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The Cryolator is a heavy gun in Fallout 76.
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Characteristics
The weapon creates a cryogenic spray when fired that fades away at mid-range. Firing continuously at an enemy may freeze it solid and render it unable to move or attack for a period of time. More durable enemies will require a longer exposure, and some cannot be frozen at all. The cryolator utilizes large amounts of ammunition quickly.
The crystallizing barrel mod will convert the weapon into a mid-range crystal shooter. This makes the weapon far more ammo-efficient, as well as granting additional benefits such as increased range and additional ballistic damage. However, the projectiles do not travel particularly quickly and suffer from a noticeable flight trajectory.
Crafting
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| Adhesive (?) Circuitry (?) Glass (?) Plastic (?) Rubber (?) Screw (?) Steel (?) |  | Build at: Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: Cryolator |  | Cryolator (Level 45) |
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| Adhesive (?) Circuitry (?) Glass (?) Plastic (?) Rubber (?) Screw (?) Steel (?) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: Cryolator | | Cryolator (Level 35) |
Weapon modifications
Locations
- Dropped by deathclaws, fog crawlers, Grafton Monsters, hermit crabs, honey beasts, mega sloths, mothmen, scorchbeasts, super mutant behemoths and wendigos.
Notes
- Due to the very low freezing rate, it will take more than a full clip in order to noticeably freeze most targets.
- Cryolators with any combination the quad, two-shot, explosive, or faster fire rate legendary effects are more effective at increasing the amount of procs.
- Affected by the Grounded mutation.
- Cryolators no longer spawn with explosive (legacy content).
- Explosive cryolators actually do less damage than non-explosive cryolators, due to a bug that causes non-explosive cryolators to receive a much greater benefit from Demolition Expert than cryolators which are actually explosive.
Changelog
- Prior to Update 25, the cryolator dealt energy damage instead of cryo damage.
- Prior to Update 23, the crystallizing barrel mod would apply damage and the freezing effect to the owner when firing at the ground or at objects that were very close.
Gallery
Modifications: crystallizing barrel, recoil compensating stock
