Summary
Fallout Shelteris a casual live service game that focuses on colony development, rather than the roleplaying and action gameplay of otherFallouttitles. It can be downloaded and played for free on both mobile and desktop, but there is a cash shop that sells boosts, loot crates, and other beneficial items.
Combat is a huge part of the gameplay inFallout Shelter. There are two types of combat. Firstly, automatic combat takes place when a valut dweller is sent out toexplore the wasteland. Secondly, quest combat, which is controlled by the player. All combat dwellers need gooddefensesto survive combat, which will require players to set them up withthe ideal defensive stats.
7Luck
Leveled In The Game Room
TheLuckstathas no direct impact on defense or attack rolls during either quest combat encounters or automated combat when a vault dweller is sent out into the wasteland to explore. Therefore, there is little point in training a vault dwell in the Game Room to raise Luck, for combat purposes anyway.
Something to keep in mind, though, is that a high Luck stat will mean that a vault dweller has a much greater chance of finding loot, and the chances of that loot being of a higher quality. Since the goal of most combat is to complete a quest or gather loot in the wasteland, it could make sense to train dwellers to have at least a little Luck.
6Intelligence
Leveled Up In The Classroom
Training a dweller’sIntelligencein the Classroom before sending them into combat is entirely pointless, as it has no impact on any of the combat rolls they’ll need to succeed. This stands true for automatic combat out in the wasteland, and for player controlled combatduring quests.
Intelligence directly impacts how much experience a vault dweller receives for completing actions, including combat. It could be argued that, from a defensive viewpoint, leveling up a dweller more rapidly will mean they have more health, and can therefore take more damage. However, from a purely defensive standpoint, Intelligence has no direct impact.
5Perception
Leveled In The Armory
Perceptionis an entirely useless stat when it comes to combat inFallout Shelter. It has no effect on either damage or defense rolls. There is no point at all training the Perception ofvault dwellersbefore sending them out into the wasteland or on quests.
However, Perception does affect how frequently a value dweller will loot weapons, recipes,and armorwhile they are under player control on a quest. Therefore, for vault dwellers who will be part of the player’s core questing team, it might be worth training a few points of Perception in the Armory.
4Charisma
Leveled Up In The Lounge
As a defensive stat,Charismaoffers no direct benefits at all. It has no impact upon any combat rolls, defense or attack. This makes it completely pointless for players to send their vault dwellers to train Charisma in the Lounge before sending them out into the wasteland to explore.
However, when it comes to questing, Charisma could be argued to have a defensive bonus. Not from a pure combat point of view, but because a vault dweller with high Charisma has a better chance of talking their way past a potential combat encounter while on a quest. It’s not exactly “defense,” but it does help keep dwellers alive.
3Strength
Leveled In The Weight Room
Strengthis an interesting stat when considering defenses for vault dwellers inFallout Shelter. Strength doesn’t add any defenses at all, but considering the old adage “the best defense is a good offense,” training some Strength for combat dwellers in the Weight Room makes sense.
The reason why Strength works as a defensive stat is that it directly impacts how much damage a vault dweller does in combat. Therefore, the dweller will kill enemies faster, meaning that they will take less damage. So, Strength is a good stat to train from a defensive viewpoint, even though it may not seem to be at first glance.
2Agility
Trained In The Athletics Room
Agilityis one of the only two stats for vault dwellers that has a direct impact on the amount of damage they can take before they die. The higher their level of Agility, the more damage vault dwellers will mitigate from each incoming attack.
Because Agility mitigates incoming damage so effectively, it is a good idea for players to train vault dwellers in the Athletics Room for several cycles, and raise their Agility a few points. It probably isn’t worth training all the way to 10, as there are other stats that dwellers need outside of combat-related ones.
1Endurance
Leveled In The Fitness Room
Enduranceis the main defensive stat for vault dwellers inFallout Shelter. Endurance drives the number of health points a dweller has, as well as how many additional health points they receive every time they level up. Of course, more health points means the dweller can take more incoming damage before they die.
Another benefit of high Endurance is that the effects of radiation damage are reduced, and this is very useful for both quest combat and for automatic combat encounters while a vault dweller is out exploring in the wasteland. Put simply, every dweller that is going to be used in combat needs high Endurance. Evenlegendary dwellerscan benefit from this stat.
