Giant mole

Template:Infobox Monster The Giant Mole (Talpidae wysonian) 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".

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.Template:CiteTwitter 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.

Combat Achievements

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 50 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

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