Fallout 76 Melee Meat Guide

This guide highlights the best cooked meats for melee builds in Fallout 76, focusing on damage, survivability, and utility.

Meat	Effects	Recipe	Why it's good for Melee
Deathclaw Wellington	+60 HP, -50 Hunger, -5 Thirst, +6 Strength, +10% Damage Resistance	Deathclaw Meat + Razorgrain Flour + Tato + Salt + Pepper + Purified Water	High Strength boost directly increases melee damage. Damage resistance helps with survivability in close combat.
Tasty Yao Guai Roast	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +85% Melee Damage	Yao Guai Meat + Seasoning + Wood	Provides a massive boost to melee damage output. Simple recipe with easily obtainable ingredients.
Smoked Mirelurk Fillets	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +30 Carry Weight, Breathe Underwater	Mirelurk Meat + Wood	Significant carry weight boost helps with heavy melee weapons and armor. Breathe Underwater effect can be situationally useful.
Tasty Squirrel Stew	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +1 AGI, +1 LCK	Squirrel + Carrot + Tato + Wood	Agility boost helps with AP refresh for VATS melee. Luck boost can improve critical hits and loot.
Seasoned Rabbit Skewers	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +1 LCK	Rabbit Leg + Seasoning + Wood	Luck boost can improve critical hits and loot. Easy to acquire ingredients.
Pemmican	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +3 END	Tallow + Brain Fungus + Wild Muttfruit + Wood	Endurance boost helps with sustained melee combat and carry weight.
Glowing Meat Steak	+40 HP, -30 Hunger, -10 Thirst, +10 Radiation Resistance, +1 END	Glowing Meat + Wood	Slight boost to survivability with Endurance. Radiation resistance can be helpful in certain areas.
Smoked Scorchbeast Lung	+?? HP, -?? Hunger, -?? Thirst, +3 AGI	Scorchbeast Lung + Wood	Agility boost helps with AP refresh for VATS melee.
Scorchbeast Liver with Onions	+50 HP, -40 Hunger, -5 Thirst, +2 END, +10% Disease Resistance	Scorchbeast Liver + Wild Onion + Wood	Endurance helps with sustained melee combat. Disease resistance is always a welcome bonus.
Pepperoni Roll	+20 HP, -25% Hunger, -5 Thirst, +5 Carry Weight	Pepperoni + Razorgrain Flour + Tato + Yeast + Wood	Small carry weight boost can be helpful. Provides a good amount of hunger reduction.