Screecher (2024)

The Screecher is an enemy in Raft.

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The Screecher is a Threat encountered on Large Tropical Islands. Once it has spotted the player, a Screecher will attack by dropping boulders onto the player, eventually killing them. Its detection radius is fairly big, so once approaching be sure to keep an eye out for when it dives and listen for the sound of a boulder being picked up. The Screecher always tugs three times before lifting off with a boulder. Once the boulder has been picked up, the Screecher will move in as straight a line as possible towards the player. Once directly above, it will drop the boulder dealing 35 damage to the player if hit.

Whenever the Screecher is hit, a cloud of feathers emerges from its body. If the Screecher is hit while trying to pick up a boulder, it may fly away to a different location and continue. Do note that it does not start over. Despite moving to a new location, the Screecher will only need to complete three tugs before emerging with a boulder, even if its spread out over multiple attempts.

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Hits to Kill

Weapon/Ammo	Normal	Hard
Wooden Spear	20	25
Metal Spear Stone Arrow	10	13
Machete Metal Arrow	7	9
Titanium Sword Titanium Arrow	5	7

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• To kill Screechers, it is recommended to use a Bow.
  • Wait until it flies towards you with a boulder and shoot it once while approaching, and another when it's immediately above you. Make sure to shoot slightly above it on the first shot to make up for the arrow dropping. Consider moving to a high spot so the Screechers will have to fly up to you, potentially making it easier to hit.
  • Hold Shift to sprint as the Screecher is about to drop its boulder to avoid them more easily.
• Screechers can be killed with a spear when they land to pick up boulders. This method is not always viable because the Screecher tends to land far from the player, taking off after three pulls, before the player can reach it.
• The player can use obstacles such as a hill or mountain to force the Screecher to fly in large, predictable arcs. It will not drop its boulder until the player is directly underneath the Screecher, but the player can sprint laterally with respect to its flight path to prevent it from dropping its boulder. If done correctly, a fight can end about 20 seconds from the first shot, using fully charged arrows. Without any obstacles, the Screecher would make turns that are generally too tight for the player to easily react to during the entire battle.

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Avoiding Screecher Attacks[ | ]

• Standing under any roof on your raft will shield you from the Screecher's rocks.
• Hide in caves.
• Keep moving; the Screecher will take longer to drop the rock, and when it does, it will miss unless you move into it again.
• Wait for the Screecher to drop a boulder, and as you hear its trigger (a screech), run out of the way.
• Do not depend on trees to block falling rocks, as the collision seems to be rather hit-or-miss and even if it does block the rock the splash damage will likely damage you anyway.

Trivia[ | ]

• The Screecher's design is based on the bearded vulture, also known as the Ossifrage or Lammergeier.
• The Screecher is also known as the Stone Bird.
• Screechers were originally going to be able to destroy parts of the raft when dropping boulders.
• In previous versions of Raft, the boulders that Screechers drop could still damage you through one floor of your raft, requiring two or more layers to stop them. However, in the current version, only one layer is needed.
• The Screecher‘s method of attack was possibly derived from the death of Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright. According to legend, a bearded vulture mistook Aeschylus's head for a rock and dropped a tortoise onto his head, killing him. Bearded vultures drop tortoises onto rocks from great heights to crack their shells before feeding on them.

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  Screecher Approaching with a Rock

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  Screechers Lose Feathers When Hit by an Arrow

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  A Screecher Flying

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