Fallout 76 weapons

	For a list of unique weapon locations in Fallout 76, see Fallout 76 unique weapons.

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This page lists all weapons in Fallout 76.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles. For weapons in other Fallout games, please see "Weapon". For an overview of Fallout 76 content, please refer to "Fallout 76".

 

Overview

• All weapons can spawn as a legendary variant with a single special effect.
• The game relies on Fallout 4 game play, except for the addition of a condition meter, so there are similarities. As such, the weapon types are:
  • Pistols are generally small, and require one hand to fire. They include, but are not limited to, the 10mm, .44, Alien Blaster and Gamma Gun.
  • Rifles are generally long, of average size, and require two hands to fire. They include, but are not limited to, the Assault Rifle, Combat Rifle, Combat Shotgun, Double-Barrel Shotgun, Hunting Rifle, Laser Musket and Submachine Gun.
  • Heavy guns are generally large, bulky, and exceedingly powerful. They include, but are not limited to, the Broadsider, Fatman, Flamer, Gatling Laser, Minigun and Missile Launcher.
  • Semi-automatic and bolt action weapons fire one shot with each pull of their trigger. They include, but are not limited to, the Alien Blaster, Double-Barrel Shotgun, Gauss Rifle, Hunting Rifle, Laser Musket and Pipe Revolver.
  • Automatic weapons fire continuously as their trigger is pulled. They include, but are not limited to, the Submachine Gun, and versions of the Assault Rifle and Combat Rifle.

Perks and weapons

Weapons are no longer categorized purely by damage type, but also by their handling and mode of fire. This can be a bit confusing at first, so here's a quick breakdown of which perks fall under what type (basic models; putting an automatic receiver on eg. a 10mm pistol will change the semi-automatic to an automatic pistol).

Weapon types	Characteristic
	Damage	Armor Penetration	Accuracy	Range	Weight	Reload	Attack Speed	Special Effects
Pistol	Gunslinger (AG) Expert Gunslinger (AG) Master Gunslinger (AG)		Crack Shot (PE) Modern Renegade (PE)	Crack Shot (PE)	Packin' Light (AG)			Cripple Limbs: Modern Renegade (PE)
Automatic pistol	Guerrilla (AG) Expert Guerrilla (AG) Master Guerrilla (AG)				Packin' Light (AG)
Rifle	Rifleman (PE) Expert Rifleman (PE) Master Rifleman (PE)	Tank Killer (PE)		Long Shot (PE)				Stagger: Tank Killer (PE) Cripple Limbs: Tormentor (LK)
Automatic rifle	Commando (PE) Expert Commando (PE) Master Commando (PE)		Ground Pounder (PE)			Ground Pounder (PE)
Shotgun	Shotgunner (ST) Expert Shotgunner (ST) Master Shotgunner (ST)		Skeet Shoter (PE)		Scattershot (ST)	Scattershot (ST)		Stagger and Cripple Limbs: Enforcer (AG)
Explosive weapon	Demolition Expert (IN)
Heavy gun	Heavy Gunner (ST) Expert Heavy Gunner (ST) Master Heavy Gunner (ST)	Stabilized (IN)1			Bear Arms (ST)	Lock and Load (ST)		Stagger and Cripple Limbs: One Gun Army (LK)
1H melee weapon	Gladiator (ST) Expert Gladiator (ST) Master Gladiator (ST)	Incisor (ST)			Martial Artist (ST)		Martial Artist (ST)
2H melee weapon	Slugger (ST) Expert Slugger (ST) Master Slugger (ST)	Incisor (ST)			Martial Artist (ST)		Martial Artist (ST)
Unarmed weapon	Iron Fist (ST)
Explosives	AoE: Grenadier (PE) Dam: Demolition Expert (IN)			Fire in the Hole (PE)	Ordnance Express (ST)

¹ - requires Power Armor

Other useful weapon perks include:

• Basher (ST): Up to +50% damage and a 10% chance to cripple the opponent when bashing.
• Bandolier (ST): Up to -90% ballistic ammo weight.
• Batteries Included (IN): Up to -90% energy weapon ammo weight.
• Bloody Mess (LK): Up to +15% bonus damage.
• Covert Operative (AG) and Ninja (AG): Increased sneak attack critical multiplier with ranged and melee weapons respectively.
• Exterminator (PE): Up to 75% armor penetration against insects.
• Glow Sight (PE): Up to +60% to glowing enemies. Glowing enemies are now top of the line enemy variants.
• Gun-Fu (AG): Increased damage dealt to targets in VATS (if they're targeted after killing the initial target).
• Gun Runner (AG): Up to +20% running speed with a pistol equipped.
• Luck of the Draw (LK): Chance for weapon to repair itself when hitting an enemy.
• Mister Sandman (AG): Up to +50% sneak attack damage at night with silenced weapons.
• Quick Hands (LK): Chance for instantly reloading the weapon when the clip empties.
• Sniper (PE): Reduces weapon scope sway.
• Weapon Artisan (IN): Can repair any weapon up to 200% of its normal condition.

Crafting and durability are affected by the following perks, granting up to +50% durability and unlocking mod crafting.

• Gunsmith (IN): Ballistic weapons.
• Licensed Plumber (IN): Pipe guns.
• Makeshift Warrior (IN): Melee weapons.
• Science, Science Expert, Science Master (IN): Energy weapons.

Spawning

In order for weapons to become available for crafting and at vendors, players need to reach a specific level. However, the system is very complex and entering areas way above the player character's level or killing enemies who are stronger than the player will yield higher level weapons (e.g. entering Sam Blackwell's bunker in The Mire (a high level area) can yield level 30+ hunting rifle spawns even if the player's half that or less).

The following table is a general guideline, showing where weapons and their plans/recipes can spawn at qualifying vendors, in containers, or (worst case) on enemies busy shooting players in various vulnerable areas.

Type	Weapon
Damage	Pipe Revolver (Semi-Auto) Pipe Pistol (Semi-Auto) Pipe Bolt Action Pistol Machete Hunting Rifle (Short) Golf Club Flare Gun Board Baseball Bat
Weight	Pump-Action Shotgun Pipe Revolver Rifle (Semi-Auto) Pipe Bolt Action Rifle Pickaxe Paddle Ball Meat Hook Laser Pistol (Semi-Auto) Fire Axe Boxing Glove Bowie Knife Baton .44 .44 (Scoped) 10mm (Semi-Auto)
10	Switchblade Sledgehammer Single-Action Revolver Revolutionary Sword Polehook Syringer Pipe Gun (SMG) Pipe Rifle (Semi-Auto) Pipe Rifle (Auto) Pipe Pistol (Auto) Laser Pistol (Sniper) Laser Rifle (Semi-Auto) Laser Rifle (Short Semi-Auto) Hunting Rifle (Full-Size) Cultist Blade Chinese Officer Sword Blackpowder Pistol Shock Baton 10mm (Auto) 10mm SMG
15	Submachine Gun Spear Ski Sword Plasma Pistol (Semi-Auto) Pipe Sniper Rifle Pipe Bolt Action Sniper Rifle Mr Handy Buzz Blade M79 Hunting Rifle (Sniper) Handmade Rifle (Short Semi-Auto) Handmade Rifle (Auto) Double-Barrel Shotgun Cultist Dagger Crossbow Blackpowder Rifle
20	Revolver Plasma Scattergun Plasma Rifle (Semi-Auto) Mole Miner Gauntlet Missile Launcher Handmade Rifle (Full-Size Semi-Auto) Guitar Sword Gatling Gun Gamma Gun Drill Death Tambo Combat Shotgun (Short Semi-Auto) Combat Rifle (short Semi-Auto)
25	Plasma Sniper Rifle Plasma Rifle (Auto) Plasma Pistol (Auto) Lever Gun (Short) Laser Rifle (Scattershot) Laser Rifle (Auto) Laser Pistol (Auto) Handmade Rifle (Sniper) Fatman Enclave Plasma Rifle (Semi-Auto) Enclave Plasma Pistol (Semi-Auto) Cryolator Combat Shotgun (Semi-Auto) Combat Shotgun (Auto) Combat Rifle (Sniper) Combat Rifle (Semi-Auto) Broadsider Assaultron Head Assaultron Blade 50cal Machine Gun
30	War Drum Ultracite Laser Gun Super Sledge Railway rifle Power Fist Plasma Flamer Mole Miner Gauntlet MG42 Harpoon Gun Gatling Plasma Flamer Enclave Plasma Scattergun Deathclaw Gauntlet Combat Rifle (Auto) Bone Club Assault Rifle (Short Semi-Auto)
35	Shishkebab Mini Gun Lever-Action Rifle (Full-Size) Gauss Rifle (Semi-Auto) Enclave Plasma Sniper Rifle Enclave Plasma Rifle (Auto) Enclave Plasma Pistol (Auto) Broadsider (Multishot) Assault Rifle (Semi-Auto) Assault Rifle (Auto)
40	Ripper Radium Rifle (Short, Semi-Auto) Radium Rifle (Semi-Auto) Tesla Rifle Fatman (MIRV) Enclave Plasma Flamer Bone Hammer Auto Grenade Launcher
45	Lever-Action Rifle (Sniper) Gauss Rifle (Sniper) Assault Rifle (Sniper)

Tools

Certain items are coded as weapons, but they are not used for doing damage. These are classified as tools. These include:

Binoculars (Fallout 76)

ProSnap Deluxe camera

Melee

Weapon damage for melee weapons is affected by Strength. Damage is increased by 5% , per point of Strength.

Weapon base damage is listed for the lowest level they can be obtained. Weapon crafted at higher level will have a higher base damage.

1 Hand Melee

Name	Level req.	Damage	Attack Speed
Assaultron Blade	25	25: 28 35: 33 45: 40	Medium
Bowie Knife	5	10: 10 15: 15 25: 20 35: 25 45: 30	Fast
Chinese Officer Sword	5	5: 16 15: 21 25: 26 35: 31 45: 36	Medium
Combat Knife	1	1: 9 5: 13 10: 17 20: 21 30: 25 40: 29 50: 33	Fast
Commie Whacker	-	5	Medium
Drill	20	22	Very Fast
Hatchet	1	1: 15 5: 17 10: 20 25: 25 30: 30 40: 35 50: 40	Medium
Lead Pipe	1	1: 14 5: 16 10: 19 20: 24 30: 29 40: 34 50: 39	Medium
Machete	1	1: 15 5: 17 10: 20 20: 25 30: 30 40: 35 50: 40	Medium
Pipe Wrench	1	1: 13 5: 15 10: 18 20: 21 30: 24 40: 27 50: 30	Medium
Ripper	40	40: 2/hit	Very Fast
Rolling Pin	1	1: 9 5: 12 10: 15 20: 19 30: 22 40: 25 50: 28	Medium
Security Baton	5	5: 15 15: 25 25: 30 35: 35 45: 40	Medium
Switchblade	10	10: 14 20: 18 30: 22 40: 26 50: 30	Fast
Sickle	1	1: 14 5: 16 10: 20 20: 24 30: 28 40: 32 50: 36	Medium
Tire Iron	1	1: 12 5: 14 10: 17 20: 20 30: 23 40: 26 50: 29	Medium
Shishkebab	35	35: 22+22 45: 27+27	Medium
Walking Cane	1	1: 17 5: 19 10: 22 20: 27 30: 32 40: 37 50: 42	Medium
Cultist Blade	10	10: 15 20: 20 30: 25 40: 30 50: 40	Medium
Cultist Dagger	15	15: 20 25: 25 35: 28 45: 32	Fast
Revolutionary Sword	10	10: 24 30: 29 40: 39 50: 44	Medium
Ski Sword	15	15: 35 25: 40 35: 45 45: 50	Medium

2 Hand Melee

Name	Level req.	Damage	Attack Speed	Unique variants
Baseball Bat	1	1: 28 5: 35 15: 40 25: 45 35: 50 45: 55	Slow
Board	1	1: 25 5: 30 15: 35 25: 40 35: 45 45: 50	Slow
Guitar Sword	15	15: 35 25: 40 35: 45 45: 50	Medium
Pickaxe	5	5: 32 15: 41 25: 48 35: 55 45: 60	Slow
Multi-Purpose Axe	1	1: 26 5: 32 15: 42 25: 52 35: 62 45: 69	Slow
Pool Cue	1	1: 21 5: 26 15: 31 25: 36 35: 41 45: 46	Slow
Protest Sign	1	10	Slow
Sledgehammer	10	10: 43 20: 50 30: 57 40: 65 50: 71	Slow
Super Sledge	30	30: 65 40: 75 50: 85	Slow
Chainsaw	20	1	Very Fast
Spear	15	15: 43 25: 48 35: 53 45: 58	Medium
War Drum	15	15: 48 25: 58 35: 68 45: 78	Slow
Mr. Handy Buzz Blade	15	15: 2 25: 4 35: 6 45: 8	Very Fast
Pitchfork	1	1: 22 5: 27 15: 32 25: 37 35: 42 45: 47	Medium
Fire Axe	5	5: 35 15: 45 25: 55 35: 65 45: 72	Slow

Unarmed Melee

Name	Level req.	Damage	Attack Speed
Bear Arm	20	20: 35 30: 40 40: 45 50: 50	Medium
Boxing Glove	5	5: 13 15: 18 25: 23 35: 28 45: 34	Medium
Deathclaw Gauntlet	30	30: 45 40: 50 50: 55	Medium
Knuckles	1	1: 8 5: 10 10: 15 20: 20 30: 25 40: 30 50: 35	Fast
Mole Miner Gauntlet	20	20: 30 30: 35 40: 40 50: 45	Medium
Power Fist	30	30: 48 40: 53 50: 58	Medium
Death Tambo	15	15: 30 25: 35 35: 40 45: 45	Medium
Meat Hook	5	5: 14 15: 19 25: 24 35: 29 45: 34	Medium

Ballistic

Weapon base damage is listed for the lowest level they can be obtained. Weapon crafted at higher level will have a higher base damage.

Pistol

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
10mm Pistol	10mm round	5	5: 15 15: 18 25: 21 35:24 45: 28
Black Powder Pistol	.50 Ball	10	10: 115 20: 130 30: 145 40: 160 50: 175
Paddle Ball	Paddle ball string	1	1
Pipe Pistol	.38 round	1	1: 12 5: 13 10: 15 20: 18 30: 21 40: 23 50: 26
Pipe Bolt-Action Pistol	.308 round	1	1: 40 5: 45 10: 50 20: 55 30: 60 40: 65 50:70
Pipe Revolver Pistol	.45 round	1	1: 27 5: 31 10: 36 20: 40 30: 45 40: 50 50: 55
Single Action Revolver	.44 round	10	10: 42 20: 48 30: 52 40: 58 50: 62
Western Revolver		20	20: 50 30: 55 40: 60 50: 65
.44 pistol		5	5: 40 15: 45 25: 50 35: 55 45: 60

Shotgun

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
Combat Shotgun	Shotgun shell	20	20: 60 30: 70 40: 80 50: 90
Double-barreled Shotgun		15	15: 80 25: 90 35: 100 45: 115
Pump Action Shotgun		5	5: 55 15: 65 25: 75 35: 85 45: 95
Black powder Blunderbuss	.50 ball	10	10: 115 20: 130 30: 145 40: 160 50: 175

SMG

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
10mm Submachine Gun	10mm round	10	10: 17 20: 19 30: 23 40: 28 50: 34
Submachine Gun	.45 round	15	15: 18 25: 22 35: 25 45: 29

Rifle

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
Assault Rifle	5.56mm round	30	30: 26 40: 30 50: 33
Handmade Rifle	5.56mm round	15	15: 30 25: 35 35: 40 45: 45
Black powder Rifle	.50 ball	15	15: 150 25: 160 35: 170 45: 180
Combat Rifle	.45 round	20	20: 28 30: 32 40: 36 50: 40
Pipe Revolver Rifle		1	1: 27 5: 31 10: 36 20: 40 30: 45 40: 50 50: 55
Lever-Action Rifle		25	25: 65 35: 70 45: 75
Radium Rifle		40	40: 33 50: 37
Pipe Rifle	.38 round	1	1: 12 5: 13 10: 15 20: 18 30: 21 40: 23 50: 26
Hunting Rifle	.308 round	1	1: 40 5: 45 10: 50 20: 55 30: 60 40: 65 50: 70
Pipe Bolt-Action Rifle		1	1: 40 5: 45 10: 50 20: 55 30: 60 40: 65 50: 70
Sniper Rifle	.50 round	1	1: 40 5: 45 10: 50 20: 55 30: 60 40: 65 50: 70
Gauss Rifle	2mm EC	35	35: 125 45: 140
Railway Rifle	Railway spike	30	30: 75 40: 85 50: 95
Syringer	Syringer ammo
Crossbow	Crossbow bolt	15	15: 55 25: 60 35: 65 45: 70

Heavy

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
50 cal Machine Gun	.50 round	25	25: 24 35: 30 45: 36
Auto Grenade Launcher	40mm grenade	40	40: 118 50: ?
Light Machine Gun	.308 round	30	30: 11 40: 13 50: 16
Minigun	5mm round		35: 12 45: 14
Junk Jet	Junk
M79 Grenade Launcher	40mm grenade	15	15: 87 25: 97 35: 107 45: 117
Flamer	Fuel		30: 29 40: 32 50: 36
Missile Launcher	Missile		20: 105 30: 125 40: 145 50: 155
Fat Man	Mini nuke		25: 355 35: 405 45: 455
Broadsider	Cannonball	25	25: 95 35: 115 45: 135
Harpoon Gun	Harpoon		30: 125 40: 150 50: 175
Gatling gun	5mm round		20: 36 30: 48 40: 60 50: 72

Energy

Weapon base damage is listed for the lowest level they can be obtained. Weapon crafted at higher level will have a higher base damage.

Laser

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Damage
Laser Pistol	Fusion cell	5	5: 19 15: 24 25: 28 35: 33 45: 40
Laser Rifle			5: 19 15: 24 25: 28 35: 33 45: 40
Ultracite Laser Rifle		30	30:25 40: 28 50: 31
Ultracite Laser Pistol			30:25 40: 28 50: 31
Gatling Laser	Fusion core	25	25: 12 35: 14 45: 17
Ultracite Gatling Laser		35	35: 17 45: 19

Plasma

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
Plasma Pistol	Plasma cartridge	15	15: 13+13 25: 15+15 35: 17+17 45: 20+20
Plasma Rifle
Plasma Scattergun
Plasma Thrower
Plasma Sniper Rifle
Gatling Plasma	Plasma core	30	30: 36+36 40: 42+42 50: 48+48

Special

Exotic

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Base damage
Alien Blaster	Alien blaster round	20	20: 14 30: 17 40: 20 50: 23
Cryolator	Cryo cell	25	25: 24 35: 30 45: 36
Gamma Gun	Gamma round	15	15: 38 25: 45 35: 52 45: 60
Tesla Rifle	Fusion cell	40	40: 66 50: 78
Salvaged Assaultron Head		25	25: 70 35: 75 45: 80

Thrown

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Damage
Throwing Knife	Throwing knife	-	75
Tomahawk	Tomahawk		100

Other

Name	Ammunition	Level req.	Damage
Binoculars	(N/A)	1
Flare Gun	Flare	1

Explosive

Grenade

Name	Damage	AP cost	Weight	Value
Molotov Cocktail	51	50	0.5	20
Cryogenic Grenade	101	20	0.5	125
Fragmentation Grenade	151	20	0.5	50
Nuka Grenade	301 + 100	20	0.5	100
Plasma Grenade	150 + 150	20	0.5	135
Pulse Grenade	150	20	0.5	100
Baseball Grenade	101	20	1	40

Mine

Name	Damage	AP cost	Weight	Value
Fragmentation Mine	101	20	0.5	50
Plasma Mine	150 + 150	20		100
Pulse Mine	150	20		100
Bottlecap Mine	301	20		75
Nuke Mine	301 + 100	20		100