Is Valiant Gargoyle optional?

The Valiant Gargoyles are an Underground Boss Fight variant in Elden Ring. These bosses are optional to Elden Ring's main story, but block access to the Deeproot Depths and must be defeated before you can reach the new region.
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Is Valiant Gargoyle optional for Ranni?

These large stone gargoyles wield various weapons and move with considerable dexterity for their size. This is an optional boss, as players don't need to defeat it in order to advance in Elden Ring.
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What do you get for killing Valiant Gargoyle?

The same applies here as with the first gargoyle: dodge forwards at an angle and stay under its legs as far as possible. Your reward for beating the Gargoyles are 30,000 runes, Gargoyle's Greatsword and Gargoyle's Twinblade. Once the fight is over, you'll see a coffin in the background where you can lie down.
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What level should I be for Valiant Gargoyles?

Around level 70. It took me 4 or 5 tries with Claymore + Bloody Slash. Low 80s for level but it's about 2 things, being able to take a hit or 2 and dealing lots of damage. U can get away with out the damage thing but its rough.
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Why are Valiant Gargoyles so hard?

It isn't an uncommon tactic to make bosses harder by removing some parts of the player's toolkit when fighting them, but the Valiant Gargoyles go an extra step by being resistant to the vast majority of options that could otherwise work for the rest of the game.
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Are the Valiant Gargoyles necessary?

The Valiant Gargoyles are an Underground Boss Fight variant in Elden Ring. These bosses are optional to Elden Ring's main story, but block access to the Deeproot Depths and must be defeated before you can reach the new region.
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What is Valiant Gargoyle weak to?

Thankfully, the Gargoyles are fairly weak to Magic damage, at least relative to other elements. The Intelligence-based builds that typically make use of Frostbite can easily pivot to weapons like the Dark Moon Greatsword or Bastard's Stars.
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What is the best weapon for Valiant Gargoyle?

Optimal weapon arts for such a build would be Miquella's Ring of Light from the Halo Scythe or Nebula from the Wing of Astel. These ranged abilities are highly effective against the Valiant Gargoyle and can make the boss fight much more manageable.
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Can you bleed a Valiant Gargoyle?

Gargoyles are completely immune to frostbite, poison, rot, and bleed. I'm guessing your +9 weapon is river's of blood. It does split fire damage and the gargoyles resist fire damage.
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How to easily beat Valiant Gargoyle?

Roll away or hold up a strong shield when the creature is about to land. Air Strike: If the gargoyles, or rather any enemy in the game, flies into the air, they are about to dive into you. Counter: You can roll sideways. You may also roll underneath the enemy once they start diving forward to end up behind them.
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Can you crystal dart Valiant Gargoyles?

There are ways to cheese the Elden Ring gargoyle boss fight by making them fall off a nearby cliff, but it seems that players can't use the crystal dart method to make things easier on themselves. Even so, the crystal darts can still be used to make some of the other enemy encounters in Elden Ring much easier.
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What are Valiant Gargoyles weak to reddit?

Valiant Gargoyles are weak to strike weapons with Cragblade +19 Hammer.
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How many Valiant Gargoyles are there?

And there are two of them. So once the second comes out there is basically no time to actually do damage cause their attacks are staggered and there is almost always one of those poison clouds out.
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Should I side with Ranni?

Should You Serve Ranni the Witch? Ranni will ask you to serve her once you reach her. There are no negative consequences to saying yes - only boons, such as more story questlines and unique rewards. You must complete Ranni's questline to continue Fia's Questline, which unlocks yet another unique ending as well.
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Do you have to fight Loretta to get to Ranni?

Here's the full walkthrough for Ranni's questline in Elden Ring, with more details just below this checklist of steps. The first thing you need to do is head to the Three Sisters towers, West of Caria Manor. You'll have to make it through Caria and beat the boss fight Royal Knight Loretta to get there first.
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Does Bewitching Branch work on gargoyles?

Construct: Golem, Abductor Virgin, Burial Watch Dog, Variant Gargoyle, Black Blade Kindred, Broken Statue, Lookout Stones.
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Did they patch Valiant Gargoyle?

ELDEN RING

Valiant Gargoyle Cheese has been patched.
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How do you get the Valiant Gargoyle trophy?

Acquired after defeating the Valiant Gargoyles of the Siofra Aqueduct near Nokron, Eternal City.
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Can you stagger Valiant Gargoyle?

My strat was to go absolutely full ham on the first one. I would try and lead him into the corner by the entrance as far away as possible from where the 2nd spawns and do my jumping L2 attack over and over. Between me and the Mimic we would sometimes stagger him for a crit this way.
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What is the twin gargoyle weapon in Elden Ring?

The Gargoyle's Twinblade is one of the twinblade Weapons in Elden Ring, found in the Siofra Aqueduct. Twinblades are difficult to wield but boast decent reach in one hand, but are incredibly versatile wielded in two hands by those who favor Dexterity.
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Where is the twin gargoyle?

From the waterfall, head left and inside the doorway that has a staircase leading up. Inside this area, you will find a double boss, Valiant Gargoyle. The second Gargoyle summons after you take down 50% of the first one. Both of these Gargoyles have different movesets, so you will have to fight strategically.
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How to get two gargoyle twinblades in Elden Ring?

Where to Find Gargoyle's Twinblade in Elden Ring. The Gargoyle's Twinblade weapon can be found at the following location: Dropped by Valiant Gargoyle (Twinblade) when both bosses are defeated.
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What happens if I rest in the coffin in Elden Ring?

Many of you playing Elden Ring may have found an eery-looking coffin that gives you the option to rest in it once you get too close. This is something that fans are in a dilemma about, but thankfully, resting in a coffin has no adverse effects on your journey.
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