Unarmed Effects and How to Increase

Unarmed is a skill in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to see how to increase Unarmed Skill, the Skill Magazine and Skill Book to increase Unarmed, what Unarmed does, and its related perks!

How to Increase Unarmed Skill

Use a Skill Magazine or a Skill Book

You can increase your Unarmed skill using Skill Magazines and Skill Books. Skill Magazines can temporarily increase your Unarmed skill while a Skill Book can increase it permanently.

We recommend grabbing the skill book for Unarmed to increase this skill for good.

Skill Books Map Locations and Guide

Use a Console Command

You can also increase your Unarmed skill using a console command. Follow the format above and add your desired level at the end of the command without the [ ] symbol.

What Does Unarmed Do?

Determines Unarmed Damage

To be a true pugilist and bash anyone's face in, you must hone your fists! With more points invested into Unarmed, you will have increased unarmed damage and better-blocking capabilities for your fists and weapons in the Unarmed tree.

Requirement for Handling Unarmed Weapons

Certain Unarmed weapons require a set amount of skill points to use. Without prior knowledge, you will not be able to utilize weapons that are more challenging to wield.

Unlock Unarmed Techniques

With enough skill in Unarmed, you can perform techniques while using V.A.T.S. that have unique effects!

Unarmed Perks

Fallout New Vegas Related Guides

Best Starting Skills and List of Skills

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Barter	Energy Weapons	Explosives	Guns
Lockpick	Medicine	Melee Weapons	Repair
Science	Sneak	Speech	Survival
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