How to Get the Hobgolbin Chest
Defeat Hobgolbin 15 times to unlock Hobgolbin Camp, then complete the dungeon to receive 1 Hobgolbin Chest and 100 GP. Open the chest for a weighted reward that can include Hobforge Gloves, an ingredient in a later quest recipe.
The exact names are Hobgolbin Camp and Hobgolbin Chest, using the spelling Hobgolbin. This walkthrough covers Demo 0.11.4. Use those names when finding the dungeon and checking your rewards.
Unlock Combat and Hobgolbin Camp
If Combat is still missing, forge 1 Stone Sword and cook 10 Shrimp to unlock it. The sword recipe requires Smithing level 1 and 2 Stone, while Smithing opens at Mining level 2. Gather extra Raw Shrimp because Cooking attempts can burn.
- Defeat Hobgolbin 15 times in Golbin Forest to unlock Hobgolbin Camp in the dungeon selection.
Prepare for the Whole Dungeon
Plan your supplies around consecutive waves and the chief at the end. Golbin and Hobgolbin use Melee, while Mind Golbin uses Magic. Watch your food and damage throughout the run before deciding whether to keep farming.
- Bring food for the full encounter and watch how quickly you use it. Manual eating heals you but restarts your attack turn during combat.
- Equip the ammunition type your weapon needs before entering. A weapon that requires ammunition only attacks while the correct type is equipped.
- For a spellcasting setup, select your spell and choose a stance that casts it. Review its rune costs before committing to repeated clears.
- Check your Prayer Points if your setup uses Prayer. A selected prayer grants its bonuses only while you can pay its cost.
Clear the Waves and Claim Your Chest
- Select Hobgolbin Camp in Combat to start the dungeon encounter with your prepared loadout and supplies.
- Defeat the 2 opening Golbins to advance to the Mind Golbin encounter.
- Defeat the Mind Golbin to advance to the Hobgolbin wave.
- Defeat the Hobgolbin to reach Ghelbak, the Hob Chief.
- Defeat Ghelbak, the Hob Chief, to complete the camp and receive 1 Hobgolbin Chest plus 100 GP.
- Open your Hobgolbin Chest to receive its weighted reward. Opening takes no time and gives no XP, although an item's opening requirements still apply.
| Enemy | Encounter Details |
|---|---|
| Golbin | Melee; combat level 1 and 20 maximum hitpoints. |
| Mind Golbin | Magic; combat level 2 and 20 maximum hitpoints. |
| Hobgolbin | Melee; combat level 12 and 70 maximum hitpoints. |
| Ghelbak, the Hob Chief | The boss; combat level 15 and 160 maximum hitpoints. |
Possible Hobgolbin Chest Rewards
Completing the camp awards the chest; opening it determines its contents. Rewards are weighted, so a clear does not guarantee the particular item you want. These possible rewards give you several reasons to open your chests.
| Possible Reward | Useful For |
|---|---|
| Big Bone | Burying for 6 Prayer Points or processing into Crushed Big Bone through Beastcrafting. |
| Beef | A food reward to keep with your combat supplies. |
| Iron Mallet | A melee weapon option to compare with your current loadout. |
| Air Staff | A Magic weapon that equips at Magic level 20. |
| Willow Bow | A Ranged weapon that equips at Ranged level 20. |
| Silver Bar | A Crafting material for Silver Topaz Ring and Silver Topaz Amulet recipes. |
| Hobgolbin Chief Cape | A possible cape reward to inspect before deciding whether to keep it. |
| Hobforge Gloves | Smithing Toolbelt gloves and an ingredient consumed by Sulfur Protection Gloves. |
Keep Hobforge Gloves for Smithing or Rocky Rumble
Hobforge Gloves fit the Smithing Gloves Toolbelt slot and provide +1% Output Doubling chance, +1% step skipping chance and +2% Smithing XP. Keep a pair there if you want those bonuses during Smithing. Check their crafting use before spending your first pair.
At Crafting level 18, Sulfur Protection Gloves consume 1 Hobforge Gloves and 4 Magic Cowhide. Rocky Rumble asks you to make 1 Sulfur Protection Gloves. Keep a separate pair of Hobforge Gloves if you want to retain your Smithing Toolbelt bonuses after crafting.
Hobforge Gloves are the chest's rarest entry, with a weight of 1 out of a total weight of 53. That weighting does not promise a drop after a fixed number of clears. Base your farming decision on whether you still need the gloves and can comfortably replace your supplies.
If Access, Combat or Rewards Hold You Up
- Camp still locked: check that you defeated Hobgolbin 15 times. Golbin and Mind Golbin are different enemies from the one named in the unlock requirement.
- Ammunition weapon not attacking: check the equipped ammo type. The weapon needs ammunition of its own type equipped before it can attack.
- No chest yet: finish the complete dungeon, including Ghelbak, the Hob Chief. The chest is a completion reward.
- Chest opened without gloves: repeat the camp clear for another chest if you still want them. The gloves are a possible weighted reward rather than a guaranteed result.
- Food use feels too high: review your equipment and watch the whole encounter again before planning a longer farming session.