RS3 Slayer Guide, 1-120 Slayer

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Created - 21.06.2025 Updated - 21.06.2025

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In RS3, the Slayer skill is something that you should definitely spend your time on. But as with other skills in the game, getting it to 120 is no easy task.

With the right strategy, you can level from 1 to 120 faster than a dragon's heartbeat, mastering the art of combat and uncovering hidden game mechanics that even seasoned players overlook. And we're the ones who can give you the most efficient path to 120.

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What Is The Slayer Skill In RS3?

Slayer is a skill where you get assigned tasks by Slayer masters to hunt down a number of monsters. To train this skill, you'll need to speak to one of the eleven Slayer Masters available in the game. They will offer you tasks which will pretty much align with your current Combat Level.

Everytime you beat a monster as a task from the monsters, you gain Slayer XP and combat XP for whichever combat style you're using.

Leveling it is not as simple as other combat skills because you're limited on what you can fight. The purpose of this guide is to help you understand the best ways to level up the skill. Here are the essential things that you need to know to optimise your experience.

RS3 Slayer Masters

Slayer masters can have requirements, these requirements can consist of quests, combat and slayer levels. You should always use the highest levelled Slayer master. Higher level Slayer masters will reward more points upon completing a task and they will assign higher level monsters which yield more experience. Mandrith is a Wilderness Slayer master and his tasks can only be completed in Wilderness. If you do not want to have a chance of getting PKed, you can stick to Laniakea.

RS3 Slayer Monsters

You can kill most of the monsters in the game from the get go but some Slayer monsters require quests or mini quests. It is beneficial to complete these quests to have the options available at your disposal.

Slayer Points

Slayer points are the lifeblood of the skill. You can use these points to unlock monsters, gear, crafting recipes and a lot of quality of life features. you can also use them to block, skip or prefer tasks. Slayer points are awarded for every completed task after the fourth consecutive task. The amount of points you get depends on your Slayer master.

It is highly recommended to complete the quest "Smoking Kills" since you only gain half the Slayer points without it.

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Tasks you get from Turael or Spria do not award any points and if you use them to change your task it will reset your Slayer assignment streak, therefore making you have to complete another four assignments to receive points.

Upon completing a task assigned from Mandrith, you will receive a wilderness slayer chest.

Here is a list of Slayer masters and the amount of Slayer points they give:

Slayer Helmet

This helmet is a craftable helmet which you can craft after unlocking the ability to so from the Slayer reward shop. You should save your slayer points to unlock this helmet as soon as possible. It provides a 12.5%-14.5% increase to damage and accuracy when slaying monsters on-task and it also provides additional slayer headgear effects. There are 6 versions of this helmet, each one is a direct upgrade to the previous one:

Slayer helmet on-task is going to be your best in slot helmet, however if you built a level 3 Slayer Lodge in Anachronia, you can place your helmet on a stand which grants your helmets bonuses across the entire game without needing to wear it.

Other Important Point Shop Rewards

1. Ability to craft rings of slaying: These rings provide various teleports all across the game and a great overall quality of life upgrade to your Slayer grind. Costs 300 Slayer points.
2. Ability to deliver killing blows quicker: There are some Slayer monsters which require an additional item to deal a killing blow, which you have to manually click everytime. Buying this will make that process automatic. Costs 400 Slayer points.
3. Fusing rings to full Slayer helmets: Another quality of life upgrade which allows you to store rings of slaying, ferocious rings to your Slayer helmet. Costs 500 Slayer points.
4. Attaching the Bonecrusher to your toolbelt: Bonecrusher is a useful item to have while doing Slayer since you can combine it with a Demon horn necklace to infinitely replenish your prayer points and it also grants passive Prayer experience. Having it in your toolbelt will make your life much easier. Costs 500 Slayer points.
5. Attaching Herbicide to your toolbelt: A lot of the Slayer monsters that you will be killing will drop herbs, so having this item to destroy them to give you passive Herblore experience is a great benefit. Having it in your toolbelt will save you an inventory slot. Costs 500 Slayer points.
6. Attaching Seedicide to your toolbelt: Seedicide is an item that destroys seeds and in return rewards you with Farming experience. Since a lot of Slayer monsters drop seeds it is a good item to have. Having it in your toolbelt will save you an inventory slot. Costs 500 Slayer points.
7. Attaching Charming Imp to your toolbelt: Summoning can only be trained with using various types of charms to craft pouches. This item automatically picks up charms for you or if you want it can destroy said charms and give you passive summoning experience. Again a lot of Slayer monsters drop charms so it is a good item to have. Having it in your toolbelt will save you an inventory slot. Costs 500 Slayer points.
8. Attaching Advanced Gold Accumulator to your tool belt: This item as you probably have guessed it picks up coins automatically for you. It destroys 10% of anything it picks up but that is not a huge deal. Having it in your toolbelt will save you an inventory slot. Costs 500 Slayer points.
9. Ability to fletch broad arrows and bolts: Fletching broad bolts is a cost effective method for training your fletching. It requires level 52 Fletching and costs 300 Slayer points.
10. Block & Extend Task: When you are settled for a slayer master workout the tasks you want and do not want. Block the ones you do not wantwhich costs 100 points per block and prefer the ones you want which will increase their chances of being assigned. This also costs 100 points per prefer.

Equipment

Here are some general tips for your Slayer gear:

• Power armours are better than tank armours in most scenarios.
• Use augmented gear and weapons if possible.
• Cinderbane gloves are best-in-slot for poisonable monsters.
• Demon horn necklace and its lesser variants in combination with a bonecrusher are best-in-slot for monsters that drop bones.
• Blood amulet of fury can be used to heal of monsters if you do not have soul split.
• For all combat styles, 2 handed weapons are better since they have more AOE abilities.
• Luck rings are generally the best in slot for Slayer since they provide bonuses across all combat styles and they allow access to the rare drop table.
• Vampyrism aura can be use to heal and Penance aura can be used to restore prayer points.
• Spring cleaner is a great item to have which automatically alchs items that monsters drop.
• Ancient elven ritual shard is a great item to use to passively restore your prayer points without any cost.
• Dwarf multicannon and its variants are great for certain tasks.
• Gem bag, seed bag and herb bag are great items to save inventory spots and make extra money.
• Holy wrench is an item that passively increases the Prayer points restored from potions.

Quests That Reward Slayer XP

Other than doing Slayer tasks, certain quests in the game also reward you with Slayer XP. It's good change of pace rather than fighting the same monsters again and again.

Slay Your Way To 120

Hope this guide was helpful! Good luck on your grind. But we know that this isn't the end of your RS3 journey yet. There are still lots of things to do. If you're struggling with leveling Summoning, here's a guide on how to do it.

FAQs

What's the fastest way to train Slayer in RS3?

The fastest way to train Slayer is by power-tasking high-XP, low-travel assignments from elite Slayer Masters with aggression setups:

• 1-50: Start with Turael/Mazchna. Stick to short, fast tasks.
• 50-85: Use Chaeldar or Sumona. Focus on Cannonable mobs.
• 85-99+: Shift to Morvran or Laniakea for high-XP tasks.

Use Aggression potions, Revolution++, and high-damage gear. Key techniques:

• Cancel bad tasks with Slayer Points.
• Use VIP Slayer Tickets to pick best options.
• Stack Reaper tasks + Slayer Challenge for big bonus XP.

Top XP tasks: Abyssal Demons, Ripper Demons, Edimmu, Nihils (with Slayer helmet upgrades).

Which Slayer Master should I use for training?

Slayer Master choice is crucial and depends on your level:

• Turael (1+): Good for speed skipping.
• Mazchna / Chaeldar (20-75): Simple early-game options.
• Sumona (75+): Easy to reach, quick tasks.
• Duradel (100+): Reliable mix of speed and XP.
• Morvran (85 Slayer, 120 Combat): High-XP, varied tasks.
• Laniakea (120 Combat, 90 Slayer): Best endgame Master; unlocks top-tier mobs.

Use Slayer masks, enriched Slayer contracts, and Slayer codex unlocks to maximize efficiency with each Master.

What gear and boosts should I use for Slayer training?

Best XP/hr comes from aggressive, efficient setups. Recommended gear by combat style:

• Melee: Noxious Scythe / Drygores + Masterwork or Malevolent.
• Magic: Staff of Sliske / Inquisitor Staff + Tectonic / Cryptbloom.
• Ranged: Ascension Crossbows / Eldritch + Pernix / Sirenic.

Core boosts:

• Slayer Helmet (imbued): Huge damage boost on-task.
• Blood Amulet of Fury or Reaper Necklace for sustain.
• Aggression Potions: Mass kill clusters.
• Prayer (Turmoil / Anguish / Torment) or Soul Split.
• Familiar: Steel Titan or Ripper Demon.

Augments: Aftershock, Precise, Biting, and Mobile save time and increase kills per hour.

How do I make money while training Slayer in RS3?

Slayer is highly profitable at higher levels. Key money-makers:

• Ripper Demons: Strong XP + Ripper Claws.
• Abyssal Demons: Whip drops and lots of charms.
• Edimmu (POF Dungeon): Crimson charms, blood necklaces.
• Ganodermic Beasts: Good drops and XP.
• Nihils: Great for codex drops and secondaries.

To boost profits:

• Use Luck of the Dwarves or Ring of Fortune.
• Bring a Spring Cleaner to convert low-value drops.
• Use Bonecrusher, Herbicide, and Seedicide to auto-clear loot clutter.

Reaper Tasks and Slayer Challenges also add big daily GP.

Are there any AFK or low-effort Slayer methods?

Yes — though Slayer is mostly active, some tasks are semi-AFK with the right setup:

• Abyssal Demons (AFK with aggression pot + Soul Split).
• Vyrewatch Sentinels (darkmeyer): Passive combat XP + AFK healing.
• Automaton tasks: Simple pathing, predictable spawns.
• Aquanites: Easy to AFK with ranged/magic.

Setups should include:

• Cryptbloom + Animate Dead or Blood Barrage healing.
• Scrimshaw of Vampyrism and Penance Aura.
• Revolution++ with a tight 3-5 ability bar.

Great for long grinds, mobile multitasking, or passive XP farming during events.