Elden Ring: Step-by-step tutorial to beat the boss Valiant Gargoyles

While the Gargoyles' attack patterns are mostly identical to their non-boss counterparts, their boss-sized health bars and simultaneous attacks can make combat tricky. This guide will give you all the tools you need to defeat the Valiant Gargoyles and descend into Deeproot Depths.

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boss Elden Ring Valiant Gargoyles Fight Walkthrough

If you've visited Leyndell or tried to fight the Black Blade Kindred outside the Beast Sanctum in Dragonbarrow, you'll recognize the Valiant Gargoyles and many of their attacks. There are several variants of gargoyles scattered across the Lands Between, who use a variety of weapon types, sometimes mixing and matching several weapons.

Valiant gargoyles are essentially inflated versions of the two-handed sword, halberd and double-bladed variants of standard gargoyle enemies.

• The first valiant gargoyle wields both a two-handed sword and a halberd. Most sword attack combos are faster than their halberd counterparts, so you may find it easier to take damage when the gargoyle change of weapon.
• Take your time and try to minimize incoming damage and keep care during this 1v1 phase.
• Once you've reduced the first gargoyle to half-health, the second double-bladed gargoyle drops into the arena. This is where things get complicated.

The twin gargoyle has several sweeping and charging attacks that cover a lot of ground.

• As with all boss doubles, you'll need to spend a lot of time to dodge and maximize your damage when you find an opening.
• Your goal should be to burn the remaining health of the first valiant gargoyle as quickly as possible to return to 1v1 combat.

Use the tips below to optimize your strategy for this.

How to beat the valiant gargoyles: top tips for success?

Here are our top tips for winning the fight against boss Gargoyles Vaillantes :

1. Swap statuses for magic damage
2. Save buffs and spirit ashes for the duo
3. Use these items and spells to remove the poison

1. Swap statuses for magic damage

Unfortunately for the many fans of rivers of blood, the Valiant Gargoyles are completely immune to all status effects. Blood Loss and Frostbite constructs lose a significant proportion of their damage in a fight where damage is even greater than usual, so it's worth considering an alternative weapon.

Fortunately, gargoyles are pretty weak against magic damage, at least compared to other elements. Intelligence-based builds that typically use Frostbite can easily pivot to weapons like Black Moon Swordfish or Bastard Stars. Arcane Blood Loss constructs will have fewer options, but fortunately, the Regalia d'Eochaid and thesword of the Marais executioner both measure magical damage with Arcane. These are solid substitutes for Rivers of Blood or other Arcane bleeding weapons.

2. Save buffs and spirit ashes for the duo

In most fights, summoning your Spirit Ashes and activating whatever temporary buffs you use is a smart move. Valiant Gargoyles make this decision less clear cut and really encourage you to save any one-time-use buffs like the Flask of Wondrous Physick for the duo phase. This is where most of the challenge in combat lies, so you'll want to be at your peak for this part.

Of course, dodging two gargoyles at once also makes it difficult to summon ashes, drink a flask or activate other buffs. Fortunately, the second gargoyle appears when the former reaches half-health, so you can give yourself a window to do so.

• Bring the first gargoyle back to just over half-health, invoking your spiritual ashes if you haven't already done so.
• Then blow your Wondrous Physick and any other buffs while your invocation attracts aggro.
• This will make it easier to burn the first gargoyle and return to 1v1 combat more quickly.

3. Use These Items And Spells To Eliminate Poison

You'll have a much easier time with this fight if you enter already poisoned. Both gargoyles have a poison breath attack, and it's sometimes very difficult to avoid getting caught in the middle while dodging another gargoyle's melee attacks. At some point, you risk being poisoned, so it's best tohave a plan to remove it.

• If you are playing a Faith version, you can add the Cure Poison or Flame incantations, Cleanse Me to your spell slots to quickly eliminate the poison.
• Other builds may use a consumable Neutralizing boluses. You can buy them in unlimited quantities from the Twin Maiden Husks after giving them the Medicine Peddler's Bell Holder, found near the hermit merchant's hut in East Altus.
• You can also consider mix Speckled Hardtear in your Flask of Wondrous Physick to obtain a punctual elimination of poison and a temporary increase in your resistance to poison.

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That's all you need to defeat the Valiant Gargoyles! This battle may seem overwhelming if you meet it early on, but once you've defined your strategythings get easier. If you're trying to find the valiant gargoyles or another optional boss, check out our complete list of boss locations in Elden Ring. We've also got a guide to the best weapons in Elden Ring and the best Elden Ring armor to help you prepare for the end of the game.