Plasma Thrower is an Heavy Gun in Fallout 4.
Plasma Thrower Information
- This Weapon MUST have a Flamer Barrel or it will no longer be a Plasma Thrower.
- You need the Science! Perk to improve this Weapon, and the higher your rank in it, the better Mods you can add to it.
Where to Find/Location
- Vendors start selling plasma guns starting at level 16.
Legendary plasma guns start dropping at level 24.
Level 3 weapon shops in player settlements always have three for sale.
Higher level Gunners are sometimes equipped with plasma guns.
Mod Slots
Plasma Thrower Mods
Plasma Capacitors
Mod |
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Info |
Dam |
Fire Rate |
Rng |
Acc |
Wgt. |
Mats |
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![]() Plasma Standard Capacitor |
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Standard. |
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Adhesive (1), Circuitry (2), Crystal (2), Nuclear Materiall (2), Screw (4), Steel (7) |
![]() Plasma Beta Wave Tuner |
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Adds burning damage. Improved range. |
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Adhesive (2), Circuitry (3), Crystal (3), Nuclear Materiall (3), Screw (4), Steel (7) |
![]() Plasma Boosted Capacitor |
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Improved damage. Reduced ammo capacity. |
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Adhesive (3), Circuitry (6), Crystal (5), Nuclear Materiall (5), Screw (4), Silver (1), Steel (8) |
![]() Plasma Photon Exciter |
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Improved critical shot damage and accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Circuitry (3), Crystal (2), Nuclear Materiall (3), Screw (4), Steel (7) |
![]() Plasma Photon Agitator |
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Superior critical shot damage. Better accuracy and ammo capacity. |
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Adhesive (4), Circuitry (6), Crystal (5), Nuclear Materiall (5), Screw (4), Silver (2), Steel (8) |
![]() Plasma Gamma Wave Emitter |
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Adds better burning damage. Better range and ammo capacity. |
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Adhesive (5), Circuitry (6), Crystal (5), Nuclear Materiall (5), Screw (4), Silver (3), Steel (8) |
![]() Plasma Maximized Capacitor |
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Better damage. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (8), Circuitry (8), Crystal (6), Gold (1), Nuclear Materiall (6), Screw (4) |
![]() Plasma Boosted Photon Agitator |
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Superior critical shot damage and ammo capacity. Better accuracy. Improved damage. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (8), Circuitry (8), Crystal (6), Gold (2), Nuclear Materiall (6), Screw (4) |
![]() Plasma Boosted Gamma Wave Emitter |
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Adds better burning damage. Superior ammo capacity. Better range. Improved damage. |
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Adhesive (7), Aluminum (8), Circuitry (8), Crystal (6), Gold (3), Nuclear Materiall (6), Screw (4) |
![]() Plasma Overcharged Capacitor |
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Superior damage. Improved ammo capacity. |
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Adhesive (8), Aluminum (11), Circuitry (10), Crystal (8), Gold (4), Nuclear Materiall (8), Screw (4) |
Plasma Barrels
Mod |
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Info |
Dam |
Fire Rate |
Rng |
Acc |
Wgt. |
Mats |
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![]() Plasma Short Barrel |
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Standard. |
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Adhesive (1), Circuitry (1), Fiber Optics (1), Glass (2), Screw (2), Steel (3) |
![]() Plasma Splitter |
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Fires multiple projectiles. Improved damage. Poor accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Circuitry (2), Fiber Optics (1), Glass (3), Screw (4), Steel (6) |
![]() Plasma Automatic Barrel |
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Improved rate of fire, range and sighted accuracy. Worse recoil. Reduced ammo capacity. Poor hip-fire accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Circuitry (3), Crystal (4), Fiber Optics (2), Gear (5), Oil (2), Screw (5), Silver (2), Steel (8) |
![]() Plasma Sniper Barrel |
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Superior damage and range. Worse recoil. Poor ammo capacity and hip-fire accuracy. |
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Adhesive (3), Circuitry (4), Crystal (5), Fiber Optics (3), Screw (6), Silver (3), Steel (11) |
![]() Plasma Flamer Barrel |
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Flame-thrower conversion. |
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Adhesive (3), Circuitry (4), Crystal (5), Fiber Optics (3), Screw (6), Silver (5), Steel (11) |
![]() PlasmaImproved Short Barrel |
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Improved damage. |
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Adhesive (4), Aluminum (3), Circuitry (3), Crystal (4), Fiber Optics (1), Screw (3), Silver (4) |
![]() Plasma Improved Splitter |
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Fires multiple projectiles. Better damage. Poor accuracy. |
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Adhesive (5), Aluminum (6), Circuitry (4), Crystal (5), Fiber Optics (2), Screw (5), Silver (5) |
![]() Plasma Improved Automatic Barrel |
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Superior rate of fire. Improved damage, range and sighted accuracy. Worse recoil. Reduced ammo capacity. Poor hip-fire accuracy. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (8), Circuitry (5), Crystal (3), Fiber Optics (4), Gear (8), Glass (6), Gold (4), Oil (2), Screw (6), Spring (6) |
![]() Plasma Improved Sniper Barrel |
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Exceptional damage. Superior range. Worse recoil. Poor ammo capacity and hip-fire accuracy. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (11), Circuitry (6), Crystal (8), Fiber Optics (6), Gold (5), Screw (7) |
Plasma Grips and Stocks
Mod |
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Info |
Fire Rate |
Rng |
Acc |
Wgt. |
Mats |
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![]() Plasma Standard Grip |
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Standard. |
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Adhesive (1), Screw (2), Steel(3) |
![]() Plasma Comfort Grip |
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Improved recoil and hip-fire accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Plastic (4), Screw (3) |
![]() Plasma Standard Stock |
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Exceptional sighted accuracy. Better recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash. |
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Adhesive (5), Screw (7), Steel (1) |
![]() Plasma Marksman's Stock |
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Exceptional sighted accuracy. Superior recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash. |
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Adhesive (5), Fiberglass (10), Rubber (1), Screw (6), Spring (3) |
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Exceptional sighted accuracy and recoil. Better aim with scopes. Improved bash. |
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Adhesive (8), Aluminum (13), Rubber (2), Screw (10), Spring (8) |
Plasma Sights and Scopes
Mod |
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Info |
Dam |
Fire Rate |
Rng |
Acc |
Wgt. |
Mats |
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Plasma Standard Sights |
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Standard. |
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Adhesive (1), Steel (2) |
![]() Plasma Short Scope |
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Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Glass (1), Screw (2), Steel (3) |
![]() Plasma Reflex Sight |
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Better focus and sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (2), Aluminum (2), Glass (1), Nuclear Material (2), Screw (2), Silver (1) |
Plasma Medium Scope |
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Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (3), Glass (2), Screw (2), Steel (4) |
Plasma Long Scope |
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Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (4), Glass (4), Screw (4), Steel (5) |
Plasma Short Night Vision Scope |
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Night vision. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (4), Aluminum (6), Circuitry (1), Fiber Optics (1), Glass (2), Nuclear Material (2), Screw (2), Silver (2) |
Plasma Medium Night Vision Scope |
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Night vision. Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (4), Aluminum (7), Circuitry (2), Fiber Optics (2), Glass (4), Nuclear Material (4), Screw (2), Silver (2) |
Plasma Long Night Vision Scope |
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Night vision. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (5), Aluminum (8), Circuitry (3), Fiber Optics (2), Glass (5), Nuclear Material (6), Screw (4) |
Plasma Short Recon Scope |
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Tracks targets. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (9), Circuitry (4), Crystal (6), Fiber Optics (2), Nuclear Material (7), Screw (5) |
Plasma Long Recon Scope |
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Tracks targets. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. |
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Adhesive (6), Aluminum (9), Circuitry (4), Crystal (6), Fiber Optics (2), Nuclear Material (7), Screw (5) |
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I have a fully modded Flamer and modded a Plasma Thrower as well. I'm not in the game now nor do I have the numbers off hand, but the Flamer has a much longer range than the Plasma Thrower.
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