Deathclaw Gauntlet (Fallout 3)



As its name suggests, the Deathclaw Gauntlet is a craftable unarmed weapon that is made out of a Deathclaw's forearm, fist, and claws, a medical brace for extra structure, a leather belt to render the hand rigid (and as a handle for the user's hand), and WonderGlue to hold it all together.

Deathclaw Gauntlet Schematics are needed to build it.

Building
See Schematics - Deathclaw Gauntlet.

Strategy

 * With its extremely high critical percent multiplier (x5), high bonus damage from critical strikes (+30), as well as its armor piercing ability, it can be more devastating in the player's hands than when attached to a living Deathclaw!
 * With the Ninja perk (+15%), a player with 5 Luck will always score a critical strike (((15+5)*5)=100%).
 * Long before level twenty, players with 10 Luck, Finesse (+5%), and Survival Guru (+3%) will be able to critical almost as often (((10+5+3)*5)=90%).
 * Since VATS attacks add a flat +15% bonus it's possible to reach a 100% critical rate without the ninja perk.

That totals to 65 dmg with the deathclaw gauntlets and armour piercing abilities and with the high critcal rate mentioned above it can be devastating and when coupled with better critical and ninja perks you get the following: Creating a critical hit dmg of 166.25 and ignoring armour which rivals most small guns and energy weapons when it comes to damage. High sneak and stealth suit are advised.
 * It is also possible to create the most damaging close-combat combo in the game by taking the right perks. It is even superior to the shish kebab though it takes up 3 perk slots. This won't be a problem once you reach level 20, but this is recommended for a second playthrough. Here's how it works:
 * deathclaw gauntlet base dmg 20.0
 * dmg from strenth 5.0
 * dmg from unarmed skill (100) 25.0
 * dmg from iron palm perk (rnk3) 15.0
 * +30 dmg from gauntlet
 * +47.5 dmg from better criticals
 * +23.75 dmg from ninja if using a sneak attack

Appearances


Deathclaw Gauntlet appears only in Fallout 3.

Trivia

 * This weapon is a key component to creating a Freddy Kruger outfit. Equipping the Deathclaw Gauntlet along with the Ghoul Mask, Pre-War Hat Or Shady Hat, and Pre-war Spring Outfit (for male characters) (with the option of selecting the Mister Sandman perk) will transform you into this Hollywood serial killer!