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War gryphon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics[]

The war gryphon is a gryphon monster and as the great winged war gryphon is built for battle and rides the tides of war, following great armies of manic monsters across the land. With brown feathered fur and a pure white mane, these beasts look far fairer than they actually are. They use the mighty Swoosh spell to slice through adventuring parties and Bazoom to blast foes flying out of battle, although they quickly run out of magic points and have to resort to raking at foes with ripping claws.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest VI[]

#137 - War gryphon
Bird Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Agility
224 12 215 90 132
Exp Gold Drop Tempest shield
367 128 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Bazoom
Swoosh
Haunts at:
Northern Greedmore Valley area
Gallows Moor area


Dragon Quest VIII[]

#188 - War gryphon
Bird Family
DQ8-188-War gryphon HP MP Attack Defence Agility
249 20 172 118 99
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing (Common)
Spicy cheese (PS2, Android) (Rare)
Peacock fan (3DS) (Rare)
305 59 G
Note: These monsters combine the strength of four-legged and winged creatures. Use physical attacks to defeat them as they are highly resistant to spells.
Abilities
Normal attack
Inferno
Spells
Kabuff
Haunts at:
Isolated Plateau
Areas Accessible By Air


Dragon Quest X[]

#176 - War gryphon
Bird Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
555 59 143 142 215
Exp Gold Drop Big bone (Common)
Ring of truth (Rare)
206 8 G
Note: A demonic bird with three hawk-like eyes that targets humans from high in the sky. It emits fierce flames and roasts its prey whole.
Their unusually developed eyesight allows them to see thousands of miles ahead, but sadly, they are birds of prey that cannot see at night.
Abilities
Normal attack
Claw Slash
Inferno
Spells
Kabuff
Haunts at:
The Great Forest of Molinaria
Dreamscape Forest
Dematode Highlands


Dragon Quest XI[]

Normal[]
#153 - War gryphon
Bird Family
DQXI - War gryphon 2D HP MP Attack Defence Agility
188 15 92 97 83
Exp Gold Drop Flurry feather (Common)
Twisted talons (Rare)
224 41 G
Note: Their eyesight is unrivaled under perfect conditions, but their low-light vision is so lackluster that they're no good at all come night-time.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flame Breath
Sharp Claws
Spells
Magic Barrier
Haunts at:
The Champs Sauvage (North) (Post game)
The Other Side (Early game)
Sniflheim Region (3DS only, Early game)


Outer Seas (Early game)
Insula Algarum (Early game)


Vicious[]
#298 - Vicious war gryphon
Bird Family
DQXI - War gryphon 2D HP MP Attack Defence Agility
308 21 165 147 125
Exp Gold Drop Flurry feather (Common)
Twisted talons (Rare)
791 144 G
Note: War gryphons driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Abilities
Normal attack
Sharp Claws
Inferno
Scorch
Spells
Magic Barrier
Bounce
Haunts at:
The Open Sea (Mid game)
Citadel of Spite (Post game)


Monsters series[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

Heroes series[]

Dragon Quest Heroes II[]

Gallery[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Griffon de guerre
German Kriegsgreif
Spanish Grifo belicoso
Italian Grifone guerriero
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese 邪惡鷹人
Korean 에빌 호크

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