Why Train Slayer in OSRS & What Are The Benefits?

Slayer is a fighting skill in which players kill monsters that a “slayer master” tells them to kill.

The slayer master will tell you to kill a certain amount, and each kill will give you experience as a slayer.

When you finish a slayer job, you’ll have to go back to a slayer master to get a new one.

As you level up the skill, you’ll be able to kill more types of monsters, like Kurasks at level 70 and Hydras at level 95.

In the end, slayer takes a long time to level up.

But it is by far the most profitable skill in the game, since the things that high-level monsters drop can be worth a lot of money.

Why You Should Train Slayer?

Slayer is important for almost everyone in OSRS, but it’s especially important for ironmen because they can get some of the best gear for their slots by killing certain monsters.

So, if you want your setup to be the best it can be, you’ll need to train Slayer.

Not to mention that quests like Monkey Madness II require a high slayer level.

Which Slayer Master Should You Use?

In OSRS, there are a total of 9 slayer masters. Each one gives different levels of jobs and is made for a different level of combat.

I would only use Turael, Krystilia, Konar, and Duradel out of these 9 leaders.

Turael is likely the first master you’ll ever use as a beginner, and has no requirements to obtain a task from.

He offers very low level tasks which are perfect for beginners. And he has the unique ability to reset any task.

This ability is often used by high level players to farm for slayer points.

Krystilia only offers tasks in the Wilderness. And she grants the highest amount of points out of any of the slayer masters.

These tasks also have a chance to drop Larrens Keys, which are a fantastic money maker.

Konar requires a minimum of level 75 combat, and is located at the top of Mount Karuulm. She’s unique in that the tasks she assigns must be done in specific places.

For example, she might assign Bloodvelds and ask that they be done in the Slayer Tower. So only those Bloodvelds will count towards the task.

All of her tasks have the ability to drop Brimstone Keys too, which can be used on the Brimstone Chest next to her for extra rewards.

She’s also the only master to assign Wyrms, Drakes, and Hydras.

And the highest level slayer master (and best for consistent experience) is Duradel.

He’s located in Shilo Village, and he’ll normally only assign very high level monsters as slayer tasks – such as Hellhounds and Black Demons.

He’ll also assign his tasks in large amounts. But Duradel also requires you to have a minimum combat level of 100, and a slayer level of at least 50.

What Are The Benefits of Training Slayer?

Higher level slayer monsters, like Skeletal Wyverns and Gargoyles, all have very valuable drop tables that can make you very rich.

In fact, killing monsters is possibly the best way to make money in OSRS.

For example, killing Gargoyles can net you almost 500k per hour. And this is a fairly low-level slayer monster that only needs slayer level 75.

Players can even go one step further and fight Slayer Bosses like the Kraken, Cerberus, Thermonuclear Smoke Devil, and the Alchemical Hydra.

You need a very high slayer level to kill these bosses, but you can earn between 1m and 3m per hour.

Besides being a way to make money, slayer is also a way to get some of the greatest drops in OSRS.

The Occult Necklace, the Primordial Crystal, the Dragon Hunter Lance, and the Trident of the Seas are all examples.

Ironmen need these things to stay competitive, and even normal accounts will want them because of how much they are worth.

What Are Slayer Points?

When you finish a job, you get a certain number of Slayer Points. Some masters, like Krystilia, give 25 per task, while others, like Duradel, give 15.

You’ll also get bonus points after every 10th, 50th, 100th, 250th, and 1000th job.

You can use these points to improve your gear, make it easier to do slayer tasks, open up new slayer tasks, and skip or lengthen certain tasks.

Some of the best slayer gear, like the Slayer Helmet and the Slayer Ring, can only be unlocked by getting Slayer Points. For example, the helmet costs 400 points and the ring costs 300 points.

And Slayer Points are the only way to open boss tasks and special tasks, like Jad tasks.

You can use your slayer helmet bonuses against bosses, which gives you a great edge against some of OSRS’s hardest challenges.

In the end, these points are very helpful if you’re teaching slayer. And you’ll want to use them to get as many cool things as you can.

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