
You earn mutations by exposing your character to radiation. Your accuracy with guns is also reduced by 50 percent. The Twisted Muscles mutation is perfect for a melee build because it increases your damage with melee weapons by 25 percent and increases your chance to damage an enemy's limbs. The effect usually comes in the form of a stat or damage increase. Mutations grant you a unique effect that's often not available anywhere else. Gain +1 Endurance And Endurance Perk Point While On A Team, Deal 10% More Damage To An Enemy That Attacks You Regenerate 1 HP And AP Per Second After Blocking, Lasts For 15 SecondsĮnemies Have A 10% Chance To Explode When You Defeat Them Using A Melee Weapon Gain A 20% Chance To Deal Area Damage With Melee VATS Attacks
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The Instigating effect makes your melee weapon deal double damage when your enemy has full health, which is useful for quickly defeating weak enemies. The best legendary effect for a melee weapon in Fallout 76 is Instigating. Legendary effects are diverse, so it's no surprise that there are many you can use effectively with melee weapons.

The Best Legendary Effect For Melee Weapons You can get the Meteoritic Sword by searching containers during the Breach And Clear Event however, it only has a chance to spawn. The Meteoritic Sword is 90 percent lighter than its standard counterpart, has 50 percent more durability, and deals ten percent extra damage towards human enemies. This blade deals 21-36 base damage and has three unique effects.

The Meteoritic Sword swings faster than the Super Sledge, so it's perfect if you want a faster melee weapon. Additionally, you can earn unique variants of the Super Sledge by completing the "Mayor For A Day" and "Field Testing" quests. To get a Super Sledge, you'll need to travel to Carleton Mine and search the Dump Truck.
