Cave goblin

Cave goblin
Release	31 May 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Examine
	A goblin with big bulging eyes.
Combat info
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
	1 / 0 / 0
Slayer
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
	4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
Accuracy
Defensive
Affinities
Immunities

OS

This article is about the monster. For the cave goblin race itself, see Dorgeshuun.

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Cave goblins are goblins of the ancient Dorgeshuun tribe who can be found underground in the city of Dorgesh-Kaan, located below the far eastern area of the Lumbridge Swamp Caves. They are friendly creatures, and are willing to give many adventurers a tinderbox (if the player does not have one) when spoken to. When one of them is attacked, nearby cave goblins will scream certain phrases such as "Nooo!" or "Eeek!" while backing away. Cave goblins have similar drops to their surface goblin counterparts, but also include items that can be found in Dorgesh-Kaan, such as cave goblin food, cave goblin wire, and others.

They also feature in Nomad's Elegy, where the player and Zanik protect them by fending off the Bandosians.

Drops[]

100% drops[]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Bones	1	Always	266

Charms[]

No charm
86–88%	6–7%	2–3%	2–3%	0.9–1.5%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 3,756 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops[]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
Water rune	6	Common	150
Body rune	7	Uncommon	336
Earth rune	4	Uncommon	72
Mind rune	13–19	Uncommon	247–361
Air talisman	1	Uncommon	498
Bronze bolts	8	Common	200
Cabbage	1	Common	900
Bone spear	1	Rare	3,061
Bone club	1	Rare	842
Chargebow	1	Common	1,004
Staff of air	1	Uncommon	2,013
Brass necklace	1	Uncommon	365
Bronze spear	1	Common	8,862
Bronze sq shield	1	Uncommon	395
Coins	5–49	Common	5–49
Grapes	3	Uncommon	14,355
Goblin mail	1	Common	837
Iron chainbody	1	Common	4,859
Oil lantern (empty)	1	Uncommon	15
Tinderbox	1	Uncommon	474
Chef's hat	1	Uncommon	433
Bread dough	1	Common	352
Beer	1	Rare	1,338

Tertiary drops[]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
Cave goblin skull	1	Common^[1]	Not sold
Goblin book	1	Common	Not sold
Spirit sapphire	1	Rare	Not sold
Spirit emerald	1	Rare	Not sold
Spirit ruby	1	Rare	Not sold
Sealed clue scroll (easy)	1	Very rare	Not sold
Goblin Champion's scroll	1	Very rare	Not sold

^ Only in Rag and Bone Man wish list

Universal drops[]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These drops are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold
	Mimic kill token	1	Very rare	5,575

Pickpocketing[]

The Dorgesh-Kaan cave goblins cannot be attacked, but can be pickpocketed at level 36 Thieving, yielding 40 Thieving experience and one of the items listed below.

At level 46 Thieving, along with level 36 Agility, it is possible to steal double loot from cave goblins. Triple loot is possible at level 56 Thieving with 46 Agility, and quadruple loot is possible at level 66 Thieving with 56 Agility. They are a good source of iron ore and cave goblin wire.

If the player fails to pickpocket, the cave goblin will get the attention of a cave goblin guard who will go after the player.

A successful pickpocket attempt will yield one of the following loot:

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
Coins	11–49	Common^[1]	11–49
Bat shish	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Coated frogs' legs	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Fingers	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Frogburger	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Frogspawn gumbo	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Green gloop soup	1	Uncommon	Not sold
Tinderbox	1	Uncommon	474
Unlit torch	1	Varies^[2]	20
Oil lantern (oil)	1	Varies^[2]	5,577
Bullseye lantern (oil)	1	Varies^[2]	2,168
Cave goblin wire	1	Common	4,471
Iron ore	2–8	Common	898–3,592
Swamp tar	1	Uncommon	115

^ Coin amount varies based on thieving level. At 99 thieving, the coin range is 20-49. At lower thieving the coin range is 11-49
^ ^a ^b ^c Unlit torch, oil lantern (oil), and bullseye lantern (oil) pickpockets vary based on the player's Thieving level. As the player levels Thieving, the torch will become rarer, while the other two become more common, with the highest levels receiving bullseye lanterns commonly. Unlit torches and oil lantern (oil)s become increasingly rare the closer the player gets to 99. In general, getting one of these three items is common.

Dialogue[]

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Trivia[]

The cave goblins will converse with one another in Dorgesh-Kaan by walking up to each other and moving their hands and heads. It is possible that objects in the environment, like chairs or lampposts, can come in between them before they begin to talk, resulting in them getting stuck in one spot for very long periods of time. This makes them easy to train Thieving on, since they will not move about the city anymore.

[1] Only in Rag and Bone Man wish list

[2] Coin amount varies based on thieving level. At 99 thieving, the coin range is 20-49. At lower thieving the coin range is 11-49

[cave_goblin-3] Unlit torch, oil lantern (oil), and bullseye lantern (oil) pickpockets vary based on the player's Thieving level. As the player levels Thieving, the torch will become rarer, while the other two become more common, with the highest levels receiving bullseye lanterns commonly. Unlit torches and oil lantern (oil)s become increasingly rare the closer the player gets to 99. In general, getting one of these three items is common.

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