Slayer

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Slayer
Released		26 January 2005 (Update)
Also called		Slay
Members		Yes
Type		Support
Statistics
Players with 99		99,866 as of 3 June 2022 - update
Players with 200M XP		96 as of 1 June 2022 - update

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.

As of 12 December 2013, players can earn Slayer points by completing assigned tasks.

Slayer level up - normal The music that plays when levelling up.

Slayer level up - with unlocks The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.

Introduction

To receive a Slayer task, players must visit one of nine Slayer masters throughout RuneScape. 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. The masters are shown on the map with a yellow skull icon.

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 masters

A handful of Slayer masters dot the map; each master gives assignments oriented towards a general range of Combat levels.

Name	Image	Location	Requirements	Details
Turael			None	South-east Burthorpe - Games necklace teleport or Hot-air balloon Turael's tasks are simple, small, and easy to find. These assignments are excellent for the slayer with a low combat level, but his assignments yield such low experience that most players find him unsatisfactory. However, Turael is willing to replace an assignment given by another Slayer master with an easier one, if the task to be replaced wouldn't normally be given by him (for example, he will replace a player's Black demon task but not a Crawling Hand task). This ability results in more players using his services than normally would.
Spria			A Porcine of Interest Quest	Draynor Village - Amulet of glory teleport Spria shares the same task list with Turael, though she cannot reset the player's current task streak.
Krystilia			None	Edgeville - Amulet of glory teleport Krystilia's tasks are monsters found within the Wilderness. Only monsters slain within the Wilderness count towards her tasks. She will assign players any task on her list without regard to the player's Combat level. Monsters killed during her tasks have the ability to drop slayer enchantments and Larran's keys to compensate for this. Assignments from her have a separate task completion counter to standard assignments, so players will have to complete five of her Slayer tasks to begin earning slayer reward points.
Mazchna			20 Combat, Priest in Peril	North-east Canifis on the bridge - Ectophial, fairy ring CKS or Kharyrll Teleport (can be via house) Mazchna gives fairly easy tasks too, but sometimes he may give a very small amount of more difficult monsters. Mazchna also has the habit of giving assignments which can be completed very close to him, making it convenient to get new assignments once completed.
Vannaka			40 Combat	Vannaka is one of the most popular Slayer masters. His tasks are usually suitable for slayers with medium and even high combat skills. He can also be found on Tutorial Island, where he is the Melee and Ranged combat teacher. Edgeville Dungeon, east of the Wilderness gate - Paddewwa Teleport or Amulet of glory
Chaeldar			70 Combat, Lost City	Zanaris Fairy Queen's court - fairy ring hub Chaeldar is infamous for sometimes handing out dangerous tasks, such as bronze dragons.
Konar quo Maten			75 Combat	Mount Karuulm - fairy ring CIR then run north. Konar quo Maten is the third hardest Slayer Master. To receive Slayer tasks from her, a combat level of 75 is required. Unlike other slayer masters, her Slayer tasks also include the location in which she asks you to slay. However, she will not assign any tasks in the Wilderness, as Krystilia already does this. Additionally, when on a Slayer task assigned by Konar, all kills on task have a chance of dropping a Brimstone key, which opens the Brimstone chest beside Konar. The chance of getting this drop is scaled by the combat level of the NPC players are fighting, and the key is granted in addition to the primary drop you would receive.
Nieve			85 Combat	Tree Gnome Stronghold, near the magic trees and the southern bank. Nieve is the second most difficult slayer master. Her assignments are the same as Duradel's, except she doesn't assign waterfiends, but turoths instead (along with the number of monsters assigned per task). If players have completed Monkey Madness II, she is replaced by her little cousin, Steve.
Duradel			100 Combat, 50 Slayer	Shilo Village, top floor of the Fishing store - fairy ring CKR, Gnome glider, Karamja gloves 3 or the Shilo Village cart system Duradel is the most difficult Slayer master. His assignments are generally high-levelled monsters, both in combat and slayer levels. He also assigns waterfiends.

Slayer equipment

Main article: 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 wear
1		Spiny helmet	650 coins	Protecting against Wall beasts Has Defence bonuses equal to that of a steel full helm Requires 5 Defence to equip
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		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	60 coins each 250 arrows for 35 Slayer reward points	Killing Turoths and Kurasks
55		Broad bolts	250 bolts for 35 Slayer reward points	Killing Turoths and Kurasks
55		Broad arrowheads	55 coins	Fletching broad arrows, after purchasing the ability to do so, with 52 Fletching
55		Unfinished broad bolts	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

Main article: 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

Where to slay monsters

Monster	Slayer level	Location	Essential item(s)	Slayer master(s)
Aberrant spectres	60	Stronghold Slayer Cave, Slayer Tower	Nose peg/Slayer helm (must-have) Salve amulet (optional, gives +20% Attack and Strength vs. the undead, but does not stack with Slayer helm)
Abyssal demons	85	Slayer Tower, Catacombs of Kourend, Abyssal Area	Good gear and weapon. Rune armour and a Dragon scimitar or Abyssal whip
Ankous	1	4th level of Stronghold of Security, Catacombs of Kourend, Stronghold Slayer Cave	Salve amulet is helpful, but not required.
Banshees	15	Slayer Tower	Earmuffs/Slayer helmet, Salve amulet
Basilisks	40	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	Mirror shield
Bats	1	Keep Le Faye, Silvarea, Morytania	None
Bears	1	Near Ardougne mines, low-to-mid-level Wilderness (watch for PK'ers)	None
Birds	1	Lumbridge or Falador chicken coops, Alice's farm	None
Black demons	1	Taverley Dungeon, Edgeville Dungeon, Brimhaven Dungeon, Chasm of Fire, Catacombs of Kourend	Good gear and/or Protect from Melee with a Dwarf multicannon and several prayer potions, Darklight, Holy water
Black dragons	1	Taverley Dungeon, Lava Maze, Evil Chicken's Lair, Catacombs of Kourend (Brutal Black Dragons)	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!) or Ranged weapon
Bloodvelds	50	Stronghold Slayer Cave, Slayer Tower	Dragonhide armour and a decent weapon
Blue dragons	1	Taverley Dungeon, Ogre Enclave, Heroes' Guild	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too) or Ranged weapon
Brine rats	47	Brine Rat Cavern	None
Bronze dragons	1	Brimhaven Dungeon, Catacombs of Kourend	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!), or Fire Bolt or better
Catablepon	1	3rd level of Stronghold of Security	None
Cave bugs	7	Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	None
Cave krakens	87	Kraken Cove	Magic weapon preferred, as Ranged hits are heavily reduced. Melee weapons cannot be used as they surface above water.
Cave crawlers	10	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	Antipoison, Slash attacks or Bone weapons
Cave horrors	58	Mos Le'Harmless Cave	Witchwood icon, Light source
Cave slimes	17	Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	Antipoison
Cockatrices	25	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	Mirror shield
Cows	1	Crafting Guild, Lumbridge, Falador or Undead farms	None
Crawling Hands	5	Slayer Tower	Salve amulet (optional)
Crocodiles	1	Near Elid, southern shore of Kharidian Desert	None
Cyclopes	1	2nd floor of Warriors' Guild, Ardougne Zoo	None
Dagannoths	1	Lighthouse, Waterbirth Island	Cannon (optional to drastically speed up kills)
Dark beasts	90	Temple of Light dungeon, Iorwerth Dungeon	Good armour and weapon
Desert Lizards	22	Kharidian Desert	Ice cooler
Dogs	1	Ardougne, McGrubor's Wood, Black Arm Gang hideout in Brimhaven, Brimhaven Dungeon	None
Dust devils	65	Smoke Dungeon, Catacombs of Kourend	Face mask or Slayer helmet
Dwarfs	1	Ice Mountain, Mining Guild, Keldagrim, Dwarven Mine, beneath White Wolf Mountain (the underground path unlocked after doing Fishing Contest), south of Yanille	None
Earth warriors	1	Edgeville Dungeon	None
Elves	1	Lletya, Iorwerth Camp, Prifddinas, Iorwerth Dungeon	None
Fever spiders	42	Braindeath Island (brewery basement)	Slayer gloves
Fire giants	1	Stronghold Slayer Cave, Brimhaven Dungeon, Deep Wilderness Dungeon, Smoke Dungeon, Waterfall Dungeon	None
Flesh Crawlers	1	2nd level of Stronghold of Security	None
Gargoyles	75	Slayer Tower	Rock hammer
Ghosts	1	Varrock Sewers, Draynor Manor, Melzar's Maze, 4th level of Stronghold of Security, Taverley Dungeon, West Ardougne (graveyard), Scorpius Shrine, Lair of Tarn Razorlor, Death Altar, Haunted Mine, Forgotten Cemetery	Salve amulet
Ghouls	1	West of Canifis	None
Goblins	1	Goblin Village, Port Sarim, around the Digsite, 1st level of Stronghold of Security, Underground Pass, Goblin Cave, Coal Trucks, inside holes in Myreque Hideout in Mort Myre Swamp, the cave near Observatory, Coal Trucks, east of Barbarian Village	None
Greater demons	1	Chasm of Fire, Entrana Dungeon, Brimhaven Dungeon, Ogre Enclave, Demonic Ruins, Lava Maze Dungeon	None
Green dragons	1	North of Goblin Village in level 13 Wilderness, between the Ruins and Graveyard of Shadows in level 24 Wilderness, west of the Bone Yard, between the Lava Maze and Hobgoblin Mine	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!) or Ranged weapon
Harpie Bug Swarms	33	East of Jogre Dungeon in Karamja	Bug lantern
Hellhounds	1	Stronghold Slayer Cave, Taverley Dungeon, east of the Deserted Keep, Witchaven Shrine Dungeon	None
Hill Giants	1	Edgeville Dungeon, Gnome Stronghold, north of the Observatory, Taverley Dungeon, Gnome Maze, north-east of Chaos Temple in Wilderness, Lava Maze, Deep Wilderness Dungeon	None
Hobgoblins	1	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, Crandor, Hobgoblin Peninsula near Crafting Guild, Edgeville Dungeon, near Karamja Hunter area, north of Outpost, north of Rellekka, Tree Gnome Village dungeon, Waterbirth Island, Hobgoblin Mine, Witchaven Dungeon	None
Icefiends	1	Ice Mountain	None
Ice giants	1	Asgarnian Ice Caves, Frozen Waste Plateau, White Wolf Mountain	None
Ice warriors	1	White Wolf Mountain, Frozen Waste Plateau, Asgarnian Ice Caves	None
Infernal Mages	45	Slayer tower	Ranged armour
Iron dragons	1	Brimhaven Dungeon, Catacombs of Kourend	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!), or Fire Bolt or better
Jellies	52	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	Magic-resistant armour
Jungle horrors	1	Mos Le'Harmless	None
Kalphites	1	Kalphite Lair, Kalphite Cave	Keris dagger, Antipoison, Rope
Killerwatts	37	Killerwatt plane	Insulated boots, non-metallic armour
Kurasks	70	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and Iorwerth Dungeon	Leaf-bladed sword, Leaf-bladed battleaxe, Leaf-bladed spear, Magic Dart, Broad arrows, or Broad bolts
Lesser demons	1	Wizards' Tower, Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Melzar's Maze, Chasm of Fire, near Demonic Ruins, Lava Maze, Catacombs of Kourend	None
Mithril dragons	1	Ancient Cavern	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion, Barrows equipment and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!)
Minotaurs	1	1st level of Stronghold of Security	None
Mogres	32	Mudskipper Point	Fishing explosives
Molanisks	39	Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	Slayer bell
Monkeys	1	Ape Atoll, Karamja, Mos Le'Harmless, Ardougne Zoo	None
Moss giants	1	Brimhaven Dungeon, Crandor Isle, west of Fishing Guild, Moss Giant Island, Wilderness, Varrock Sewers, Pirates' Cove, Glarial's Tomb and Iorwerth Dungeon	None
Nechryael	80	Slayer Tower	None
Ogres	1	Gu'Tanoth, west of Yanille, south of Castle Wars, south of Gu'Tanoth, Toban's Island, Chaos Druid Tower dungeon, Clock Tower Dungeon, Witchaven dungeon, Underground Pass, Combat Training Camp via completing Biohazard	None
Otherworldly beings	1	Zanaris	None
Pyrefiends	30	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, Smoke Dungeon	Magic-resistant armour
Rats	1	Varrock Sewers, Lumbridge Swamp	None
Red dragons	1	Brimhaven Dungeon	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip, Dragon scimitar, or Ranged weapon
Rockslugs	20	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	Bag of salt
Scabarites	1	The dungeon under Sophanem, the dungeon east of the Agility Pyramid via doing Contact!	Keris, Slash
Scorpions	1	Al-Kharid Mine, Dwarven Mines, Ardougne Zoo Scorpion Pit, 3rd level of Stronghold of Security, Varrock Sewers, Wilderness, above Karamja Volcano	None
Sea snakes	1	Miscellania & Etceteria Dungeon	Antipoison
Shades	1	Mort'ton, Shade Catacombs, Temple Trekking	Salve amulet, Gadderhammer or Ranged
Shadow warriors	1	Legends' Guild basement	None
Skeletal Wyverns	72	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon	Elemental shield, Mind shield, or Dragonfire shield and Crush
Spiritual mage	83	God Wars Dungeon	None
Spiritual ranger	63	God Wars Dungeon	None
Spiritual warrior	67	God Wars Dungeon	None
Skeletons	1	Edgeville Dungeon, Draynor Sewers, Karamja Volcano, Ogre Enclave, Southern Wilderness Mine, 4th level of Stronghold of Security, Taverley Dungeon, Temple of Ikov, Varrock Sewers, Waterfall Dungeon, Wilderness, Wilderness Agility Course, Barrows, Melzar's Maze, Ape Atoll Dungeon, Underground Pass	Salve amulet
Spiders	1	Melzar's Maze, Sorceress's house, Lumbridge Castle basement, behind Lumbridge Castle, 3rd level of Stronghold of Security, Ape Atoll temple, Ogre Enclave, Wilderness, Karamja, Underground Pass, north-west of the Grand Exchange	Antipoison (only if fighting the poisonous variants)
Steel dragons	1	Brimhaven Dungeon, Catacombs of Kourend	Anti-dragon shield, Dragonfire shield or Antifire potion and a good Stab (Abyssal whip or Dragon scimitar works too!), or Fire Bolt or better
Suqahs	1	Lunar Isle	None (Seal of passage is recommended for communicating with Moon Clan people though.)
Terror Dogs	40	Lair of Tarn Razorlor	None
Trolls	1	Mountain trolls: Trollheim, tunnel outside Keldagrim, Death Plateau; Ice trolls: icy islands north of the Fremennik Isles, ice path north of Trollheim	None
Turoths	55	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	Leaf-bladed sword, Leaf-bladed spear, Leaf-bladed battleaxe, Magic Dart, Broad arrows, or Broad bolts
Vampyres	1	Haunted Woods, near Abandoned Mine, The woods east of Burgh de Rott, Meiyerditch	Holy symbol or Rod of ivandis
Wall beasts	35	Lumbridge Swamp Caves	Spiny helmet or Slayer helmet
Waterfiends	1	Ancient Cavern, Kraken Cove, Iorwerth Dungeon	Crush attacks
Werewolves	1	Canifis	None
Wolves	1	1st level of Stronghold of Security, White Wolf Mountain, Feldip Hills	None
Zombies	1	Tree Gnome Village dungeon, Entrana Dungeon, Edgeville Dungeon, Graveyard of Shadows, 2nd level of Stronghold of Security, Varrock Sewers, Draynor Sewers, Wizards' Guild basement, Lair of Tarn Razorlor	Salve amulet
Zygomites	57	Zanaris	Fungicide spray

Note many assignments have alternate monsters that can be slayed instead.

Boss slayer

Players who have unlocked the Like a boss ability via spending 200 Slayer reward points can have Nieve/Steve, Duradel, Konar quo Maten or Krystilia (Wilderness only) assign them boss monsters in addition to the tasks they already assign. Slayer masters will check the requirements needed to access the boss; for example, if the player doesn't have 85 Slayer, they won't offer them an Abyssal Sire task. They will allow the player to decide the amount of bosses they wish to kill for that task, ranging from 3 to 35 (up to 36 for Barrows) per task.

Completing this type of assignment will always grant 5,000 Slayer experience after the task is complete. The following bosses can be assigned:

• Abyssal Sire
• Alchemical Hydra
• Barrows (Brothers only, not chests)
• Callisto
• Cerberus
• Chaos Elemental
• Chaos Fanatic
• Commander Zilyana
• Crazy archaeologist
• Dagannoth Kings
• General Graardor
• Giant Mole
• Grotesque Guardians
• K'ril Tsutsaroth
• Kalphite Queen
• King Black Dragon
• Kraken
• Kree'arra
• Sarachnis
• Scorpia
• Thermonuclear smoke devil
• Venenatis
• Vet'ion
• Vorkath
• Zulrah

Slayer Partners

This section details a discontinued feature and is kept here for historical purposes.

The Slayer partner interface.

Slayer Partners were introduced to Old School RuneScape on 7 May 2015, which allows two players to work together on a Slayer assignment after inviting your partner to be your slayer partner by using an enchanted gem, slayer ring or slayer helmet on them. Take into consideration that both you and your partner need to have no task assigned to be able to partner up correctly, if you try to partner up whilst either one of you has a task it will not work.

There are a few restrictions to prevent players being given tasks that they should not get. You will only be given a slayer assignment that you have unlocked, have the Slayer and Combat level to complete and do not have blocked. If these criteria are not met then your partner will receive the task but you will not. You will be notified if this happens. Note that players that have unlocked TzTok-Jad and TzKal-Zuk will not be offered to slay him once instead of the number of TzHaar given if they are partnered.

Players can dismiss their slayer partner at any time by using an enchanted gem, slayer ring or slayer helm to open up the interface.

Ironman Mode players are unable to participate as a slayer partner.

Following several incidents of bug abuse, the slayer partner system was discontinued in an update on 12 June 2020.

Slayer reward points

Main article: Slayer reward point

On 12 December 2013, slayer reward points were released. Slayer reward points may be earned after having completed five tasks in a row without having a task changed by Turael. However, players may cancel a task by spending 30 points. Tip: You may want to use an expeditious bracelet to complete the first five tasks faster.

The rewards that can be bought with these points include unlocking new monsters as a Slayer task, a Slayer ring, the ability to combine all Slayer headgear into one item, the Slayer helmet, and even the ability to prevent players from being assigned a specific task forever.

Since getting good tasks worth keeping isn't guaranteed, it is suggested that players get their first four assignments from the Slayer master Turael, and then get any other assignments from higher masters like Duradel.

After getting five or more tasks in a row, Slayer masters will hand out points when players finish their tasks. The number of points varies as the difficulty of the Slayer master increases.

Every 10th, 50th, 100th, 250th, and 1,000th task, a special bonus is given to the player's slayer reward points, the bonuses also differ in points to each Slayer master. Whenever a task is done the player will be notified on what number task it is, and the total amount of points they have. This can help players plan to what slayer master they prefer to go next, to maximise the number of slayer reward points in the shortest amount of time.

Master	Location	Points given per completed Task	Points per 10th	Points per 50th	Points per 100th	Points per 250th	Points per 1,000th
Turael	Burthorpe opposite the pub to the east	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mazchna	North-east of Canifis	2	5	15	50	70	100
Vannaka	North-east area of Edgeville Dungeon	4	20	60	100	140	200
Chaeldar	Throne room in Zanaris	10	50	150	250	350	500
Nieve/Steve	At the Tree Gnome Stronghold, south-west of the Spirit tree	12 (15)	60 (75)	180 (225)	300 (375)	420 (525)	600 (750)
Duradel	On the roof of the Fishing store in Shilo Village	15	75	225	375	525	750
Konar quo Maten	Mount Karuulm	18 (20)	90 (100)	270 (300)	450 (500)	630 (700)	900 (1,000)
Krystilia	Jailhouse north-east of Edgeville bank	25	125	375	625	875	1,250

After earning enough points, players will be able to buy rewards with earned points. (See main article for more details)

The Slayer helmet combines the stat boosting qualities of the Black mask with the protective slayer headgear facemask, nosepeg, earmuffs, reinforced goggles (should the player have finished A Porcine of Interest), and Spiny helmet, with the defence bonuses of a rune full helm, making it the best melee helmet option for slayers. This allows for monsters like aberrant spectres and dust devils to be killed while having the bonuses of the 15% Attack and Strength increase. Players can also imbue their slayer helmets via the Nightmare Zone. This gives all the bonuses of the slayer helmet, while boosting Ranged and Magic by 15% as well. The Slayer helmet's effects do not stack with a salve amulet or salve amulet (e) for a bonus on undead creatures, such as aberrant spectres. The Slayer helmet has a better bonus so it is recommended just to wear the Slayer helmet and an amulet of your choice (unless you have yet to unlock the ability to create the helmet and use the nose peg for example; then a salve amulet is recommended).

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost

Players can boost the slayer skill in order to be able to kill higher-level slayer monsters. If the player's slayer skill drops below the threshold to kill a monster while fighting it, the player will stop attacking the monster and will be told they need higher slayer in order to attack it.

Boost		Level increase	Visibility	Other info
	Slayer cape	1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect will increase the corresponding skill by 1.
	Slayer's respite	2	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
	Mature slayer's respite	4	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
	Spicy stew (yellow spice)	±0-5	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 levels randomly.
	Wild pie	5	Visible	Consists of 2 bites, restoring 11 Hitpoints per bite.

Quests

Quests requiring Slayer

Quest	Slayer requirement	Other requirements
Desert Treasure	10	53 , 50 , 50
Animal Magnetism	18	19 , 30 , 35
The Slug Menace	30	30 , 30 , 30
A Taste of Hope	38	48 , 45 , 40 , 40
Lair of Tarn Razorlor (miniquest)	40	-
Rag and Bone Man II	40	20
Royal Trouble	40	40
Rum Deal	42	42 , 50 , 47 , 40
Sins of the Father	50	62 , 56 , 52 , 60 , 50 , 49
The Fremennik Exiles	60	65 , 60 , 60 , 55
Monkey Madness II	69	70 , 60 , 55 , 55

Quests rewarding Slayer experience

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Slayer requirement	Other requirements
Natural history quiz (miniquest)	1,000	-	-
Recipe for Disaster (Dwarf subquest)	1,000	-	-
Animal Magnetism	1,000	18	19 , 30 , 35
A Porcine of Interest	1,000	-	-
The General's Shadow (miniquest)	2,000	-	-
Royal Trouble	5,000	40	40
Wanted!	5,000	-	32
Lair of Tarn Razorlor (miniquest)	5,000	40	-
The Fremennik Exiles	15,000	60	65 , 60 , 60 , 55
Monkey Madness II	25,000	69	70 , 60 , 55 , 55
Champions' Challenge (invisible miniquest)	40,348	-	32
Total	101,384

Skill choice

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Slayer. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.

Quest	Experience reward	Skills available	Skill requirements
X Marks the Spot	300	Any	None
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	None
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	2,500	Any skill above 30	49 , 57
A Tail of Two Cats	2,500 twice	Any skill above 30	None
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000	Any skill above 30	16 , 30 , 50
King's Ransom	5,000	Any skill above 50	65
Darkness of Hallowvale	2,000 three times	Any skill above 30	5 , 20 , 22 , 32 , 33 , 40
A Taste of Hope	2,500 three times	Any skill above 35	48 , 40 , 40 , 45 , 38
A Kingdom Divided	10,000	Any skill above 40	54 , 52 , 52 , 50 , 42 , 38 , 35
Architectural Alliance (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
In Search of Knowledge (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 50	Some players will need 31
One Small Favour	10,000 twice	Any skill above 30	36 , 25 , 18 , 30
Recipe for Disaster (The final battle)	20,000	Any skill above 50	175 , 70 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , 50 , 40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , 36
Sins of the Father	15,000 three times	Any skill above 60	62 , 60 , 56 , 52 , 50 , 50 , 49
Total	157,300

Changes

Date	Changes
12 June 2020 (update)	The slayer partner system is "closed indefinitely".
10 January 2019 (update)	A new slayer master, Konar quo Maten, is available
13 April 2017 (update)	The witch in Edgeville jail is renamed Krystilia and made a slayer master
2 June 2016 (update)	If you have combat level preferences turned on for receiving slayer tasks, green dragons now require 52 combat and trolls require 60 combat. Corrected the slayer tip for black demons as they're no longer the strongest demon.
24 March 2016 (update | poll)	It is now possible to unlock the possibility of receiving a Lizardmen slayer task from Duradel, Nieve and Chaeldar. Unlocking this task costs 75 slayer points.
8 October 2015 (update)	Added the Abyssal Sire to the Slayer skill guide and level up message.
24 September 2015 (update)	Spiritual rangers, mages and warrior have now been grouped into a single slayer task of spiritual creatures. You can choose which of the three you would prefer to kill when you receive this new assignment.
17 September 2015 (update)	It is now possible to unlock extended slayer tasks for an additional 10 assignments. Option to disable slayer combat level checks Rebalanced Duradel & Nieve's slayer assignment lists.
10 September 2015 (update)	Gargoyles, nechryaels, abyssal demons, spiritual mages, spiritual rangers and spiritual warriors can now be assigned by Vannaka. Chaeldar will now assign between 110 and 170 spirit creatures and aviansies. Removed a number of terrible assignments from Duradel. Duradel will now assign between 130 and 200 nechryaels, spiritual mages and spiritual rangers. Nieve can now assign between 10 and 20 black dragons. Nieve can now assign dark beasts. Increased NPC spawns
14 May 2015 (update)	Sea snakes have been added to the slayer skill guide.
7 May 2015 (update | poll)	Using an enchanted gem, slayer ring or slayer helm, you can now send another player a request to be slayer partners. Once accepted, when visiting a slayer master to receive a task you will both be given the same assignment.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	You now receive 10% more Slayer experience when killing a creature on task in the Slayer Tower if you have completed the Morytania Elite Diary.
13 February 2014 (update)	Slayer masters no longer assign Earth warriors or Spiritual creatures to players who lacked the Agility or quest requirements to access those targets. The 'Suq-A-Nother One' Slayer reward did not increase the size of the Suqah assignments correctly if they had been assigned by Nieve rather than Duradel. It now gives an increase from either.
23 January 2014 (update)	The Stronghold slayer cave is released, including a chamber for the then krakens and a chamber with kalphites. Slayer rings can be crafted or purchased from the slayer shop Players can cancel unwanted assignments and block up to 4 tasks
6 January 2014 (update)	Slayer helms can be created and imbued. Slayer rings can be crafted or purchased from the slayer shop. Players can cancel unwanted assignments and block up to 4 tasks.
12 December 2013 (update)	A new slayer master, Nieve, is released. The slayer reward point system is released.
25 April 2013 (update)	Harpie bug swarms will no longer be assigned as a Slayer target unless you have the appropriate Firemaking level.
4 April 2013 (update)	Slayer masters will now check your Defence level is appropriate before assigning creatures which require special equipment that you don’t have the requirements to wear.
22 February 2013 (update)	This content was included when the Old School RuneScape servers officially launched.