Fallout 4 Best Builds

Fallout 4 is one of the most popular games all over the world. The reason behind this is because it allows its players to create their own unique characters that adds to their strategy and play style. In this article, we shall provide you five different play styles and the key perks gear.

Builds	Strength	Perception	Endurance	Charisma	Intelligence	Agility	Luck
Sharpshooter	1	9	2	1	4	7	4
Assassin	5	5	6	3	4	6	4
Walking Tank	4	4	10	2	6	2	1
Demolitions Expert	5	5	11	2	10	2	3
Brotherhood of Steel Knight	9	1	5	1	9	1	2
Scientist	3	5	3	1	10	2	4
Idiot Savant	3	5	3	1	10	2	4
Lone Wanderer	3	4	3	3	5	4	7
Mad Titan	4	4	4	1	9	5	1
The Chemist	1	1	4	10	10	1	1
The Viking	9	1	4	1	1	8	4
The Samurai	10	1	5	1	1	5	5
The Mechanist	6	1	6	1	10	2	2
Widow	2	1	10	1	3	10	1
Wasteland’s Cowboy	1	8	1	6	4	7	1

Fallout 4 Best Builds

The Sharpshooter

Strength	1
Perception	9
Endurance	2
Charisma	1
Intelligence	4
Agility	7
Luck	4

Sharpshooter comes with a skill of a sniper. It could offer high-damage kills which is due to focusing on V.A.T.S critical hits. Sharpshooter has high Agility and Charisma.

Perks

• Rifleman for +20% damage on non-automatic rifles
• Sneak and night person – has stealth advantage at night and has +2 intelligence and perception
• Gut Nut perk – you will be able to get Rant 1 gun mods
• Sniper perk – precise shots
• Ninja for extra 2.5 melee damage

Gear

• Pipe Rifle (beginner’s sniper)
• Kremvh’s tooth (melee weapon)

The Assassin

Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mortimer
Role	Assassin
Location	Ultra-Luxe
Quests	Beyond the Beef
Special	5 ST, 5 PE, 6 EN, 3CH, 4 IN, 6 AG, 4 LK
Tag skills	Guns: 43(45), Melee Weap: 41 (43), Unarmed: 43
Level	4
Misc stats	Hit Points: 140
Karma	Neutral

If you want silent elimination of enemies, then, the assassin is perfect for you. He has a skill of lock-picking and it is built for beginners. It focuses on intelligence and agility but does have much in Charisma and Strength.

Perks

• Ninja boost with sneak attack damage of 2.5 times
• Blitz buffs VATS melee distance and damage
• Locksmith and Hacker perks essential for accessing secret locations
• Sneak which allows movement and infiltration
• Robotics expert which is useful for hacking

Gear

• Deliverer (handgun)
• Pickman’s blade (Melee Weapon)
• Leather Armor (Black color for better stealth)

Walking Tank

Strength	4
Endurance	10
Perception	4
Charisma	2
Intelligence	6
Agility	2
Luck	1

The Walking Tank as its name indicates focuses on heavy armor and firearms. If you use specific perks to it, it will help make its built stronger. The only downside of the walking tank is that it has slow movement speed. Though this is the case, it comes with high endurance.

Perks

• Armorer – Customization to armor
• Solar Powered – this provides regeneration of health, endurance and strength from 6am to 6pm.
• Chem resistant – this reduces drug addiction by 50%
• Science – make weapon mods which increases the damage

Gear

• Sergent ash – flamethrower
• Killer tom radium rifle – rifle
• Recon marine armor – radiation protection and damage resistance
• Dirty army fatigues – strength and agility

Demolitions Expert

Requires	Perception 5, level 1/10/22/34
Rank	4
Effects	Increasing damage by explosives
Strength	5
Perception	5
Endurance	11
Charisma	2
Intelligence	10
Agility	2
Luck	3

Of course, demolition expert loves to use explosions and is an expert in destruction. To ensure that he is effective and efficient, keep his endurance and intelligence perks up. This will help you to be able to craft and survive battles. As his name indicates, his main strategy is to bomb enemies through the use of nuclear arsenal and missile launches. Keep in mind though that these strategies would need you to keep a safe distance.

Perks

• Nuclear Physicist – increases the life of nuclear fusion cores
• Gut Nut – enables customization of weapons with mods
• Big Leagues – enhances Melee damage
• Demotion Expert – increases explosive damage by 20%

Gear

• Explosive Weapons such as grenades, mines, missile launchers and fatman
• Power armor for better protection
• Jetpack to enhance mobility
• Dirty Army Fatigues – Strength and agility

The Brotherhood of Steel Knight

Type	Military Order
Founders	Arthur Maxson, 2283
Leaders	Elder Arthur Maxson
HQ	The Pryden
Locations	Capital Wasteland, the Citidel, the common wealth, Cambridge police station, Boston airport
Parent	Brotherhood of steel
Divisions	Recon Squad Gladius, Recon Squad Artemis
Strength	9
Endurance	5
Charisma	1
Intelligence	9
Agility	1
Luck	2

The Brotherhood of Steel Knight is a close combat type of fallout 4 build. It focuses on survivability as well. It offers a combination of Melee and laser plus strength and intelligence SPECIAL stats which would definitely go handy with increasing your melee and weapon damage.

Perks

• Nuclear physicist which increases the nuclear fusion cores by 25 percent
• Iron fist boosts Melee damage by 20%
• Scrounger – is all about ammo find rate for heavy weapons
• Pain Train – stager and damage enemies
• Heavy gunner – enhances heavy weapon damage by 20%

Gear

• Power Armor or combat armor
• Furious power fist
• Brotherhood of Steel outfit
• Flamer
• Any other heavy weapon

The Scientist

Strength	3
Perception	5
Endurance	3
Charisma	1
Intelligence	10
Agility	2
Luck	4
Damage Resistance	3 – scientist outfit
Damage Threshold	0
Effects	Science +5
Weight	2
Value	8
Repair	Scientist outfit, enclave scientist outfit, lab technician outfit, vault lab uniform
Editor ID	OutfitRivetCityScientist, OutfitEnclaveScientist, outfitprojectpuritydoctor, OutfitUniqueEnclaveScientist
Form ID	00034D9 (Scientist outfit), 0001B5BD (enclave), 00034oD7 (lab technician), 000CB605 (all-purpose)
Item HP	100

Scientist just like in real life has intelligence. However, in Fallout 4, scientist also relies on survival to be able to craft powerful weapons. It has perks similar to Idiot Savant which makes its built perfect for farming XP. It also has the ability survive together with its powerful armor and other protection gear.

Perks

• Idiot Savant – XP gains increase with random triggers
• Nuclear Physicist increases nuclear fusion cores by 25%
• Hacker – uses terminals to hack into systems
• Science – customize for mods of energy weapons.
• Scrounger – boosts ammo finds
• Chem Resistant – reduces Drug Addiction effects by 50%

Gear

• Power Armor
• Laser Musket Rifle
• Legendary Laser Rifle

Idiot Savant

Strength	3
Perception	5
Endurance	3
Charisma	1
Intelligence	10
Agility	2
Luck	4
Ranks	3
Effects	Random chance to receive multiplied XP bonuses with low Intelligence increasing frequency
Requires	Luck 5 Level 1/11/34

Idiot Savant has the perfect build especially when you would like to go for XP farming. However, this build relies on Luck for it to keep alive in harsh environments.In fact, it also needs others to be able to survive as it lacks physical strength.

Perks

• Idiot Savant – XP gains increase wth random triggers
• Grim Reaper Sprint – adds 15% chance to restore Action Points
• Four Leaf Clover – improves critical hits and refills critical hit meter each time you use VATS
• Better Critical gives 50% extra damage on Critical hits

Gear

• Luck Eddy Rifle – +2 Luck
• Metal Chest Piece – Protection + No XP penalty

Lone Wanderer

Strength	3
Perception	4
Endurance	3
Charisma	3
Intelligence	5
Agility	4
Luck	7
Effects	Increased Damage Resistance and carry weight when going without a companion
Requires	Charisma 3 Level 1/17/40/50
Ranks	4

The Lone Wanderer as its name indicates travels a lot through land. To be able to do this, it relies on strength and resilience. It needs luck and intelligence to be able to survive the wild. In fact, it would even help you get better Critical Hits and Weapon mods.

Perks

• Scrounger – Ammo find rate for heavy weapons
• Action Girl – Faster generation of action point
• Black Widow – 5% more damage to male enemies
• Medic – better efficiency of healing items
• Fortune Finder – more chance to get valuable items

Gear

• Ballistic Widow Armor (protection + appearance)
• Shotguns
• Ballistic Weave (protection)
• Kellog’s Pistol and other Handguns

Wasteland’s Cowboy

Strength	1
Perception	8
Endurance	1
Charisma	6
Intelligence	4
Agility	7
Luck	1
Wasteland outfit DT	0 (brahmin-skin) 2 (wanderer & settler)
Item HP	100
Effects	Endurance +1; Agility +1
Weight	2
Value	6
Repair	Wasteland outfits; Roving trader outfit
Variants	Brahmin-skin outfit, wasteland wanderer outfit, wasteland settler outfit, wasteland legend outfit, wasteland surgeon outfit, wasteland doctor fatigues, roving trader outfit
Editor ID	OutfitWasteland01 (brahmin-skin), OutfitWasteland02 (wanderer), OutfitWasteland03 (settler), OutfitUniqueMerc04 (legend), OutfitWastelandDoctor01 (doctor fatigues), OutfitWastelandDoctor02 (surgeon)
Form ID	00018DE5 (brahmin-skin), 0001BA00 (wanderer), 0001CBDB (settler), 000CB609 (legend), 000340FF (surgeon), 000340FE (doctor fatigues)

Cowboy is similar to Sharpshooter. It focuses on long-range combat and it uses heavy snipers. It has stealthy armor. In fact, his armor provides him his Cowboy look. This Cowboy has the ability to sneak and hunt enemies.

Perks

• Sniper Perk – precise shots
• Action boy – Faster generation of action pont
• Sneak – silent infiltration and movement
• Ninja – sneak attack damage increases by 2.5 times
• Rifleman for +20% damage on non-automatic rifles

Gear

• Western Duster and Militia Hat – protection and appearance
• Lever action rifle – long-range combat
• Western revolver – close-range combat

The Widow

Strength	2
Perception	1
Endurance	10
Charisma	1
Intelligence	3
Agility	10
Luck	1
Requires	Charisma 2; Level 1/7/22
Ranks	3
Effects	Increased damage and success of persuasion against male NPCs

Widow gets key features from Black Widow Perks which allows her to use weapons smoothly. She is able to kill just like a deadly assassin. Unfortunately, she lacks strength but she has exceptional firearm and persuasion skills.

Perks

• Action Girl – quicker action point generation
• Scrounger – ammo find rate for heavy weapons
• Black Widow – 5% more damage to Male enemies
• Medic – better efficiency of healing items
• Fortune Finder – more chance to get valuable items

Gear

• Ballistic weave – protection
• Black widow armor – protection and appearance
• Shotguns
• Kellog’s pistol and other handguns

The Mechanist

Strength	6
Perception	1
Endurance	6
Charisma	1
Intelligence	10
Agility	2
Luck	2
Lore Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Silver Shroud
Role	Fictional Villain

Mechanist has the ability to create different robots and items. He has the strength to carry heavy loads and has the intelligence to be able to craft items and hack into systems.

Perks

• Hacker – uses terminals to hack into systems
• Nuclear Physicist – increases the life of nuclear fusion cores
• Gun Nut – perk to modify weapon mods
• Scrounger – ammo find rate for heavy weapons
• Robotics Expert- Hack robots

Gear

• Mechanist Armor
• Power Armor
• Submachine Guns
• Laser Rifles
• Tesla Rifles

The Samurai

Strength	10
Perception	1
Endurance	5
Charisma	1
Intelligence	1
Agility	5
Luck	5
Samurai Armor Damage Resistance	30
Item HP	500
Form ID	xx006940
Value	1000
Effect	Melee Damage + 10; Melee Weapons +10
Weight	20
Repair	Metal Armor

Samurai comes with pure Strength and Agility which works on melee weapons. With Endurance, Samurai could definitely survive. Its luck and agility allows stealthy attacks with bonus XP. Its flame sword adds devastating damage.

Perks

• Blacksmith – customize melee weapons with mods
• Blitz – buffs VATS melee distance and damage
• Rooted – damage buff during stationary melee attacks
• Big leagues – buffs Melee Damage by 20%
• Idiot Savant – XP gains increase with random triggers

Gear

• Road Leathers – Protection
• Disciples Stripe Chest Piece – protection + samurai appearance
• Shishkebab – high melee damage flaming sword

The Viking

Strength	9
Perception	1
Endurance	4
Intelligence	1
Agility	8
Luck	4
Value	700
Weight	0.1
Editor ID	ATX_Clothes_HalloweenVikingBustedHorns
Form ID	0058BD5F
Charisma	1

Viking is considered as one of the best close combat builds in Fallout 4. It comes with stats of Agility and Strength. It is great in hand-to-hand combat. Its ideal gear is melee weapon with complementing perks that could deal more damage.

Perks

• Blitz buffs VATS melee distance and damage
• Solar powered – provides regeneration of health, endurance and strength from 6am to 6pm
• Armorer – provides mod customization to armor
• Action boy/action girl – quicker action point generation
• Rooted – damage buff during stationary melee attacks
• Big leagues – buffs Melee damage by 20%

Gear

• Pack Moose Helmet – Aesthetic only
• Sturdy metal chest plate – damage resistance
• Leather Armor – arms and legs protection and Viking appearance
• Grognak’s Axe – Melee weapon

Mad Titan

Strength	4
Perception	4
Endurance	4
Charisma	1
Intelligence	9
Luck	5
Agility	1

The Mad Titan is an expert in hand to hand and explosive combat who uses bombs in creating big damage from a far away place. It could also kill close enemies through bare hands. The Mad Titan has huge stats in intelligence and strength.

Perks

• Iron Fist – boost Melee damage by 20%
• Blitz buffs the VATS melee distance and damage
• Nuclear Physicist increases nuclear fusion cores by 25 percent

Gear

• Explosives – frag grenades and molotovs
• Melee weapons
• Rifle or handgun – backup when run out of explosives

The Chemist

Strength	1
Perception	1
Endurance	4
Charisma	10
Intelligence	10
Agility	1
Luck	1
Ranks	4
Effects	Increased duration for effects of chems
Requires	Intelligence 7; Level 1/16/32/45

The Chemist works on drugs and various crafting items. Intelligence is his main focus. It increases his ability to craft items and his charisma improves his social skills.

Perks

• Luck perk – improves the usage of Stimpaks and RadAway
• Chem Resistant – reduces drug addiction by 50%
• Scrounger – better chance to find ammo for weapons
• Chemist – enhances and prolongs effects of drugs and chems

Gear

• Handgun or Melee Weapons
• Spray n’ Pray – submachine gun
• Ballistic Weave Armor

Conclusion

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