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Fire giant

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Fire giants are the strongest giants, well known for their excellent combat and Slayer experience. Like all giants, they have high hitpoints but low defence for their combat level, but they can hit up to 11. This monster is classified as a large monster and as such the dragon halberd special attack hits it twice. Fire giants are also popular for their common Fire rune drops, up to 150 at a time.

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A fire giant.
The Waterfall Dungeon is the ideal area to range or mage Fire Giants. You must have completed some of the Waterfall Quest to enter this dungeon, and you must have Glarial's amulet in your inventory when entering the waterfall as well as a rope to access the entrance. Most fire giants in the Waterfall Dungeon appear in the centre room. While the fire giants are aggressive it is best to stand by the large door in the southern part of the room, on the eastern tile. Once the fire giants stop auto-attacking you, you are free to roam the room and range or mage across the table. You will need to perform this process again if you are teleported by a random event.

For the western part of the dungeon there are fewer spawns but arguably better safespots. One of them is to go to the northern side of the room next to the door. With the passage so narrow it is impossible for them to attack you; however, certain Fire Giants attacked from this spot may become unaggressive whilst being attacked, and wander away, meaning you have to move to continue killing it - leaving you vulnerable to other giants or the one you are killing (when it begins to attack you again). Another one is between the chair and the rock. Yet another is between the rock and the walls (both sides). There may be a shadow spider there so you may have to wait for them to become tolerant.

It is possible for rangers and mages to stay in this area for an extended period of time. Bring plenty of nature runes to high level alchemy items such as the mithril square shield, fire battlestaff etc. Bring a chisel to cut gems and make bolt tips, and clean herbs before you drop them (for experience in Crafting and Herblore). It is possible to deposit items in your bank when you get a random event with a bank deposit box..

In the Smoke dungeon, or Brimhaven Dungeon there are few safe spots. Although the Waterfall Dungeon is possibly the safest place to range or mage them, it is often quite crowded there. The Smokey Well Dungeon is usually the least crowded.

Fire giants are rangeable in the Wilderness dungeon, but the area is located in very deep Wilderness (level 50), meaning players can't teleport, and revenants are known to patrol the dungeon as well.

In the Chaos Tunnels they attack in groups, so it is best to come prepared with food and armour. (However, by standing in nooks along the walls, you can arrange things so that only one can get at you at a time.) One group is located near the middle southern rift entrance (marked #2 on the Chaos Tunnels map), located just east of the Mage of Zamorak north of Edgeville. They are located just west of the Giant rock crabs, accessible via the north-west portal in the crabs' cave. A second group is located directly north of the Giant rock crabs, but the shortest route to these is to use the north-west rift entrance (marked #4 on the Chaos Tunnels map). This enters a cave with Moss giants, and use the southern portal there to get to the Fire giants.

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Charm drop percentages
No Charm Gold charms Green charms Crimson charms Blue charms
22% 62% 12% 2% 2%

Based on a sample of 130 kills. 1 charm is dropped at once.
Note that due to the small number of kills, the percentages may be slightly inaccurate.
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[edit] Trivia

  • Before the graphical updates, the Fire Giants' weapon was often thought to be a Dragon 2h sword. This was before Dragon 2hs were released in the game, so this similarity was noted by many players. One player even asked in the third Postbag from the Hedge:
Hi i would like to ask the Fire Giant a question. Why is it that you get the only dragon two hander in the game, and you dont even drop it.....
— Jabbaz[1]

The reply was:

If you had the only dragon two-hander in the game, would you drop it?
— Fire Giant[1]
  • Fire Giants are renowned for dropping large amounts of Gold Charms, dropping one for almost every kill.
  • If the giant is wielding a sword, it won't hit you with the sharp edge, but rather hit you with the blunt side.
  • Oddly, when a Fire Giant is killed in HD, their heads will shrink and vanish as they fall over and die

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  1. ^ a b Jabbaz, Jagex. Issue 41. Postbags from the Hedge.

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