Fallout 76 legendary weapon effects

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This page describes the legendary effects applicable to ranged weapons in Fallout 76.

Legendary weapon effects

Note: for specific technical information, click the reference notes.

1-star

★

Name	Description	Notes	Availability	Form ID
Anti-Armor	Ignores 50% of your target's armor	^{[note 1]}	–	005281B4
Anti-Armor 005281B4		Ignores 50% of your target's armor^{[note 1]}
Aristocrat's	Damage increases for every 1000 caps you have up to 50%	^{[note 2]}	^{[availability 1]}	00606B71
Aristocrat's 00606B71 ^{[availability 1]}		Damage increases for every 1000 caps you have up to 50%^{[note 2]}
Assassin's	+50% damage to Humans	^{[note 3]}	–	004F5770
Assassin's 004F5770		+50% damage to Humans^{[note 3]}
Berserker's	Lower Damage Resistance increases damage up to 50%	^{[note 4]}	–	004F6AA7
Berserker's 004F6AA7		Lower Damage Resistance increases damage up to 50%^{[note 4]}
Bloodied	Damage increases up to 95% as health decreases	^{[note 5]}	–	004F6AA0
Bloodied 004F6AA0		Damage increases up to 95% as health decreases^{[note 5]}
Executioner's	+50% damage when your target is below 40% health	^{[note 6]}	–	004F6AA1
Executioner's 004F6AA1		+50% damage when your target is below 40% health^{[note 6]}
Exterminator's	+50% damage to Mirelurks and bugs.	^{[note 7]}	–	001F81EB
Exterminator's 001F81EB		+50% damage to Mirelurks and bugs.^{[note 7]}
Furious	+5% Damage after each consecutive hit on the same target, up to +45%	^{[note 8]}	–	004F577D
Furious 004F577D		+5% Damage after each consecutive hit on the same target, up to +45%^{[note 8]}
Ghoul Slayer's	+50% damage to ghouls	^{[note 9]}	–	004F5779
Ghoul Slayer's 004F5779		+50% damage to ghouls^{[note 9]}
Gourmand's	Damage increases up to 24% as you fill your hunger and thirst meters	^{[note 10]}	^{[availability 2]}	006069F2
Gourmand's 006069F2 ^{[availability 2]}		Damage increases up to 24% as you fill your hunger and thirst meters^{[note 10]}
Hunter's	+50% damage to animals	^{[note 11]}	–	004F577A
Hunter's 004F577A		+50% damage to animals^{[note 11]}
Instigating	Double damage if target is full health	^{[note 12]}	–	004F6AA5
Instigating 004F6AA5		Double damage if target is full health^{[note 12]}
Juggernaut's	Damage increases up to 25% as health increases	^{[note 13]}	^{[availability 3]}	00606B73
Juggernaut's 00606B73 ^{[availability 3]}		Damage increases up to 25% as health increases^{[note 13]}
Junkie's	+10% Damage per addiction, up to +50%	^{[note 14]}	–	004F6AAB
Junkie's 004F6AAB		+10% Damage per addiction, up to +50%^{[note 14]}
Medic's	V.A.T.S. crits will heal you and your group	^{[note 15]}	^{[availability 4]}	00527F8B
Medic's 00527F8B ^{[availability 4]}		V.A.T.S. crits will heal you and your group^{[note 15]}
Mutant Slayer's	+50% damage to super mutants	^{[note 16]}	–	004F577B
Mutant Slayer's 004F577B		+50% damage to super mutants^{[note 16]}
Mutant's	+5% Damage for each mutation, up to +25%	^{[note 17]}	–	005299F5
Mutant's 005299F5		+5% Damage for each mutation, up to +25%^{[note 17]}
Nocturnal	50% increased damage at night.	^{[note 18]}	–	004F6AAE
Nocturnal 004F6AAE		50% increased damage at night.^{[note 18]}
Quad	Quadruple ammo capacity	^{[note 19]}	^{[availability 5]}	004F6AB1
Quad 004F6AB1 ^{[availability 5]}		Quadruple ammo capacity^{[note 19]}
Stalker's	If not in combat, +100% VATS accuracy at +50% AP cost	^{[note 20]}	^{[availability 6]}	004F6D77
Stalker's 004F6D77 ^{[availability 6]}		If not in combat, +100% VATS accuracy at +50% AP cost^{[note 20]}
Suppressor's	Reduce your target's damage output by 25% for 5s	^{[note 21]}	–	005281B8
Suppressor's 005281B8		Reduce your target's damage output by 25% for 5s^{[note 21]}
Troubleshooter's	+50% damage to robots	^{[note 22]}	–	004F577C
Troubleshooter's 004F577C		+50% damage to robots^{[note 22]}
Two Shot	Shoots an additional projectile	^{[note 23]}	^{[availability 7]}	004F6D76
Two Shot 004F6D76 ^{[availability 7]}		Shoots an additional projectile^{[note 23]}
Vampire's	Restore 2% health over 2 seconds when you hit an enemy	^{[note 24]}	–	00527F84
Vampire's 00527F84		Restore 2% health over 2 seconds when you hit an enemy^{[note 24]}
Zealot's	+50% damage to Scorched	^{[note 25]}	–	004ED02B
Zealot's 004ED02B		+50% damage to Scorched^{[note 25]}

2-star

★★

Name	Description	Notes	Availability	Form ID
Basher's	Bashing damage increased by 50%	^{[note 26]}	^{[availability 8]}	005299F9
Basher's 005299F9 ^{[availability 8]}		Bashing damage increased by 50%^{[note 26]}
Crippling	+50% limb damage	^{[note 27]}	–	004ED02C
Crippling 004ED02C		+50% limb damage^{[note 27]}
Explosive	Bullets explode for 20% weapon damage	^{[note 28]}	^{[availability 9]}	004F5771
Explosive 004F5771 ^{[availability 9]}		Bullets explode for 20% weapon damage^{[note 28]}
Explosive (Shotguns)	Bullets explode for 3% weapon damage	^{[note 29]}	^{[availability 10]}	00425E28
Explosive (Shotguns) 00425E28 ^{[availability 10]}		Bullets explode for 3% weapon damage^{[note 29]}
Hitman's	+25% damage while aiming	^{[note 30]}	^{[availability 11]}	0052414E
Hitman's 0052414E ^{[availability 11]}		+25% damage while aiming^{[note 30]}
Inertial	Replenish 15 Action Points with each kill.	^{[note 31]}	^{[availability 12]}	00606B72
Inertial 00606B72 ^{[availability 12]}		Replenish 15 Action Points with each kill.^{[note 31]}
Last Shot	The last round in a magazine has a 25% chance to deal 2x DMG	^{[note 32]}	^{[availability 13]}	006069EC
Last Shot 006069EC ^{[availability 13]}		The last round in a magazine has a 25% chance to deal 2x DMG^{[note 32]}
Lucky	V.A.T.S. critical shots do +50% damage	^{[note 33]}	–	0052414B
Lucky 0052414B		V.A.T.S. critical shots do +50% damage^{[note 33]}
Rapid	25% faster fire rate	–	^{[availability 14]}	0052414F
Rapid 0052414F ^{[availability 14]}		25% faster fire rate
VATS Enhanced	+50% VATS hit chance	^{[note 34]}	^{[availability 15]}	00524153
VATS Enhanced 00524153 ^{[availability 15]}		+50% VATS hit chance^{[note 34]}

3-star

★★★

Name	Description	Notes	Availability	Form ID
Agility	+1 Agility	–	–	005299FB
Agility 005299FB		+1 Agility
Durability	Breaks 50% slower	–	^{[availability 16]}	0037F7D9
Durability 0037F7D9 ^{[availability 16]}		Breaks 50% slower
Ghost's	Hits have a 10% chance to generate a Stealth Field for 2 seconds	^{[note 35]}	^{[availability 17]}	00609E4F
Ghost's 00609E4F ^{[availability 17]}		Hits have a 10% chance to generate a Stealth Field for 2 seconds^{[note 35]}
Lightweight	90% reduced weight	^{[note 36]}	–	00524152
Lightweight 00524152		90% reduced weight^{[note 36]}
Lucky	Your V.A.T.S. critical meter fills 15% faster	–	–	0052414C
Lucky 0052414C		Your V.A.T.S. critical meter fills 15% faster
Nimble	100% faster movement speed while aiming	^{[note 37]}	^{[availability 18]}	004ED02E
Nimble 004ED02E ^{[availability 18]}		100% faster movement speed while aiming^{[note 37]}
Perception	+1 Perception	–	^{[availability 19]}	005299FA
Perception 005299FA ^{[availability 19]}		+1 Perception
Rapid	15% faster reload	–	^{[availability 20]}	00524150
Rapid 00524150 ^{[availability 20]}		15% faster reload
Resilient	+250 Damage Resistance while reloading	–	^{[availability 21]}	004F5777
Resilient 004F5777 ^{[availability 21]}		+250 Damage Resistance while reloading
Steadfast	+50 Damage Resistance while aiming	^{[note 38]}	^{[availability 22]}	004F5772
Steadfast 004F5772 ^{[availability 22]}		+50 Damage Resistance while aiming^{[note 38]}
VATS Enhanced	25% less V.A.T.S. Action Point cost	–	–	00524154
VATS Enhanced 00524154		25% less V.A.T.S. Action Point cost

Special effects

Special modifiers are in addition other effects, acting as a "zero-star legendary effect" on an item.

Special weapon effects

Name	Description	Notes	Availability	Form ID
Active	+10 Action Points	–	Civil Unrest	00529A04
Active 00529A04 Civil Unrest		+10 Action Points
Burning Love	Targets burn for 40 damage over 5 seconds	–	Burning Love	0067A475
Burning Love 0067A475 Burning Love		Targets burn for 40 damage over 5 seconds
Cursed	Improved damage, attack rate. Low durability	^{[note 39]}	^{[availability 23]}	005A70C2 00614386
Cursed 005A70C2 00614386 ^{[availability 23]}		Improved damage, attack rate. Low durability^{[note 39]}
Dangerous	20% more damage	–	Bunker Buster	00529A02
Dangerous 00529A02 Bunker Buster		20% more damage
Grand Finale	Increases damage by 10% & explodes with fireworks	–	Grand Finale	006696FC
Grand Finale 006696FC Grand Finale		Increases damage by 10% & explodes with fireworks
Gunther's Big Iron	Uses .45 ammunition. +45% reload speed.	^{[note 40]}	Gunther's Big Iron	00668F1E
Gunther's Big Iron 00668F1E Gunther's Big Iron		Uses .45 ammunition. +45% reload speed.^{[note 40]}
Incendiary	Targets burn for 24 damage over 3 seconds	–	Perfect Storm	004F5773
Incendiary 004F5773 Perfect Storm		Targets burn for 24 damage over 3 seconds
Love Tap	Increase damage by 20%	–	Love Tap	00663B0C
Love Tap 00663B0C Love Tap		Increase damage by 20%
Paranormal	+50% damage to Cryptids	^{[note 41]}	Cold Shoulder	00690C7D
Paranormal 00690C7D Cold Shoulder		+50% damage to Cryptids^{[note 41]}
Western Spirit	Increased ammo capacity.	^{[note 42]}	Western Spirit	0066957E
Western Spirit 0066957E Western Spirit		Increased ammo capacity.^{[note 42]}

Cut effects

Cut effects

Name	Description	Notes	Availability	Form ID
Double	Double ammo capacity	^{[note 43]}	^{[availability 24]}	004392CD
Double 004392CD ^{[availability 24]}		Double ammo capacity^{[note 43]}
★★★★
Enraging	Critical hits cause target to frenzy	–		00527F6C
Enraging 00527F6C		Critical hits cause target to frenzy
Freezing	Critical hits freeze targets	–		005299FE
Freezing 005299FE		Critical hits freeze targets
Kneecapper	Chance to cripple a limb	–		00525401
Kneecapper 00525401		Chance to cripple a limb
Poisoner's	Target is poisoned for 50 damage over 10 seconds	–		004F5778
Poisoner's 004F5778		Target is poisoned for 50 damage over 10 seconds
Staggering	Chance to stagger on hit	–		00525400
Staggering 00525400		Chance to stagger on hit
Wounding	Targets bleed for 25 damage over 5 seconds	–		004ED02F
Wounding 004ED02F		Targets bleed for 25 damage over 5 seconds

Unique weapons

Unique weapons which come with predetermined legendary effects. They may be obtained as quest, event or challenge rewards. Others may be crafted.

Unique weapons
Item	Effects
Item	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Acceptable Overkill	Hunter's	Lucky	Perception
The Action Hero	Two-Shot	Rapid	Rapid
Bunker Buster	Dangerous
Civil Unrest	Active
Crushing Blow	Instigating	Crippling
The Fact Finder	Two-Shot	Explosive	VATS Enhanced
Fancy pump action shotgun	Anti-Armor	Crippling	Steadfast
Fancy single action revolver	Randomly-determined 1-star effect
Final Word	Anti-Armor	Rapid	Resilient
The Fixer	(Hidden) Dangerous
The Guarantee	Instigating	Crippling	Rapid
Kingfisher	Exterminator's	Lucky	Lucky
Medical Malpractice	Medic's	VATS Enhanced	VATS Enhanced
Mind Over Matter	Ghoul-Slayer's	Hitman's	Steadfast
Night Light	Nocturnal	Rapid	Perception
Old Guard's 10mm SMG	Anti-Armor
Perfect Storm	Incendiary
Pyrolyzer	Suppressor's
Resolute Veteran	Suppressor's	Hitman's	Steadfast
Salt of the Earth	Two-Shot	Hitman's	Rapid
Slug Buster	Anti-Armor	Lucky	Lightweight
Sole Survivor	Assassin's	Hitman's	Steadfast
Somerset Special	Anti-Armor
The V.A.T.S. Unknown	Medic's	Lucky	Lucky
Whistle in the Dark	Nocturnal	VATS Enhanced	Perception
Zeta's Revenge	Assassin's	Last Shot	VATS Enhanced

Notes

Technical notes

↑ Anti-Armor:
If armor penetration effects, such as the Stabilized or Tank Killer perks, are equipped, the armor reduction bonus is stacked multiplicatively with Anti-Armor. Stacks additively with weapon mods that add armor penetration such as the Perforating Magazine. (Perforating magazine + Anti-armor = 90% penetration)
↑ Aristocrat's:
0 ≤ Caps < 1000 = +0% Damage
1000 ≤ Caps < 2000 = +3% Damage
2000 ≤ Caps < 3000 = +5% Damage
3000 ≤ Caps < 4000 = +7% Damage
4000 ≤ Caps < 5000 = +8% Damage
5000 ≤ Caps < 6000 = +10% Damage
6000 ≤ Caps < 7000 = +12% Damage
7000 ≤ Caps < 8000 = +13% Damage
8000 ≤ Caps < 9000 = +15% Damage
9000 ≤ Caps < 10000 = +17% Damage
10000 ≤ Caps < 11000 = +18% Damage
11000 ≤ Caps < 12000 = +20% Damage
12000 ≤ Caps < 13000 = +22% Damage
13000 ≤ Caps < 14000 = +23% Damage
14000 ≤ Caps < 15000 = +25% Damage
15000 ≤ Caps < 16000 = +27% Damage
16000 ≤ Caps < 17000 = +28% Damage
17000 ≤ Caps < 18000 = +30% Damage
18000 ≤ Caps < 19000 = +32% Damage
19000 ≤ Caps < 20000 = +33% Damage
20000 ≤ Caps < 21000 = +35% Damage
21000 ≤ Caps < 22000 = +37% Damage
22000 ≤ Caps < 23000 = +38% Damage
23000 ≤ Caps < 24000 = +40% Damage
24000 ≤ Caps < 25000 = +42% Damage
25000 ≤ Caps < 26000 = +43% Damage
26000 ≤ Caps < 27000 = +45% Damage
27000 ≤ Caps < 28000 = +47% Damage
28000 ≤ Caps < 29000 = +48% Damage
29000 ≤ Caps < 30000 = +50% Damage
30000 ≤ Caps ≤ 40000 = +50% Damage
↑ Assassin's:
Applies to both humans and players
↑ Berserker's:
0 = DR = +50% Damage
0 < DR ≤ 20 = +30% Damage
20 < DR ≤ 40 = +17% Damage
40 < DR ≤ 60 = +5% Damage
60 < DR = +0% Damage
↑ Bloodied:
90% < HP ≤ 95% = +5% Damage
85% < HP ≤ 90% = +10% Damage
80% < HP ≤ 85% = +15% Damage
75% < HP ≤ 80% = +20% Damage
70% < HP ≤ 75% = +25% Damage
65% < HP ≤ 70% = +30% Damage
60% < HP ≤ 65% = +35% Damage
55% < HP ≤ 60% = +40% Damage
50% < HP ≤ 55% = +45% Damage
45% < HP ≤ 50% = +50% Damage
40% < HP ≤ 45% = +55% Damage
35% < HP ≤ 40% = +60% Damage
30% < HP ≤ 35% = +65% Damage
25% < HP ≤ 30% = +70% Damage
20% < HP ≤ 25% = +75% Damage
15% < HP ≤ 20% = +80% Damage
10% < HP ≤ 15% = +85% Damage
5% < HP ≤ 10% = +90% Damage
0% < HP ≤ 5% = +95% Damage
↑ Executioner's:
↑ Exterminator's:
Does not apply to hermit crabs
↑
Furious:
+5% damage per stack; nine stacks maximum for a total of +45% damage.
- Stacks reset to 0 after not hitting the target for 10 seconds, but are not lost on missed attacks.
- Stacks are reset on target swap, although the first attack on a new target may obtain the damage boost before resetting.
- Shotguns and other multiple-projectile weapons count each individual "hit" as a stack.
  - Example: When using a shotgun with the explosive effect (16 total "hits"), if 9 or more "hits" from the first shot hit one creature, the second shot will receive the full +45% damage bonus.
    Further reading
↑ Ghoul Slayer's:
Applies to both human ghouls and feral ghouls. Does not apply to wendigos, wendigo colossus or radstag ghoul / yaoguai ghoul.
↑ Gourmand's:
Damage bonuses from hunger and thirst are added together separately
+12% Damage from Fully Fed and +12% Damage from Fully Hydrated
0-20% fill = +0% Damage
21-40% fill = +3% Damage
41-60% fill = +6% Damage
61-80% fill = +9% Damage
81-100% fill = +12% Damage
↑ Hunter's:
Applies to all animals except deathclaws. Applies to scorchbeasts and all scorched animals.
↑ Instigating:
+100% base damage; does not deal double damage
↑ Juggernaut's:
0% < HP < 5% = +0% Damage
5% ≤ HP = +1% Damage
10% < HP ≤ 15% = +3% Damage
15% < HP ≤ 20% = +4% Damage
20% < HP ≤ 25% = +6% Damage
25% < HP ≤ 30% = +7% Damage
30% < HP ≤ 35% = +8% Damage
35% < HP ≤ 40% = +9% Damage
40% < HP ≤ 45% = +10% Damage
45% < HP ≤ 50% = +12% Damage
50% < HP ≤ 55% = +13% Damage
55% < HP ≤ 60% = +15% Damage
60% < HP ≤ 65% = +16% Damage
65% < HP ≤ 70% = +17% Damage
70% < HP ≤ 75% = +18% Damage
75% < HP ≤ 80% = +19% Damage
80% < HP ≤ 85% = +21% Damage
85% < HP ≤ 90% = +22% Damage
90% < HP ≤ 95% = +23% Damage
95% ≤ HP ≤ 100% = +25% Damage
↑ Junkie's:
Less than 5 active addictions: +10% Damage for each one
5 or more active addictions: +50% Damage
↑ Medic's:
Heals 5% of the player's max HP per second for 1 second for all teammates within the radius of 768
↑ Mutant Slayer's:
Applies to Super Mutants and Super Mutant Behemoths only.
↑ Mutant's:
Stacks up to +25% damage at 5 or more mutations
↑ Nocturnal:
+50% damage between 9:00 PM and 5:59 AM (in-game time)
↑ Quad:
Increases clip size by +300% base value
↑ Stalker's:
Multiplicative: ×2.0 VATS accuracy and ×2.0 AP Cost
Does not actually cost +50% AP
Not in combat means that combat music is not playing, or the player has not been detected
↑ Suppressor's:
↑ Troubleshooter's:
Robots and turrets
↑ Two Shot:
+25% Damage and adds an extra projectile, splitting weapon damage across all projectiles.
↑ Vampire's:
Heals limb damage. Gives 1% of the player's max HP for 2 seconds.
Shotguns and other multiple projectile weapons heal per each projectile. For example if 8 projectiles hit a creature, player will be healed for total 16% of HP.
↑ Zealot's:
Applies to all scorched creatures, Scorched and Scorchbeasts.
↑ Basher's:
Multiplicative: Bash damage x1.5
↑ Crippling
Additive
Only increases limb condition damage, not actual damage dealt to HP bar
↑ Explosive:
Projectile overridden; will now explode for 20% base damage
Reduces accuracy in VATS and increases spread
Damage is not divided between projectiles, each deals 20% base damage
↑ Explosive (Shotguns):
Projectile overridden; will now explode for 3% base damage
Reduces accuracy in VATS and increases spread
Damage is not divided between projectiles, each deals 3% base damage
↑ Hitman's:
Additive: +25% damage
Applies while aiming down with iron/glow/reflex sights and scopes. Will not apply when using VATS.
↑ Inertial:
+15 AP per kill
↑ Last Shot:
Additive: +100% damage
BUG: not ×2.0 damage
↑ Lucky (damage)
Additive
↑ VATS Enhanced (accuracy):
Multiplicative: VATS hit chance x1.5
↑ Ghost's:
10% chance to grant invisibility for 2 seconds
↑ Lightweight:
Does not apply to weight added by weapon mods.
↑ Nimble:
+100% movespeed while aiming
Applies while aiming down with iron sights, glow sights or reflex sights; will not apply when aiming with VATS or with a scope.
↑ Steadfast:
Applies while aiming down with iron sights, glow sights or reflex sights. Will not apply when aiming with VATS or with a scope.
↑ Cursed:
+15% damage, +20% swing speed/fire rate, -4 durability
Blocks the ability to be Legendary Crafted
↑ Gunther's Big Iron:
Provides also:
+25% faster fire rate
+20% more damage
↑ Paranormal
Applies to all Cryptids, not legendary craftable
↑ Western Spirit:
+25% more damage
↑ Double:
Increases clip size by 100% base value

Availability and restrictions

↑ Aristocrat's:
Can't drop from ally quests.
↑ Gourmand's:
Can't drop from ally quests.
↑ Juggernaut's:
Can't drop from ally quests.
↑ Medic's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow can get this effect only from ally quests.
Thirst Zapper can't drop with this effect.
↑
Quad:
Excludes:
- Fat Man
- Missile launcher
- M79 grenade launcher
- Auto grenade launcher
- Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, dragon, pistol and rifle)
- Bow
- Crossbow
- Compound bow
- Gatling laser
- Ultracite gatling laser
- Gatling plasma
- Thirst Zapper
↑ Stalker's:
No longer available on melee weapons.
↑ Two Shot:
Thirst Zapper, bow, crossbow and compound bow can't drop with this effect.
↑ Basher's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑
Explosive:
Black powder weapon with this effect can be obtained only from ally quests.
Cannot drop on:
- Shotguns (double barrel, combat, pepper shaker, gauss, pump-action)
- Harpoon
- Explosive weapons (auto grenade launcher, hellstorm missile launcher, missile launcher, fat man, m79 grenade launcher, broadsider, Thirst Zapper)
- Bows (bow, compound bow, crossbow)
- Energy guns (alien disintegrator, enclave plasma gun, gauss rifle, laser gun, plasma gun, tesla rifle, ultracite laser gun)
- Energy pistols (alien blaster, assaultron head, gamma gun, gauss pistol)
- Energy heavy weapons (cryolator, flamer, gatling laser, gatling plasma, gauss minigun, plasma caster, ultracite gatling laser)
↑
Explosive:
Gauss shotgun can get this effect only from ally quests.
Black powder weapons can't get this effect from ally quests.
Can drop only on:
- Combat shotgun
- Gauss shotgun
- Pump-action shotgun
- Double barrel
- Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).
↑ Hitman's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting
↑ Inertial:
Can't drop from ally quests.
↑
Last Shot:
Cannot drop from ally quests.
Excludes single shot weapons:
- Bow
- Crossbow
- Compound bow
- Missile launcher
- M79 grenade launcher
- Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon)
- Pump action shotgun
- Lever action rifle
- Harpoon
- Broadsider
- Fat Man
- Thirst Zapper.
↑
Rapid:
Excludes single shot weapons:
- Bow
- Crossbow
- Compound bow
- M79 launcher
- Fat Man
- Thirst Zapper
- Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).
↑ VATS Enhanced (accuracy):
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑ Durability:
Can't drop from ally quests.
↑ Ghost's:
Can't drop on Thirst Zapper. Can't drop from ally quests.
↑ Nimble:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑ Perception:
Can't drop on Thirst Zapper. Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑ Rapid (reload):
Cannot drop on bows (cow, crossbow, compound bow) and Thirst Zapper.
↑ Resilient:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through legendary 3 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑ Steadfast:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.
↑
Cursed:
- Harpoon gun
- Broadsider
↑ Legacy content
Did not drop on melee weapons, Fat Man, missile launcher, grenade launchers, gamma gun, ultracite gatling laser and black powder weapons.

Changelog

Update 28

Assassin's - damage increased from +30% to +50%; no longer has a 25% chance of not applying in combat.
Basher's - damage increased from +40% to +50%.
Berserker's - reworked; removed damage debuff when Damage Resistance is ≥ 80 and reduced damage buff when Damage Resistance is between 1 and 60.
Enhanced VATS (accuracy) - VATS hit chance increased from +33% to +50%.
Exterminator's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Ghoul Slayer's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Hitman's - damage increased from +10% to +25%.
Hunter's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Mutant's - reworked; damage increases by +5% per Mutation, up to a maximum of +25% (5 Mutations).
Mutant Slayer's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Nocturnal - reworked; removed damage debuff during the day and damage is increased by +50% during the entire night.
Suppressor's - damage debuff effect increased from 20% for 3 seconds to 25% for 5 seconds.
Troubleshooter's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Zealot's - damage increased from +30% to +50%.
Aristocrat's - new
Juggernaut's - new
Gourmand's - new
Last Shot - new
Inertial - new
Ghost's - new

Update 24

Exterminator's - now affects cave crickets.

Update 22

Assassin's - now affects human NPCs.^[1]

Update 9

Assassin's - reduced the chance of the legendary effect applying in combat from 100% to 75%.

Update 5

Explosive - reduced the damage bonus from +100% to +20% of base weapon damage, with explosive radius damage.
Explosive (shotguns) - reduced the damage bonus from +100% to +3% of base weapon damage, with explosive radius damage.
Two Shot - reduced the damage bonus from +100% to +25% of base weapon damage.

References

↑ This change set the Assassin's effect to apply against the HumanRace "Human" [RACE:00013746], which includes Player [NPC_: 00000007] and Human NPCs.

[1] Anti-Armor:
If armor penetration effects, such as the Stabilized or Tank Killer perks, are equipped, the armor reduction bonus is stacked multiplicatively with Anti-Armor. Stacks additively with weapon mods that add armor penetration such as the Perforating Magazine. (Perforating magazine + Anti-armor = 90% penetration)

[2] Aristocrat's:
0 ≤ Caps < 1000 = +0% Damage
1000 ≤ Caps < 2000 = +3% Damage
2000 ≤ Caps < 3000 = +5% Damage
3000 ≤ Caps < 4000 = +7% Damage
4000 ≤ Caps < 5000 = +8% Damage
5000 ≤ Caps < 6000 = +10% Damage
6000 ≤ Caps < 7000 = +12% Damage
7000 ≤ Caps < 8000 = +13% Damage
8000 ≤ Caps < 9000 = +15% Damage
9000 ≤ Caps < 10000 = +17% Damage
10000 ≤ Caps < 11000 = +18% Damage
11000 ≤ Caps < 12000 = +20% Damage
12000 ≤ Caps < 13000 = +22% Damage
13000 ≤ Caps < 14000 = +23% Damage
14000 ≤ Caps < 15000 = +25% Damage
15000 ≤ Caps < 16000 = +27% Damage
16000 ≤ Caps < 17000 = +28% Damage
17000 ≤ Caps < 18000 = +30% Damage
18000 ≤ Caps < 19000 = +32% Damage
19000 ≤ Caps < 20000 = +33% Damage
20000 ≤ Caps < 21000 = +35% Damage
21000 ≤ Caps < 22000 = +37% Damage
22000 ≤ Caps < 23000 = +38% Damage
23000 ≤ Caps < 24000 = +40% Damage
24000 ≤ Caps < 25000 = +42% Damage
25000 ≤ Caps < 26000 = +43% Damage
26000 ≤ Caps < 27000 = +45% Damage
27000 ≤ Caps < 28000 = +47% Damage
28000 ≤ Caps < 29000 = +48% Damage
29000 ≤ Caps < 30000 = +50% Damage
30000 ≤ Caps ≤ 40000 = +50% Damage

[4] Assassin's:
Applies to both humans and players

[5] Berserker's:
0 = DR = +50% Damage
0 < DR ≤ 20 = +30% Damage
20 < DR ≤ 40 = +17% Damage
40 < DR ≤ 60 = +5% Damage
60 < DR = +0% Damage

[6] Bloodied:
90% < HP ≤ 95% = +5% Damage
85% < HP ≤ 90% = +10% Damage
80% < HP ≤ 85% = +15% Damage
75% < HP ≤ 80% = +20% Damage
70% < HP ≤ 75% = +25% Damage
65% < HP ≤ 70% = +30% Damage
60% < HP ≤ 65% = +35% Damage
55% < HP ≤ 60% = +40% Damage
50% < HP ≤ 55% = +45% Damage
45% < HP ≤ 50% = +50% Damage
40% < HP ≤ 45% = +55% Damage
35% < HP ≤ 40% = +60% Damage
30% < HP ≤ 35% = +65% Damage
25% < HP ≤ 30% = +70% Damage
20% < HP ≤ 25% = +75% Damage
15% < HP ≤ 20% = +80% Damage
10% < HP ≤ 15% = +85% Damage
5% < HP ≤ 10% = +90% Damage
0% < HP ≤ 5% = +95% Damage

[7] Executioner's:

[8] Exterminator's:
Does not apply to hermit crabs

[9] Furious:
+5% damage per stack; nine stacks maximum for a total of +45% damage.
Stacks reset to 0 after not hitting the target for 10 seconds, but are not lost on missed attacks.

Stacks are reset on target swap, although the first attack on a new target may obtain the damage boost before resetting.

Shotguns and other multiple-projectile weapons count each individual "hit" as a stack.
Example: When using a shotgun with the explosive effect (16 total "hits"), if 9 or more "hits" from the first shot hit one creature, the second shot will receive the full +45% damage bonus.
Further reading

[9] Stacks reset to 0 after not hitting the target for 10 seconds, but are not lost on missed attacks.

[10] Stacks are reset on target swap, although the first attack on a new target may obtain the damage boost before resetting.

[11] Shotguns and other multiple-projectile weapons count each individual "hit" as a stack.
Example: When using a shotgun with the explosive effect (16 total "hits"), if 9 or more "hits" from the first shot hit one creature, the second shot will receive the full +45% damage bonus.
Further reading

[12] Example: When using a shotgun with the explosive effect (16 total "hits"), if 9 or more "hits" from the first shot hit one creature, the second shot will receive the full +45% damage bonus.
Further reading

[10] Ghoul Slayer's:
Applies to both human ghouls and feral ghouls. Does not apply to wendigos, wendigo colossus or radstag ghoul / yaoguai ghoul.

[11] Gourmand's:
Damage bonuses from hunger and thirst are added together separately
+12% Damage from Fully Fed and +12% Damage from Fully Hydrated
0-20% fill = +0% Damage
21-40% fill = +3% Damage
41-60% fill = +6% Damage
61-80% fill = +9% Damage
81-100% fill = +12% Damage

[13] Hunter's:
Applies to all animals except deathclaws. Applies to scorchbeasts and all scorched animals.

[14] Instigating:
+100% base damage; does not deal double damage

[15] Juggernaut's:
0% < HP < 5% = +0% Damage
5% ≤ HP = +1% Damage
10% < HP ≤ 15% = +3% Damage
15% < HP ≤ 20% = +4% Damage
20% < HP ≤ 25% = +6% Damage
25% < HP ≤ 30% = +7% Damage
30% < HP ≤ 35% = +8% Damage
35% < HP ≤ 40% = +9% Damage
40% < HP ≤ 45% = +10% Damage
45% < HP ≤ 50% = +12% Damage
50% < HP ≤ 55% = +13% Damage
55% < HP ≤ 60% = +15% Damage
60% < HP ≤ 65% = +16% Damage
65% < HP ≤ 70% = +17% Damage
70% < HP ≤ 75% = +18% Damage
75% < HP ≤ 80% = +19% Damage
80% < HP ≤ 85% = +21% Damage
85% < HP ≤ 90% = +22% Damage
90% < HP ≤ 95% = +23% Damage
95% ≤ HP ≤ 100% = +25% Damage

[17] Junkie's:
Less than 5 active addictions: +10% Damage for each one
5 or more active addictions: +50% Damage

[18] Medic's:
Heals 5% of the player's max HP per second for 1 second for all teammates within the radius of 768

[20] Mutant Slayer's:
Applies to Super Mutants and Super Mutant Behemoths only.

[21] Mutant's:
Stacks up to +25% damage at 5 or more mutations

[22] Nocturnal:
+50% damage between 9:00 PM and 5:59 AM (in-game time)

[23] Quad:
Increases clip size by +300% base value

[25] Stalker's:
Multiplicative: ×2.0 VATS accuracy and ×2.0 AP Cost
Does not actually cost +50% AP
Not in combat means that combat music is not playing, or the player has not been detected

[27] Suppressor's:

[28] Troubleshooter's:
Robots and turrets

[29] Two Shot:
+25% Damage and adds an extra projectile, splitting weapon damage across all projectiles.

[31] Vampire's:
Heals limb damage. Gives 1% of the player's max HP for 2 seconds.
Shotguns and other multiple projectile weapons heal per each projectile. For example if 8 projectiles hit a creature, player will be healed for total 16% of HP.

[32] Zealot's:
Applies to all scorched creatures, Scorched and Scorchbeasts.

[33] Basher's:
Multiplicative: Bash damage x1.5

[35] Crippling
Additive
Only increases limb condition damage, not actual damage dealt to HP bar

[36] Explosive:
Projectile overridden; will now explode for 20% base damage
Reduces accuracy in VATS and increases spread
Damage is not divided between projectiles, each deals 20% base damage

[38] Explosive (Shotguns):
Projectile overridden; will now explode for 3% base damage
Reduces accuracy in VATS and increases spread
Damage is not divided between projectiles, each deals 3% base damage

[40] Hitman's:
Additive: +25% damage
Applies while aiming down with iron/glow/reflex sights and scopes. Will not apply when using VATS.

[42] Inertial:
+15 AP per kill

[44] Last Shot:
Additive: +100% damage
BUG: not ×2.0 damage

[46] Lucky (damage)
Additive

[48] VATS Enhanced (accuracy):
Multiplicative: VATS hit chance x1.5

[51] Ghost's:
10% chance to grant invisibility for 2 seconds

[53] Lightweight:
Does not apply to weight added by weapon mods.

[54] Nimble:
+100% movespeed while aiming
Applies while aiming down with iron sights, glow sights or reflex sights; will not apply when aiming with VATS or with a scope.

[59] Steadfast:
Applies while aiming down with iron sights, glow sights or reflex sights. Will not apply when aiming with VATS or with a scope.

[61] Cursed:
+15% damage, +20% swing speed/fire rate, -4 durability
Blocks the ability to be Legendary Crafted

[63] Gunther's Big Iron:
Provides also:
+25% faster fire rate
+20% more damage

[64] Paranormal
Applies to all Cryptids, not legendary craftable

[65] Western Spirit:
+25% more damage

[66] Double:
Increases clip size by 100% base value

[3] Aristocrat's:
Can't drop from ally quests.

[12] Gourmand's:
Can't drop from ally quests.

[16] Juggernaut's:
Can't drop from ally quests.

[19] Medic's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow can get this effect only from ally quests.
Thirst Zapper can't drop with this effect.

[24] Quad:
Excludes:
Fat Man

Missile launcher

M79 grenade launcher

Auto grenade launcher

Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, dragon, pistol and rifle)

Bow

Crossbow

Compound bow

Gatling laser

Ultracite gatling laser

Gatling plasma

Thirst Zapper

[53] Fat Man

[54] Missile launcher

[55] M79 grenade launcher

[56] Auto grenade launcher

[57] Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, dragon, pistol and rifle)

[58] Bow

[59] Crossbow

[60] Compound bow

[61] Gatling laser

[62] Ultracite gatling laser

[63] Gatling plasma

[64] Thirst Zapper

[26] Stalker's:
No longer available on melee weapons.

[30] Two Shot:
Thirst Zapper, bow, crossbow and compound bow can't drop with this effect.

[34] Basher's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[37] Explosive:
Black powder weapon with this effect can be obtained only from ally quests.
Cannot drop on:
Shotguns (double barrel, combat, pepper shaker, gauss, pump-action)

Harpoon

Explosive weapons (auto grenade launcher, hellstorm missile launcher, missile launcher, fat man, m79 grenade launcher, broadsider, Thirst Zapper)

Bows (bow, compound bow, crossbow)

Energy guns (alien disintegrator, enclave plasma gun, gauss rifle, laser gun, plasma gun, tesla rifle, ultracite laser gun)

Energy pistols (alien blaster, assaultron head, gamma gun, gauss pistol)

Energy heavy weapons (cryolator, flamer, gatling laser, gatling plasma, gauss minigun, plasma caster, ultracite gatling laser)

[69] Shotguns (double barrel, combat, pepper shaker, gauss, pump-action)

[70] Harpoon

[71] Explosive weapons (auto grenade launcher, hellstorm missile launcher, missile launcher, fat man, m79 grenade launcher, broadsider, Thirst Zapper)

[72] Bows (bow, compound bow, crossbow)

[73] Energy guns (alien disintegrator, enclave plasma gun, gauss rifle, laser gun, plasma gun, tesla rifle, ultracite laser gun)

[74] Energy pistols (alien blaster, assaultron head, gamma gun, gauss pistol)

[75] Energy heavy weapons (cryolator, flamer, gatling laser, gatling plasma, gauss minigun, plasma caster, ultracite gatling laser)

[39] Explosive:
Gauss shotgun can get this effect only from ally quests.
Black powder weapons can't get this effect from ally quests.
Can drop only on:
Combat shotgun

Gauss shotgun

Pump-action shotgun

Double barrel

Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).

[77] Combat shotgun

[78] Gauss shotgun

[79] Pump-action shotgun

[80] Double barrel

[81] Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).

[41] Hitman's:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting

[43] Inertial:
Can't drop from ally quests.

[45] Last Shot:
Cannot drop from ally quests.
Excludes single shot weapons:
Bow

Crossbow

Compound bow

Missile launcher

M79 grenade launcher

Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon)

Pump action shotgun

Lever action rifle

Harpoon

Broadsider

Fat Man

Thirst Zapper.

[85] Bow

[86] Crossbow

[87] Compound bow

[88] Missile launcher

[89] M79 grenade launcher

[90] Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon)

[91] Pump action shotgun

[92] Lever action rifle

[93] Harpoon

[94] Broadsider

[95] Fat Man

[96] Thirst Zapper.

[47] Rapid:
Excludes single shot weapons:
Bow

Crossbow

Compound bow

M79 launcher

Fat Man

Thirst Zapper

Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).

[98] Bow

[99] Crossbow

[100] Compound bow

[101] M79 launcher

[102] Fat Man

[103] Thirst Zapper

[104] Black powder weapons (blunderbuss, pistol, rifle, dragon).

[49] VATS Enhanced (accuracy):
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[50] Durability:
Can't drop from ally quests.

[52] Ghost's:
Can't drop on Thirst Zapper. Can't drop from ally quests.

[55] Nimble:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[56] Perception:
Can't drop on Thirst Zapper. Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[57] Rapid (reload):
Cannot drop on bows (cow, crossbow, compound bow) and Thirst Zapper.

[58] Resilient:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through legendary 3 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[60] Steadfast:
Bow, crossbow and compound bow with this effect can only be obtained through ally quests, legendary 3 star and 2 star boxes at purveyor or from legendary crafting.

[62] Cursed:
Harpoon gun

Broadsider

[114] Harpoon gun

[115] Broadsider

[67] Legacy content
Did not drop on melee weapons, Fat Man, missile launcher, grenade launchers, gamma gun, ultracite gatling laser and black powder weapons.

[68] This change set the Assassin's effect to apply against the HumanRace "Human" [RACE:00013746], which includes Player [NPC_: 00000007] and Human NPCs.

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