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Water Strike



Released		24 May 2001 (Update)
Members		No
Level		5
Spellbook		Standard
Type		Combat
Experience		7.5
Element		Water
Base max hit		4, 6, or 8
Runes		¹ ¹ ¹
Casting speed		5 ticks
Description		A basic Water missile

Animation

Sound effect

Water Strike is a water-based strike spell in the standard spellbook, available starting at level 5 Magic. As an offensive combat spell it can only be cast on attackable NPCs, or other players in a PvP situation.

Damage

Water Strike's base maximum hit starts at 4 and increases as the player unlocks additional strike spells, up to 8 at level 13 Magic.

Magic level	Highest-level strike spell available	Water Strike base maximum hit
5 - 8	Water Strike	4
9 - 12	Earth Strike	6
13 +	Fire Strike	8

As with all combat spells, Water Strike's maximum hit is also increased based on the player's magic damage bonus.

As a water-based spell, Water Strike's maximum hit is also increased against targets that are weak to water.

Calculator

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Maximum hit
Level	Base max hit	Prayer used
Level	Base max hit	None
5-8	4	4	4	4	4	4
9-12	6	6	6	6	6	6
13+	8	8	8	8	8	8

Cost

Spell cost
Input	Cost
¹ ¹ ¹	12
Combo runes
¹ ¹ ¹	16
¹ ¹ ¹	123
¹ ¹ ¹	72
¹ ¹ ¹	100
¹ ¹	94
Main-hands
¹ ¹ _Alt	7
¹ ¹ _Alt	7
¹	2
^0.86 ^0.86 ^0.86 _Alt	10
^0.85 ^0.85	6
Main and off-hands
¹ ¹ ^0.05	166
¹ ^0.05 _Alt	160
^0.86 ^0.86 ^0.05 _Alt	164

Notable uses

As a strike spell, Water Strike is one of the only spells that can be used to damage Salarin the twisted. When used this way, its damage is scaled up to match that of Water Bolt.

Changes

Date	Changes
29 May 2024 (Update)	The maximum hit of the spell now depends on how many strike spells the player has unlocked, based on their Magic level.

Standard spellbook

Combat

Strike spells	Wind Water Earth Fire
Bolt spells	Wind Water Earth Fire
Blast spells	Wind Water Earth Fire
Wave spells	Wind Water Earth Fire
Surge spells	Wind Water Earth Fire
God spells	Saradomin Strike Claws of Guthix Flames of Zamorak Charge
Curse spells	Confuse Weaken Curse Bind Snare Vulnerability Enfeeble Entangle Stun Tele Block
Other	Crumble Undead Iban Blast Magic Dart

Teleport

	Lumbridge Home Minigame Varrock Lumbridge Falador House Camelot Kourend Castle Ardougne Civitas illa Fortis Watchtower Trollheim Ape Atoll Boat Target
Teleother	Lumbridge Falador Camelot

Utility

Jewellery Enchantments	Sapphire/Opal Emerald/Jade Ruby/Topaz Diamond Dragonstone Onyx Zenyte
Charge Orb spells	Water Earth Fire Air
Enchant Crossbow Bolt	Opal Sapphire Jade Pearl Emerald Red Topaz Ruby Diamond Dragonstone Onyx
Alchemy	Bones to Bananas Low Level Alchemy Superheat Item High Level Alchemy Bones to Peaches Alchemic Divergence Alchemic Convergence
Other	Telekinetic Grab Monster Inspect Summon Boat

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Water Strike
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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