Holy Fire and whatca gonna do

[Mari]

I got HF half a year ago and never used it. I keep reading that it should be a good heavy weapon gun, and I want to use it for the first time now, what I should know, what build, what perks?
I´am bloody builder so far who used bloodied Handmade rifle and I never use PA

[AbsynthMinded]

PA not required but a Heavy Weapon build is. Bloody Mess and Heavy Gun Damage Perks + Friendly Fire for events.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Holy_Fire

[AlexSledge]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

PA not required but a Heavy Weapon build is. Bloody Mess and Heavy Gun Damage Perks + Friendly Fire for events.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Holy_Fire

Nailed it.

[Mari]

Originally posted by AlexSledge:

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

PA not required but a Heavy Weapon build is. Bloody Mess and Heavy Gun Damage Perks + Friendly Fire for events.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Holy_Fire

Nailed it.

Means, nothing special, I'm still waiting for the players' own experiences

[Lord Rambo]

The secret is you re-roll it to something you like. Its one of the few 'unique' legendaries you can re-roll. It comes with hidden mods that make it a cut above the standard flamer without having to compromise in areas like weapon reach. You can get alot of mileage as is, but of course with a proper heavy build it is an S-tier destroyer and wrecker of sh*t.

[Niko Insane]

It does good job even without perks melting everything

[KitKat]

It is VERY effective, when it comes to both killing AND keeping you alive (due to Vampiric effect).

However... It's also VERY ammo-inefficient. Trigger discipline is a must, fire it in bursts only - to make sure you don't over-shoot when the enemy is already near-dead and will burn out in a blink of an eye, which is just a waste of fuel if you keep on shooting.

Like... Burst, let em sizzle just a sec and if not dead - apply another burst. Don't full-auto unless in panic mode in CQC with multiple enemies, of course.

[Eriskumma]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

PA not required but a Heavy Weapon build is.

Alternatively low health and/or stealth build and you don't need any Heavy perks. Of course they do give even more damage, 2 of my 6 low health stealthy toons have Heavy Gun perks and all flamers are silly OP on them, rest 4 have no Heavy perks and can easily solo Expedition and daily ops bosses with standard modifier Holy Fire. I do have maxed Bloody Mess and 2-5 points in Adrenaline on all of my toons and use VATS a lot even with flamers.

[KitKat]

Oh... As for what perks to use? Simple!

Damage is affected by: Heavy Gunner (R3, all three), Bloody mess(R3). And Adrenaline, from what I understand. I prefer full R5 of Adrenaline myself;

For PA: Stabilized, but it's really not needed with this one. Most people run with it without PA;

Weight: Bear Arms(R2 is enough, R3 is just overkill even with multiple heavy weapons - might use that 1 extra point elsewhere) for the gun itself + Batteries Included(R3) for the Fuel, as it's "energy ammo";

Extra: Friendly Fire(R1 is enough), to heal NPCs (and even friendly players) during Events - such as those workers during Radiation Rumble.

[insert food here]

It needs to be re rolled with either AA or Bloodied prefix to really shine as a high damage weapon. Faster fire rate (weapon speed) 2nd star effect and your choice of 3rd star effect like reload or weight reduction.

Left with default effects that it comes with it is ok but nothing really special. I do carry two on my PA heavy gunner. My re rolled one is my damage dealer and the default one is just there for the vampires healing if i need it but i rarely ever use it myself.

[Rattlesnake8]

It's my main weapon for doing high damage. I love it. I'm sure with different perks I can increase it further but right now it shreds enemies far quicker than any other weapon I've tried. The healing effect is amazing and will keep you in the fight. The only downside is if you just hold the trigger down you'll be out of fuel in no time. I haven't used Power Armor yet and I play with full health.

[Boboscus]

Like Cold Shoulder, Holy Fire is also really viable without any perks for it.