The Elder's Mark is a unique legendary automatic rifle released during the Once in a Blue Moon update in Fallout 76. Vault Dwellers such as yourself consider it a highly sought-after weapon due to its Cursed effect, which makes it one of the most potent short-range weapons in the game.
However, completing a specific public event is the only way to obtain it. Here's a guide on how to get the Elder's Mark in Fallout 76 and what makes it such a powerful weapon.
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How to Get Elder's Mark in Fallout 76
You must complete the Beats of Burden public event to get the Elder's Mark in Fallout 76. You can find this public event at the Sacramental Glade in the Cranberry Bog region of Appalachia. You will have a one in five chance to be given the Elder's Mark as a reward for finishing the public event. The other possible weapon quest rewards include the Cultist Piercer, Holy Fire, Luca's Switchblade, and Ogua Gauntlet.
Here's how to complete the Beasts of Burden public event in Fallout 76:
- Enter the cultist camp after listening to Luca Costa provide instructions.
- Defeat Cultists Sanctifiers to obtain explosives and place them on eight shack doors within five minutes.
- Get clear of the shack doors within ten seconds.
- Load up the Brahmin with twenty pieces of cargo by collecting it from crates found in the camp.
- Kill Ogua within four minutes.
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What is the Elder's Mark in Fallout 76?
The Elder's Mark is a modified automatic rifle with a custom skin featuring symbols and runes written in chalk. The gun gets its name from this custom skin created by the Cultists who use it to attack Luca Costa's caravan. This is where the Beasts of Burden public event starts when you start it. Additionally, it has a Curse effect that increases its fire rate and gives it higher damage, but it breaks faster than standard automatic rifles. This breakage is due to Bethesda lowering its overall maximum durability.
Here are the base stats for the Edler's Mark:
- Class: Automatic Rifle
- Level: 15/25/35/45
- Damage: 18/22/25/29
- Ammo: .45
- Magazine Size: 50
- Fire Rate: 100
- Range: 72
- Accuracy: 48
The Elder's Mark will drop as a quest reward with the following legendary mods by default:
- Furious
- Fast Fire
- Fast Reload
In addition, you can re-roll the legendary effects on the Elder's Mark without removing its Cursed effect. Since the Cursed effect won't be removed, you can re-roll it as often as you want to find the perfect setup for those scenarios in Fallout 76, where a short-range gun works the best.
