PvME/Slayer/Automatons
Introduction
The quest The World Wakes is required to kill Automatons or get them as a Slayer task slayer.
Stats
⬥ slayer level: 67
⬥ slayer XP per kill: 624
⬥ Optimal kills per hour
• Generators - necromancy 530+ / magic 570+ / range 470+
• Tracers - necromancy 550+ / magic 610+ / range 480+
• Guardians - necromancy 600+ / melee 650+
⬥ Optimal slayer XP per hour: ~390k necromancy
Desirable drops
⬥ Static staticglove, Tracking trackingglove and Pneumatic gloves pneumaticglove - 1/1000
• Dropped by Guardians (melee), Generators (mage), and Tracers (ranged) respectively.
• Required for Slayer log.
• Also required for crafting the Enchantments of metaphysics, shadows and heroism respectively.
⬥ Cresbot automaton (pet) - 1/1600
• Pet required for slayer log
Strategy
⬥ For Tracers and Generators the core strategy is the same: back yourself into the corner to minimize the chance of getting spec'd by 2 automatons at the same time and taking rapid, heavy damage.
⬥ For Guardians, who roam the middle of the room, it is best to stand near the doorway.
⬥ The special timer starts counting from the time when the automatons are damaged.
• Be careful when using "chaining" abilities ( gchaincaroming grico threadsoffate ) as they will aggro a large number of enemies at once.
Useful Items and Unlocks
⬥ Most Wanted Card (Automaton) (obtained from Rush of Blood) can be used if you own any, as they will improves the droprate of both the pet and gloves.
⬥ Recommended relics:
• conservationofenergy Conservation of Energy
• deathward Death Ward
⬩ This is the most important to further diminish KO potential.
• furyofthesmall Fury of the Small
Location and Where to Stand
Teleport directly there using a Mask of the Automatons maskoftheautomatons or teleport with a Sixth-Age circuit sixthagecircuit (option 1 "Guthix shrine"), then teleport to the caves by right-clicking "Teleport" on the Guthixian High Druid.
magic Generators
melee Guardians
range Tracers
Method: AFK Necromancy necromancy
⚠️ Disclaimer
Prayer may be difficult to sustain with this method after the Aura changes made on 13/4/2026.
Useful Items and Unlocks
⬥ Pray sorrow / ruination + the deflect curse relevant to style of Automaton you are fighting deflectmage deflectmelee deflectrange
⬥ Activate animatedead
⬥ Sustain prayer with powderofpenance
⬥ Ensure elderovl and aggressionpotion are active at all times
⬥ attunedportentofrestorationx will extend your trip durations and protect you against being killed when dragged towards a cluster of automaton
• Bank when these run out (roughly 10-15 minutes depending on RNG)
⬥ Ideal perks for armour (not required but reduce the risk of heavy damage):
• Absorbative 4 absorbative4 + Crystal Shield 4 crystalshield4
• Devoted 4 dev4 + Enhanced Devoted 4 enhdev4
Presets and Relics
Ability Bar
Example Kills
necromancy Generators Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqQAAMFoUjU
Method: AFK Melee melee
Preset
⬥ Melee AFK melee Guide illustration
⬥ noxscythe Noxious Scythe or other halberd weapon
• Anything below T90 has not been tested and may have accuracy issues.
⬥ Sustain prayer with powderofpenance
Revo Bar
⬥ Use a ripperpouch stocked with scrolls.
⬥ AFKing with melee can be only be used at Guardians.
⬥ Stand as shown below:
⬥ tmwboots or any melee boots can be used but ganoboots with animatedead should be slightly better for damage reduction.
Example Kills
melee AFK (Melee) https://youtu.be/Uyo4BL7pTGg
Method: AFK Ranged range
Preset
⬥ Ranged AFK range Guide illustration
⬥ wyverncrossbow ecb Wyvern or Eldritch Crossbow with Caroming 4 caroming4
• wyverncrossbow has not been tested yet and may not work very well.
⬥ OnyxBakri for healing while not praying soulsplit
⬥ Sustain prayer with powderofpenance / penanceaspect
Revo Bar
⬥ Using protection prayers DeflectMage DeflectRange with OnyxBakri allows for healing without soulsplit as range does not have burst damage mitigation like tmwhelm or animatedead
⬥ Your gricocaroming may splash on other automatons as curse drain will only be active on your primary target. You can use elderovlsalve or Desolation to mitigate this, although the latter may give you some issues with prayer.
Example Kills
range AFK Ranged - https://youtu.be/bIQIJRr-5HA
Method: AFK Magic magic
Preset
⬥ noxstaff T90+ Staff with Caroming 4 caroming4
⬥ Pray torment / affliction + the deflect curse relevant to style of Automaton you are fighting deflectmage deflectmelee deflectrange
⬥ Activate animatedead
⬥ Ensure elderovl and aggressionpotion are active at all times
⬥ Autocast exsanguinate for Guardians and incitefear for Generators
Action Bars
⬥ Generators
Guide illustration ⬥ Guardians
Example Kills
magic AFK (Magic) - https://youtu.be/281lsYAzgwA
magic Guardians in POD (740 KPH) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAS4UISwWRA
Attribution and source history
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