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The open-world online adventure thatFallout 76brings is filled with mutants, stimpacks, weapons, and so much more for you to explore, discover, and kill. Among this sprawling world are the slightly less exciting berries and herbs you can collect as you make your way to and from missions and explore the world.
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Some of the hardest berries to find in large quantities are the Firecracker Berries, which are needed for an early-level mission and can help craft several valuable items that will aid you in the post-apocalyptic world. Knowing where to consistently find these explosive berries will save you hours of meandering, allowing you to spend more time doing what you enjoy.
Where To Find Firecracker Berries
Easily one of the best areas to find a lot of Firecracker Berries is aroundArktos Pharma. This can be found to thesoutheast of Vault 76in the centre of the map. It is around the crashed aeroplane site,Horizon’s Rest, andGreg’s Mining Supply.
To theleft side of Arktos Pharma, you will be able to findover thirty bushesscattered around the forest. If you go at night, you will be able to see them easily as theyglow in the dark.

verify to equip theGreen Thumb perk cardto increase your maximum yield of Firecracker Berries.
If you are desperate to find more berries and the ones at Arktos Pharma haven’t regrown yet (which will take aboutone in-game day), you can find some more berries byAsh HeapandSolomon’s Pond.

As you go around collecting the Firecracker Berries, verify you are doing it quickly asthey will explode in a matter of secondsif you are close to them for too long. This explosion does damage you and will destroy the berries.
What You Can Use Firecracker Berries For
Firecracker Berries have a weight of0.03. Consuming them willincrease your food by five percent, with a disease chance of one.
Using a cooking station, you can use the berries to createFirecracker Berry Juice, which will increase your critical damage by ten percent.
Another consumable you can make with the berries isBerry Mentas, which willraise your intelligenceand willhighlight living targets for five minutes, with the small downside ofincreasing your thirst.
you’re able to createHealing SalvesandDisease Curesunder theSavage Dividesubsection, using these berries, which are both very valuable to have a good supply of.