Where to find and how to farm for Deathclaws and Deathclaw meat in Fallout 76
- Duchess Flame
- Mar 26, 2023
- 5 min read
Updated: Aug 6, 2023
Image credit @FalloutInspired on Twitter
While not as terrifying as their Fallout 3 counterparts, Deathclaws in Fallout 76 are definitely more useful plus they can be tamed as pets.
Used for:
Daily Score challenge - Cripple a Deathclaw.
Daily Score challenge - Kill a Deathclaw.
Tadpole: Herpetologist badge - Take a camera picture of a Deathclaw
Possum: Leatherworker badge - Scrap 5 Deathclaw hides
Plan: Deathclaw Gauntlet (1x Deathclaw Hand)
Deathclaw meat is used in the following recipes:
Deathclaws can drop the following items:
Item | % Drop Chance |
Deathclaw Meat | 100% |
Deathclaw Hand | 25% |
Deathclaw Hide | 25% |
Item | % Drop Chance |
Non-Legendary Armour | 0.83% to 1.66% |
Non-Legendary Weapons | 44.50% |
Fragmentation Mine | 0.97% |
Molotov Cocktail | 1.30% |
Baseballl Grenade | 1.30% |
Fragmentation Grenade | 1.30% |
Stimpak | 7.14% |
Item | % Drop Chance |
Black Titanium Scrap | 87.50% |
Loose Gears | 87.50% |
Waste Acid | 0.04% |
Excess Adhesive | 0.04% |
Aluminum Scrap | 0.12% |
Copper Scrap | 0.04% |
Glass Shards | 0.04% |
Loose Screws | 0.04% |
Loose Spring | 0.04% |
Fiberglass Spool | 0.04% |
Item | % Drop Chance |
Plan: Cryo Grenade | 0.10% |
Plan: Pulse Grenade | 0.10% |
Plan: Cryo Mine | 0.10% |
Plan: Nuke Mine | 0.10% |
Plan: Pulse Mine | 0.10% |
Plan: Nuka-Cola Grenade | 0.20% |
Plan: Nuka Quantum Grenade | 0.20% |
Plan: MIRV Frag Grenade | 0.32% |
If you are looking for Deathclaw Eggs, please refer to my Deathclaw Egg farming guide.
Farming Tips and Tricks
The following perk cards, magazines, and/or backpack mods will increase your yields.
Fixed Spawn locations
Deathclaw Island
1x Deathclaw
Transmission Station 1AT-U03
1x Deathclaw
Room C 01
You will need to have completed the original Enclave questline to be able to enter this location. Hacker and Lock Pick perk cards or Master Infiltrator will help a lot here as well.
The Deathclaw in here is a PITA to find, however, if you need a photo of a Scorched Deathclaw then it can be worth the trip.
From the main lobby, face NE and use either the terminal or lock pick to unlock the white door on the left. Follow the corridor around until you get to a room with a green poisonous cloud. You can either jump into Power Armour, a Chinese Stealth Suit or just YOLO it through the cloud. Keep following the path around until you get to a room with a Scorched Mothman in it.
Kill the Mothman and then follow the catwalk around on your right. Keep following the platform around until you see a door marked "Exit". Walk through that door and follow the path around until you get to another lab.
Kill the creatures that spawn, then enter the room marked "A 05" on the ground floor. Follow it through to the next room and take the second door on your right. Follow the path around and the Scorched Deathclaw will spawn from room C 01.
White Powder Winter Sports
1x Deathclaw
Use the photo above to place a map marker on the location.
It's worth looting the White Powder restaurant downstairs for salt, pepper, sugar, and spices.
Face East and run and run and run until you hit a rock face. Turn left and follow the rock face NE until you see a path going up on your right. Keep following the path up the hill until you hit another rock face. Jump up the rock face and face South and the Deathclaw will find you.
Bailey Family Cabin
1x Deathclaw
Place a map marker at the top of the rocket on the red rocket icon.
From the spawn-in point, turn around and line up with the Red Rocket workshop icon (South). Keep in line with the icon and run straight. At the top of the hill, you will see a half cave formed by a rock face and a fossil in the wall.
You will need to walk over the top of the Deathclaw nest for the Deathclaw to spawn here.
Hopewell Cave
1x Deathclaw
Abandoned Waste Dump
2x Deathclaws
West Tek
1x Deathclaw
From the fast travel point, turn West and follow the road until you see a road on your right. Turn right and follow the road up until you see a crashed bus on your left. Jump on top of the bus and line yourself up between South and the West Tek Research Center icon. Run forward until you get to a rock face. Jump on top of the rock face and follow the cliff edge South until you see Rosalynn Jeffries Shrine on the edge of the cliff in front of you. The Deathclaw will be pacing in front of it.
Thunder Mountain Substation TM-02
1x Deathclaw
Chance to spawn
1/4 chance to spawn in the Whitesprings Resort carpark near the Sulphur Water Fountain and gazebo.
If someone has started the questline "An Organic Solution" and is up to the "Collect Bone Meal" step, then a deathclaw will spawn in one of the two below-listed locations.
Thunder Mountain Power Plant
1x Deathclaw and Deathclaw nest
From the fast travel point, follow the road South until you get to the end of the limo. Turn left, go past the tank, and enter the workshop yard. Follow the road straight until you get to the green shipping containers near the water's edge. Jump over the railing, keep the concrete wall to your right shoulder and continue following it. At the end of the wall, line up between South and the Braxson's Quality Medical Supplies map icon and walk forward, following the river bank. The river bank will start to curve and look for the Deathclaw nest on your right.
Ella Ames' Bunker
1x Deathclaw and Deathclaw nest
Stand at the door of Ella Ames's Bunker and look for the blue ute/truck in the water in front of you. Behind the blue ute/truck are 4 trees in a semi-circle. From your left, head towards the third tree. Stand behind the third tree and you will see a tree stump and a light-coloured tree with red leaves in front of you. Run over to the red tree, turn South and walk to the river edge. Turn left, walk forward, and follow the river edge around. You will see the Deathclaw nest on your right, just past the curve in the bank.
Random Encounter Spawn Locations
There is a chance to find these encounters at specific random encounter locations.
The below encounters will spawn 1 to 2 Deathclaws and or a Deathclaw nest. Sometimes there can be a Deathclaw egg laying nearby.
Image credit: Mette and Susanne.
Assault Encounters
Assault Random Encounter location guide here.
Deathclaw vs Raiders
Ash Heap, Savage Divide, The Mire, and Cranberry Bog regions.
Deathclaw vs Ants
All Regions
Deathclaw vs Super Mutants
All Regions
Object Encounters
Object Random Encounter location guide here.
Deathclaw Nest vs Super Mutants
All Regions
Deathclaw vs Merchant Caravan
All Regions
Scene Encounters
Scene Random Encounter location guide here.
Glowing Deathclaw vs Sentry Bot
All Regions but only after a nuke in that region.
Deathclaw
All Regions but only after a nuke in that region.
Travel Encounters
Travel Random Encounter location guide here.
Wandering Deathclaw Boss
All Regions
Events
Tunnel of Love
2x Deathclaws
Spin the Wheel
Chance to spawn during the boss wave.
Scorched Earth
Radiation Rumble
If you reach tier 2 or higher then multiple Deathclaws will spawn.
Primal Cuts (Meat Week)
Forest Region
Vendors/Camp Allies/NPCs
Marie - Whitesprings Resort La Grand Gourmet (25% chance)
Maul - Camp Ally (25% chance)
Grahm - random spawn locations (25% chance)
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