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NormalHard Mode
Giant mole
Release7 March 2006 (Update)
MembersNo
OptionsAttack, Examine
RaceMole
ExamineHoly mole-y!
Combat info
Combat level230
Life points78,000
AggressiveNo
PoisonousNo
Combat experience
XP3,900
XP1,287
XP351 (two-handed)
175 (one-handed and armour)
Offensive
Max hit
7200002,800
StyleRate
4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
651651
Accuracy
1,299000
Defensive
ArmourWeaknessSusceptible
73245
Base hit chance
-554565
Immunities
Not immuneImmuneImmuneNot immune
Advanced data
NPC ID18932, 18933
Linksbestiary • MRND
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Falador Mole Lair
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The giant mole (Talpidae wysonian) is a female mole found in the Falador Mole Lair, just under Falador Park. While moles do not normally grow to such sizes naturally, they can do so when they ingest growth potions. During the Second Age, many giant moles existed as a result of the Zarosian Empire's experiments with agricultural potions. They were rendered mostly extinct, but a new giant mole appeared in the Fifth Age following "a slight accident involving a bottle of Malignius Mortifer's-Super-Ultra-Flora-Growth-Potion" used by Wyson the gardener.

To get into its lair you have to crawl down the plant roots in the west of Falador Park, and create an instance or join an existing one. You have the option to fight the mole in hard mode, in which she will use her special attacks more frequently.

If a player is killed by the giant mole, their gravestone will appear outside her lair in Falador Park.

Obtaining all unique drops will unlock the [Name] of the Underground title.

Location

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Location Levels Members Access requirements Spawns Map
Falador Mole Lair230Free-to-playNone? edit? edit

Instance information

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Plant roots
Boss Giant mole
Access location Plant roots (Falador park)
Instance cost Free
Grave location Outside the lair
Max players for Boss timer 1
Notes
N/A

Strategy

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Main article: Giant mole/Strategies

Drops

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You have defeated the giant mole.

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

After fighting the mole, it is decided if a rare unique item will be dropped, and what that item is, before attributing it to a player. The odds of any rare item dropping at all are 1/10. After it is determined that a rare item will drop, which specific item is to be dropped is determined using a 52-slot table. This rare item is then distributed to one of the top three players, or to the single player if fighting the mole solo.[1] All of the mole's special drops (clingy moles, numbing roots, dragon 2h swords, and ultra-growth potions) are tertiary drops. Whenever someone receives a special drop from the mole, it will be announced in the message box.

The drop mechanics for the mole function differently in a group than when fought solo. Namely, the player to deal the most damage will always receive big bones and a mole claw if on a members' world, or only big bones if on a F2P world; the three players to deal the most damage will receive three mole skins, distributed equally (if the group is two players, there is a random chance for either player to receive two, and the other will receive one), all players who have completed the elite Falador achievement set will receive a mole nose, and players doing the Fur 'n Seek wishlist will sometimes receive long, sharp claws. The regular item drops are then divided equally between the top 3 players; if the drop quantity does not divide equally, the remainder is given to a random player of the top three that did not receive a rare drop.

In hard mode, rare unique drops are more common, while some items are dropped in larger quantities.

Following the 27 January 2014 update, the giant mole no longer has access to the rare drop table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Big bones.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Big bones with rarity Always in quantity 1Big bones1Always[d 1]2581
Mole claw.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mole claw with rarity Always in quantity 1Mole claw (m)1Always[d 1]609360
Mole skin.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mole skin with rarity Always in quantity 3Mole skin3Always[d 2]4,023720
Mole nose.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mole nose with rarity Always in quantity 1Mole nose (m)1Always[d 3][d 4]1,6151
Hideous moleskin.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Hideous moleskin with rarity Always in quantity 1Hideous moleskin (m)1Always[d 5]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ a b In a group, the big bones and mole claw are received by the player that dealt the most damage.
  2. ^ In a group, the mole skins are distributed amongst the three players that dealt the most damage.
  3. ^ Mole nose is only dropped with Falador shield 4 unlocked (does not have to be equipped).
  4. ^ In a group, a mole nose is received by all eligible players that participated in the kill.
  5. ^ During Kili's Knowledge V (power) task. Only if the giant mole is fought and killed with necromancy, and the player owns fewer than five hideous moleskins.

Drops - Normal mode, members

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The average members normal mode giant mole kill is worth 72,601 coins.

Main

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 18/128 in quantity 12000-16000Coins (m)12,000–16,00018/12812,000–16,00012,000–16,000
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 12/128 in quantity 18500-23500Coins (m)18,500–23,50012/12818,500–23,50018,500–23,500
Red dragonhide.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Red dragonhide with rarity 6/128 in quantity 3 (noted)Red dragonhide (m)3 (noted)6/1284,035108
Ranarr seed.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Ranarr seed with rarity 14/128 in quantity 1Ranarr seed (m)114/1281,60811
Grapevine seed.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Grapevine seed with rarity 12/128 in quantity 4Grapevine seed (m)412/128224240
Yew logs.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Yew logs with rarity 10/128 in quantity 30 (noted)Yew logs (m)30 (noted)10/12820,5502,880
Iron stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Iron stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 40Iron stone spirit (m)4016/128320N/A
Adamantite stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Adamantite stone spirit with rarity 8/128 in quantity 20Adamantite stone spirit (m)208/128780N/A
Pure essence.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Pure essence with rarity 14/128 in quantity 600 (noted)Pure essence (m)600 (noted)14/12818,0001,200
Blood rune.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Blood rune with rarity 14/128 in quantity 60Blood rune (m)6014/12823,5206,600
Mystic cloth.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mystic cloth with rarity 4/128 in quantity 3 (noted)Mystic cloth (m)3 (noted)4/12818,3277,200

Unique

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There is a 1/10 chance to roll onto the mole's unique items table (the chances below include this). If tier 1 or higher luck is active, this is improved to 1/9 (shown as the second rarity). Unique drops are tertiary, and are given to a random player of the top 3 contributors to the kill.

Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Numbing root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Numbing root with rarity 46/520 in quantity 3-6Numbing root (m)3–646/520; 46/468[1]453,714–907,42818–36
Clingy mole.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Clingy mole with rarity 5/520 in quantity 1Clingy mole (m)15/520; 5/468[1]105,105300
Dragon 2h sword.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Dragon 2h sword with rarity 1/520 in quantity 1Dragon 2h sword (m)11/520; 1/468[1]132,242132,000

Tertiary

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Long, sharp claws.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Long, sharp claws with rarity 1/4 in quantity 1Long, sharp claws (m)11/4[d 1]11
Long bone.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Long bone with rarity 1/400 in quantity 1Long bone (m)11/40033
Curved bone.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Curved bone with rarity 1/5000 in quantity 1Curved bone (m)11/5,00044
Rotten fang.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Rotten fang with rarity 1/2500 in quantity 1Rotten fang (m)11/2,500–10/2,500[d 2][2]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ Only during the Fur 'n Seek wish list.
  2. ^ Base drop rate of 1/2,500, with a threshold of 500.

Drops - Normal mode, free-to-play

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The average free-to-play normal mode giant mole kill is worth 70,275 coins.

Main

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 14/128 in quantity 18500-23500Coins(f)18,500–23,50014/12818,500–23,50018,500–23,500
Iron stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Iron stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 40Iron stone spirit(f)4016/128320N/A
Coal stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coal stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 40Coal stone spirit(f)4016/128560N/A
Adamantite stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Adamantite stone spirit with rarity 8/128 in quantity 30Adamantite stone spirit(f)308/1281,170N/A
Yew logs.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Yew logs with rarity 10/128 in quantity 30 (noted)Yew logs(f)30 (noted)10/12820,5502,880
Nature rune.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Nature rune with rarity 14/128 in quantity 40Nature rune(f)4014/12815,1602,960
Pure essence.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Pure essence with rarity 14/128 in quantity 600 (noted)Pure essence(f)600 (noted)14/12818,0001,200
Limpwurt root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Limpwurt root with rarity 12/128 in quantity 10 (noted)Limpwurt root(f)10 (noted)12/1286,42040
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Uncut diamond with rarity 8/128 in quantity 6Uncut diamond(f)68/1285,172720
Grapes.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Grapes with rarity 12/128 in quantity 8 (noted)Grapes(f)8 (noted)12/12857,3448
Mystic cloth.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mystic cloth with rarity 4/128 in quantity 3 (noted)Mystic cloth(f)3 (noted)4/12818,3277,200

Unique

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There is a 1/10 chance to roll onto the mole's unique items table (the chances below include this). If tier 1 or higher luck is active, this is improved to 1/9 (shown as the second rarity). Unique drops are tertiary, and are given to a random player of the top 3 contributors to the kill.

Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Numbing root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Numbing root with rarity 47/520 in quantity 2-6Numbing root(f)2–647/520; 47/468[1]302,476–907,42812–36
Clingy mole.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Clingy mole with rarity 5/520 in quantity 1Clingy mole(f)15/520; 5/468[1]105,105300

Tertiary

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Rotten fang.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Rotten fang with rarity 1/2500 in quantity 1Rotten fang(f)11/2,500–10/2,500[d 1][2]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ Base drop rate of 1/2,500, with a threshold of 500.

Drops - Hard mode, members

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The average members hard mode giant mole kill is worth 47,502 coins.

Main

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 18/128 in quantity 17500-22500Coins (m)17,500–22,50018/12817,500–22,50017,500–22,500
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 12/128 in quantity 25000-31000Coins (m)25,000–31,00012/12825,000–31,00025,000–31,000
Red dragonhide.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Red dragonhide with rarity 6/128 in quantity 6 (noted)Red dragonhide (m)6 (noted)6/1288,070216
Ranarr seed.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Ranarr seed with rarity 14/128 in quantity 2Ranarr seed (m)214/1283,21622
Grapevine seed.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Grapevine seed with rarity 12/128 in quantity 8Grapevine seed (m)812/128448480
Yew logs.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Yew logs with rarity 10/128 in quantity 40 (noted)Yew logs (m)40 (noted)10/12827,4003,840
Iron stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Iron stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 55Iron stone spirit (m)5516/128440N/A
Adamantite stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Adamantite stone spirit with rarity 8/128 in quantity 40Adamantite stone spirit (m)408/1281,560N/A
Pure essence.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Pure essence with rarity 14/128 in quantity 900 (noted)Pure essence (m)900 (noted)14/12827,0001,800
Blood rune.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Blood rune with rarity 14/128 in quantity 90Blood rune (m)9014/12835,2809,900
Mystic cloth.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mystic cloth with rarity 4/128 in quantity 3 (noted)Mystic cloth (m)3 (noted)4/12818,3277,200

Unique

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There is a 1/10 chance to roll onto the mole's unique items table (the chances below include this). If tier 1 or higher luck is active, this is improved to 1/9 (shown as the second rarity). Unique drops are tertiary, and are given to a random player of the top 3 contributors to the kill.

Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Ultra-growth potion (1).png: RS3 Giant mole drops Ultra-growth potion (1) with rarity 30/520 in quantity 1Ultra-growth potion (1) (m)130/520; 30/468[1]Not soldN/A
Numbing root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Numbing root with rarity 10/520 in quantity 8-12Numbing root (m)8–1210/520; 10/468[1]1,209,904–1,814,85648–72
Clingy mole.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Clingy mole with rarity 10/520 in quantity 1Clingy mole (m)110/520; 10/468[1]105,105300
Dragon 2h sword.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Dragon 2h sword with rarity 2/520 in quantity 1Dragon 2h sword (m)12/520; 2/468[1]132,242132,000

Tertiary

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Long, sharp claws.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Long, sharp claws with rarity 1/4 in quantity 1Long, sharp claws (m)11/4[d 1]11
Long bone.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Long bone with rarity 1/400 in quantity 1Long bone (m)11/40033
Curved bone.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Curved bone with rarity 1/5000 in quantity 1Curved bone (m)11/5,00044
Rotten fang.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Rotten fang with rarity 1/500 in quantity 1Rotten fang (m)11/500–10/500[d 2][2]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ Only during the Fur 'n Seek wish list.
  2. ^ Base drop rate of 1/500, with a threshold of 500.

Drops - Hard mode, free-to-play

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The average free-to-play hard mode giant mole kill is worth 159,331 coins.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Coins 10000.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coins with rarity 14/128 in quantity 2550-30500Coins(f)2,550–30,50014/1282,550–30,5002,550–30,500
Iron stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Iron stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 60Iron stone spirit(f)6016/128480N/A
Coal stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Coal stone spirit with rarity 16/128 in quantity 60Coal stone spirit(f)6016/128840N/A
Adamantite stone spirit.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Adamantite stone spirit with rarity 8/128 in quantity 55Adamantite stone spirit(f)558/1282,145N/A
Yew logs.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Yew logs with rarity 10/128 in quantity 45 (noted)Yew logs(f)45 (noted)10/12830,8254,320
Nature rune.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Nature rune with rarity 14/128 in quantity 60Nature rune(f)6014/12822,7404,440
Pure essence.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Pure essence with rarity 14/128 in quantity 900 (noted)Pure essence(f)900 (noted)14/12827,0001,800
Limpwurt root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Limpwurt root with rarity 12/128 in quantity 20 (noted)Limpwurt root(f)20 (noted)12/12812,84080
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Uncut diamond with rarity 8/128 in quantity 9Uncut diamond(f)98/1287,7581,080
Grapes.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Grapes with rarity 12/128 in quantity 14 (noted)Grapes(f)14 (noted)12/128100,35214
Mystic cloth.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Mystic cloth with rarity 4/128 in quantity 3 (noted)Mystic cloth(f)3 (noted)4/12818,3277,200

Unique

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There is a 1/10 chance to roll onto the mole's unique items table (the chances below include this). If tier 1 or higher luck is active, this is improved to 1/9 (shown as the second rarity). Unique drops are tertiary, and are given to a random player of the top 3 contributors to the kill.

Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Numbing root.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Numbing root with rarity 47/520 in quantity 8-12Numbing root(f)8–1247/520; 47/468[1]1,209,904–1,814,85648–72
Clingy mole.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Clingy mole with rarity 5/520 in quantity 1Clingy mole(f)15/520; 5/468[1]105,105300

Tertiary

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Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch
Rotten fang.png: RS3 Giant mole drops Rotten fang with rarity 1/500 in quantity 1Rotten fang(f)11/500–10/500[d 1][2]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ Base drop rate of 1/500, with a threshold of 500.

Achievements

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Giant Mole achievements

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Main article: Giant Mole achievements

Boss Pet

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Main article: Boss Pets achievements
  • Molly ( 0) – Unlock the Molly pet from the Giant Mole.

Boss Log

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Main article: Boss Logs achievements
  • Can You Dig It? ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from the Giant Mole.
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  • Concept art presented at RuneFest 3 for an updated giant mole
    Concept art presented at RuneFest 3 for an updated giant mole
  • Additional concept art for the giant mole
    Additional concept art for the giant mole
  • Giant mole wearing a Santa hat during Christmas
    Giant mole wearing a Santa hat during Christmas

Graphical updates

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Update history

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This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!
  • patch 20 January 2025 (Update):
    • Fixed an issue where defeating the giant mole in a group rewarded some players the incorrect combat XP.
  • hidden 11 September 2023 (Update):
    • The 50% combat experience reduction on bosses has been removed. Bosses now give 50 combat experience per 1,000 life points, like most other monsters in the game.
  • patch 20 February 2023 (Update):
    • Gravestones will no longer spawn in an inaccessible area after dying inside the giant mole boss arena.
  • patch 11 January 2021 (Update):
    • Various bosses around RuneScape have taken their Santa Hats off for another year.
  • patch 8 June 2020 (Update):
    • Giant mole minions now despawn on boss death.
  • patch 2 March 2020 (Update):
    • Fixed a minor exploit when fighting the hardcore giant mole.
  • patch 14 October 2019 (Update):
    • Fixed an issue causing giant mole killcount to be incorrect.
  • patch 28 August 2018 (Update):
    • Giant mole is now listed as F2P in the Grouping System.
  • ninja 3 April 2018 (Update):
    • King Black Dragon and giant mole now have boss health bars during their encounters. The giant mole health bar will display after its tutorial is completed.
  • hotfix 9 October 2017 (Update):
    • The giant mole now drops a minimum of three mystic cloth (to potentially be shared between three players).
  • ninja 9 October 2017 (Update):
    • The boss pet for giant mole can now drop in free worlds.
  • patch 8 August 2016 (Update):
    • Loot from the giant mole is now correctly distributed while Group Lootshare is active.
  • patch 18 April 2016 (Update):
    • The museum curators have received complaints and, as such, have updated their display of the giant mole.
  • update 29 February 2016 (Update):
    • Giant Mole and hard-mode Giant Mole bosses in the Falador Mole Lair are also now available to battle in free-to-play worlds
      • As the Agility requirement for the short cuts in these boss fights was higher than free-to-play characters could reach, the shortcuts have been removed from the lair in both members' and free-to-play worlds.
  • patch 30 March 2015 (Update):
    • The giant mole once again remembers how to punish those who seek comfort in tight spaces.
  • patch 16 March 2015 (Update):
    • Mini-moles in the giant mole encounter are now more aggressive.
  • patch 17 November 2014 (Update):
    • You can no longer select a group size of 50 for the giant mole.
  • patch 24 March 2014 (Update):
    • Players can no longer attack the giant mole from the far side of the agility shortcuts of the chamber it is currently in.
    • The giant mole will now correctly advance the fight when a familiar deals the most damage to it.
  • patch 17 February 2014 (Update):
    • The giant mole can now be harmed by familiars.
    • Ultra-growth potions now drop from the giant mole correctly when in a LootShare group.
    • The trail left by the giant mole when it digs now always indicates the direction it is heading in.
  • patch 4 February 2014 (Update):
    • The Elite Tasks reward listing for Falador now states the amended rewards, following the giant mole rework.
    • The butterfly that is part of the Guthix's Blessing ability now will follow players through shortcuts in the giant mole lair. As a result, the healing effect is no longer cut short.
  • update 27 January 2014 (Update):
    • The giant mole was graphically reworked, its arena updated and given an instance system, and new drops were added.
  • patch 20 December 2011 (Update):
    • The giant mole now drops loot if it is killed whilst players are digging.
  • patch 8 February 2010 (Update):
    • The mud thrown at you when the giant mole retreats now properly scales to cover your window.

Trivia

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  • The Giant Mole received a graphical and mechanical update on 27 January 2014. The same update also reduced the cavern size by half. Details about the mole before her update can be found here.
  • Sometimes, a glitch can occur where the giant mole may stay in one room for two phases rather than constantly moving around as her life points deplete. This only occurs when she first tunnels away to the first cavern.
  • The giant mole was made available to free-to-play players on 29 February 2016. The same update also removed the shortcut areas in the cavern into gaps wide enough for players to run through.
  • As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this boss was 2,775 kills for normal mode and 2,670 for hard mode.[3]
    • This had increased to 5,000 for normal mode and 5,130 for hard mode by 13 December 2018.[4]
  • The giant mole's scientific name, Talpidae wysonian, is a reference to the real life Talpidae family of moles.
  • The giant mole's carcass serves as the mining node for the Croesus boss encounter.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mod Shauny. Dev Blog: Revealing Drop Rates. Existing Game Content Forums. 3 November 2017. (Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.)
  2. ^ a b c d Mod Ryan. Boss pets - Drop rates!. Ninja Team Forums. 9 January 2015. (Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.)
  3. ^ Mod Shauny. Top 10 killers per Boss. Reddit. 2 February 2018. (Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.) Mod Shauny: "Here are the top 10 kills for each Boss in RuneScape, be aware that we've not listed display names for privacy purposes however if you wish to brag about one number being yours then we won't stop you!"
  4. ^ Mod Shauny. Top 20 Boss Killers by Monster (Data: 13th December 2018). Reddit. 8 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 February 2020.) Mod Shauny: "[link to a spreadsheet]"
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