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Melon
Fallout 76 Consumable

Melon

2% Disease Chance

+10% +15% +5 2
Uncooked food (plant)

Melon is an uncooked food item in Fallout 76. Its main effect: 2% Disease Chance.

3 perks, 1 mutation and 9 other items change how well it works.

Used in Builds

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Stats and Effects

2% Disease Chance
+10% +15% +5
Weight
2
Value
6

Melon Locations

Found at 9 locations across Appalachia, 11 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at East Mountain Lookout (3 × 50% chance).

East Mountain Lookout
3 × 50% chance
Abandoned Mine Shaft 4
1 × 50% chance
Becker Farm
1 × 50% chance nearby
Fort Defiance
1 × 50% chance
Morgantown High School
1 × 50% chance
Old Rag Lookout
1 × 50% chance
The Kill Box
1 × 50% chance nearby
The Retreat
1 × 50% chance
The Whitespring Golf Club
1 × 50% chance

Effectiveness

These perks, mutations, and items change what Melon does. Toggle them and watch the effects above update — scaled values show in yellow with their base alongside.
Perk
2
Dromedary
lvl
3

All drinks quench thirst by an additional 100%.

Perk
1
Lead Belly
lvl
2

You take less radiation from eating or drinking based on your END.

Perk
2
Slow Metabolizer
lvl
5

All food satisfies hunger by an additional 100%.

Mutation
Herbivore

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

Item
Backwoodsman 2

-50% food/drink disease chance (30m)

0.01
Item
Cola Perk Bubblegum

5% slower hunger & thirst for 2m

0.1
Item
Glowing Blood Pack

+75 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

+8 HP/s
+15% +10 0.25
Item
Irradiated Blood Pack

+75 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

+8 HP/s
+15% +10 0.25
Item
Rad-X

+300 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
Rad-X: Diluted

+125 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
RadShield

+600 Rad Resist for 15 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
Scouts' Life 1

Effect Strength: -30% (30m)

0.01
Item
Trench-Med

+200 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25

Stacking

Stacks freely: none of this item's effects replace, or get replaced by, other consumables.

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