The Smoke devil is a mutated version of the Dust Devil, found in the Smoke Devil Dungeon. It is an excellent slayer task and gives the highest possible slayer XP per hour. It is also possible to kill a boss in its place, the thermonuclear smoke devil. Check our Thermonuclear Smoke Devil guide to learn the best method to kill this boss.

Requirements for Smoke Devil

• 93 slayer
• slayer helmet, slayer helmet(i) or a facemask to prevent damage from smoke while in the dungeon and reduce the damage from the smoke devils.

Recommended stats for Smoke Devils

• 94 magic for Ice Barrage.
• High defence stats for good gear
• 40 prayer for protect from missiles
• 82+ construction for ornate pool and jewerllery box for a teleport to Castle wars

Location of Smoke Devil

Smoke Devil Dungeon: There are 36 level 160 Smoke devils here; it is the only place to find them. Remember, the Smoke Devil dungeon will deal consistent damage if you don’t wear slayer helmet, slayer helmet (i), or a facemask. The fastest way to get here is with the fairy ring BKP.

Best gear setup for Smoke Devils

Best magic gear for Smoke Devils

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Occult necklace

Cape slot: Imbued god cape

Body slot: Ancestral robe top

Leg slot: Ancestral robe bottom

Weapon slot: Kodai wand

Shield slot: Elidinis ward (f)

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 4

Glove slot: Tormented bracelet

Boot slot: Eternal boots

Ring slot: Seers ring (i)

Cheaper magic gear for Smoke Devils

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Occult necklace

Cape slot: god cape

Body slot: Ahrim’s body

Leg slot: Ahrim’s robe

Weapon slot: Master wand

Shield slot: Mage’s book

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 3

Glove slot: Barrows gloves

Boot slot: Infinity boots

Ring slot: Seers ring (ii)

Magic inventory for Smoke Devils

• Prayer potions
• Saturated heart
• Cannon
• Cannonballs
• Teleport to house tablets
• Rune pouch: with runes for high alchemy
• Herb sack

Best melee gear setup for Smoke Devils

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Amulet of rancour

Cape slot: Infernal cape

Body slot: Torva platebody

Leg slot: Torva platelegs

Weapon slot: Osmumten’s fang

Shield slot: Avernic defender

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 4

Glove slot: Ferocious gloves

Boot slot: Primordial boots

Ring slot: Ultor ring

Cheaper melee gear setup for Smoke Devils

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Amulet of Fury

Cape slot: Fire cape

Body slot: Proselyte hauberk

Leg slot: Proselyte cuisse

Weapon slot: Abyssal whip

Shield slot: Dragon defender

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 3

Glove slot: Barrows gloves

Boot slot: Dragon boots

Ring slot: Berserker ring (i)

Melee inventory setup for Smoke Devils

• Prayer potion
• Cannon
• Cannonballs
• Divine super combat potions
• Teleport to house tablets
• Rune pouch: with runes for high alchemy
• Herb sack

Bursting Strategy for Smoke Devils

Smoke Devils attack with ranged and have a max hit of 20. Protect from ranged will provide complete protection against its attacks. Before bursting them, you need to lure them so they stack, and you can deal damage to multiple ones at once. 

Lure method 1

The best method to lure them is with a cannon. First, pray against ranged or missiles, set your cannon on the spot below, and wait till the cannon makes them aggressive to you. When they get hit by the cannonballs and start attacking you, run south to lure the Smoke Devils in the north, and they will stack close to the cannon. Continue to run north then south until enough of them stack, then start bursting them.

Lure method 2

This method is more popular and also quite effective. First, pray protect from missiles. If you're using RuneLite, set up your cannon at the marked location and fire it. When the Smoke Devils get hit and become aggressive to you, stand on any of the marked tiles below, near the bone on the floor. Standing on the northern tile will lure the southern Smoke Devils, while standing on the eastern tile will attract those from the west, and so on.

Slayer XP per hour from Smoke Devils

Players can get 70,000 to 120,000 slayer XP per hour.

Drops from Smoke Devil

The average Smoke devil kill is worth 3.9K or 5.4K when on a Konar task.

100%

Ashes

Weapons and Armour Adamant battleaxe 1 (1/42.67), Rune dagger 1 (1/42.67), Air battlestaff 1 (1/42.67), Black d'hide vambraces 1 (1/42.67), Fire battlestaff 1 (1/42.67), Mithril plateskirt 1 (1/64), Rune full helm 1 (1/64), Rune chainbody 1 (1/64), Red d'hide body 1 (1/128), Occult necklace 1 (1/512), Dragon chainbody 1 (1/32,768)

Runes and Ammunition Smoke rune 15 (1/11.64), Smoke rune 40 (1/25.6), Runite bolts 15 (1/25.6), Fire rune 37 (1/32), Air rune 37 (1/32), Soul rune 10 (1/32), Fire rune 150 (1/64), Rune arrow 24 (1/64)

Herbs Grimy guam leaf 1–2 (1/28.4), Grimy marrentill 1–2 (1/37.9), Grimy tarromin 1–2 (1/50.6), Grimy harralander 1–2 (1/65), Grimy ranarr weed 1–2 (1/82.7), Grimy irit leaf 1–2 (1/133), Grimy avantoe 1–2 (1/151.7), Grimy kwuarm 1–2 (1/182), Grimy cadantine 1–2 (1/227.6), Grimy lantadyme 1–2 (1/303.4), Grimy dwarf weed 1–2 (1/303.4)

Coins Coins, 750 (1/10.67), Coins, 80 (1/18.29), Coins, 300 (1/42.67),

Other

 Shark, 1 (1/21.33), Steel bar, 1 (1/42.67), Magic logs (noted), 5 (1/42.67), Coal (noted), 15 (1/42.67), Adamantite bar, 1 (1/42.67), Crossbow string, 1 (1/64), Ugthanki kebab, 1 (1/64)

Rare and Gem Drop Table Nothing, N/A (1/47.02), Uncut sapphire, 1 (1/107.1; 1/56.4), Loop half of key, 1 (1/193.6; 1/128.4), Tooth half of key, 1 (1/193.6; 1/128.4), Coins, 1 (1/193.6), Uncut emerald, 1 (1/224.1; 1/112), Uncut ruby, 1 (1/448.2; 1/225), Runite bar, 1 (1/896),  Nature talisman, 1 (1/1,861; 1/600), Nature rune, 67 (1/1,365), Rune 2h sword, 1 (1/1,365), Uncut diamond, 1 (1/1,771; 1/895), Law rune, 45 (1/2,048), Death rune, 60 (1/2,048), Steel arrow, 150 (1/2,048), Rune arrow, 42 (1/2,048), Adamant javelin, 20 (1/2,048), Rune sq shield, 1 (1/2,048), Dragonstone, 1 (1/2,048), Silver ore (noted), 100 (1/2,048), Rune javelin, 5 (1/3,542; 1/1,791), Rune spear, 1 (1/4,056; 1/1,945), Rune kiteshield, 1 (1/4,096), Dragon med helm, 1 (1/4,096), Shield left half, 1 (1/8,183), Dragon spear, 1 (1/8,183)

Tertiary Brimstone key, 1 (1/70), Clue scroll (hard), 1 (1/250), Clue scroll (elite), 1 (1/500)