Fallout 4: How to Beat the Mirelurk Queen

You’ll encounter the Mirelurk Queen in Fallout 4 at the Castle when you help Preston and the Minutemen take back their original base of operations. The Queen is one of the toughest enemies you’ll face in the game, so make sure you’re loaded up with Stimpaks and Psychos if you have them. And all the explosives you can possibly get will definitely not do you harm.

First up, a good strategy would be to place mines all over the area once you’ve taken care of the Mirelurks and their Hatchlings. Before disposing of the eggs and triggering the Queen, place mines around the Castle courtyard. The Queen is extremely tough, so you’ll need all the extra firepower you can get. If you have the Vertibird signal grenades from joining the Brotherhood of Steel, you can also throw one down now so that the Vertibird will enter the fray just as the Queen appears.

During the fight with the smaller Mirelurks, it’s also a good idea to use V.A.T.S. as much as possible to build up your Critical Strike. Make sure to save the Critical for the Queen though. Now that you’ve set up your mines and thrown down your signal grenade, you’re ready to face the Queen. The most dangerous attack you have to watch out for is her acid spit. The acid does will do a lot of overall damage to you, so make sure you always have your eye on her so you know when to dodge the acid. You can also take cover within the Castle itself if you’re taking too much damage. The Queen is huge and can’t follow you into tight spaces, so ducking into the Castle and recovering is a very viable strategy if you’re coming under too much fire. Don’t be afraid to hang back and use the Minutemen as meat shields either.

If you summoned the Vertibird before triggering the Queen, make a dash for the minigun on the chopper the second it lands. This is what you’ve been saving your Critical Strike for. Use the minigun and aim for her face (her weak spot) in V.A.T.S, and use the Critical Strike for extra damage. Even after blowing through the Critical Strike, multiple minigun shots to the face while on the Vertibird will deal severe damage to her. If you don’t have access to Vertibird support, just a normal minigun will do the trick as well, though you’ll have to watch your ammo reserves.

Other weapons that will get the job done include any heavy weapons such as the Fat Man, or other missile launchers and nukes. The Mirelurk Queen is extremely slow so you should be able to get in some accurate shots. Be careful not to get too close to her or she’ll stomp you to death. As long as you keep your distance, you’ll only have to worry about the acid spit and the other Mirelurks she summons.

If you don’t have any heavy weapons, or access to the Vertibird don’t worry, you can still beat her with smaller primary weapons, but get ready for a long, drawn out fight. Take cover within the Castle so that the Queen can’t follow you in, and snipe her face with whatever weapon you’ve got equipped. This strategy could take awhile and might even use up most of your ammo reserves, but it works if you choose not to use the Vertibird. If you have Power Armor, make sure to bring it into the fight for extra survivability as well.

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