 Golden Keys – 9XCBT-WBXFR-5TRWJ-JJJ33-TX53Z
- 3 Golden Keys – ZRWBJ-ST6XR-CBFKT-JT3J3-FRXJ5
- 3 Golden Keys – Z65B3-JCXX6-5JXW3-3B33J-9SWT6
Temporary BL3 Codes
- 3 Golden Keys Expires: Feb 3 2022
CSCTT-JCKS9-W6K6Z-R3JJ3-5WSBS - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Jan 20 2022
W9CTB-S3C99-WFCXZ-XBTTT-R639Z - Daemon Head. Expires: Unknown
CS5JB-CTTBB-FFWXZ-FJ3BT-TC6R3 - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Jan 13 2022
KZKJ3-6JWHS-W6CFH-X3TJJ-RXC33 - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Jan 3 2022
5HCT3-JJT3J-FF5X9-6JJTB-TZ5CJ - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Dec 16
WHCJJ-69B99-WX56H-RBB3J-SCWFW - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Dec 9
5ZKJJ-CHJZZ-WRCXH-XJJB3-65SJS - 3 Golden Keys Expires: Dec 2
WHWT3-JH39H-W6WF9-FJTBB-ZCRCW - Arachnoir Head Expires: Unknown
KZKBB-5HZ9S-CFKR9-RJ3T3-JBTK6 - Skagwave Head Expires: Unknown
K95BT-B99H9-CX5XH-RTJB3-C6SJX - Saurian Synth Head Expires: Unknown
CZ5JT-HFH99-KXKRZ-6BTJJ-BS5WB - Ratch Rider Head Expires: Unknown
WZK3T-XXZHH-KFK6H-6J33T-S959T - 3 Golden Key Expires: Nov 25
WHC3T-H6THZ-KRW6Z-6333J-R9TZW - 3 Golden Key Expires: Nov 18
WSCB3-RXBHZ-CXC6S-FT33J-KTH96 - 3 Golden Key Expires: Nov 11
5HCT3-KFJZS-CXC6Z-63BTT-9JWCS - Diamond Key Expires: Soon
CSWJT-FS9H9-W6KFS-R3TTT-RFCHR - 3 Golden Key Expires: Nov 7, 2021
C95TB-3RJZ9-K6WFH-R3BTJ-RJJSJ - 3 Golden Key Expires: Oct 28, 2021
WHW3B-HWBHH-C6WXS-RBTJB-9HXTT - 3 Golden Key Expires: Oct 21, 2021
5SW3B-65J9S-5FKXH-633T3-TK9CF - 3 Golden Key Expires: Oct 14, 2021
K953B-55THH-WF5FS-RTBBJ-SXTTT - 3 Golden Key Expires: Oct 7, 2021
59W3T-JC3SZ-C6CXH-XJJJT-WHXRX - 3 Golden Key Expires: Sept 30, 2021
5H53J-SBTSH-C6WX9-6JB3T-Z9BFX - 1 Diamond Key Expires: Sept 27, 2021
CHC3J-TCHSZ-5XCXH-FTTJJ-JZ55S - 2nd Anniversary Cosmetics Expires: Sept 27, 2021
KH5J3-9BSSS-K6WF9-RT3BB-FTBCJ - 3 Golden Key Expires: Sept 16, 2021
WZWJB-CTJSS-5FCXZ-XBJ3T-WTHZZ - 3 Golden Key Expires: Sept 9, 2021
5S5B3-JTTZH-5RCFZ-FT3JB-HFTR9 - 3 Golden Key Expires: Sept 3, 2021
5SK3B-S9HFH-CR56Z-6TJJT-CSR5B - 3 Golden Key Expires: Aug 26, 2021
WSKBJ-X99R9-WFCXH-XBB3B-3ZRZZ - 3 Golden Key Expires: Aug 19, 2021
WSWJJ-W9HF9-W65F9-R3JJB-3XRXC - 3 Golden Key Expires: Aug 12, 2021
WH5BJ-FB999-WXKXZ-FJBB3-539ZZ - 3 Golden Key Expires: Aug 5, 2021
W9KBJ-B9Z6Z-56CXH-XTB3B-RR53X - 3 Golden Key Expires: July 29, 2021
5H5TJ-ZRHX9-CRKFS-RT3BT-5T6ZT - 3 Golden Key Expires: July 22, 2021
W9CTT-F6SFZ-KFW6Z-XJJTJ-X39J9
Finally, there was the VIP program that Gearbox ran for a while. But since the VIP program was closed in 2019, you can no longer get more codes through that method.
Conclusion
Unless you have a time machine to go back and get more, these are all of the codes that you can currently access on Borderlands 3. We hope you get that Legendary Maliwan we all want, and happy hunting.
