Fallout 76 legendary mods/Weapons

Legendary weapons are weapons that are equipped with one or more legendary mods.

List of legendary weapon mods

 * Note: for specific technical information, click the reference notes.

Special effects
Special modifiers are in addition other effects, acting as a "zero-star legendary effect" on an item. This special modifier also supersedes the all above modifier names, if present; i.e. a harpoon gun will have both the Executioner's and Cursed modifiers and will be named a Cursed Harpoon Gun.

Unique weapons
Unique weapons which come with predetermined legendary effects. They may be obtained as quest, event or challenge rewards. Others may be crafted.

Availability and 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 Day. The following lists contain items that may only appear as legendary items after learning the prerequisite plan.

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

Legendary enemies
There are certain items that legendary enemies cannot drop when they are slain.

Other sources
The following items may only drop as 1-star legendaries from the SMART choice machine within Watoga High School, purchased for 5000 halloween candy. Pleasant Valley ticket claim only
 * Cultist blade
 * Ripper
 * The Dragon
 * Fancy single action revolver
 * Fancy pump action shotgun

Fully excluded
The following armor and weapons cannot exist as legendary items.

Bugs

 * Certain ally quests may reward a Gauss shotgun with the explosive effect.