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Shotghoul Daily Driver
Fallout 76
Do it all Shotgun Ghoul
build
by PsychoSquire
Published Sep 4, 2026 ·

This build can raid, can daily, can solo most stuff. And the cold shoulder makes the snake a breeze. Still need to use reflective PA or some trick for ENO but explosive cold shoulder will even hold drill with ease. Shotguns have finally come into their own! Thanks Todd!!

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300+

Bandolier

Ballistic weapon ammo weighs 90% less.

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Easy Target

+75% ranged damage to crippled targets.

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Love the Spread

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

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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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Traveling Pharmacy

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

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Blood Luster

Your bleed effects have 35% more damage and 25% less duration.

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Fast Fighter

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

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Grenadier

Your explosives detonate with twice the radius.

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Number Cruncher

Your weapons have 2% increased damage per AP cost.

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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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Skeet Shooter

Your small guns have 45% better accuracy and spread.

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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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Starched Genes

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

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Glowing Gut

Irradiated food and drink grant 300% more rads.

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Tenderizer

Each attack makes your target take increased damage.

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Moral Support

When on a team, you become feral 50% slower.

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Spiritual Healer

Regenerate HP while on a team based on your CHA.

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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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Good With Salt

Food in your inventory will spoil 90% slower.

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First Aid

Stimpaks restore more HP based on your INT.

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Field Surgeon

Stimpaks and RadAway heal 60% faster.

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Demolition Expert

Your explosives do +60% damage.

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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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Modern Renegade

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

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Guerrilla Expert

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

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Gunslinger Expert

+1% ranged weak spot damage 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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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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Faulty Spots

Weak point damage is increased by 15%.

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Wild West Hands

36% chance to instantly reload your entire magazine when empty.

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Bloody Mess

Bleeding enemies you kill have a chance to explode based on your LCK.

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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 Luck

+5 LCK and +5 LCK 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 Agility

+5 AGI and +5 AGI 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

Grounded

Energy Resistance +100. Energy Damage -50%.

Herbivore

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

Herd Mentality

-2 SPECIAL solo, +2 SPECIAL grouped

Speed Demon

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

Scaly Skin

Damage and Energy Resistance +50, AP -50.

Healing Factor

Health Regeneration +300%. Chem Effects -55%.

add effects

10 mutations, 0 addictions

Consumables (19)

Brain Fungus Soup

Intelligence: +5 (30m)

+3 HP/s

+25% +15% 0.05

×1

Cranberry Relish

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

+6 HP/s

+50% 0.1

replaced

×1

Pumpkin Pie

Max Health: +100 (1h)

+4.5 HP/s

+50% 0.1

×1

Silt Bean Puree

Physical Resistance: +37.5 (1h)

+6 HP/s

+50% +15% 0.05

×1

Silt Bean Soup

Endurance: +5 (30m)

+3 HP/s

+25% +15% 0.05

×1

Sweet Tato Stew

Health Regen: +0.625 (1h)

+6 HP/s

+50% +15% 0.1

×1

Berry Mentats

Intelligence: +2.25 (5m)

-3% 0.025

replaced

×1

Formula P

Charisma: +2.25 (5m), Luck: +1.35 (5m)

-5% 0.025

replaced

×1

Overdrive

Crit Damage: +0.135 (3m), Damage: +7% (3m)

-3% -3% 0.025

replaced

×1

Psychobuff

Damage: +11% (3m), Strength: +1.35 (3m), Endurance: +1.35 (3m), Max Health: +29.25 (3m)

-3% -3% 0.025

×1

Ballistic Bock

Improves ballistic weapon DMG 15%, but increases the condition cost 15% for 5 minutes.

Luck: +2 (5m)

+15% 0.1

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Irradiated Sunset Sarsaparilla

+5% BALLISTIC DMG (5m)

+4 HP/s

+15% +40 0.1

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Black-Eyed Susan's Soothin'

Experience: +13% (1h), Damage: +25% (1h)

+2.5 HP/s

+15% 0.05

×1

Company Tea

AP Regen: +25 (1h), Disease resistance: +20 (1h)

+42% 0.05

×1

Sweet Mutfruit Tea

Crit Damage: +1.25 (1h)

+6.3 HP/s

+25% 0.05

×1

Tato Juice

Max AP: +25 (30m)

+2.5 HP/s

+15% 0.05

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Guns and Bullets 3

+100% Ballistic Gun Crit Damage (30m)

0.01

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Glowing Bobblehead: Small Guns

+20% BALLISTIC DMG (1h)

0.01

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Canned Coffee

Max AP: +12 (25s)

+25% +8 0.05

×1

Total effect

+1.35

+6.35

+45

+129.25

+13%

AP Regen

+25

+37.5

+20

Damage

+36%

Health Regen

+0.625

Crit Damage

+1.25

Total weight 1.04

4 items fully replaced by later consumables

Weapons

Quad Glow-Sighted Cold Shoulder

double-barrel-shotgun

Quad

Cryologist's

V.A.T.S. Optimized

Polished

lvl 45

763

539

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Shell

Range

101

100%50%

AP Cost

14 (4%) 26.6 shots before AP is depleted

12.18

1248

Legendary effects

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Cryologist's

Cryo Damage +0.2

V.A.T.S. Optimized

AP Cost: -35%

Polished

Damage Increases up to +60 as Weapon Durability Increases Above 100%

Damage to Cryptids +50%

Cryo Damage

Modifications

Vigorous Receiver

attack-delay-sec: -25%

Weight: +40%

Recoil: +20%

AP Cost: +10%

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%

No Muzzle

Glow Sights

Weight: +5%

AP Cost: -20%

Swap

Salt of the Earth

double-barrel-shotgun

Quad

Explosive

Swift

Bully's

lvl 45

2019

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Shell

Range

101

100%50%

AP Cost

52 (14%) 7.2 shots before AP is depleted

12.48

1253

Legendary effects

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Explosive

Projectiles Explode for +20% Weapon Damage

Swift

Reload Speed: +15%

Bully's

+25% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has

Fires Both Barrels at Once

Modifications

Vigorous Receiver

attack-delay-sec: -25%

Weight: +40%

Recoil: +20%

AP Cost: +10%

Damage: +25%

Aligned Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +33%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +10%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Precise Stock

Weight: +30%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Bash Damage: +25%

No Muzzle

Glow Sights

Weight: +5%

AP Cost: -20%

Quad Glow-Sighted Cold Shoulder

double-barrel-shotgun

Quad

Explosive

Swift

Conductor's

lvl 45

763

539

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

8Shell

Range

101

100%50%

AP Cost

23 (6%) 16.2 shots before AP is depleted

12.18

1248

Legendary effects

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Explosive

Projectiles Explode for +20% Weapon Damage

Swift

Reload Speed: +15%

Conductor's

Critical Hits Restore 10 Health & Action Points instantly and 100 more over 5 seconds for Player & Teammates Within a 100ft Radius

Damage to Cryptids +50%

Cryo Damage

Modifications

Vigorous Receiver

attack-delay-sec: -25%

Weight: +40%

Recoil: +20%

AP Cost: +10%

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%

No Muzzle

Glow Sights

Weight: +5%

AP Cost: -20%

Crowd Control

combat-shotgun

Furious

Explosive

Durability

Polished

lvl 50

1500

1151.58/10s

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Semi-Auto

Ammo

12Shell

Range

107

100%50%

AP Cost

19 (5%) 19.6 shots before AP is depleted

17.36

1694.375

Legendary effects

Furious

+5% Damage per Onslaught stack, +9 max stacks

Explosive

Projectiles Explode for +20% Weapon Damage

Durability

Weapons break 50% slower

Polished

Damage Increases up to +60 as Weapon Durability Increases Above 100%

Bleed Damage

Modifications

Powerful Automatic Receiver

Weight: +33%

Recoil: +55%

AP Cost: +10%

Damage: +15%

Speed: +30%

Range: -17%

Critical Damage Multiplier: -10%

Spread (hip-fire): +35%

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%

Stinging Magazine

Armor Penetration +25%

Suppressor

Silences weapon.

Standard Glow Front Sight Ring

Weight: +10%

AP Cost: -20%

Spread (hip-fire): -15%

Spread (sighted): -5%

Weapon

Throwables

Throwable

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

Armor Sets

Lucid Jet Pack Civil Engineer Armor Chest Piece

Lucid

Increases Damage Reduction up to +6% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Active

Max AP increased by +20

Tanky's

+200 Damage Resist for 10s When Standing Still (20s Cooldown) (up to +1000 on Full Stack)

Buttressed

Exceptional Damage Resistance, Energy Resistance and Radiation Resistance.

Jetpack

Max AP: -1

Weight: +20%

lvl 50

102

+19

Grocer's Backpack

Grocer's

-90% Food and Drink Weight

Standard Backpack

lvl 50

Carry Weight

+60

Protective Enclave Secret Operative Underarmor

Raider Style

Perception +2, Agility +3, Luck +5

Protective Lining

Improved Strength and Perception

lvl 1

Lucid Ultra-Light Civil Engineer Armor Left Arm

Lucid

Increases Damage Reduction up to +6% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Sentinel's

5% Damage Reduction while standing still.

Limit-Breaking

Each Worn Armor Piece Reduces the Cost of Critical Hits by -10% (up to -50% on Full Stack)

Buttressed

Physical Resistance: +65%

Weight: +30%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

Lucid Ultra-Light Civil Engineer Armor Right Arm

Lucid

Increases Damage Reduction up to +6% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Elementalist

Increase All Resistances by +25

Sentinel's

5% Damage Reduction while standing still.

Limit-Breaking

Each Worn Armor Piece Reduces the Cost of Critical Hits by -10% (up to -50% on Full Stack)

Buttressed

Physical Resistance: +65%

Weight: +30%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

Lucid Ultra-Light Civil Engineer Armor Left Leg

Lucid

Increases Damage Reduction up to +6% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Powered

Action Point Regen +5

Sentinel's

5% Damage Reduction while standing still.

Limit-Breaking

Each Worn Armor Piece Reduces the Cost of Critical Hits by -10% (up to -50% on Full Stack)

Buttressed

Physical Resistance: +65%

Weight: +30%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

AP Regen

Lucid Ultra-Light Civil Engineer Armor Right Leg

Lucid

Increases Damage Reduction up to +6% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Powered

Action Point Regen +5

Sentinel's

5% Damage Reduction while standing still.

Limit-Breaking

Each Worn Armor Piece Reduces the Cost of Critical Hits by -10% (up to -50% on Full Stack)

Buttressed

Physical Resistance: +65%

Weight: +30%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

AP Regen

Armor stats

Set:

Civil Engineer Armor

full (5 / 5)

137

151

408

241

167

306

+19

Carry Weight

+60

AP Regen

+10

Incoming Damage

x0.595

Armor set

Power Armor Sets

Power armor

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

Character state switchboard

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

Ghoul

In Regular Armor

HP: 100% (640.75 / 641)

Glow: 952

Caps: 40000 / 40000

Feral meter: Above 80%

+3 Strength, +3 Endurance, +30 max HP

Casual Team

Intelligence +1 per teammate

Day

Addictions

Mutations

Standing

Not Sprinting

Normal Attacks

Hip Fire

Kill Streak

10 / 10

Onslaught

20 / 20

Bullet Storm

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

Character stats

Carry Weight

310

372

641

AP Regen

+35

+102%

Resistances

406

595

167

151

241

137

Evasion Chance

Incoming Damage

x0.595

Shotghoul Daily DriverFallout 76Do it all Shotgun Ghoulbuild by PsychoSquirePublished Sep 4, 2026 ·

Legendary perks

Effects (10)

Consumables (19)

Weapons

Armor Sets

Power Armor Sets

Shotghoul Daily Driver
Fallout 76
Do it all Shotgun Ghoul
build
by PsychoSquire
Published Sep 4, 2026 ·