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Makeshift Warrior
Fallout 76 Perk

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Makeshift Warrior
lvl
9

Melee weapons break 80% slower.

I.
Intelligence

Makeshift Warrior is an Intelligence perk in Fallout 76 with 3 ranks, unlocked at level 9. Its top rank costs 3 Intelligence points to equip. It falls under the Melee Weapons and Durability categories.

It affects 115 weapons.

All you need is some ingenuity and duct tape.

Makeshift Warrior Builds

Level 300+
s15
p9
e12
c11
i6
a15
l8
Reaperella
Headhunter Scythe build
Level 100+
s11
p1
e10
c3
i5
a15
l11
cosmic slasher
bloodie knife build
Level 300+
s15
p7
e9
c10
i10
a1
l4
Ghoul Auto Axe build
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s15
p2
e15
c9
i3
a11
l1
Feral Ghoul Melee
No PA, Bleed Damage build
Level 300+
s15
p9
e10
c5
i5
a10
l2
Feral Melee
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s15
p7
e12
c6
i10
a3
l3
Death
The Fourth Seal build
Level 300+
s15
p5
e12
c6
i11
a4
l3
War
The Second Seal build
Level 50
s15
p4
e8
c6
i12
a6
l5
Unarmed Melee
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s15
p5
e9
c6
i8
a11
l2
The SLasherrrr
Fallout 76 build
Show all 29
builds

Ranks

Melee weapons break 40% slower.
Melee weapons break 60% slower.
Melee weapons break 80% slower.

Effects

Item Condition Loss
 
x0.6
 when weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee1H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee2H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Unarmed
Item Condition Loss
 
x0.4
 when weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee1H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee2H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Unarmed
Item Condition Loss
 
x0.2
 when weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee1H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Melee2H or weapon keywords includes Weapon Type Unarmed

Affects

One-Handed Melee (30)
Assaultron Blade
115
100/10s
Bone Club
114
630/15s
Bowie Knife
77
Chinese Officer Sword
142
180/12s
Combat Knife
87
Commie Whacker
47
Cultist Blade
150
140/10s
Cultist Dagger
84
Drill
20
Electrified Cattleprod
Energy
84
84
Grant's Saber
160
204/12s
Guitar Sword
142
150/10s
Hatchet
150
Lead Pipe
140
Machete
160
187/11s
Meteoritic Sword
160
204/12s
Pipe Wrench
140
Plasma Cutter
109
109
Revolutionary Sword
150
140/10s
Ripper
28
Rolling Pin
121
Security Baton
115
Sheepsquatch Club
160
Shishkebab
64
64
145/5s
100/10s
Sickle
130
120/10s
Ski Sword
142
Switchblade
80
The Invader
87
Tire Iron
130
Walking Cane
121
Special One-Handed Melee (18)
Black Diamond
57
85
333/9s
Blade of Bastet
142
180/12s
Blue Ridge Branding Iron
64
64
256/3s
100/10s
Camden Whacker
47
200/10s
Commander's Charge
Energy
90
90
140/10s
Cosmic Knife
100
210/5s
Cryptid Jawbone Knife
87
Nocturnal Cursed Cursed Rolling Pin
163
Vampire's Cursed Cursed Sickle
176
120/10s
Disorderly Conduct
Energy
69
69
Luca's Switchblade
80
Mechanic's Best Friend
189
Meteorite Sword
142
180/12s
Nailer
150
140/10s
Tempest
Energy
69
69
100/10s
The Gutter
115
100/10s
180/10s
The Quick Fix
64
196/7s
V63 Shock Baton
115
115
Two-Handed Melee (37)
Auto Axe
32
Baseball Bat
182
Board
152
Bone Hammer
228
Chainsaw
28
Electro Enforcer
96
96
Fire Axe
204
Golf Club
172
Grognak's Axe
244
264/11s
Gulper Smacker
218
Hog Splitter
244
264/11s
Mr. Handy Buzz Blade
21
Multi-Purpose Axe
204
Pickaxe
204
Pitchfork
152
Pole Hook
194
Pool Cue
152
Protest Sign - Against Automation
20
Protest Sign - Ain't a Commie
20
Protest Sign - Block the Bot
20
Protest Sign - Dad Needs Job
20
Protest Sign - Give Jobs Back
20
Protest Sign - Jobs
20
Protest Sign - Jobs or Blood
20
Protest Sign - Men Not Machines
20
Protest Sign - People First
20
Protest Sign - Want to Work
20
Sheepsquatch Staff
257
Shepherd's Crook
231
Shovel
182
Sledgehammer
218
Spear
142
Super Sledge
271
The Tenderizer
244
V63 Zweihaender
Energy
146
146
War Drum
228
War Glaive
231
280/10s
Special Two-Handed Melee (15)
All Rise
366
Cultist Piercer
204
Bloodied Cursed Cursed Pickaxe
275
Executioner's Cursed Cursed Shovel
246
Headhunter Scythe
122
924/12s
Molerat Bat
182
Oathbreaker
231
280/10s
Relic Reaper
182
Super Slasher
32
148/4s
Super Stimpike
142
The Cauterizer
Energy
17
17
The Debilitator
271
The Farmhand
271
Ultracite Terror Sword
154
93
420/10s
1175/25s
Whacker Smacker
271
Unarmed (10)
Bear Arm
160
Bone Tambo
133
Boxing Glove
124
Death Tambo
133
Deathclaw Gauntlet
182
Gauntlet
128
336/8s
Knuckles
130
Meat Hook
115
Mole Miner Gauntlet
160
Power Fist
171
Special Unarmed (5)
Drill Fist
120
376/8s
236/4s
Face Breaker
171
Ogua Gauntlet
160
Tone Death
133
Unstoppable Monster
228

More Perks

i.
Gunsmith
Guns break 50% slower.
i.
Licensed Plumber
Your pipe weapons break 60% slower and are cheaper to repair.
i.
Power Patcher
Your Power Armor breaks 60% slower and is cheaper to repair.
i.
Stable Tools
Power Tools break 40% slower.
i.
White Knight
Your armor breaks 60% slower and is cheaper to repair.
Collateral Damage
Enemies killed with a melee weapon have a 20% chance to explode.
Exploding Palm
20% chance for Fists Weapons to trigger an explosion on attack hits.
s.
Incisor
Your Melee and Fists weapons ignore 75% of your target's armor.
s.
Iron Fist
Your Fists deal more damage based on your DR.
l.
Luck of the Draw
Chance your weapon will greatly repair itself when hitting an enemy.
l.
Lucky Break
Chance your equipped armor will greatly repair itself when struck.
s.
Martial Artist
Your melee weapons weigh 60% less, and you can swing them 30% faster.