Slayer
Slayer is a combat skill where players are assigned monsters to kill by Slayer Masters. It provides access to unique monsters and bosses while earning Slayer points.
Skillcape Perks
| Level | Perk |
|---|---|
| 99 | 20% more Slayer points |
| 200M XP | 25% more Slayer points |
Experience Boosting Gear
- Varrock Body 5
- Safety Gloves
- Fighting Boots
- Skilling Backpack (T)
- Collection Pendant 5
- Skiller's Tome
Training Methods
Standard Training
Choose tasks based on your combat equipment and levels. Higher tier tasks give more points but take longer.
Slayer Head Hunting
An alternative method requiring 150 achievements to enter the Achievement Guild:
- Basilisk
- Abyssal Demon
- Kalphite Queen
This method provides Champion Tokens and unique lamps that let you choose between high Slayer or Prayer XP (affected by game mode and XP boosts).
Boss Tasks
Slower experience but highly beneficial for:
- Increasing drop rates
- Damage bonuses
- Passive Slayer experience
Brimstone Keys
Obtained while doing Brimstone slayer tasks.
Drop Rate Formula: 225 - NPC Max HP
- Brimstone Scroll lowers rate by 20%
- Minimum rate: 1/40 (1/32 with scroll)
Task Difficulties
Easy Tasks (5 points)
| Monster | Combat | HP | Slayer Req | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Crabs | 13 | 50 | 1 | Training → Combat Training → Rock Crabs |
| Yak | 22 | 50 | 1 | Training → Combat Training → Neitiznot Yaks |
| Chicken | 1 | 5 | 1 | Training → Combat Training → Chicken |
| Hill Giant | 28 | 28 | 1 | Training → Slayer → Kourend |
| Crawling Hand | 8 | 16 | 5 | Training → Slayer → Slayer Tower |
| Cave Crawler | 23 | 14 | 10 | Training → Slayer → Fremennik Cave |
| Banshee | 23 | 16 | 15 | Training → Slayer → Slayer Tower |
| Rockslug | 29 | 16 | 20 | Training → Slayer → Fremennik Cave |
| Cockatrice | 37 | 25 | 25 | Training → Slayer → Fremennik Cave |
| Pyrefiend | 43 | 30 | 30 | Training → Slayer → Fremennik Cave |
| Infernal Mage | 66 | 60 | 45 | Training → Slayer → Slayer Tower |
Medium Tasks (10 points)
| Monster | Combat | HP | Slayer Req | Brimstone Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment | 25/51 | 75 | 1 | No |
| Basilisk | 61 | 44 | 40 | No |
| Cave Horror | 80 | 65 | 50 | No |
| Bloodveld | 81 | 120 | 50 | 1/105 (1/84) |
| Jelly | 78 | 50 | 52 | 1/175 (1/140) |
| Turoth | 89 | 80 | 55 | No |
| Aberrant Spectre | 96 | 90 | 60 | 1/135 (1/108) |
| Dust Devil | 93 | 105 | 65 | 1/120 (1/96) |
| Aviansie | 69 | 75 | 1 | No |
| Green Dragon | 79 | 75 | 1 | No |
Hard Tasks (10-15 points)
| Monster | Combat | HP | Slayer Req | Brimstone Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurask | 106 | 150 | 70 | No |
| Skeletal Wyvern | 140 | 200 | 72 | No |
| Gargoyle | 111 | 110 | 75 | 1/115 (1/92) |
| Nechryael | 115 | 105 | 80 | 1/120 (1/96) |
| Wyrm | 99 | 130 | 82 | No |
| Ancient Wyvern | 227 | 300 | 82 | No |
| Drake | 192 | 250 | 84 | No |
| Abyssal Demon | 124 | 150 | 85 | No |
| Dark Beast | 182 | 220 | 90 | No |
| Smoke Devil | 101 | 90 | 93 | No |
| Hydra | 194 | 300 | 95 | No |
Dragons (10 points, Hard)
| Dragon | Combat | HP | Brimstone Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dragon | 111 | 105 | No | Taverly Dungeon |
| Black Dragon | 227 | 190 | 1/40 (1/32) | Taverly/Stronghold |
| Iron Dragon | 189 | 165 | 1/60 (1/48) | Brimhaven/Stronghold |
| Steel Dragon | 246 | 210 | 1/40 (1/32) | Brimhaven/Stronghold |
| Mithril Dragon | 304 | 255 | No | Requires 5 King Lava Dragon kills |
| Adamant Dragon | 338 | 295 | No | Requires 5 King Lava Dragon kills |
| Rune Dragon | 380 | 330 | No | Requires 5 King Lava Dragon kills |
Boss Tasks (15 points)
Available boss tasks include:
- Barrows Brothers
- Kalphite Queen
- King Black Dragon
- Chaos Elemental
- Dagannoth Kings
- Zulrah
- Kraken
- Giant Mole
- Corporeal Beast
- God Wars bosses
- Lizardman Shaman
- Thermonuclear Smoke Devil
- Cerberus
- Abyssal Sire
- Alchemical Hydra
- Vorkath
- Warlock
- Tormented Demon
Wilderness Slayer
Special wilderness-only tasks including:
- Revenants
- Lava Dragons
- Frost Dragons
- Wilderness bosses (Vet'ion, Venenatis, Callisto, Scorpia)
- Elder Chaos Druids
- And more
Kharazi Tasks
- Jungle Spider
- Jungle Savage
- Kharazi Druid
- Blood Shaman
- Jungle Titan