Gargoyle

Gargoyle

Species	Elementa
DLC	Base game
Oil	Elementa Oil
Signs	Quen
Bombs	Dimeritium Bomb

The Gargoyle is one of the Elementa, a stone statue brought to life by magic. Gargoyles stand guard in abandoned ruins and castles. The first one can be met early in the main story, in the elven ruins of Wandering in the Dark.

Lore

Mages create gargoyles to guard their laboratories and hideouts from intruders. The sight of these horned, winged monsters alone has scared off more than one would-be burglar. Those who stay usually die soon after, torn to shreds by stone claws.

Weaknesses

Coat the silver sword with Elementa Oil and bring Dimeritium Bombs. Quen is the key Sign. The surest approach is to raise the shield, wade in and keep swinging.

A gargoyle sweeps fast with its claws, and a hit that lands turns into a full combo. It also spits poison. It stomps the ground to hit everything nearby, and sometimes it leaps into the air first and comes down in a stomp. Keeping distance offers little safety, because it throws rocks as well.

Contracts and Quests

Quest	Quest Giver	Location	Reward
Wandering in the Dark	Keira Metz	The Mire, Velen	1000 XP
The Tower Outta Nowheres	-	An Skellig, Skellige	-

Gargoyles appear in Wandering in the Dark, an early main quest in Velen. Keira Metz leads the witcher into the elven ruins where an elven mage hides, in the search for Ciri. They also appear in The Tower Outta Nowheres.

Drops

Name	Category	Effect	Value	Weight
Gargoyle Dust	Alchemy Ingredient	-	45	0
Gargoyle Heart	Alchemy Ingredient	-	45	0
Elemental Essence	Alchemy Ingredient	-	75	0
Lesser Morana Runestone	Runestone	-	-	-
Lesser Stribog Runestone	Runestone	-	-	-
Monster Heart	Crafting Component	-	15	0
Powdered Monster Tissue	Crafting Component	-	15	0

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