Best Reverse Assault Builds for Fallout 76

When it comes to scaling your damage Fallout 76Onslaught is the best mechanic for every player. You gain attack stacks when you hit an enemy, and each stack increases your damage. The Reverse Onslaught build, on the other hand, does the opposite — instead of generating stacks on hit, Onslaught is passively gained and spent when you hit an enemy.

This reverse interaction makes for some interesting build paths for Reverse Onslaught built-ins Fallout 76and if you're interested in how this works, here's a guide to help you understand its mechanics as well as sample builds that you can use as a template.

How does reverse attack work in Fallout 76?

You can launch a reverse attack by using Gunslinger Master Perk Card under Agility. This reverses how Onslaught works to the way we described earlier. When you have this card equipped, you will gain an attack stack every second, and you will lose one each time you hit an enemy. At the same time, Gunslinger Master increases the maximum Onslaught stack you can have for ranged weapons by 10.

By using a Reverse Onslaught build, you become one switch to only using slow firing weapons like revolvers, shotguns, rifles and anything else that can sustain your Onslaught stacks. This build path is extremely powerful for stealth and sniper builds, or just any other build that relies on semi-automatic weapons.

Gunslinger Master is still useful for melee builds, but you won't get any of the bonus stacks from the perk. Thankfully, there are other options for a good melee build Fallout 76.

Building template for reverse attack

The following is a SPECIAL and Perk build template for players who want to experiment with a Reverse Onslaught setup. This contains only the bare minimum perks you need to maximize your damage with this mechanic:

This setting significantly increases your maximum Onslaught stacks while gaining more sources of bonus damage. It will work with both normal objectives and VATS playstyles, provided you equip the right perks to complement them.

If you want to go heavy on a weapon-focused build, we recommend getting either Perception or Agility to 15. You can respect your SPECIAL points on a punch card machine, and you can shuffle around your perk cards at any time.

High Level Reverse Onslaught Build (VATS)

The damage portion of this build is the same as the basic Reverse Onslaught setup above, but it has been tweaked to account for everything you want for a VATS build, such as better crit and AP regeneration. Some perks, like those under the Endurance line, can still be optimized for better performance, but if you don't have enough perk cards, these should work well for general wasteland exploration.

Best Fallout 76 Reverse Attack Weapons

A legendary weapon with Furious perk is a must for any kind of Onslaught build. It makes your Onslaught stacks deal more damage while increasing your max Onslaught stacks even further. As for the rest of your legendary effects, here are some good choices:

• Explosive (2-star): Bullets explode for 20% weapon damage
• Vital (2-star): +50% chalk damage
• Swift (3 star): +15% reload speed
• Bully's (4 star): +25% damage for each disabled limb your target has

Now, for actual weapons, you want something that burns slowly. Fully automatic weapons will drain your Onslaught stacks, and since Onslaught stacks gain every second, you want a gun that fires at least as slowly. Some good weapons include:

• Western Revolver
• Hunting rifle
• Plasma rifle
• Black powder rifle
• Crusader Pistol
• Bow
• Lever Action Rifle
• Gauss gun
• Gauss rifle

Best Armor for Fallout 76 Reverse Strike

Anything that will keep you alive in the face of overwhelming firepower is good. Generally speaking, is Secret Service Armor is the best set you can use for the vast majority of content you will be making. It's not hyper-specialized like some other sets, and it has great legendary crafting potential. You can obtain the SS Armor by completing the Wastelanders questline and buy plans from Regs at Vault 79.

Some good legendary armor effects include:

• Mutants (1-star): +10 Damage Resistance and Energy Resistance while mutated

• Weightless (1-star): -90% armor weight

• Powered (2-star): Increased AP regeneration

• Sentinel's (3-star): Take reduced damage while standing still

Best mutations for reverse attacks

You can bring in mutations Fallout 76 by exposing yourself to radiation or using certain consumables. These are very powerful, and you want to get the right mutations and stay mutated all the time. For this build, try to get the following:

• Marsupial: Gain bonus weight and increased jump height at the cost of INT.

• Eagle Eyes: Gain bonus crit damage and PER at the expense of STR.

• Adrenal Reaction: Gain DMG per kill during a kill streak.

• Healing Factor: Gain massively increased health regeneration at the cost of reduced chemical duration.

Best legendary perks for reverse attacks

For this build, we recommend getting legendary SPECIAL perks to increase your SPECIAL stats. Increase any stats you want, although we recommend getting more points in Endurance so you can fit more survivability perks.

In terms of general quality of life benefits, we recommend the following:

• Electrical absorption is good if you want to use Power Armor. It gives you a chance to recover Fusion Cell energy every time you take damage.
• Follow through increases the damage enemies take for a short while after taking stealth damage.
• Master Infiltrator automatically picks locks and hacks terminals.
• Take one for the team causes enemies to take more damage if they attack you, as long as you are on a team.