Jupiter and Venus are benefics while Moon is mediocre in the beneficence.
Mercury is neutral (i.e. a benefic when associated with a benefic and a malefic when associate with a malefic).
Malefics are Sun, Saturn, and Mars.
Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus are stronger in the ascending order.
Weak Moon, the Sun, Saturn, and Mars are stronger (in malefic disposition) in the ascending order.
In revealing maleficence due to angular rulership, the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus are significant in the ascending order.
Jupiter and Venus are first rate benefics while Moon is next to them. Mercury is neutral and if along be favourable. Considering Moon and Mercury in benefics classes, the four planets viz. Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus are superior in the ascending order (Venus is highest benefic and likewise).
As regards to malefics, the Sun, Saturn, and Mars come under this class when nodes (Rahu and Ketu) are excluded for they do not have their own disposition. Here again, Sun is the least malefic, Saturn is more malefic than Sun, and Mars is the highest malefic as against the Sun and Saturn.