Fallout 76: How to Craft Serums

In Fallout 76, mutations offer great boosts that do everything from increasing the player's damage output to boosting a player's intelligence. While it's possible to get mutations when taking radiation damage, the most efficient way to gain mutations is through the use of serums.

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Serums are costly items. Not only does it cost a lot to learn how to craft them, but they also require very rare materials to craft. While serums are an expensive investment, they are always more than worth it. When it comes to serums, the pros massively outweigh the cons. This guide will help players learn how to craft their own mutation serums.

The Different Types of Mutations

There are a total of 19 serums in Fallout 76. Out of those, 18 can be used at the same time. Two of them are Carnivore and Herbivore. Players can only have one of the two active at any given moment. All of the mutations and their effects can be seen below:

Mutation	Positive Effects	Negative Effects
Adrenal Reaction	Do More Damage The Lower Your Health is	Maximum Health is Reduced
Bird Bones	Boosts Sneaking, Fall Slower, Increased AP	Reduced Strength, Increased Risk of Limb Damage
Carnivore	The Benefits of Eating Meat are Doubled. Can't Catch Diseases From Meat	Get No Benefit From Eating Vegetables
Chameleon	Invisibility	You Need To Be Unarmored and Not Moving For it To Work
Eagle Eyes	Perception and Critical Damage Increased	Strength is Reduced
Egg Head	Intelligence is Increased	Strength and Endurance are Reduced
Electrically Charged	Taking Melee Damage May Trigger a Shock Effect That Hurts Enemies	The Shock Also Hurts You
Empath	Your Teammates Take Less Damage	You Take More Damage
Grounded	Increased Energy Resistance	Damage Output From Energy Weapons is Reduced
Healing Factor	You Regenerate Health While Not in Combat	The Effectiveness of Stimpaks and Chems is Reduced
Herbivore	The Benefits of Eating Vegetables are Doubled. Can't Catch Diseases From Vegetables	Get No Benefit From Eating Meat
Herd Mentality	When on a Team, All SPECIALs are Increased	All SPECIALS are Reduced While Not on a Team
Marsupial	Carry Capacity and Jump Height are Increased	Intelligence is Reduced
Plague Walker	A Poison Aura That Scales With Your Diseases	Only Works if Diseased
Scaly Skin	Damage and Energy Resistance are Increased	AP is Reduced
Speed Demon	Movement and Reload Speed are Increased	Hunger and Thirst Drain Faster
Talons	Unarmed Damage and Bleed Effects are Increased	Agility is Reduced
Twisted Muscles	Cause More Melee Damage. Chance To Cripple an Enemy is Increased	Accuracy of Guns is Reduced
Unstable Isotope	Taking Melee Damage May Trigger a Radiation Effect That Hurts Enemies	This Also Hurts You

How To Craft Serums

Purchase The Plans

In order to purchase serums, you'll need access to the Whitespring Bunker. To access the Whitespring Bunker, you will need to complete the quest, Bunker Buster. Once you've gained access to the Whitespring Bunker, make your way to the Science Wing. Here, you'll see a Genetics lab. Inside this lab, you'll be able to purchase plans to make serums.

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Each serum requires you to learn a different plan. While the prices vary depending on what perks and Chems you are using, they will be around the 18k mark. Players can get the price down to around 17.5K by using perks like Hard Bargain, but they are still very costly.

Since the player can hold up to 40K Caps, it's only possible to purchase two serums with max Caps. Learning all the serum plans takes a long time and lots of Caps.

One thing that lots of players do is select a popular serum like the marsupial serum and buy that plan. Then, they craft as many as they can at their CAMP and sell them in their vending machines for between 500 and 700 Caps per serum. This helps to earn back Caps to buy more serum plans.

Once you've learned the plan, you can then craft the serum at a Chemistry Station. Serums are expensive to craft. Each one requires different materials, and they will all require one type of flux. Flux is a very rare and expensive material that can be obtained by harvesting mutated flora and by completing nuked events like Scorched Earth.

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