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
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Crush
Attack speed
Respawn time	16 ticks (9.6 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	215 xp
Category	Bosses
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Converts to poison
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID	5779

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The Giant Mole (Talpidae wysonian^[1]) 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".^[2]

The Giant Mole is located in the tunnels beneath Falador Park. A spade is required to enter her 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.^[3] 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.

Location[edit | edit source]

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

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average Giant Mole kill is worth 25,825.18.

The average Giant Mole kill while on a Konar task is worth 27,338.89.

100%[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Big bones	1	Always	230	0
Mole claw	1^{[d 1]}	Always	7,515	360
Mole skin	1–3^{[d 1]}	Always	7,095–21,285	240–720

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Drops as noted after completion of the Hard Falador Diary.

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Adamant longsword	1	10/128	1,602	1,920
Mithril platebody	1	9/128	2,763	3,120
Amulet of strength	1	7/128	1,174	1,215
Mithril axe	1	2/128	102	312
Mithril battleaxe	1	1/128	1,076	1,014
Rune med helm	1	1/128	11,096	11,520

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Air rune	105	20/128	525	210
Blood rune	15	19/128	5,580	3,600
Fire rune	105	11/128	525	210
Iron arrow	690	10/128	2,070	690
Law rune	15	5/128	2,220	2,160
Death rune	7	3/128	1,288	756

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Yew logs	100 (noted)	10/128	20,200	9,600
Shark	4	4/128	3,432	408
Mithril bar	1	3/128	794	180
Iron ore	100 (noted)	2/128	12,400	1,000
Oyster pearls	1	1/128	1,039	840

Rare and Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

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^{[d 1]}	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^{[d 2]}	10,080	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/191.35; 1/179.89^{[d 2]}	10,103	60
Uncut sapphire	1	1/91.02; 1/46.22^{[d 2]}	361	15
Runite bar	1	1/819.2	12,508	3,000
Nature rune	67	1/1,365.33	12,730	7,236
Rune 2h sword	1	1/1,365.33	37,928	38,400
Rune battleaxe	1	1/1,365.33	24,471	24,960
Uncut emerald	1	1/182.04; 1/92.44^{[d 2]}	542	30
Law rune	45	1/2,048	6,660	6,480
Death rune	45	1/2,048	8,280	4,860
Steel arrow	150	1/2,048	1,350	1,050
Rune arrow	42	1/2,048	2,478	10,080
Adamant javelin	20	1/2,048	1,100	1,920
Rune sq shield	1	1/2,048	22,514	23,040
Dragonstone	1	1/2,048	11,825	6,000
Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/2,048	5,800	4,500
Uncut ruby	1	1/364.09; 1/184.89^{[d 2]}	1,160	60
Rune kiteshield	1	1/4,096	32,084	32,640
Dragon med helm	1	1/4,096	59,018	60,000
Rune spear	1	1/3,994.58; 1/432.21^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,908	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/7,989.15; 1/864.42^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,419	66,000
Nature talisman	1	1/970.9; 1/493.04^{[d 2]}	324	2
Dragon spear	1	1/10,652.2; 1/1,152.55^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	36,849	37,440
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,456.36; 1/739.56^{[d 2]}	2,768	120
Rune javelin	5	1/2,912.71; 1/1,479.11^{[d 2]}	685	1,200

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Brimstone key	1	1/74^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12
Baby mole	1	1/3,000	Not sold	N/A
Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

^ Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475 with the completion of the elite combat achievements.

Combat Achievements[edit | edit source]

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 25 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

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Giant Mole had a festive override wearing a santa hat during the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Christmas events.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
25 June 2015 (update \| poll)	Added a 'peek' option to the entrance of this boss, allowing players to see the number of other players currently in the boss room.
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.

References[edit | edit source]

^ Natural history quiz, "Varrock Museum", Old School RuneScape. "The Giant Mole (Talpidae Wysonian)" West wing, Display case #7
^ Jagex. "Canoeing, Zygomites and a Mole!". 7 March 2006. (Archived from the original.) Old School RuneScape News.
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 14 June 2019. (Archived from the original on 18 June 2019.) Mod Ash: "1/4 when its health is between 5% and 50%."

[diary-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Drops as noted after completion of the Hard Falador Diary.

[5] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-6] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[rowm-7] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

[8] Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

[9] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475 with the completion of the elite combat achievements.

[1] Natural history quiz, "Varrock Museum", Old School RuneScape. "The Giant Mole (Talpidae Wysonian)" West wing, Display case #7

[2] Jagex. "Canoeing, Zygomites and a Mole!". 7 March 2006. (Archived from the original.) Old School RuneScape News.

[3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 14 June 2019. (Archived from the original on 18 June 2019.) Mod Ash: "1/4 when its health is between 5% and 50%."

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