Slayer

Slayer is a skill that allows players to kill monsters that may otherwise be immune to damage. Players must visit a Slayer master, who will assign them a task to kill certain monsters based on the player's Combat level. Slayer experience is roughly equal to a slain monster's Hitpoints, and is awarded each time the player kills an assigned monster.

Many players primarily train Combat by completing Slayer tasks, as Combat experience is still given as normal while fighting Slayer monsters. Slayer is a very profitable skill to train, as high levelled Slayer monsters, such as Slayer bosses have a multitude of both rare and valuable drops.

Introduction

To receive a Slayer task, players must visit one of nine masters throughout Zeah. All but two Slayer masters have a Combat level requirement, and the final Slayer master also has a Slayer level requirement. The tasks assigned are generally appropriate for the Combat level of the player, assuming they use the highest level master available. Players may be assigned normal monsters to kill, or they may be assigned monsters that require the use of Slayer-specific items to deal damage or Slayer-specific armour to prevent stat reduction.

The Slayer equipment necessary to kill slayer monsters can be purchased from any slayer master. When you get your task, you can ask the master for advice on killing the assigned monsters, and they will tell you if special equipment is required. If no special equipment is necessary, they will give you other tips or advice such as if the monster is weak to poison or Magic.

One of the things the masters sell is an enchanted gem. Once you start training (this involves some begging from your chosen master), you get one for free. Afterwards, you can buy them for 1 coin each. These allow you to contact your Slayer master, ask for tips, ask who the monster is and where it is located, and most importantly, see how many monsters you still have to kill before completing the task. The gems cannot be used to get a new assignment; for that, you must see a master in person. An alternative to the gem is a combat bracelet, which will update the player every 10 kills while worn.

Players who have unlocked the Lunar Spells can also use the NPC Contact spell in order to receive a new assignment from a Slayer master of their choosing. The Slayer gems automatically put you through to the Slayer master who will be best for training you; this may not be the one who gave you the assignment. It is advised to use the master the Slayer gems contact you to.

The masters vary in the level of difficulty of their assignments; several of them require certain combat levels before you may get assignments from them. If you go to a Slayer master that is too hard for you, Turael in Burthorpe may consider giving you an easier assignment if the task is something that he doesn't normally assign. For example, if Duradel assigns you desert lizards, then Turael cannot change your task, as he too assigns desert lizards. All slayer masters can assign the same monsters as the masters below them; however, as their difficulty increases, there is a substantially higher chance of getting a more difficult monster.

Note: Skipping assignments through Turael is not a recommended choice, as it's better to gain Slayer points from doing tasks in a row and spending it on blocking or skipping your current task without breaking your task streak, as Slayer points also allow you to buy useful items and perks.

Slayer Equipment

Slayer equipment

Level	Item		Cost from Slayer Equipment shop / Other methods of obtaining	Use(s)
1		Enchanted gem	1 coin	Contacting Slayer masters Checking how many kills are left for the assigned task Making Slayer Rings (with 75 Crafting and after unlocking the Ring Bling perk for 300 Slayer reward points)
1		Expeditious bracelet	Cast Lvl-1 Enchant on an opal bracelet	Provides a 25% chance for a monster killed to count as two kills toward the player's slayer assignment Has 30 charges Has no stats
1		Bracelet of slaughter	Cast Lvl-3 Enchant on a topaz bracelet	Provides a 25% chance for a slayer assignment kill to not count as a kill towards it, but still giving slayer experience Has 30 charges Has no stats
1		Black mask	Dropped by Cave horrors	Gives a +16.67% Attack and Strength boost against the players Slayer assignment Has Defence bonuses equal to that of a black med helm Requires 10 Defence, 20 Strength, and 40 Combat to wear
1		Black mask (i)	Imbued version of the Black mask, costing 1,250,000 points at the Nightmare Zone	Provides an additional +15% Ranged accuracy and strength and +15% Magic accuracy and damage boost against the players Slayer assignment Requires 10 Defence, 20 Strength, and 40 Combat to wear
1		Slayer helmet (imbued)	Free, after purchasing the ability to make it for 400 Slayer reward points	Crafted from a spiny helmet, a facemask, a pair of earmuffs, a nosepeg, an uncharged black mask, and an enchanted gem with 55 Crafting, plus a pair of reinforced goggles if A Porcine of Interest has been completed Provides the protection of its component pieces, the +16.67% Attack and Strength boost of an uncharged black mask, and Defence bonuses equal to that of a rune full helm Can also be imbued if the black mask used to make it hasn't already been imbued, giving +15% bonuses to Ranged and Magic Requires 10 Defence to wearTemplate:Fact
1		Reinforced goggles	Free from Spria, after partial completion of A Porcine of Interest 100 coins, after the completion of A Porcine of Interest	Protecting against Sourhogs' attacks Has no stats
1		Granite boots	Dropped by wyverns in the Wyvern Cave	Protecting from the extreme heat of the floor of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon Increased Melee and Defence bonuses compared to boots of stone, superior to rune boots Requires 50 Defence and Strength to wear
1		Shayzien armour	Dropped by soldiers at the Combat Ring in the Shayzien Encampment	Protecting from the poison attack of the lizardman shamans Tier 5 armour has Defence bonuses between steel armour and black armour Requires 20 Defence to wear
10		Facemask	200 coins	* Protecting against the environment within the Smoke Dungeon, and against Dust devils' attacks * Has no stats
15		Earmuffs	200 coins	* Protecting against Banshees * Has no stats
20		Bag of salt	10 coins each	Finishing off Rock slugs (one per slug)
22		Ice cooler	1 coin each	Finishing off Desert lizards (one per lizard)
25		Mirror shield	5000 coins	Protecting against Basilisks and Cockatrice Requires 20 Defence to wield
32		Fishing explosive	60 coins	Luring Mogres Instantly awakening the Kraken boss
33		Unlit bug lantern	130 coins	Harming Harpie Bug Swarms Equipped in shield slot, must be lit to work Requires 33 Firemaking to light Has no stats
35		Spiny helmet	650 coins	Protecting against Wall beasts Has Defence bonuses equal to that of a steel full helm Requires 5 Defence to equip
35		Witchwood icon	900 coins	Protecting against Cave horrors
37		Insulated boots	200 coins	Protecting against Killerwatts
39		Slayer bell	150 coins	Luring Molanisks
42		Slayer gloves	200 coins	Protecting against Fever spiders
44		Boots of stone	200 coins	Protecting from the extreme heat of the floor of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon
44		Boots of brimstone	Using a drake's claw on a pair of boots of stone	Protecting from the extreme heat of the floor of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon Increased Defence, Ranged, and Magic bonuses compared to boots of stone, superior to snakeskin or mystic boots Requires 70 Defence, Ranged, and Magic to wear
55		Leaf-bladed spear	31,000 coins	Killing Turoths and Kurasks Requires 50 Attack to wield
55		Leaf-bladed sword	Dropped by Turoths and Kurasks	Killing Turoths and Kurasks Requires 50 Attack to wield
55		Leaf-bladed battleaxe	Dropped by Kurasks	Killing Turoths and Kurasks 17.5% damage buff compared to leaf-bladed spear or sword Requires 65 Attack to wield
55		Slayer's staff	21,000 coins	Allowing the use of the Slayer Dart spell to kill Turoths and Kurasks Requires 50 Magic to wield
55		Slayer's staff (e)	Using a Slayer's enchantment on a Slayer's staff	Has increased power when casting Slayer Dart compared to the regular Slayer's staff Has 2,500 charges Requires 75 Magic to wield
55		Broad arrows_5	60 coins each 250 arrows for 35 Slayer reward points	Killing Turoths and Kurasks
55		Broad bolts_5	250 bolts for 35 Slayer reward points	Killing Turoths and Kurasks
55		Broad arrowheads_5	55 coins	Fletching broad arrows, after purchasing the ability to do so, with 52 Fletching
55		Unfinished broad bolts_5	55 coins	Fletching broad-tipped bolts, after purchasing the ability to do so, with 55 Fletching
55		Broad arrowhead pack	5500 coins	A pack containing 100 broad arrowheads
55		Unfinished broad bolt pack	5500 coins	A pack containing 100 unfinished broad bolts
57		Fungicide spray	300 coins	Finishing off Mutated Zygomites (10 per refill)
57		Fungicide	10 coins each	Refilling Fungicide spray
60		Nose peg	200 coins	Protecting against Aberrant spectres
75		Rock hammer	500 coins	Finishing off Gargoyles (this item is not equippable)
75		Rock thrownhammer	200 coins	Finishing off Gargoyles (one per gargoyle - this item is not equippable)

Slayer monsters

Slayer-exclusive monsters

Some monsters can only be killed once players have reached a certain level in Slayer. Not all of them require special equipment.

Slayer Level	Monster Name		Combat Level(s)	Superior Variant	Slayer XP	Slayer Equipment	Notable Drops	Location
5		Crawling Hand	8/12	Yes	16/19	None	Various Canifis gloves	Canifis Slayer Tower
7		Cave bug	6/96	No	5/93	None	Various Herblore drops	Lumbridge Swamp Caves
10		Cave crawler	23	Yes	22	None	Bronze boots	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
15		Banshee	23	Yes	22	Earmuffs	Black/red Mystic gloves, various herbs, noted pure essence	Canifis Slayer Tower
15		Twisted Banshee	89	Yes	100	Earmuffs	Black/red Mystic gloves, various herbs, noted pure essence	Catacombs of Kourend
17		Cave slime	23	No	25	None	Iron boots	Lumbridge Swamp Caves
20		Rockslug	29	Yes	27	Bag of salt	White/gold Mystic gloves	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and Lumbridge Swamp Caves
22		Desert Lizard	12/24/42	No	15/25/40	Ice cooler	White/gold Mystic gloves	South of the Uzer and east across the river from Pollnivneach
25		Cockatrice	37	Yes	37	Mirror shield, V's shield	White/gold Mystic boots, Iron boots	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
30		Pyrefiend	43	Yes	45	None	Steel boots	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
32		Mogre	60	No	48	Fishing Explosive	Mudskipper flippers/hat	Mudskipper Point
33		Harpie Bug Swarm	46	No	25	Bug lantern	Steel boots	Northern most beach of Karamja
35		Wall beast	49	No	105	Spiny helmet	White/gold Mystic hat	Lumbridge Swamp Caves
37		Killerwatt	55	No	51	Insulated boots	Fire battlestaffs (value of 9500 gp)	Killerwatt plane
39		Molanisk	51	No	52	Slayer bell	Mole claws	Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon
40		Basilisk	61	Yes	75	Mirror shield, V's shield	White/gold Mystic hat	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
40		Terror dog	100/101	No	85/89	None	Granite helmet	Tarn's Lair
42		Fever spider	49	No	40	Slayer gloves	Kwuarm herbs	Braindeath Island, in the basement of the Pirates' Brewery
44		Sulphur Lizard	50	No	50	Boots of brimstone, Boots of stone, or Granite boots	Mystic gloves (light)	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon
45		Infernal Mage	68	Yes	60	None	Black/red Mystic boots and hats	Canifis Slayer Tower
47		Brine rat	70	No	50	None	Brine sabre	Brine Rat Cavern
50		Bloodveld	76	Yes	120	None	Black boots	Canifis Slayer Tower
50		Mutated Bloodveld	123	Yes	170	None	Black boots, Frequent Blood runes	Iorwerth Dungeon and Catacombs of Kourend
52		Jelly	78	Yes	75	None	Rune full helm	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
52		Warped Jelly	112	Yes	140	None	Rune full helm, Rune kiteshield, Hard clue scrolls	Catacombs of Kourend
55		Turoth	83/85/87/89	Yes	76/77/79/81	Leaf-bladed spear/Broad arrows/Slayer staff/Leaf-bladed sword/Leaf-bladed battleaxe	White/gold Mystic robe bottom, Leaf-bladed sword, Frequent Herbs drops	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
57		Mutated zygomite	74/86	No	65/75	Fungicide spray	-	Zanaris
57		Ancient Zygomite	109	no	154	Fungicide spray	-	Fossil island
58		Cave horror	80	Yes	55	Witchwood icon	Black mask	Mos Le'Harmless Cave
60		Aberrant spectre	96	Yes	90	Nosepeg	Black/red Mystic robe bottom, Frequent Herbs drops	Canifis Slayer Tower
60		Deviant spectre	169	Yes	194.5	Nosepeg	Black/red Mystic robe bottom, Frequent Herbs drops	Catacombs of Kourend
60		Basilisk Knight	204	Yes	300	Mirror shield, V's shield	Basilisk jaw, Frequent Law and Nature rune drops	Jormungand's Prison
62		Wyrm	99	Yes	133.33	Boots of brimstone, Boots of stone, or Granite boots	Dragon harpoon, Dragon knife, Dragon sword, Dragon thrownaxe	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon
63		Spiritual ranger	122/118/115/127	No	106	None	Magic Shortbow	God Wars Dungeon
65		Dust devil	93	Yes	105	Facemask	Dragon chainbody (very rare)	Smoke Dungeon west of Pollnivneach
66		Fossil Island wyverns	139/147/152	No	205	Elemental shield, Mind shield, Dragonfire shield, or Ancient wyvern shield	Granite longsword, Granite boots, Wyvern visage	Wyvern Cave
68		Spiritual warrior	125/115/134/123	No	98-134	None	-	God Wars Dungeon
70		Kurask	106	Yes	97	Leaf-bladed spear/Broad arrows/Slayer staff/Leaf-bladed sword/Leaf-bladed battleaxe	White/gold Mystic robe top, Leaf-bladed sword, Leaf-bladed battleaxe, Frequent Herbs drops	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and Iorwerth Dungeon
72		Skeletal Wyvern	140	No	210	Elemental shield or Dragonfire shield	Granite platelegs, Dragon platelegs, Dragon plateskirt, Draconic Visage (very rare)	Asgarnian Ice Caves
75		Gargoyle	111	Yes	105	Rock hammer	Black/red Mystic robe top, Adamant boots, Granite maul	Canifis Slayer Tower
77		Brutal black dragon	318	No	315/346.5	Dragonfire protection	Draconic Visage	Catacombs of Kourend
80		Nechryael	115	Yes	105	None	Rune boots	Canifis Slayer Tower, Catacombs of Kourend
80		Greater Nechryael	200	Yes	210	None	Rune boots, Frequent valuable runes and alchables	Iorwerth Dungeon and Catacombs of Kourend
82		Ancient Wyvern	227	No	300/315	Elemental shield or Dragonfire shield	Granite boots, Granite longsword, Wyvern visage	Wyvern Cave
83		Spiritual mage	120/121/123	No	85/75/106/86	None	Dragon boots	God Wars Dungeon
84		Drake	192	Yes	268.5	Boots of brimstone, Boots of stone, or Granite boots	Dragon knife, Dragon thrownaxe, Drake's claw, Drake's tooth	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon
85		Abyssal demon	124	Yes	150	None	Abyssal whip, Abyssal dagger (very rare), Abyssal head	Canifis Slayer Tower, Catacombs of Kourend
85		Abyssal Sire	350	No	450	None	Unsired (Bludgeon spine, Bludgeon claw, Bludgeon axon, Abyssal whip, Abyssal dagger, Jar of miasma, Abyssal head, Abyssal orphan)	Abyssal Nexus
87		Cave kraken	127	No	125	None	Trident of the seas, Kraken tentacle (very rare)	Kraken Cove
87		Kraken (boss)	291	No	255	None	Trident of the seas (full), Kraken tentacle	Kraken Cove
90		Dark beast	180	Yes	220	None	Dark bow	Mourner Tunnels, Iorwerth Dungeon
91		Cerberus	318	No	690	None	Primordial crystal, Eternal crystal, Pegasian crystal, Smouldering stone	Cerberus's Lair
93		Smoke devil	160	Yes	185	Face mask	Occult necklace, Dragon chainbody	Smoke Devil Dungeon
93		Thermonuclear smoke devil	301	No	240	Face mask	Occult necklace, Dragon chainbody, Smoke battlestaff	Smoke Devil Dungeon
95		Hydra	194	Yes	322.5	Boots of brimstone, Boots of stone, or Granite boots	Dragon knife, Dragon thrownaxe, Hydra's eye, Hydra's fang, Hydra's heart, Hydra tail	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon
95		Alchemical Hydra	426	No	1320	Boots of brimstone, Boots of stone, or Granite boots	Dragon knife, Dragon thrownaxe, Hydra's claw, Hydra's eye, Hydra's fang, Hydra's heart, Hydra leather, Hydra tail	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon