Appalachia is no stranger to myths about strange and deadly creatures. Unfortunately, some of those myths are true. We list all the Cryptids in Appalachia here. These creatures are often elusive, particularly strange, and are almost certainly deadly. Keep a watchful eye out for them; Lord knows they’ll be watching out for you.
Flatwoods Monster Encounters
This rather elusive, floating, alien-like creature is named after one of the first towns you’ll visit on your adventures through Appalachia. If you stumble upon it in the wild, odds are it will disappear before you can even get a shot off.
Encounter it again and it will almost certainly challenge you to a fight. Regularly check the town it’s named after and you might just surprise it instead of the other way around.
Flatwoods Monster (Lvl 30)
- Base Health: 850
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Fabled Flatwoods Monster (Lvl 40)
- Base Health: 1,050
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Mythical Flatwoods Monster (Lvl 50)
- Base Health: 1,475
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Grafton Monster
The Grafton Monster is a bulky, hulking white mass of power. It soaks up damage like a plant soaks up the sun and it can hit like a wrecking ball. Your first visit to Charleston will almost certainly put you face-to-face with one of these deadly beasts. Keep your distance at all costs if you want to make it out in one piece.
Grafton Monster (Lvl 10)
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 25
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
- Poison Resistance: 100
Enraged Grafton Monster (Lvl 30)
- Damage Resistance: 200
- Energy Resistance: 50
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
- Poison Resistance: 100
Parasitic Grafton Monster (Lvl 40)
- Damage Resistance: 250
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
- Poison Resistance: 100
Scorched Grafton Monster (Lvl 50)
- Damage Resistance: 435
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
- Poison Resistance: 100
Mothman Encounters
The Mothman is definitely one of the creepier enemies in the game, but it’s surprisingly not that hard to fight. It has a lot of resistance and it teleports around the map, but it only has two attacks, both of which are easy to avoid.
Its primary attack comes while it flutters in the air. It will continuously fire out projectiles until it teleports again. To avoid these, just sidestep them. They are hard to see and fast, but sidestepping will avoid them entirely.
Its second attack is a large discharge of energy around its body. If you see it curl its wings around itself, back off and you’ll be fine. The rest of the fight is simply dealing enough damage to defeat it.
Mothman (Lvl 35)
- Base Health: 1,050
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 150
- Radiation Resistance: 150
Dread Mothman (Lvl 45)
- Base Health: 1,100
- Damage Resistance: 250
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Albino Mothman (Lvl 55)
- Base Health: 1,550
- Damage Resistance: 250
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Glowing Mothman (Lvl 65)
- Base Health: 1,700
- Damage Resistance: 250
- Energy Resistance: 250
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Snallygasters
Snallygasters aren’t particularly aggressive, but they are quick when it comes to chasing down prey. They are primarily melee attackers, but they can also spit out projectiles to damage from a distance. They have high Damage Resistance, so stick to Energy weapons to take them down quickly.
Nascent Snallygaster (Lvl 14)
- Base Health: 525
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 50
- Radiation Resistance: 50
Snallygaster (Lvl 22)
- Base Health: 575
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 50
- Radiation Resistance: 50
Fetid Snallygaster (Lvl 30)
- Base Health: 600
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 150
- Radiation Resistance: 150
Bloody Snallygaster (Lvl 38)
- Base Health: 650
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 150
- Radiation Resistance: 150
Glowing Snallygaster (Lvl 46)
- Base Health: 700
- Damage Resistance: 300
- Energy Resistance: 300
- Radiation Resistance: 300
Ultracite Snallygaster (Lvl 54)
- Base Health: 700
- Damage Resistance: 300
- Energy Resistance: 300
- Radiation Resistance; 300
Wendigos
Wendigos are fast, powerful, and terrifying. Their method of attack is to charge you relentlessly and swing their long, powerful claws at you. If you stay at a distance from one long enough, it will stick its hand in its mouth, then belt out an ear-shattering roar, which will damage you if you’re anywhere near it.
The simplest strategy for taking out a Wendigo is to run, get some distance, then shoot. Staying still will work in the Wendigo’s favor more than yours. Putting an object between you and the Wendigo, or climbing on top of something it can’t climb, can turn the tides in your favor, but you’ll have to constantly be prepared to avoid its roar.
Wendigo (Lvl 22)
- Base Health: 390
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
Ravenous Wendigo (Lvl 32)
- Base Health: 525
- Damage Resistance: 200
- Energy Resistance: 150
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
Glowing Wendigo (Lvl 42)
- Base Health: 650
- Damage Resistance: 250
- Energy Resistance: 200
- Radiation Resistance: Immune
Scorched Wendigo (Lvl 52)
- Base Health: 900
- Damage Resistance: 150
- Energy Resistance: 125
- Radiation Resistance: 350
Zetan Aliens
The Zetan Alien isn’t much for combat, which is probably good considering how hard it is to find one. It will simply shoot at you with its Alien Blaster until you give it a proper Earth welcome. Kill it to collect the Alien Blaster and ammunition.
Alien (Lvl 1)
- Base Health: 40
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Alien Captain (Lvl 42)
- Base Health: 375
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Alien Star Admiral (Lvl 52)
- Base Health: 550
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Alien Lieutenant (Lvl 32)
- Base Health: 300
- Damage Resistance: 50
- Energy Resistance: 100
- Radiation Resistance: 250
Bee Swarm (Lvl 56)
- Base Health: 150
- Damage Resistance: 5
- Energy Resistance: 5
- Radiation Resistance: 5