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PA Shotgunner
Fallout 76
build
by @Nahfiscared
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026 ·

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300+

Shotgun Champ

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

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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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Love the Spread

Weapons that fire 3 or more projectiles gain 30% range.

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Easy Target

+75% ranged damage to crippled targets.

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Bullet Storm

Gain 9% damage per 30 ammo spent. 10 max stacks.

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Lock and Load

You keep half of your Bullet Storm stacks when you reload. +1% reload speed per stack.

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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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Ground Pounder

Your small guns reload 30% faster and have 30% more hip fire accuracy.

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Skeet Shooter

Your small guns have 45% better accuracy and spread.

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Tank Killer

Your ranged weapons ignore 40% armor.

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Tormentor

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

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Number Cruncher

Your weapons have 2% increased damage per AP cost.

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LifeGiver

Gain more max HP per point in END.

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Ironclad

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

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Iron Stomach

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

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Thirst Quencher

Increased Max AP based on END while not diseased.

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Starched Genes

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

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Hardy

Take 45% less damage from explosions.

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Natural Resistance

Increased Elemental Resistances based on END while not diseased.

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Inspirational

Gain more XP while on a team based on your CHA.

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Tenderizer

Each attack makes your target take increased damage.

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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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Field Surgeon

Stimpaks and RadAway heal 60% faster.

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Power User

Fusion Core duration is now doubled.

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First Aid

Stimpaks restore more HP based on your INT.

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Guerrilla Expert

+1% reload speed per Onslaught stack, +3 max stacks.

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Guerrilla Master

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

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Gunslinger Expert

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

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Enforcer

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

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Modern Renegade

Small guns gain +30% hip fire accuracy and +75% limb damage.

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Gun Fu

V.A.T.S. swaps targets on kill with +60% damage up to 2 targets.

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Ricochet

Gain a chance to Deflect ranged attacks based on LCK.

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Class Freak

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

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Better Criticals

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

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Grim Reaper's Sprint

Any kill in V.A.T.S. restores Action Points, based on your LCK.

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Critical Savvy

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

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Legendary perks

Total Perk Coins cost:

1800

(~500 level-ups)

Legendary Strength

+5 STR and +5 STR 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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Legendary Intelligence

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

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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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Taking One For The Team

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

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Effects (10)

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

Scaly Skin

Damage and Energy Resistance +50, AP -50.

Speed Demon

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

Twisted Muscles

Melee damage +25%, better chance to cripple limbs. Gun accuracy -50%.

add effects

10 mutations, 0 addictions

Consumables

Chems, food, drinks, magazines, and bobbleheads. Their combined buffs are counted into your stats.

Raw food, plain drinks and other consumables without build effects are not listed.

Weapons

Quad Prime Cold Shoulder

double-barrel-shotgun

Quad

Crippling

V.A.T.S. Optimized

Bully's

lvl 45

409

258

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Ultracite Shell

Range

115

100%50%

AP Cost

26 (7%) 13.7 shots before AP is depleted

10.98

1228

Legendary effects

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Crippling

Limb Damage +50%

V.A.T.S. Optimized

AP Cost: -35%

Bully's

+25% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has

Damage to Cryptids +50%

Cryo Damage

Modifications

Prime Receiver

Damage to Scorched +65%

Standard Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +18%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +20%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Stabilized Stock

Weight: +15%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Spread (sighted): +15%

No Muzzle

Reflex Sight (Dot)

Weight: +10%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Sighted Transition: -15%

Swap

Mutant's Charging Tesla Shotgun

Mutant's

Crippling

Swift

Fracturer's

lvl 50

442

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Cell

Range

186

100%50%

AP Cost

17 (5%) 20.9 shots before AP is depleted

9.6

2052

-8

Legendary effects

Mutant's

Damage Increases up to +50% as you gain Mutations

Crippling

Limb Damage +50%

Swift

Reload Speed: +15%

Fracturer's

When Crippling Limbs, They Explode and Deal up to 50 Explosion Damage to Nearby Targets

Fires an electrical discharge that arcs between targets.

Modifications

Charging Shotgun Barrel

Hold fire to charge, releases shotgun blast.

Standard Sights

Mutant's Short Pump Action Shotgun

Mutant's

Crippling

V.A.T.S. Optimized

Pin-Pointer's

lvl 45

648

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Bolt Action

Ammo

8Shell

Range

107

100%50%

AP Cost

13 (4%) 27.4 shots before AP is depleted

10.85

592.5

Legendary effects

Mutant's

Damage Increases up to +50% as you gain Mutations

Crippling

Limb Damage +50%

V.A.T.S. Optimized

AP Cost: -35%

Pin-Pointer's

Damage to Weak Point +20%

Modifications

Tuned Receiver

Weight: +40%

Recoil: +20%

AP Cost: +10%

Damage: +25%

Speed: +25%

Standard Barrel

Aligned Stock

Weight: +15%

AP Cost: -10%

No Muzzle

Standard Sights

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

VATS Vulcan Helmet

V.A.T.S. Matrix Overlay

+10% V.A.T.S. Accuracy

lvl 50

362

399

183

Overeater's Dynamo Vulcan Torso

Overeater's

Increases Max Health up to +40 as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Thru-hiker's

Food, Drink, and Chem Weights Reduced by 20%

Ranger's

Ranged Weapons Deal +5% Bonus Damage (up to +25% on Full Stack)

Kinetic Dynamo

Restore Action Points by 20% of Damage Taken

lvl 50

607

667

313

+40

Overeater's Gimbal Bracers Vulcan Left Arm

Overeater's

Increases Max Health up to +40 as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Thru-hiker's

Food, Drink, and Chem Weights Reduced by 20%

Ranger's

Ranged Weapons Deal +5% Bonus Damage (up to +25% on Full Stack)

Gimbal Bracers

Scoped Accuracy +0.15, Hip-Fire Accuracy +0.15

lvl 50

362

399

183

+40

Overeater's Gimbal Bracers Vulcan Right Arm

Overeater's

Increases Max Health up to +40 as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Thru-hiker's

Food, Drink, and Chem Weights Reduced by 20%

Ranger's

Ranged Weapons Deal +5% Bonus Damage (up to +25% on Full Stack)

Gimbal Bracers

Scoped Accuracy +0.15, Hip-Fire Accuracy +0.15

lvl 50

362

399

183

+40

Overeater's Calibrated Vulcan Left Leg

Overeater's

Increases Max Health up to +40 as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Thru-hiker's

Food, Drink, and Chem Weights Reduced by 20%

Ranger's

Ranged Weapons Deal +5% Bonus Damage (up to +25% on Full Stack)

Calibrated Shocks

Carry Weight +50

lvl 50

362

399

183

Carry Weight

+50

+40

Overeater's Calibrated Vulcan Right Leg

Overeater's

Increases Max Health up to +40 as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Thru-hiker's

Food, Drink, and Chem Weights Reduced by 20%

Ranger's

Ranged Weapons Deal +5% Bonus Damage (up to +25% on Full Stack)

Calibrated Shocks

Carry Weight +50

lvl 50

362

399

183

Carry Weight

+50

+40

Armor stats

Set:

Vulcan

full (6 / 6)

2417

2787

1353

441

297

317

+10

+200

Carry Weight

+100

Power armor

Character state switchboard

Some perks and legendary effects depend on your character's state.
Set it here to see what they really contribute.

Human

In Power Armor

HP: 100% (662.5 / 663)

Rads: 0

Caps: 40000 / 40000

Fully Fed

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

Fully Hydrated

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

Casual Team

Intelligence +1 per teammate

Day

Addictions

Mutations

Standing

Not Sprinting

Normal Attacks

Hip Fire

Kill Streak

10 / 10

Onslaught

11 / 11

Bullet Storm

0 / 10

Character stats

Carry Weight

405

356

663

+76%

Resistances

2540

2910

1353

476

332

352

Evasion Chance

PA ShotgunnerFallout 76build by @NahfiscaredPublished Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026 ·

Legendary perks

Effects (10)

Consumables

Weapons

Armor Sets

Power Armor Sets

PA Shotgunner
Fallout 76
build
by @Nahfiscared
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026 ·