Slayer is a Combat skill. Unlike other Combat skills, Slayer does not directly impact the player's combat abilities. Instead, players are tasked to hunt down specific monsters in exchange for unique equipment and combat areas that are critical to game progression.

This page is up to date (v1.2.2).
Slayer

Mechanics

Slayer Areas

- Main article: Slayer Areas

Slayer is a special   Combat skill that only interacts with specific combat areas known as Slayer Areas. Each of these areas requires a minimum   Slayer level to access, and some also require the completion of a specific Dungeon. Some Slayer Areas require equipping a specific item purchased with   Slayer Coins; the player can access the area without this item equipped, but will not be able to deal damage to any of its monsters. Unlike normal Combat Areas and Dungeons, Slayer Areas may also have an "Area Effect" that empowers its monsters or weakens the player.

Monsters in Slayer Areas often drop useful equipment, as well as items needed to unlock other Slayer Areas or Dungeons. Making one's way through increasingly difficult Slayer Areas and Dungeons is the cornerstone of Melvor Idle's Combat progression.

Slayer XP and Slayer Coins

  Slayer experience is earned by killing the specific monster assigned by the player's current Slayer Task. Killing "off-task" monsters in any Slayer Area will also reward Slayer XP, but at a much lower rate. Unlike other Combat skills, Slayer XP is rewarded only when a monster is slain, not per player attack.

The amount of Slayer XP earned is based on the slain monster's total   Hitpoints (HP). Killing a Slayer Task target in any area awards Slayer XP equal to 10% of the monster's max HP. Killing any monster in a Slayer Area awards Slayer XP equal to 5% of the monster's max HP. These sources are additive; for example, if the current Slayer Task target resides in a Slayer Area (as most do outside of the early game), killing it will award 15% of its max HP as Slayer XP.

  Slayer Coins (SC) are a special currency awarded by killing Slayer Task monsters. These coins can be spent at the Shop to purchase and upgrade special   Slayer equipment, gain access to new Slayer Areas, buy resupply packs of various consumable items, and more. Like Slayer XP, Slayer Coin acquisition scales with a monster's max HP. However, Slayer Coins can only be obtained from Slayer Task monsters; "off-task" monsters in a Slayer Area will not drop any Slayer Coins.

This table lists the XP and   Slayer Coins earned (before any other modifiers) under various scenarios:

Fighting Slayer Task In Slayer Area   XP   SC
(% of Monster   HP)
Yes Yes 15% 10%
Yes No 10% 10%
No Yes 5% 0%

Large amounts of   Slayer Coins are also rewarded by completing certain   Township tasks.

Generally, the most efficient way to farm   Slayer Coins is to enable   Auto Slayer and idle the highest survivable difficulty tier with gear optimized for damage output. The Combat Simulator can be used to find the ideal Slayer Task tier and equipment loadout for maximum Slayer Coins.

Slayer Tasks

The player's active Slayer Task can be viewed in the "Slayer Task" panel of the Combat UI, and is completed by killing a certain number of the the specified monster. Monsters killed for Slayer Tasks award Slayer XP and   Slayer Coins equal to 10% of the slain monster's maximum   Hitpoints (HP).

Slayer Task Tiers

The monster requested is randomly chosen based on the monster level for the selected Slayer Task. Slayer Tasks are available in seven tiers of increasing monster levels, each with a minimum   Slayer level requirement:

A new character's initial Slayer Task will be selected from the Easy tier.

Receiving New Slayer Tasks

When the active Slayer Task is completed by killing the specified number of the target monster, a new task from the same difficulty tier will automatically start at no cost to the player. If a different task is desired, clicking "New Task" allows for the selection of a task from any available tier at the cost of   Slayer Coins. The current Slayer Task can also be extended before it has been completed, increasing the number of monster kills required for task completion, for half as many   Slayer Coins as a new task of the current tier.

When choosing a new task, a monster of the selected tier will be chosen at random, and switching tasks will typically cost  . The exception being Easy tasks which can be switched without any costs, which can be used to your advantage.

Potential monsters from Slayer Areas will only be chosen if the player:

  • Meets the area's minimum   Slayer level
  • Has completed any one-time unlock requirements
  • Owns (or has previously owned) any equipment required for entry.
    • Access to gear that bypasses Slayer Area item requirements, such as the   Slayer Skillcape, will also qualify for this check.

For example, if a player had previously purchased   Climbing Boots but has since sold them, it is still possible for that player to receive   Perilous Peaks monsters as a Slayer Task. These rules are relaxed when a task is automatically assigned (following the previous task's completion) while   Auto Slayer is enabled; when this happens, the player will only be assigned monsters from areas that can be accessed with their active equipment set.

Slayer Task Duration

The number of monsters assigned per task is random, but generally increases with the player's   Slayer level and with higher difficulty tiers, as shown by this table:

Slayer Task Durations
Task Tier Slayer Levels (Min/Max) Duration (Min/Max) Extension (Min/Max)
Easy 0 1-24 14-110 10-14
Normal 1 25-49 24-220 30-38
Hard 2 50-74 34-330 60-72
Elite 3 75-84 44-380 100-104
Master 4 85-99 54-450 135-145
Legendary 5 100-109 64-500 180-186
Mythical 6 110-120 74-554 224-238

Specifically:

  • If your slayer level is higher than the indicated range then you may get more as per the following equations.
  • The duration (number of monsters) required for a new task is defined as: [math]\displaystyle{ C_r = \left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4 \times \left \lfloor r \times \text{Slayer Level} + 1 \right \rfloor }[/math]
  • The task duration is in the range [math]\displaystyle{ \left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4 }[/math] to [math]\displaystyle{ \left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4 \times (\text{Slayer Level} + 1) }[/math] inclusive.
  • When extending a task the increase duration is calculated as: [math]\displaystyle{ E = \left( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times \left (10 + \left \lfloor \frac{\text{Slayer Level}}{5} \right \rfloor \right ) }[/math]

Where:

  • [math]\displaystyle{ r }[/math] is a random number, [math]\displaystyle{ 0 \le r \lt 1 }[/math]
  • [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Slayer Level} }[/math] is the true (not virtual) skill level, and therefore has a maximum value of 99 (  120)
  • [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Tier} }[/math] is the numerical representation of the task tier, in the range 0 to 6

Auto Slayer

  Auto Slayer is an upgrade that can be purchased from the Shop for 150,000 .

Once unlocked, it adds a checkbox to the Slayer Task panel on the Combat screen labelled "Automatically fight new Slayer Task?" Once purchased, the option can be toggled off and on freely without needing to spend any additional   Slayer Coins.

While this option is checked, the player will automatically receive a new Slayer target from the same tier after killing the final monster in their current Slayer Task. Only monsters in areas the player can currently access can be rolled while Auto Slayer is enabled.

For example, a player who has not equipped the   Mirror Shield (or an item that bypasses Slayer Area requirements like the   Slayer Skillcape) would not be automatically assigned   Strange Eyed Monsters, even if they have an unequipped   Mirror Shield in their Bank.

Players intending to idle with Auto Slayer should make sure they can survive encounters with all of the possible monsters in the chosen tier, even after Combat Triangle modifiers to Damage Reduction are taken into account.

Skill Level Unlocks

Increasing the   Slayer skill, completing dungeons and purchasing items or unlocks allows the player to access more of the Slayer Areas as shown.

  Level Unlocks
1 Wear   Mirror Shield
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Basic)
Access   Forest of Goo
Access   Penumbra
10 Access   Strange Cave
20 Build   Cliff Climb in Obstacle 5
30 Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Strong) (requires   30)
Access   Holy Isles
40 Access   Crystal Caves
Access   Miolite Caves
Purchase   Top Hat (requires   70, 6   Prats Hats)
Trade for   Slayer Blinding Scroll (requires   25)
45 Access   Dark Quarry
Access   Runic Ruins
50 Access   Arid Plains
Purchase   Standard Resupply
60 Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Elite) (requires   60)
Access   High Lands
Trade for   Slayer Deterer (requires   40, 20   clears)
Build   Ice Jump in Obstacle 9 (requires   60,   60,   60)
65 Access   Toxic Swamps
70 Access   Desolate Plains
Build   Pipe Crawl in Obstacle 8
75 Access   Infernal Stronghold
Purchase   Generous Resupply
80 Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Master) (requires   80)
Wear    Ranged Slayer Gear (Master) (requires   80)
Wear    Magic Slayer Gear (Master) (requires   80)
Access   Shrouded Badlands
Trade for   Slayer Harvest Scroll (requires   50)
85 Access   Crystal Depths
Access   Perilous Peaks
90 Access   Dark Waters (requires   cleared)
Access   Into the Mist
Build   Lava Waterfall Dodge in Obstacle 10 (requires   95,   95,   95,   80)
95 Access   Unhallowed Wasteland
99 Wear   Maximum Skillcape (requires level 99 in all skills)
Wear   Slayer Skillcape
100 Wear    Ranged Slayer Gear (Legendary) (requires   100,   cleared)
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Legendary) (requires   100,   cleared)
Wear    Magic Slayer Gear (Legendary) (requires   100,   cleared)
Access   Jungle Labyrinth (requires   cleared)
Purchase   Plentiful Resupply
Build   Forest Maze in Obstacle 11 (requires   100,   100)
102 Access   Lava Lake (requires   cleared)
105 Access   Forsaken Tundra (requires   cleared)
108 Access   Foggy Lake (requires   cleared)
110 Wear    Ranged Slayer Gear (Mythical) (requires   110,   cleared)
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Mythical) (requires   110,   cleared)
Wear    Magic Slayer Gear (Mythical) (requires   110,   cleared)
Purchase   Bountiful Resupply
Build   Gap Climb in Obstacle 14
112 Access   Afflicted City (requires   cleared)
114 Access   Midnight Valley
116 Access   Golden Cloud Mountains (requires   cleared)
118 Access   Millennium Gate
120 Wear   Superior Max Skillcape (requires level 120 in all skills)
Wear   Superior Slayer Skillcape

For slayer tasks, the number of monsters required to complete a Slayer Task scales with Slayer level.

Skillcapes

The standard and superior skillcapes for this skill can be purchased from the store after the player reaches   Level 99 and   Level 120, respectively. Reaching   Level 120 requires the   Throne of the Herald Expansion.

Skillcape Name Requirements Effect
  Slayer Skillcape   Level 99 +25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
Bypass Slayer Area item requirements for areas that require less than level 100 Slayer
+5% Damage To Slayer Tasks
    Superior Slayer Skillcape   Level 120 +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
+8% Damage To Slayer Tasks
Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements
+10% Slayer Coins

However, even with a Skillcape equipped other   Slayer requirements, such as clearing dungeons or purchasing upgrades, are still necessary.

Pet

This skill's pet has a fixed chance to be unlocked when damage is dealt to a monster on a Slayer Task, and so there is no best slayer monster or weapon to unlock the pet.

Pet Name Effect
  Asura +20% Slayer Coins

Slayer Tier Monsters

This section lists tasks for every tier of   Slayer, and lists any entry requirements. If the   Slayer Skillcape (or equivalent) is equipped item requirements up to   Level 100 are ignored. If the   Superior Slayer Skillcape (or equivalent) is equipped then all item requirements are ignored.

Easy

Tier 0, also known as Easy, and is available from the start:

Normal

Tier 1, also known as Normal, requires   Level 25 to unlock:

Hard

Tier 2, also known as Hard, requires   Level 50 to unlock:

Elite

Tier 3, also known as Elite, requires   Level 75 to unlock:

Master

Tier 4, also known as Master, requires   Level 85 to unlock:

Legendary

Tier 5, also known as Legendary, requires   Level 100 to unlock and is part of the   expansion:

Mythical

Tier 6, also known as Mythical, requires   Level 110 to unlock and as part of the   expansion:

Skill Boosts

This section details skill boosts available for   Slayer.

Potions

The following potions provide   Slayer-specific benefits.

Area Control Potion
Potion Tier Charges Effect
    I 10 +20% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
    II 20 +30% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
    III 35 +40% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
    IV 50 +50% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
Slayer Bounty Potion
Potion Tier Charges Effect
    I 10 +10% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +10% Slayer Coins
    II 15 +15% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +15% Slayer Coins
    III 20 +20% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +20% Slayer Coins
    IV 30 +25% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +25% Slayer Coins

Slayer Coin Acquisition

There are a number of modifiers that affect   Slayer Coins. Unless otherwise stated, each bonus affects   Slayer Coins gained from any source, including claiming   Township task rewards. Area Effect Negations stack but the buff can never go below zero. For example, for   Perilous Peaks 0% Evasion Ratings is as low as it will ever go.