What does it take to kill a death claw?

[ChupathingyX]

uhh....noone actually told me not to go north...

Did you talk to anyone after leaving Doc Mitchell's house?

none important... i played fallout 3 so i had a basic idea of the controls and stuff so..yeah

And yet here you are asking people for help on how to kill a powerful creature at level 2.

Are you trolling me?

Also if you don't intend to talk to anyone and not follow the story or anything then I really don't think you should be playing this game, doesn't seem like your cup of tea.

 

[Mark Flanagan]

I like piling grenades around a mine or failing that take all those dynamite charges (forgot what they're called) from the Powder Gangers and put 10+ them down in one spot. Stand across from it and shoot the deathclaw so it runs at you and trips the charges. That should pretty much kill one depending on how fast it's running when the mines go off.

Best part of this plan, and I use the term plan loosely is that everything you need is available at low levels.
(raid the N,W,S,E Powder Ganger camps for the the boom)

 

[baddude1337]

This Machine with Armor Piercing is pretty badass. Power Armor also kind of helps for when they do get a bit too close. But personally my balls are made of pure steel because I walk around in a Roving Trader Outfit and NCR Ranger Helmet.

 

[Pandabearparade]

uhh....noone actually told me not to go north...

Yes, they did.

Repeatedly. There are road blocks, signs everywhere, and you are even warned back in Goodsprings not to go.

 

[A-D.]

Bah Humbug Sissies. Real men Punch deathclaws in the nose to show dominance. Multiple times.

This. With the right Perks, level 20-ish and a Ballistic Fist. You can slaughter the whole Quarry within 5 minutes without needing to take a break. Bring Med-X, Psycho and Super Stims. And anything else which gives +DR and +DMG from any of the DLCs if you have them.

Seriously though, if you maxed out later with a Ballistic Fist and took all the right Perks, especially when you are built high on Agility and Strength, basicly Runspeed (you can actually distance yourself very fast from them by running backwards) and punching power, well at that point nothing is a problem. Except several Enemies with Ballistic Fists. They can drain your HP really quickly (Caesar's Tent is the only place this happens)

Otherwise, any long range weapon, preferably sniper with JSP Hand Load, Anti-Materiel Rifle or a scoped Hunting Rifle with appropriate Ammo and a good vintage Point and you can cripple and kill them before they even get close enough.

 

[pablogonzalez]

uhh....noone actually told me not to go north...

Yes, they did.

Repeatedly. There are road blocks, signs everywhere, and you are even warned back in Goodsprings not to go.

apparently there is a way to go north without seeing any of that