Giant Mole

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Giant Mole
Released										7 March 2006 (Update)
Members										Yes
Combat level										230
Size										3x3
Examine										Holy Mole-y!
Combat info
XP bonus										+7.5%
Max hit										21
Aggressive										No
Poison										No
Attack style										Crush
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										215 xp
Category										Bosses
Assigned by
Combat stats
200					200					200					200					200					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+60						+80						+100						+80						+60
Immunities
Not immune to poison															Converts to poison
Advanced data
Monster ID												5779,6499

The Giant Mole (Talpidae wysonian) is a boss found in the Falador Mole Lair, just under Falador Park, alongside some baby moles. The Giant Mole's origin and creation are described as "a slight accident involving a bottle of Malignius-Mortifer's-Super-Ultra-Flora-Growth-Potion".

The Giant Mole is located in the tunnels beneath Falador Park. A spade is required to enter its lair. A light source is also needed to be able to see in the dark tunnels. A bullseye lantern or Kandarin headgear is highly recommended; any candles, torches, or oil lamps will be extinguished if she retreats within melee range. If you are using an unprotected light source such as a candle, you will need a tinderbox to reignite it. If you have achieved 99 Firemaking, you can also bring the Firemaking Skillcape either equipped or in your inventory, as it will act as a light source that cannot extinguish. Alternatively, if a player has completed the quest Making Friends With My Arm and has lit the fire pit within the lair, they will no longer need to carry a light source in their inventory.

When using the Serpentine helm or other venomous weapons, the mole will have a chance to be inflicted with regular poison. The Giant Mole cannot be inflicted with venom.

A player fights the Giant Mole, the result of an accident involving Wyson and an ultra-growth potion.

The most common method of killing the Giant Mole is with Dharok the Wretched's equipment and 1 health (often achieved by guzzling a Dwarven rock cake or by using a Locator orb), as well as having the Protect from Melee prayer active to avoid taking any damage. This results in higher hits that decrease the time it takes to kill it significantly.

The alternative to this low health method, for those uncomfortable with combat at low health (e.g. Hardcore Ironman), is using your best Strength bonus melee gear, or best-in-slot ranged gear with a Twisted bow, the latter of which is the fastest method of killing it.

Having the Falador Hard Diary completed is recommended, as it will provide you with the Falador shield 3. This shield will also work as a locator to the mole's whereabouts by a flashing red arrow on the minimap as long as it is alive. The Falador Hard Diary reward will also make the mole claws and mole skins to be dropped in noted form.

When the mole's health is between 5-50%, there is a 25% chance for any incoming attack to cause it to burrow away into another location. There is also a chance that the dirt she digs while burrowing to escape can extinguish the player's light source (shown with dirt splatters on the player's screen), though covered light sources will be unaffected by this. Since you will be running a lot, it is recommended to bring a fair amount of Stamina or energy potions.

Its respawn time is 10 seconds.

Location

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Falador Mole Lair (Under the park)	230		1	Maplink

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 26,773 kills from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Giant Mole kill is worth 19,264.55.

The average Giant Mole kill while on a Konar task is worth 20,488.28.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	117	0
	Mole claw	1	Always	5,784	360
	Mole skin	1–3	Always	4,854–14,562	240–720

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant longsword	1	10/128	1,610	1,920
	Mithril platebody	1	9/128	2,679	3,120
	Amulet of strength	1	7/128	1,367	1,215
	Mithril axe	1	2/128	76	312
	Mithril battleaxe	1	1/128	768	1,014
	Rune med helm	1	1/128	11,098	11,520

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Air rune	105	20/128	525	210
	Blood rune	15	19/128	6,390	3,600
	Fire rune	105	11/128	525	210
	Iron arrow	690	10/128	2,070	690
	Law rune	15	5/128	2,100	2,160
	Death rune	7	3/128	1,316	756

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Yew logs	100 (noted)	10/128	20,700	9,600
	Shark	4	4/128	3,968	408
	Mithril bar	1	3/128	672	180
	Iron ore	100 (noted)	2/128	3,800	1,000
	Oyster pearls	1	1/128	787	840

Rare and Gem drop table

There is a 4/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table. There is also a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/39.74; Never	N/A	N/A
	Coins	3,000	1/195.05	3,000	3,000
	Loop half of key	1	1/191.35; 1/179.89	10,019	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/191.35; 1/179.89	10,041	60
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/91.02; 1/46.22	311	15
	Runite bar	1	1/819.2	12,380	3,000
	Nature rune	67	1/1,365.33	13,132	7,236
	Rune 2h sword	1	1/1,365.33	37,734	38,400
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/1,365.33	24,397	24,960
	Uncut emerald	1	1/182.04; 1/92.44	538	30
	Law rune	45	1/2,048	6,300	6,480
	Death rune	45	1/2,048	8,460	4,860
	Steel arrow	150	1/2,048	1,350	1,050
	Rune arrow	42	1/2,048	1,596	10,080
	Adamant javelin	20	1/2,048	1,420	1,920
	Rune sq shield	1	1/2,048	22,433	23,040
	Dragonstone	1	1/2,048	11,550	6,000
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/2,048	3,600	4,500
	Uncut ruby	1	1/364.09; 1/184.89	1,165	60
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/4,096	31,981	32,640
	Dragon med helm	1	1/4,096	58,529	60,000
	Rune spear	1	1/3,994.58; 1/432.21	11,872	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/7,989.15; 1/864.42	65,180	66,000
	Nature talisman	1	1/970.9; 1/493.04	956	2
	Dragon spear	1	1/10,652.2; 1/1,152.55	37,131	37,440
	Uncut diamond	1	1/1,456.36; 1/739.56	2,600	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/2,912.71; 1/1,479.11	885	1,200

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Brimstone key	1	1/74	Not sold	N/A
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500	Not sold	12
	Baby mole	1	1/3,000	Not sold	N/A
	Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

Combat Achievements

The following Combat Achievement tasks involve the Giant Mole.

Name	Description	Difficulty	Category
Giant Mole Novice	Kill the Giant Mole 10 times.	Easy	Kill count
Giant Mole Champion	Kill the Giant mole 50 times.	Medium	Kill count
Avoiding Those Little Arms	Kill the Giant Mole without her damaging anyone.	Medium	Perfection
Why Are You Running?	Kill the Giant Mole without her burrowing more than 2 times.	Hard	Mechanical
Whack-a-Mole	Kill the Giant Mole within 10 seconds of her resurfacing.	Hard	Mechanical
Hard Hitter	Kill the Giant Mole with 4 or less instances of damage.	Elite	Mechanical

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2015 (update | poll)	Added a 'peek' option to the entrance of this boss.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	The Giant Mole now drops noted skins and claws if you have completed the Falador Hard Diary.
17 July 2014 (update | poll)	Players can now receive a pet version of this boss after defeating it.