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SlayerRS3 Ironman Slayer Training Guide

The backbone Ironman skill: gear, charms, herbs and GP all flow from it. Masters are gated by COMBAT level (and the higher ones also need a Slayer level) — always task with the highest master you qualify for.

Slayer goes to level 120. Every method below is self-sufficient: no Grand Exchange, only what you gather, craft or earn yourself.

Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·

Training path

6 stages from level 1, each starting at the level you unlock it.

  1. Levels 1–35

    Easy tasks; rush Smoking Kills the moment you hit 35 Slayer to double points

    Location
    Burthorpe & Canifis
    NPC
    Turael (Burthorpe, no req) / Mazchna (Canifis, combat 50)

    Smoking Kills is the #1 early Slayer unlock (needs 35 Slayer)

  2. Levels 35–58

    Mid tasks; bank charms and buy point unlocks

    Location
    Edgeville dungeon / Zanaris
    NPC
    Vannaka (combat 30) → Chaeldar (combat 75, needs Lost City)

    Chaeldar is the best master until combat 90

  3. Levels 58–75

    Cave horrors for a Black mask (58 Slayer, after Cabin Fever) → Slayer helmet, then grind to Gargoyles (75). Keep using Chaeldar until combat 90.

    Location
    Mos Le'Harmless & Slayer Tower
    NPC
    Chaeldar (combat 75); then Sumona (combat 90 + 35 Slayer + Smoking Kills) / Duradel (combat 100 + 50 Slayer + Shilo Village)

    Master choice is gated by combat first — Sumona needs combat 90

  4. Levels 75–90

    Kuradal tasks; Ascension keystones (Capsarii) at 81; Rune dragons once Ritual of the Mahjarrat + Fate of the Gods are done (no Slayer level)

    Location
    Ancient Cavern
    NPC
    Kuradal (combat 110 + 75 Slayer)

    81 = Ascension dungeon access; the Legiones labs need 95

  5. Levels 90–99

    Morvran tasks — Glacors, Muspah, Acheron mammoths (96); huge charm/GP income

    Location
    Prifddinas (after Plague's End)
    NPC
    Morvran (combat 120 + 85 Slayer)

    95 unlocks Mandrith (Wilderness Slayer master, combat 120) and the Legiones

  6. Levels 99–120

    Elite tasks, soul devourers (105+); ushabti souls for the Slayer codex (Faiza from 99, all souls need 117)

    Location
    Anachronia base camp
    NPC
    Laniakea (Anachronia, combat 120 + 90 Slayer)

    Best late-game money + drops

Quests that give Slayer XP

25 quests have a set Slayer XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).

  • A Clockwork Syringe
  • Animal Magnetism
  • Back to My Roots
  • Back to the Freezer
  • Beneath Scabaras' Sands
  • City of Senntisten
  • Desert Slayer Dungeon
  • Fate of the Gods
  • Fur 'n Seek
  • Hero's Welcome
  • Lair of Tarn Razorlor
  • Legacy of Seergaze
  • Recipe for Disaster: Freeing the Mountain Dwarf
  • Royal Trouble
  • Smoking Kills
  • Spiritual Enlightenment
  • The Branches of Darkmeyer
  • The Curse of Arrav
  • The General's Shadow
  • The Hunt for Surok
  • The Light Within
  • The Lord of Vampyrium
  • The Path of Glouphrie
  • The World Wakes
  • Wanted!

What Slayer unlocks for an Ironman

Gear and quality-of-life items from our gear progression and utility lists that need a Slayer level.

  • 90

    Laceration boots

    Gear

    Melee armour, tier 80. Source: Slayer dinosaurs on Anachronia (feral dinosaurs from 90 Slayer)

  • 95

    Ascension crossbows

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 90. Source: Legiones signets + a dragon crossbow, taken to Ocellus (Monastery of Ascension: 81 Slayer to enter, 95 for the Legiones)

  • 115

    Khopesh of Tumeken

    Gear

    Melee weapon, tier 92. Source: Bless a Khopesh of the Kharidian (Sophanem Slayer Dungeon drop) with The Magister’s scripture blessings (92 Crafting)

Voice of Seren

Slayer is boosted in the Iorwerth district of Prifddinas. When the Voice of Seren is active there, Slayer training in the district earns +20% XP, as does Attack, Strength and Defence. See which districts are active now.

Key XP milestones

Total XP needed to reach each level, from the standard RuneScape XP formula.

LevelTotal XP
50101,333
70737,627
926,517,253
9913,034,431
120104,273,167

Common questions

How should an Ironman train Slayer?

The backbone Ironman skill: gear, charms, herbs and GP all flow from it. Masters are gated by COMBAT level (and the higher ones also need a Slayer level) — always task with the highest master you qualify for. The path in this guide: 1–35, Easy tasks; rush Smoking Kills the moment you hit 35 Slayer to double points; 35–58, Mid tasks; bank charms and buy point unlocks; 58–75, Cave horrors for a Black mask (58 Slayer, after Cabin Fever) → Slayer helmet, then grind to Gargoyles (75). Keep using Chaeldar until combat 90.; 75–90, Kuradal tasks; Ascension keystones (Capsarii) at 81; Rune dragons once Ritual of the Mahjarrat + Fate of the Gods are done (no Slayer level); 90–99, Morvran tasks — Glacors, Muspah, Acheron mammoths (96); huge charm/GP income; 99–120, Elite tasks, soul devourers (105+); ushabti souls for the Slayer codex (Faiza from 99, all souls need 117).

Which quests give Slayer XP?

25 quests give a set Slayer XP reward, including A Clockwork Syringe, Animal Magnetism, Back to My Roots, Back to the Freezer, Beneath Scabaras' Sands, City of Senntisten, Desert Slayer Dungeon and Fate of the Gods and 17 more.

How much XP is level 99 Slayer?

Level 99 Slayer needs 13,034,431 XP. Slayer goes to 120, which needs 104,273,167 XP.

More Ironman guides

Thieving training →Ironman Thieving path from 1 to 120.Farming training →Ironman Farming path from 1 to 120.All skill guides →Training paths for all 29 RS3 skills, built for Ironmen.Gear progression →Where each Ironman gear upgrade comes from and what it takes.

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