How to Eliminate the Deathclaws at Quarry Junction in Fallout: New Vegas

Last Updated: October 10, 2023

Quarry Junction. It's hard to miss. It's the only place crawling with Deathclaws in Fallout: New Vegas! How do you get rid of them? Read on to find out.

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Gather any supplies you might need. Stimpacks, Doctor's Bags, Med-X, and as much food as you can carry. If you haven't even passed Quarry Junction yet, listen to the advice the workers give you: go around and start stocking up on supplies once you reach New Vegas.
- Try to stock food and drink, such as Purified Water, that won't give you any rads.
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Ideally, you want heavy armor, like power armor. Make sure it's fully repaired. Try to include a helmet, if you have one.

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Get some good weapons. The weapon you choose should depend on where your character's combat strengths lie: Melee, Unarmed or Ranged. .
- Some people find it easier to use Ranged weapons when fighting Deathclaws, as Deathclaws do a lot of damage but can only attack within close distances (and Ranged weapons can hit targets from far away). Good choices for ranged weapons would be the Alien Blaster, the Gobi Campaign sniper rifle, Gauss rifles, and heavy incinerators. If you decide to use a Ranged weapon, make sure to stock up on ammo before heading to the fight.
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Unmodded Fallout: New Vegas allows you to have up to one human and one non-human companion. Good choices are Boone or Veronica (for human), and Rex or Lily (for non-human).
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Pilfer the dead Powder Ganger if you feel like it.
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Stay up on the ridge. As you get close, crouch until you are hidden, then start firing.
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Avert all your fire to the den mother. This is the most powerful Deathclaw, and you need to kill it as soon as you see it.
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Get out of there! If you have companions, they will hopefully distract any remaining Deathclaws long enough for you to escape.
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The Deathclaws will no longer respawn once killed.

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The most powerful weapon you can get your hands on! The more damage you deal to them, the less damage they can deal to you!

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Use V.A.T.S to increase chances of hitting your targets if you are close enough to the Deathclaws.

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Your companions can store items in their inventory.

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You can change the weapons/armor of your human companions.

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You can only have one humanoid companion and one small companion.

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If your companions faint (instead of dying if you're not on Hardcore mode), they will not get back up until the fight is over.

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