Slayer training

This slayer guide will help players train Slayer from levels 1 to 99.

Helpful quests, miniquests and Achievement Diaries
These either give access to more slayer monsters or make slaying easier.

Access to Slayer Masters
Accessing a wide range of slayer masters is important as you level up. Each new slayer master gives tasks based on your combat level.


 * Priest in Peril - Allows access to Morytania and Mazchna.
 * Lost City- Access to Chaeldar.
 * Smoking Kills - Access to Sumona, Slayer reward points, new equipment and abilities. Also unlocks a new Slayer dungeon.
 * Shilo Village- Access to Duradel / Lapalok.

Teleportation or quicker access
None of these quests are required, however some are extremely useful for teleporting to Slayer masters, tasks and to banks.


 * Desert Treasure- Access to Ancient Magicks for additional teleports and spells, and Smoke Dungeon.
 * Enakhra's Lament- Camulet allows easy access to switching between Ancient and Modern Magicks.
 * A Fairy Tale Part II- Access to Fairy Ring.
 * The Fremennik Trials- can make Enchanted lyre which gives a faster route to the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon.
 * Ghosts Ahoy - Ectophial emergency teleport.
 * The Grand Tree- Access to the Gnome Gliders.
 * The Lost Tribe- Quicker access to Lumbridge swamp caves.
 * Dream Mentor- Expanded Lunar Spellbook.
 * Mourning's Ends Part I - Teleport crystal.

Access to Slayer Areas
These quests give access to new Slayer monsters, however a player will never be assigned a monster they can not access. Note that Waterfiends can be assigned if you only spoke to Otto.


 * Horror from the Deep- Access to Dagannoths and god books.
 * Legacy of Seergaze- Access to Zombie hands, Skeletal Hands and Mutated Bloodvelds.
 * Lunar Diplomacy- Access to Suqahs and Lunar Spells.
 * Priest in Peril - Access to Morytania's monsters and the Slayer Tower.
 * Watchtower- Quicker access to Blue Dragons and caged Greater Demons.
 * Barbarian Training- Access to Mithril dragons and single combat Waterfiends.
 * Cabin Fever- Access to Cave Horrors.
 * The Path of Glouphrie - Access to the Poison Waste Slayer Dungeon.

Useful items
See Calculators/Food healed for detailed cost per hitpoint breakdown.
 * Food
 * High healing food is often used on tasks; examples include Tuna potatoes, Pineapple pizza, Sharks, Monkfish.
 * Low healing or low cost per hitpoint is often used to restore health at a bank, such as Trout, Pike and Salmon.

Armour
The only equipment listed here has a special use for slayer; all other armour is to be used as per preference and/or need (see table below).
 * Black Mask or Slayer helmet - both give a 15% increase to strength and attack when slaying the assigned monsters; a slayer helmet also includes all other slayer headgear.
 * Prayer-boosting armour, such as Monk's robes or Proselyte armour.
 * Salve amulet or Salve amulet (e) - provides a 15% boost to attack and strength against undead; the enchanted version provides a 20% boost instead. Neither stacks with the Black Mask effect - the larger boost takes affect only.
 * Guthan's set, for self-healing. This set is often used by high-level Slayers, as it greatly reduces the amount of food needed.


 * Magic defence armour


 * Dragonhide armour - especially black dragonhide.
 * Karil's set.

Weapons
One of the following weapons is required for Turoth or Kurask tasks:
 * Leaf-bladed spear;
 * Leaf-bladed sword;
 * Rune crossbow and Broad-tipped bolts;
 * Magic shortbow/Magic longbow/Dark bow/Seercull with Broad arrows;
 * Slayer's staff, Mind runes and Death runes to cast Magic Dart.

The following weapons are suggested to use against other tasks, however it is personal preference:
 * Abyssal whip;
 * Any Godsword;
 * Saradomin sword;
 * Dragon scimitar;
 * Dragon dagger;
 * A bow (preferably a magic shortbow) and arrows, or a crossbow (preferably rune) and bolts;
 * Dwarf Multicannon and cannonballs, for faster killing in multi-combat zones. However, it is moderately expensive.

Other useful items

 * Dramen staff or Lunar staff for transportation through fairy rings.
 * Combat stat-boosting potions (such as a Super set).
 * Games necklaces, quick teleport to Turael for changing slayer assignments.
 * Teleport runes and other methods of teleportation.
 * Bones to Peaches is useful for monsters that drop bones.
 * Energy potions and/or Super energy potions for running around.
 * Summoning pouches - Beasts of Burden to carry extra supplies or produce; Healers to reduce food consumption or eliminate the need for it altogether.
 * Slayer ring for teleports and contacting masters for updates on current task.
 * Combat bracelet - updates the wearer of amount remaining ever 10 kills, and has teleports.

Strategy
While training Slayer, as with other combat skills, you may take significant damage. Some options to counter this are:


 * Eating food (lobster or better recommended for higher combat levels)
 * You can also use healing armour/weapons. Guthan's armour, Saradomin godsword, Enhanced excalibur.
 * The Bones to peaches spell can create food from bones.
 * Bunyips provide a good amount of healing at a low price.
 * Using a cannon can help you avoid taking damage. These are most useful in multi-combat areas or ones where there is a safe spot.
 * Lunar spells can be helpful, as they allow you to heal yourself as well as contact your slayer master without use of a crystal.
 * Potions can help you resist certain kinds of damage.
 * A high prayer level can also lower damage taken from certain types of attacks.
 * Certain summoning familiars can heal the summoner. See the table later on this page to find out which ones.
 * You should bring a teleport to the closest bank in case of emergency or if you need to pick up some more food.
 * While risky, prayer flashing is a great way to save prayer for long assignments; you can usually do an entire task using less than 10 prayer points. Always bring emergency food and teleport.

Slayer masters

 * Slayer masters can be contacted with NPC Contact spell.

Strategies
Slayer tasks have Different Versions of monsters to kill.

Summoning
Beasts of Burden have extra inventory space, which can be useful when on a long slayer task.

Certain Summoning familiars have the ability to heal the summoner. This effect can be particularly useful if the player is on a long slayer task and running low on food.

Although the Bunyip has a better healing rate than the Void Spinner, the Void Spinner can be useful for the player if he/she doesn't have 68 Summoning.

Note - The healing ability still works even if a player does not have any remaining Summoning points.