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Cliff Strider
(lore page)
Location Vvardenfell: Forgotten Wastes, northwest of Gnisis, Valley of the Wind, at the edge of the Zainab Camp, Zainsipilu
Species Cliff Strider
Health 60,370
Reaction Hostile
A Cliff Strider

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 passive.

A yellow strider in Vateshran Hollows

Skills and AbilitiesEdit

Slash
A basic melee ability that deals low physical damage.
Retch
The cliff strider vomits up its last meal, dealing poison damage in a cone and leaving an area of effect on the ground. Standing in the circle can apply continuous moderate poison damage over time.
Stab
A melee ability wherein the cliff strider stabs its target with its beak. Deals minor physical damage and may cause bleeding.
Tail Swipe
The cliff strider quickly swipes you with its tail, dealing low physical damage and staggering you.
Dive
The cliff strider 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
The cliff strider sends nearby cliff striders into a frenzy, causing them to use basic attacks more often. (Forgotten Wastes-only)

Unique Cliff StridersEdit

VariantsEdit

Generic Cliff StridersEdit

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 Reaction Difficulty Health
Forgotten Wastes Dungeon occupants Hostile 60,370
Protected by the Cliff Strider Matriarch Passive 1
Vateshran Hollows: Hunter's Grotto   Grotto done first Hostile  39,188 83,110
Grotto done second Hostile  47,026 (?)
Grotto done third Hostile  66,620 (?)

AchievementsEdit

Achievement Points Description
   Cliff Striders' Bane 5 Do your part to eliminate the cliff strider menace by killing 100 cliff striders or cliff skippers in Vvardenfell.

See AlsoEdit

 
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