Best best melee on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.8
(13)
"Considering your level i would definitley reccomend water kung fu/sharkman karate."
"Sharkman karate."
"The best aggressive support build uses knife, chorus, blazing piety, and shield of contempt."
"I'm having a lot of fun and success with the new eviscerator on my buff zealot."
"Crit build, with an eviscerator mk 15 and Choir as your Talent."
"Water kungfu and sharkman is very good because of the insanely fast m1s."
"Just stick with the Atterax."
"For bladestorm, the venka/venka prime since it has a natural higher combo counter."
"High Attackspeed Daggers with {Covert Lethality} or the Venka Prime for that extra Combo Multipler."
"Atterax with weeping wounds and no elemental mods, hands down."
#2
unknown
4.9
(7)
"Force sword. The special let's you deal with tougher elites where your staff cannot."
"For armored targets, you can charge up the force sword to hit them hard if they get too close to brain burst."
"Electric claw is your best option."
"Electric claw. Dragon talon does more damage but the melee attacks are so slow."
"Electric claw. Also use unawakened buddha if your not raiding buddha cus it faster and gud for speedrun."
"Electric claw if you are a Buddha user, death step if you are not a Buddha user."
"I'd go either with a melee that lets you do a lot of damage to Carapace (axe, chainsword, force sword) or a melee focused on mobility (knife or duelling sword)."
#3
Power Sword
4.5
(6)
"I mean the objectively strongest melee weapon with no melee tree support is the mk6 power sword."
"Power sword and dueling sword are both monsters with just blessings."
"Power Sword has the best moveset, so it's miles ahead of the other options."
"A Power Sword with the right blessings can cut through enemies. The chainswords is pretty solid too."
"Power sword or combat axe. Power sword (I think mk3) has heavy spam to ruin hordes."
"Power sword makes fighting them more manageable."
#4
Atomizer
5.0
(5)
"I still think the Atomizer is the best scout melee right now."
"Atomizer. Wrap Assassin/Sandman just don't do enough in comparison."
"Atomizer or Wrap Assassin"
"I use atomizer because if you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time it can actually let you dodge an entire team."
"Or just use that atomiser that is a fucking god weapon."
#5
Force Sword
5.0
(4)
"Force sword personally."
"Force sword let’s you spike hardened targets."
"Force sword with deflector and its not even close."
"Can't go wrong with Force, especially with Deflector."
#6
Stun Baton
5.0
(4)
"My favorite are the stun baton and spear great combination."
"There is no better weapon in the game for pure knockdown and lockdown crowd control than a stun baton."
"Yeah, the stun baton is top, especially when you’re swarmed."
"I like the stun baton with the repulsor mod."
#7
Duelling Sword
4.5
(4)
"I pair the surge staff with a duelling sword - very mobile and long dodges."
"Dueling sword mk5 has dagger level mobility and decent horde clearing capability."
"The two I like are: Duelling sword with agile blessing."
"Knife/DuelingSword is great if you want better mobility."
#8
Knife
4.5
(4)
"Knife machete katana and fire axe are the top picks for melee."
"Knife or katana are the best but the batton is best for witch and tank beatdown."
"If you plan to be support, use either the chant or the invis and run a crit build with the knife."
"Knife/DuelingSword is great if you want better mobility."
#9
Chainsword
4.3
(4)
"Chainsword can do both easily while still having good horde control with it's heavy attack chain."
"Just use a chainsword or folding shovel they are pretty underrated and easy to use."
"IMO you can't go wrong with a ChainSword if you want something reliable/versatile."
"I'd go either with a melee that lets you do a lot of damage to Carapace (axe, chainsword, force sword) or a melee focused on mobility (knife or duelling sword)."
#10
Cursed Axe
5.0
(3)
"Cursed axe is really good and could be the best."
"Cursed Axe has two 360 degree spin attacks."
"The Cursed Axe with Voidstrike + Unchanting + Guarding Strike + Weakening is the weapon that you would use in the best build."
#11
Kronen Prime
4.0
(3)
"I'd say any melee weapon with enough crit chance, ideally >30%, a decent speed and mainly slash."
"What a lot of people prefer - kronen prime."
"Kronen Prime for easy mode Steel Path."
#12
Galatine
4.0
(3)
"Guandao, Galatine, and Gram are good low MR weapons."
"Galatine one of my favorite melee weapons."
"The Galatine is pretty good if you want a heavy blade."
#13
Knight
4.0
(3)
"Knight. Its high DEF lets you stay in the fight for longer."
"Knight is good for high defense and vitality."
"I highly recommend knight, high def and top tier skill."
#14
Guandao
4.0
(3)
"Guandao, Galatine, and Gram are good low MR weapons."
"At MR 4 there is the Guandao which is pretty good."
"Guan dao is awesome, for me."
#15
Arca Triton
5.0
(2)
"Love my arca triton slam build."
"Arca Titron is incredibly cheap and easy to build (like 2 forma) and it annihilates everything in base SP and netracells easily. Very recommended."
#16
Kullervo
5.0
(2)
"Kullervo is THE melee frame."
"Kullervo is the only answer."
#17
Stormblade
5.0
(2)
"Stormblade is the best melee with it, there's lots of other melees with it too, but none are as easy to use as the stormblade"
"The storm Blade, farmers glory, argon axe, fishing hook and fortsville slugger are my personal favorites 🙏🙏"
#18
Thunder Hammer
5.0
(2)
"I'll have to go with Thunder Hammer overall."
"I simply adore the Thunder Hammer."
#19
Katana
5.0
(2)
"I used my katana (specifically, the unique katana added in Th3Overseer's series of mods), but using the Blade of the West from Lonesome Road feels the most iconic and stylish."
"Katana is the best but don't sleep on a shovel or pitchfork if you pass by one."
#20
Orthos Prime
5.0
(2)
"Orthos prime, 8 plat on site can take you trough whole story."
"The orthos prime."
#21
Fellgor
4.5
(2)
"Absolutely Fellgore"
"Fellgor or AoD with a melee heavy build."
#22
Skiajati
4.5
(2)
"I've been enjoying the new Skiajati with him personally."
"Uh Skiajati?"
#23
Machete
4.5
(2)
"I always prefer a sharp melee. They just register more smoothly and can cut smoker's tongue."
"I always go machete."
#24
Bret
4.5
(2)
"Bret Longsword hands down"
"I do bret longsword + bret sword and shield now, with the horizontal slash talent and THP on stagger."
#25
Ironshod Quarterstaff
4.5
(2)
"The ironshod quarterstaff, while easy to make, is still probably one of the best weapons in the game"
"Normally I got for ironshod quarterstaff, but I'll have to check those out sometime"
#26
Combat Blade
4.0
(2)
"Personally I prefer Combat Blade for its great mobility."
"For Damnation, I'd recommend something that you feel comfortable with."
#27
Nemesis Claw
4.0
(2)
"Probably Nemesis Claw or Angels of Death if you run lots of assault intercessors"
"Personally I prefer Nemesis claw. Their faction rule helps them get into charge range safer."
#28
Atterax
4.0
(2)
"Haven’t played the game in ages, but the Atterax with Maiming Strike was the go to in my day."
"Atterax is about as good as it gets."
#29
Crusher
4.0
(2)
"Melee support zealot? crusher or eviscerator."
"I prefer the crusher with a blazing piety + invocation set."
#30
GRU
4.0
(2)
"I like the GRU. It's great for getting into fights faster."
"GRU, fists of steel and holiday punch are all good in their specific scenarios."
#31
Fury
5.0
(1)
"The best one is the fury, but if you do not have it then the surround pound is the other best choice."
#32
Storm King's Fury
5.0
(1)
"The best weapon is the storm kings fury, the second best is the surround pound."
#33
Magistar Incarnon
5.0
(1)
"Magistar Incarnon is always the choice for best melee, but there are many options."
#34
Ravager
5.0
(1)
"Best swords for msk ravager/spectral blade best hardware meeles fury/ suround pound"
#35
Bat
5.0
(1)
"The bat or axe is best, longer range and good damage"
#36
Blade of the West
5.0
(1)
"Blade of The West, but couple that with one of the Marked Beast masks and Armor of the 87th Tribe for full style points."
#37
Dueling Sword
5.0
(1)
"Dueling sword feels like the strongest option right now."
#38
Rashad MK2 Combat Axe
5.0
(1)
"Rashad mk2 combat axe with Shred + Brutal Momentum."
#39
Knife (MK III)
5.0
(1)
"Knife (mk III) zealot with flamethrower, stealth, and crit."
#40
Crit Knife
5.0
(1)
"Crit knife using chorus and momentum."
#41
Purgatus
5.0
(1)
"Purgatus is the one staff stat works great with force sword."
#42
Electric Claw
5.0
(1)
"Electric claw does the most damage i think."
#43
Dual Kodachis
5.0
(1)
"I love using the dual kodachis but if I’m not using them then I either use The Cleaver blueprint or the ice pick that came in the Soap bundle"
#44
Nunchucks
5.0
(1)
"Best melee for sniping? I prefer nunchucks"
#45
Husk Warper
5.0
(1)
"I recommend the *Husk Warper*. Sci-Fi Hardware melee with a unique heavy attack that pulls enemies closer."
#46
Pan
5.0
(1)
"Pan is pan flat big area big hit and big hurt"
#47
Shahanshah
5.0
(1)
"The Shahanshah Is The Best Because It Can Crit, Even Though It Really Shouldn’t."
#48
Prisma Obex
5.0
(1)
"I use prisma obex, it's the fastest weapon in game and with warcry it's insanely fast"
#49
Billhook
5.0
(1)
"I use the bilhook to great effect, but rapier and twin excoriators will always have a place in my loadout."
#50
Combat Yoyo
5.0
(1)
"Combat yoyo is best"
#51
The Pan
5.0
(1)
"The Pan™"
#52
Plague Kripath
5.0
(1)
"Plague Kripath with healing return."
#53
Nami Skyla Prime
5.0
(1)
"I use nami skyla prime to one shot even 100+ bombards."
#54
Venka Prime
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend the Venka Prime."
#55
Heavy Charged Blade
4.0
(1)
"Heavy Charged Blade is ole reliable for new players."
#56
Telos Boltace
4.0
(1)
"I like using Telos Boltace, it's stormpath ability is great to stagger the opponents."
#57
Nikana
4.0
(1)
"Nikana or guadano with ww berserk co and br os vs I think but you could forma any meele to be good at steal path."
#58
Fist of Fate
4.0
(1)
"Fist of Fate is criminally underrated."
#59
Amputator
4.0
(1)
"I would use either amputator or solemn vow."
#60
Solemn Vow
4.0
(1)
"Solemn Vow, because you can see which targets have low enough HP for you to take them out easily."
#61
Tree of Light
4.0
(1)
"Yeah tree of light is second best after SP."
#62
Gold Fever
4.0
(1)
"Gold fever or combat yoyo"
#63
Axtinguisher
4.0
(1)
"Axtinguisher’s usually the go to with the degreasers faster switch speed."
#64
Sword of the East
4.0
(1)
"If you've got the DLCs, then I suggest the Sword of the East from The Divide."
#65
MK9 Heavy Sword
4.0
(1)
"For an off meta pick, I run the mk9 heavy sword with my Bolter."
#66
Sharkman
4.0
(1)
"Sharkman is pretty good."
#67
Death Step
4.0
(1)
"If Buddha try to get Death Step or Sharkman Karate."
#68
Shock and Awe
4.0
(1)
"Shock and Awe synergyzes with the sticky jumper but battle axe is also a really good option."
#69
Battle Axe
4.0
(1)
"Battle axe with sticky jumper is pretty funny."
#70
Fireaxe
4.0
(1)
"Fireaxe, machete, katana for me."
#71
Decimator
4.0
(1)
"Decimator for crowd control."
#72
Crit Eviscerator
4.0
(1)
"Crit eviscerator can be pretty aggressive."
#73
Rashad MK2
4.0
(1)
"I’d suggest the heavy eviscerator if the light special is back to one shorting mutants."
#74
Columbus MK5 Infantry Auto
4.0
(1)
"If you put stripped down blessing on Columbus mk5 infantry auto you can run as fast as with knife."
#75
Saya
4.0
(1)
"Saya is pretty great, definitely use and level her."
#76
Brutal Momentum Antax MKV
4.0
(1)
"I have found that my Brutal Momentum Antax MkV pairs wonderfully with my Purgatus."
#77
Kensei
4.0
(1)
"If you have a safe mindset, Kensei."
#78
Boxing Gloves
4.0
(1)
"Boxing gloves are pretty popular now"
#79
Kali Sticks
4.0
(1)
"I like the kali sticks"
#80
Vacuum Tube Sword
4.0
(1)
"Vacuum Tube sword with chain lightning on the 6th perk!"
#81
Zatoichi
4.0
(1)
"Stock is objectively best for any loadout without the shield, either that or the zatoichi if you are feeling confident"
#82
Rakta Dark Dagger
4.0
(1)
"I still like Rakta Dark Dagger because its passive lets you keep your stealth bonus."
#83
Flail
4.0
(1)
"I really like the buffed flail. Light attack has tank mod now for high cleave."
#84
Falchion
4.0
(1)
"I’m actually a big fan of falchion on BH, especially if you run exclusively ranged talents."
#85
CL Crit Zaw Dagger
4.0
(1)
"Bladestorm hits are forced finishers so a CL crit Zaw dagger would be recommended."
#86
Winger
4.0
(1)
"Winger and boston basher, theres nothing any melee will do for you that your scattergun cant."
#87
Wrap Assassin
4.0
(1)
"Wrap + winger"
#88
Sun on a Stick
4.0
(1)
"The sun on a stick is actually good now imo."
#89
Dual Cleavers
4.0
(1)
"For Q1: Dual Cleavers are pretty great."
#90
Orthos
4.0
(1)
"Orthos is a pretty okay and cheap to make MR 2 polearm."
#91
Nikana Prime
4.0
(1)
"Nikana Prime."
#92
Scotsman's Skullcutter
4.0
(1)
"The Scotsman's Skullcutter isn't too bad either."
#93
Pain Train
4.0
(1)
"The pain train has a good niche."
#94
Heavy Blades
4.0
(1)
"Use weapons with long reach so you pop as many spores as possible."
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