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It's said there's no man deadlier at close range, that that powerfist of his has smashed a hundred skulls.Daniel

Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist is a unique weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Characteristics[]

Compared to the standard power fist, Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist has a unique secondary damage effect unlike other power fist variants as it deals poison damage to the degree of -3 HP over 10 seconds per strike along with making them dizzy and vulnerable to further attack. It deals a high-end amount of damage per strike, albeit at a low-end attack speed. It also deals a moderate amount of critical hit damage at a 1x critical chance multiplier. It has a low-end AP cost, moderate weight, and a decent caps value, but also low-to-moderate durability. It is considered an improved holdout weapon. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 6 Strength attribute level to use effectively.

Visually, the weapon is structurally similar to the standard variant, but has been painted white with some orange marks in the colors of the White Legs tribe. Four identical feathers are attached to the wrist by a leather strip. A deposit of salt is attached to the striking point of the forearm ram, somehow being held together by duct tape.

V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]

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Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action pointAdditional effects
Normal090253.6
Stomp50180209Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut50103.5205.18
Cross7599204.952.5x damage to limbs
Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

Durability[]

Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist can successfully strike about 495 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondEffect damage and durationBonus effectsAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageCritical effect damage and durationAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Power fist 40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist Gun Runners' Arsenal40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist With all weapon mods attached Gun Runners' Arsenal48
62.81.31x140283.479564900816.7505
Greased Lightning Gun Runners' Arsenal32
963x132282.39956150002500505
Industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on)50
160Ignores DR/DT3.2x140651.57995102500250757
Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist Honest Hearts45
64.4+3Poison/10s1.36x145254.849562500416.7506
Saturnite fist Old World Blues (add-on)35
631.8x135252.879541600400454
Saturnite fist super-heated Old World Blues (add-on)55
90.81.65x155+2Fire/5s254.459542400600555
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

Notes[]

  • Equipping the weapon and a set of T-51b power armor will result in it clipping into the right gauntlet and appear as if it was grafted into the armor.
  • It is possible to obtain two copies of this weapon by looting and dropping the fist from Salt-Upon-Wounds before the ending sequence. His power fist will still be present in the footlocker, and in the same spot that it was dropped. Note that the dropped item may disappear when returning to it. A way to get around this is to store the power fist on a nearby corpse, but not on Salt-Upon-Wounds, as his body will disappear after the quest ends.

Bugs[]

  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes when you are equipping the power fist, the markings and feathers will not appear.[verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 When equipped, sometimes you character's finger may curl up on the hand without the power fist. [verified]

Sounds[]

Icon Salt Upon Wounds gauntlet
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