Moss giant

Level 42Level 48Level 84

Moss giant
Released										5 February 2001 (Update)
Members										No
Combat level										42
Size										2x2
Examine										His beard seems to have a life of its own.
Combat info
XP bonus										+0.0%
Max hit										6
Aggressive										Yes
Poison										No
Attack style										Crush
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										60 xp
Category										Moss giant
Assigned by
Combat stats
60					30					30					30					1					1
Aggressive stats
+33					+31					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+0						+0						+0						+0						+0
Immunities
Not immune to poison															Not immune to venom
Advanced data
Monster ID												2090,2091,2092,2093,7262
Twisted League												Yes

Moss giants are large, humanoid creatures found in areas that are tied to nature.

Moss giants are very commonly trained on, since their Defence level is rather low in comparison to other monsters of the same combat level.

It can drop the mossy key, which is required to fight the moss giant boss Bryophyta.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Kourend Woodland	42		4	Maplink
Moss Giant Island, west of Brimhaven (10 Agility required)	42		5	Maplink
Wilderness (by the pond reachable using a canoe)	42		6	Maplink
Crandor	42		3	Maplink
Pirates' Cove	48		10	Maplink
West of Fishing Guild	42		4	Maplink
Brimhaven Dungeon	42		20	Maplink
Varrock Sewers	42		10	Maplink
Catacombs of Kourend	42		13	Maplink
Iorwerth Dungeon	84		6	Maplink

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average Moss giant kill is worth 1,440.86.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	168	0

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Black sq shield	1	5/128	562	691
	Magic staff	1	2/128	71	120
	Steel med helm	1	2/128	61	180
	Mithril sword	1	2/128	291	507
	Mithril spear(m)	1	2/128	311	507
	Steel kiteshield	1	1/128	301	510

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Law rune	3	4/128	411	432
	Air rune	18	3/128	90	36
	Earth rune	27	3/128	108	54
	Chaos rune	7	3/128	364	378
	Nature rune	6	3/128	1,110	648
	Cosmic rune	3	2/128	432	90
	Iron arrow	15	2/128	45	15
	Steel arrow	30	1/128	300	210
	Death rune	3	1/128	609	324
	Blood rune(m)	1	1/128	397	240

Herbs[edit | edit source]

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf(m)	1	1/102.4	21	7
	Grimy marrentill(m)	1	1/136.5	23	8
	Grimy tarromin(m)	1	1/182	113	9
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	1/234.1	752	9
	Grimy ranarr weed(m)	1	1/297.9	6,430	18
	Grimy irit leaf(m)	1	1/409.6	716	10
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	1/546.1	1,707	10
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	1/655.4	1,408	12
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	1/819.2	1,642	13
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	1/1,092.3	1,395	13
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	1/1,092.3	508	14

Seeds[edit | edit source]

There is a 35/128 chance of rolling the uncommon seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed(m)	1	1/28	20	7
	Strawberry seed(m)	1	1/29.3	5	10
	Marrentill seed(m)	1	1/30.7	7	1
	Jangerberry seed(m)	1	1/41.7	1	36
	Tarromin seed(m)	1	1/45.1	11	1
	Wildblood seed(m)	1	1/46.2	95	8
	Watermelon seed(m)	1	1/60.8	17	33
	Harralander seed(m)	1	1/68.4	56	2
	Snape grass seed(m)	1	1/95.8	3,245	56
	Ranarr seed(m)	1	1/98.3	34,142	30
	Whiteberry seed(m)	1	1/112.7	4	79
	Mushroom spore(m)	1	1/132.2	69	51
	Toadflax seed(m)	1	1/142	1,954	6
	Belladonna seed(m)	1	1/212.9	78	106
	Irit seed(m)	1	1/212.9	28	3
	Poison ivy seed(m)	1	1/294.8	24	99
	Avantoe seed(m)	1	1/319.4	385	4
	Cactus seed(m)	1	1/319.4	74	59
	Kwuarm seed(m)	1	1/425.9	148	6
	Potato cactus seed(m)	1	1/479.1	20	84
	Snapdragon seed(m)	1	1/766.5	58,628	36
	Cadantine seed(m)	1	1/958.2	604	4
	Lantadyme seed(m)	1	1/1,277.6	557	5
	Dwarf weed seed(m)	1	1/1,916.3	154	3
	Torstol seed(m)	1	1/3,832.7	55,274	42

Coins[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins(f)	5	35/128[d 1]	5	5
	Coins	37	19/128	37	37
	Coins	2	11/128; 8/128[d 2]	2	2
	Coins	119	10/128	119	119
	Coins(f)	10	5/128[d 1]	10	10
	Coins	300	2/128	300	300

Other[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Steel bar	1	6/128	346	60
	Coal	1	1/128	197	27
	Spinach roll	1	1/128	92	0

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/64.12; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/128; 1/65[d 2]	385	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/256; 1/130[d 2]	631	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/512; 1/260[d 2]	1,271	60
	Chaos talisman(m)	1	1/1,365.33; 1/693.33[d 2][d 3]	526	2
	Nature talisman(m)	1	1/1,365.33; 1/693.33[d 2][d 3]	1,115	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040[d 2]	3,073	120
	Loop half of key(m)	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	10,396	60
	Tooth half of key(m)	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	11,201	60
	Rune javelin(m)	5	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	805	1,200
	Rune spear(m)	1	1/65,536; 1/3,900[d 2][d 4]	11,916	12,480
	Shield left half(m)	1	1/131,072; 1/7,800[d 2][d 4]	65,404	66,000
	Dragon spear(m)	1	1/174,762.67; 1/10,400[d 2][d 4]	38,381	37,440

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Looting bag(m)	1	1/3[d 1]	Not sold	N/A
	Moss giant bone(m)	1	1/4[d 2]	Not sold	N/A
	Ensouled giant head(m)	1	1/24	1,177	191
	Clue scroll (beginner)	1	1/45	Not sold	12
	Mossy key	1	1/150–1/50[d 3]	Not sold	0
	Long bone(m)	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Giant champion scroll(m)	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0
	Curved bone(m)	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

Catacombs tertiary[edit | edit source]

The following drops are only accessible while killing the Catacombs of Kourend variants.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ancient shard	1	1/293	Not sold	122
	Dark totem base	1	1/440	Not sold	123
	Dark totem middle	1	1/440	Not sold	123
	Dark totem top	1	1/440	Not sold	123

Wilderness Slayer tertiary[edit | edit source]

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/533	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/272	1,047	720

Twisted League tertiary[edit | edit source]

The drops below are only available during the Twisted League.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Brimstone key	1	1/772[d 1]	Not sold	N/A

Iorwerth Dungeon drops[edit | edit source]

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

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	168	0

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mithril sq shield	1	5/128	696	936
	Mithril med helm	1	2/128	245	468
	Adamant spear	1	2/128	963	1,248
	Adamant sword	1	2/128	1,020	1,248
	Battlestaff	1	2/128	8,219	4,200
	Mithril kiteshield	1	1/128	1,055	1,326

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Law rune	10–25	4/128	1,370–3,425	1,440–3,600
	Air rune	40–80	3/128	200–400	80–160
	Earth rune	40–80	3/128	160–320	80–160
	Chaos rune	10–30	3/128	520–1,560	540–1,620
	Nature rune	6–25	3/128	1,110–4,625	648–2,700
	Cosmic rune	10–25	2/128	1,440–3,600	300–750
	Mithril arrow	20–30	1/128	200–300	380–570
	Adamant arrow	10–15	2/128	250–375	480–720
	Death rune	10–20	1/128	2,030–4,060	1,080–2,160
	Blood rune	6–10	1/128	2,382–3,970	1,440–2,400

Herbs[edit | edit source]

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/102.4	21	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/136.5	23	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/182	113	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/234.1	752	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/297.9	6,430	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/409.6	716	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/546.1	1,707	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/655.4	1,408	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/819.2	1,642	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/1,092.3	1,395	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/1,092.3	508	14

Seeds[edit | edit source]

There is a 35/128 chance of rolling the uncommon seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed	1	1/28	20	7
	Strawberry seed	1	1/29.3	5	10
	Marrentill seed	1	1/30.7	7	1
	Jangerberry seed	1	1/41.7	1	36
	Tarromin seed	1	1/45.1	11	1
	Wildblood seed	1	1/46.2	95	8
	Watermelon seed	1	1/60.8	17	33
	Harralander seed	1	1/68.4	56	2
	Snape grass seed	1	1/95.8	3,245	56
	Ranarr seed	1	1/98.3	34,142	30
	Whiteberry seed	1	1/112.7	4	79
	Mushroom spore	1	1/132.2	69	51
	Toadflax seed	1	1/142	1,954	6
	Belladonna seed	1	1/212.9	78	106
	Irit seed	1	1/212.9	28	3
	Poison ivy seed	1	1/294.8	24	99
	Avantoe seed	1	1/319.4	385	4
	Cactus seed	1	1/319.4	74	59
	Kwuarm seed	1	1/425.9	148	6
	Potato cactus seed	1	1/479.1	20	84
	Snapdragon seed	1	1/766.5	58,628	36
	Cadantine seed	1	1/958.2	604	4
	Lantadyme seed	1	1/1,277.6	557	5
	Dwarf weed seed	1	1/1,916.3	154	3
	Torstol seed	1	1/3,832.7	55,274	42

Coins[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	60	19/128	60	60
	Coins	100–1,000	10/128	100–1,000	100–1,000
	Coins	20	8/128	20	20
	Coins	500–1,500	2/128	500–1,500	500–1,500

Other[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mithril bar	1	6/128	667	180
	Coal	2–6	1/128	394–1,182	54–162
	Spinach roll	1	1/128	92	0

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/64.12; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/128; 1/65[d 2]	385	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/256; 1/130[d 2]	631	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/512; 1/260[d 2]	1,271	60
	Chaos talisman	1	1/1,365.33; 1/693.33[d 2]	526	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040[d 2]	3,073	120
	Loop half of key	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	10,396	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	11,201	60
	Rune javelin	5	1/4,096; 1/2,080[d 2]	805	1,200
	Rune spear	1	1/65,536; 1/3,900[d 2][d 3]	11,916	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/131,072; 1/7,800[d 2][d 3]	65,404	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/174,762.67; 1/10,400[d 2][d 3]	38,381	37,440

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Moss giant bone	1	1/4[d 1]	Not sold	N/A
	Ensouled giant head	1	1/24	1,177	191
	Crystal shard	1	1/24	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/200	Not sold	12
	Mossy key	1	1/120; 1/40[d 2]	Not sold	0
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Giant champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0
	Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
30 April 2020 (update)	Krystilia can now assign bloodvelds, hill giants, moss giants, black knights, pirates and zombies as a Slayer task.
26 February 2015 (update)	Increased the amount of Moss giants in Varrock Sewers.

Predecessor	Title	Successor
Black Knight	Strongest monster in RuneScape	Ice giant

v • d • e Giants
	Hill giant Moss giant (Guardian) Ice giant Giant Champion Giant (Surprise Exam) Cyclops Fire giant Obor Black Knight Titan Bryophyta Glod Cloud Titan

v • d • e Brimhaven Dungeon
NPCs	Banisoch Hieve Saniboch
Monsters	Baby green dragon Baby red dragon Black demon Bronze dragon Fire giant Greater demon Iron dragon Moss giant Red dragon Steel dragon Wild dog

v • d • e Iorwerth Dungeon
NPCs	Morvran
Monsters	Dark beast Greater Nechryael Iorwerth Warrior Kurask Moss giant Mutated Bloodveld Waterfiend

v • d • e Kourend Woodland
NPCs	Duck Reginald Roy jr. Land's End Captain Magoro Hugor Lan the Butcher Robert Boss
Monsters	Barbarian Bear cub Chicken Giant rat Grizzly bear Moss giant Unicorn
Related	Land's End Old Memorial