Summary
Alongside the recent Atlantic City America’s Playground update, Season 16 kicked off inFallout 76. Thisnew Season inFallout 76has proven to be quite divisive among fans, although the new weapon that players can unlock in the Season 16 Scoreboardhas quickly emerged as one of the strongest ranged weapons in the game.
This new weapon that was introduced inFallout 76’s Season 16, the Cremator, is a reworked version of the Incinerator from pastFalloutgames, except this time around, it’s extremely powerful. Consequently, players who are looking for a weapon that packs a punch should consider collecting a legendary Cremator and making a dedicated build for this weapon.
Fallout 76’s New Cremator Weapon is Overpowered
What makes the Cremator among some of the strongest weapons inFallout 76is that it has high damage over time (DoT), and a large area of effect that can strike multiple targets or a single target multiple times with each shot. With a proper build, this weapon can kill most common enemies with one shot, whereas very fewmeta weapons inFallout 76can pull this off without relying on a critical hit, stealth bonuses, or other temporary buffs.
Shooting a target with successive attacks won’t stack DoT effects, though it will refresh their duration. However, weapons that fire multiple projectiles typically stack DoT effects based on the number of projectiles that strike a target simultaneously.
Most of the DoT effects inFallout 76, like Fire and Poison, are quite underwhelming. Despite this, the majority of the Cremator’s damage comes from the Fire DoT that it applies. Since the Cremator features a weapon mod that fires four projectiles with every shot, hitting a single target with all four projectiles will apply a devastating DoT effect. Otherwise, this mod makes the Cremator perfect for dealing with crowds of common enemies.
The Cremator does have two major weaknesses, though, which are its ammo efficiency and its potential to deal friendly fire damage with its explosions. Even though the Cremator was recently rebalanced to consume less ammo per shot, it still consumes large quantities of ammo, especially if players intend to use it as their primary weapon. Consequently, this weapon isn’t always the best option for long fights against tough enemies or close-quarters combat, which is a common flaw among explosive weapons. However, the Cremator is still a reliable weapon for taking out crowds of common enemies.
Luck
Thisperk build inFallout 76will provide a solid, unconditional foundation that allows the Cremator to deal high damage to enemies and minimal damage to the wielder. With the remaining SPECIAL attributes and perk slots, players can invest in survivability, inventory management, and/or further offensive perks, as needed.
As a heavy weapon, the Cremator naturally pairs well with Power Armor because of the Intelligence perk Stabilized, which allows heavy weapons to ignore enemy armor and grants improved accuracy. Additionally, pairing this weapon with theStrangler Heart Power Armor’s set bonuswill further increase the Cremator’s damage by adding Poison DoT, though obtaining a set of Strangler Heart Power Armor is a costly investment.
Ultimately, the Cremator can be one of the best weapons to bring along for exploring or completingPublic Events inFallout 76, but it arguably gets outperformed by certain other weapons when dealing with tanky enemies, such as raid bosses. Players can attempt to invest in a build that makes up for this weakness, but it’s probably best for players to bring a backup weapon for the few situations where the Cremator falls short.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
