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Hill Giant Seeker

These guys have figured out our secret! Most players use spears in Daemonheim, and so do these hobgoblins, which otherwise resemble the ones you see above ground. Oddly enough, though, they always seem to use them in crush mode, even when facing a player with much stronger defence against crush than stab or slash. Oh well, what do you expect from a hobgoblin anyway? :)

As far as their defence is concerned, stab or crush seem to be the way to go. They have low defence overall, so I’m imagining magic should work well too, with ranging being somewhat mediocre.

While we are used to thinking of hobgoblins as wimps because they are low-leveled in most of RuneScape, beware that the level 100+ versions in Daemonheim can pack a real punch.

Hobgoblins sometimes drop spears of a tier roughly appropriate to their combat level.

• Name: Hobgoblin.
  
  
• Examine Text: “An ugly, smelly creature with a spear.”
  
  
• Themes: Abandoned.
  
  
• Attack Styles: Melee (Crush).
  
  
• Special Attacks: None.
  
  
• Special Defences: None.
  
  
• Special Immunities: None.
  
  
• Slayer Monster: Yes.
  
  
• Slayer Level: n/a.
  
  
• Weak Against: Melee/Crush, Melee/Stab, Magic?.
  
  
• Neutral: Melee/Slash, Ranged?.
  
  
• Strong Against: None.
  
  
• Recommended Attack Method: Melee/Crush or Melee/Stab.
  
  
• Recommended Defence Method: Melee armor; add Protection from Melee or Deflect Melee for higher-level versions or if low on food.
  
  
• 100% Drops: Bones.
  
  
• Standard Drops? Yes.
  
  
• Special Drops: Level-appropriate spears.

Table 80 contains a listing of the hobgoblins I’ve fought so far, along with the type of spear I obtained as a drop, where appropriate.

Table 80: Dungeoneering - Hobgoblin Versions and Combat Statistics

Combat Level	Life Points	Maximum Hit (Melee Only)	Spear Dropped
36	380	56
49	500	80
61	630	115
85	860	187
116	1,150	293	Gorgonite
141	1,400	376

Hill Giant Seeker

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