Wasteland Commando Build

Fallout 4 Survival Build Guide: The Wasteland Commando

This guide is for Fallout 4 Survival Mode players who want to avoid Power Armor, Sneak, and Melee. The Wasteland Commando build centers around using rifles, staying mobile, and leveraging chems and healing to survive. With a focus on mid-to-long-range combat, durability, and sustain, this build allows you to handle a variety of threats from a safe distance.

SPECIAL Stats (Starting Build)

• Strength – 3: Allows carry weight improvements and access to Armorer
• Perception – 5: Enables Rifleman for semi-auto rifles
• Endurance – 6: For Life Giver and Chem Resistance
• Charisma – 3: Access to Lone Wanderer for survival boosts
• Intelligence – 6: Unlocks Medic, Chemist, Scrapper
• Agility – 4: Good for Action Boy and eventual Gun Fu
• Luck – 1: Low initial investment (not a crit build)

Key Perks to Focus On

Combat Focus:

• Rifleman – Core perk for semi-auto rifles
• Commando – Optional if switching to automatic weapons
• Gun Nut – Enables weapon upgrades
• Awareness – Target resistances in VATS

Survivability:

• Life Giver – Passive HP and regen
• Toughness – Flat DR bonus
• Adamantium Skeleton – Avoid limb damage
• Solar Powered – Sunlight-based healing and stat boost
• Refractor – Energy resistance

Utility & Sustain:

• Lone Wanderer – Huge for survival
• Medic – Better healing from stimpaks
• Chemist – Enhances duration of chems
• Scrapper – More resources for crafting
• Action Boy – Faster AP regen

Recommended Weapons and Armor

Weapons: • Combat Rifle – Strong semi-auto or auto option
• Laser Rifle – Great mod potential and ammo availability
• Hunting Rifle – Good early-game choice for sniping
• Deliverer – Use if you dip into pistols
Armor:
• Heavy Combat Armor – Ideal for defense
• Ballistic Weave on clothing underneath
• Focus on mobility and damage resistance

Survival Tips

• Use chems like Jet, Psycho, and Med-X in tough fights
• Sleep to save and manage fatigue
• Cook and eat food regularly for buffs
• Maintain distance and use cover – avoid brawls

Level-By-Level Perk Progression (Level 2–100)

Level	Perk to Choose
2	Rifleman 1
3	Lone Wanderer 1
4	Life Giver 1
5	Medic 1
6	Gun Nut 1
7	Rifleman 2
8	Toughness 1
9	Armorer 1
10	Chemist 1
11	Action Boy 1
12	Life Giver 2
13	Lone Wanderer 2
14	Medic 2
15	Rifleman 3
16	Toughness 2
17	Scrapper 1
18	Adamantium Skeleton 1
19	Gun Nut 2
20	Armorer 2
21	Rifleman 4
22	Life Giver 3
23	Lone Wanderer 3
24	Medic 3
25	Chemist 2
26	Toughness 3
27	Adamantium Skeleton 2
28	Action Boy 2
29	Gun Nut 3
30	Rifleman 5
31	Medic 4
32	Solar Powered 1
33	Toughness 4
34	Scrapper 2
35	Chemist 3
36	Armorer 3
37	Adamantium Skeleton 3
38	Solar Powered 2
39	Gun Nut 4
40	Cap Collector 1
41	Cap Collector 2
42	Commando 1
43	Commando 2
44	Solar Powered 3
45	Toughness 5
46	Action Boy 3
47	Commando 3
48	Commando 4
49	Scrapper 3
50	Cap Collector 3
51	Awareness
52	Basher 1
53	Basher 2
54	Strong Back 1
55	Strong Back 2
56	Strong Back 3
57	Strong Back 4
58	Refractor 1
59	Refractor 2
60	Refractor 3
61	Refractor 4
62	Refractor 5
63	Scrounger 1
64	Scrounger 2
65	Scrounger 3
66	Scrounger 4
67	Fortune Finder 1
68	Fortune Finder 2
69	Fortune Finder 3
70	Fortune Finder 4
71	Gun Fu 1
72	Gun Fu 2
73	Gun Fu 3
74	Commando 5
75	Lead Belly 1
76	Lead Belly 2
77	Lead Belly 3
78	Night Person 1
79	Night Person 2
80	Night Person 3
81	Toughness (max)
82	Life Giver (max)
83	Rifleman (max)
84	Commando (max)
85	Action Boy (max)
86	Adamantium Skeleton (max)
87	Solar Powered (max)
88	Medic (max)
89	Chemist (max)
90	Strong Back (max)
91	Scrapper (max)
92	Armorer (max)
93	Gun Nut (max)
94	Refractor (max)
95	Scrounger (max)
96	Fortune Finder (max)
97	Lead Belly (max)
98	Basher (max)
99	Cap Collector (max)
100	Unused – Player Choice