Moss Giant
| Moss Giant | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 5 February 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | his beard seems to have a life of its own | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | |||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max hit | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aggression | Aggressive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aggro range | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonous | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | Attack | Strength | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 62 | 65 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Experience & Fatigue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | Melee | Ranged | Fatigue | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 108 | 144 | 1.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Behaviour | |||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | 120 ticks (77 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hits regen | 100 ticks (64 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wander radius | 3 tiles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Movement | Unrestricted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retreats | At 1 Hits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monster ID | 104,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
Moss giants are large humanoid monsters which can be found in the Varrock sewers, on Crandor and Brimhaven, north of East Ardougne, inside Strange Barrels, and in the Wilderness.
Combat and Prayer training
[edit | edit source]Giants of all types always drop big bones which can be useful for Prayer training, though regular Giants are a more efficient source of big bones. This is due to Moss Giants spawns being relatively spread out.
Unique drops
[edit | edit source]Moss Giants are also the only monster to drop Magic Staffs and the sole and only source of Black Square Shields in the entire game.
These are the only monster in the game to drop Spinach rolls. When Runescape Classic was just beginning, there was a popular scam where players overstated the rarity of the item to uninformed players. This allowed them to exploit the player for whatever means that they could. There is only one other way to acquire this item, through the crystal chest, however the crystal chest was almost entirely unusable due to a glitch which persisted until the game's closure.
Locations
[edit | edit source]- Brimhaven, on Moss Giant Island (requires level 10 Agility, 4 spawns).
- Kandarin, west of the Fishing Guild (3 spawns).
- Crandor (2 spawns).
- Varrock, western chambers of the Varrock sewers (2 spawns).
- Wilderness, west of Red Dragon Isle (2 spawns).
- Glarial's tomb (1 spawn).
Scenery Spawns
[edit | edit source]| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Barrel | N/A | 1 | Uncommon (~1/30) |
Drops
[edit | edit source]These drop rates are estimated based on a mix of drop logs, videos, and at times, comparison to later code. See the talk page for more details.
100% drops
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| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Big Bones | 1 | Always |
Weapons and armour
[edit | edit source]| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Square Shield | 1 | Uncommon (~5/128) |
 | Magic Staff | 1 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
 | Medium Steel Helmet | 1 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
 | Mithril Short Sword | 1 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
 | Steel Kite Shield | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
Runes and ammunition
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| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Law-Rune | 2 | Uncommon (~4/128) |
 | Air-Rune | 12 | Uncommon (~3/128) |
 | Chaos-Rune | 5 | Uncommon (~3/128) |
 | Earth-Rune | 18 | Uncommon (~3/128) |
 | Nature-Rune | 4 | Uncommon (~3/128) |
 | Cosmic-Rune | 2 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
 | Blood-Rune(m) | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
 | Death-Rune | 2 | Rare (~1/128) |
Herbs
[edit | edit source]| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Herb (Guam leaf) | 1 | Rare (~5/512) |
 | Herb (Marrentill) | 1 | Rare (~15/2,048) |
 | Herb (Tarromin) | 1 | Rare (~45/8,192) |
 | Herb (Harralander) | 1 | Rare (~35/8,192) |
 | Herb (Ranarr Weed) | 1 | Rare (~55/16,384) |
 | Herb (Irit Leaf) | 1 | Rare (~5/2,048) |
 | Herb (Avantoe) | 1 | Rare (~15/8,192) |
 | Herb (Kwuarm) | 1 | Rare (~25/16,384) |
 | Herb (Cadantine) | 1 | Rare (~5/4,096) |
 | Herb (Dwarf Weed) | 1 | Very rare (~15/16,384) |
Coins
[edit | edit source]| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coins | 82 | Common (~35/128) |
| Coins | 37 | Common (~19/128) |
| Coins | 15 | Common (~11/128)[d 1] |
| Coins | 119 | Common (~10/128) |
| Coins | 5 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
| Coins | 300 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
Other
[edit | edit source]| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Steel bar | 1 | Common (~6/128) |
 | Brass necklace | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
 | Coal | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
 | Spinach roll | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
Rare drop table
[edit | edit source]There is a 4/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | Rare (~1/256) |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | Rare (~1/512) |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | Very rare (~1/2,048) |
 | Half of a key (loop) | 1 | Very rare (~1/4,096) |
 | Half of a key (tooth) | 1 | Very rare (~1/4,096) |
 | Half Dragon Square Shield (left) | 1 | Extremely rare (~1/174,762.67) |
 | Rune Spear | 1 | Extremely rare (~1/524,288) |
Changes
[edit | edit source]| Date | Changes |
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| 18 August 2001 (Update) |
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| 5 February 2001 (Update) |
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