Hill giant

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For the giants found in Daemonheim, see Hill giant (Daemonheim).
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A hill giant is a type of giant found in several locations around RuneScape, most highly concentrated in the far southern end of the Edgeville Dungeon and in the resource dungeon therein. These dungeons may be accessed through the entrance located in the house north-east of Gunnarsgrunn and west of the Cooking Guild if the player has a Brass Key. The Edgeville Dungeon area is usually very crowded in free-to-play worlds, as players like to gather Big bones and either bury them for Prayer experience or sell them at the Grand Exchange or to other players. Members worlds usually are much less crowded due to the better money making options for members. There are two hill giants present in level 17-18 Wilderness; however, very few people go there because of the dangerous player killers in the area and its far distance from any bank. (The closest bank for most hill giants in the Wilderness is at Daemonheim.) They are aggressive to players below combat lvl 57.

If Cyclopes are given as a Slayer assignment, players may NOT kill Hill Giants for the task. The reverse isn't possible either.

Hill giants can hit up to 43 damage, and they only attack with Melee. They have very low Defence which makes them great for experience from level 30 to level 50.


Another tip is that you can't let their weapons and their height imtimidate you. Every weapon they have will hit the same. (Example: Hammer, Cleaver, Club are the same.)

Locations

Champions' Challenge

Hill giants are one of the 'races' who have a lesser champion in the Champions' Challenge Distraction & Diversion. To fight the Giant Champion, the player must kill hill giants until one drops a Champion's scroll, a very rare drop. The Distraction & Diversion just uses the term 'giant', but the only type of giant that drops the scroll is the hill giant. This is only for members.

Drops

100% drop

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Big bones Big bones 1 1 Always 351

Weapons and armour

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Iron arrow Iron arrow 3 2 Common 30
Iron dagger Iron dagger 1 2 Common 13
Iron full helm Iron full helm 1 2 Common 48
Steel arrow Steel arrow 10–15 3 Uncommon 140–210
Iron kiteshield Iron kiteshield 1 3 Uncommon 54
Steel longsword Steel longsword 1 3 Uncommon 191
Iron 2h sword Iron 2h sword 1 4 Rare 73
Mithril arrow Mithril arrow 4 Rare Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Steel dagger Steel dagger 1 4 Rare 20
Steel platebody Steel platebody 1 5 Very rare 1,126
Adamant arrow Adamant arrow 1–5 5 Very rare 96–480

Runes

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Water rune Water rune 7 2 Common 49
Fire rune Fire rune 15 3 Uncommon 210
Cosmic rune Cosmic rune 2 3 Uncommon 220
Law rune Law rune 2–3 3 Uncommon 298–447
Template:ExchangeItemNat Nature rune 6 3 Uncommon Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Mind rune Mind rune 3 3 Uncommon 12
Death rune Death rune 2 4 Rare 370
Chaos rune Chaos rune 2 4 Rare 172

Charms(m)

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Herbs(m)

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Grimy guam Grimy guam 1 2 Common 521
Grimy marrentill Grimy marrentill 1 2 Common 41
Grimy tarromin Grimy tarromin 1 2 Common 56
Grimy ranarr Grimy ranarr 1 4 Rare 3,508
Grimy harralander Grimy harralander 1 4 Rare 385
Grimy irit Grimy irit 1 4 Rare 1,496
Grimy avantoe Grimy avantoe 1 4 Rare 2,877
Grimy kwuarm Grimy kwuarm 1 4 Rare 2,902
Grimy dwarf weed Grimy dwarf weed 1 4 Rare 7,525
Grimy cadantine Grimy cadantine 1 5 Very rare 1,336
Grimy lantadyme Grimy lantadyme 1 5 Very rare 6,002

Seeds(m)

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Tomato seed Tomato seed 1–3 2 Common 1–3
Potato seed Potato seed 1–4 2 Common 1–4
Onion seed Onion seed 4, 8 2 Common 4–8
Tomato seed Tomato seed 3 2 Common 3
Strawberry seed Strawberry seed 2 2 Common 184
Cabbage seed Cabbage seed 4 2 Common 12
Limpwurt seed Limpwurt seed 1 4 Rare 147
Watermelon seed Watermelon seed 1–4 4 Rare 1,861–7,444
Sweetcorn seed Sweetcorn seed 3 4 Rare 9

Other drops

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Coins 8, 15, 38, 52, 88, 310, 350–493 2 Common Not sold
Limpwurt root Limpwurt root 1 2 Common 844
Beer Beer 1 3 Uncommon 260
Court summons (m) 1 3 Uncommon Not sold
Body talisman Body talisman 1 3 Uncommon 251
Long bone (m) 1 4 Rare Not sold
Shoulder bone (m) 1 4 Rare <ref>Dropped during Fur 'n' Seek/Wish list.</ref> Not sold
Spin Ticket 1 4 Rare Not sold
Starved ancient effigy (m) 1 4 Rare Not sold
File:Champion's scroll (giant).png Champion scroll (giant) (m) 1 5 Very rare Not sold
Curved bone (m) 1 5 Very rare Not sold

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Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

Money Making

For F2P players, hill giants can be a great way to make money, as they always drop Big bones, which bring in 412 coins each at the GE. They also frequently drop Limpwurt roots. The close proximity to the Grand Exchange coupled with their low combat level makes them a great way to earn coins and gain combat experience. The major and most noticeable drawback to money making with hill giants, however is that the Edgeville Dungeon is usually very crowded.

In order to save weight whilst training on these giants, only equip dragonhide armour; if you are at least level 65, you will not get hit frequently. This will reduce your weight, thereby allowing you to run further. Only equip a rune scimitar or rune 2h. This will save one inventory spot for big bones or limpwurt roots for strength potion brewing. You no longer have to leave a spot for coins, due to the money pouch update; thus, at least 20 spots should be reserved for big bones and the rest could be roots as they are very popular and are worth more than big bones. It is also a good idea to bring a bonecrusher if you want to gain prayer experience without spending the time to pick up your bone drops.

Trivia

  • They were once just called 'Giants', but this was later changed by Jagex to avoid confusion between other giants.
  • They are one of three kinds of giants available for the free players, the other two being Moss giants and Ice giants.
  • If a player brings along shortbows and arrows, they can use the ranged weapon to first attack a hill giant before anybody else does and then switch back to a Melee weapon.
  • Some hill giants appear to be wielding cleavers, weapons from the Recipe for Disaster quest.
  • The hill giant is one of the monsters known for dropping court summons for the Court Cases Distraction & Diversion.
  • The two bald hill giants in Edgeville Dungeon are slightly redder in color.
  • A variation of the hill giant seems to be wearing one of Torag's hammers; however, this may just be an ordinary warhammer.
  • Inside the Edgeville Resource Dungeon, hill giants have been known not to attack a player that is resting.
  • There are 5 safe spots which can be used for killing hill giants in the Edgeville Dungeon, thus it is a popular place for players to train Ranged.
  • Despite being called "Hill giants", the majority of the giants are found in dungeons. The reason for the naming was revealed in a Postbag from the Hedge; they are called "Hill Giants" because their muscles on their arms resemble hills.

See also

no:Hill giant nl:Hill giant fi:Hill giant