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In Fallout 76, Legendary weapons, Legendary armor and Legendary power armor, collectively known as Legendary items, are items with special, permanent modifiers applied.

Overview

Legendary items have one or more randomly determined special modifications, affecting combat or character stats. Legendary items may be earned as quest or Daily Ops rewards, looted from Legendary enemies, bought from Purveyor Murmrgh or crafted with Legendary modules.

Legendary effects

For detailed information on the Legendary effects applicable to each type of item, see the portal below:

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Weapons
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Armor
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Power armor

Legendary enemies

Occasionally, certain foes with powerful buffs will appear. These legendary enemies will be identifiable by a star (★) and the nameplate prefix  "Legendary". They have 60% more health than their base variant (until patch 1.0.85.0 they'd regenerate all health when reaching 50% instead).

When killed, legendary enemies will drop a randomly generated legendary item with as many stars as the enemy had. When legendary enemies spawn, there is a brief window before they gain their stars.

This process is initiated when the enemy becomes veiled with a temporary green fog. If the enemy is killed before the stars appear on its nameplate, then it will not yield any legendary items.


# Stars Legendary drop
★ (100%)
★ ★ ★ ★ (100%)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (100%)

Characteristics

Three tiers of legendary modifiers exist for both weapons and armor. A Tier 1 modifier appears on all legendary items, taking up the first "star." The modifier will be added to legendary weapon's dynamic naming as a prefix. Tier 2 modifiers comprise the second star of a legendary item and Tier 3 modifiers comprise the third. In general, Tier 2 and Tier 3 modifiers don't affect a legendary item's name. Legendary weapons and armor use different sets of modifiers and cannot use modifiers from the other's item type.

Although additional legendary modifier slots exist (Tier 4 and Tier 5 modifiers, respectively), 4 and 5-star legendary items are disabled. However, the Tier 4 and Tier 5 legendary effects are used in many of the quest-specific unique legendary weapons and armors, such as Perfect Storm or All Rise.

Legendary items can have a maximum of one modifier per category, based on the number of stars:

  • A 1-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier.
  • A 2-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier and a Tier 2 modifier.
  • A 3-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier, a Tier 2 modifier, and a Tier 3 modifier.
Legendary item chance
Category Chance
Melee weapon 25%
Ranged weapon 25%
Armor 25%
Power armor 25%
  • The number and type of effects generated are not affected by any SPECIAL stats, such as Luck.
  • Legendary effects are randomly generated upon crafting or dropping. They cannot be found as loose mods.
  • Legendary items cannot be scrapped at a workbench, but they may be placed in a legendary exchange machine for Legendary scrip (Legendary Scrip).
  • Aside from their provided effects, Legendary items otherwise have the same statistics as non-Legendary items. They may be equipped with the same mods as non-Legendary variants.
  • Almost every Legendary item may be dropped, traded to other players or sold to vendors for caps.

Availability

Legendary crafting

Main article: Legendary crafting

Restrictions

A majority of the weapons in Fallout 76 can be obtained as legendary items, however, there are a great many restrictions on what can and cannot appear as a Legendary item.

Plans required

Some items cannot be obtained as legendary versions without knowing the relevant plan. These items cannot drop from legendary enemies, but can still be obtained via crafting, Purveyor, Daily Ops rewards or rewarded by Scorched Earth and season events, such as Fasnacht. The following lists contain items that may only appear as legendary items after learning the prerequisite plan.

Plan required for Purveyor and quest reward
Armor
Arctic marine armor Brotherhood recon armor Covert scout armor
Secret Service armor
Power armor
Excavator power armor Hellcat power armor T-51 power armor
T-65 power armor Ultracite power armor X-01 power armor
Weapons
Bear Arm Bow Cattleprod
Crusader pistol Compound bow Gauntlet
Gauss minigun Gauss pistol Gauss shotgun
Hellstorm missile launcher Pepper Shaker Plasma caster
Plasma cutter Sheepsquatch club Sheepsquatch staff
Shepherd's crook The Fixer The Tenderizer
War glaive
Cannot drop from Legendary enemies

Any item that was added since the initial release of Fallout 76 is bugged to never drop from Legendary enemies.

Cannot drop from enemies
Arctic marine armor Bear Arm Bow
Brotherhood recon armor Cattleprod Compound bow
Covert scout armor Crusader pistol Excavator power armor
Gauntlet Gauss minigun Gauss pistol
Gauss shotgun Hellcat power armor Hellstorm missile launcher
Pepper Shaker Plasma caster Plasma cutter
Secret Service armor Sheepsquatch club Sheepsquatch staff
Shepherd's crook T-51b power armor T-60 power armor
T-65 power armor The Fixer The Tenderizer
Ultracite power armor X-01 power armor War glaive
Crafting only

Some items cannot spawn as Legendary items, but may be made Legendary by players using the Legendary crafting system or crafted as Legendary items from scratch.

Crafting only
Solar armor chest Solar armor left arm Solar armor left leg
Solar armor right arm Solar armor right leg Thorn armor chest
Thorn armor left arm Thorn armor left leg Thorn armor right arm
Thorn armor right leg
Legendary crafting only
Alien blaster Black powder blunderbuss Cultist blade
Enclave plasma gun Imposter Assaultron head Strangler heart power armor
The Dragon The Invader
SMART choice machine

The following items may only drop as 1-star Legendaries from the SMART choice machine within Watoga High School, purchased for 5000 halloween candy.

SMART Choice machine only
Cultist blade Ripper The Dragon
Fully excluded

The following armor and weapons cannot exist as Legendary items.

Fully excluded
Anti-Scorched training pistol[bug 1] Brotherhood recon rifle[bug 1] Binoculars
Blade of Bastet Camden Whacker Cave diving suit
Chainsaw Commie Whacker Drill
Father Winter helmet Flare gun Garb of Mysteries
Hazmat suit Black hazmat suit Damaged hazmat suit
Emmett Mountain hazmat suit Prototype hazmat suit Swamp camo hazmat suit
Meteoritic sword Paddle ball Pearly Peepers
ProSnap Deluxe camera Protest sign Syringer
Voice of Set

Unique items

Unique items come with predetermined Legendary effects. They may be obtained as quest, event or challenge rewards. Others may be crafted.

Unique weapons
Item Effects
Acceptable Overkill Hunter's · Lucky · Perception
The Action Hero Two-Shot · Rapid · Rapid
All Rise Lightweight · Healthy
Bunker Buster Dangerous
Civil Unrest Active
Commander's Charge Furious · Melee Speed · Agility
Crushing Blow Instigating · Crippling
Disorderly Conduct Suppressor's · Crippling · Endurance
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
The Farmhand Ghoul-Slayer's · Melee Speed · Endurance
Final Word Anti-Armor · Rapid · Resilient
The Fixer (Hidden) Dangerous
The Guarantee Instigating · Crippling · Rapid
The Gutter Vampire's · (Hidden) Dangerous
Kingfisher Exterminator's · Lucky · Lucky
Mechanic's Best Friend Troubleshooter's · Power Attack Damage · Strength
Medical Malpractice Medic's · VATS Enhanced · VATS Enhanced
Meteoritic sword (Hidden) Assassin's · (Hidden) Weightless · (Hidden) Durable
Mind Over Matter Ghoul-Slayer's · Hitman's · Steadfast
Nailer Bloodied
Night Light Nocturnal · Rapid · Perception
Oathbreaker Suppressor's · Power Attack Damage · Cavalier's
Old Guard's 10mm SMG Anti-Armor
Perfect Storm Incendiery
Pyrolyzer Suppressor's
The Quick Fix Junkie's · Swing Speed · Endurance
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
Unstoppable Monster Bloodied · Power Attack Damage · Cavalier's
The V.A.T.S. Unknown Medic's · Lucky · Lucky
Whistle in the Dark Nocturnal · VATS Enhanced · Perception
Unique armor
Item Effects
Chinese stealth armor Chameleon
Last Bastion Gun Accuracy
Silver Lining Endurance
Trail Warden Perception

Notes

  • Any Legendary enemy has a 25% chance to drop a Legendary T-45 power armor or Raider power armor part.
  • Raider power armor will always drop at 50% condition.
  • While not currently available, 4 star legendary items are planned to be added in a future update.

Changelog

Patch 1.0.5.10
  • Explosive: reduced the damage bonus from +100% to +20% of base weapon damage, with explosive radius damage.
  • Two Shot: reduced the damage bonus from +100% to +25% of base weapon damage.
Patch 1.1.4.3
  • Assassin: reduced the chance of the legendary effect applying in combat from 100% to 75%.
  • Cavalier: reduced the chance of the legendary effect applying in combat from 100% to 75%.
  • Sentinel: reduced the chance of the legendary effect applying in combat from 100% to 75%.
Patch 1.4.0.20
  • Assassin: applied the legendary effect to human NPCs. 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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Bugs

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bugged to be non-upgradeable, due to missing Legendary slots keywords 1 through 5.

References

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