Valiant Gargoyles
| Valiant Gargoyles | |
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| Type | Great Boss |
| Region | Nokron, Eternal City, Altus Plateau, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Leyndell, Ashen Capital |
| Runes | 30,000 |
| Required | No |
Valiant Gargoyles is a great boss in Elden Ring.
The Valiant Gargoyles are winged stone guardians who fight as a pair at the Siofra Aqueduct in Nokron, Eternal City. The fight opens against one gargoyle, and a second joins once the first drops to half health. Defeating them is one of two ways to reach the Deeproot Depths. Single Valiant Gargoyles also guard the Capital Outskirts and both versions of Leyndell.
Lore
The Valiant Gargoyles are colossal winged stone guardians. Missing pieces of their bodies have been patched with corpse wax. Each fights with two bronze weapons, one for quick close combat and one for slow, far-reaching blows.
The gargoyles are a patchwork of champions, mended with corpse wax like the weapons they carry. They fight with great discipline. Some of their techniques resemble the storm arts of Stormveil. They roar to blast away any foe who tries to flee.
Where to find Valiant Gargoyles Location?
- Siofra Aqueduct, the boss duo beyond the fog gate (Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace, Nokron, Eternal City)
- Capital Outskirts, a single Valiant Gargoyle (Altus Plateau)
- Leyndell, Royal Capital, a single Valiant Gargoyle near the West Capital Rampart
- Leyndell, Ashen Capital, a single Valiant Gargoyle
Weaknesses
| Immune | Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frostbite, Sleep, Madness |
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| Parry | No |
Phases
- Phase 1: a single gargoyle fights with its greatsword and halberd.
- Phase 2: at half health a second gargoyle with a twinblade and axe joins the fight.
- Phase 3: once one gargoyle falls, the survivor fights alone.
Attacks
- Poison breath: at close range the gargoyle exhales a cloud of poison. Sprinting away as soon as the mist appears avoids it.
- Vacuum Slice: the greatsword gargoyle fires a cutting wave from far away. A sideways roll avoids it.
- Storm Assault: the halberd gargoyle leaps and slams down with a gust of wind. A roll forward under the jump avoids it.
- Twinblade spins: the second gargoyle chains fast spinning swings. Backing away until the spin ends is safest.
- Beast's Roar: the gargoyle roars a shockwave at a fleeing target. Staying in mid range or rolling through it avoids it.
Tactics
- Upgrade the flask and bring a poison cure such as Flame, Cleanse Me.
- Summon a ranged spirit ash such as the Spirit Jellyfish, because the gargoyles move a lot and hit wide areas.
- In phase one, learn the first gargoyle's patterns and take as little damage as possible.
- Stay underneath or behind a gargoyle, where its attacks rarely connect.
- When the second gargoyle arrives, burn down the weaker one quickly.
- Use the cliff on the right of the arena to make the first gargoyle fall during its backward jump.
- Save flask charges for the last gargoyle.
Best Builds
Ranged incantations or sorceries
The gargoyles' large size lets multi-hit spells connect many times.
| Gear | Pest Threads, Lightning Spear, Great Glintstone Shard |
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Shield with Barricade Shield
A strong guard soaks up the gargoyles' heavy blows for melee users.
| Gear | Ash of War: Barricade Shield |
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Ranged spirit ash support
Ranged spirits keep hitting while the gargoyles leap around the arena.
| Gear | Spirit Jellyfish Ashes, Ancestral Follower Ashes |
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Black Blade Slicer Build
| Class | Confessor or Wretch |
|---|---|
| Main Stats | 60 vigor, 26 mind, 12 dex, 8 str, 18 faith, 16 arcane |
| Other Stats | 17 arcane, 46 faith, 34 strength |
| Requires | 46 Faith, 17 Arcane, 15 Dexterity, 12 Strength |
| Weapon | Black Knife, Maliketh's Black Blade, Serpent Bow ( Serpent Arrow ), Black Knife Tiche Ashes |
| Shield | Any but try Kite Shield |
| Armor | Any |
| Spells | Swarm of Flies, Frozen Lightning Spear, Pest Threads, Scarlet Aeonia, Poison Mist, bloodboon, Bloodflame Talons, Black Blade |
| Flasks | As |
Lightning Lancer Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Faith |
| Main Stats | Strength, Faith & Endurance |
| Other Stats | Dexterity & Mind |
| Requires | 34 Strength, 24 Faith, 22 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Treespear & Clawmark Seal / Gravel Stone Seal |
| Shield | Golden Greatshield or Brass Shield |
| Armor | Leyndell Knight Set |
| Skills | Sacred Order, Golden Vow, & Barricade Shield |
| Spells | Lightning Spear, Electrify Armament, Blessing's Boon |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Crystal Mage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Mind |
| Requires | 52 Intelligence, 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity, 12 Faith |
| Weapon | Crystal Staff, Finger Seal or Clawmark Seal |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Any that still allows |
| Talismans | Magic Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield Talisman, and Godfrey Icon |
| Skills | Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Crystal Torrent, Shattering Crystal, Glintstone Pebble, Great Glintstone Shard, Comet, Terra Magica & Bestial Vitality |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Summons
Spirit Ashes allowed at the Siofra Aqueduct
Drops
Defeating it grants 30,000 runes.
| Name | Image |
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| Gargoyle's Greatsword | 
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| Gargoyle's Twinblade | 
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| Gargoyle's Great Axe | 
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| Gargoyle's Halberd | 
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Notes
- The Siofra Aqueduct duo drops the Gargoyle's Greatsword and Gargoyle's Twinblade.
- The Capital Outskirts gargoyle drops the Gargoyle's Great Axe, and the Royal Capital gargoyle drops the Gargoyle's Halberd.
- Either the gargoyles or Mohg, the Omen must fall to open the way to the Deeproot Depths.
All Bosses
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