The RS Guide

Combat Triangle & Weaknesses

Understanding the Combat Triangle & Weaknesses in RuneScape

Weakness

Weakness is one of the easiest ways to increase your damage output. This can be achieved by using a specific class like Ranged & Melee, or a specific weakness like Slash Weapons or Earth Spells.

Because the maximum damage potential you can reach is 100%, if you are already at 100% hit chance, using the target's weakness will have no impact on your damage.

Weakness Icons

IconWeaknessCombat Type
No weaknessNo WeaknessAll
Melee weaknessMelee WeaknessMelee
Crush weaknessCrush WeaknessMelee
Slash weaknessSlash WeaknessMelee
Stab weaknessStab WeaknessMelee
Ranged weaknessRanged WeaknessRanged
Arrows weaknessArrows WeaknessRanged
Bolts weaknessBolts WeaknessRanged
Thrown weaknessThrown WeaknessRanged
Magic weaknessMagic WeaknessMagic
Air Spells weaknessAir Spells WeaknessMagic
Water Spells weaknessWater Spells WeaknessMagic
Earth Spells weaknessEarth Spells WeaknessMagic
Fire Spells weaknessFire Spells WeaknessMagic
Necromancy weaknessNecromancy WeaknessNecromancy