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Super Mutants
Fallout 76 NPC

Super Mutants spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1–100. They count as super mutants in kill challenges. They include 6 types. Killing one usually drops 9 kinds of loot. Less often it leaves 25 kinds of loot.

They spawn at 187 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at West Tek Research Center, Grafton Steel and New Gad. They count toward 21 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1–100
Health
80–18331
Damage Resist
23–88
Energy Resist
17–68
Radiation Resist
348–975
Fire Resist
28–104
Cryo Resist
17–68
Poison Resist
107–327

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 21 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

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Super Mutants Spawn Locations

Found at 187 locations across Appalachia, 352 in fixed spawns and 837 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at West Tek Research Center (67).

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.

West Tek Research Center
67 fixed
Grafton Steel
31 fixed
New Gad
22 fixed
Wade Airport
21 fixed
Abandoned Bog Town
20 fixed
3 × 8% chance nearby
National Isolated Radio Array
16 fixed
8 × 19% chance nearby
Eastern Regional Penitentiary
16 fixed
2 × 8% chance nearby
Huntersville
15 fixed
3 × 25% chance nearby
Grafton
15 fixed
Federal Disposal Field HZ-21
12 fixed
3 × 25% chance nearby
Grafton Dam
10 fixed
Horizon's Rest
9 fixed
4 × 14% chance nearby
Grafton Steel Yard
9 fixed
Stony Man Lookout
9 fixed
The General's Steakhouse
9 fixed
Converted Munitions Factory
8 fixed
12 × 25% chance nearby
Grindstone Arch
5 fixed
2 fixed + 9 × 14% chance nearby
Crevasse Dam
7 fixed
3 × 7% chance nearby
Monongah Power Plant
6 fixed nearby
Research Site Saxony
4 fixed
2 fixed nearby
Show all 187 locations

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Super Mutants 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
89%
10mm Round
2%
2mm Electromagnetic Cartridge
2%
.308 Round
2%
.38 Round
2%
.44 Round
2%
Caps
89%
Junk
89%
Baseball
9%
Baseball Glove
9%
Cooking Pot
9%
Doll Head
9%
Teddy Bear
9%
Weapons
89%
Molotov Cocktail
22%
Chems
88%
Stimpak
84%
Stimpak: Super
75%
RadAway: Diluted
42%
Rad-X: Diluted
42%
RadAway
36%
Loose Screws
88%
Explosives
84%
Fragmentation Grenade
18%
Plasma Grenade
12%
Pulse Grenade
12%
Baseball Grenade
6%
Floater Flamer Grenade
6%
Bobby Pin
84%
Food
79%
Canned Dog Food
26%
Blamco Brand Mac and Cheese
6%
Fancy Lads Snack Cakes
6%
Salisbury Steak
6%
Sugar Bombs
6%
Wood Scraps
30%
Duct Tape
16%
Toy Car
16%
Chessboard
14%
Flip Lighter
14%
Test Tube Rack
14%
Wooden Spoon
14%
Cafeteria Tray
13%
Cat Bowl
13%
Dog Bowl
13%
Doll Left Arm
13%
Empty Coolant
13%
Plastic Knife
13%
Plastic Spoon
13%
Alarm Clock
12%
12%
Mutant Hound Meat
11%
Adjustable Wrench
11%
Gear
11%
Kickball
11%
Used Oil Can
11%
Can
10%
Handcuffs
10%
Military Grade Duct Tape
10%
Tin Can
10%

Types

NPC Type
3
Behemoth
Drops Ammo, Armor and Clothes, Caps, Junk, …
3 fixedspawns in total
3 locations
NPC Type
1
Glowing Behemoth
Drops Ammo, Armor and Clothes, Caps, Junk, …
3 chancespawns in total
3 locations
NPC Type
Glowing Mutant Hound
Drops Mutant Hound Meat
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
Glowing Super Mutant
Drops Ammo, Caps, Chems, Junk, …
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
3
Mutant Hound
Drops Mutant Hound Meat
4 fixed + 416 chancespawns in total
156 locations
NPC Type
1
Super Mutant Suicider
Drops Ammo, Caps, Chems, Junk, …
3 fixedspawns in total
2 locations

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Cripple a Super Mutant's Arm
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×16 · Epic Daily ×6 · Epic Weekly ×20
Cripple a Super Mutant's Head
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×10 · Epic Weekly ×15
Cripple a Super Mutant's Leg
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×18
Cripple a Super Mutant's Limb
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 Super Mutant
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Super Mutant while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×1
Kill a Super Mutant with a Rifle
Epic Daily ×15 · Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill Super Mutants with a Heavy Gun
Epic Daily ×5 · Epic Weekly ×25
Kill Super Mutants with a Shotgun
Epic Daily ×5
Take a Camera Picture of a Super Mutant
Daily ×1
Take a Camera Picture of a Super Mutant while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×1
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 Super Mutant with a Rifle
Weapons that count
Alien DisintegratorBlack Powder RifleDoctor's OrdersGauss RifleLove TapRailway RifleShort 10mm Submachine GunShort Assault RifleShort Combat RifleShort HandmadeShort Hunting RifleShort Lever Action Rifle
Show all 21
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
Kill Super Mutants with a Heavy Gun
Weapons that count
.50 Cal Machine GunAuto Grenade LauncherBroadsiderCrematorCryolatorFat ManFinal WordFoundation's VengeanceGatling LaserGatling PlasmaGauss MinigunGrand Finale
Show all 25
Kill Super Mutants with a Shotgun
Weapons that count
Cold ShoulderCombat ShotgunCrowd ControlGauss ShotgunPepper ShakerShort Double-Barrel ShotgunShort Pump Action Shotgun