Grognak the Barbarian Magazine Locations – Fallout 4

Grognak the Barbarian magazines provide incremental ranks of the Barbarian perk in Fallout 4, with each issue granting a 5% increase to melee and unarmed critical damage. There are ten issues in total, and none are missable, making this set straightforward to complete at any stage of a playthrough.

This guide outlines every magazine location with clear instructions and optional video references to support efficient collection.

What you’ll get from this guide:

📚 10 Grognak the Barbarian magazines
⚔️ Up to +50% melee & unarmed critical damage
🎥 Step-by-step video for every location
✅ No permanently missable magazines

Use the table of contents below to jump to any magazine location.

Why collect these magazines?

Collect all 10 magazines to gain +50% melee & unarmed critical damage

Each magazine adds +5% melee & unarmed critical damage
Collect all 10 to gain +50% total
Bonus stacks automatically

No Missable Content

All Grognak the Barbarian magazines can be collected at any point in the game. None of the issues are permanently missable, meaning you can safely return later if you skip one during normal exploration.

This makes the set ideal to complete during free exploration or after finishing the main story.

Grognak Magazine Locations

Jump straight to any magazine location 👇

Issue #1 – Blood on the Harp

A simple one to start with — quick to grab on any playthrough.

Location

Wicked Shipping Fleet Lockup

Where to find it

When you head inside, theres a small office on the left side of the main warehouse. The magazine is sitting on the desk inside. It’s one of the easier Grognak issues to grab so pick it up early.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #2 – Cometh the Trickster

Location

Andrew Station

How to get it

After leaving the raider camp at Andrew Station, head north toward a yellow house with a crashed bus on the roof. It’s hard to miss. Go up to the third floor and you’ll find the magazine on a mattress in a poster-covered room.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #3 – Jungle of the Bat-Babies

Location

Sanctuary Hills

How to get it

This is the easiest one — just go to your old house in Sanctuary and grab it from the kitchen counter.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #4 – In the Bosom of the Corsair Queen

Location

Corvega Assembly Plant

How to get it

Once you’re inside the Assembly Plant, follow the path until you come to an elevator. Use the elevator to reach the top floor, then head up the metal stairs onto the catwalk. Kill Jared and enter his office — the magazine’s on the desk. Jared usually puts up a fight so be ready before you head up.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #5 – Demon Slaves, Demon Sands

Location

Vault 75 / Vault 81

How to get it

Option 1: Vault 75

Enter Vault 75 through Malden Middle School, find your way to the Overseers office on the top floor. The magazine will be on the Overseers bed in a room off the office.

Option 2: Vault 81 (Quest Reward)

Complete the ‘Short Stories” quest from Katy inside Vault 81. She will give you the magazine as a reward.

Optional video walkthrough – Vault 75 (shows exact location)

Optional video walkthrough – Vault 81 (shows exact location)

Issue #6 – Enter Maula: War Maiden of Mars

This is one of the more dangerous spots, especially if you’re low level.

Location

Boston Common

How to get it

Start at Park Street Station, then turn around, and head towards the gazebo in Swan’s Pond. Enter the gazebo and you’ll see the magazine next to a skeleton. Watch out for Swan a unique super mutant behemoth.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #7 – Fatherless Cur!

Location

Mass Pike Interchange

How to get it:

Ride the elevator to the raider camp on the highway. Once the raiders are dealt with, head into the metal shack marked with a skull. The magazine’s sitting right on the toilet.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #8 – Lost in the Snows of Lust

Location

Back Street Apparel

How to get it

Make your way to the apartment above the store, the magazine can be found on a table in the living room near the TV and safe. This one is easy to miss, so take a second to scan the room.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #9 – In the Lair of the Virgin Eater

Location

Hyde Park

How to get it

Fight your way into the raider camp and follow the path up to the rooftops, look for a red chair and the magazine will be on the safe behind it. Expect a multi-level firefight as you work through this camp so clear them out before searching for this one.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

Issue #10 – What Sorcery This?

One of the spookiest areas in the game.

Location

Museum of Witchcraft

How to get it

Go around to the right side of the Museum of Witchcraft and use the basement entrance to get inside. Fight the deathclaw and make your way to the “dungeon room” where you’ll find the magazine on a table. The interior is very dark, so switching on a flashlight makes navigating the lower level so much easier.

Optional video walkthrough (shows exact location)

✅ Grognak the Barbarian Collection Complete

And that’s the full set—nice work.

You now have the full melee & unarmed critical damage bonus.

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