Fallout 76 Overview In Fallout 76, weapons, armor, and power armor can have special modifiers applied to them called legendary effects.
Background
These effects turn regular items into legendary items, identified by one or several stars (★) after their name. Legendary items have one or more randomly determined special modifications, affecting combat or character stats. They may be earned as quest or Daily Ops rewards, looted from legendary enemies, bought from Purveyor Murmrgh or crafted with Legendary Modules.
Guide
For detailed information on the legendary effects applicable to each type of item, see the portal below:
 Weapons |
 Armor |
 Power armor |
Gameplay
Three tiers of legendary modifiers exist for both weapons and armor. A Tier 1 modifier appears on all legendary items, taking up the first "star." The modifier will be added to legendary weapon's dynamic naming as a prefix. Tier 2 modifiers comprise the second star of a legendary item and Tier 3 modifiers comprise the third. In general, Tier 2 and Tier 3 modifiers do not affect a legendary item's name. legendary weapons and armor use different sets of modifiers and cannot use modifiers from the other's item type.
Although additional legendary modifier slots exist (Tier 4 and Tier 5 modifiers, respectively), 4 and 5-star legendary items are disabled. However, the Tier 4 and Tier 5 legendary effects are used in many of the quest-specific unique legendary weapons and armors, such as Perfect Storm or All Rise.
Legendary items can have a maximum of one modifier per category, based on the number of stars:
- A 1-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier.
- A 2-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier and a Tier 2 modifier.
- A 3-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier, a Tier 2 modifier, and a Tier 3 modifier.
| Legendary item chance | |
|---|---|
| Category | Chance |
| Melee weapon | 25% |
| Ranged weapon | 25% |
| Armor | 25% |
| Power armor | 25% |
- The number and type of effects generated are not affected by any SPECIAL stats, such as Luck.
- Legendary effects are randomly generated upon crafting or dropping. They cannot be found as loose mods.
- Certain unique items have predetermined legendary effects.
- Legendary items cannot be scrapped at a workbench, but they may be placed in a Legendary Exchange Machine for Legendary Scrip (
). - Aside from their provided effects, legendary items otherwise have the same statistics as regular items, and can be equipped with the same mods.
- Almost every legendary item may be dropped, traded to other players or sold to vendors for caps.
Availability
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 can drop from legendary enemies, but can also 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.
- Crafting only
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 crafting
| Legendary crafting only | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enclave Plasma Gun | ||
| Imposter Assaultron Head | ||
| Strangler Heart Power Armor | ||
| The Invader | ||
| Pleasant Valley ticket claim only | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fancy single action revolver | Fancy pump action shotgun | |
- Fully excluded
The following armor and weapons cannot exist as legendary items.