Fallout 76 Best Builds: Top 15 Tested Builds - VeryAli Gaming (2024)

Fallout 76 offers players the ability to try out various builds that suit their playstyle. The article lists 15 best builds that will help you throughout the game and even in the endgame. These builds include Tank, Sniper, Healer, Rifle Build, Assault Rifle Build, Junkie Commando, Silent Assassin, Freya- the Queen Killer, The Hunter, and Demolition Expert.

Suit Up (Tank)

Best for Close-Range Combat.

Starting off with a Fallout 76 build that Power Armor enthusiasts will absolutely love. Using this build will allow you to jump right into the action and be the frontline for your friends. Even if all the enemies focus on you, there is no way that you’ll go down. However, if you prefer to fight enemies from a distance, this build might not be for you since it primarily focuses on close-range weapons.

Speaking of Fallout 76 weapons, you’ll want to have all the best heavy weapons in your inventory. This build makes you move slower and all the enemies target you. Hence why it is best if you use it with a team instead of when you’re playing alone. As for the perks, I suggest:

• Expert Heavy Gunner
• Stabilized
• Blocker
• Bullet Shield
• Adrenaline

Out of all these perks, equipping the Expert Heavy Gunner, Stabilized, and Bullet Shield is an absolute must. They allow you to take less damage from enemies when firing a heavy weapon and gain additional accuracy as well. Plus, your heavy weapons (non-explosive) gain an additional 60% buff to their damage.

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Sniper

Best for Long-Range Combat.

Fans of long-range gameplay will immediately love this Fallout 76 build. Focusing on stealth and high damages, the sniper build gets the job done without ever having to go near the enemy. However, keep in mind that you have to have a decent aim for this to actually work. Otherwise, it won’t be that effective at all.

This build allows you to take out the larger enemies like the behemoths without getting closet them. The weapons you use are highly dependent on your preferences since there are tons of good snipers to choose from. Some of my favorites are the Gauss rifle, 2-Scoped Plasma rifle, and the Lever-Action rifle.

In terms of perks, here’s what you would want to use:

• Sniper
• Longshot
• Master Rifleman
• Tank Killer

These perks allow you to deal additional damage with sniper rifles and have enhanced accuracy as well. To top it off, you will deal increased damage to tanks all the while being able to hold your breath for a longer duration.

The Team Player (Healer)

Best Healing Abilities.

Possibly the least favorite Fallout 76 build for most players, the healer is an important part of every team. Whether you are playing by yourself or with a team, being the healer will be extremely beneficial. Traveling through the world of Fallout 76 is quite dangerous and you are bound to take tons of damage.

Surprisingly, this build is extremely viable even late in the game. If you are playing with a team, you’ll want to continuously heal your tank to keep them going. This makes them practically unstoppable and you will be able to deal with all types of enemies.

As far as the perks go, these are the ones you’ll want to go with:

• First Aid
• Field Surgeon
• Pharmacist
• Quack Surgeon

Taking these perks will let you heal more than normal and even revive your teammates with alcohol. Plus, you’ll remove radiation much faster, and your healing items will be quicker as well. With that said, always make sure to appreciate your healer and if you want to, definitely try out this Fallout 76 build.

DPS Aficionado (Rifle Build)

Highest Damage Per Second.

As the name suggests, this build focuses on dealing as much damage per second as possible. This is another one of those builds that can work great in any situation. Whether you are in a team or playing alone, you’ll always have a good time trying out this build.

On top of that, this build also makes use of tons of critical strikes to take out enemies even faster. This is a mid to long-distance build that primarily includes rifles and pistols.

These are the perks you’ll want:

• Tank Killer
• Master Rifleman
• Critical Savvy
• Concentrated Fire
• Adrenaline

Having these perks will let you deal additional damage to tanks and gain adrenaline extremely swiftly. Plus, having Critical Savvy only uses up to 55% of your critical meter. It lets you land more crits than you would normally. Having Concentrated Fire lets you deal increased damage while using V.A.T.S. Although, the V.A.T.S isn’t as effective as it was in Fallout 4, having this perk makes it effective.

Call of Duty (Assault Rifle Build)

Best for FPS Enthusiasts.

Probably the most common build; this is extremely effective throughout the game. Fans of FPS games will surely love this since it focuses on assault rifles, grenades, and shotguns. Plus, this is the most beginner-friendly Fallout 76 build – alongside the tank build.

Take these perks if you’re running this build:

• Adrenaline
• Master Shotgunner
• Pain Train
• Basher

Using these perks will enhance your damage and deal additional damage for 30 seconds whenever you get a kill. Not only that, but you can also use a shotgun if you want because since they are quite good in Fallout 76. Plus, you will deal enhanced damage when running over enemies with the Power Armor.

Beginner Build

Most Beginner-Friendly Build.

Just diving into the game for the first time does not mean you should go for the heavy damage dealing build. It is one of the prominent mistakes players make just for the sake of the best build in Fallout 76 to deal damage. Fallout 76 introduced a lot of new game mechanics with a criticized online-only feature. It is highly advised for beginner players to seek an entry-level build that will be paving the way for the future playstyle with essential perks and settings.

The main reason behind this is that the heavy damage-dealing weapons are brutal to come by. Not to mention all ranged weapons are not locked with higher-level requirements. Significantly, the early-level players always pursue heavy weapons, but they can also consider melee and unarmed builds easily.

You will be investing in Strength for this build, which will eventually affect the damage through melee or unarmed weapons. Meanwhile, players will enjoy unlimited ammo with this build since melee weapons do not need ammo and light carry weight, never to get over-encumbered.

This brings us to the top perks you will need for this build.

• Iron Fist
• Pack Rat
• Martial Artist
• Blocker
• Traveling Pharmacy
• Iron Clad
• Fireproof
• Travel Agent
• Inspirational
• Makeshift Warrior
• Action Boy/Girl

These are some of the top perks you will need earlier in the game. You may add more that seems more fitting to the melee playstyle for your character. However, combining the mentioned perks will yield an ideal character for doing heavy damage and keeping a safe side from enemies.

Junkie Commando

Best for Farming.

Apart from the beginner players, Fallout 76 also attracts fans that are always into farming to expand their collectibles and become indestructible. Farming has always been the top aspect of Fallout 76. Be it the Caps, legendary weapons, or armors, players have the choice to farm for rewards. This is only possible with an excellent build with decent weapons to put down enemies and protection elements to reduce the damage intake.

Junkie Commando is the top build designed to suit the needs of farming players. This build will focus on enhanced health but low-to-mid level damage dealing weapons. This means you are not going to die instantly. But that costs you the ability to deal heavy damage on the enemies, which is a pretty good bargain.

On top of that, this build will be using VATS to get those sweet critical hits that will be the plus points for the damage.

Let’s look at the top perks you are going to need for Junkie Commando.

• Blocker
• Pack Rat
• Bandolier
• Commando
• Tank Killer
• Ground Pounder
• Concentrated Fire
• Iron Clad
• Adamantium Skeleton
• Fireproof
• Inspirational
• Travel Agent
• Tenderizer
• Field Surgeon
• First Aid
• Born Survivor
• Critical Savvy

Since this build focuses on taking more minor damage, most of the perks like First Aid, Fireproof, or Adamantium Skeleton contribute significantly to the Junkie Commando. At the same time, this character will also involve heavy damage dealing perks like Concentrated Fire and Tenderizer to kill higher-level enemies.

You have the freedom to add numerous other perks that fits this build’s requirement. But once again, that depends on your level and how far you are into the game. Unfortunately, Secret Service is not available until character level 40. So consider it as the endgame item for Junkie Commando build. Earlier level players can use Leather armor or Metal armor that is readily available to level 10 characters.

Silent Assassin

Best Stealth Build.

Silent Assassin is the most demanded and praised build in the Fallout series. It is going to make the appearance once again with a huge twist. This time, Silent Assassin will focus on full health with less damage built. This character relies on stealth archer abilities to put down the enemies without triggering a crossfire. Or, if your cover is blown, the character can depend on plenty of explosives in the arsenal to sweep clean the location with enemies.

However, this build has no limitation to total health and less damage. You can also create a Bloodied version of the Silent Assassin character that deals heavy damage with less health regeneration. You will need the same perks with the addition of a unique perk for the bloodied version, which I’ll discuss later.

Let’s look at the top perks we are going to need for Silent Assassin.

• Ordnance Express
• Concentrated Fire
• Archer
• Grenadier
• Bow Before Me
• Fireproof
• Inspirational
• Travel Agent
• Tenderizer
• Gunsmith
• Demolition Expert
• Escape Artist
• Covert Operative
• Bloody Mess
• Good with Salt

These are all the essential perks that will be building up the whole character of the Silent Assassin. These perks reveal that this build will not focus heavily on Strength. This is because your character will be mostly sneaking and attacking through shadows. But this build also involves perks like Grenadier and Demolition Expert to maximize the potential of explosives whenever a player needs them.

This build does not focus on dealing with heavy damage. Although, using Tenderizer will do the job of adding 10% more damage for over 10 seconds after your attack. Meanwhile, the sneaking perks of Escape Artist will enable your character a lurking shadow by negating the running sounds without blowing the cover. Moreover, this character build will be using Compound Bow for a silent yet deadly bow attack on enemies. You might want to upgrade it to higher levels as you proceed further into your character’s gameplay.

Freya – The Queen Killer

Best Melee Build.

Freya’s character build is again focusing on the melee build. Just because ranged weapons are readily available does not mean they are ideal for every character build. On the flip side, ranged weapons do not do tons of damage in terms of heavy character builds.

It is a highly overpowered, bloodied melee build. She will not spare any enemy in the location by using the most enhanced melee and unarmed weapons. Players with the prime goal of killing can consider Freya as the perfect character build. As said earlier, this is a bloodied build. This means players will be sacrificing their health for gaining a better advantage in dealing heavy damage through melee weapons.

In this case, we will use a particular set of perks and abilities to add protection elements to the character and heavy damaging skills.

Let’s have a look at the list of perks for the Freya to make it one of the best builds in Fallout 76.

• Barbarian
• Iron Fist
• Martial Artist
• Blocker
• Glow Sight
• Radicool
• Adamantium Skeleton
• Lone Wanderer
• Nerd Rage
• Action Girl
• Dodgy
• Bloody Mess

These are the top perks for the bloodied melee build. As for the damage, the character heavily relies on the Strength-based perks by using Barbarian, Iron Fist, and Martial Artist for dealing the best damage on the enemies. At the same time, you will also need to push up the defensive elements to avoid close-range damage. Remember, in the bloodied character builds, close-range attacks from the enemies will always be fatal.

Sadly, players must be at least level 50 to purchase the plans for Unstoppable Monster from Daily Ops. This means you will have to wait until your character reaches level 50 and unlock the true potential of Freya’s character. You can use Deathlcaw Gauntlet, readily available to acquire on level 30.

The Hunter

Most Bloody Build.

The Hunter is never an exception for the top and most powerful and best builds in Fallout 76. As the name implies, he is the bloodied shotgun killer of the beasts that are insanely accurate with the killings. Not just the beasts, but he also has the bloodthirst to clean the town with humans and robot enemies. Apart from the daily killings, Hunter is a hoarder of items he finds during the journey through the wasteland.

This character build will primarily focus on dealing the heavy damage to the enemies without much health. At the same time, The Hunter will be building up the collectibles of items to sell and make Caps survive in the harsh reality of nuclear-battered Appalachia. Although, this character is a lone survivor in the wasteland. But with the relationship with his shotgun and enough food and water supply, he also makes up a good team player.

Now, let’s have a look at the top perks you’ll need to build the Hunter.

• Scattershot
• Shotgunner
• Concentrated Fire
• Skeet Shooter
• Lifegiver
• Fireproof
• Lone Wanderer
• Nerd Rage
• Enforcer
• Adrenaline
• Bloody Mess
• Starched Genes

Once again, the Strength will define the overall character of the Hunter. The list reveals that these points will grant the best perks like Shotgunner and Scattershot to negate the weight of heavy Shotguns and deal serious damage with faster reload speed. On the other side, Hunter’s character will have enough resources to survive in the harshest environment.

Demolition Expert

Best Explosion-Based Build.

Demolition Expert never goes without discussion as the best builds that offer tons of damage and gameplay that can break the game. Demolition Expert is the heavy character that utilizes explosives as the primary weapon and likes to blow things up everywhere. This character smells like ammonium nitrate with a metallic taste because of the Fat Man he carries around. This clearly shows how many explosives arsenals he will be bringing to blow up any enemies, be it the higher level Death Claw or legendary Scorchbeast.

Unlike other builds, Demolition Expert goes pretty light on the legendary effects and focuses more on the available perks to early-level players. This means you will not have to worry about lacking perks and abilities because you have not leveled up your character yet.

Here is the list of perks that you’ll use for the Demolition Expert character build.

• Blocker
• Ordnance Express
• Lock and Load
• Fire in the Hole
• Grenadier
• Radicool
• Fireproof
• Lifegiver
• Tenderizer
• Party Boy
• Demolition Expert
• Science
• Nerd Rage
• Action Boy
• Adrenaline
• Bloody Mess

These are all base perks for Demolition Expert. However, there is always room for adding perks that can enhance the capabilities of the best builds in Fallout 76. Meanwhile, this character build focuses heavily on Intelligence-based perks and strength. The main reason is that the Intelligence perk tree will grant the most important perk, Demolition Expert. With this perk on your character, you will be able to do 20% more damage through explosions.

Next, you must obtain power armor to satisfy the Demolition Expert heavy armor needs. Demolition Expert is not any junkie who does not protect from radiations and harmful elements Fallout 76 offers. He can obtain the best power armor to enhance the protection level and battle with any monster or enemy waves.

For that instance, it is highly advised to pursue Hellcat Power Armor set to make your character a storming juggernaut. If you do not know where to start, you can follow this guide to get your own set of Hellcat Power Armor for the Demolition Expert character build. There is no restriction, and you can also consider any other easily accessible Power Armor in the game until you get your hands on Hellcat.

The Barbarian

Best Old-Time Build.

The Barbarian is another addition to the best Fallout 76 builds for melee players. For players seeking unique gameplay with no guns or laser beams, the Barbarian is a perfect character build to go for. This character is brought from the past with abilities to use two-handed melee weapons to slash and smash enemies.

He swings an ax to dismember the enemy’s body parts and make its way through the journey in the radiated city. Although the overall character’s theme will be under psycho Barbarian class, he is still good at heart and will be a team player while fighting for a good cause.

Apart from all the roleplaying elements of the character, let’s have a look at the essential perks list to build the Barbarian.

• Barbarian
• Slugger
• Blocker
• Incisor
• Glow Sight
• Radicool
• Adamantium Skeleton
• Lifegiver
• Lone Wanderer
• Makeshift Warrior
• Goat Legs
• Dodgy
• White Knight
• Class Freak

The Barbarian build centers around Strength since it mainly involves melee weapons. Moreover, the Agility-based perks will also contribute directly with Strength to ensure the character yields a higher amount of damage while resisting any damage on the bare skin. You do not need any higher-level power armor since it will destroy the purpose of the build.

Although, you will be wearing a Grognak costume for this build, the addition of a backpack will destroy the immersion of the build. There is no other approach to pursue the fully immersive Barbarian character without adding some kind of Damage Resisting item. Once you have all the gear and items, your character will be completely unstoppable against any level of enemies.

The Gunslinger

Best Gun-Based Build.

Gunslinger never goes without any discussion in Fallout 76 best builds. The main reason behind it is the build’s ability to do massive damages to the enemies while also pursuing a unique gameplay experience. The Gunslinger is a cowboy guest in West Virginia. He has a high sense of detecting enemies. On the other side, the concentrated fire rate from his pistols can bleed enemies to death.

Fallout 76 offers a variety of pistols that have paved the way for a unique Gunslinger build. Although this character might not be a superior fighter in long-range combat, what he lacks in the long-distance weapon, he makes up for better damage through pistols. If pistols do not seem enough for the blood-thirsty enemies in the wasteland, there is enough room to add explosive weapons in the arsenal of Gunslinger.

Here is the list of all perks to build the perfect Gunslinger.

• Bandolier
• Concentrated Fire
• Crack Shot
• Fireproof
• Lifegiver
• Lone Wanderer
• Demolition Expert
• Gun Fu
• Gunslinger
• Bloody Mess
• Better Criticals
• Grim Reaper’s Sprint

It can be seen that the Gunslinger is not the high Strength character out in the wasteland. However, he puts most of the investment for pistols-related perks in Agility and Luck. This will grant some of the prominent perks like Gunslinger and Gun Fu. Gunslinger will add the major characteristics for the build by granting 10% additional damage to all pistols. Meanwhile, Gun Fu players will be maximizing the VATS usage by shifting them to another target once the last one is dead. These are the most effective perks, specially designed for the Gunslinger build.

The Brotherhood of Steel Soldier

Best for RP Farming.

Brotherhood of Steel has always been the favorite faction and character builds among hardcore players of the Fallout series. It will make a prominent appearance once again in Fallout 76 as the most potent RP farming character. RP farming is hard in Fallout 76, and creating an ideal character to collect RP is another crux of the matter. Surprisingly, recent updates from Bethesda are now straightening things up, paving the way to build the character that will yield the best RP.

Since it is a Power Armor build, we will invest in a bloodied character build class. This means you will not be focusing much on your health. Most of the perks for this build will revolve around playing as a team and making the most out of the mutations. This way, you will be able to level up fast.

Here is the list of all the perks for the Brotherhood of Steel Soldier build.

• Blocker
• Heavy Gunner
• Butcher’s Bounty
• Lifegiver
• Fireproof
• Strange in Numbers
• Inspirational
• Tenderizer
• Gunsmith
• Scrapper
• Power User
• Ammosmith
• Luck of the Draw
• Bloody Mess
• One Gun Army

Both the Strength and Luck perk trees will take the significant portion of your character. Since leveling up is pretty much depends on luck-based perks, Strength will dodge the enemy attacks and do maximum damage in return. If you are wondering the purpose of Butcher’s Bounty for the Brotherhood of Steel character, then it is related to the loot. Thanks to the perk effects, apart from the meat from animal or monster corpses, you will be getting a higher chance of finding extra loot on enemies’ corpses.

As for the weapons, you must use Gatling laser to make the most out of the character build based on the perks. This weapon is an ideal addition to the Brotherhood of Steel and Power Armor. Moreover, it does not wear out quickly, giving you the advantage in longer quests. It is also highly advised to pursue the playthrough with another player to enjoy the experience fully.

Heavy Gunner

Best for Monster Battles.

Heavy Gunner has also been known among the Fallout 76 best builds and is found chiefly under discussion in the Fallout 76 build planner. This character is hugely overpowered for both monster battles and Player vs. Player combat. But what makes it stand out among others is the whole health for the character at the cost of low damage.

Heavy Gunner uses Gatling Plasma weapon to obliterate the bosses while wreaking hell on the players. However, it makes a good companion for players having a hard time with the higher level Scorchbeasts and Scorpions.

Here is the list of perks to make Heavy Gunner more tank and heavy for greater damage and higher health playthrough.

• Heavy Gunner(All Ranks for Endgame)
• Blocker
• Grenadier
• Rejuvenated
• Radicool
• Tenderizer
• Inspirational
• Strange In Numbers
• Scrapper
• First Aid
• Gunsmith
• Adrenaline
• Ricochet
• Class Freak
• Luck of the Draw
• Bloody Mess

These perks will make Heavy Gunner an unstoppable killing machine that stops at nothing and smashes right through the enemy waves. For the sake of a good playthrough, you will need Endurance and Intelligence-based perks. These include Inspirational for good experience gains and Gunsmith and Scrapper for crafting and repairing weapons.

As said earlier, this character relies on Gatling Plasma’s heavy gun to put big holes in the monsters. However, you might also want to add some Grenades or explosives to your arsenal to have cool-looking explosions to confirm your kills. Instigating Caster is also a worthy addition to your arsenal if you cannot get your hands on the Gatling Plasma. Heavy Gunner’s ideal armor is Excavator Power Armor. Since it looks heavy and grants better Damage Resistance, it is a worthy option to go for.

Fallout 76 offers players the freedom to mix and match the armor set they get their hands on. For instance, if you have a legendary armor torso in your inventory, you can combine it with the Excavator Power Armor to leverage the unique effects on the character. But once again, that depends on whether you have a legendary piece or start fresh with the character build.

My Favorite

That about does it for the Fallout 76 Best Builds. While these builds are not ranked in any order, all of them are extremely viable and effective. I personally prefer Suit Up (Tank), as I prefer close-range combat and fighting from the frontlines.

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