GargoyleCR 2 · Medium Elemental · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium elemental, Challenge 2. AC 15, 52 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

2 · 450 XP

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Elemental · Chaotic Evil

Gargoyle

7d8 + 21 · 30 ft., fly 60 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages: Terran

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	11 (+0)	16 (+3)	6 (-2)	11 (+0)	7 (-2)

Traits

Damage ResistancesBludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren't adamantine

Damage ImmunitiesPoison

Condition ImmunitiesExhaustion, Petrified, Poisoned

False AppearanceWhile the gargoyle remains motion less, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue.

Actions

MultiattackThe gargoyle makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

ClawsMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.

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Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Multiattack: The gargoyle makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

2With a 60 ft. flying speed it can stay out of melee reach; a party with no ranged answer will chase it all fight.

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Gargoyles4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

3,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Gargoyle, Answered

What is Gargoyle's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Gargoyle is Challenge 2, worth 450 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Gargoyle's stats?

AC 15 (natural armor), 52 hit points (7d8 + 21), speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.. Ability scores: STR 15, DEX 11, CON 16, INT 6, WIS 11, CHA 7.

What is Gargoyle resistant to?

Gargoyle is immune to poison damage, and resistant to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren't adamantine. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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