Smoke Devil Best in Slot Gear & Strategy Guide

Smoke devils live in the Smoke Devil Dungeon and reside in a multi-combat area, so they can be burst, barraged, or hit with chinchompas. To fight them you need:

• 93 Slayer and an active Slayer task — they can only be fought on task, and are assigned by Konar, Nieve, or Duradel.
• A slayer helmet, slayer helmet (i), or facemask to survive the smoke (see Fight mechanics below).
• 40 Prayer for Protect from Missiles, which negates their attacks entirely.

The recommended way in is to bank at Castle Wars and run south-west of the building to the dungeon entrance. Alternatively, use the fairy ring with code bkp to teleport south-west of the dungeon, then run to the centre of the room. Note that smoke devils do not count toward dust devil tasks, even though the two are similar.

Smoke devils are a Magic-focused kill. Unlike dust devils, smoke devils have some Magic defence, so gear that provides Magic accuracy is beneficial, not just damage. The recommended setup centres on:

• 94 Magic to cast Ice Barrage (Ice Burst can be used at lower levels), which freezes and groups devils for fast multi-target hits.
• High Defence to equip Magic-damage robes such as Virtus or ancestral.
• A staff or wand that can autocast Ancient Magicks — the Kodai wand is noted as most effective, giving +15% Magic damage plus infinite water runes and a rune-saving chance.

Note that smoke devils have a 30% elemental weakness to air spells, so an air spell such as Wind Wave or Wind Surge lands harder against them; however, the multi-combat meta is still mass Ice Barrage/Burst for grouping and multi-target hits, so air spells are mainly relevant for single-target or Ironman luring rather than the standard barrage rotation.

The wiki also flags the bracelet of slaughter over the tormented bracelet: although the tormented bracelet raises max hit, the bracelet of slaughter extends the task and maximises overall Slayer experience. For a full loadout tuned to your bank and stats, use our Boss Gear Finder above rather than copying a fixed list. You can also browse the magic gear options to see where your setup sits.

Because the chamber is very large, bringing a Dwarf multicannon is recommended to get the devils' attention — smoke devils are not immune to cannon damage. Pack the cannon parts and steel cannonballs alongside your runes for Barrage. For Ancient Magicks you want a rune pouch carrying water, blood, and death runes (a Kodai wand supplies water runes itself).

For sustained trips, players commonly bring a method to restore stats and prayer — the wiki suggests an ornate pool and jewellery box via Construction, or a ring of dueling for Ferox Enclave and Castle Wars teleports. Valuable common drops like the rune chainbody, plus fire and air battlestaves, generally offset the rune and cannonball costs over a trip.

Ranged (magical ranged) attack. Smoke devils attack only with a ranged-style attack for a max hit of 20 at attack speed 4. Protect from Missiles prevents all damage from them, so keep it on for the whole task.

The smoke. The devils sit in a smoky environment. Players not wearing a facemask or slayer helmet take 10 damage occasionally just from being in the dungeon, and the devils' own attacks then deal very rapid damage that also drains stats. This is why the facemask/slayer helmet is mandatory, not optional. A common death is misclicking off the slayer helmet (for example when checking remaining kills) or accidentally equipping a rune full helm that dropped as loot — either swap leaves you exposed to the smoke and the devils at once.

The core loop is mass Barrage with a cannon for grouping:

• Run to the centre of the room and place the cannon there to start the devils attacking.
• Run around each side of the skeleton pile to the west to stack the devils together — the remains in the chamber act as walls, letting you pile devils on top of one another for fast Barrage hits.
• Keep Protect from Missiles active and Barrage (or Burst) the grouped stack while the cannon adds extra damage.

With Ice Barrage and a cannon, smoke devils can give Slayer experience rates of up to 180,000 per hour at peak efficiency, though around 120,000 per hour is more realistic. Ironmen who cannot afford heavy Barrage costs can instead lure devils with a ranged weapon such as a magic shortbow, but this gives lower experience rates.

SSOT note: the drops below are named from the fetched wiki drop table only. The occult necklace (1/512) is the headline unique — smoke devils, their boss variant, and their superior variant are the only monsters that drop it, and it can turn a task into a net profit. The rarest drop is the dragon chainbody (1/32768).

Reliable mid-value drops include the rune chainbody (2/128) and the fire and air battlestaves (3/128 each), which help cover supply costs. On a Konar task they also roll the brimstone key. Note the Smoke battlestaff is dropped only by the Thermonuclear smoke devil boss, not the regular smoke devil, so do not expect it here.

• Going in without a facemask or slayer helmet. The smoke alone deals 10 damage occasionally and the devils' attacks drain stats — this is the fastest way to die here.
• Misclicking off your slayer helmet. Checking kills-remaining or equipping a dropped rune full helm can strip your smoke protection mid-fight; be deliberate with inventory clicks.
• Forgetting Protect from Missiles. It negates 100% of their damage, so leaving it off wastes food and risks a death.
• Skipping the cannon. The chamber is large; without a cannon to pull aggression, grouping devils for efficient Barrage is far slower.
• Trying to count them as dust devils. Smoke devils do not count for dust devil tasks.