Gargoyle

Gargoyles are flying Slayer monsters that require level 75 Slayer to damage. They are the only monsters that drop the Granite maul. A rock hammer is needed to kill a Gargoyle once it has fewer than 90 life points remaining. This can be done by clicking (if you're under level 111) or right-clicking (if you're level 111 or above) a Gargoyle and selecting the Smash option, or by using the rock hammer in your inventory on the Gargoyle.

Two Gargoyle statues are placed either side of the entrance to the Slayer Tower. Their wings open and close with the doors. These cannot be attacked. Gargoyles also guarded doorways of the Grim Reaper's house in the 2007 Hallowe'en event.

It is recommended to complete Gargoyle tasks when assigned them, as they have quite valuable drops and drop blue charms frequently, ideal for summoners. These include Granite mauls, Rune full helms, pure essence, Mystic robe top (dark) and Clue scroll (Hard). Adamant boots are not as valuable as they used to be due to the Wilderness update but are worth keeping for sale on the Grand Exchange if inventory space allows. Finally, they drop a decent amount of alchable Steel equipment such as the battleaxes, full helms and two-handed swords.

Gargoyles have drops similar to that of Greater demons. (except the different bars and pure essence and special drops)

Strategy
Players must use a rock hammer to break gargoyles apart when they reach fewer than 90 life points. There is no way to actually tell whether a gargoyle has 90 life points remaining, so the player should use their best judgement and kill the gargoyle when it has just a small amount of LP left. The delay between a "Smash" and a weapon hit is very small, so if you accidentally hit the gargoyle too soon, do not worry. It will not slow down the following hit by a great amount. Gargoyles restore life points at a very fast rate: twenty life points in approximately five seconds. Gargoyles are weaker to crush attacks, however the difference between using crush in the place of stab or slash is negligible and crush should only be used if it is available on the player's weapon of choice. For those who want to use a crush weapon, the Saradomin Sword, Zamorakian Spear, Chaotic maul, along with the Godswords are extremely effective; the Dragon Mace and Dragon Battleaxe, combined with a Dragon Defender, are cheaper alternatives.

Surprisingly though, Gargoyles are very weak for their combat level. Stabbing and slashing weapons work just as well as crush weaponry when the player has 90+ attack.

Another effective way to fight gargoyles is to use magic against them in the Chaos Tunnels, since the number 1 ladder leads directly to the gargoyle room. There are numerous bushes and plants in the area, providing several safespots. Once the gargoyle has been reduced to fewer than 90 life points, the player can run up to it with the rock hammer to finish it off. Similarly, in Kuradal's Dungeon, there is a stalagmite safe spot just northwest of the energy barrier between the gargoyles and blue dragons, where the Gargoyles may be safely attacked with magic. Gargoyles are weak to magic.

As of November 9 2009, Gargoyles have a new ‘Smash’ right-click option when they're near death to allow you to finish them off more easily with a rock hammer. Note that 'Smash' is the left-click option for players who have a combat level under level 111. A gargoyle at 0 life points, but which has not yet been smashed, can be dealt a maximum damage of 11, unless it regenerates lifepoints, in which case it is possible to hit higher.

Players who have completed Smoking Kills can spend 400 slayer points to purchase the ability to make killing blows faster; this ability applies to all Slayer tasks which require a special killing blow (Gargoyles, Rock Slugs, etc.). Once purchased, you only need to have the rock hammer in your inventory for the Gargoyle to be automatically smashed when it hits 0 life points. To kill it when life points are above 0, you will still need to use the "Smash" option.

Locations

 * Morytania Slayer Tower (top floor)
 * Chaos Tunnels (the only multi-combat area to kill these in, 4 spawns)
 * Kuradal's Dungeon (attackable only if the player is aGargoyle safespot KD.pnged a Gargoyle slayer task by Kuradal)



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Trivia

 * Gargoyles are featured in the FunOrb game "Armies of Gielinor" as followers of Zamorak.
 * If the Gargoyle is poisoned and has barely any LP left, the Gargoyle may die without needing to use the Rock Hammer.
 * If the player has purchased the ability to automatically "smash" and kill certain Slayer monsters like Gargoyles, a Summoning familiar will be able to kill a Gargoyle without the use of a rock hammer.
 * It has been implied that gargoyles are a sub-species of demon, created by summoning a demon from the Infernal Dimensions and binding their life force to a statue. This is implied most strongly in the FunOrb game Armies of Gielinor, in which gargoyles are described as "A flying demon with long-range throwing rocks." However, in Runescape they attack by kicking you.
 * In Darkmeyer is a vampyric altar, which has a statue of a gargoyle on it. Which can possibly means gargoyles are related to vyrewatches/vampyres.