Online:Cliff Strider
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Cliff Strider (lore page) |
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Location | Vvardenfell: Forgotten Wastes, northwest of Gnisis, Valley of the Wind, at the edge of the Zainab Camp, Zainsipilu | ||
Species | Cliff Strider | ||
Health | 60370 | ||
Reaction | Hostile |
Cliff Striders are creatures found on the island of Vvardenfell. They are related to the Cliff Racers. Young Cliff Striders are called Cliff Skippers and are non-hostile.
Skills and Abilities[edit]
- Retch
- Vomits up its last meal, dealing damage in a cone and leaving an area of effect on the ground. Standing in the circle can apply lingering poison damage over time.
- Slash
- A melee ability that deals physical damage.
- Stab
- A melee ability wherein the strider stabs its target with its beak. Deals minor physical damage and may cause bleeding.
- Dive
- Swoops over the battlefield, raking targets with its claws. It serves as a gap closer, and a moderate AoE appears under the strider while the attack is active. If you're hit, you'll be knocked back.
- Feast
- Sends nearby cliff striders into a frenzy, causing them to use basic attacks more often.
Unique Cliff Striders[edit]
- Baby Cliff-Strider, a cliff strider appearing in the quest Hatching a Plan
- Dagger-Beak, unique cliff strider appearing in Gnisis during Hatching a Plan
- Cliff Strider Matriarch, a boss in the Forgotten Wastes
- Old Stomper, a cliff strider hunted in the quest Old Stomper Hunt
Variants[edit]
- Cliff Skipper, non-hostile young cliff striders
Generic Cliff Striders[edit]
Generic, unnamed cliff striders can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These cliff striders have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of cliff striders, categorized by location, difficulty and health.
Zone / Dungeon | Specific Location | Difficulty | Health |
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Vateshran Hollows: Hunter's Grotto | Grotto done first | 39,18883,110 | |
Grotto done second | 47,026(?) | ||
Grotto done third | 66,620(?) |
Achievements[edit]
Achievement | Points | Description | |
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Cliff Striders' Bane | 5 | Do your part to eliminate the cliff strider menace by killing 100 cliff striders or cliff skippers in Vvardenfell. |