OSRS Abberant Spectre Slayer Task Guide: Gear & Safespot

Aberrant spectres are green human-like slayer monsters with a combat level of 96 assigned by various slayer masters. They are good slayer tasks, as they give decent XP rates and are profitable. They are known for their herb drop, as they frequently drop large numbers of grimy herbs and herb seeds. Deviant spectres, a stronger variant in the Catacombs of Kourend can be killed in their place.

Requirements for Aberrant Spectres

• 60 slayer 
• 65 combat
• Completion of Priest of Peril
• Nose peg or slayer helmet: otherwise, their special attack will hit even through protection prayers and drain your combat stats rapidly.

Location of Aberrant Spectres

Slayer tower (2nd floor): There are 14 level 96 Aberrant spectres in this location.

Stronghold Slayer Cave: There are 13 level 96 Aberrant spectres in this location.

Catacombs of Kourend: There are 12 level 169 Deviant Spectres in this location. 

Gear and Inventory setup for Aberrant Spectres

Best melee gear for Aberrant Spectres

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Amulet of rancour

Cape slot: Infernal cape

Body slot: Torva platebody

Leg slot: Torva platelegs

Weapon slot: Inquisitor’s mace

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 for Aberrant Spectres

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Amulet of fury

Cape slot: Fire cape

Body slot: Proselyte hauberk

Leg slot: Proselyte cuisse

Weapon slot: Verac’s flail

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 Aberrant Spectres

• Prayer potions
• Divine super combat potions
• Teleport-to-house tablets
• Dramen staff
• Rune pouch: with runes for teleport
• Cannon and cannoballs
• Special attack weapon: Dragon claws

Best ranged gear for Aberrant Spectres

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Necklace of anguish

Cape slot: Dizana’s quiver

Body slot: Masori body (f)

Leg slot: Masori chaps (f)

Weapon slot: Toxic blowpipe

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 4

Glove slot: Zaryte vambraces

Boot slot: Pegasian boot

Ring slot: Archer's ring (i)

Cheaper ranged gear for Aberrant Spectres

Head slot: Slayer helm(i)

Neck slot:  Amulet of Fury

Cape slot: Ava’s accumulator

Body slot: Saradomin d’hide body

Leg slot: Saradomin chaps

Weapon slot: Toxic blowpipe

Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 3

Glove slot: Barrows gloves

Boot slot: Saradomin d’hide boots

Ring slot: Archer's ring (i)

Ranged Inventory setup for Aberrant Spectres

• Prayer potions
• Divine ranging potions
• Teleport-to-house tablets
• Dramen staff
• Rune pouch: with runes for teleport
• Cannon and cannoballs
• Special attack weapon: Dragon claws

Strategy for Killing Aberrant Spectre

Aberrant Spectre attacks with magic, but their attacks can be negated using protect from magic. 

Stronghold Slayer Cave

In the Stronghold cave, RuneLite will automatically highlight the best place to set your cannon. There are not many Aberrant Spectres in this area, so you would need to attack them before they get aggressive toward you or wait for your cannon to hit them, which is why the XP rates are not so good when killing Aberrant Spectres.

Catacombs of Kourend

Killing the Deviant spectre in the Catacombs of Kourend is a more AFK method to complete an Aberrant Spectre task, since the Catacombs of Kourend is a multicombat zone. However, the Deviant spectres are stronger with a combat level of 169, so it’s only worth it to kill them if you have max combat stats and gear.

Safespot for Aberrant Spectres

Here are the best safespots to use for Aberrant spectres in the Stronghold slayer cave.

Slayer XP per hour from Aberrant Spectres

• With 70+ melee, players can get 17,000 slayer XP per hour.
• With 85+ melee, players can get 20,000 slayer XP per hour
• With max melee, players can get 24,000 slayer XP per hour, 28,000 slayer XP per hour with piety, or 33,000 slayer XP per hour.

Drops from Aberrant Spectres

The average Aberrant spectre kill is worth 2.4K

Items
1 Steel axe (1/42.67), 1 Mithril kiteshield (1/128), 1 Lava battlestaff (1/128), 1 Adamant platelegs (1/128), 1 Rune full helm (1/128), 1 Mystic robe bottom (dark) (1/512)

Herbs (78/128 chance of rolling)
1–3 Grimy guam leaf (1/6.6), 1–3 Grimy marrentill (1/8.8), 1–3 Grimy tarromin (1/11.7), 1–3 Grimy harralander (1/15), 1–3 Grimy ranarr weed (1/16), 1–3 Grimy irit leaf (1/26.3), 1–3 Grimy avantoe (1/35), 1–3 Grimy kwuarm (1/42), 1–3 Grimy cadantine (1/52.5), 1–3 Grimy lantadyme (1/70), 1–3 Grimy dwarf weed (1/70)

Seeds (19/128 chance of rolling)
1 Toadflax seed (1/33.8), 1 Irit seed (1/49.7), 1 Belladonna seed (1/51.3), 1 Poison ivy seed (1/51.3), 1 Avantoe seed (1/72.3), 1 Cactus seed (1/75.7), 1 Potato cactus seed (1/84.7), 1 Kwuarm seed (1/106), 1 Snapdragon seed (1/159), 1 Cadantine seed (1/172), 1 Lantadyme seed (1/318), 1 Snape grass seed (1/397.5), 1 Dwarf weed seed (1/530), 1 Torstol seed (1/794.9)

Coins (always rolled)
460 Coins (1/128)

Gems (5/128 chance of rolling)
Nothing (1/51.29; Never if ring of wealth), 1 Uncut sapphire (1/102.4; 1/52), 1 Uncut emerald (1/204.8; 1/104), 1 Uncut ruby (1/409.6; 1/208), 1 Chaos talisman (1/1,092; 1/555), 1 Nature talisman (1/1,092; 1/555), 1 Uncut diamond (1/1,638; 1/832), 1 Loop half of key (1/3,277; 1/1,646), 1 Tooth half of key (1/3,277; 1/1,646), 5 Rune javelin (1/3,277; 1/1,646), 1 Rune spear (1/52,429; 1/26,244), 1 Shield left half (1/104,858; 1/52,488), 1 Dragon spear (1/139,810; 1/82,304)

Tertiary
1 Clue scroll (elite) (Always), 1 Reward casket (elite) (Always), 1 Brimstone key (1/82), 1 Clue scroll (hard) (1/128)