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Mirelurks
Fallout 76 NPC

Mirelurks spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1–100. They include 7 types. Killing one usually drops Mirelurk Meat and Armor and Clothes. Less often it leaves Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Ammo and Caps.

They spawn at 83 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Wendigo Cave, Uncanny Caverns and Spruce Knob Lake. They count toward 13 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1–100
Health
5–19514

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 13 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

Open the Challenge Navigator

Mirelurks Spawn Locations

Found at 83 locations across Appalachia, 120 in fixed spawns and 247 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Wendigo Cave (14).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

Wendigo Cave
14 fixed
Uncanny Caverns
11 fixed
Spruce Knob Lake
5 fixed
4 fixed nearby
Sunrise Field
7 fixed
4 × 10% chance nearby
Toxic Dried Lakebed
6 fixed
1 × 18% chance nearby
Hemlock Springs Dump
6 fixed
Mac's Farm
6 fixed
Quarry X3
5 fixed
6 × 10% chance nearby
Highland Marsh
5 fixed
4 × 7% chance nearby
Mire's Eye
5 fixed + 2 × 9% chance nearby
New River Gorge Resort
5 fixed
Ohio River Adventures
4 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Superior Sunset Farm
5 fixed
Glassed Cavern
4 fixed
6 × 9% chance nearby
Lake Reynolds
4 fixed
Miners Monument
4 fixed nearby
Spruce Knob Campground
4 fixed
Mountainside Bed & Breakfast
3 fixed nearby
Summersville
3 fixed
Abandoned Convoy
2 fixed nearby
Show all 83 locations

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Mirelurks 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
Mirelurk Meat
97%
Armor and Clothes
70%
3%
Marine Wetsuit
3%
Softshell Mirelurk Meat
26%
Ammo
22%
10mm Round
0.5%
2mm Electromagnetic Cartridge
0.5%
.308 Round
0.5%
.38 Round
0.5%
.44 Round
0.5%
Caps
15%

Types

NPC Type
Glowing Mirelurk
Drops Armor and Clothes, Mirelurk Meat, Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Caps
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
Glowing Mirelurk Hunter
Drops Mirelurk Meat, Ammo, Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Caps
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
Glowing Mirelurk King
Drops Mirelurk Meat, Ammo, Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Caps
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
Glowing Mirelurk Queen
Drops Ammo, Chems, Weapons, Queen Mirelurk Meat, …
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
1
Mirelurk Hunter
Drops Mirelurk Meat, Ammo, Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Caps
2 fixed + 62 chancespawns in total
32 locations
NPC Type
1
Mirelurk King
Drops Mirelurk Meat, Ammo, Softshell Mirelurk Meat, Caps
62 chancespawns in total
31 locations
NPC Type
2
Mirelurk Queen
Drops Ammo, Chems, Weapons, Queen Mirelurk Meat, …
6 fixed + 11 chancespawns in total
16 locations

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Cripple a Mirelurk's Limb
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×30
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 Mirelurk
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Mirelurk with a Blunt Weapon
Epic Daily ×15
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
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
Show all 46
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
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
Show all 23
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Bone HammerCommie WhackerElectro EnforcerSheepsquatch StaffSledgehammerSuper SledgeThe DebilitatorThe FarmhandThe TenderizerWar DrumWhacker Smacker
Kill a Mirelurk with a Blunt Weapon
Weapons that count
Baseball BatBoardBone HammerBoxing GloveCommie WhackerElectrified CattleprodElectro EnforcerFace BreakerGolf ClubGulper SmackerKnucklesLead Pipe
Show all 42
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Cold Shoulder