Caps are the lifeblood of Fallout 76, allowing you to buy weapons, armor, plans, and even cheap Fallout 76 items from vendors and other players. Whether you're a new survivor or a seasoned wastelander, building a healthy stash of Caps is essential. Here are 20 proven strategies to help you grow your wealth quickly.

1. Loot & Sell Everything

Scavenging is the easiest way to earn Caps. Pick up weapons, armor, and junk from enemies and locations, then sell them to robot vendors. Focus on high-value, low-weight items like chems, grenades, and excess ammo.

2. Maximize Vendor Caps Daily

Each faction vendor shares a 1,400-Cap pool that resets every 20 hours. Sell your loot to all available vendors (Whitespring, Train Stations, etc.) to maximize profits.

3. Farm & Sell Legendary Gear

Even mediocre legendary items can fetch decent Caps. Scrip what you don’t need, but sell decent rolls to players or vendors for extra profit.

4. Complete Events & Dailies

Many events reward Caps directly. "Leader of the Pack," "Tea Time," and "Radiation Rumble" are great for quick earnings.

5. Build a Water Farm

Purified water sells well. Set up industrial water purifiers at your CAMP and collect regularly. A few large purifiers can net hundreds of Caps per day.

6. Craft & Sell Chems

If you have the recipes, crafting chems like Buffout, Psycho, and Med-X can be lucrative. Super Duper perk boosts output for even more profit.

7. Hunt & Sell Meat

Cooking and selling meat (especially glowing meat steaks) is an underrated Caps source. Equip Butcher’s Bounty for extra drops.

8. Claim & Defend Workshops

Taking workshops rewards Caps upfront, and defending them grants additional Caps, XP, and loot.

9. Trade with Players

Player vending is one of the fastest ways to earn Caps. Stock popular items like ammo, junk, plans, and cheap Fallout 76 Caps for quick sales.

10. Flip Undervalued Items

Check player vendors for underpriced items (serums, rare plans, flux) and resell them at market value for profit.

11. Farm & Sell Stable Flux

High-level players pay well for stable flux. Nuke zones and Scorched Earth are the best sources.

12. Use Hard Bargain Perk

Equip Hard Bargain (Charisma) when selling to vendors for better prices. Pair with grape mentats for even better deals.

13. Sell Excess Ammo

.45, 5.56, and fusion cells sell fast. Dump unwanted ammo in your vendor for 1 Cap each.

14. Farm Treasure Maps

Digging up treasure mounds yields plans, weapons, and junk—great for selling.

15. Run the "Distant Thunder" Event

This quick event rewards Caps, ammo, and weapons to sell.

16. Sell Mutation Serums

If you’ve learned serum recipes, crafting and selling them can net 300-500 Caps each.

17. Hunt Cap Stashes

Cap Collector perk reveals hidden stashes. Areas like Morgantown and Pleasant Hills have multiple spawns.

18. Bulk & Sell Junk

Bulking junk (lead, aluminum) with Plastic reduces weight and increases vendor value.

19. Complete "The Order of the Tadpole"

This questline unlocks the "Traveling Pharmacy" backpack, letting you carry more to sell.

20. Avoid Unnecessary Spending

Skip buying cheap Fallout 76 items unless necessary. Focus on earning before splurging.

By combining these methods, you’ll build a steady Caps flow, making it easier to afford whatever you need in the wasteland.