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Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares!

Mysterious Stranger is a Luck-based perk in Fallout 76.

Effects[]

Increased chance of the Mysterious Stranger appearing when using V.A.T.S.

Ranks[]

Rank Description Form ID
1 The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand. 0004C929
2 The Mysterious Stranger appears more often when using V.A.T.S. 001D2493
3 The Mysterious Stranger appears so much in V.A.T.S., he knows you by name. 001D2494

Notes[]

The chances of the Mysterious Stranger appearing at each rank are 4%, 7%, and 10% for non-automatic weapons, and 3%, 5%, and 7% for automatic weapons, respectively.

Behind the scenes[]

  • The Mysterious Stranger perk was originally designed by Scott Bennie.
  • The Mysterious Stranger wields a revolver and wears a fedora and overcoat, like a protagonist of 1950s film noir.
  • There were several unfinished drafts of a book by Mark Twain titled "The Mysterious Stranger," in which the title character claims to be Satan's nephew, and which contain various references to the number 44.
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