Giant Mole KillingEdit This Entity
- 1.0 - Introduction
- 2.0 - Requirements & Equipment
- 3.0 - Profile & Tactic
- 4.0 - Frequently Asked Questions
The Giant Mole, at level 230, may seem to be a fearsome enemy, but with the proper equipment, attitude, and the knowledge from this guide, anyone can lay it to rest.
The Giant Mole can be found by using a spade on the mole holes in Falador Garden. The mole lair is very dark, so you will need to bring a light source. A bullseye lantern should be your first choice, as you save an inventory space. A candle and a tinderbox works too, as the warning when entering the cave will tell you. A map of the lair showing all the possible spawn points of the Giant Mole can be found here.
Giant Mole hunting should just be considered a side-hobby. There is no fortune to be gained, it's not great combat experience and it can be plain frustrating at times. Some days you will get 20 nests and not get a single tree seed; some days you will get some decent seeds. Rarely will you get anything incredibly worthwhile, however.
To take on the mole, we recommend the below stats. The Mole has an extremely high defence against Magic and Range, so this guide will be going over the Melee only.
- 70 Attack & Strength/Range
- 45 Defence (Or 70+ with good armour if not praying)
- 43 Prayer (Highly recommended)
- 50 Agility (Useful for running around in the caves)
Patience is the most important thing for beating the Giant Mole. Sometimes it can take 10 minutes to find it after it has burrowed into the ground, which is why the dragon dagger p++ will help a lot.
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The primary goal is to have the lightest inventory possible (Under 1kg). You need to do a lot of running, so a light inventory, some energy potions, a spirit terrorbird and tireless run scrolls, and an agility level of 50+ is recommended. This is a suggested inventory, but you can interchange items for whatever you prefer. It may also be a good idea to bring teleport runes if you're a lower level, but higher level players should be alright simply operating their jewelery right from their stats menu.
| Giant Mole | ||
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| Combat: | 230 | |
| Consitution: | 2000 | |
| Race: | Rodent | |
| Members: | Yes | |
| Nature: | Not Aggressive | |
| Attack Style: | Melee | |
| Where Found: | Mole Lair, Falador park |
| Drops: | Big bones (100%), Mole claw, Mole skins (1-3), Oyster pearls, Death rune (7), Air rune (105), Blood rune (15), Fire rune (105), Law rune (15), Sharks (4), Iron arrow (690), noted Iron ore (50-100), noted Yew logs (100), Amulet of strength, Mithril platebody, Mithril bar, Runite bar, Mithril battleaxe, Adamant longsword, Rune med helm, Rune arrows (42), Uncut gems, Cut Dragonstone, Long bone, Gold charm, Crimson charm, Blue charm, Green charm, Rune battleaxe, Rune 2h sword, Rune kiteshield, Dragon med helm, Half of a key, Shield left half, Dragon spear, Clue scroll (level-3) |
| Tactic: | When you enter the Giant Mole's caves, you should drink your stat enhancement potions as it spawns. When the Giant Mole is at half of its HP, it will "dig" back into the ground, and spawn somewhere randomly in the caves. The mole rarely hits high, with a maximum hit of 25. There are several spawn spots which can make it a challenge to find him. When it starts digging, turn your prayer off and walk around the dungeon trying to see as much of it as possible on the mini map. Take a dragon dagger p++ if you are using melee, and use it first to poison the mole so it still loses hit points while it runs away from you. Once it's poisoned (use the special attack to poison it), change to a whip or dragon weapon, or crystal/magic short bow for rangers. If it remains poisoned, let it do the dirty work towards the end of the battle. Also, use an attacking familiar. If the familiar was attacking and the mole digs, the familiar will chase the mole. This will make finding the mole much easier. |
| For those who cannot afford the high value weapons, they can bring and even number of air and mind runes, and an earth staff. Trap the mole around a corner, so you can hit it but it cannot hit you. | |
| Notes: | The mole tends to respawn in the middle of the large centre area of the dungeon. |
| The skins and claws can be turned in to Wyson the Gardner for bird's nests. Also, if you have the Falador 3 shield then you also get one white lily seed plus the bird's nest for mole skins. |
A: You will be rapidly dealt 1hp damage by a number of bugs - this will continue until you ignite your light source again.
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A: Yes you can, most people can get a lot of money from selling the seeds in the nests, and the crushed nests.
A: There is a ladder at the opposite end of the cave to the entrance.
