Why The Holy Fire Is Worth Using In Fallout 76

Key Takeaways

• Obtain the Holy Fire by completing Beasts Of Burden event every 20 mins or trade with players.
• Holy Fire is a powerful flamer with high damage output, great range, and virtually unlimited ammo.
• Despite being cursed, the durable Holy Fire holds up well and is great for clearing out enemies.

Fire attacks can be very overpowered in Fallout 76. From Molotov Cocktails to the Enclave Plasma Flamer, there are a handful of options when it comes to weapons that deal fire damage. However, one of the best weapons for fire damage is the Holy Fire. This named weapon was introduced alongside the Once In A Blue Moon update.

It’s powerful, rollable, and a lot of fun to use. While obtaining one can be a bit of a grind, the grind is more than worth it due to how powerful the Holy Fire is. This topic will go through the reasons why the Holy Fire is a weapon that’s worth having.

1 How To Get The Holy Fire

Complete Beasts Of Burden

Outside of purchasing one from another player, the only way to obtain this weapon is via the random event Beasts Of Burden. This event has a small chance of being triggered every 20 minutes on any given server. While there’s no guarantee that the player will receive this weapon upon completing the event, players should have no issue obtaining one provided they are either willing to grind out the event or find a player to trade with.

Completing the event is relatively straightforward. The steps required to complete the event can be seen below:

• Activate The Event Via Luca Costa
• Kill Cultist Sanctifiers And Retrieve Luca’s Explosives
• Place The Explosives On The Highlighted Shack Doors
• Once The Doors Have Been Blown Open, Collect Cargo And Load Up The Brahmin
• Kill The Legendary Ogua

2 Best Effects For The Holy Fire

A Powerful Default Weapon

There are lots of great rolls for the Holy Fire. That said, the default legendary effects for this weapon are already pretty decent. For players who don’t have a lot of legendary mods, the base version of the Holy Fire is an incredibly powerful weapon. Its standard effects can be seen below:

• Vampire’s: Restores Health When Hitting An Enemy
• Rapid: +25% Faster Fire Rate
• Durability: Breaks 50% Slower
• Cursed: +15% Damage, +20% Attack Speed, -4 Durability

As for the best rolls, while a lot of it comes down to personal preference, there are a couple of rolls that tend to be valued quite highly on online trading forums. Some of the most valuable legendary effects can be seen below:

• First Star: Bloodied, Vampire’s, Anti Armor, Quad
• Second Star: Rapid
• Third Star: Swift, Durability, Lightweight

3 High Damage Output

One Of The Most Powerful Flamers In The Game

When compared to the standard flamer, the Holy Fire has a larger damage output. While it isn’t quite as powerful as the Enclave Plasma Flamer, it does outperform it in terms of range and typical rate of fire, making the Holy Fire much more effective in combat. With the right combination of perks, the Holy Fire can cook most enemies with just a few shots.

The only flame-based weapon that is more powerful than the Holy Fire is the Cremator. However, unless the player has already picked up the Cremator as a Season 16 reward, they’ll have to purchase it from Mortimer using Gold Bullion. While this doesn’t sound that complicated, the player will need to reach the rank of ally to be able to purchase it. Because of this, the Holy Fire is a much more obtainable weapon than the Cremator.

4 Virtually Unlimited Ammo

Contextual Ammo Makes Farming A Breeze

Since the game was updated to give players contextual ammo upon killing an enemy, it has become considerably easier to farm ammo. For weapons with a high damage output, such as the Holy Fire, this makes it a lot harder to run out of ammo. For the most part, it will only take a couple of shots to take down an enemy. Once killed, the player can loot the downed enemy for more fuel than it costs to kill the enemy in the first place.

While this doesn’t make a lot of sense, few players are complaining about all of the additional free ammo they are picking up. If the player does find themselves running low on fuel, simply complete a couple of Daily Ops missions to receive a pretty decent amount of fuel.

5 Heal NPCs

Fantastic During Radiation Rumble

The Friendly Fire perk allows players to heal NPCs with fire. Since the Holy Fire is the very definition of a fire-based weapon, it is affected by this perk. One of the most popular events in Fallout 76 is Radiation Rumble. This event requires players to keep four workers alive for a certain amount of time while being bombarded by an endless onslaught of glowing enemies. This is one of the most challenging events in the game. It doesn’t take long for the employees in the tunnel to get themselves killed.

By using the Friendly Fire perk, the player can keep all of the workers alive by blasting them with the Holy Fire. While it is a bit strange that fire heals them, it does make the event much more manageable. It’s worth noting that this perk works for more than just Radiation Rumble. That said, Radiation Rumble is the most likely event where the player will use this ability.

6 Surprisingly Good Range And A Great Rate Of Fire

Cook Enemies From A Distance

The range output of the Holy Fire isn’t as good as many of the other automatic weapons in the game. However, considering that this weapon is designed primarily for close-quarter combat, it does a surprisingly good job of hitting enemies that are out of reach. Clearing out long interior tunnels or defending an area from enemies such as Uplink Daily Ops missions are where the Holy Fire truly shines.

Also, because of how the fire spreads, players can easily clear out buildings and other confined areas simply by pointing the nozzle through the door and letting rip.

7 A Durable Weapon

Not Let Down By The Cursed Effect

Most cursed weapons are noticeably less durable. This isn’t really the case for the Holy Fire. While it does deteriorate slightly faster than a standard flamer, provided that the player is using a Holy Fire with the Durability effect, it holds up pretty well. Even without the Durability effect, players won’t need to repair their weapons as often as they might think.

Players will still need to repair their weapon from time to time, but they can expect to complete at least a couple of Daily Ops missions or a handful of events before their Holy Fire will need to be repaired.