Daily Fallout 76 Briefing - May 13, 2026
Decryption Daily Ops at Charleston Capitol Building against Fanatics under Savage Strike and Active Camouflage. Collect Mirelurk Eggs and hunt the Mire for today's challenges. Double Mutations and Treasure Hunter starts tomorrow.
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Purple Axolotl of the Month
May 5 – June 2, 2026
The Purple Axolotl is catchable this month exclusively in Skyline Valley and Cranberry Bog. Small fishing spots in those two regions offer a 30% catch rate — still 19 days of the window remaining, but don't sleep on it.
Coming tomorrow: Double Mutations and Treasure Hunter kicks off and runs through .
Today's Daily Ops
| Mode | Decryption |
| Location | Charleston Capitol Building |
| Enemies | Fanatics |
| Mutations | Savage Strike, Active Camouflage |
Mutation breakdown:
- Savage Strike — Enemies deal significantly increased melee damage; maintain distance and avoid letting Fanatics close the gap on you.
- Active Camouflage — Enemies periodically cloak and become difficult to spot; use V.A.T.S. to detect them or listen for footstep audio near the terminals.
Strategy: Decryption tasks you with defending and interacting with encrypted terminals while enemy waves try to seize them. Prioritise clearing the crowd around each terminal objective before chasing individual targets. The Charleston Capitol Building's wide interior corridors help funnel Fanatics — hold a position near the terminal and let them come to you rather than pushing into the open. With Active Camouflage active, stick to the terminals and avoid wandering far, since cloaked enemies may be between you and the objective.
Today's Daily Challenges
| Challenge | SCORE |
|---|---|
| Gold Star: Complete a Daily Challenge (x6) | 1000 |
| Scrap junk to produce Aluminum (x5) | 250 |
| Collect Mirelurk Eggs (x3) | 250 |
| Complete a Daily Operation on a Public Team! | 250 |
| Eat a Cooked Meal (x10) | 250 |
| Kill a Mirelurk (x5) | 250 |
| Kill an Enemy in the Mire Region (x5) | 250 |
| Sell a Shotgun to an NPC vendor | 250 |
Quick completion tips:
- Scrap junk to produce Aluminum (x5): Aluminum cans, surgical trays, and oil cans scrap into aluminum. Grab a handful from Vault 81, Watoga Hospital, or any pre-war building, then scrap them at any workbench.
- Collect Mirelurk Eggs (x3): Mirelurk egg clutches nest around swampy areas — Lake Eloise in Cranberry Bog and river banks in The Mire are reliable spots. Pick up 3 egg clusters from nests on the ground.
- Kill a Mirelurk (x5) and Kill an Enemy in the Mire Region (x5): These stack cleanly. Head to The Mire and hunt mirelurks along the rivers near Dolly Sods Campground or Southhampton Estate — five kills clears both challenges simultaneously.
- Eat a Cooked Meal (x10): Cook 10 simple recipes at a cooking station — Mutton Chops, Grilled Radstag, or Noodle Cup all count. Bring raw meat from any creature you encounter.
- Sell a Shotgun to an NPC vendor: Pick up any shotgun from a container or enemy drop and sell it to any NPC vendor, such as at Whitespring Resort, Watoga Shopping Plaza, or the Rusty Pick.
- Complete a Daily Operation on a Public Team!: Open the Social menu and join a public team before launching Daily Ops — the team flag on the map makes it easy. The run itself counts for today's Gold Star progress too.
- Gold Star: Complete a Daily Challenge (x6): Knock out any six of the above challenges and the Gold Star bonus is yours.
Weekly Challenges
| Challenge | Reward |
|---|---|
| Complete a Gold Star Daily Challenge! (x3) | 1500 SCORE |
| Repeatable Under Rank 100: Gain XP (x10000) | 100 SCORE |
| Repeatable at Rank 100 or above: Complete a Public Event (x3) | 300 SCORE |
| Build a Generator in a C.A.M.P. or Workshop (x5) | 1000 SCORE |
| Collect Brain Fungus (x25) | 1000 SCORE |
| Complete Daily Operations! (x3) | 1000 SCORE |
| Deal a Critical Hit to a Radtoad in VATS (x5) | 1000 SCORE |
| Drink Nuka-Grape (x5) | 1000 SCORE |
| Kill a Canine (x30) | 1000 SCORE |
| Mod an Energy Weapon (x5) | 1000 SCORE |
| Scrap junk to produce Wood (x30) | 1000 SCORE |
| Sell Mirelurk Queen Steak to an NPC vendor | 1000 SCORE |
Quick completion hints:
- Build a Generator in a C.A.M.P. or Workshop (x5): Place a Small Generator in your CAMP five times — you can build it, scrap it, and rebuild it repeatedly at minimal material cost. Workshop captures at Poseidon Energy Plant also count.
- Collect Brain Fungus (x25): Brain Fungus clusters grow on cave walls throughout The Mire and Cranberry Bog. Wendigo Cave and the caverns near Mosstown hold dense patches that can net 10+ per visit. Today's Mire challenge run doubles as a Brain Fungus trip.
- Complete Daily Operations! (x3): Three runs of today's Decryption ops at Charleston Capitol Building clears this. Joining a public team also satisfies today's daily team challenge at the same time.
- Deal a Critical Hit to a Radtoad in VATS (x5): Radtoads spawn in swampy areas near Flatwoods, The Mire, and around Cranberry Bog. Build your critical meter through normal V.A.T.S. attacks, then release the crit on any Radtoad.
- Drink Nuka-Grape (x5): Nuka-Cola machines in Nuka-World on Tour and vending machines scattered across Appalachia stock Nuka-Grape. It can also be brewed at a brewing station if you have the recipe.
- Kill a Canine (x30): Feral dogs patrol Route 40 and the roads around Flatwoods and Morgantown. Wolvers in The Mire count as well. A couple of laps around Flatwoods or a quick server hop typically covers all 30.
- Mod an Energy Weapon (x5): Apply any modification at a weapons workbench to a laser rifle, plasma pistol, or other energy weapon — five times total. Swapping the same mod on and off counts.
- Scrap junk to produce Wood (x30): Wood scraps, pencils, and extinguisher handles all yield wood when scrapped. A run through any pre-war school or suburban house interior gathers enough in a single pass.
- Sell Mirelurk Queen Steak to an NPC vendor: Cook Queen Steak from Mirelurk Queen meat (obtained from Queen encounters at events like "Fly Swatter" or "Encryptid"), then sell the cooked steak to any NPC vendor.
- Complete a Gold Star Daily Challenge! (x3): Earn today's Gold Star, then repeat across the next two daily resets to complete the three-day stretch.
Atom Store
Today's rotating daily deal (available until 12:00 PM ET tomorrow): Nuka-Cola Cooler Backpack — 250 Atoms (50% off!).
Current featured offerings for the week of May 12:
- Survivalist's Bugout Bundle — 1700 Atoms
- Hunter's Haul Bundle — 1600 Atoms
- Summer Thunder Bundle — 1700 Atoms (15% off!)
- Curing Shed — 500 Atoms
- Brahmin Hide Tanning Rack — 500 Atoms
- Hunter's Camo Paint (Combat Rifle + Fixer) — 500 Atoms
- Hunter's Camo Pip-Boy Paint — 150 Atoms
- Alpine Horn — 200 Atoms
- Camo Secret Service Power Armor — 800 Atoms
If you want the Nuka-Cola Cooler Backpack at half price, today is the day — tomorrow's daily slot moves to the Nuka-Cola Plant Wagon.
Top Reddit Posts
What's your opinion on the new 4* mods that will be locked behind Infestations?
The upcoming Infestations system (arriving with Patch 68 around June 2) locks exclusive 4-star legendary mods behind high-difficulty endgame encounters. Community opinion is split — some are excited for new challenge rewards, others are worried about accessibility for solo players. (95 upvotes)
Giving stuff to low level players is great, but please don't use them as dumping grounds.
Veterans sharing gear with newcomers is one of the game's best traditions, but commenters emphasize gifting useful items rather than offloading broken junk that clutters a new player's limited inventory. (176 upvotes)
Can a wastelander collect Brain Fungus in peace?!
Competition for Brain Fungus is fierce this week with the "Collect Brain Fungus (x25)" weekly challenge active — commenters share quieter cave locations in The Mire and Cranberry Bog that see less traffic. (92 upvotes)
No free atomic shop item
Players are noting the absence of the usual free daily utility item in the Atom Shop this week; the thread debates whether this is an intentional rotation change, a bug, or a timing gap in Bethesda's schedule. (67 upvotes)
Why is everyone nuking Morgantown all of a sudden?
A spike in nukes targeting Morgantown Airport has players curious — the thread explains that the area's nuke zone spawns useful mutation-affected enemies and resources, making it a recurring target for organised crews. (50 upvotes)
Your wasteland broadcaster signing off — hunt those Mirelurks in the Mire today, because tomorrow Double Mutations flips the switch and every public server becomes a very different kind of wasteland.