Fallout 4 weapons: Full list and best ones to get
The madness of Fallout 4 is undoubtedly one of its biggest appeals. As you traverse a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of your child, sometimes it’s good to let off some steam, courtesy of some of the game’s best weapons.
And now that the Fallout 4 next-gen patch is live, more people than ever are jumping into the game. Thankfully, the action RPG is crammed with exciting guns, explosives, traps, lasers and unusual weapons, all designed to give you an upper hand against the remnants of Boston. The only hard part is deciding which ones to use.
To try and make things easier, we’ve rounded up every weapon Fallout 4 has to offer across its base game, Creation Club and all of the DLC that was released post-launch.
Considering there are well over 100 weapons, we’ve also broken down some personal picks that we think are worth trying out.
Best Fallout 4 weapons
Fat Man weapon in Fallout 4. Bethesda
There are a bunch of weapons in Fallout 4, with plenty of variety to choose from. When it comes down to dealing the most damage though, you can’t go wrong with the Nuka-nuke Launcher. This unique Fat Man nuclear catapult fires off specialised Nuka-Nuke explosive ammunition that can do over 3,000 damage points per hit. The weapon can be obtained during the Cappy in a Haystack side quest as part of the Nuka-World DLC.
Laser Pistols are cool and Old Faithful is one of the best, offering double damage when fired at an enemy with full health. This makes it perfect for playing stealthy. It can then be improved by being converted to a sniper rifle. Pick up the weapon via Arturo in Damon City.
One of the best Fallout 4 weapons for pure fun is the Furious Power Fist, a giant metal arm that lets you swing at enemies like the Hulkbuster. It has a damage effect of 57 but increases with every hit, making it perfect for one-on-one melee combat. Head to Swan’s Pond in Boston Common where a super mutant behemoth called Swan can be found stalking the area. Defeat the boss and grab the Furious Power Fist from its body to start unleashing fists of fury.
Another unique weapon that offers something slightly different is the Admiral’s Friend, the best harpoon gun in the game, which was rolled out as part of the Far Harbor DLC. It’s slow to reload but just like Old Faithful, it offers double damage when enemies are at full health. You can acquire it from Allen Lee in Far Harbor.
Full list of Fallout 4 weapons
Minigun in Fallout 4. Bethesda
See below for the full list of Fallout 4 weapons we’ve found split into different categories:
Melee
Alien Shock Baton
Assaultron Blade
Atom’s Judgement
Baseball Bat
Baton
Board
Boxing Glove
Bladed Knuckles
Bloodletter
Butcher’s Hook
Commie Whacker
Chinese Officer Sword
Cito’s Shiny Slugger
Deathclaw Gauntlet
Disciples Blade
Fencebuster
Heated Power Fist
Knife
Knuckles
Large Meat Hook
Lead Pipe
Lead Lined Boxing Glove
Machete
Meat Hook
Mr Handy Buzz Blade
Paddle Ball
Pipe Wrench
Pole Hook
Pool Cue
Power Fist
Puncturing Power Fist
Throatslicer
Revolutionary Sword
Ripper
Rolling Pin
Sharp Knuckles
Shishkebob
Sledgehammer
Spiked Boxing Glove
Super Sledge
Switchblade
Sword of Wonders
The Fish Catcher
The Harvester
Tire Iron
Walking Crane
Pistols
.44 Pistol
10mm Pistol
Acid Soaker
Alien Blaster
Classic 10mm Pistol
Flare Gun
Gamma Gun
Gen-4 10mm Pistol
Institute Gun
Laser Pistol
Pipe Bolt-Action Pistol
Pipe Pistol
Pipe Revolver Pistol
Silver Sidearm
Western Revolver
Rifles
Assault Rifle
Combat Rifle
Gauss Rifle
Hunting Rifle
Institute Rifle
Manwell Carbine
Manwell Rifle
Pipe Rifle
Pipe Bolt-Action Rifle
Pipe Revolver Rifle
Plasma Rifle
Radium Rifle
Sniper Rifle
Syringer Rifle
Machine guns
Submachine Gun
Shotguns
Combat Shotgun
Double-Barrel Shotgun
Handmade Shotgun
Le Fusil Terribles
Tripe-barrel handmade shotgun
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Heavy
Admiral’s Friend
Broadsider
Cryolator
Defender’s Harpoon Gun
Fat Man
Flamer
Handmade Rifle
Harpoon Gun
Heavy Incinerator
Junk Jet
Lever-Action Rifle
Minigun
Missile Launcher
Prototype Gauss Rifle
Sergeant Ash
Skipper’s Last Stand
Splattercannon
The Problem Solver
The Striker
Laser
Aeternus
Final Judgement
Gatling Laser
Good Intentions
Institute Laser
Laser Gun
Laser Musket
Laser Rifle
Protection’s Gaze
Radiation
Gamma Gun
Zeta Gun
Explosives
Artillery Smoke Grenade
Baseball Grenade
Bottlecap Mine
Cyro Mine
Cryogenic Grenade
Fragmentation Grenade
Fragmentation Grenade MIRV
Fragmentation Mine
Fury Grenade
HalluciGen Gas Grenade
Homing Beacon
Institute EM Pulse Grenade
Nuka Cherry Grenade
Nuka Grenade
Nuka Mine
Nuka Quantum Grenade
Molotov Cocktail
Percussion Grenade
Plasma Grenade
Plasma Mine
Predator Grenade
Pulse Mine
Smart Fragmentation Grenade
Synth Relay Grenade
Vertibird Signal Grenade
Traps – Far Harbor
Bear Trap
Bleeding Bear Trap
Caltrops
Poisoned Caltrops
Unique
2076 World Series Baseball Bat
Ashmaker
Automatic Laser Musket
AX90 Fury
BFG 9000
Big Boy
Big Jim
Broadsider
Cosmic Cannon
Death From Above
December’s Child
Deliverer
Early Retirement
Eddie’s Peace
Experiment 18-A
General Chao’s Revenge
Grognak’s Axe
HalluciGen Gas Grenade
Hub’s Alien Blaster
Junk Jet
Justice
Kellogg’s Pistol
Kiloton Radium Rifle
Kremvh’s Tooth
Les Fusil Teribles
Lorenzo’s Artifact Gun
Lucky Eddy
Old Faithful
Old Reliable
Overseer’s Guardian
Partystarter
Pickman’s Blade
Prototype UP77 “Limitless Potential”
Radical Conversion
Railway Rifle
Reba II
Reckoning
Righteous Authority
Rockville Slugger
Salvaged Assaultron Head
Sentinel’s Plasmacaster
Solar Cannon
Shem Drowne’s Sword
Shishkebab
Spray ‘n’ Pray
Survivor’s Special
Tesla Rifle
The Gainer
The Last Minute
Thirst Zapper
Thunderbolt
Tinker Tom Special
Ultimatum
Virgil’s Rifle
Wastelander’s Friend
Wazer Wifle
Fallout 4 is available across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC.
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