What exactly happens when something mutates?
Several times now I've fought some legendary creature and in the middle of the fight they suddenly mutate and heal back to full. What other effects does this mutation do? Does this mean I can't 1 shot a legendary creature with a sneak attack?
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To answer your last question: It is very possible to one-shot a legendary enemy. I do it all the time, and highly recommend it.
The only way they mutate is if they're still alive after having been dropped to ~50% or less health. As long as you've got a gun that can take out more than half their HP, you can avoid having to deal with the mutation.
Personally, I prefer the one-shot kill approach whenever possible. I find the Gauss Rifle to be very effective for this (currently at level 70, on default difficulty).
If your best gun can't do the whole job in one shot, but it can still knock off more than half the enemy's HP, save it for last. Work the enemy down a bit (but not to 50%) with something weaker, then finish 'em off with the big gun once their HP is within its damage-dealing capabilities.
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Can't comment on other answers, but the legendary protections always die in a nuclear explosion as long as they are activated. So that could just be very frightening to have a super fast robonuke coming right for you.
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