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Fallout 76
Melee build
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by @Tacit-future5
Published Sep 25, 2026

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300+

Blood Luster

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

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Bone shatterer

Your melee weapon attacks have +75% limb damage.

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Knee-Capper

Melee weapons deal +50% limb damage. (No Power Tools)

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Radioactive Strength

Expend a Moderate amount of Glow to deal 150% more damage with Power Attacks & Bashing.

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Slugger

Your melee weapons do +30% damage to crippled targets.

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Wound Salter

+30% damage against bleeding targets.

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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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Adamantium Skeleton

Gain Limb Damage Reduction based on your END.

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Glowing Gut

Irradiated food and drink grant 300% more rads.

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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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Radiation Power

Expend a small amount of Glow per hit to deal 20% bonus damage to targets.

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Starched Genes

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

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Thick Skin

You take 6% less damage from Ballistic attacks. (No Power Armor)

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Thru-hiker

Food and drink weights are reduced by 90%.

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Feral Presence

While Feral, Reduce your target's damage output by 30% after you attack for 5 seconds.

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Glowing One

Holding Large amounts of Glow provides greater Glow to nearby ghouls on your team.

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Strange In Numbers

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

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Tenderizer

Each attack makes your target take increased damage.

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United Ordeal

While in a team with another ghoul, you gain +3 to all S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats.

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Field Surgeon

Stimpaks and RadAway heal 60% faster.

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First Aid

Stimpaks restore more HP based on your INT.

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Pyro-Technician

Increase fire damage based on your INT.

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Science Monster

While you have Glow, gain 15% bonus damage for 10 seconds upon getting hit.

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100

Rad Specialist

Increase Environment Glow intake by 10% on Armors, Double if wearing a matching set.

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Cryologist

Increase cryo damage based on your INT.

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Makeshift Warrior

Melee weapons break 80% slower.

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Dodgy

+5% chance to Evade. Evade no longer has a cooldown. Instead it costs AP.

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Escape Artist

Sneak to lose enemies, and running no longer affects stealth.

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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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Ninja

Bows, throwing, and melee weapons do +100% sneak attack damage.

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Sneak

You are 75% harder to detect while sneaking.

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Gunslinger Master

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

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Battle-Genes

Gain 4 HP per second while in combat.

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Class Freak

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

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Faulty Spots

Weak point damage is increased by 15%.

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Legendary perks

Total Perk Coins cost:

1800

(~500 level-ups)

Legendary Agility

+5 AGI and +5 AGI 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 Intelligence

+5 INT and +5 INT 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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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)

Electrically Charged

Chance to shock melee attackers. Small amount of damage done to player.

Empath

Teammates take 25% less damage. Player take 25% more damage.

Healing Factor

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

Herd Mentality

-2 SPECIAL solo, +2 SPECIAL grouped

Marsupial

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

Plague Walker

Poison aura scaling with your diseases.

Speed Demon

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

Talons

Punching attacks do 25% more damage + bleed damage, AGI -4.

Twisted Muscles

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

Unstable Isotope

Medium chance to release a radiation blast when struck in melee. Minor damage to player during the radiation blast.

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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

Headhunter Scythe

pickaxe

Instigating

Vital

Strength

Icemen's

lvl 45

1565

285

9667.35/12s

AP Cost

43 (16%) 6.3 shots before AP is depleted

2.5

440

Legendary effects

Instigating

+50% Damage Against Targets above 60% Health

Vital

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Strength

Strength +3

Icemen's

Cryo Damage: +20%

Bleed Damage

Modifications

Standard

Swap

Drill Fist

gauntlet

Mutant's

Vital

Strength

Icemen's

lvl 50

1778

274

4309.2/8s

3026.7/4s

AP Cost

32 (12%) 8.4 shots before AP is depleted

6.6

1449.5

Legendary effects

Mutant's

Damage Increases up to +50% as you gain Mutations

Vital

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Strength

Strength +3

Icemen's

Cryo Damage: +20%

Fire Damage

Modifications

Sharp

Targets bleed. Better damage.

Ultracite Terror Sword

Instigating

Vital

Defender's

Pounder's

lvl 50

1972

645

4394.25/10s

12293.438/25s

AP Cost

51 (19%) 5.3 shots before AP is depleted

5.5

1672.5

Legendary effects

Instigating

+50% Damage Against Targets above 60% Health

Vital

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Defender's

Chance to Automatically Block Attacks +40%

Pounder's

+10% Damage per Onslaught stack, +10 max stacks

Poison Damage

Modifications

Weapon

Throwables

Throwable

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

Armor Sets

Aristocrat's Pneumatic Thorn Armor Chest Piece

Aristocrat's

Reflect incoming damage based on caps held

Strength

Strength +2

Arms Keeper's

Weapon Weights Reduced by 20%

Bruiser's

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

Melee Attackers Bleed for 125 Damage over 5 seconds

Thorn Armor Set Bonus

SET BONUS (5/5): Melee Targets and Melee Attackers Bleed. Harder to Detect While Sneaking.

Polymer

Physical Resistance: +10%

Energy Resistance: +10%

Radiation resistance: +20%

Fire resistance: +20%

Cryo resistance: +20%

Poison resistance: +20%

Weight: +20%

Pneumatic

Reduce Incoming Stagger by 25%

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Grocer's Backpack

Grocer's

-90% Food and Drink Weight

Standard Backpack

lvl 50

Carry Weight

+60

Shielded Enclave Secret Operative Underarmor

Marine Style

Strength +4, Endurance +3, Agility +3

Shielded Lining

Improved Strength and Perception

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144

Aristocrat's Ultra-Light Thorn Armor Left Arm

Aristocrat's

Reflect incoming damage based on caps held

Strength

Strength +2

Adamantium

Limb Damage Resistance +15%

Bruiser's

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

Thorn Armor Set Bonus

SET BONUS (5/5): Melee Targets and Melee Attackers Bleed. Harder to Detect While Sneaking.

Polymer

Physical Resistance: +10%

Energy Resistance: +10%

Radiation resistance: +20%

Fire resistance: +20%

Cryo resistance: +20%

Poison resistance: +20%

Weight: +20%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

Aristocrat's Brawler's Thorn Armor Right Arm

Aristocrat's

Reflect incoming damage based on caps held

Strength

Strength +2

Adamantium

Limb Damage Resistance +15%

Bruiser's

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

Thorn Armor Set Bonus

SET BONUS (5/5): Melee Targets and Melee Attackers Bleed. Harder to Detect While Sneaking.

Polymer

Physical Resistance: +10%

Energy Resistance: +10%

Radiation resistance: +20%

Fire resistance: +20%

Cryo resistance: +20%

Poison resistance: +20%

Weight: +20%

Brawling

Unarmed Damage +0.1

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Aristocrat's Ultra-Light Thorn Armor Left Leg

Aristocrat's

Reflect incoming damage based on caps held

Strength

Strength +2

Adamantium

Limb Damage Resistance +15%

Bruiser's

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

Thorn Armor Set Bonus

SET BONUS (5/5): Melee Targets and Melee Attackers Bleed. Harder to Detect While Sneaking.

Polymer

Physical Resistance: +10%

Energy Resistance: +10%

Radiation resistance: +20%

Fire resistance: +20%

Cryo resistance: +20%

Poison resistance: +20%

Weight: +20%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

Aristocrat's Ultra-Light Thorn Armor Right Leg

Aristocrat's

Reflect incoming damage based on caps held

Strength

Strength +2

Adamantium

Limb Damage Resistance +15%

Bruiser's

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

Thorn Armor Set Bonus

SET BONUS (5/5): Melee Targets and Melee Attackers Bleed. Harder to Detect While Sneaking.

Polymer

Physical Resistance: +10%

Energy Resistance: +10%

Radiation resistance: +20%

Fire resistance: +20%

Cryo resistance: +20%

Poison resistance: +20%

Weight: +20%

Ultra-Light Build

Action Points +10

lvl 50

Armor stats

Set:

Thorn Armor

full (5 / 5)

241

263

185

173

+14

Carry Weight

+60

Armor set

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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Ghoul

In Regular Armor

HP: 100% (446 / 446)

Glow: 1000

Caps: 40000 / 40000

Feral meter: At 0%

+150% melee damage, -5 Endurance, -30 max HP, -20 max AP, -300% hip-fire and V.A.T.S. accuracy

Casual Team

Intelligence +1 per teammate

Day

Addictions

Mutations

Standing

Not Sprinting

Normal Attacks

Hip Fire

Kill Streak

No Kill Streak effects in this build (Adrenaline perk, Adrenal / Fierce / Barbarian legendary mods).

Onslaught

0 / 10

Bullet Storm

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

Character stats

Carry Weight

410

270

446

+63%

Resistances

241

263

185

173

Evasion Chance

0.05

Incoming Damage

x1.25

States stackFallout 76Melee buildbuild by @Tacit-future5Published Sep 25, 2026

Legendary perks

Effects (10)

Consumables

Weapons

Armor Sets

Power Armor Sets

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Fallout 76
Melee build
build
by @Tacit-future5
Published Sep 25, 2026