Gargoyle

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This article is about the Slayer creature. For the Ancient Summoning familiar, see Gargoyle (familiar).

For other gargoyles, see Gargoyle (disambiguation).

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Gargoyle
Release			26 January 2005 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Smash, Examine
Race			Demon, Gargoyle
Examine
Flies like a rock.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
93			6,700			569.7			188
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
34 / 22 / 11
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
75			197.4			Gargoyles, Demons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
268			0			0			0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
67				1				1
Accuracy
1,372				0				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,372		67
Affinities
90			55			45			65
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				1610
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

The updated Gargoyle model, currently this only exists within the Infernal Source Dig Site.

Gargoyles are monsters that require 75 Slayer to damage. They are the only monsters that drop the Granite maul. Gargoyles are a sub-species of demon , and are weak to Silverlight and Darklight.

Gargoyles have drops which are often alched. The drop table includes a decent amount of salvage, both adamant and rune, at fairly high drop rates. Slayer-specific drops such as granite mauls and dark mystic robe tops can still be obtained. In addition, they can drop gems which can make them profitable to kill. This monster does not have access to the rare drop table.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Kuradal's Dungeon (Ancient Caverns)	93		7	Maplink
Chaos Tunnels	93		4	Maplink
Abandoned Farm (level 28 Wilderness)	93		11	Maplink
Slayer Tower 2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US]	93		5	Maplink
Slayer Tower 3rd floor[UK]4th floor[US]	93		6	Maplink

Strategy

Concept art for gargoyles and death spawns

Concept art for gargoyles

Gargoyles use melee attacks to fight, and require a Slayer level of 75 to kill. A rock hammer (or Darklight if it has been upgraded after Dimension of Disaster) is required to finish them off, when their health drops below 1,005 life points. This is done by right-clicking the gargoyle and selecting "smash", or automatically if the finishing blows ability has been purchased with 400 Slayer reward points. Alternatively, players may use the rock hammer or Darklight in their inventory on the Gargoyle, or be accompanied by a Legendary Pet that has activated the passive ability Slayer Finisher, in which the pet will deal the final blow to the Gargoyle when its health reaches 0.

Gargoyles are weak to water spells, which includes the Ancient Magicks ice spells. A staff of light or Armadyl battlestaff are recommended for players who prefer staves, or an abyssal wand and abyssal orb for players who prefer to dual-wield.

For players who struggle to kill gargoyles without losing a lot of health, there are several methods that can be used to regain life points. The Regenerate ability can be used to heal while out of combat, at the cost of adrenaline; it is recommended to use this when at 100% adrenaline. The Sacrifice ability can be used in combat, to regain a small amount of life points. The Vampyrism aura, scrimshaw or superior scrimshaw of Vampyrism, the off-hand enhanced excalibur sword, or the Soul Split ancient curse can all be used to heal as damage is dealt to the gargoyles. Guthan's equipment can be used to heal, but is not recommended due to being a melee set. A bunyip Summoning familiar can also be used to heal over time.

Players who have purchased the Charming imp Dungeoneering reward are recommended to bring it to gargoyles. A spring cleaner, runes for casting high alchemy, or an explorer's ring 4, are also recommended, due to the frequency of rune-item drops. A gem bag (or its upgraded version or an Artificer's measure) is also useful due to the high drop rate of uncut gems. A Mask of Granite or Helm of Grotesquery can be used to receive a slayer task for Gargoyles once per day, and teleport to them twice per day.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 525,746 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Gargoyle kill is worth 4,371 coins.

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
74%	9–10%	5%	5%	7%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 213,424 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Coins	11; 2,000–2,399	12/128	11-2,399	11-2,399
	Mort myre fungus	2 (noted)	6/128	2,502	2
	Runite stone spirit	1	14/128	1,658	Not alchemisable
	Luminite stone spirit	2	8/128	808	Not alchemisable
	Adamantite stone spirit	2	6/128	58	Not alchemisable
	Uncut emerald	1	18/128	353	30
	Uncut ruby	1	10/128	375	60
	Tiny plated adamant salvage	1	16/128	1,229	2,000
	Small plated adamant salvage	1	12/128	3,348	4,000
	Medium plated rune salvage	1	7/128	22,553	24,000
	Rune arrow	40	7/128	6,080	12,240
	Large plated rune salvage	1	5/128	30,167	32,000
	Medium bladed rune salvage	1	3/128	22,384	24,000
	Granite maul	1	1/512	34,475	30,000
	Dark mystic robe top	1	1/512	10,051	9,000

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Congealed blood	3–11	Uncommon	297-1,089	Not alchemisable
	Spirit sapphire (m)	1	5/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit emerald (m)	1	3/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit ruby (m)	1	2/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Ferocious ring	1	11/4096	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128	1	1
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Wilderness drop table

This monster has access to the Wilderness shared loot table, which is a tertiary drop. To access the table, it has to be killed inside the Wilderness.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but do increase the chance of doing so, as does doing higher-level content.

Wilderness shared loot table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Wilderness hilt 1 Rare 79,418 48,000 Adrenaline crystal 5–15 (noted) Uncommon 35,030-105,090 12,000-36,000 Preserved meat 1 Common Not sold Not alchemisable Fremennik equipment patch 1 Uncommon 34,550 Not alchemisable Ancient warriors' equipment patch 1 Very rare 8,138,642 Not alchemisable Revenant drop enhancer 1 Rare Not sold Not alchemisable Bloodweed seed 1–3 Uncommon 129,636-388,908 38-114 Brawling gloves (Agility) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Mining) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Prayer) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Smithing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Thieving) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (WC) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)	1	1/10000	37,105	Not alchemisable

Graphical updates

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  Gargoyle after 26 January 2005 (update)

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  Gargoyle after 5 June 2008 (update)

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  Gargoyle after 29 September 2014 (update)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 10 August 2020 (Update):
  • Congealed blood now drops at the same time as other drops when killing gargoyles.

• patch 4 May 2020 (Update):
  • Mithril and coal stone spirits have been replaced by runite and luminite stone spirits.

• patch 6 January 2020 (Update):
  • Gargoyles may now be killed as part of a demon cluster task.

• ninja 11 September 2017 (Update):
  • The Wilderness Gargoyles have relocated to the ruins east of the Wilderness Volcano.

• ninja 25 April 2016 (Update):
  • Improved respawn rates for Gargoyles.

• update 29 September 2014 (Update):
  • Gargoyles have been updated with improved graphics and animation fixes.

• patch 25 May 2010 (Update):
  • Re-textured gargoyles when they're being smashed.

• patch 20 October 2009 (Update):
  • Ensured that gargoyle drops can't end up in a mushroom.

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • Increased the gargoyles' “clickable area” to make them a bit easier to attack.

• update 26 January 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Gargoyles were featured in the FunOrb game "Armies of Gielinor" as followers of Zamorak.
• Although a rock hammer must be carried to smash the gargoyle, using the Smash option will cause the player to smash the gargoyle with their currently equipped weapon rather than the rock hammer.
• Two gargoyle statues are placed on either side of the entrance to the Slayer Tower. They will turn their heads and look at the entrance when the portcullis is opened. These cannot be attacked. Gargoyles also guarded doorways of the Grim Reaper's house in the 2007 Hallowe'en event.
• If the rock hammer is added to the ability bar, using the rock hammer by pressing the assigned keybind will give the message "Nothing interesting happens".
• Gargoyles are a type of grotesque used to divert water away from buildings. They were made in the form of demons and used to demonstrate the face of evil to the largely illiterate population.
• As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this monster was 365,407 kills.
  • This had increased to 660,000 by 6 May 2018.
• The vampyric altar in Darkmeyer resembles a gargoyle.