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Cave Fungus
Fallout 76 Consumable

Cave Fungus

2% Disease Chance

+5% +5 0.25
Uncooked food (plant)

Cave Fungus is an uncooked food item in Fallout 76. Its main effect: 2% Disease Chance.

2 perks, 2 mutations and 9 other items change how well it works.

Used in Builds

Jump into the character build planner with this consumable — and the perks, mutations, and items you've toggled — already selected, then build the rest of your loadout around it.

Create a build with Cave Fungus

Stats and Effects

2% Disease Chance
+5% +5
Weight
0.25
Value
8

Effectiveness

These perks, mutations, and items change what Cave Fungus does. Toggle them and watch the effects above update — scaled values show in yellow with their base alongside.
Perk
1
Lead Belly
lvl
2

You take less radiation from eating or drinking based on your END.

Perk
2
Slow Metabolizer
lvl
5

All food satisfies hunger by an additional 100%.

Mutation
Carnivore

No disease from Meat and 2x bonus to Food from eating meat products. Eating fruits, and vegetables does not satisfy hunger.

Mutation
Herbivore

Vegetables provides x2 benefit and no disease. Eating meat doesn't satisfy hunger.

Item
Backwoodsman 2

-50% food/drink disease chance (30m)

0.01
Item
Cola Perk Bubblegum

5% slower hunger & thirst for 2m

0.1
Item
Glowing Blood Pack

+75 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

+8 HP/s
+15% +10 0.25
Item
Irradiated Blood Pack

+75 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

+8 HP/s
+15% +10 0.25
Item
Rad-X

+300 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
Rad-X: Diluted

+125 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
RadShield

+600 Rad Resist for 15 minutes.

-3% 0.25
Item
Scouts' Life 1

Effect Strength: -30% (30m)

0.01
Item
Trench-Med

+200 Rad Resist for 10 minutes.

-3% 0.25

Stacking

Stacks freely: none of this item's effects replace, or get replaced by, other consumables.

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