Griffon

A Desert Griffon, a typical Griffon

Griffons (sometimes also spelled Griffin) are large beasts walking on 4 legs, with the beak of a bird of prey, the wings and the long tail of a reptile.

Characteristics

All Griffons in the Prophecies Campaign are melee attackers and as such are very susceptible to PBAoEs. Griffons in Nightfall Campaign are ranged attackers.

All Griffons are Monks, Warriors, or Ritualists.

On the weakness side, keep in mind that Griffons ...

• are fleshy creatures.
• are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
• leave a corpse behind.
• are not undead.
• can be knocked down.

Griffons and Harpies are suspected to be members of the same species.

Items dropped

Griffons may drop the following loot, besides random gold and loot:

• Griffon Wings
• Feathers
• Bones

Known Sub-Types

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Region	Sub-Species	Trophy
Prophecies Campaign
Crystal Desert	21 Desert Griffon	Iridescent Griffon Wing
Southern Shiverpeaks	24 Blessed Griffon	Frosted Griffon Wing
Nightfall Campaign
Istan	8 Skree Hatchling1 14 Skree Griffon1	Fledgling Skree Wing
Vabbi	24 Skree Griffin1	Skree Wing
Realms of the Gods (Core)
Fissure of Woe	28 Forest Griffon1 (NPC)	-

1. May not technically be Griffons.

For an alphabetic list of all Griffons, including bosses, see also: Category:Griffons

Trivia

Griffons are obviously inspired by the Griffins of greek and medieval mythology, which are a mixture of a lion and an eagle.