Follow this Borderlands 3 walkthrough for the Rise and Grind side mission in Meridian Metroplex. Includes steps to kill Core Daddy, find the Maliwan commander, and defend the coffee shop.
Walkthrough
- 1Head to the Rise and Grind coffee shop and interact with the button to begin the mission and spawn the robot.
- 2Take a vehicle from the Catch-a-Ride station to the Rise and Grind coffee shop.
- 3Interact with the button in the middle of the shop to spawn the robot and speak with him to update the quest objective.
- 4Head towards the waypoint on the map and go up the stairs to find Core Daddy.
- 5Defeat the other enemies in the area first, then focus your firepower on Core Daddy.
- 6Collect the Power Core dropped by Core Daddy.
- 7Return to the Rise and Grind shop and insert the Power Core into the fuse box located at the back right of the shop.
- 8Interact with the green button to reboot the coffee shop and speak with the Robot again to order coffee.
- 9Turn around from the Rise and Grind shop and head into the Halycon Suborbital Spaceport building.
- 10Clear out waves of enemies inside the Halycon Suborbital Spaceport until the Coffee Runner spawns.
- 11Defeat the Coffee Runner and collect the to-go cup he drops.
- 12Head back to the Rise and Grind coffee shop.
- 13Defend the Rise and Grind shop from a wave of enemies.
- 14Place the to-go cup onto the counter.
- 15Wait for the robot to fill the cup with coffee.
- 16Head back to the Watershed Base.
- 17Give the coffee to Lorelei.
- 18Defend your location from another wave of enemies.
- 19Speak with Lorelei to complete the mission.
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