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Deathclaws are creatures found in Appalachia.
Background
Closely resembling the deathclaws of the Commonwealth, Appalachian deathclaws are commonly found across the region.
Characteristics
Biology
Deathclaws are the results of a pre-War experiment that involved creating a mutation of the Jackson's chameleon, along with several other species, to use as weapons on the battlefield. They are strong, agile predators that will attack the player character on sight. Their long, sharp claws are capable of inflicting great, oftentimes fatal, amounts of damage, hence their name.
Gameplay attributes
Deathclaws have a very high amount of health for creatures of their level and are incredibly resistant to most damage types, particularly energy damage. Their hides have been known to reflect energy weapons (laser) when fired directly at them. Their versatile combat style makes them a hefty opponent even if they are lower level. When aggravated, they will initiate combat by roaring and stomping the ground, causing a shockwave.
While they predominantly use their namesake claws for dealing damage, they may also headbutt their foes to stagger them. Their power attack comes in the form of a wide-swinging claw slash that deals significant damage.
The deathclaw has a substantial level of natural armor and is resistant to damage on their dark, scaled parts, leaving the belly as a weak spot that takes increased damage. However, due to their hunched posture, this is difficult to hit. They can dodge gunshots and zigzag while charging the shooter, making them even harder to hit. If one of their legs become crippled, a broken bone will be seen stabbing out of the skin, and they will move incredibly slowly. With both legs crippled it is unable to move at all. It is also possible to shoot off the end of their tail.
Their model size makes them ungainly in uneven ground, which can be used against them. Their inability to climb or jump renders their close-combat style useless if attacked from high enough ground, and if they are unable to travel certain terrain such as jumping up on a rock, they will flee until their target is on level ground again. Many of their attacks can also be avoided by keeping a constant pace, which allows the player character to simply outrun their claw strikes.
Variants
Deathclaw
The standard deathclaw, most commonly encountered in the Forest at a low level.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Deathclaw 0001DB4C |
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Alpha deathclaw
Alpha deathclaws are stronger, leader members of the species, hence the "alpha" part of their name. However, they are still far from the most dangerous variant.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Alpha deathclaw 001423A7 |
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Alpha deathclaw (Project paradise)  001423A7 |
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Deathclaw matriarch
Matriarchs are the female leaders of the species. They have more health than alpha and normal deathclaws, with deadlier attacks. Their horns curve out and down, compared to the alpha's forward and up.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Deathclaw matriarch 001423A9 |
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Savage deathclaw
Savage deathclaws are strong and brutal. They are ten levels higher than the deathclaw matriarchs and have higher stats.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Savage deathclaw 001423AA |
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Albino deathclaw
Albino deathclaws are white in coloration. Rarer than most, they have higher stats than previous variants, but are easier to spot due to their unique genetic trait.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Albino deathclaw 001423AB |
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Chameleon deathclaw
The chameleon deathclaw is unique among other deathclaws. Its default color is a slightly more sandy tone of a regular deathclaw, but when aggravated, it will display vibrant colors depending on its movements in battle. It flickers between stone gray, acid green, red, orange and teal. When killed, its body retains the last color it was displaying.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Chameleon deathclaw 001423AC |
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Mythic deathclaw
Mythic deathclaws are the second strongest of all non-legendary deathclaws.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Mythic deathclaw 001423AD |
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Glowing deathclaw
The glowing deathclaw is a variant of the deathclaw that has been affected by radiation to the point where it has begun emitting a green glow.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Glowing deathclaw 001423A8 |
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Scorched deathclaws
normal scorched deathclaw
Scorched deathclaws have been affected by the Scorched Plague. Each regular deathclaw variant has a corresponding Scorched variant with the same stats, abilities and items.
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| Scorched deathclaw 001423A7 |
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| Scorched alpha deathclaw 001423A7 |
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| Scorched deathclaw matriarch 001423A7 |
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| Scorched savage deathclaw 001423A7 |
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| Scorched glowing deathclaw 001423A7 |
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| Scorched albino deathclaw 001423A7 |
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| Scorched mythic deathclaw 001423A7 |
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Prime deathclaw
Prime deathclaws are encountered only during the Primal Cuts event, as the final boss if done in the Forest.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items |
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Prime deathclaw 005532A6 |
Locations
- Two can always be found in the abandoned waste dump.
- One can always be found on Deathclaw Island.
- One can always be found in Thunder Mountain substation TM-02, usually fighting ants.
- One can always be found near Archery set.
- One can always be found in Hopewell Cave.
- One can always be found at Rosalynn Jeffries' shrine.
- Sometimes found outside Tanagra Town.
- Sometimes found at The Whitespring Resort.
- Emmett Mountain disposal site, only during the Radiation Rumble event.
- An alpha variant will spawn as the final boss of Project Paradise, but only if all three creatures survive until the final wave.
- A prime variant will appear as the final boss of the Primal Cuts event in The Forest.
Related quests
Challenges
- Kill a deathclaw. (daily).
- Tadpole: Herpetologist - Take a camera picture of a deathclaw (lifetime).
- Possum: Leather worker - Scrap five deathclaw hide.
Notes
- Prior to patch 1.2.1.18, deathclaws did not drop deathclaw hides.
- Deathclaws are a potential candidate for taming. If found alone in a random encounter, the player character can send the tamed beast to their C.A.M.P. for defense.
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