Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Guide Optional Missions

Clan War: Starting the War

Mission Briefing

Two bandit clans have been a thorn in Ellie’s side: the Zafords and the Hodunks. She has concocted a plan to start a war between the two families: all you need to do is cause a ruckus at each clan’s home base in The Highlands and The Dust, then leave the emblem of the opposing clan in the wreckage. With any luck, they’ll be killing each other off by sundown.

Availability: Sanctuary Bounty Board after completing “Bright Lights, Flying City.”

Unlocks: “Clan War: First Place”

Mission Reward: Mick Zaford

Level	Money	XP	Gear
16	$551	2611	Assault Rifle (Green) or Pistol (Green)

The Dust

Head out to Ellie’s Garage in The Dust and speak to Ellie about getting the clan war started. Her plan is simple: you’re going to blow up what each clan holds most dear, and then leave the rival clan’s calling card at the scene. Head around to the side of her garage and take the sticks of dynamite from the windowsill. Continue toward the scrapyard behind the garage and collect the Hodunk emblem from the hood of the red car on the right and the Zaford Emblem from near the green van on the left.

Place the dynamite at the base of the billboard to destroy the Hodunks’ prized possession.

Climb aboard a Light Runner and drive the items you found over to the Hodunk Speedway, due south of Ellie’s Garage. Place the dynamite near the base of the billboard with the giant tire on it, and stand back. The explosion won’t just ruin the sign, but the tire will smash through the gate to the Hodunk Speedway area (now you can access the racetrack). Several Hodunk Grunts attack, but pay them no mind. Run up to the wreckage and place the Zaford emblem on the nearby rocks.

You’ll find Mick Zaford inside The Holy Spirits. Face him to collect your reward and initiate the next mission.

Hop back into the Light Runner and head west across The Dust to the entrance to The Highlands. Once there, drive south to the road and follow it around the bend to the town of Overlook. The Zafords run a bar on the edge of town called The Holy Spirits. Place the dynamite on their beloved whisky still, and watch their production come to a halt. Position the Hodunk emblem on what’s left of the still to place the blame squarely on the Hodunks. Mick Zaford, the leader of the Zaford clan, sends word that he’s looking for someone to help him get even with the Hodunks. Enter The Holy Spirits, and speak to the man in the green hat to complete the mission.