[Top 10] Fallout New Vegas Best Builds

(Ranger vs Securitron)

Was up, fellow Fallout fans!! It’s your friendly neighborhood Shounen man here with another list about my favorite post-apocalyptic RPG. Fallout New Vegas is awesome for many reasons. It has a crazy storyline fueled by revenge and filled with hilarity. The game has all kinds of quests to keep you entertained for hours and on top of all that its replayability is off the charts. You can play New Vegas in so many different ways due to the many different builds you can experience the game with. Here are the top ten builds in this humble shounen man’s opinion.

10. The Trader

(This guy smells like a zombie)

Coming in at number 10 we have the Trader! The Trader is a very interesting start to our list. Have you ever wanted a break from the normal run n’ gun lifestyle of the Mojave? Did you ever want to just settle down and enjoy living a life with your character? Well, this build is for you. The Trader focuses on speech and bartering favoring social skills over combat. The Trader’s main focus is to leave the lure of battle behind and begin supplying the Mojave with anything it can find. Using this class you will be focusing on moving from city to city trying to make the most money on your trade route and finding unique items to sell.

Why The Trader is great:

It makes a great change of pace from the normal fighting most builds have you do. It’s fun finding a whole new way to play the game focusing on the actual economy of the game.

Building up your money is the main goal of this build and you will be doing lots of exploring to achieve this end.

It is actually an amazing class for a survival playthrough, which is really why it made the list. A survival playthrough in this class makes the game feel more like a survival thriller game.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

 Strength 7, Perception 2, Endurance 6, Charisma, 10, Intelligence 5, Agility 5, Luck 5

Traits: Skilled, Good Natured

Major Skills: Speech, Barter, Repair

Minor Skills: Guns, Melee Weapons

Essential Perks: Ferocious Loyalty, Pack Rat, Strong Back, Heavy Weight, Jury Rigging, Long Haul, Super Slam, Burden to bear

9. The Hunter

(The Kraven of the wasteland)

Coming in at number 9 we have The Hunter! This is another build that focuses on living an immersive life in the Mojave. The Hunter is all about hunting exotic animals all throughout Fallout New Vegas and then selling their parts for a profit. The Hunter will be exploring every corner of the wasteland trying to find all the most unique creatures to make a trophy out of. You’ll be using your stealth to sneak up on creatures and take them out before they even know you’re there.

Why The Hunter is great:

The Hunter is personally a very interesting class that I give a run through in every RPG that I can. Sneaking around in animal infested areas and taking them out one by one is thrilling.

A big part of playing the Hunter is heading to check out every rumored dangerous creature you can find. Whether extra powerful deathclaws or the unique golden geckos you will hunt them all.

The Hunter is a really fun class to play due to the immersive quality it has. There is something to be said for just exploring the wastelands without care and looking for your next big catch.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 6       Perception 8     Endurance 5    Charisma 3   Intelligence 4   Agility 6   Luck 8

Traits: Skilled, Built to Destroy

Major Skills: Guns, Sneak, Survival

Minor Skills: Repair, Medicine

Essential Perks: Hunter, And Stay Back, Shotgun Surgeon, Walker Instinct, Entomologist, Finesse, Better Criticals.

8. The Gunslinger

(Shes dangerous and mysterious)

Coming in at number 9 we have The Gunslinger! This is a really fun build to play and the first on our list to be based on combat. The Gunslinger specializes in small arms fire like handguns as well as old-style rifles. The weaponry that this build focuses on is all the ones affected by the cowboy perk. With this playthrough, you will be mostly focusing on battling the many enemies of the people of the Mojave. Using explosives and a bowie knife to cover the unique situations that your revolver might not solve this build is a force to be reckoned with.

Why The Gunslinger is great:

First and foremost this build really fits the theme of the game well. Roaming through the wastes as a lone cowboy makes you feel like you’re in an old western movie.

Using revolvers and dynamite to blow up your enemies is really satisfying. The equipment you use with this build keeps the challenges at a good level. You won’t ever be too weak but you also will never be too strong in the firepower department.

With all the focus on agility and action points using this build turns you into a vats machine and gives you very cinematic battles to enjoy.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 6, Perception: 5,  Endurance: 5, Charisma: 5 , Intelligence: 5,  Agility: 8,  Luck: 6

Traits: Skilled,  Built to Destroy

Major Skills: Guns, Melee Weapons, Explosives

Minor Skills: Barter, Repair

Essential Perks: Cowboy, Quick Draw, Rapid Reload, Lady Killer, Mysterious Stranger, 

Intense Training (2)

7.  The Scientist

(Working hard on that ghoul cure)

Coming in at number 7 we have The Scientist! Here we have another of my favorite builds in all of New Vegas. If you want a character that flaunts there impressive intelligence then this is it. This build focuses on intelligence above all else. The scientist is an energy weapon master as well as being a dabbler in explosives. This build is actually quite good at combat but also fairs well in any situation where intelligence comes into play.

Why The Scientist is great:

This build has a lot of really good options for play available to it. You can fight your way through most situations with your energy weapons.

Can’t get into a locked area? Need a computer hacked? Then this build will give you just what you need.

By endgame, you’re going to be able to deal massive chained damage with explosive energy due to the meltdown perk.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 3, Perception: 8, Endurance: 4, Charisma: 5,  Intelligence: 10, Agility: 5,

Traits: Skilled, Good Natured

Major Skills: Science, Medicine, Energy Weapons

Minor Skills: Speech, Repair, Explosives

Essential Perks: Educated, Confirmed Bachelor, Vigilant Recycler, Laser Commander, Meltdown, Jury Rigging

6.  The GoofBall

(Burn it with fire)

Coming in at number 6 we have The GoofBall! This build is a lot different from any of the others on this list. The GoofBall build is a melee-focused build that is all about the goofier side of Fallout New Vegas. I don’t know about the rest of you but the silly side of Fallout New Vegas was done really well and The GoofBall lets you fully enjoy this part of the game.

Why The GoofBall is great:

This build is all about the hilarious part of this game. Your character will have the lowest intelligence score possible which will actually unlock some pretty funny dialogue options.

The GoofBall has maxed out strength as well as endurance making it one the most effective melee builds out there.

With perks like a wild wasteland and bloody mess on top of your unique attributes, you will be in for one of the craziest playthroughs you’ve ever done.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 10, Perception: 1, Endurance: 10, Charisma: 4, Intelligence: 1, Agility: 4, Luck: 10

Traits: Hoarder, Wild Wasteland

Major Skills: Unarmed, Melee Weapons, Barter

Minor Skills: Survival, Repair

Essential Perks: Piercing Strike, Super Slam, Bloody Mess, Heavyweight, Strong Back, Burden to Bear

5. The Sniper

(The Sniper and his Ratslayer.)

Coming in at number 5 we have The Sniper! This is a class that belongs on any list that is talking about Fallout builds. One of the more popular builds in the series, The Sniper focuses on stealth and long-range combat. Most of your character’s enemies will be dead before they ever know you’re there. The Sniper is a really fun build that lets you dominate on the battlefield.

Why The Sniper is great:

First and foremost, raining death down on your opponents while you perch somewhere high and far away makes you feel unbeatable.

While The Sniper class isn’t built for conversation or anything based on charisma his maxed-out luck will open you up to some unique dialogue.

This is a bit of an overpowered build. You will blow through most of your enemies with The Sniper without too much trouble.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 6, Perception: 7, Endurance: 4, Charisma: 1, Intelligence: 5, Agility: 7, Luck: 10

Traits: Fast Shot, Built to Destroy

Major Skills: Guns, Sneak, Repair

Minor Skills: Survival, Medicine

Essential Perks: Better Criticals, Finesse, Light Step, Walker Instinct, Sniper

4. The Ninja

(Deadly blades)

Coming in at number 4 we have the ninja! The ninja is one of the more popular builds in all of the fallout series. It’s a stealth-based build that focuses on melee combat. The ninja wanders the wasteland hunting down their targets. Whether blocked by enemies, locked doors, or computers there isn’t a place around that the Ninja can’t get into. No one is safe when this build comes a knockin.

Why The Ninja is great:

This build, like most stealth-based builds, is one of the most powerful in the series. There are not too many situations where The Ninja can’t dominate.

The Ninja can get into anywhere. With a big focus on lockpicking and hacking, they can get into locked areas.

This is a very powerful build that actually makes use of most of the skills instead of specializing in one area.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 8, Perception: 5, Endurance: 4, Charisma: 1, Intelligence: 6, Agility: 8, Luck: 8

Traits: Skilled, Built to Destroy

Major Skills: Sneak, Melee Weapons, Lockpick

Minor Skills: Unarmed, Science, Survival

Essential Perks: Ninja, Piercing Strike, Tunnel Runner, Travel Light, Silent Running, Light Touch, Slayer

3. The Explosives Expert

(Nuclear winter is coming)

Coming in at number 3 we have The Explosives Expert! This build is one of the most fun and exciting to play as. The pure chaos you can rain down as The Explosives Experts is insane. Using weapons like the Fat Man, Grenades, as well as Euclid's C-Finder to blow up everything in their path this build is almost unstoppable. With a focus on carnage, this build will leave you excited to find the next big thing that you can explode.

Why The Explosives Expert is great:

This build is all about having fun. You will be a walking talking explosion that all of your enemies will have no idea how to deal with.

This build also makes very effective use of flaming weapons like the flamethrower as well as incendiary grenades.

There’s not a lot of story skills for this build as the whole thing is focused on the massive amount of chaos you can cause. So go through the wastes blowing everyone away and enjoy the fiery lights your character creates.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 8, Perception: 10, Endurance: 8, Charisma: 1, Intelligence: 1, Agility: 6, Luck: 6

Traits: Skilled, Built to Destroy

Major Skills: Energy Weapons, Explosives, Repair 

Minor Skills: Melee Weapons

Essential Perks: Heave Ho!, Demolitions Expert (3), Pyromaniac, Splash Damage, Hit the Deck, Solar Powered

2. The Cannibal

(Want to stay for dinner?)

Coming in at number 2 we have The Cannibal! Now this build is fairly different from any of the others on the list due to its focus on the cannibal perk which kind of pushes you into a dark playthrough. That being said it is one of the most interesting ways to do a dark playthrough. The cannibal perk itself will unlock some very hilarious and messed up dialogue choices that you can’t get in any other way.

Why The Cannibal is great:

The dark things that you can get up to with the cannibal tend to be portrayed in a hilarious light. You’ll end up with this almost horror/comedy feel to your playthrough.

There are many quest paths as well as dialogue options hidden behind perks and skill requirements. The cannibal will open you up to some things you can’t experience if you don’t have it.

This build while not the most powerful is certainly a force to be reckoned with and the cannibal perk itself can keep you healed up out in the field to allow you to keep coming at your enemies.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 9, Perception: 5, Endurance: 10, Charisma: 1, Intelligence: 9, Agility: 1, Luck: 5

Traits: Heavy Handed, Wild Wasteland

Major Skills: Unarmed, Melee Weapons, Medicine

Minor Skills: Survival, Repair

Essential Perks: Cannibal, Piercing Strike, Chem Resistant, Chemist, Bloody Mess

1. The Sweet Talker

(Talking your way out and into problems)

Coming in at number 1 we have The Sweet Talker! Now I’m a little biassed on this entry. The Sweet Talker is number one because it’s my number one. There is no build better than this in my opinion. From getting into all kinds of unique situations with your amazing persuasion abilities to winning battles with nothing more than a few words. The Sweet Talker in my opinion is the most powerful build in the series.

Why The Sweet Talker is great:

Nothing makes you feel more powerful than using your words to manipulate every situation into going your way. Your skills will allow you versatility in most situations

This builds unique abilities can get you into a lot of areas and quests that you might get locked out of due to lack of skills. It will also gain you allies that you never would have got otherwise.

This builds high luck also allows you to stay rolling in the caps whether it's from your gambling skills or your persuasion abilities.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L Attributes:

Strength: 4, Perception: 4, Endurance: 4, Charisma: 10, Intelligence: 4, Agility: 5, Luck: 9

Traits: Skilled, Good Natured

Major Skills: Barter, Speech, Guns

Minor Skills: Sneak, Lockpick, Repair

Essential Perks: Intense training (4), Sneering Imperialist, Terrifying Presence, Mysterious Stranger

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