Slayer Guide

Introduction

Slayer is a members only skill. The key to slayer is learning the enemy's weakness and killing it accordingly. In slayer, you get an assignment from a slayer master to kill a specific number of a certain type of monster. These assignments can vary from 10 spiders to 200 iron dragons and depend a lot on which slayer master you choose. To get started on the skill, go to a slayer master and ask for an assignment. He/she will tell you what monster to kill. The slayer experience for each kill equals the monster's hit points. If you kill it with two people, the one that does the most damage will get half the exp and the one that inflicts the final blow the other half. If you do both, or attack it on your own, you get the full exp. Also, there are various monsters that can only be assigned and killed at certain slayer levels.

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Enchanted gem

When you first start slayer you will get an enchanted gem. You can buy a new one for 1 gp at any slayer master. Click on the enchanted gem to communicate with a slayer master. You will talk to the master most appropriate for you. You can ask for info on his/her location but most importantly, you can find out how many monsters are left to kill to complete your assignment. This is very useful during a mission, so try to take it with you. The slayer master can also give you a tip about the monster you are assigned to kill.

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Slayer masters

The Burthorpe slayer master is the easiest and the Shilo Village slayer master the hardest. If you get an assignment you don't like, you can go to the master in Burthorpe to get an easier one. You can't change an assignment you get from the Burthorpe master though, so it's not possible to keep changing until you get one you like. Each slayer master has his/her own selection of monsters to give as assignment. Higher masters give more and harder monsters. The slayer masters will assign you either normal monsters to kill or special slayer creatures as explained later on.

Slayer master locations
Master	Required Level	Location	Map
Turael	Combat 3	Burthorpe In the small house South of the general shop
Mazchna	Combat 20	Canifis To the northeast of the village at the passageway to the haunted woods.
Vannaka	Combat 40	Edgeville dungeon At the gate to the wilderness; instead of entering, go East.
Chaeldar	Combat 70	Lost City of Zanaris In the throne room, south of the entrance.
Duradel	Combat 100 and Slayer 50	Shilo village Up the ladder of the fishing shop and to the North.

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Slayer assignments

Each slayer master can assign you a certain number of monsters. The monsters each slayer master can assign are listed below.

Search our bestiary for information about your monster:

Note: Do not search for plurals - search for "Cow" rather than "Cows".

Burthorpe (Turael) Assignments

Banshees Bats Bears Birds Cave Bugs Cave Crawlers Cave Slimes Cows Crawling Hands Desert Lizards Dogs Dwarves Ghosts Goblins Icefiends Kalphites Minotaurs Monkeys Moss Giants Rats Scorpions Skeletons Spiders Werewolves Wolves Zombies

Canifis (Mazchna) Assignments

Banshees Basilisks Bats Bloodvelds Blue Dragons Bronze Dragons Cave Bugs Cave Crawlers Cave Slimes Catablepons Cockatrices Crawling Hands Daggannoths Desert Lizards Dogs Earth Warriors Elves Flesh Crawlers Ghouls Green Dragons Hellhounds Hill Giants Hobgoblins Ice Giants Ice Warriors Infernal Mages Jellies Kalphites Lesser Demons Moss Giants Mogres Ogres Other Worldly Beings Pyrefiends Rock Slugs Shadow Warriors Skeletons Shades Trolls Vampires Wall Beasts Werewolves Wolves Zombies

Edgeville Dungeon (Vannaka) Assignments

Aberrant Specters Ankous Banshees Basilisks Blue Dragons Bloodvelds Bronze Dragons Cave Bugs Cave Crawlers Cockatrices Crawling Hands Crocodiles Dagannoths Desert Lizards Dust Devils Earth Warriors Elves Fire Giants Goblins Green Dragons Ghouls Harpie Bug Swarms Hellhounds Hill Giants Ice Giants Ice Warriors Infernal Mages Jellies Jungle Horrors Kalphites Killerwatts Kurasks Lesser Demons Mogres Moss Giants Other Worldly Beings Ogres Pyrefiends Rock Slugs Sea Snakes Shades Shadow Warriors Trolls Turoths Terror dogs Vampires Wall Beasts Werewolves

Lost City (Chaeldar) Assignments

Aberrant Specters Abyssal Demons Banshees Basilisks Black Demons Bronze Dragons Bloodvelds Blue Dragons Cave Bugs Cave Crawlers Cave Horrors Cave Slimes Cockatrices Crawling Hands Crocodiles Dagannoths Desert Lizards Dust Devils Elves Fever Spiders Fire Giants Gargoyles Greater Demons Harpie Bug Swarms Hellhounds Iron Dragons Infernal Mages Jellies Jungle Horrors Kalphites Kurasks Lesser Demons Mogres Nechryaels Pyrefiends Rock Slugs Shadow Warriors Skeletal Wyverns Steel Dragons Trolls Turoths Wall Beasts Werewolves Zygomites

Shilo Village (Duradel) Assignments

Aberrant Specters Abyssal Demons Ankous Basilisks Black Demons Black Dragons Bloodvelds Blue Dragons Cave Horrors Cockatrices Crawling Hands Dagannoths Dark Beasts Dust Devils Elves Fever Spiders Fire giants Gargoyles Greater Demons Harpie Bug Swarms Hellhounds Infernal Mages Iron Dragons Jellies Jungle Horrors Kalphites Kurasks Mogres Mutated Zygomites Nechryaels Pyrefiends Rockslugs Steel Dragons Suqahs Turoths Wall Beasts

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Slayer creatures

There are special slayer creatures which can only be killed at or above a certain slayer skill level. These monsters offer rare drops and better treasure than normal monsters. Locations for each of these creatures are discussed in the next section.

Slayer creatures
Name	Slayer required	Equipment needed	Monster level(s)	Location
Crawling hand	5	none	8, 12	Tower
Cave bug	7	none	6	Lumbridge Cave
Cave crawler	10	none	23	Dungeon, Lumbridge Cave
Banshee	15	Earmuffs	23	Tower
Cave slime	17	none	23	Lumbridge Cave
Rockslug	20	Bag of salt	29	Dungeon
Desert Lizard	22	Ice Cooler	12, 24, 42	South Uzer
Cockatrice	25	Mirror shield	37	Dungeon
Pyrefiend	30	none	43	Dungeon
Mogre	32	Fishing Explosive	60	Mudskipper Point
Harpie Bug Swarm	33	Lantern	46	Northeast of Tai Bwo Wannai Village
Wall Beast	35	Spiney Helmet	49	Lumbridge Cave
Killerwatt	37	Insulated Boots	55	Draynor Manor Rift
Basilisk	40	Mirror shield	61	Dungeon
Terror Dog	40	none	100, 110	Tarn's Lair
Fever Spider	42	Slayer Gloves	49	Braindeath Island
Infernal Mage	45	none	68	Tower
Bloodveld	50	none	76	Tower
Jelly	52	none	78	Dungeon
Turoth	55	Leaf-Bladed Spear, Broad Arrows, or Slayer's Staff	83, 85, 87, 89	Dungeon
Zygomite	57	Fungicide	74, 86	Zanaris
Cave Horror	58	Witchwood Icon	80	Mos Le'Harmless Caves
Aberrant Specter	60	Nosepeg	96	Tower
Dust Devil	65	Facemask	93	Smoke Dungeon
Kurask	70	Leaf-Bladed Spear, Broad Arrows, or Slayer's Staff	106	Dungeon
Skeletal Wyvern	72	Elemental shield.	142	Ice caves
Gargoyle	75	Rock hammer	111	Tower
Nechryael	80	none	115	Tower
Abyssal Demon	85	none	124	Tower
Dark Beast	90	None	182	Light Temple Path

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Locations

There are two main locations where the largest variety of slayer monsters can be found:

• Slayer tower
  Located to the north of Canifis and shown quite large on the world map
• Slayer dungeon
  A dungeon east of the golden apple tree, which is to the east of Rellekka in the Fremennik province.

Minor locations include the following:

• Lumbridge Caves
  Located in the middle of Lumbridge Swamps, marked by a Dungeon exclamation point.
• South Uzer
  An open desert area southeast of Shantay Pass, East of the bridge. Bring waterskins.
• Mudskipper Point
  Beach south of Rimmington, near Thurgo. A mini-quest is required to access this area, refer to the Mogre Bestiary entry for a description.
• Northeast of Tai Bwo Wannai Village
  Southern Karamja's north shore, between Rogues' Purse dungeon and Ardrigal peninsula.
• Draynor Manor Rift
  Accessed through Professor Oddenstein's laboratory on the top floor of Draynor Manor, after completing the Ernest the Chicken quest.
• Braindeath Island
  Accessed by starting the Rum Deal quest.
• Zanaris (Lost City)
  Accessed by wielding Dramen staff and entering small empty hut towards east side of Lumbridge Swamp, after completing the Lost City quest.
• Smoke Dungeon
  Located in the desert (down a well east of the Bandit Camp and west of Pollnivneach), this dungeon is part of the Desert Treasure quest.
• Ice Caves
  The dungeon near Thurgo, South of both Rimmington and Port Sarim.
• Light Temple Path
  Accessed through the Mourners' Headquarters in West Ardougne, this dungeon is part of the Mourning's Ends Part 2 quest.
• Mos Le'Harmless Caves
  A cave east of Mos Le'Harmless. Accessed by completing the Cabin Fever quest.
• Tarn's Lair
  The lair of Tarn the Necromancer. Filled with agility traps and other monsters, located in the Haunted Mines, west of Burgh De Rott.

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Equipment

Slayer equipment can be bought from any slayer master. The equipment requires a certain slayer level to use and possibly some other level requirements.

Equipment table
Pic	Name	Slayer required	Used for	Other required
	Bag of salt	1	Killing weakened Rockslugs	None
	Rock Hammer	1	Killing weakened Gargoyles	None
	Spiney Helmet	1	Protection against Wall Beasts	5 Defense
	Facemask	10	Protection against Dust Devils	None
	Earmuffs	15	Protection against Banshees	None
	Ice Cooler	22	Killing weakened Desert Lizards	None
	Mirror Shield	25	Killing Cockatrices and Basilisks	20 Defense
	Fishing Explosive	32	Luring Mogres	None
	Bug Lantern	33	Fighting Harpie Bug Swarms	33 Firemaking to light
	Insulated Boots	37	Killing Killerwatts	None
	Slayer Gloves	42	Protection from Fever Spiders	None
	Leaf-Bladed Spear	55	Killing Turoths and Kurasks	50 Attack
	Broad Arrows	55	Killing Turoths and Kurasks	50 Range
	Slayer's Staff	55	Use Magic Dart spell to kill Turoths and Kurasks	50 Magic
	Fungicide	57	Use to kill Zygomites	None
	Witchwood Icon	35	Used to kill Cave Horrors	None
	Nosepeg	60	Protection against Aberrant Specters	None

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Special slayer monster drops

Some slayer monsters drop unique items that can only be obtained using slayer. These items are listed below.

Special drops
Item	Dropped by
Bronze boots	Cave crawler
Mystic gloves	Rockslug, Banshee, Desert Lizard
Mystic boots	Cockatrice, Desert Lizard, Infernal Mage
Iron boots	Cockatrice, Cave Slime
Steel boots	Pyrefiend, Harpie Bug Swarms
Mystic hat	Basilisk, Infernal Mage, Wall Beast
Black boots	Bloodveld
Mithril boots	Jelly
Black Mask	Cave Horror
Mystic robe bottom	Turoth, Aberrant Specter
Mystic robe top	Kurask, Gargoyle
Adamant boots	Gargoyle
Granite maul	Gargoyle
Granite helm	Terror Dog
Granite legs	Skeletal Wyvern
Rune boots	Nechryael
Abyssal whip	Abyssal Demon

Special note: For White and Gold Mystic, kill monsters found in the Slayer Dungeon, or Desert Lizards. For Black and Red Mystic, kill monsters in the Slayer Tower.

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Tips, tricks and notes

• It is better to range some creatures, such as Elves. Other creatures may be in multi-player combat areas. Try a few types of attack and equipment to see what you should use.
• If an assignment turns out to be too hard halfway, don't hesitate to get a new one. You get experience per monster, not for an assignment overall.
• Start with the right slayer master. If you go to one that's too high, you might have to go back to Burthorpe and get an even worse assignment.
• If you can't kill the enemies assigned by the slayer master for your level (the one called by your enchanted gem), try training your combat to a higher level.
• Using a cannon to hit higher does not affect the amount of slayer experience you receive from a kill. So using a cannon is a quick way of training. The cannon cannot be set up in the Slayer Dungeon nor in the Slayer Tower. Learn about the cannon in our Ranged Skill Guide.
• Training slayer and combat go hand in hand. For each monster you kill as part of an assignment, you receive the normal combat xp as usual, as well as slayer xp.
• If you complete the Tarn's Lair by defeating Tarn, you will receive 5000 slayer xp. This can only be done once.

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