The walking cane is a melee weapon in Fallout 4.
Characteristics[]
The walking cane has low damage per attack for a melee weapon. That being said, this medium-speed weapon can be upgraded to pierce armor with a slight boost in damage, and has one of the lowest AP costs of any weapon in the game. As a result, at lower levels the upgraded version can provide some of the highest rates of damage output available.
Weapon modifications[]
The walking cane does not require any perks to be modified. The Spiked and Barbed modifications are both listed as providing a +2 damage modifier, but Barbed actually provides a +20% modifier and Spiked provides a +25% modifier. Because the damage of a weapon is floored between weapon mods and other modifiers like Strength and perks, it's impossible to see the actual damage difference displayed in-game.
| Slot | Mod | Description | Weapon prefix | 
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Components | Form ID |
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| Body | No upgrade | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Barbed | Armor piercing. Improved damage. | Barbed | +2 | +0.2 | +2 | Adhesive x1 Steel x1 |
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| Spiked | Armor piercing. Better damage. | Spiked | +2 | +0.4 | +3 | Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x2 |
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Locations[]
- A walking cane can be found on the top section of a sinking boat just east of Spectacle Island. By performing a series of specific jumps, one can reach a section of the boat that is high up and contains only a walking cane on the ground.
- Two walking canes may be found in the sleeping area of the Charles View Amphitheater.
- One walking cane may be found in the National Guard recruitment office in an upstairs room, sitting in an umbrella stand next to the desk with the wheelchair.
- One can be found in the Lexington Pharmacy.
- One can be found in room 61 of the Harbormaster Hotel.
- Another is on the bench in the bus stop outside Sandy Coves Convalescent Home.
- One in Boston mayoral shelter
Notes[]
The Barbed and Spiked upgrades have identical combat capabilities, contrary to their in-game descriptions, and despite the Spiked upgrade requiring more components and having a greater caps value.
