Fallout 76 Bobblehead guide: Locations, effects, and more

With this complete Bobblehead guide in fallout 76, you will be able to find these special items while exploring Appalachia easily. They now work differently by giving you temporary bonuses for one hour. Each Bobblehead boosts your stats, like increasing damage with specific weapon types or enhancing your skills. If you find another Bobblehead of the same type, you can use it to extend the bonus duration.

Tracking down Bobbleheads can be challenging since they appear randomly and it is a multi-player game. This guide will also show you all bobblehead locations in Fallout 76.

All Bobblehead Effects in Fallout 76

All Bobblehead effects and their location in Fallout 76 (Image via Bethesda Game Studios)

Bobblehead Effects for S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

Here's a table with all the Bobblehead Effects to boost your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats in Fallout 76.

Bobblehead Name	Effects
Strength	Grants +2 Strength for 1 hour.
Perception	Provides +2 Perception for 1 hour.
Endurance	Offers +2 Endurance for 1 hour.
Charisma	Gives +2 Charisma for 1 hour.
Intelligence	Bestows +2 Intelligence for 1 hour.
Agility	Boosts +2 Agility for 1 hour.
Luck	Increases +2 Luck for 1 hour.

Bobblehead Effects for Weapons

For weapon stat enhancements, these are the Bobblehead Effects you can find in Fallout 76.

Bobblehead Name	Effects
Big Guns	Boosts damage with heavy guns by 20% for one hour.
Energy Weapons	Enhances damage with energy guns by 20% for one hour.
Explosive	Increases damage with explosives by 30% for one hour.
Melee	Raises damage with melee weapons by 20% for one hour.
Small Guns	Increases damage with ballistic guns by 20% for one hour.
Unarmed	Improves damage with unarmed attacks by 25% for one hour.

Bobblehead Effects for Skill and Perks

These are all the Bobblehead Effects for Skills and Perks in Fallout 76:

Bobblehead Name	Effects
Caps	Increases the likelihood of finding better cap stashes by twice for 1 hour.
Leader	Grants +5% experience for 1 hour.
Lock Picking	Expands the lockpicking "sweet spot" by 30% for 1 hour.
Medicine	Enhances stimpak healing by 30% for 1 hour.
Repair	Extends the duration of fusion cores by 30% for 1 hour.
Science	Provides an extra guess when hacking a terminal for 1 hour.
Sneak	Makes it 30% harder to detect while sneaking for 1 hour.

All Bobblehead Locations in Fallout 76

All the locations where players can find Bobbleheads in Fallout 76 (Image via Bethesda Game Studios)

All Bobblehead locations in Ash Heap Region

Mount Blair Trainyard: Search for Fallout 76 Bobbleheads on buildings, railings, and ramps.
Beckley: Explore the town's rooftops, shops, and air vents for Bobbleheads.
Rollins Work Camp: Find Bobbleheads under cables and behind barrels on the roof.
The Rusty Pick: Navigate through corridors and mines to discover Bobbleheads behind fallen barrels.
Widows Perch: Look for Bobbleheads on precarious bridges near the Charleston Capitol Building.

All Bobblehead locations in Mire Region

Big B's: Explore the rooftop near the bed for Bobbleheads.
Crevasse Dam: Look near a computer on the second floor of the second building for Bobbleheads.
Dyer Chemical: Check the welcome office around a bear trap for Bobbleheads.
South Hampton Estate: Explore the second floor of the main building for Bobbleheads.
Sunday Brother's Cabin: Search the red barn roof after scaling the stack of barrels for Bobbleheads.
Valley Galleria: Explore near the fountain, escalators, and behind counters for Bobbleheads.

All Bobblehead locations in The Forest Region

Vault-Tec Agricultural Research Center: Explore fridges, bathrooms, and filing cabinets inside the research center for Bobbleheads.
Poseidon Energy Plant WV-06: Go to the cooling towers, behind the other giant tower, and the topmost point near the minigun.
Tyler County Fairgrounds: Look on metal shelves, tables, and token dispensers throughout the fairgrounds for Bobbleheads.
Eastern Regional Penitentiary: Search cell blocks, rooftops, and watchtowers for Bobbleheads.
The Vault-Tec Agricultural Research Center: Check inside a fridge in the hydroponics area, in front of the urinals in the male bathroom, inside a filing cabinet on the second floor, and a table in the flooded area.
Sons of Dane Compound: Look around the gun range, inside buildings, and on stages.
National Isolated Radio Array: Check rooftops, buildings, and shacks for Bobbleheads.
Alpine River Cabins: Explore cabins and bunk beds for Bobbleheads.
Darling Sister's Lab: Search the lab's rooftop porch for Bobbleheads.
Horizon's Rest: Check the wreckage, particularly the vessel's cockpit.
Landview Lighthouse: Look in the open stone windows as you climb the tower for Bobbleheads.
Marigold Pavilion: Check between bedrolls upstairs for Bobbleheads.
Morgantown High School: Explore boys' lavatory stalls and locked offices for Bobbleheads.
Tyler County Fairgrounds: Search festivities sheds and token vendors in the games section.
WV Lumber Co.: Look behind overturned filing cabinets in the sheds for Bobbleheads.

All Bobblehead locations in Cranberry Log Region

Bootlegger Shack: Search behind crates inside the shack for Fallout 76 Bobbleheads.
Firebase Major: Explore tents and crates around the camp for Bobbleheads.
Ranger Base: Check lookout towers and offices for Bobbleheads.

All Bobblehead locations in Savage Divide Region

Pleasant Valley Ski Resort: Check shelves behind the Raider Bot Kiosk, in the red gondola, and the lodge's office.
Ripper Alley: Explore boulders in the crag's farthest depths for Bobbleheads.
Sons of Dane Compound: Search the barn's stage, amplifier, and instruments for Bobbleheads.
The Whitespring Golf Course: Look on a shelf behind a shoe polishing stand on the club's first floor for Bobbleheads.
US-13C-Bivoauc: Check tents near a scientist's corpse for Bobbleheads.
National Isolated Radio Array: Check the roof of the first building, inside the building behind it, in a shack behind the building, and at the giant radio telescope.

All Bobblehead locations in Toxic Valley Region

Black Bear Lodge: Explore the control room housing the property's AI for Bobbleheads.
The Crosshair: Look on a cage at a raider camp and on top of shipping crates near Hemlock Grove for Bobbleheads.
Wavy Willard’s Water Park: Find Bobbleheads inside maintenance shacks, lockers, and basements around the water park.
Wavy Willard's Water Park: Check the maintenance shack by the pool, in lockers at the pool area, in a basement near the red Get Fishin' building, and inside the big mouth of the Crocolossus Mountain ride.

While Bubbleheads are easy to spot in Fallout 76, you must look for them carefully as some are hidden intentionally. If you cannot find one in the given locations, try returning after rest.

Final thoughts

Bobbleheads offer valuable temporary buffs in Fallout 76. While their locations are fixed, the random spawn system means you might need to visit a specific spot multiple times to get the item. With this guide and a little patience, you can collect all the Bobbleheads in Appalachia and gain an edge over enemies and challenges.

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