Where to find and how to farm for Magazines in Fallout 76

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Used for

• Lifetime Challenge

  • Collect an Issue from Different Magazines

  • Collect issues of "Astoundingly Awesome Tales"

  • Collect issues of "Backwoodsman"

  • Collect issues of "Grognak the Barbarian"

  • Collect issues of "Guns and Bullets"

  • Collect issues of "Live & Love"

  • Collect issues of "Scouts's Life"

  • Collect issues of "Tales from the West Virginia Hills"

  • Collect issues of "Tesla Science"

  • Collect issues of "Tumblers Today"

  • Collect issues of "U.S. Covert Operations Manual"

  • Collect issues of "Unstoppables"

  • Collect Holotape Games

• Scout Badges

  • Possum: Collector

    • Acquire Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 1

    • Acquire Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 2

    • Acquire Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 3

    • Acquire Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 4

    • Acquire Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 5

• Score Challenges

  • Epic - Use a Magazine or Bobblehead

  • Epic - Read (consume) a Magazine

  • Epic - Collect a Magazine

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Farming Tips and Tricks

Avoid Explosive Weapons

When farming for items, especially magazines, steer clear of using explosive weapons. These can displace the magazines, making them harder to locate and collect.

Tip for Finding Specific Magazines

When searching for a particular magazine, keep these strategies in mind:

• Be Selective: Only pick up the magazine if it's the one you're looking for.

• Server Hopping: If you switch servers, the magazines will change. This tactic can help you find the specific magazine you need.

How Spawns Work

Understanding how item spawns work can enhance your farming efficiency. Spawns can vary based on location and server, and knowing these patterns can give you an edge in finding rare items.

There is a 50% chance for a magazine to spawn and a 0.19% chance for it to spawn as the magazine that you want.

Sources that count towards the Atom and Scout Badge challenges (Adventure Public and Private only):

• World Spawns

• Beasts of Burden event reward

• Safe and Sound event reward

• Purchasing from Camp Ally: Maul

• Purchasing from Camp Ally: Daphne

• Purchasing from Camp Ally: Joey

• Purchasing from Camp Ally: Steven Scarberry

• Purchasing from the Prize Terminal at Camden Park

• Magazine Mystery Box

• Bobblehead Mystery Box

• Gifts from Camp Ally: Sofia for completing her Daily Quests

• Gifts from NPC's up and down the river from Morgantown to Flatwoods

Sources that DO NOT count towards the Atom and Scout Badge challenges:

• Purchasing from Player Vendors

• Picking up Magazines dropped by other players

Magazine, Bobblehead, and Holotape Game Checklist

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Vendors and Camp Allies

Steven Scarberry - Camp Ally

Maul - Camp Ally

Joey Bello - Camp Ally

Daphne - Camp Ally

Mr Fuzzy Prize Terminal

Player Vendors & Trading

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Containers and Collectrons

None

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Perk Cards

Pannapictagraphist

Equipping the Pannapictagraphist perk card gives you an advantage in locating magazines. With this perk, players will hear a directional audio cue when near a magazine. The sound is similar to the one made when a magazine is used, helping you zero in on its location.

Curator

Curator doubles the duration of Magazine and Bobblehead benefits from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

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Events

Public

Beasts of Burden

Safe & Sound

Non-Public

None

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Pip-Boy Dailys

Sofia Daguerre - Camp Ally - Daily Quests

Axel - MilePost Zero - Daily Quests

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Spawn Locations

Map of Magazine Spawn Locations

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: Toxic Valley

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: The Forest

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: Ash Heap

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: Savage Divide

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: The Mire

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: Cranberry Bog

Fallout 76 Magazine Locations Farming Guide: Skyline Valley

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Random Encounters

Engage with the NPCs along the river between Morgantown and Flatwoods, and they may gift you a random magazine.

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