Slayer training for Ironmen
Slayer is the core Ironman loop: drops, supplies and gear like the whip, trident and occult necklace.
Supplies and gear. The better your set, the faster each task goes.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
5.5 h
1 to 70
31 h
1 to 80
73 h
1 to 90
162 h
1 to 99
332 h
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–40 | Low-level tasks (Turael/Vannaka)Estimate; wiki gives no overall rate for this range. | ~12,000 | 3 h | — |
| 40–70 | Mid-level tasks (Chaeldar/Nieve)Estimate; wiki gives no overall rate for this range. | ~25,000 | 28 h | — |
| 70–85 | Nieve/Duradel tasks, mostly meleeIronman guide cites about 30k on many melee tasks. | ~30,000 | 84 h | — |
| 85–99 | Duradel tasks with burstingEstimate mixing ~30k melee tasks and 75k+ burst tasks. | ~45,000 | 217 h | Desert Treasure I |
XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.
What Slayer levels unlock
- 10Desert Treasure Iquest
- 18Animal Magnetismquest
- 30The Slug Menacequest
- 37The Curse of Arravquest
- 38A Taste of Hopequest
- 40Rag and Bone Man IIquest
- 40Royal Troublequest
- 42Rum Dealquest
- 48Perilous Moonsquest
- 48The Heart of Darknessquest
- 50Sins of the Fatherquest
- 51Troubled Tortugansquest
- 54Shadows of Custodiaquest
- 56The Path of Glouphriequest
- 60Neitiznot faceguardgear
- 60The Fremennik Exilesquest
- 69Monkey Madness IIquest
- 74The Blood Moon Risesquest
- 75Granite maulgear
- 83Dragon bootsgear
- 85Abyssal whipgear
- 87Abyssal tentaclegear
- 87Trident of the seasgear
- 91Eternal bootsgear
- 91Pegasian bootsgear
- 91Primordial bootsgear
- 93Occult necklacegear
- 95Bonecrusher necklacegear
- 95Brimstone ringgear
- 95Dragon hunter lancegear
- 95Ferocious glovesgear
Plan it for your account
Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.
Questions
- How long does 99 Slayer take on an Ironman?
- Roughly 332 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
- What is the best way to train Slayer as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Nieve/Duradel tasks, mostly melee from 70, then Duradel tasks with bursting from 85. The full table above shows every stage.