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{{Infobox Monster
|name = Giant Rock Crab
|image = [[File:Giant Rock Crab.png|130px|Giant Rock Crab]]
|release = [[1 August]] [[2005]]
|update = Waterbirth Island
|level = 137
|LP = 2400
|slaylvl = No
|members = Yes
|aggressive = Yes
|poisonous = No
|immune to poison = No
|attack style = [[Melee]]
|max hit = 110 (approx)
|weakness = [[Magic]] ([[Wind Spells]])
|always drops = [[Bones]]
|examine = No one likes crabs... especially really big ones!<br />(when disguised as a boulder) "Heavy rock!"}}

'''Giant rock crabs''' are massive versions of the weaker [[Rock crab]]. They lie in wait for prey, disguised as large boulders. When approached, they attack, unless they have become [[Tolerance|tolerant]], in which case they remain as "boulders" - attempting to cast a spell on them gives the message "You can't attack this NPC."

Giant Rock Crabs are good droppers of charms, as they drop 3 of them at a time. They also drop various black equipment (platebody and claws), worth a decent sum of coins. They are the only droppers of rock-shell parts, which is needed to create Rock-shell armour.

==Locations==
[[File:ChaosTunnels entrances.png|thumb|left|Use the middle south entrance just east of the wizard who teleports player to the Abyss. This is labelled entrance number 2 and goes directly to the giant rock crabs.]]
*In [[Waterbirth Island]] Dungeon (a partner is required in order to do this).
In the [[Chaos Tunnels]] (The middle south rift just east of [[Mage of Zamorak]] ([[Abyss]]) leads directly to them). This is recommended when not having a companion.
*{{Clear}}

==Strategy==
[[File:Rock Crab Haven.png|thumb|right|A player killing Giant Rock Crabs from a distance.]]Giant Rock Crabs are extremely resistant to [[Melee]] and [[Ranged]] attacks, and thus are only effectively killed using [[Magic]]. However, [[Verac's set|Verac's armour]] and [[Diamond bolts (e)]] are quite effective with their shared unique effect, which can hit through their high physical and ranged defense, [[Verac's set|Verac's armour]] also has a prayer bonus allowing the player to use [[Protect from melee]] for longer than usual. This method is advised for those with a low Magic level but high melee combat levels. For lower attack levels the use of [[Attack potion|Attack Potions]] can be used to improve the chances of hitting. Rock Crabs drop three charms at once, and are a very good source of [[gold charm]]s. These Crabs are not immune to poison, but are extremely difficult to poison them with a poisoned weapon like the dragon dagger or any poisoned ranged ammo because of their high [[Melee]] and [[Ranged]] defense.

Another method includes wearing rune or better armour, and bringing a weapon with a high crush attack bonus, such as the [[Zamorakian spear]] or [[Barrelchest anchor]]. Slash weapons such as the [[Abyssal whip]] are '''not''' recommended due to the crabs' high slash defense.

A notably effective and economic way to kill Giant Rock Crabs is the [[Black Salamander]], or the [[Polypore Staff]]. The Black Salamander's magic attack, and the Polypore staff's attack acts as a normal magic attack and takes advantage of their lower magic defense. Their magic defense is so low you can utilize high level defensive armour without losing much accuracy.

Giant rock crabs have a very high defence, but relatively low attack and strength. If attacked in the [[Chaos Tunnels]] they will walk off and stop attacking you after a minute or two.

If using mage, note that they are most vulnerable to air-based spells.

'''Mage Gear is as follows:'''
* Helmet: [[Farseer helmet]] > [[Infinity hat|Infinity]] > [[Ahrim's hood|Ahrim's]] > [[Dagon'hai hat|Dagon'hai]] > [[Mystic hat|Mystic]]/[[Sacred clay hat|Sacred clay]]
* Necklace: [[Arcane stream necklace|Stream necklace]] > [[Amulet of fury]] > [[Amulet of glory]] > [[Amulet of magic]]/[[Amulet of power]]
* Cape: [[God cape]] > [[Soul war cape]] > [[Ardougne cloak]] ([[Ardougne cloak 4|4]]/[[Ardougne cloak 3|3]]>[[Ardougne cloak 2|2]]) > [[Obsidian cape]], [[Cape of Accomplishment]],
* Body: [[Ahrim's robetop|Ahrim's]] > [[Infinity top|Infinity]] > [[Dagon'hai robe top|Dagon'hai]] > [[Mystic robe top|Mystic]]/[[Sacred clay robe top|Sacred clay]]
* Legs: [[Ahrim's robeskirt|Ahrim's]] > [[Infinity bottoms|Infinity]] > [[Dagon'hai robe bottom|Dagon'hai]] > [[Mystic robe bottom|Mystic/]][[Sacred clay robe bottoms|Sacred clay]]
* Weapon Slot: [[Polypore Staff]], [[Elemental staff]] or a [[Magic_Damage#Damage-boosting_Equipment|'Magic damage'-increasing staff]]
* Shield: [[God book]] ([[Unholy book|Unholy]]>[[Ancient book|Ancient]]>[[Book of balance|Balance]]) or [[Broodoo Shield]] > [[Mage's book]] > [[Arcane spirit shield]]
* Gloves: [[Barrows gloves]] > [[Culinaromancer's gloves 8|Rune gloves]] > [[Lunar gloves]] > [[Regen bracelet]]
* Boots: [[Infinity boots|Infinity]] > [[Wizard boots|Wizard's]] > [[Mystic boots|Mystic]] > [[Lunar boots|Lunar]] > [[Swanky boots|Swanky]]
* Ring: [[Seers' ring]] [[Seers' ring (i)|(i)]] > [[Explorer's ring]] > [[Beacon ring]] > [[Lunar ring]] or [[Ring of wealth|Ring of Wealth]]
'''Note:''' Another useful tactic is to use ([[Elite Void Knight equipment|Elite]]) [[void knight equipment|Void knight equiment]], preferably with a [[Deflector]] and a good mage robe top.

If you are using ice burst or barrage the arcane stream necklace is not as important here because magic damage boost adds only to the target you click on. The other 8 targets do not receive the damage boost from it or your staff, so you would be better of using a necklace with a prayer bonus.

If using burst or barrage spells the [[Staff of light]] is recommended despite the lower mage bonus (in comparison to [[Master wand]], or [[Chaotic staff]]) given the fact that it gives free casts; when used in conjunction with Battle Robes, it has a 50% chance of saving runes when casting. Even when this effect doesn't activate, the Battle Robes themselves have a chance to save runes, effectively adding up to a 60% chance of saving runes. The Battle robes will, however, only last for 6 hours of combat afterwhich they will need to be recharged (270 [[Fist of guthix tokens|tokens]]).

Provided you are going to be [[Ice spells|bursting]] a [[Tome of frost]] is recommended above items that provide a higher magic bonus. This is because rock lobsters have fairly low magic defence (thus the difference in offensive magic bonus is negligible), while the tome saves an inventory space and the need/price of [[Water runes]].

==Retreat==
The Giant Rock Crab is one of few monsters in RuneScape that will [[retreat]] from battle when they become critically wounded. One way to avoid this (in the southern room in the chaos tunnels) is to kill the eastern one first (using the safespot in the picture above). Then when picking up the drop from them you will have likely alerted a few other giant rock crabs. Go back to the safespot and two should follow you there, from there kill them. While you're killing them the one you first killed should spawn but not attack (unless you go beside it). Because he spawns the other two can't get out and are trapped, so they cannot retreat. After killing the first one, don't pick up the drop and proceed to kill the second one. This means that you will not alert the one that spawned and you will have another retreat free kill. Do this over and over.

==27 May 2009==
After the [[27 May]] [[2009]] update, Giant Rock Crabs drop [[Charms]] in groups of three instead of ten. However, charm dropping rate was increased significantly. This hidden update initially angered players, though complaints died down as the rate of dropping them was increased.

==Drops==
===100%===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Bones|Quantity=1|Rarity=Always}}
|}

===Runes/Talismans===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Water rune|Quantity=1-39|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Earth rune|Quantity=2-37|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Air talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Mind talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Fire talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Cosmic talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Body talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Water talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Earth talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

===Weaponry/Armour===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Steel platebody|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Black claws|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Black platebody|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Mithril hatchet|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rock-shell gloves|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rock-shell boots|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Black warhammer|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Adamant longsword|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Adamant warhammer|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

===Charms===
{{Charm:Giant_Rock_Crab}}

===Seeds===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Poison ivy seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Belladonna seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Guam seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Marrentill seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Tarromin seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Harralander seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Toadflax seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Ranarr seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Irit seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Avantoe seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Snapdragon seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Cadantine seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Lantadyme seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Dwarf weed seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Torstol seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
|}

===Herbs===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy guam|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy marrentill|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy tarromin|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy harralander|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy ranarr|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy irit|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy avantoe|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy kwuarm|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy cadantine|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy lantadyme|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy dwarf weed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

===Other===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Coins|Quantity=27, 28, 42, 70, 137|Rarity=Common|gemw=no|Image=Coins 100.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Raw lobster|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Raw bass|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Tinderbox|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Casket|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rock-shell splinter|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rock-shell chunk|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rock-shell shard|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Spin ticket|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=no|Image=Spin ticket.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Clue scroll (medium)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|gemw=no|Image=clue scroll.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Starved ancient effigy|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|gemw=no|Image=Ancient effigy.png}}
|}

===Rare drop table drops===
{{Rare drop table}}
==Trivia==
*Jagex commented about a future update on 11, 2012 about the Giant rock crab. It will have a stronger version, assigned by Kuradal and can only be found in her dungeon.
*Contrary to popular belief, Giant rock crabs are only aggressive when a player goes near them when they are in their "dormant" form. If they are moving they will not attack any players at all.

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