The Mirelurk hunter is a vicious Mirelurk with a much greater speed and substantially higher damage resistance than standard Mirelurks. It differs in appearance from a standard Mirelurk in that it has a brownish coloration, some extra vestigial limbs on its front and is also about 2 feet taller. It also has spikes sticking out of the shoulders of its carapace.
Mirelurk Hunters have about as much health as a Super Mutant Brute, and slightly more health than a Yao Guai. However, their damage-resisting carapaces cause them to take 1/2 damage from all attacks directed at their bodies. This gives them durability equal to that of a Deathclaw, unless you target their unarmored face.
Bugs
PC If the player fails to kill the Mirelurk hunter in VATS but manages to hit it from a high ranged area such as the damp caves in Oasis, The Mirelurk hunter suddenly spawns right next to the player, sometimes for higher leveled characters where there is two or more, they can even sometimes do this in unison.
Statistics
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‡ Due to their hard shells, torso shots only do half of the normal damage.
‡‡ This is due to the well rested bonus.
Notes
The Mirelurk Hunter is one of three sources of Softshell Mirelurk Meat, the others being Mirelurk King and rarely in Mirelurk egg clutches.
Mirelurk Hunters cannot be knocked down, be it with Frag Grenades, the Victory Rifle, the Gauss Rifle or the Electro-Suppressor.
If the player fails to kill the Mirelurk hunter in VATS but manages to hit it from a high ranged area such as the damp caves in Oasis, The Mirelurk hunter suddenly spawns right next to the player, sometimes for higher leveled characters where there is two or more, they can even sometimes do this in unison.