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How to Begin Powerful Connections
To begin the Powerful Connections side mission in Borderlands 3, you’ll need to interact with Marcus’ vending machine near the Crimson Raider base in The Droughts at Pandora after the Children of the Vault main mission.
Powerful Connections Objectives
Identify the Problem
Follow the cable running out of the machine to come to a broken circuit box near a Catch-A-Ride.
Collect Skag Spine
Follow the objective to a nearby skag den and defeat skags until a shock skag appears. Kill the shock skag to collect its spine.
Collect Human Spine (Optional)
Head to the objective to reach the Sun Smasher camp and take out the bandits until one drops a spine.
Use Human Spine (Optional)
Head back to the circuit box and install the human spine if you retrieved one.
Use Skag Spine
Install the shock skag spine into the circuit box.
Go to Secret Stash
Head back to the recently fixed vending machine and enter the bunker behind it to complete the Powerful Connections mission.
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