support skill

Slayer

Takes assigned monster tasks from eight slayer masters, gates protective slayer gear, and layers a five-tier boss-slayer track on top.

120 Level cap

119 Entries listed

1 First at level

95 Last at level

Slayer is the key to the monster list. Each level unlocks things you simply cannot swing at below the requirement, from cave bugs at 1 through abyssal demons at 76 to magma lords at 95. Masters hand you a target and a count, and kills only pay slayer XP while that target is on your list. Finished tasks pay points, and points buy runes, helmet pieces, leaf-bladed weapons and the boss slayer unlock.

How you train it

Level 1 to 120

Collect a task from every master you can reach. You hold one from each at the same time and a kill counts against all of them at once, so a monster on two lists pays twice. Early kills are worth 50 or 250 and the grind is about volume. From the fifties on, single kills are worth thousands, and once black demons at 89 pay 6,000 each you gain slayer far faster than the combat skills doing the killing.

A kurask, which only leaf-bladed weapons hurt MineScape Wiki · CC BY-SA · resized

Spria in the Lumbridge catacombs 1 to 15

Cave bugs and crawling hands for 50 a kill, Zamorakian monks for 35. She stops talking to you the moment you pass 15 slayer, so clear what you can out of her while she will still deal.
Turael's town tasks 1 to 25

Turael stands in seven towns, Burthorpe, Lumbridge, Al Kharid, Port Sarim, Seers' Village, Burgh de Rott and Shilo Village. He starts with ordinary monsters that carry no requirement, cows, goblins, bears, scorpions and rock crabs, and those pay a fifth less. His list grows with you though: rock slugs at 18, cockatrice at 25, basilisks at 40, jelly at 42, turoth at 55, skeletal wyverns at 71 and black demons at 89. He is worth revisiting all game.
Vannaka in the Edgeville dungeon 10 to 30

Giant spiders, thugs at 10, zombies at 18, skeletons at 20, hill giants at 26, hobgoblins at 28, poison spiders at 29 and deadly red spiders at 30, most of them inside the dungeon he is standing in. Small XP per kill, but the tasks are short and the monsters are already in front of you. He also holds chaos druids at 60 and black demons at 89.
Raff in the Taverley dungeon 20 to 60

One dungeon, most of his list living in it. Cave crawlers pay 250, banshees 750, icevelds 1,100, cave slimes 1,650, ankou 1,750, infernal mages 2,200 and moss giants 2,350. Buy ear muffs for 50 points before you take banshees. Higher up he still has chaos druids at 3,000, kurask at 3,200, brine rats at 3,600, fire giants at 3,650, corrupted ents at 4,000 and black demons at 6,000.
Catolax in the Pollnivneach dungeon 40 to 70

Another single dungeon with the whole list inside it: smokevelds 1,250, ankou 1,750, demons 2,500 at 50 slayer, greater demons 3,660 at 61 and dust devils 4,020 at 65. A face mask, 50 points, makes dust devils survivable.
Achtryn and the Slayer Tower 60 to 89

Achtryn stands in Canifis and inside the Tower itself, and the back half of his list all lives in that one building in Morytania: greater demons 3,660, spirit warriors 3,780, cyclops 4,020, gargoyles 4,260 at 75 and abyssal demons 4,560 at 76.
Black demons and boss tasks 89 to 120

Black demons pay 6,000 a kill and Turael, Vannaka, Raff and Krystilia all assign them. Sumona unlocks for 750 points and hands out bosses: God Wars generals 4,000 a kill, the kraken 3,000, the King Black Dragon and Kalphite Queen 2,500, the giant mole 2,250, Dagannoth Rex 2,000.

Stack your masters

You hold one task per master, up to eight at once, and every kill counts against every task naming that monster. Two masters on the same monster is double XP, three is triple. Monsters with no slayer requirement pay a fifth less, and anything killed in the wilderness pays 30% more.

Krystilia in Edgeville only counts kills made in the wilderness, but she triples both the size of the task and the points it pays. A big task from her runs to roughly 150 kills for 9 points.

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Points, tokens and the shop

A small task pays 1 point, a medium 2, a big 3, and the shop opens from the same menu as your task. Slayer tokens are 4 for 20 points and one token cancels or extends a task. The heavy buys are the boss slayer unlock at 750, the rune pouch at 500, the nose peg at 250, the spiny helmet at 150 and the bonecrusher necklace at 100.

The slayer helmet is made, not bought: a black mask from cave horrors plus the face mask, ear muffs, nose peg and spiny helmet, right clicked on a crafting table with 55 Crafting for 1,500 crafting XP. It needs 60 slayer to wear and adds 15% damage against whatever is on your task, melee only until you buy the upgrade, which asks for 75.

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Boss slayer

Sumona stands by the Warriors' Guild and will not speak to you until you buy the 750 point unlock. Her tasks are 4 to 8, 8 to 16 or 16 to 50 kills of a single boss, she never repeats the boss you just finished, and she only offers bosses in the tier that matches your combat level. Three boss tasks an hour is the cap.

Boss tasks pay their own currency, spent on imbued Fremennik rings at 60 each, the upgraded slayer helmet at 40, holy sandals at 25, the dragontooth necklace at 60 and the rune pouch upgrade at 30.

Worth knowing

/task lists every task you are holding and both point balances.
Turoth and kurask cannot be touched with an ordinary weapon. Buy a leaf-bladed sword or spear for 75 points first. Turael assigns turoth, in the Fremennik slayer dungeon; Raff assigns kurask, in the Taverley dungeon.
Task kills can drop Larran's key. It opens the big chest in the deep wilderness, near the wilderness agility course.
Ear muffs blunt banshees, the face mask blunts dust devils and the mirror shield blunts cockatrices, while the spiny helmet and nose peg add flat armour against anything on your task. The slayer helmet rolls the lot into one hat.

Everything it unlocks

The full table

XP is shown wherever it is fixed.

119 entries

Unlocks

Level 1 to 9 6 entries

Boss slayer task roster The 15 bosses Sumona can assign, by combat level: Obor (60), Ahrim (90), Dad (100), Giant Mole (110), Bryophyta (128), Evil Chicken (140), Kraken (291), Kalphite Queen (333), Dagannoth Rex (386), The Creature (480), King Black Dragon (500), Kree’arra (580), Commander Zilyana (596), General Graardor (624), K’ril Tsutsaroth (650). None of them carry a Slayer level requirement. 0 xp 1

Boss slayer tier-1 Sumona boss pool: at combat level 0-75 she offers bosses of combat level 0-140. Gated on COMBAT level, not Slayer level. 0 xp 1

Boss slayer tier-2 Sumona boss pool: at combat level 76-95 she offers bosses of combat level 90-333. Gated on COMBAT level, not Slayer level. 0 xp 1

Boss slayer tier-3 Sumona boss pool: at combat level 96-110 she offers bosses of combat level 128-500. Gated on COMBAT level, not Slayer level. 0 xp 1

Boss slayer tier-4 Sumona boss pool: at combat level 111-120 she offers bosses of combat level 291-596. Gated on COMBAT level, not Slayer level. 0 xp 1

Boss slayer tier-5 Sumona boss pool: at combat level 121-max she offers bosses of combat level 333-max. Gated on COMBAT level, not Slayer level. 0 xp 1

Level 10 to 19 1 entry

Face mask Equipment. +100 armour points vs Dust devils. Costs 50 Slayer points in the Slayer shop. 0 xp 10

Level 20 to 29 1 entry

Ear muffs Equipment. +100 armour points vs Banshees. Costs 50 Slayer points in the Slayer shop. 0 xp 20

Level 60 to 69 2 entries

Nose peg Equipment. +50 armour points vs anything on your current task. Costs 250 Slayer points in the Slayer shop. 0 xp 60

Slayer helmet Equipment. +15% melee damage and +70 armour points while on task (+100 vs Banshee / Dust devil). Crafted at a crafting table with 55 Crafting from Black mask + Ear muffs + Face mask + Nose peg + Spiny helmet, gives 1500 Crafting xp. 0 xp 60

Level 70 to 79 1 entry

Upgraded Slayer helmet Equipment. As the Slayer helmet, but the +15% damage applies to every combat style. Costs 40 Boss slayer points and consumes a Slayer helmet. Not listed in the in-game wiki yet. 0 xp 75

Assignable monsters

What a master can put on your task list, and the level each one needs.

Level 1 to 9 7 entries

Cave bug Monster, combat level 1; assigned by Achtryn, Spria 7 xp 1

Chaos dwarf Monster, combat level 4; assigned by Raff 7 xp 1

Rat Monster, combat level 1; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 7 xp 1

Giant Spider Monster, combat level 1; assigned by Vannaka 9 xp 2

Crawling hand Monster, combat level 7; assigned by Achtryn, Raff, Spria 15 xp 5

Giant rat Monster, combat level 6; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 15 xp 5

Zamorakian monk Monster, combat level 4; assigned by Spria 15 xp 5

Level 10 to 19 4 entries

Cave Crawler Monster, combat level 13; assigned by Achtryn, Raff 25 xp 10

Thug Monster, combat level 11; assigned by Vannaka 25 xp 10

Rockslug Monster, combat level 26; assigned by Turael; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 41 xp 18

Zombie Monster, combat level 20; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 41 xp 18

Level 20 to 29 9 entries

Banshee Monster, combat level 26; assigned by Achtryn, Catolax, Raff 45 xp 20

Skeleton (combat level 20) Monster, combat level 20; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 45 xp 20

Iceveld Monster, combat level 42; assigned by Achtryn, Raff 49 xp 22

Cockatrice Monster, combat level 43; assigned by Turael; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 55 xp 25

Ice Giant Monster, combat level 47; assigned by Krystilia, Turael 55 xp 25

Smokeveld Monster, combat level 45; assigned by Catolax 55 xp 25

Hill giant Monster, combat level 31; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 57 xp 26

Hobgoblin (combat level 30) Monster, combat level 30; assigned by Vannaka 61 xp 28

Poison spider Monster, combat level 36; assigned by Raff, Vannaka 63 xp 29

Level 30 to 39 4 entries

Deadly red spider Monster, combat level 36; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 65 xp 30

Cave slime Monster, combat level 39; assigned by Achtryn, Raff 71 xp 33

Ankou Monster, combat level 58; assigned by Achtryn, Catolax, Krystilia, Raff, Turael 75 xp 35

Hobgoblin (combat level 49) Monster, combat level 49; assigned by Vannaka; slayerOptional: can be attacked below the level, but the level is still needed for the task 81 xp 38

Level 40 to 49 7 entries

Basilisk Monster, combat level 50; assigned by Turael; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 85 xp 40

Pyrefiend Monster, combat level 39; assigned by Catolax; slayerOptional: can be attacked below the level, but the level is still needed for the task; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 85 xp 40

Jelly Monster, combat level 71; assigned by Turael; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 89 xp 42

Infernal Mage Monster, combat level 52; assigned by Achtryn, Raff 93 xp 44

Brine rat (combat level 55) Monster, combat level 55; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 99 xp 47

Mossgiant Monster, combat level 70; assigned by Krystilia, Raff; slayerOptional: can be attacked below the level, but the level is still needed for the task; found in the Brimhaven dungeon 99 xp 47

Earth warrior Monster, combat level 58; assigned by Krystilia, Vannaka 101 xp 48

Level 50 to 59 5 entries

Demon Monster, combat level 73; assigned by Catolax, Turael 105 xp 50

Smuggler Monster, combat level 75; assigned by Turael 113 xp 54

Turoth Monster, combat level 69; assigned by Turael; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 115 xp 55

Cave horror Monster, combat level 84; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 133 xp 58

Turtlos Monster, combat level 65; assigned by Turael 133 xp 58

Level 60 to 69 6 entries

Aberrant Spectre Monster, combat level 71; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 138 xp 60

Chaos druid Monster, combat level 74; assigned by Krystilia, Raff, Vannaka 138 xp 60

Greater Demon Monster, combat level 87; assigned by Achtryn, Catolax; found in the Brimhaven dungeon 140 xp 61

Spirit Warrior Monster, combat level 83; assigned by Achtryn, Turael 144 xp 63

Dust devil Monster, combat level 80; assigned by Catolax 149 xp 65

Cyclop Monster, combat level 90; assigned by Achtryn, Turael; slayerOptional: can be attacked below the level, but the level is still needed for the task 153 xp 67

Level 70 to 79 9 entries

Fire Elemental Monster, combat level 71; assigned by Catolax 160 xp 70

Skeleton (combat level 80) Monster, combat level 80; assigned by Catolax 160 xp 70

Skeletal Wyvern Monster, combat level 95; assigned by Turael 162 xp 71

Bloodveld Monster, combat level 83; assigned by Achtryn; slayerOptional: can be attacked below the level, but the level is still needed for the task 164 xp 72

Brine rat (combat level 83) Monster, combat level 83; assigned by Raff 166 xp 73

Fire giant Monster, combat level 95; assigned by Krystilia, Raff; found in the Brimhaven dungeon 168 xp 74

Gargoyle Monster, combat level 93; assigned by Achtryn 171 xp 75

Abyssal Demon Monster, combat level 87; assigned by Achtryn 173 xp 76

Kurask Monster, combat level 82; assigned by Raff; found in the Rellekka slayer dungeon 177 xp 78

Level 80 to 89 3 entries

Green dragon Monster, combat level 110; assigned by Raff 203 xp 82

Corrupted Ent Monster, combat level 110; assigned by Raff 210 xp 85

Black demon Monster, combat level 104; assigned by Krystilia, Raff, Turael, Vannaka; found in the Brimhaven dungeon 220 xp 89

Level 90 to 99 2 entries

Magma Guard Monster, combat level 134; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 222 xp 90

Magma Lord Monster, combat level 130; not on ANY master task list - attack level gate only 234 xp 95

Slayer masters

Who assigns tasks, where they stand, and what they will give you.

Level 1 to 9 8 entries

Slayer master Achtryn Master, Canifis / Slayer Tower, Morytania (2 spawns). 14 monsters, all Slayer-gated (Cave bug 1 up to Abyssal Demon 76); only source of Bloodveld 72, Gargoyle 75 and Abyssal Demon 76 tasks. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Catolax Master, Pollnivneach Dungeon. 10 monsters, 9 Slayer-gated (Banshee 20 up to Fire Elemental / high Skeleton 70); only source of Smokeveld 25, Pyrefiend 40 and Dust devil 65 tasks. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Krystilia Master, Edgeville, by the Wilderness entrance. Wilderness master (wildy: true): 37 monsters, 12 Slayer-gated. Task amounts AND point rewards are multiplied by 3, but kills only count while you are in PvP. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Raff Master, Taverley Dungeon. 18 monsters, 17 Slayer-gated (Chaos dwarf 1 up to Black demon 89); only source of Kurask 78, brutal Green dragon 82 and Corrupted Ent 85 tasks. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Spria Master, Lumbridge, at the catacombs entrance. The starter master; only offers Cave bug, Crawling hand and Zamorakian monk, and stops giving tasks once your Slayer level reaches 15. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Sumona Master, Warriors Guild area. Boss slayer master: 15 bosses, no Slayer-level gate. Must first buy "Ability to get bosses as a slayer task" for 750 Slayer points. Max 3 boss tasks per hour; the offer is filtered by the boss-tier table and never repeats the last boss killed. 0 xp 1

Slayer master Turael Master, Burthorpe, Lumbridge, Al Kharid, Port Sarim, Burgh de Rott, Seers Village and Shilo Village (7 spawns). Widest pool: 66 monsters, 14 of them Slayer-gated (Rockslug 18 up to Black demon 89). 0 xp 1

Slayer master Vannaka Master, Edgeville Dungeon. 14 monsters, 13 Slayer-gated (Giant Spider 2 up to Black demon 89). 0 xp 1

Reward shop

Bought with slayer points rather than unlocked by level, so the level column is not a requirement here.

Level 1 to 9 44 entries

Ability to get bosses as a slayer task Slayer shop: 750 Slayer points; permanent unlock: the ability to get boss slayer tasks from Sumona!; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Adamant bolts (unf) x250 Slayer shop: 30 Slayer points; gives x250; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Adamant crossbow (unf) Slayer shop: 30 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Air rune x500 Slayer shop: 5 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Archers ring (i) Boss slayer shop: 60 Boss slayer points; consumes Archers ring; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Berserker ring (i) Boss slayer shop: 60 Boss slayer points; consumes Berserker ring; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Blood rune x500 Slayer shop: 100 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Bonecrusher necklace Slayer shop: 100 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Boss slayer token Boss slayer shop: 5 Boss slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Chaos rune x500 Slayer shop: 20 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cooked monkfish x4 Slayer shop: 1 Slayer points; gives x4; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed abyssal whip Slayer shop: 82 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed apocalypse wand Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon battleaxe Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon bow Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon dagger Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon mace Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon scimitar Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon sword Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Cursed dragon two handed sword Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Death rune x500 Slayer shop: 50 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Dragontooth necklace Boss slayer shop: 60 Boss slayer points; consumes Upgraded bonecrusher necklace; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Earth rune x500 Slayer shop: 5 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Fire rune x500 Slayer shop: 5 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Holy sandals Boss slayer shop: 25 Boss slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Law rune x500 Slayer shop: 20 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Leaf-bladed spear Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Leaf-bladed sword Slayer shop: 75 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Mind rune x500 Slayer shop: 5 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Mirror shield Slayer shop: 50 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Mithril arrow x250 Slayer shop: 10 Slayer points; gives x250; requires 50 fletching, not Slayer; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Mithril bolts (unf) x250 Slayer shop: 15 Slayer points; gives x250; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Mithril crossbow (unf) Slayer shop: 15 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Nature rune x500 Slayer shop: 15 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Rune arrow x250 Slayer shop: 30 Slayer points; gives x250; requires 90 fletching, not Slayer; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Rune pouch Slayer shop: 500 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Rune pouch upgrade Boss slayer shop: 30 Boss slayer points; permanent unlock: a rune pouch upgrade! Your Rune pouch can now hold up to 8 types of runes instead of 5!; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Seers ring (i) Boss slayer shop: 60 Boss slayer points; consumes Seers ring; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Slayer token x4 Slayer shop: 20 Slayer points; gives x4; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Spiny helmet Slayer shop: 150 Slayer points; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Upgraded bonecrusher necklace Slayer shop: 900 Slayer points; consumes Bonecrusher necklace; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Warrior ring (i) Boss slayer shop: 60 Boss slayer points; consumes Warrior ring; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Water rune x500 Slayer shop: 5 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1

Wrath rune x500 Slayer shop: 200 Slayer points; gives x500; no Slayer level requirement, gated by points only 0 xp 1