OSRS Smoke Devil Guide | Gear & Strategy

The Smoke Devil is a mutated, more powerful version of the Dust Devil. They are exclusively located in the Smoke Devil Dungeon. The requirements to kill smoke devils in OSRS is a slayer helmet or facemask equipped and a minimum of level 93 slayer.

In this OSRS Smoke Devil guide, we will take look at some of the most efficient strategies to kill this monster.

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Locations to kill Smoke Devils in OSRS?

As previously mentioned, Smoke Devils are found exclusively in the Smoke Devil Dungeon. This Dungeon is found directly behind Castle Wars’ southern wall. To get to this Dungeon use any of the following methods:

Ring of dueling to Castle Wars then run south-west
Fairy ring code B-K-P and run north-east to the entrance

Smoke Devil Gear Setup

Finding the most optimal gear to use when killing Smoke Devils in OSRS is important. Either Melee or Magic-based combat is recommended here, setups can be seen below for a variety of different budgets. Magic will involve barraging/bursting in multi-combat, therefore, will have significantly more supply costs.

Magic Gear Setups

Max Magic

Mid-tier Magic

Budget Magic

Melee Gear Setups

Max Melee

Mid-tier Melee

Budget Melee

Smoke Devil Guide FAQs

Below is some of the most frequently asked questions by players reading this strategy guide and looking to kill Smoke Devils for the first time.

Are Smoke Devils worth doing?

Barraging smoke devils provides some of the highest slayer exp rates in the game, so these tasks are highly recommended for efficiency. Players can also place a cannon which further increases exp rates. Additionally, the drops provide consistent money that will help to offset the cost of runes and cannonballs.

Can you do smoke devils off task?

Yes, you can kill regular Smoke Devils while off-task. Only the Thermonuclear Smoke Devil can not be killed without a task.

Which Slayer Master for Smoke Devils?

Use Duradel if you are looking for Smoke Devil tasks. Nieve assigns Smoke Devils at a weighting of 7. While Duradel assigns them with a weighting of 9. Duradel also assigns slightly more Smoke Devils per task on average.

Is there a Smoke Devil boss?

Yes, in the Smoke Devil Dungeon, you may also notice a separate area containing the Thermonuclear Smoke Devil. This is the slightly harder slayer boss variant. If you want to learn more about this boss, check out our Thermy guide.