Level 300+

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Bloody Shotgunner Sept 26
Fallout 76
Bloody Rifleman Shotgun
build
by Gerakis
Published Sep 17, 2026

Cripple, stagger, slow, all while doing exceptional damage

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300+

Easy Target

+75% ranged damage to crippled targets.

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Scattershot

20% of the damage dealt to a limb is applied to all limbs on your target.

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Shotgun Champ

+10% damage to crippled targets per projectile your weapon fires.

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Arms Keeper

Your weapons weigh 75% less.

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Traveling Pharmacy

Weights of all Chems (including Stimpaks) are reduced by 90%.

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Bandolier

Ballistic weapon ammo weighs 90% less.

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Awareness

Gain more VATS accuracy based on your PER.

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Deal Sealer

Deal +10% damage for each impairment your target has.

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Fast Fighter

Gain 50% of your bonus movement speed as reload speed.

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Number Cruncher

Your weapons have 2% increased damage per AP cost.

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Skeet Shooter

Your small guns have 45% better accuracy and spread.

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Tormentor

You deal 20% more damage per crippled limb your target has.

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Iron Stomach

Increased Damage and Energy Resistance based on END while not diseased.

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Ironclad

Armor provides 25% more protection. Double if wearing a matching set.

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LifeGiver

Gain more max HP per point in END.

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Natural Resistance

Increased Elemental Resistances based on END while not diseased.

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Radicool

The greater your Rads, the greater your Strength (max +5 STR)!

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Starched Genes

You will never mutate from rads and RadAway will never cure mutations.

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Thirst Quencher

Increased Max AP based on END while not diseased.

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Thru-hiker

Food and drink weights are reduced by 90%.

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Rejuvenated

Benefits of being Well Fed or Hydrated are further increased when you have less than 10% RADS.

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E.M.T.

Automatically revive downed teammates once every 3 minutes and grant them increased healing for 1 minute.

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Revenant

Players you revive have +25% damage for 2 min.

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Strange In Numbers

Positive mutation effects are +25% stronger if teammates are mutated too.

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Cryologist

Increase cryo damage based on your INT.

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Nerd Rage!

While your Health is low, gain increased damage and AP regen.

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Adrenaline

Gain +10% damage per kill while on a Kill Streak (Max 10).

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Enforcer

Your small guns gain a 15% stagger chance and +75% limb damage.

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Guerrilla Master

+5% ranged damage to close enemies per Onslaught stack, +5 max stacks.

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Gun Fu

V.A.T.S. swaps targets on kill with +30% damage to your next target.

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Gunslinger Expert

+1% ranged weak spot damage per Onslaught stack, +3 max stacks.

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Gunslinger Master

Gain Onslaught stacks over time and spend them on attacks, +10 max stacks.

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Packin' Light

Your Action Points regenerate faster when not over encumbered.

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Better Criticals

V.A.T.S. criticals now do +100% damage.

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Class Freak

The negative effects of your mutations are reduced by 75%.

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Critical Savvy

Critical Hits now only consume 55% of your critical meter.

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Junk Shield

Gain Resistances based on your LCK and amount of junk held.

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Ricochet

Gain a chance to Deflect ranged attacks based on LCK.

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Serendipity

While below 30% health, gain a chance to Evade based on LCK. (No Power Armor)

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Mysterious Savior

A Mysterious Savior will occasionally appear to revive you when downed.

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Legendary perks

Total Perk Coins cost:

1800

(~500 level-ups)

Taking One For The Team

Enemies take 40% more damage when they attack you, if you're on a team.

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Legendary Agility

+5 AGI and +5 AGI Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Legendary Luck

+5 LCK and +5 LCK Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Legendary Strength

+5 STR and +5 STR Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Legendary Endurance

+5 END and +5 END Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Legendary Perception

+5 PER and +5 PER Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Effects (8)

Adrenal Reaction

+5% DMG per kill while on a Kill Streak. Max HP -50.

Bird Bones

AG +4, Fall from heights more gradual, STR -4

Eagle Eyes

Critical Damage +60%, PER +4, STR -4

Egg Head

INT +6, STR -3, END -3

Herbivore

Vegetables provides x2 benefit and no disease. Eating meat doesn't satisfy hunger.

Herd Mentality

-2 SPECIAL solo, +2 SPECIAL grouped

Marsupial

Carry weight +20, +jump height, INT -4

Speed Demon

Movement speed +20%, faster reload +20%, +50% drain on hunger and thirst while moving.

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8 mutations, 0 addictions

Consumables (10)

Blight Soup

Crit Damage: +1 (30m)

+2.4 HP/s

+20% +15% 0.05

×1

Brain Bombs

Max AP: +12 (25s), Intelligence: +6 (90m)

+7.2 HP/s

+50% 0.05

×1

Cranberry Relish

Experience: +20% (1h), Max AP: +8 (25s)

+4.8 HP/s

+40% 0.1

×1

Pumpkin Pie

Max Health: +80 (1h)

+3.6 HP/s

+40% 0.1

×1

Silt Bean Soup

Endurance: +4 (30m)

+2.4 HP/s

+20% +15% 0.05

×1

Berry Mentats

Highlights Living Targets (5m), Intelligence: +5 (5m)

-3% 0.025

replaced

×1

Psychobuff

+25% Damage (3m), Strength: +3 (3m), Endurance: +3 (3m), Max HP +65 (3m)

-3% -3% 0.025

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Sweetwater Special Blend

Perception: +4 (1h)

+25% 0.05

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Company Tea

AP Regen: +20 (1h), Disease resistance: +20 (1h)

+42% 0.05

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Canned Coffee

+12 AP regeneration for 25 seconds.

+25% +2 0.05

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Total effect

+32

+20%

+145

AP Regen

+20

Damage

+25%

Crit Damage

Total weight 0.56

1 item fully replaced by later consumables

Weapons

Quad Glow-Sighted Cold Shoulder

double-barrel-shotgun

Quad

Rapid

Intelligence

Bully's

lvl 45

282

199

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Shell

Range

100%50%

AP Cost

29 (7%) 14.8 shots before AP is depleted

12.78

1293

Legendary effects

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Rapid

Speed: +25%

Intelligence

Intelligence +3

Bully's

+25% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has

Damage to Cryptids +50%

Cryo Damage

Modifications

Severe Receiver

Weight: +40%

AP Cost: +30%

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Recoil: +20%

Damage: +25%

Aligned Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +33%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +10%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Aligned Stock

Weight: +15%

AP Cost: -10%

Muzzle Brake

Range: -12%

Weight: +10%

Recoil: -15%

Glow Sights

Weight: +5%

AP Cost: -20%

Weapon

Throwables

Throwable

Grenades, mines and thrown blades. One is carried at a time; extras become swap-ins.

Armor Sets

Armor set

Armor pieces, a backpack, and an underarmor. The first set is worn, extras become swap-ins.

Power Armor Sets

Power armor

A full frame with six pieces. The first set is worn, extras become swap-ins.

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Some perks and legendary effects depend on your character's state.
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Human

In Regular Armor

HP: 100% (661.5 / 662)

Rads: -2

Caps: 0 / 40000

Fully Fed

Max HP +35, Disease Resistance +35%, STR +1

Fully Hydrated

AP Regen +35%, Disease Resistance +35%, END +1

No Team

Day

Addictions

Mutations

Standing

Not Sprinting

Normal Attacks

Hip Fire

Kill Streak

0 / 10

Onslaught

0 / 18

Bullet Storm

No Bullet Storm stacks in this build (Bullet Storm perk).

Character stats

Carry Weight

245

429

662

+65%