diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
index 61def6ea13..2415ef7623 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ import net.runelite.client.util.Text;
 public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 {
 	//Chat messages
-	private static final Pattern CHAT_GEM_PROGRESS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^(?:You're assigned to kill|You have received a new Slayer assignment from .*:) (?:the )?(.*?)(?: in the Wilderness)?(?:; only | \\()(\\d*)(?: more to go\\.|\\))$");
+	private static final Pattern CHAT_GEM_PROGRESS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^(?:You're assigned to kill|You have received a new Slayer assignment from .*:) (?:[Tt]he )?(?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?:[^;]+))?(?:; only | \\()(?<amount>\\d+)(?: more to go\\.|\\))$");
 	private static final String CHAT_GEM_COMPLETE_MESSAGE = "You need something new to hunt.";
 	private static final Pattern CHAT_COMPLETE_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("(?:\\d+,)*\\d+");
 	private static final String CHAT_CANCEL_MESSAGE = "Your task has been cancelled.";
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 	private static final Pattern COMBAT_BRACELET_TASK_UPDATE_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You still need to kill (\\d+) monsters to complete your current Slayer assignment");
 
 	//NPC messages
-	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*Your new task is to kill\\s*(\\d*) (.*)\\.");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*(?:Your new task is to kill|You are to bring balance to)\\s*(?<amount>\\d+) (?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?:.+))?\\.");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^Excellent. You're now assigned to kill (?:the )?(.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_FIRST_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^We'll start you off hunting (.*), you'll need to kill (\\d*) of them.");
-	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("You're still hunting (.*); you have (\\d*) to go\\..*");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You're still (?:hunting|bringing balance to) (?<name>.+)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?:.+), with|; you have) (?<amount>\\d+) to go\\..*");
 
 	//Reward UI
 	private static final Pattern REWARD_POINTS = Pattern.compile("Reward points: ((?:\\d+,)*\\d+)");
@@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 
 			if (mAssign.find())
 			{
-				int amount = Integer.parseInt(mAssign.group(1));
-				setTask(mAssign.group(2), amount, amount);
+				String name = mAssign.group("name");
+				int amount = Integer.parseInt(mAssign.group("amount"));
+				setTask(name, amount, amount);
 			}
 			else if (mAssignFirst.find())
 			{
@@ -303,8 +304,9 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 			}
 			else if (mCurrent.find())
 			{
-				int amount = Integer.parseInt(mCurrent.group(2));
-				setTask(mCurrent.group(1), amount, amount);
+				String name = mCurrent.group("name");
+				int amount = Integer.parseInt(mCurrent.group("amount"));
+				setTask(name, amount, initialAmount);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -447,9 +449,9 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 
 		if (mProgress.find())
 		{
-			String gemTaskName = mProgress.group(1);
-			int gemAmount = Integer.parseInt(mProgress.group(2));
-			setTask(gemTaskName, gemAmount, initialAmount);
+			String name = mProgress.group("name");
+			int gemAmount = Integer.parseInt(mProgress.group("amount"));
+			setTask(name, gemAmount, initialAmount);
 			return;
 		}