Gargoyle (Dawnguard)

"Gargoyles are magical creatures that can form a stony skin when stationary, making it easy to mistake them for a statue. Their claws are able to absorb health from their victims."

- Dawnguard loading screen

Gargoyles are creatures that appear in. They are allied with vampires and are typically encountered as what look like stone statues.

Combat
Approaching certain statues will cause the dormant Gargoyle to awaken. During combat, their claw attacks absorb health from the opponent.

Summon Gargoyle, a perk available on the Vampire Lord skill tree, allows the Dragonborn to summon one as an ally.

Variants

 * Gargoyle Brute
 * Gargoyle Sentinel

Locations

 * Castle Volkihar Ruins
 * Volkihar North Tower
 * Bloodlet Throne

Notable items

 * Random ore
 * Random gem

Trivia

 * The gargoyle will burst out from a nearby statue even if the Dragonborn is in sneak mode.
 * If the player comes back to the ruins, the statue will still explode as if a Gargoyle was bursting out of them, but the Gargoyle won't respawn.
 * While Gargoyles are immune to damage before they "activate", Soultrap spells and weapons will still take effect, causing even still inactive Gargoyles to visibly glow, thus allowing the Dragonborn a useful heads-up on which ones will attack.

Appearances


Gargoyle (Dawnguard)