Training Slayer

Goblin Slayer' trained under the watchful eye of Burglar, an experienced dwarf and veteran adventurer. Burglar honed Goblin Slayer’s firghting skills, and more importantly, taught him survival tactics, skillful strategizing and brutal efficiency, everything needed to annihilate goblins.

Slayer Evolution is one of those web novels that hooked me from the first chapter with its blend of system apocalypse and monster hunting. The protagonist wakes up in a world where humanity is suddenly thrust into a deadly game-like reality, forced to level up or die. What sets it apart is how the system isn't just about stats—it's deeply tied to the protagonist's personal growth, almost like a psychological thriller at times. The monsters are creative, too, ranging from twisted versions of familiar creatures to eldritch horrors that defy description.

I binged it over a weekend because the pacing never lets up. One minute you're learning about skill synergies, the next there's a betrayal that makes you question every alliance. The author really nails the balance between power progression and emotional stakes. If you enjoyed 'Solo Leveling' but wished it had more moral ambiguity, this might be your next obsession. That scene where the MC has to choose between saving a stranger or keeping a rare item still lives in my head rent-free.

Gotta be blunt: for raw Slayer XP in OSRS, Duradel and Konar are the heavy hitters.

Duradel hands out higher-tier tasks reliably, which means you spend more time on beasts that give proper Slayer XP and less time on filler grinds. If you pair his tasks with a Slayer helmet, decent gear, and smart usage of cannon where allowed, you can push your Slayer XP per hour way higher than low- and mid-tier masters. Konar is a special case — she hands out Wilderness and area-specific assignments that can be insanely fast XP if you can handle the risk and mechanics. Her tasks often let you head to compact spots with dense spawns, and if you’re confident in PvP-avoidance or have a safe setup, Konar can beat Duradel for raw hourly numbers.

That said, a lot depends on what tasks you actually get: Gargoyles, Dark Beasts, Abyssal Demons, and Waterfiends are the kinds that spike your XP/hr. If you’re still working on gear or player-safety, Nieve (or Steve on reworks) is a solid mid-tier option giving consistent, efficient tasks. For absolute beginners, Vannaka and Mazchna are fine, but they cap your XP potential. My personal takeaway: level up to the highest master you can reach and learn how to manipulate or block bad tasks — your XP will thank you.

Setting up a dwarf multicannon during a slayer task is like bringing a pocket-sized artillery battery to a boring math test — it changes the pace completely. The cannon provides constant area-of-effect damage to nearby NPCs, which massively shortens kill times on dense spawns. In practical terms, monsters that used to take several seconds apiece now melt much faster because the cannon applies repeated hits while you finish them off with melee, ranged, or magic. That means more kills per hour and shorter tasks overall.

There are trade-offs: the cannon's shots themselves don't give you ranged experience, but the kills still count toward your slayer task and you receive the slayer XP when the enemy dies under your ownership. So you'll often get faster task completion without a proportional increase in combat XP — great if your goal is fast slayer streaks or profitable drops, less useful if you want to grind pure ranged experience. Also factor in cannonballs and setup time, and remember some locations or instances block cannon usage. Personally I love cannoning chunkier, multi-spawn tasks — it feels efficient and a little chaotic in the best way.

If you’re knee-deep in Slayer tasks and trying to pick a reliable go-to piece of kit, the Amulet of Fury is one of those comfy constants I keep coming back to. I’ve worn it through a huge variety of tasks — everything from long, repetitive slayer chains to the odd risky bossish fight — and what I like most is how unspectacularly dependable it is. It doesn’t have a flashy special effect, but it gives strong, well-rounded combat bonuses that translate into consistent kills and fewer annoying trips to the bank to swap necklaces mid-task.

Practically speaking, I treat Fury as my default melee amulet for general tasks. When I’m doing mixed or unpredictable assignments where I don’t want to fuss over maximizing a tiny DPS edge, the Fury keeps my offense and defense healthy. That reliability matters during long sessions: fewer mistakes, less swapping, and overall smoother XP-per-hour. That said, it’s not the best option for every single slayer creature. For undead-heavy tasks I’ll drop the Fury for the 'salve amulet' or its enhanced version, because those slayer-specific bonuses often beat Fury’s all-rounders. Likewise, if I’m doing highly specialized boss tasks, sometimes a pricier, purpose-built necklace will push kills per hour higher.

I also think about risk and cost: the Fury is relatively pricey, so if I’m doing very dangerous tasks where deaths are plausible and I’m not rich, I’ll sometimes use a cheaper amulet to avoid a large loss on a skull. On the flip side, when profit or speed matters and death risk is low, wearing Fury is a straightforward DPS and survivability boost. My big piece of practical advice: pick your necklace to match the task — Fury is your dependable default, but swap it when a clear slayer-specific or boss-specific option exists. Overall, for the grindy, everyday slayer you’ll likely enjoy using Fury more than you expect, and it’s a comfy staple in my gear closet.