Borderlands 3 The Impending Storm Walkthrough

The Impending Storm is the 7th main story mission in Borderlands 3 (BL3). This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Impending Storm Main Quest.

The Impending Storm is unlocked when you complete Hostile Takeover.

Planet: Promethea
Area: Meridian Metroplex
Quest Giver: Lilith
Requirement: Complete Hostile Takeover
Recommended Level: 13
Reward: 1845$ / 8021XP / Rare SMG “Redistributor”
Mission Info: Lilith’s old pal Maya says there’s a Vault Key fragment hidden on her home planet, Athenas. Thing is, Mailiwan’s already there, terrorizing the populace and demanding they cough up the fragment. Or else.

Objectives:

• Return to Sanctuary
• Talk to Lilith
• Contact Maya
• Navigate to Athenas
• Use drop pod
• Meet Maya
• Secure courtyard
• Ring bell
• Follow Maya
• Ring bell
• Follow Maya
• Ring bell
• Find Ava
• Talk to Ava
• Follow Ava
• Search Crypts: 0/4
• Follow Ava
• Search the mausoleum for Eridium
• Kill Ratch: 0/2
• Follow Ava
• Destroy Ratch Nest
• Collect Eridium
• Follow Ava
• Meet Maya in the courtyard
• Kill Captain Traunt
• Give Eridium to Maya
• Follow Maya
• Get Vault Key fragment
• Return to Sanctuary
• Give Vault Key fragment to Tannis
• Talk to Lilith

Starting Location: The Impending Storm

Return to Sanctuary

As soon as you complete Hostile Takeover, Lilith asks you to come back to Sanctuary to talk to her about what to do next.

Talk to Lilith

She’s waiting for you up in the bridge with Tannis and Claptrap. Go speak to her.

Contact Maya

This happens automatically after talking to Lilith, during the conversation with Maya.

Navigate to Athenas

Head over to the map and select Athenas to travel there.

Use Drop Pod

Head on down to the hold again and use the drop pod to head to the surface of Athenas.

Meet Maya

Head down the path, and once you reach the town area you’ll find Maliwan troops to take out.

Secure Courtyard

Take out all the enemies in the courtyard area while you’re waiting for Maya to show up. It’ll spawn a few heavies along with the typical Maliwan troops. You also will probably run into some new robot dog type enemies that will chase you around.

Ring Bell

Once all the enemies are dealt with, head over and ring the bell in the building.

Maya comes out of the building now, head over and speak to her.

Follow Maya

Follow Maya inside to the next area with enemies. You’ll run into some soldiers here who have the drone shields like in the Gigabrain boss fight, as well as an enemy named NOG who would seem to be putting out the drones and functions in a similar manner to Gigabrain.

Once everyone is dead head over to Maya near the gate.

Ring Bell

Another bell to ring, just to the right of the gate Maya is waiting at.

Follow Maya

Head off with Maya again in the direction of her apprentice. You’ll have more groups of Maliwan goons to fight through on the way there, same sort of enemies as before.

Ring Bell

Up the stairs in the flooded area, you’ll have another bell to ring to progress.

Find Ava

Maya says she needs some Eridium to amp up her powers to get into where the key is, and asks you to go down to the cemetery to acquire it from some people who don’t need it anymore. She thinks Ava will be there already, so head on over to find her. You’ll have to fight your way through some small animals, nothing to worry about. Then when you get near the graveyard gate you’ll be introduced to Ava.

Talk to Ava

Head over and speak to her when you’re ready.

Follow Ava

Follow her inside the graveyard proper, and you’ll be attacked by a number more Maliwan goons looking to give you a bad time. Take the out as normal, then follow Ava up to the tomb door.

Search Crypts for Eridium: 0/4

Head inside and search all the marked “crypts” to see if they have Eridium in them.

Follow Ava

Those four have nothing, so head back out and follow Ava to the next search spot, taking out more Maliwan goons as you go.  There are some spots in the courtyard area you can search for loot, then once you’re ready head over to Ava.

Search the Mausoleum for Eridium

Head down into the area behind Ava when you’re ready.

Kill Ratch: 0/2

A couple Ratch comes out of the walls to attack you, kill them. You’ll get one Eridium off of them, but that’s not enough for Maya for what she needs.

Follow Ava

Follow Ava again to the last tomb that you can check.

Destroy Ratch Nest

Some Maliwan grunts will run out of the building up ahead, then a giant Ratch Nest enemy will jump out of the wall chasing them.

Collect Eridium

Once defeated, the Ratch Nest drops a large chunk of Eridium for you to grab.

Follow Ava

You’ll now have to head back over to where Maya is, fighting your way through groups of more Maliwan soldiers getting in your way.

Meet Maya in the Courtyard

Ava heads off begrudgingly defend some grains stores, while you should head inside to meet Maya and get her the Eridium.   Once you reach the drop down with the hand painted on the wall above it, that’s the entrance to the boss room for this mission, so make sure to head around and grab ammo before then if you need.

Kill Captain Traunt

Captain Traunt is the final boss for this mission, he’s a heavy type like enemies you’ve fought before, but with much more health and a shield you have to get through first. He’ll primarily use ice based attacks on you at the start, the main one being placing walls in front of you and then blasting them at you. If he shoots a large ice ball into the air that hovers there you can shoot it to destroy it so that it doesn’t damage you. Once you get his shield about halfway down he’ll start using his fire attacks on you as well.   You can shoot the ball on his back like a normal heavy as well do deal critical hits.

Give Eridium to Maya

Once Traunt is dead, grab all your loot and then give the Eridium you’ve collected to Maya so she can do her work.

Follow Maya

Follow Maya inside the newly opened area. Around the other side of the Eridium Seal Maya gets you to look at there’s a red chest you can loot. There are also two white ones on either side of the staircase before going up to the statue.

Get Vault Key Fragment

Head up to in front of the statue and grab the marked vault key fragment.

Return to Sanctuary

When you’re ready, return to Sanctuary.

Give Vault Key Fragment to Tannis

Head over to Tannis in her lab and give her the newly acquired key fragment.

Talk to Lilith

Finally head over and speak to Lilith, who is now catching up some with Maya on the bridge. Speak to her to complete the mission and get your reward.

This finishes The Impending Storm main mission in Borderlands 3. Now the next quest  Space-Laser Tag becomes available.

Next Up:  Space-Laser Tag

For all other Mission Walkthroughs, check out our complete Borderlands 3 Walkthrough.