Tools

Tools are specialized items that allow you to perform tasks that would otherwise be unavailable, or amplify your skills/stats when equipped.

Most tools must be present in your active hand slot for their effect to apply unless you have the Quartermaster perk synergy.

Picture	Name	Benefit	Crafting requirements	Required materials	Notes
	Backpack	+50 carry weight capacity	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Gecko Pelt 1 x Fibers	Can be put in either of your hand slots, effect stacks with Bag.
	Bag	+100 carry weight capacity	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Golden Gecko Pelt 1 x High Quality Fibers	Can be put in either of your hand slots, effect stacks with Backpack.
	First Aid Kit	First Aid +25% First Aid AP cost -2	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Chemical Component 2 x Junk	Sold by "Doctor" Andrew in New Vault City for 1000 currency.
	Field Medic First Aid Kit	First Aid +50% First Aid AP cost -2	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x High Quality Chemical Component 2 x Junk	Sold by "Doctor" Andrew in New Vault City for 2000 currency.
	Doctor's Bag	Doctor +25%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Chemical Component 2 x Junk	Sold by Dr. Fung in San Francisco for 1000 currency.
	Paramedics Bag	Doctor +50%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Chemical Component 2 x Junk	Sold by Dr. Fung in San Francisco for 2000 currency.
	Cutters	Crafting +50%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Metal Parts 1 x Wood
	MacGyver Set	Crafting +100%	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Good Metal Parts 1 x Wood
	Engineer Hammer	Engineering +50%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Flint 1 x Wood
	Super Wrench	Engineering +100%	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Good Metal Parts 1 x Wood
	Lockpicks	Robbery +25%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Brahmin Hide 5 x Metal Parts
	Expanded Lockpick Set	Robbery +50%	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Brahmin Hide 5 x Good Metal Parts
	Move Amplifier	Traps +50%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Electronic Parts 1 x Wood
	Sound Amplifier	Traps +100%	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x High Quality Electronic Parts 1 x Wood
	Screwdriver	Science +50%	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Alloys 1 x Wood
	Super Screwdriver	Science +100%	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x High Quality Alloys 1 x Wood
	Tool	Repair bonus, see this table	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	1 x Flint 1 x Metal Parts
	Wrench	Repair bonus, see this table	Crafting 25% Level 5	2 x Junk 1 x Iron Ore	Wrench can also be used as a weapon or a mining tool.
	Super Tool Kit	Repair bonus, see this table	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	3 x High Quality Alloys 3 x Good Metal Parts	Sold by Rondo in NCR for 2000 currency.
	Professional Tool Set	Repair bonus, see this table	Crafting 300% Level 750 High‑Tech Workbench	2 x Steel Plate 2 x Carbon Polymer Barrels 2 x Microchips 2 x Cylindrical Rotary Lock
	Oil Can	Repair bonus, see this table	—	—	As of Patch 6.4, Oil Can works just like a normal tool; it needs to be in your active slot to apply its Repair bonus; consumed on use; Strange Farm NPCs have a small chance to drop Oil Cans.
	Binoculars	+50 accuracy +5% maximum chance to hit	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	2 x Metal Parts 1 x Minerals	In addition to increasing your accuracy, having Binoculars in your off-hand slot grants a bonus to Sneak detection based on your Perception.
	Military Binoculars	+100 accuracy +10% maximum chance to hit	Crafting 100% Level 50 Workbench	5 x Good Metal Parts 1 x Binoculars	In addition to increasing your accuracy, having Military Binoculars in your off-hand slot grants a bonus to Sneak detection based on your Perception.
	Camouflage	+4 to Stealth	Crafting 25% Level 5 Adv. Workbench	5 x Fibers	Consumed when used. Base duration is 15 minutes. The Stealth Girl support perk extends that base duration by 15 minutes; wearing Leather Armor MKII extends it by an additional 10 minutes.
	Military Camouflage	+8 to Stealth	Crafting 50% Level 24 Adv. Workbench	5 x High Quality Fibers	Consumed when used. Base duration is 30 minutes. The Stealth Girl support perk extends that base duration by 15 minutes; wearing Leather Armor MKII extends it by an additional 10 minutes.
	Stealth Boy	+16 to Stealth, 4 more if Ghost is active	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	3 x High Quality Electronic Parts 5 x High Quality Alloys 5 x High Quality Fibers 1 x Blueprint	Consumed when used. Base duration is 45 minutes. The Stealth Girl support perk extends that base duration by 15 minutes; wearing Leather Armor MKII extends it by an additional 10 minutes.
	Stealth Boy MKII	+25 to Stealth, 4 more if Ghost is active	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	1 x Electric Motor 1 x Brahmin Hide 6 x High Quality Electronic Parts 1 x Blueprint	Consumed when used. Base duration is 60 minutes. The Stealth Girl support perk extends that base duration by 15 minutes; wearing Leather Armor MKII extends it by an additional 10 minutes.
	Stealth Boy MKIII	+33 to Stealth, 8 more if Ghost is active	Crafting 200% Level 750 High‑Tech Workbench	1 x Polymers 1 x Engine 1 x Goretex 1 x Carbon Polymer 1 x Blueprint	Consumed when used. Base duration is 180 minutes. The Stealth Girl support perk extends that base duration by 15 minutes; wearing Leather Armor MKII extends it by an additional 10 minutes.
	Electronic Lockpick	Enables you to lockpick cases	Crafting 300% Level 750 High‑Tech Workbench	2 x Electric Amplifier 2 x Leather Hide 4 x Advanced Polymers 4 x Glass Polymers 2 x Capacitors 1 x Blueprint
	Electronic Lockpick MKII	Enables you to lockpick cases	—	—
	Lock	Allows you to lock doors and containers	Crafting 25% Workbench	1 x Flint 1 x Metal Parts 1 x Junk	The strength of the lock depends on the Robbery skill of the crafter; every lock spawns a key once it's used on a lockable container; to lock such a container, place the lock in your active hand slot then use it on the container you'd like to lock; the container has to be open when the lock is being installed.
	Fingerlock	Allows you to securely lock doors and containers	Crafting 150% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Water Chip 6 x Good Metal Parts 7 x Electronic Parts	Game Rule 8C: "Installing fingerprint locks on doors or cars in bases that do not belong to you for the purpose of griefing other players is forbidden." The owner can use the Science skill on a Fingerlock-protected vehicle to enable shared access, allowing others to register their fingerprints via the Traps skill. This also works on fingerlock-protected doors and containers. Fingerlock access is account-wide.
	Wattz Motion Sensor	Motion detection in a 15-hex radius (demonstration)	Crafting 150% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	3 x Fibers 6 x Good Metal Parts 7 x Electronic Parts 20 x Micro Fusion Cell 1 x Blueprint	Ignores walls. To recharge a motion sensor: (1) place it on the ground, (2) click and hold LMB on it, (3) select the backpack icon, (4) select an energy source (MFC/SEC). Characters with the Quartermaster perk synergy are able to fully charge motion sensors with a single Micro Fusion Cell.
	RobCo Motion Sensor	Sneak autodetection within your FoV	Crafting 150% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	3 x Fibers 7 x Good Metal Parts 6 x Electronic Parts 20 x Micro Fusion Cell 1 x Blueprint	To recharge a motion sensor: (1) place it on the ground, (2) click and hold LMB on it, (3) select the backpack icon, (4) select an energy source (MFC/SEC). Characters with the Quartermaster perk synergy are able to fully charge motion sensors with a single Micro Fusion Cell.
	Rope	Enables taming Brahmin and capturing Slaves	Crafting 25% Workbench	1 x Fibers 1 x High Quality Fibers	Brahmin taming should always succeed with Outdoorsman ≥ 200. Rope is also used to craft Folded Tents.
	Old Shovel	Enables shit shoveling and grave digging	—	—	Old shovel will break if used to dig up a grave. It can also be used as a weapon.
	Shovel	Enables shit shoveling and grave digging	Crafting 25% Level 5 Workbench	1 x Wood 1 x Junk	Shovel can also be used as a weapon.
	Hatchet	Enables Wood harvesting	Crafting 25% Level 5 Workbench	1 x Wood 1 x Flint
	Primitive Tool	Enables basic mining and logging	Crafting 25% Level 5 Workbench	1 x Flint	Has a good chance to break each time it is used.
	Sledgehammer	Enables mining	Crafting 75% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Flint 1 x Wood	Sledgehammer can also be used as a weapon.
	Super Sledge	Enables Uranium Ore and Gold mining	Crafting 100% Level 50 Adv. Workbench	1 x Wood 3 x Good Metal Parts 3 x Metal Parts 3 x High Quality Alloys 1 x Blueprint	Super Sledge can also be used as a weapon.
	Knife	Enables Fiber harvesting	Crafting 25% Level 5	1 x Flint 1 x Metal Parts 1 x Wood	Combat Knife and "Little Jesus" also work.
	Folded Tent	Sets up a tier 1 base (Tent)	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Brahmin Hide 1 x Rope	Can be used in any empty randomly generated map; consumed when used; new characters can get a free Folded Tent for completing the starter quest A Tent in the Wasteland.
	Hollowmaker Tools	Sets up a tier 1 base (Cave)	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Wood 1 x Shovel	Can be used in any empty randomly generated map; consumed when used.
	Patch Kit	Sets up a tier 1 base (Ruins hideout)	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Metal Parts 1 x Lock	Can be used in any empty randomly generated map; consumed when used.
	Scrapshaper Kit	Sets up a tier 1 base (Workshop)	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Junk 1 x Move Amplifier	Can be used in any empty randomly generated map; consumed when used.
	Trackshaper Tool	Sets up a tier 1 base (Station)	Crafting 50% Level 24 Workbench	5 x Alloys 1 x Wrench	Can be used in any empty randomly generated map; consumed when used.