Level 50+

a13

l14

Starter heavy gun
Fallout 76
Heavy gunner
build
by Tien
Published Jul 19, 2026

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50+

Bandolier

Ballistic weapon ammo weighs 90% less.

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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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Easy Target

+75% ranged damage to crippled targets.

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Traveling Pharmacy

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

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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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Down Ranger

You do +20% ranged damage to far enemies.

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Center Masochist

+75% ranged damage when attacking the torso.

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Ironclad

Armor provides 15% 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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Thru-hiker

Food and drink weights are reduced by 90%.

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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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Power User

Fusion Core duration is now doubled.

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Good With Salt

Food in your inventory will spoil 90% slower.

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Guerrilla

You do +20% ranged damage to close enemies.

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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

Your ranged weapons do +12% weak spot damage.

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Gunslinger Expert

+1% ranged weak spot damage per Onslaught stack, +3 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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Four Leaf Clover

Misses in V.A.T.S. now contribute to the Critical Meter based on your LCK.

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Quick Hands

Gain a 18% chance to instantly reload when your clip is empty.

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Ricochet

Gain a chance to Deflect ranged attacks based on LCK.

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Legendary perks

Total Perk Coins cost:

(~0 level-ups)

Legendary Strength

+1 STR and +1 STR Perk Points. Perk Points cap at 15.

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Effects (9)

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

Empath

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

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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9 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

Automatic Heavy Gun

Furious

lvl 1

Damage

AP Cost

0 (0%)

+100%

Legendary effects

Furious

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

Modifications

Automatic

Ballistic

Ballistic weapon.

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 Helm

of any kind.

Power Armor Chest Piece

of any kind.

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