Obor Best in Slot Gear & Strategy Guide

Obor resides in Obor's Lair, accessed through the locked gate at the western wall of the hill giant area in the Edgeville Dungeon. There is no quest or Slayer requirement to fight him — he can, however, be assigned as a boss version of a Hill giants Slayer task by Mazchna or Vannaka, granting 129 Slayer experience per kill. See our Slayer guide if you want to fight him on task.

The one real gate is the giant key. A giant key is needed to unlock the gate leading to Obor's lair for the first time, and it is obtained by killing Hill Giants. Importantly, the key is not consumed when unlocking the lair, and subsequent access to the lair does not require a key at all. When you first enter the lair you appear in a safe zone — you must climb down the rocks to actually start the fight.

Members can also use a giantsoul amulet to teleport right outside Obor's lair for faster trips.

Obor is weak to Earth spells (a 20% elemental weakness), and players approach him in one of four ways. The right setup depends on your combat style — let our Boss Gear Finder build a loadout from your own stats rather than guessing.

Magic (Snare): the safest low-level method, needing 50 Magic and 40 Prayer for Protect from Missiles. You keep Obor frozen and kite him while casting. Lean on our Magic guide and pick Earth spells to exploit his weakness.

Ranged: a strong free-to-play option. At least 50 Defence, 60 Ranged and 40 Prayer are recommended, wearing a rune chainbody — it gives the best Defence against Obor's crush without lowering your Ranged bonus. Members with 75 Ranged can use a toxic blowpipe, since Obor's low Defence and the blowpipe's fast speed make it the strongest weapon against him. Train it up with our Ranged guide and gear from the Ranged gear page.

Melee: the fastest kill method but more dangerous, wanting around 50 Attack/Strength/Defence and 40 Prayer. Free players can use a rune scimitar; members can use an abyssal whip or dragon scimitar. Pair good melee gear with our Strength guide for the damage to finish him fast.

Obor's fights are short, so your inventory is simple. Bring:

• Food — enough to cover his hard hits. Obor can deal serious damage as soon as a Snare wears off, so do not under-pack.
• A giant key if you want to open the chest for its better loot after the kill (the chest is opened by consuming a giant key).
• Ammunition or runes for your chosen style — Earth spell runes are ideal given his weakness.
• For free-to-play, an energy potion helps you keep kiting in the Magic method, and a Strength potion adds damage if meleeing.

Obor has no phases — just two attacks — which is why he is so approachable.

Ranged attack (max 26): Obor's strongest hit. Always turn on Protect from Missiles before you climb down and start the fight. This prayer reduces his ranged attack damage by 50%, which is the single biggest survivability gain you can make.

Melee crush attack (max 22): a slam used at close range. It can knock you back, and your next attack will be slightly delayed afterwards. If you are meleeing or tanking, stand with your back against a wall to limit being shoved around.

Obor attacks on a 6-tick speed and is aggressive, so he will come straight for you the moment the fight begins.

Magic (Snare) — safest: Protect from Missiles on, climb down, then open with Snare to stop Obor reaching you. Recast it every time he can walk again. Kite him: wait for him to come near one wall, Snare, then run to the far side casting offensive spells (Earth spells for his weakness) in between, and repeat. Note that Snare does not always hold him for the full duration, so watch him — members can use stronger binds like Entangle or Ice spells. Bring enough food regardless.

Magic (Tank) — members: with 50 Magic, 60 Defence and 42 in other combat stats, stand back-to-wall, pray a Defence prayer such as Steel Skin, and tank him down while exploiting his magic weakness. Expect to take more damage this way.

Ranged / Melee: with Protect from Missiles up and your back to a wall, simply out-DPS him — both are faster than the Snare method, with Melee fastest but riskiest.

Since the June 2025 rework, Obor himself drops a simpler table (giant bones for members, big bones for free players, runes, coins, herbs and seeds), while the more valuable rewards sit in the chest in his lair, opened with a giant key after each kill.

The headline drop is the giant key itself at a rate of 1/16 — letting you keep coming back. Other standout drops include the ensouled giant head (1/25), the rare giant champion scroll (1/5000) for the Champions' Challenge, and a beginner clue scroll. Obor's own direct table is the cheap stuff — iron full helm, iron dagger, iron kiteshield and a steel longsword. The real prize is the chest, which holds rune gear (rune kiteshield, full helm, med helm, chainbody, platelegs, plateskirt, battleaxe, longsword and 2h sword) and is the only source of the hill giant club, a powerful two-handed melee weapon, at a rate of 1/118. The full drop table with exact rates is shown above.

• Forgetting Protect from Missiles before climbing down. His ranged attack is his biggest hit and the prayer halves it — turn it on in the safe zone first.
• Trying to enter without a giant key the first time. You must obtain one from Hill Giants to unlock the lair initially — though you will not lose it, and never need one for access again.
• Skipping the chest. Obor's own drops are modest; the valuable loot is in the chest, which needs a giant key to open after the kill.
• Under-packing food. When a Snare lapses, Obor can hit hard immediately — do not bring a thin inventory just because he is low level.