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war gargoyle 9
HP	34-70
HD	10
XP	995
Speed	14
AC	25
EV	4
Will	100
Attack¹	40 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rPetrify
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Medium
Type	golem, war gargoyle
Flags	Fighter See invisible Flying Unbreathing

A rare type of gargoyle, constructed from a solid steel statue and imbued with vicious strength, speed, and weaponised breath.

“Their innumerable sculptures of demons and dragons assumed a lugubrious aspect. The restless light of the flame made them move to the eye. There were griffins which had the air of laughing, gargoyles which one fancied one heard yelping, salamanders which puffed at the fire, tarasques which sneezed in the smoke. And among the monsters thus roused from their sleep of stone by this flame, by this noise, there was one who walked about, and who was seen, from time to time, to pass across the glowing face of the pile, like a bat in front of a candle.”
-Victor Hugo, _The Hunchback of Notre-Dame_, 10, ch. IV. 1831.
trans. Isabel F. Hapgood

Useful Info

War gargoyles are significantly deadlier than any of their gargoyle brethren, capable of blasting you with deadly shrapnel. They can be occasionally found in the Vaults (often with peacekeepers), and sometimes found in the Iron City of Dis and near its entrance.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Metal Splinters	3d26	4	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

Metal Sprinters deals high damage, enough to two-shot many characters entering the Vaults, though it is thrice reduced by AC, and it is subject to a Breath cooldown.
War gargoyles can be dangerous alone, but they usually spawn with peacekeepers (applies might) and crystal guardians (another high damage, high AC enemy that can vitrify you).
They are weak to Lee's Rapid Deconstruction.

History

War gargoyles were added in 0.14.

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-''For a list of all gargoyles, see [[list of constructs]].''
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-{{monster
-|name=war gargoyle
-|glyph={{Cyan|9}}
-|tile=[[File:War gargoyle.png]]
-|flags={{Artificial flag}}<br>{{Fake spells flag}}<br>{{Fighter flag}}<br>{{Flying flag}}<br>{{See invisible flag}}<br>{{!sil flag}}
-|resistances={{Fire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}, <br>{{Electricity resistance}}, {{Poison resistance 3}}, <br>{{Negative energy resistance 3}}, {{Torment resistance}}, <br>{{Rot resistance 3}}, {{Drown resistance}}, <br>{{Water resistance}}
-|vulnerabilities=None
-|max_chunks=0
-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=1452
-|holiness={{Nonliving}}
-|magic_resistance=104
-|hp_range=36-68
-|avg_hp=52
-|armour_class=22
-|evasion=4
-|habitat=Land
-|speed= 14
-|size={{Medium}}
-|item_use={{Starting equipment}}<br>{{Open doors}}
-|attack1=30 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
-|attack2=
-|attack3=
-|attack4=
-|hit_dice=13
-|base_hp=2
-|extra_hp=4
-|fixed_hp=0
-|intelligence={{High intelligence}}
-|genus=gargoyle
-|species=war gargoyle
-}}
-{{Flavour|When standard gargoyles are created, they're animated from intimidating, carved stone figures and serve as immensely armoured and resilient, if structurally fragile, guardians for their positions. Rarely, gargoyles are prepared for their animation, smithed from impressively lightweight metal into solid winged statues with nasty speed, strength, and weaponized breath. These gargoyles ruthlessly crush intruders.}}
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 ==Useful Info==
-'''War gargoyles''' are significantly deadlier than any of their [[List of constructs#Gargoyles|gargoyle]] brethren. With more life, AC, and resistances, they can handle abuse slightly better. More importantly, however, they are capable of blasting you at range with deadly shrapnel. War gargoyles are found in [[the Iron City of Dis]].
+'''War gargoyles''' are significantly deadlier than any of their [[List of constructs#Gargoyles|gargoyle]] brethren, capable of blasting you with deadly shrapnel. They can be occasionally found in [[the Vaults]] (often with [[peacekeeper]]s), and sometimes found in [[the Iron City of Dis]] and near its [[Vestibule of Hell|entrance]].
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+{{monster spells}}
-==Spells==
-{{Spellcaster
-|number=
-|slot1=[[Metal Splinters]] (3d27)
-|slot2=[[Metal Splinters]] (3d27)
-|slot3=''none''
-|slot4=[[Metal Splinters]] (3d27)
-|slot5=[[Metal Splinters]] (3d27)
-|slot6=''none''
-}}
-{{clear}}
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-By the time you face war gargoyles, you'll likely have no difficulty getting through their defenses and taking them down, at least in comparison to the other threats you'll be facing. That being said, their breath attacks can deal surprising amounts of damage, especially if you let too many of them catch you in the open at once. Take cover when possible.
+*Metal Sprinters deals high damage, enough to two-shot many characters entering the Vaults, though it is thrice reduced by [[AC]], and it is subject to a [[Breath]] cooldown.
+*War gargoyles can be dangerous alone, but they usually spawn with [[peacekeeper]]s (applies [[might]]) and [[crystal guardian]]s (another high damage, high AC enemy that can [[vitrify]] you).
+*They are weak to [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]].
 ==History==
-War gargoyles will be added in [[0.14]].
+*War gargoyles were added in [[0.14]].
-[[Category:Crystal Ball Articles]]