Gargoyle

Gargoyle is an Enemy in Dragon's Dogma.

Overview[]

Gargoyles are a dangerous species of grey, winged creatures rarely found on Bitterblack Isle and in Gransys during Post-Game. Their bodies are hard as stone and most resistant to physical attacks.

They attack by grabbing and stabbing their prey with their tail, with the chance to cause Petrification which leads to death if not immediately treated.

Type	Monster / Flying Beasts
Experience gained	Base Experience of 1350 Can be more or less depending on a few factors such as: Having fewer pawns Being under the effect of Weal Use of the Bezel Crown bow Being in Hard Mode Having higher or lower level pawns
Location	Gransys Soulflayer Canyon during The Conspirators quest. Estan Plains (Post-Game), on the ruined walls outside Gran Soren's south gate The Everfall (Post-Dragon) Chamber of Tragedy Chamber of Fate Bitterblack Isle The Black Abbey Midnight Helix (Pre-Daimon) Duskmoon Tower (Post-Daimon) Rotunda of Dread (Post-Daimon)
Items	Bastard Wing Petrifactor Elongated Claw Jewel of Petrifaction or Rift Cluster (very rare) In the Everfall, additionally Secret Softener
Quests	The Conspirators - track down the Gargoyle that stole Fedel's missive Suppression - slay 3 Gargoyles

Stats[]

Stats	Health	Attack	Defense	Magick Attack	Magick Defense	Weight
Stats	6000	810	280	690	250	120

Relative Damage Taken	Slash	Bash	Fire	Ice	Thunder	Holy	Dark
Relative Damage Taken	70%	150%	30%	50%	160%	100%	30%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Attacks[]

Attack	Type	Description
Claw	Phys	Attacks with claws at close range.
Swoop and Toss	Phys	Glides in horizontally from a distance then tosses a foe
Grab and Impale	Phys/Status	Will grab and then stab its target with its tail, which may cause Petrification if not cured.

Tactics[]

Suppression_(Gargoyle_quest_walkthrough)-0 — Suppression (Gargoyle quest walkthrough)-0

2 Gargoyles spawn just outside of Gran Soren's south gate every 10 days.

Gargoyles are weak to both Lightning and resist all other elements except Holy.
May be Poisoned, Torpored, set on Fire, Frozen, Tarred, Drenched, Silenced and Cursed.
Immune to Blindness, Sleep and Petrification.
Strong against Dark based spells. High Maelstrom will inflict limited damage.
Use a ranged attack to knock one out of the sky.
Blunt weapons seem to be the most effective physical means of inflicting damage.
If their grab attack will miss, creatures will immediately land to rest for a while and can be safely grabbed.
Once grounded, they can be held down.
Be very careful when fighting multiple Gargoyles at once, since they can work in tandem and might effectively juggle anyone they strike if they attack one after the other, knocking the unfortunate Arisen or pawn up a little bit higher.

Defensive[]

Cures or resistance to Petrification are essential.
The Gargoyle's 'Swoop and Toss' is quick and hard to evade once in flight, but is signalled by the creature performing a barrel roll at distance before the dive.

Vocation-specific[]

Fighter: Heavenward Lash reaches flying enemies. Perfect Block with Dragon's Roost Shield grants knowledge.
Striders: Ensnare/Implicate will pull them down from the sky, but has only limited reach upwards.
Mystic Knight: Great Cannon and Sky Rapture are effective. Successfully Perfect Blocking a dive can instantly kill them. Vortex Sigil will suck them into place for an easy defeat.
Magick Archer: Shadowshackle will hold them in place, and Vortex Trail will suck them in.

Pawn Bestiary Knowledge[]

For the foe knowledge flags for Gargoyle see the flying beast section in the Bestiary.

Pawn Chatter[]

"Their tail can turn a man to stone."

"A team of gargoyles!"

"Have we a remedy for petrification?"

"Their skin looks hard as stone!"