Monster attribute

Monster attributes are characteristics of monsters that cause certain strengths, vulnerabilities, or effects in combat.

Attributes that cause vulnerabilities does not necessarily mean that the damage boosting weapons will be the best weapon to use. Players should consider the monsters defensive stats as well as their own stats and equipment to determine the best combat style to use.

Note: Damage-boosting gear may not always be the best to use against certain monsters. An example of this would be a player with level 70 Attack and 70 Strength equipped with only a weapon against a Loar Shade. Equipped with Gadderhammer using the aggressive style, the damage per second is approximately 2.42 (including 5% chance of double damage and 25% increased damage). Equipped with an Abyssal whip using the accurate style, the damage per second is approximately 3.39, which is 40% greater.

Attributes

Attributes	Examples	Damage boosts	Other effects (not exhaustive)
Demon	Demons, K'ril Tsutsaroth	Demonbane weapons	Silverlight and Darklight increase the player's maximum hit. Arclight and Emberlight increase player's accuracy and damage. Holy water is more effective. Demonbane spells can be cast against demons with increased damage and has 20% accuracy bonus.
Draconic	Dragons, Hydra, Vorkath, Wyverns, Wyrms	Dragonbane weapons	Dragon hunter crossbow, Dragon hunter lance, and Dragon hunter wand have increased accuracy and damage. Immune to dragonfire if also Fiery.
Fiery	Dragons, fire giant, pyrefiend	Pearl bolts (e)	Pearl bolts (e)'s special effect deals more damage.
Golem	Golems found Below Ice Mountain	Barronite mace	Barronite mace deals 15% more damage.
Kalphite	Kalphites, scarabs	Keris, Keris partisan, Keris partisan of breaching	Keris, Keris partisan, and Keris partisan of breaching deal 33% more damage and have a 1/51 chance to deal triple damage. Keris partisan of breaching adds a 33% accuracy bonus in addition to the above.
Leafy	Kurask, turoth, King Kurask	Leaf-bladed weapons	Immune to all types of damage except leaf-bladed weapons.
Penance	Penance Fighter, Penance Ranger	Barbarian Assault attacker role	The base damage of the player is increased by their Attacker level.
Rat	Scurrius	Rat bone weapons	Vulnerable to ratbane weapons, which add 10 damage to the player's maximum hit.
Shade	Loar Shade, Fiyr Shade, Riyl Shade	Gadderhammer	Gadderhammer deals 25% more damage and has a 1/20 chance to deal double damage.
Spectral	Ghosts, Spiritual creatures, Barrows brothers		The Ectoplasmator grants Prayer XP on kill based on the monster's max HP.
Undead	Aberrant spectre, Banshee, Revenants, Skeleton, Zombie	Salve amulet	Salve amulet grants combat skill boosts. Crumble Undead spell only works against these monsters.
Vampyre	Count Draynor, Vyrewatch, Vampyre Juvinate	Rod of ivandis, Ivandis flail, Blisterwood sickle, Blisterwood flail	Different effects per vampyre "tier", see Vampyre (attribute) page. Tier 1 - May be harmed by any weapon. Tier 2 - Immune to all weapons except Silver weaponry. Efaritay's aid can be used to harm tier 2 vampyres with non-silver weaponry. Tier 3 - Only 3 weapons work on tier 3 vampyres. Ivandis flail has 20% increased damage. Blisterwood sickle has 15% increased damage and 5% increased accuracy. Blisterwood flail has 25% increased damage and 5% increased accuracy.
Xerician	Chambers of Xeric monsters	Twisted bow	Twisted bow's damage modifier caps at 350 Magic instead of 250 when attacking these monsters.