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Fallout 76 Survival builds

Builds for survival and hardcore modes, where food, sleep and disease matter and mistakes stick. Eat well, sleep often and plan the trip home.

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Level 300+
s10
p9
e10
c1
i6
a10
l10
BloodyTankyCrippling
Fallout 76 Human Bloody Survivability Crippling build
Endgame
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
by@mongrel6812

This an experimental low health build that maximizes survivability and limb crippling. It's intended for daily driving, events, infestations, etc but probably not great for raids.

Level 300+
s3
p15
e7
c3
i4
a15
l9
Bloodborn Archer
Fallout 76 Stealth Archer build
Challenge
Consumables
Long Range
Stealth
Survival
Published / Updated
by@My5ticBu11

The archer operates on a "blood" quiver. Blood sacrifice converts her HP into shots in VATS into a limited use option. Since they lose HP Bloodied gets stronger and stronger while the AP is used to fuel Evade chances and survival. The build runs on a Cannibal system loosely based on the Bosmer of Elder Scrolls. Eat what you kill. Since the Road Kill Unique Arm piece allows you to eat creatures. you never lose access to food and water. Try with no Stimpaks.

Level 300+
s10
p2
e8
c11
i10
a13
l2
Bloodied slasher
Fallout 76 Bloodied Auto Axe build
Endgame
Melee
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
bynex
Level 300+
s10
p7
e10
c11
i5
a10
l3
Blooded Super Slasher
Fallout 76 blooded/super slasher/ulti/top build
Tank×3
Boss Killer×2
Endgame×2
Meta
Survival
Published
byBiiohazaardd
Level 300+
s15
p7
e10
c10
i10
a2
l2
Melee Frontliner Patch 74
Fallout 76 Bloodied, Power Armor, Flexible build
Endgame
Fast Leveling
Melee
Survival
Tank
Published
by@fnmk420

The idea is to be a tanky wolverine that can afford all the jank that comes with playing melee in FO76 until bethesda reworks it.

This may not be meta but it is the most fun i've had playing melee as i laugh off damage from Big foot and other known heavy one-shotters. A lot of damage with Nerd Rage and unlike Feral Ghoul no toxic goo spam.

Feel free to swap out non-powertool perks for powertool perks if ur running power tools.

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Level 300+
s8
p14
e3
c4
i7
a10
l10
Casual VATS PA Build
Fallout 76 Heavy VATS PA build
Boss Killer
Endgame
Exploration
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
byTamedFlame
Level 300+
s6
p15
e8
c4
i5
a10
l8
HeavyVPA Raid Build
Fallout 76 Heavy VATS PA build
Boss Killer×2
Survival×2
Endgame
Tank
Published / Updated
byTamedFlame
Level 300+
s8
p15
e3
c3
i7
a13
l7
Nuka knight raid build
Fallout 76 Union Pa gauss mini gun build no vats build
AoE
Endgame
Meta
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
byVargala_Svett

This is my Raid build. i mainly camp my guass mini gun. But i use the telsa cannon to guard the drill.

Level 300+
s10
p9
e9
c14
i4
a6
l4
Nuka Knight Paladin build
Fallout 76 PA 2handed tank support build build
Melee
Roleplay
Survival
Tank
Team Player
Published / Updated
byVargala_Svett

This is build is my chill tank roleplay build. You will see that i wear T-51B but ideaily if you wanted to really max this out. I would wear one of the big 4. Union, Vulcan, hellcat or T-65. But i like wearing T-51B due to the nuka cola skin. Your flex spot here is healing hands. it barely heals you. so i like to replace it with inspiration when i want to get more exp. This build also very good at handling infestations.

Level 300+
s5
p6
e15
c5
i5
a10
l9
Cold Shoulder
Fallout 76 Bloodied Shotgun build
Survival
Published
by@Gartsonn
Level 300+
s6
p10
e9
c1
i10
a10
l10
G ROS Bow v3.5
Fallout 76 Ghoul Bow w evade build
Boss Killer
Endgame
Exploration
Magic
Survival
Published / Updated
by@sec
Level 300+
s8
p8
e8
c8
i8
a8
l8
heavy
Fallout 76 cool thing build
Endgame
Exploration
Mule
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
bySelene
Level 300+
s15
p4
e5
c2
i8
a15
l7
Zoe
Fallout 76 Stealmth Tamk build
Challenge
Stealth
Survival
Tank
Published / Updated
byZoe

YOU DO NOT SEE TYBEROS OF THE RED WAKE

Level 150+
s15
p5
e6
c5
i13
a6
l6
Panda
Fallout 76 build
Crafting
Endgame
Fast Leveling
Mule
Survival
Published
by@FelixPanda94
Level 300+
s8
p8
e10
c4
i7
a10
l9
FH H Bow Stealth
Fallout 76 full health human bow stealth build
Endgame
Long Range
Magic
Stealth
Survival
Published
by@sec