How Well Rested Buffs Work in Fallout 76
- Duchess Flame
- Sep 1
- 3 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
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In Fallout 76, the Rested system has four variants, all granting a +5% XP bonus, but the duration varies depending on where you sleep and who you sleep near.
Only one Rested buff can be active at a time.
Stacks with other XP boosts (e.g., Path to Enlightenment).
Sleeping again will replace your current Rested buff.
The Rested bonus is removed if you die.
Rested
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Buff 1
+5% XP for 1 hour
How to obtain:
Sleep in any sleeping bag, whether it's one you built in your own CAMP or workshop, or one you found out in the world or in another player's CAMP.
Well Rested
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Buff 1
+5% XP for 2 hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in any bed (not a sleeping bag), whether it's one you built in your own CAMP or workshop, or one you found out in the world or in another player's CAMP.
Buff 2
+5% XP for 2 hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in any of the following, regardless of ownership:
• Cauldron Hot Tub
• Cappy Hot Tub
• Communal Firepit
• Firepit
• Goo-Tub
• Hot Tub
• Skulls Fire Pitt
• Vault-Tec Spa
Buff 3
+5% XP for 2 Hours
+2 Agility for 2 Hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in any bed, hot tub, or firepit while the Homebody perk card is equipped.
Kindred Spirit
Buff 1
+5% XP for 3 Hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in a bed that you own while your CAMP ally is placed and active in your camp
Buff 2
+5% XP for 3 Hours
+2 Perception for 3 Hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in a bed that you own while your CAMP ally is within your camp’s build area, and the Homebody perk card is equipped
Note: At the time of publishing, your ally needs to be near your bed for the Kindred Spirit bonus to apply. If your ally is on one side of your C.A.M.P. and you sleep on the other, the bonus will not trigger, and you will only receive the Well Rested effect.
Lover's Embrace
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Buff 1
+5% XP for 3 Hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in a bed that you own while your romantic ally is placed and active in your CAMP
Buff 2
+5% XP for 3 Hours
+2 Charisma for 3 Hours
How to obtain:
Sleep in a bed that you own while your romantic ally is within your camp’s build area, and the Homebody perk card is equipped
Note: At the time of publishing, your ally needs to be near your bed for the Lover's Embrace bonus to apply. If your ally is on one side of your C.A.M.P. and you sleep on the other, the bonus will not trigger, and you will only receive the Well Rested effect.
How to Activate Romance Status with Your Ally
Depending on which ally you have, romance is unlocked in different ways:
Some allies can be romanced simply by speaking to them and exhausting all of their dialogue options.
Others require you to complete their questline and choose the romantic or flirty dialogue options along the way.
Not all allies are romanceable — some are strictly companions with no romance path.
If you build your ally’s C.A.M.P. item while already in a world, the game might not register it properly, and the buff won’t apply. To fix it, go back to the main menu, join a new world, and then sleep in a bed. The Kindred Spirit or Lover’s Embrace buff should trigger as expected.
List of Romanceable Allies (as of July 2025)
The following allies can be romanced in Fallout 76:
None
Daphne
Maul
Kindred Spirit
Adelaide
Del Lawnson
Dottie
Grandma Junko
Joey Bello
Katherine Swan
Leo Petrov
Raider Punk
Sam Nguyen
Settler Forager
Settler Wanderer
Solomon Hardy
Steven Scarberry
Xerxo
Yasmin Chowdhury
Lover's Embrace
Beckett
Sofia Daguerre
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