Puncturing is a weapon mod for several melee weapons in Fallout 76.
Effects
When applied to a weapon, the mod greatly increases the weapon's damage and allows damage to ignore a portion of the target's Damage Resistance.
Learn chance
| Weapon | Plans | Learn chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Arm | Plan: Bear Arm puncturing mod | |
| Pole hook | Plan: Puncturing pole hook | |
| Board | Learned from scrapping | Medium (20%) |
| Boxing glove | ||
| Knuckles | ||
| Pipe wrench | ||
| Power fist | ||
| Sledgehammer | ||
Crafting
Weapon modifications will modify an existing weapon, and any modifications previously equipped on the weapon will be destroyed, not unequipped. Loose mods cannot be crafted. For modifications unlocked through scrapping, the corresponding weapon must be scrapped in order to learn how to craft it.
- Bear Arm
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screw (1) Steel (3) Wood (1) |  | Build at: Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: Bear Arm puncturing mod Perks: |  | Puncturing (1) |
- Board
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (1) Steel (3) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% | | Puncturing (1) |
- Boxing glove
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (1) Aluminum (2) Steel (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
- Knuckles
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Screw (1) Steel (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
- Pipe wrench
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Steel (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
- Pole hook
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Aluminum (5) Oil (1) Steel (4) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: Puncturing pole hook Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
- Power fist
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Aluminum (5) Concrete (4) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
- Sledgehammer
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (1) Steel (11) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 20% Perks: | | Puncturing (1) |
ID Table
| Weapon | OMOD editor ID | OMOD ID | MISC editor ID | MISC ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Arm | mod_melee_BearArm_Puncturing | 003F06E4 | N/A | |
| Board | mod_melee_Board_SpikesLarge | 001A71F7 | miscmod_mod_melee_Board_SpikesLarge | 00027F9A |
| Boxing glove | mod_melee_BoxingGlove_SpikesLarge | 001865C3 | miscmod_mod_melee_BoxingGlove_SpikesLarge | 00187A22 |
| Knuckles | mod_melee_Knuckles_SpikesLarge | 00150739 | miscmod_mod_melee_Knuckles_SpikesLarge | 00150747 |
| Pipe wrench | mod_melee_PipeWrench_SpikesLarge | 00187823 | miscmod_mod_melee_PipeWrench_SpikesLarge | 00187824 |
| Pole hook | DLC03_mod_melee_polehook_Multihook | 00111733 | DLC03_miscmod_mod_melee_PoleHook_MultiHook | 00111735 |
| Power fist | mod_melee_Powerfist_SpikesLarge | 001849E1 | miscmod_mod_melee_Powerfist_SpikesLarge | 00152183 |
| Sledgehammer | mod_melee_Sledgehammer_SpikesLarge | 00185CFA | miscmod_mod_melee_Sledgehammer_SpikesLarge | 000483EA |
Location
- Crafted at a weapons workbench.
- Loose mods may be for sale from vendor bots.
- Can occasionally be bought from the vendor at Watoga Station.
- Loose mods may also randomly be found in the following regions:
- The Forest (board only)
- Ash Heap (knuckles and pole hook)
- Toxic Valley (board, boxing glove, knuckles, pipe wrench and pole hook)
- Savage Divide (boxing glove, knuckles, pipe wrench and pole hook)
Notes
A loose mod for the power fist exists in the game files but cannot be found in-game.
