Fallout 76 legendary mods/Weapons

Legendary weapons are weapons equipped with one or more legendary mods

List of legendary weapon mods

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

Special mods
Certain weapons are equipped with special, sometimes hidden, modifications that work like a "zero-star legendary effect" on an item. This special modifier also supersedes the all above modifier names, if present

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.

Exceptions
SMART Choice Machine The following items may only be received from the SMART choice machine within Watoga High School. The "Nuclear Surprise!!!" may be purchased for 5000 halloween candy and will always be a 1-star item. Pleasant Valley ticket claim The following items may be randomly received from the Bellhop within Pleasant Valley Ski Resort in exchange for one Pleasant Valley claim ticket.
 * Cultist blade
 * Ripper
 * The Dragon
 * Fancy pump action shotgun - this will always have the same three effects
 * Fancy single action revolver - randomly selected 1-star

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.