Buffs in Fallout 4 are the positive status effects that provide specific bonuses to the player character (Sole Survivor). Buffs can be acquired through various means, such as consuming certain items like chems, food, drinks, and sometimes upon completing certain quests. Players can also craft items to provide buffs or bonuses to themselves if they have the recipe and required materials. This page lists all available buffs that can be acquired in Fallout 4.
Fallout 4 Buffs Guide
All Buffs in Fallout 4
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- Radiation Resistance
- Max HP
- Max AP
- Energy Resistance
- HP
- STR
- PER
- END
- CHA
- INT
- AGI
- LCK
- Hydration
- Damage Resistance
- Carry Weight
- Invisible
- Breathe Underwater
- Restores AP
- Poison Resistance
- Cure all addictions
- XP Gain
- Melee Damage
- Sneak Attack Critical multiplier
- Cure all illnesses
- Slows time
- Damage
- Insomnia Resistance
- Weakness Resistance
- Infection Resistance
- Parasite Resistance
- Fatigue Resistance
- Lethargy Resistance
- Critical Chance
- Rads
- Mole Rat Disease Cure
What are Buffs in Fallout 4?
Buffs are enhancements that provide beneficial effects to the player's character for a certain duration. Buffs can include an increase in stats, improved resistances, faster HP regeneration, or even enhanced combat capabilities. Being able to manage different buffs effectively can greatly enhance your character's performance and survivability both in and out of combat.
Most of the buffs you'll find in the game can be acquired through consumables. Some of these consumables provide temporary buffs that last for a certain duration. Unfortunately, the duration of the buffs can only be seen in the crafting menu on your workbench.
Are there permanent buffs in Fallout 4?
Yes, there are several ways to obtain permanent buffs for your character in Fallout 4. One way to obtain permanent buffs is through collecting Bobbleheads. Bobbleheads provide permanent stat boosts enhancing either one of the seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck) or other skills. Whenever you collect a Bobblehead, it grants a +1 point increase to the corresponding stat or skill.
Another means to obtain permanent buffs is through upgrading Perks. Perks are related to S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats and each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute has 10 associated perks and forms over 70 total perks available in the game that players can choose from each time they level up. By upgrading certain perks, your character is granted permanent buffs depending on which perk you decide to upgrade.
Players can also acquire permanent buffs by recruiting Companions. Certain companions can provide passive bonuses and buffs to your character, granted you've reached the max affinity level for that certain companion. Once you reach an affinity level of 1000 for that certain companion, you will be granted with their respective Companion Perk. There are also some Weapons and Armor that have modifiers and can provide permanent buffs when equipped.
Fallout 4 All Buffs
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| Radiation Resistance | Reduces Radiation damage by (x) for a certain duration. |
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| Max HP | Increases max health by (x). |
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| Max AP | Increases max action points by (x) for a certain duration. |
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| Energy Resistance | Reduces damage taken from Energy Weapons by (x) for a certain duration. |
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| HP | Increases health by (x) per second or by (x)% for a certain duration. |
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| AGI | Adds +(x) to Agility for a certain duration. |
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| END | Adds +(x) to Endurance for a certain duration. | |
| Hydration | Reduces Thirst levels by (x) amount for a certain duration. |
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| Damage Resistance | Reduces damage taken by (x) amount for a certain duration. | |
| Carry Weight | Increases carrying capacity by (x) amount. |
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| STR | Adds +(x) to Strength for a certain duration. |
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| Invisible | Grants invisibility for (x) seconds. |
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| Breathe Underwater | Grants the ability to breathe underwater for 30 minutes. |
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| Restores AP | Recovers (x) amount of action points. |
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| PER | Adds +(x) to Perception for a certain duration. |
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| Poison Resistance | Reduces damage taken from Poison by (x) amount for a certain duration. |
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| Cure all addictions | Cures all types of addictions. |
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| LCK | Adds +(x) to Luck for a certain duration. |
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| XP Gain | Gain (x)% of Experience Points for a certain duration. |
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| Melee Damage | Adds +(x) to Melee Damage for a certain duration. |
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| CHA | Adds +(x) to Charisma for a certain duration. |
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| Sneak Attack Critical multiplier | Adds x2 multiplier to sneak attacks for (x) minutes. |
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| INT | Adds +(x) to Intelligence for a certain duration. |
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| Cure all illnesses | Cures all illnesses (for Survival mode). |
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| Slows time | Slows down time for (x) seconds. |
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| Damage | Adds +(x)% of damage dealt for a certain duration. |
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| Insomnia Resistance | Resist Insomnia for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Weakness Resistance | Resist Weakness for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Infection Resistance | Resist Infection for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Parasite Resistance | Resist Parasites for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Fatigue Resistance | Resist Fatigue for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Lethargy Resistance | Resist Lethargy for 60 minutes. (for Survival mode). |
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| Critical Chance | Adds +25% for a chance to cause a critical hit for 8 minutes. |
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| Rads | Grants -(x) Rads that purge (x) amount of radiation from the player's body for a certain duration. |
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| Mole Rat Disease Cure | Cures Mole rat disease caused by Mole Rat bites in Vault 81. |
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