Thermonuclear smoke devil: how to defeat it (Ironman guide)
Simple, fast boss (60-100 kills/h). A single typeless attack (max 8, every 2 ticks) that ignores prayers: mitigate it with magic defence, walking under him or Redemption.
⚔ Open in the interactive guide
Thermonuclear smoke devil

- Tier
- Mid
- Combat level
- 301
- Style
- Melee
- Requirements
- 93 Slayer + Smoke devil task. Facemask
- Why kill it as an Ironman
- Occult necklace, Smoke battlestaff, Dragon chainbody. Very easy.
- Loot
- The live drop table (wiki rates) and the drop simulator are in the app. ⚔ Open in the interactive guide
Mechanics: what hits you and what to pray
Simple, fast boss (60-100 kills/h). A single typeless attack (max 8, every 2 ticks) that ignores prayers: mitigate it with magic defence, walking under him or Redemption.
Left icon: what hits you. Right icon: what to pray.
Typeless attack
Max 8, very accurate, every 1.2 s, 8-tile range. Prayers do not block it; magic defence helps.
Smoke
Facemask, Gas mask or Slayer helm mandatory or the smoke damages you and drains stats.
Walk-under
After each hit walk under him: he attacks once per hit of yours (50-60% less damage).
Redemption
At 49+ Prayer, under 10% HP it heals 25% of your Prayer level. Stay at 9+ HP, drink and reactivate. Zamorak brews are the cheap option.
Ice safespot
Your magic reaches 9 tiles, he reaches 8: freeze him and step out of range (staff on longrange). Not with Eye of Ayak.
Step by step
- Fairy ring BKP, north-east to the Smoke Devil Dungeon, north-west through the crevice.
- Slayer helm or facemask and armour with good magic defence.
- Melee with Piety; hit and walk under (click the west door for the 1:1 rhythm).
- Respawns in 9 s: chain kills. Death Charge for more specs.
Key gear
Typical inventory
Super combat potion(4) x2 · Super restore(4) x10 · Monkfish x6 · Dragon dagger · Rune pouch · Teleport to house (tablet)
Ironman tips
- 💡 Without a scythe the Ring of suffering (ri) recoil out-damages a Berserker ring. An imbued heart raises your magic defence.
- 💡 With Trident/Sang and Blood Barrage you out-heal his damage, but it is 2-3x slower than Shadow.
Wiki images and videos
Guide summarised from the OSRS Wiki strategies (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). Icons and images: OSRS Wiki. In the app: live drop table, drop simulator, map and Set builder with this boss as target.
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