Runescape Slayer Skill
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Slayer is a members-only skill in Runescape. With it, you'll be more capable of killing special monsters which drop better-than-average loot when they die. In order to increase your slayer level you'll need to take up missions from one of the various slayer masters in the game. You may get a quest to kill 25 monkeys, for example. Each kill nets you a certain amount of slayer experience, based upon difficulty.
Aside from the loot, a good reason to focus on slayer is to increase your combat and prayer levels. Killing many monsters repetitively can be somewhat boring, but you'll feel good knowing you're increasing your ability to fight while you're doing so.
There are five Slayer masters in Runescape. Here they are listed by difficulty along with their locations:
Turael is located in Burthorpe and offers the easiest missions of the bunch.
Mazchna, located in Canifis offers missions a little harder than Turael.
Vannaka is in the Edgeville Dungeon, just before it turns into wilderness. This is a medium-difficulty Slayer Master.
Chaeldar, from the Lost City is the second-most difficult Slayer Master, requiring a combat level of at least 70.
Duradel from Shilo Village offers the most difficult missions and requires a combat level of 100 or more.
Monsters
When you receive a mission in runescape it could be to kill any of these monsters. The location of each monster, as well as some useful information about them is listed here:
Bear
hp: 23
Slayer: 25
Level: 19
Bears are pretty standard creatures. You can find them in the forest North of Falador. There are many to be found there, and this quest should go pretty quickly because of that. If you bring an axe and your tinderbox, they drop meat when they die, which can be cooked on an open fire to help your healing. Don't rely totally on this, of course, as their meat doesn't heal many hp. It will simply help you avoid depleting your supplies as rapidly.
Dogs (Guard Dog)
Level: 44
Slayer XP: 49
HP: 49
A good place to fight these is located in Mcgrubor's Wood, which is just west of the Seer's Village. In order to get in, you can squeeze through the fence at the northern side of the area. Note that these are aggressive, but are not in a multicombat area so no more than one can attack you at a time. The bank in Seer's Village will be helpful to you, as it is not too far away. Keep an eye on your hp and go back for more food when you need it. There is an altar in that town too, so you could use your combat prayers to aid you.
Ghoul
Level: 42
Slayer XP: 50
HP: 50
These are near the Mort Myre Swamp entrance, west of Canifis (look northwest of the bridge). They're aggressive, but not particularly hard opponents if you're of a sufficient combat level (say, 60). They're known to flee when they get low on HP so running while fighting them can be beneficial. Unfortunately, they don't drop anything but bones so don't expect to find any good loot. They do, however, give decent slayer XP so you won't feel like they're completely worthless kills. If you get this quest from Mazchna, you're in for a treat because they're not very far from him.
Kalphite Worker
Level: 28
Slayer XP: 40
HP: 41
In order to fight these, you must go south of Al Kharid and use the Shantay Pass. You must buy a ticket in order to do so (talk to Shantay). Look for the entrance to the dungeon to the southwest of the desert. Avoid the aggressive creatures along the way. When you reach the Kalphite lair, don't wander too far. This is one of the more dangerous areas in runescape. There are some pretty high level aggressive enemies deeper in, and it is a multicombat area. You shouldn't have trouble avoiding danger if you stay near the entrance.
Monkey
Level: 3
Hit Points: 6
Slayer XP: 6
Monkeys can be found on Karamja Island. The island can be accessed by taking the boat owned by Captain Tobias from Port Sarim, which is south of the city of Falador. You shouldn't have to travel far to find the monkeys, and probably shouldn't - Karamja Island can be a dangerous place. Bury the bones of all the monkeys you kill, as they give a total of five prayer experience instead of the usual four.
Skeleton
Level: 22
Slayer: 29
Hp: 30
Skeletons aren't very difficult monsters to fight, and they drop many herbs. You can find them in the dungeon south of Taverly (aka Members' Dungeon). Look for the exclamation point on your world map. If you've completed the druidic ritual quest, stock up on those herbs! Using the crumble undead spell on these would be a good idea, but it's not a necessity if you're of a decent combat level.
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