Waste Vulture
Level 20 Wildlife · The Wastes
In Desperados Destiny, Waste Vulture is a level 20 wildlife — a mid-game threat that expects a built character.
Field notes
An enormous carrion bird that patrols the wasteland battlefields in lazy thermal circles. Its presence marks a recent kill — or an imminent one.
What you are walking into
Waste Vulture is level 20, carries 180 health, and is classed Stalker. That makes it a mid-game threat that expects a built character. It punishes over-commitment, turning your weaker hands back on you, so patience beats aggression here. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Waste Vulture plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Waste Vulture
Waste Vulture is encountered at The Wastes. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for The Wastes covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 240 experience and between $8 and $20. Its loot table can yield Vulture Feather and Animal Bones. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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