[Top 5] Fallout 76 Best Damage Builds That Wreck Hard!

Updated:

21 Feb 2022

1. The Flamer

The Flamer is rocked by over level 400 players all the time. The reason? Rapid damage output is equal to and sometimes greater than the normal speed of high damage output. Plus flames make everything better.

What Flamer Build Excels In:

Close Range
Radius Damage
Fire Damage
Rapid-fire rate
Can heal teammates with flames

Build Details

Weapons:

Flamer

Weapons Mods:

Napalm Tank
Long Barrel
Vaporization Nozzle

Weapon Legendary Perks:

Quadruple ammo capacity
Vampires
Instigating

Armor:

T-65 is preferable
Any power armor

Armor Mods:

Reactive Plates

Legendary Armor Perks:

Sentinels
Auto-Stim

Mutations:

Electrically Charged
Scaly Skin
Adrenal Reaction

Perk Cards:

Field Surgeon
Tenderizer
Suppressor
Gunsmith
Stabilizer
Adrenaline
Bear Arms
All Heavy Gunners

Items:

Cranberry Jam
Med-X
Scorchbeast Steak

2. The Shredder

You can get up close and personal or shoot long-range. It's two-for-one. It also counts as a melee attack in Daily Ops so that is always handy dandy.

What the Shredder excels in:

Wrecking hard
Rapid damage
Close range
Saving ammo

Build Details

Weapons:

Minigun

Weapons Mod:

Prime
Must have Shredder
Any sites

Weapon Legendary Perks:

Must have Bashing Damaged increased
Two-Shot
Anti-Armor
Vampires

Armor:

Your preference, but higher damage resistance is recommended.

Armor Mods:

Stabilized

Legendary Armor Perks:

Your preference

Mutations:

Scaly Skin
Marsupial
Electrically Charged

Perk Cards:

Basher
Stabilized
Tenderizer
Exterminator
All maxed Heavy Gunners

Items:

Anything that boosts strength

3. V.A.T.S Non-Automatic Rifle

This is an AP-based build. It’s great for dealing damage on Scorchbeast, Mothman, and the Flatwoods Monster. Enemies that are quick-moving like the Wendigo, V.A.T.S help hit the target without wasting ammo.

What V.A.T.S Non-Automatic Rifle Excels In:

Critical Hit Damage
High AP
Conserves ammo
Assisted aim
Limb Damage

Build Details

Weapons:

Hunting Rifle
Combat Rifle
The Fixer
Gauss Rifle
Laser Rifle

Weapon Mods:

Suppressor

Weapon Legendary Perks:

Explosive
Two-Shot
Anti-Armor
Instigating

Armor:

Preference, no power armor
If power armor, VATS mod
Armor that boosts AP

Armor Mods:

Your preference

Armor Legendary Perks:

Action Point Refresh

Mutations:

Speed Demon
Eagle Eyes

Perk Cards to get started:

All Rifleman
Psychopath
Four Leaf Clover
Critical Savvy
Better Criticals
Tenderizer
Adrenaline
Action Boy

Items:

Blackberry Honey Crisp
Brain Bombs
Blight Soup
Megasloth Mushroom Soup
Firecracker Berry Juice
Steeped Thistle
Sweet Mutfruit Tea

4. Bloodied Heavy Gunner

War never changes. Neither does the fact the Bloodied Heavy Gunner Builds gets mentioned on most Fallout lists. The reason is that the damage output is staggeringly immense.

What Bloodied Heavy Gunner Excels In:

Damage output!
Boosted S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes
Lower prices at venders
Getting the well-preserved pie

Build Details

Weapons:

Miniguns
Gatling Plasma
Plasma Caster

Weapon Mods:

Your preference

Legendary Weapon Perks:

Bloodied
Two-Shot
Damage increase 25% while aiming
AntI -Armor
Your preference

Armor Mods:

Depends on the type of armor, but the mods with the highest damage resistance are preferable.

Legendary Armor Perks:

Unyielding
One Life Saving piece is helpful

Mutations:

Speed Demon
Marsupial
Scaly Skin

Perk Cards:

Nerd Rage
Bloody Mess
Reverent
Mysterious Savior
Tenderizer
Adrenaline
Lock and Load
All Heavy Gunners

Items:

Ballistic Bock
Psychotats
Psychobuffs

5. Mega Unarmed Build

If you love tearing right through the middle of chaos like a hurricane hitting Florida this enticing build should be yours. Thorn Armor makes using a Deathclaw Gauntlet lethal. A full set of armor will deal significant damage to your melee attackers. As you are hitting what's in front of you, your armor is a weapon too. Never waste time on Radroaches nipping at you again. They will easily perish in your wake as will most of the foes on your tail.