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Smoke Devils Burst Guide (Best task for xp 80k+/hr)
Date 2019-10-17
Type guide
Video youtu.be/xubsqAKD9tk

Summary

A guide to bursting and barraging smoke devils on Slayer tasks for 80k+ Slayer XP an hour. Gnomonkey covers requirements, how magic defence affects accuracy, gear, the face mask, the cannon-and-lure method with an alt account, the nuclear smoke devil superior, and the loot.

Outline

  • 0:00 Intro and why smoke devils are the best Slayer task for XP
  • 0:31 Requirements: 93 Slayer, 70 Magic minimum, 94 recommended
  • 0:58 Magic defence and why accuracy, damage and prayer bonus matter
  • 1:33 Gear, cannon, alt account and face mask
  • 2:04 Getting to the dungeon and disabling the smoke overlay
  • 2:37 The luring method with the cannon
  • 3:06 Casting on the middle pile and looting
  • 3:33 Nuclear smoke devil superior
  • 4:03 Loot results and closing

Topics covered

Smoke devil

  • (0:00) Gnomonkey calls smoke devils the best Slayer task for XP in the game, period, though a task that can cost money to complete; they require some practice but can provide easily over 80k Slayer XP an hour.
  • (0:31) Smoke devils require 93 Slayer and can only be fought on task, unlike Nechryael and dust devils.
  • (0:31) Requirements are the same as other burst tasks: minimum 70 Magic for Ice Burst, 94 Magic for Ice Barrage, and at least 40 Prayer because Protect from Missiles must be used at all times.
  • (0:31) Smoke devils have 1 Magic but 600 magic defence; magic level makes up 70% of a monster's defence and the defence bonus 30%, so players will splash a bit unlike other burst tasks.
  • (0:58) Gnomonkey kept wearing basic god robes and prayer boosting gear and hit 80k XP an hour on task; full best-in-slot magic gear would most likely raise the rate by 10 to 20k XP an hour.
  • (2:04) Smoke devils are always using ranged attacks, so they are not as simple to kill as Nechryael or dust devils, and auto-retaliate should be turned off to avoid messing up the stacks and wasting runes.
  • (4:03) Gnomonkey received about 500k loot from 180 smoke devils; the loot is not as good as Nechryael so players typically break even or lose money, but the XP is by far worth the effort.
  • (4:03) Smoke devils can drop an occult necklace at a 1 in 512 rate, worth 600k at the time, which can help make up lost GP.

Smoke devil

  • (1:33) The dungeon requires a face mask or slayer helmet at all times or it drains the player to one HP; the smoke cannot actually kill you.
  • (1:33) If an alt account lacks the 10 Slayer needed for the face mask, Gnomonkey recommends the gas mask from the Plague City quest, which also works; an alt could technically sit at 1 HP, but the text and hit splats are distracting.
  • (1:33) The dungeon allows a cannon, so Gnomonkey brings that instead of darts to tag the devils.
  • (2:04) The fastest way to the dungeon is fairy ring BKP; the Castle Wars teleport on a ring of dueling is also close, then run north from the ring or south from Castle Wars to reach the cave.
  • (2:04) Right-click the cave and choose smoke to disable the annoying smoke overlay the dungeon generates.

Smoke devil

  • (1:33) Like all burst tasks, a lot of GP is missed without an alt; without one at least bring an Explorer's ring for alchs. Gnomonkey brings the same equipment as Nechryael tasks but needs runes only for ice spells since he takes zero damage.
  • (2:37) Set up the cannon on the red tile and fire it, then stand in the exact spot behind the skeleton to lure most devils to the opposite side.
  • (2:37) After the cannon finishes, walk to a tile on the other side of the skeleton to lure more devils, then click the original lure spot and then another exact tile to lure the final devils.
  • (3:06) From the final spot, cast on the middle pile; burst and barrage spells hit through the skeleton so all three piles are hit at once, but attacking from the other side does not hit nearby piles.
  • (3:06) While casting, use the time to pick up drops with the alt account; after killing all but two or three devils, fire the cannon for another full volley and repeat.
  • (3:06) Without an alt, use the time the cannon is firing to pick up the loot; Gnomonkey says smoke devils take a lot of practice compared with most Slayer tasks.

Thermonuclear smoke devil

  • (3:33) If a nuclear smoke devil superior spawns, simply lure it to the stack like any other devil; it only attacks using ranged and is not dangerous.
  • (3:33) A nuclear smoke devil gives only 2,400 XP on kill, which Gnomonkey thinks is low for a superior with this Slayer requirement.
  • (4:03) It has the highest chance of any superior of accessing the ultra drop table, at 1 in 25 according to Gnomonkey.