Summary

Fallout 76has an infamous difficulty curve, but players can overcome this curve by utilizing the game’s meta build. This build inFallout 76will allow players to deal over double damage with any weapon, while also providing several other benefits that outweigh the investment costs and the tradeoff that players will need to make in order for this build to work.

With aBloodied Unyielding build inFallout 76, players can sacrifice some of their maximum health to tap into a power fantasy that few RPGs naturally let players achieve. While this kind of build has become a growing concern among the modern Fallout games, it’s still a guilty pleasure that players can take full advantage of inFallout 76.

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Fallout 76’s Bloodied Unyielding Build Explained

Outside of the investment cost of obtaining a full set of Unyielding legendary armor and Bloodied legendary weapons, the main downside to this build is that players will need to be at or below 20% of their maximum health to receive the full benefits. While this may seem like a steep risk, players can mitigate this tradeoff by investing in a combination of damage resistance and damage reduction sources with their remaining SPECIAL Skill Perk slots.

Between Bloodied Legendary weapons, the Adrenal Reaction Mutation, and the Nerd Rage Perk, players can increase any weapon’s base damage by over double. This is generally enough to make some of the most underwhelming weapons in the game finally worthwhile. Otherwise, it can take weapons that are alreadymeta weapons inFallout 76to the next level, some of which can consistently one-shot common enemies at this point.

Aside from a massive damage boost,Fallout 76’s Bloodied Unyielding builds will also increase players’ SPECIAL Skills, which come with multiple benefits. For starters, having high SPECIAL Skills will allow players to pass most, if not all, skill checks inFallout 76. This can open up unique interactions that affect the outcome of certain questlines or it can give players better rewards for completing quest objectives. Additionally, each SPECIAL Skill inFallout 76passively affects some of the player’s other stats, which becomes especially noticeable when players are benefiting from a fullUnyielding Legendary armor set.

Fallout 76’s SPECIAL Skills Explained

Fallout 76’s Meta Build Highlights How Far the Franchise Has Strayed From the Original Fallout Games

Only some RPGs let players reach the point of being as powerful asFallout 76’s meta build without relying on mods or cheats, which makes it surprising thatFallout 76being an MMO with minor PvP elements lets players achieve this kind of power. This type of ‘skeleton-key’ build has become a trend for the modernFalloutgames since the franchise was obtained by Bethesda, althoughFallout 76takes things to a new extreme that has been plenty controversial amongFalloutfranchise fans. Ultimately, It might be for the best forfutureFalloutgames to return to the franchise’s roots, but in the meantime, players can take advantage of the ultimate power fantasy inFallout 76.