Slayer task/Gargoyles

Gargoyles
Requirements
Skills										75
Combat level										80
Other										Completion of Priest in Peril
Task amounts
Vannaka										40-90 (200-250)
Chaeldar										70-130 (200-250)
Konar										120-170 (200-250)
Nieve										120-185 (200-250)
Duradel										130-200 (200-250)
Advanced data
Icon ID										4147

A player standing at the east side of the adjacent bookcase as a safespot.

Gargoyles can be assigned as a Slayer task by various Slayer masters at level 75 Slayer, level 80 combat, and with completion of the Priest in Peril quest. They are only found in the Slayer Tower, either on the top floor or in the basement. The gargoyles in the basement of the Slayer Tower can only be killed while on a Slayer task, as Raulyn will stop the player if they attempt to fight them off-task. Gargoyles have a Superior slayer monster variant, the level 349 marble gargoyle. Gargoyles also have a chance to drop the brittle key, which gives permanent access to the Grotesque Guardians at the top of the Slayer Tower, a boss variant of the monster.

In order to kill a gargoyle, a rock hammer, a rock thrownhammer, or a granite hammer must be used when they reach 9 or lower Hitpoints. Normally, the item must be used on the gargoyle, but players can buy the "Gargoyle Smasher" perk from Slayer masters for 120 Slayer points, which will automatically smash the gargoyle when it falls to 9 or lower Hitpoints, provided that the player has a rock hammer (or equivalent) in their inventory. The granite hammer will automatically smash gargoyles even without the perk if it is equipped. The rock hammer is faster than the rock thrownhammer as it does not have travel time. When both a rock hammer and a rock thrownhammer are in the inventory the rock hammer will be used if the target is in melee range and the thrownhammer will be used when the target is out of melee range.

Unless the player is interested in the collection log for the Grotesque Guardians, it is recommended that they kill normal gargoyles instead, as they are faster and require less costs, since the Grotesque Guardians additionally requires ranged along with melee. The Guardians' drop tables are also rather lackluster for a Slayer boss (despite being the earliest one) and players are likely to lose money if they use expensive ammo and gear to maintain high kill rates.

It is recommended to kill gargoyles in the basement during a task, as there are many gargoyles in a fairly small area compared to the top floor. The basement is also large enough that the player can aggro gargoyles three times, greatly increasing AFK time; the first aggro to the north, an aggro reset to the southwest and third reset to the southeast.

If killing the Grotesque Guardians, it strongly recommended the player avoid purchasing Double Trouble, as this causes the boss to be counted as two kills per task rather than one, drastically reducing the amount of kills per task.

Common setups

As gargoyles are weak to crush, many players bring a crush-focused weapon such as the Sarachnis cudgel for this task. Many players bring Guthans equipment to heal or AFK.

Praying Protect from Melee will negate all damage from regular gargoyles. If players have Bigger and Badder unlocked they may choose to fight marble gargoyles. These superior variants use both melee and ranged attack styles. Players can either continue praying protect from melee and bring food to heal damage done by the marble gargoyle's ranged attacks, or bring a ranged switch and pray ranged to negate all of the marble gargoyle's damage. However, the player will still have to dodge the marble gargoyle's special attack. Be careful as getting hit by the special attack can be dangerous.

Recommended equipment for Melee

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i) (on task)	Torva full helm / Inquisitor's great helm	Neitiznot faceguard	Serpentine helm	Helm of neitiznot
	Amulet of rancour	Amulet of torture	Amulet of blood fury	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory
	File:Infernal cape.pngInfernal cape	Fire cape	Mythical cape	Ardougne cloak 4	Cape of Accomplishment (t)
	Torva platebody / Inquisitor's hauberk	Bandos chestplate > Fighter torso > Blood moon chestplate	Sunfire fanatic cuirass / Justiciar chestguard	Proselyte hauberk	N/A
	Torva platelegs / Inquisitor's plateskirt	Bandos tassets > Blood moon tassets	Obsidian platelegs / Eclipse moon tassets / Blue moon tassets	Sunfire fanatic chausses > Proselyte cuisse / Verac's plateskirt	N/A
	Scythe of vitur (crush) > Soulreaper axe (crush)	Scythe of vitur (uncharged) (crush)	Inquisitor's mace	Abyssal bludgeon > Ursine chainmace (u) > Dual macuahuitl	Zamorakian hasta (crush) > Saradomin sword (crush) > Osmumten's fang > Sarachnis cudgel > Zombie axe (crush)
	Avernic defender	Dragon defender	Dragonfire shield	Book of war / Unholy book	N/A
	Rada's blessing 4	File:Peaceful blessing.pngGod blessing / Rada's blessing 3/2	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ferocious gloves	Barrows gloves	Dragon gloves	Rune gloves	Regen bracelet
	Primordial boots	Dragon boots	Guardian boots	Rune boots	Mixed hide boots
	Ultor ring	Berserker ring (i)	Lightbearer / Brimstone ring	Tyrannical ring (i) / Ring of shadows	Ring of wealth
	Saradomin godsword	Dragon claws	Voidwaker	Dragon dagger(p++)	Dragon mace

Inventory

• A Guthans set
• 2 Divine super combat potions or Super combat potions
• 6 Prayer potions if you want to use piety
• Some emergency food Food (Sharks / Karambwans / Monkfish)
• One-click teleport (optional)
• A slayer ring to teleport to the slayer tower
• A rock hammer to kill the gargoyles
• Divine rune pouch / Rune pouch with Fire and Nature runes to cast High Alchemy (set warning value to 50,000)

Slayer unlocks

Main article: Slayer Rewards

Unlock		Points cost	Notes
	Gargoyle smasher	120	Gargoyles are automatically dealt the finishing blow if the player has a Rock hammer in their inventory.
	Bigger and Badder	150	Increase the risk against certain slayer monsters with the chance of a superior version spawning whilst on a slayer task.
	Double Trouble	500	Slaying Dusk and Dawn now counts for two kills towards your task rather than one.
	Get smashed	100	Number of gargoyles assigned is increased to 200-250.

Monster variants

Monster	Combat level	Slayer XP	Locations	Notes
Gargoyle	111	105	Slayer Tower	Standard gargoyles, found in the Slayer Tower.
Marble gargoyle	349	2,768	Slayer Tower	Superior slayer monster variant, which has a chance of spawning on a gargoyle's death after purchasing the Bigger and Badder unlock for 150 Slayer reward points from any Slayer master.
Dawn	228	0	Slayer Tower rooftop	One half of the Grotesque Guardians duo. For more information on fighting the Grotesque Guardians, see Grotesque Guardians/Strategies.
Dusk	248 328 (second form)	1,350	Slayer Tower rooftop	One half of the Grotesque Guardians duo. For more information on fighting the Grotesque Guardians, see Grotesque Guardians/Strategies.

Location comparison

Location	Map	Amount	Multicombat	Cannonable	Safespottable	Notes
Slayer Tower (top floor)	<maplink mapID="0" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="2" y="3543" x="3439" group="pins" zoom="2"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3432.5,3540.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3432,3540 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3435.5,3548.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3435,3548 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3437.5,3537.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3437,3537 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3439.5,3542.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3439,3542 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3439.5,3548.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3439,3548 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3443.5,3548.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3443,3548 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3445.5,3541.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3445,3541 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3446.5,3535.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"0","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3446,3535 ","plane":"2","icon":"greenPin"}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	8	No	No	Yes	Running through the floors of the Slayer Tower takes the player past many other dangerous monsters, most notably banshees and aberrant spectres which will lower the player's stats without proper protection.
Slayer Tower (basement)	<maplink group="pins" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="0" y="9940" x="3435" zoom="2" mapID="14"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3427.5,9943.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3427,9943 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3428.5,9932.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3428,9932 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3432.5,9937.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3432,9937 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3432.5,9947.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3432,9947 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3433.5,9942.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3433,9942 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3434.5,9932.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3434,9932 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3437.5,9948.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3437,9948 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3439.5,9932.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3439,9932 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3439.5,9943.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3439,9943 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3440.5,9928.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3440,9928 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3440.5,9936.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3440,9936 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}},{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3444.5,9931.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"14","providerID":0,"group":"pins","description":" X/Y: 3444,9931 ","plane":0,"icon":"greenPin"}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	12	No	No	Yes	Gargoyles can only be killed here while on a Slayer task.
Slayer Tower (roof)	<maplink group="pins" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="0" y="4577" x="1697" zoom="2" mapID="-1"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[1697.5,4575.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"-1","providerID":0,"description":" X/Y: 1697,4575 ","group":"pins","icon":"yellowPin","plane":0,"title":"Dawn and Dusk"}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	2	Yes	No	No	Only available after receiving a brittle key drop from regular gargoyles. The roof serves as a boss arena for the Grotesque Guardians. For more information on fighting the Grotesque Guardians, see Grotesque Guardians/Strategies.