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Floaters
Fallout 76 NPC

Floaters spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1–73. Killing one usually drops Ammo and Excess Adhesive. Less often it leaves 7 kinds of loot.

They spawn at 19 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Big Maw, Lake Eloise and Old Mold Quarry. They count toward 12 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1–73
Health
73–1080
Damage Resist
4–17
Energy Resist
7–216
Radiation Resist
67–172
Fire Resist
2–265
Cryo Resist
2–265
Poison Resist
4–104

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 12 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

Open the Challenge Navigator

Floaters Spawn Locations

Found at 19 locations across Appalachia, 69 in fixed spawns. The largest share is at Big Maw (6).

Big Maw
6 fixed
Lake Eloise
3 fixed
3 fixed nearby
Old Mold Quarry
6 fixed
Solomon's Pond
6 fixed
Veiled Sundew Grove
6 fixed
Willard Corporate Housing
5 fixed
Spruce Knob Channels
3 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Big B's Rest Stop
3 fixed
Darling Sister's Lab
3 fixed
New Gad
3 fixed nearby
Nicholson's End
3 fixed
Red Rocket Filling Station
3 fixed
Safe 'n Clean Disposal
3 fixed
Summersville
3 fixed nearby
The General's Steakhouse
2 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Huntersville
2 fixed nearby
West Tek Research Center
2 fixed
Devil's Backbone
1 fixed nearby
US-13C Bivouac
1 fixed nearby

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Floaters the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Ammo
90%
10mm Round
2%
2mm Electromagnetic Cartridge
2%
.308 Round
2%
.38 Round
2%
.44 Round
2%
Excess Adhesive
60%
Fuel
34%
Crystal Shards
34%
Floater Flamer Pus Sac
34%
Floater Freezer Pus Sac
34%
Waste Oil
34%
Floater Gnasher Pus Sac
32%
Waste Acid
32%

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill a Floater
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×10
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill Floaters With Automatic Weapons
Epic Weekly ×10
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Clothes that count
Asylum Worker Uniform White DirtyChef HatCivil War Era DressCivil War Era SuitCivil War Era Top HatClown HatConfederate UniformCop CapCultist's GarmentsFisherman's HatFisherman's OutfitGolf Outfit
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Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Weapons that count
Bone HammerCommie WhackerElectro EnforcerSheepsquatch StaffSledgehammerSuper SledgeThe DebilitatorThe FarmhandThe TenderizerWar DrumWhacker Smacker
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Weapons that count
Cold Shoulder
Kill Floaters With Automatic Weapons
Weapons that count
.50 Cal Machine GunAuto Grenade LauncherFinal WordFoundation's VengeanceGatling LaserGatling PlasmaGauss MinigunMinigunNuka-LauncherPepper ShakerShort 10mm Submachine GunShort Flamer
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