The Gleaming Depths update in Fallout 76 offers a brand new raid to partake in that is just as challenging as the rest of the game. There are new 4-Star Legendary items to farm while you are doing the raids, which is a huge upgrade from the regular 3-Star items that you used to get. You can add these 4-star effects to your gear and equipment to gain buffs, strengthening your build further. If this is something you want to explore in detail, then read on for everything about 4-Star Legendary Items in Fallout 76.
How To Get 4-Star Legendary Items In Fallout 76
There are 2 ways to get a 4-Star Legendary Item in Fallout 76, but both of these first require you to farm the Gleaming Depth raids. The first is to get the Legendary Item itself, and the second is to convert a 3-Star item to a 4-Star item by using a Legendary Item obtained from the Gleaming Depth raids.
The second method gives you far better control on the type of effect you want to transfer to an existing 3-Star weapon, while in the first case you work with what you get. If you scrap a 4-Star Legendary Item at the workbench, you get either:
- One of the Item’s legendary effects as a Box Mod as a one-time use.
- Ability to permanently craft one of the item’s legendary effects.
The Box Mod, along with other crafting ingredients can then be used at a Workbench to transfer the effect to a 3-Star Weapon. Of course, there is always a shortcut to most situations that require high level of farming, which works in this case as well : simply buy it directly from other players!
All 4-Star Legendary Effects Explained in Fallout 76
Now that you have the 4-Star item mod, you can equip it on your weapon or armor to turn them into 4-Star legendary items with additional effects. We will break down all the 4-Star effects you can get on weapons and armor.
All 4-Star Legendary Weapon Effects
| Name | Effect |
| Stabilizer’s | Increases Weapon Stability and Recoil By +50% |
| Viper’s | Deals 50% bonus damage when when target is poisoned |
| Pyromaniac’s | Deals 50% bonus damage when target is burning |
| Pin-Pointer’s | Deals 50% bonus damage when aiming at enemy appendages |
| Polished | Restores 5% of HP and Adventure points with each critical hit. Applies to all teammates and players within 50 ft radius |
| Iceman’s | Applies a Cryo hit damage that slows down targets while dealing damage in VATS |
| Fracturer’s | Crippled enemies will explode and deal 50 Explosive damage to all nearby targets. |
| Pounder’s | After consecutive melee hits on the same target, gain damage buff (+1% auto and 10% non auto) each time |
| Fencer’s | You get +12.5% melee damage and an additional +12.5% per nearby ally (full team gives 50%) |
| Encircler’s | Increases damage by 10% for each target around you (stacks +50%) |
| Conductor’s | Restores 5% of HP and Adventure points with each critical hit. Applies for all teammates and players within 50 ft radius |
| Combo-Breaker | 50% chance to not use any Action Points when dealing damage (10% for auto-melee weapons) |
| Electricians | Emits a shockwave when reloading. Stuns all nearby targets for 3 seconds. |
| Bully’s | Deals +50% bonus weak-point damage when attacking outside VATS |
All 4-Star Legendary Armor Effects
| Name | Armor Type | Effect |
| Battle-Loader’s | Armor, Power Armor | While bashing enemies, get 15% chance (up to 70% on full stack) to instantly reload |
| Bruiser’s | Armor, Power Armor | Melee weapons deal 5% (up to +25% when full stacked) bonus damage |
| Aegis | Power Armor | All teammates and players within 50 ft radius will get +50 physical and energy resistance and +20 fire, cryo, and poison resistance. |
| Choo-Choo’s | Power Armor | When sprinting into targets, 10% chance (50% on full stack) for 500 damage and Bloody Mess |
| Miasma’s | Armor, Power Armor | A poisonous cloud appears after being hit. Harms all nearby targets for 10s and increases poison damage per equipped piece |
| Propelling | Power Armor | Increases sprint and movement speed by +5% (full stack +25%) |
| Limit-Breaking | Armor, Power Armor | Reduces critical hit costs for each piece worn by -10% (full stack -50%) |
| Radioactive-Powered | Power Armor | At the cost of RADS, get +2 Action Points regen (full stack +10) |
| Reflective | Power Armor | Return 10% damage received (50% on full stack) back to the enemy target |
| Ranger’s | Armor, Power Armor | +5% Bonus Damage for ranged weapons (25% on full stack) |
| Runner’s | Armor, Power Armor | Action point cost for sprinting is reduced by -20% (-100% on full stack) |
| Rejuvenator’s | Power Armor | Teammates and players within 50 ft will have their health and action points gradually restored. |
| Sawbones | Armor, Power Armor | HP Regeneration +1 per second (+5 per second on full stack) |
| Scanner’s | Power Armor | VATS attack Action Point costs reduced by -5% (-25% On Full Stack) |
| Stalwart’s | Power Armor | All teammates and players within 50 ft will have their power armor break 5% slower (25% on full stack) |
| Tanky’s | Armor, Power Armor | +200 damage resistance (+1000 on full stack) for 10s when standing still. Has 20s cooldown |