Goblin Raids

Goblin Raids are a feature in Gielinor that was released on 17 October 2012. Every 30 minutes a notice goes out detailing the latest location of a goblin raid. It is up to the player to drive them all away.

The difference of getting/not getting notifications and being able to get the raider set by talking to Hollowtoof is around level 95

Finding a raid
Raids are announced server wide approximately every 30 minutes. The player will get a notification on the whereabouts of a goblin raids in the chat box.

NOTE: To receieve a notification about a raid, one must have the filter set to ON. Also, high-levelled players must talk to the Doomsayer in Lumbridge to toggle the notification.

Gameplay
When there is a raid, Goblin Raiders will appear at the place of the message. These raiders will shout various phrases such as "Got one!" and "I got a ...". Each time they shout this, one raided drop (logs for a wood-gathering goblin, seeds for a goblin on a farm) is added to that goblin. When it is killed, they drop all of it. For example when a goblin has said something three times, it will drop two logs and one oak logs. The Goblin Raid is lead by the Chieftain Hollowtoof. Players must attack the Goblin Raiders in order to kill the chief. Before killing all the goblin raiders, the player has the option to speak to Hollowtoof to receive the Raider axe, the Raider chainbody, and the Raider shield. You must be high-levelled in order to get him to give free items. (approx. level 90)

After all the Goblin Raiders are defeated, Hollowtoof will shout "Now it's my turn!" become an attackable NPC for one of the three pieces of goblin equipment. When he is killed, he will only drop one the three, in the following order: first the chainbody, then the axe, and finally the shield.

Rewards
The goblins drop skilling materials useful to lower leveled players.

For everyone who participated in the onslaught, Commander Yodri will appear and give the player an item from the black guard's store for every goblin slain. He also mentions that he will give extra rewards based on the location: killing goblins in farms will give seeds, forests will give logs, and mines will give ores.

Also, if the player is exceptionally high-levelled, during the activity, they can speak to Hollowtoof, the raid leader, before all the goblins are killed to receive free armor.

Players can also go to the Goblin Village and, if they kill 15 goblins, they get to fight one of the 3 goblin bosses, each using a different fighting style. Each boss has a chance to drop the goblin cower shield. This is a side event and can be done whether the player has participated in the Goblin Raid or not.