Fallout 4's Rarest Items Explained (2024)

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While Fallout 4 is far from being the biggest game in the franchise in terms of scale, it’s certainly packed with content that makes post-apocalyptic Boston feel somehow alive. There’s a wealth of side missions and secret quests in Fallout 4 for players to explore when they’ve finished or want to take a break from the main story. Those who like collecting all kinds of game trinkets will feel right at home in this game, as it hides a lot of rare items that players can only get once, in specific shops, or through random encounters.

Bethesda released Fallout 4 in 2016, which continues to be a popular game in the developer’s catalog because of its massive open world. While some players may feel its main quest isn’t up to par with other popular titles like Fallout: New Vegas, it makes up for this deficiency with its improved features. Fallout 4’s combat feels refined, as there’s no longer a need to keep relying on VATS to hit enemies accurately. The addition of sprinting and settlement building makes the game feel more modern compared to its predecessors. The looting menu is also better, as players don’t need to go through a full-screen menu when they’re picking up items. It also makes it easier to spot these rare items in Fallout 4.

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The Hardest Items to Get in Fallout 4

The rarest items in Fallout 4 aren’t always big-ticket equipment like weapons and armor. Most of them are more like souvenirs, such as bottles and clothes.

Bourbon and Rum Bottles

While soft drinks like Fallout 4's Nuka-Cola are quite common across the apocalyptic wasteland, it seems that hard drinks are more difficult to come by. Their empty bottles are especially hard to find if one doesn’t know where to look.

• Bourbon: In the Cabot House’s dining room, players can find a bottle of Bourbon on a dresser which is different from other ones in the area because it can’t be consumed. It’s an empty bottle, making it a junk item. It’s also different from the “Bourbon Bottles” scattered around Boston, as it’s only labeled as “Bourbon.”
• Rum: Bottles of this drink can only be found in limited quantities in Boston Common, The Parlor in Nuka-World, and Faneuil Hall.

Leopard Print Bandana

If there’s one item that instantly makes a character look cool, it’s the bandana. The accessory also feels right at home in Fallout 4’s post-apocalyptic Boston, where people do what they can to protect themselves from dust and polluted air. The rarest bandana one can find has a Leopard print, which can only be found in the corpses of randomly spawned enemies, civilians, or guard dogs. Some merchants may also offer this item, but the probability of this happening is also low.

Dirty Institute Lab Coats

Scientists at the Institute will usually wear lab coats, which one can find in various colors like Orange, Green, Yellow, and Blue. After finishing the Resettle Refugees radiant quest involving these characters, their coats will turn into their dirty variants. The player can then choose to kill the scientists to get their coats.

Wedding Rings

There’s nothing rarer than true love, and the player character’s Wedding Ring is the manifestation of that in Fallout 4. The player can get this at the very start of the game. They can also find it worn by their character’s spouse in Fallout 4's Vault 111. The inscription inside the rings says “Love, honor, and cherish.” If the player somehow loses their wedding band, they can find a pair of rings on two skeletons located on the roof of the Nuka-Cola bottling plant, just behind the blue dome. The Wedding Ring is the only ring that players can equip, barring Creation Club items. They can also wear this regardless of clothing or armor.

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Fallout 4

Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, invite you to the ambitious open world of Fallout 4. Do whatever you want in a massive Commonwealth with hundreds of locations, characters and quests.
As the sole survivor of Vault 111, only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone - the choices are yours.
From a Power Armor-toting soldier to the charismatic smooth-talker, be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. character system and develop your own playstyle from hundreds of Perks.
Experience exciting first- or third-person combat with the dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., targeting enemies for maximum tactical advantage (and cinematic carnage!) Collect, upgrade and build thousands of items with Fallout 4's crafting system. Weapons, armor, food and with the right materials, even entire settlements are possible. Welcome home.

RPG

Action

Franchise

Fallout

Platform(s)

PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S

Released

November 10, 2015

Developer(s)

Bethesda

Publisher(s)

Bethesda

Engine

Creation

ESRB

M FOR MATURE: BLOOD AND GORE, INTENSE VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, USE OF DRUGS

How Long To Beat

27 Hours

X|S Enhanced

No

File Size Xbox Series

51 GB (December 2023)

PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium

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