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====Preliminary Upgrades====

1. The first item is the {{ItemIcon|Frost Walker Boots}} from {{MonsterIcon|Large Ice Troll}} in {{ZoneIcon|Forsaken Tundra}}, which requires {{Skill|Slayer|105}}. These monsters are relatively weak and won't cause too much trouble, but the boots they give offer a whopping 12% DR. These count as legendary slayer tasks and so it is worth rerolling legendary tasks to help make a dent in the 20 tasks needed to purchase {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Legendary)}}.

2. With the DR offered from {{ItemIcon|Frost Walker Boots}}, the next easily obtainable item is {{ItemIcon|Perfect Sight Legs}} from {{MonsterIcon|Conda}} in {{ZoneIcon|Jungle Labyrinth}}, requiring only {{Skill|Slayer|100}}. This monster is easily handled with {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} if your {{Skill|Hitpoints}} is high enough, allowing us to save on valuable runes. The legs give 12% DR. These count as a master slayer task, so feel free to reroll them to earn some slayer coins. Feel free to take on any {{MonsterIcon|Alraune}} tasks you roll, as the DR from {{ItemIcon|Perfect Sight Legs}} is not needed for that monster. In addition, any of the other monsters in {{ZoneIcon|Jungle Labyrinth}} will also need to be killed at some point for their respective clue pieces, so killing them when you roll their slayer task is slightly more macro-efficient.

3. Another very easily obtained item is {{ItemIcon|Bundled Protection Body}} from {{MonsterIcon|Alraune}} in {{ZoneIcon|Jungle Labyrinth}}. While this item is easier to obtain than {{ItemIcon|Perfect Sight Legs}}, it is slightly less useful as the body slot contests with master and legendary slayer gear. This item will be useful for dungeons, however, as it also gives 12% DR.

4. The next item is {{ItemIcon|Spectral Ice Sword}} from {{MonsterIcon|Spectral Ice Wolf}}. This monster is quite difficult and requires a lot of DR. It is recommended to have {{ItemIcon|Frost Walker Boots}} and {{ItemIcon|Perfect Sight Legs}} first before attempting this monster. These are a legendary task and should be completed on task at all times.

5. After all of the above items have been obtained, the next goal is to continue working on {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Legendary)}}. We need to complete 20 tasks and they take a long time. The upgrade offers 10% DR and 25% area negation (+4%/+5% respectively over master) per piece and will be a necessary source of DR and negation moving forward. Continue to farm {{MonsterIcon|Large Ice Troll|Large Ice Trolls}}, {{MonsterIcon|Spectral Ice Wolf|Spectral Ice Wolves}} and possibly {{MonsterIcon|Polar Bear|Polar Bears}}. The last monster has an unavoidable, 2 turn freeze attack which reduces your DPS considerably, so it may be worth simply skipping them. You will eventually need {{ItemIcon|Frost Walker Boots|qty=15}} and {{ItemIcon|Spectral Ice Sword|qty=5}} for upgrades in future, so farm either monster that you prefer. The gear will be the same as the relevant sections for the monsters while substituting any upgrades made along the way.