Almost every Legendary item may be dropped, traded to other players or sold to vendors for caps.They may be equipped with the same mods as non-Legendary variants. Aside from their provided effects, Legendary items otherwise have the same statistics as non-Legendary items.Legendary items cannot be scrapped at a workbench, but they may be placed in a legendary exchange machine for Legendary scrip ( ).Certain unique items have predetermined Legendary effects.Legendary effects are randomly generated upon crafting or dropping.The number and type of effects generated are not affected by any SPECIAL stats, such as Luck.

A 3-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier, a Tier 2 modifier, and a Tier 3 modifier.

A 2-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier and a Tier 2 modifier.

A 1-star legendary will have a Tier 1 modifier.

Legendary items can have a maximum of one modifier per category, based on the number of stars: 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 weapons and armor use different sets of modifiers and cannot use modifiers from the other's item type.Īlthough additional legendary modifier slots exist (Tier 4 and Tier 5 modifiers, respectively), 4 and 5-star legendary items are disabled. In general, Tier 2 and Tier 3 modifiers don't affect a legendary item's name. Tier 2 modifiers comprise the second star of a legendary item and Tier 3 modifiers comprise the third. 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. Three tiers of legendary modifiers exist for both weapons and armor. For each legendary 'star' ( ) an enemy has, a dropped legendary item may have up to that amount of effects. When killed, legendary enemies will drop a randomly generated legendary item with at least one effect. These enemies will be briefly cloaked with a green fog and will be identifiable by a star and the word ' Legendary' in their nameplate.

Occasionally, encountered enemies may spawn as legendary enemies. Main article: Fallout 76 legendary effects/Enemies In Fallout 76, Legendary weapons, Legendary armor and Legendary power armor, collectively known as Legendary items, are items with special, permanent modifiers applied.

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