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Stun Baton

4.7

(37)

"Fact: Stun baton is the best melee weapon in the game."

"Stun with repulsor if in a group, baseball bat solo."

"Top tier? Stun baton with repulse mod, no question."

"Stun baton it can 1v1 a bear even on insane difficulty."

"Stun baton."

"Stun batons 100%."

"I usually go sledge. It’s slow and uses a lot of stamina, but once you get used to the timing it carries the early game easily."

"I love a good knife or machete. My absolute favourite is a stun baton though, that shit is amazing when you have the repulser mod on it."

"Stun baton period."

"The stun baton reaches OP status with maxed out Intellect."

Machete

4.6

(38)

"I can easily kill 200 zeds from horde night."

"I exclusively use machetes on my current character."

"Machete's are always first in my roster."

"The machete will always be my favorite."

"Machete hands down."

"I love my trusty machete! My wife uses the club."

"Machete is very versatile and easy to maintain."

"Machete for the win."

"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Machete."

"My personal favorite is the machete."

Spear

4.5

(28)

"A spear with a removable head. Reach, versatility."

"Spear is probably ideal but of these, I'll likely go with the mace or barbed-wire bat."

"Give me a spear. I don't want to touch the undead."

"Spear is king."

"I prefer the spear, myself."

"Spear. Nothing beats it."

"I'm loving the spear with flaming mod. I get to stab from a distance and I set things on fire."

"I love the spears got the range and the pushback so usefull."

"Spear. Love the penetration. stuns, and stamina refills."

"From day one, until the last time I play a particular run... spear... because I spec into rifles as well as my first ranged weapon."

Auto Axe

5.0

(20)

"Auto Axe is my baby."

"Auto Axe ✅"

"Auto Axe is still king."

"Auto Axe if bloodied, autoaxe with electric, vampire, heavy hitters and +3 strength."

"Auto axe by a long shot imo."

"Auto Axe no contest."

"For me, the BEST is absolutely the AUTO AXE."

"Autoaxe. Walk forward and kill whatever is in front."

"My V40PA3S Auto axe with no perks, no buffs easily dwarfs my heavy gunner critical gatling plasma."

"I'm rocking bloodied electric auto axe +40%dmg during power attack."

Chainsword

4.4

(20)

"Chainsword is probably the best overall Melee weapon."

"Chainsword is the best overall balanced weapon, it is reliable and good at everything."

"The chainsword, or as I see it as, “the noisy bat”, is goated."

"Chainsword is the overall best melee weapon."

"Chainsword is the easiest to use because the high speed makes it easier to transition from offense into a parry or dodge."

"Chainsword is OP tho"

"Chainsword is the best all around."

"I prefer chain swords as well."

"Chainsword for class and gettin' it done."

"I can't use anything else."

Sledgehammer

4.7

(17)

"My #1 and it isn't even close: SLEDGEHAMMER."

"On my first ever run I went with the sledgehammer and I haven’t used anything else since."

"Sledgehammer. Perfect for bashing heads in."

"Imo, it’s the best early-game weapon due to the wide swinging AoE and the knockdown."

"Sledgehammer the best 👍 1 hit."

"The sledgehammer."

"Full strength firery sledgehammer. Run around hitting heads right off."

"I use sledgehammer from beginning until the end."

"Mostly sledgehammer but just found repulsor schematic."

"Sledgehammer is best throughout the game."

Crowbar

4.5

(16)

"Gonna have to agree with Gordon Freeman, crowbar is the way to go."

"CROWBAR GANG RISE UP."

"Crowbar 4 Lyfe."

"Crowbar, it's versatile as a weapon and as a tool."

"Crowbar."

"Crowbar. It’s versatile in the sense that I can use it to crack skulls and windows."

"Crow bar. I can't accidentally chop my leg off with it."

"Crowbar. Less hassle to maintain than a bladed weapon."

"I personally like Crowbar better since you can unlock doors."

"Crowbar is nice."

Knuckles

4.6

(14)

"Knuckles. No contest."

"Used to favor the club, now I really like knuckle after trying them out."

"Knuckles > Clubs > Spears > Sledge."

"Knuckles. Period."

"I'm convinced that late game it's knuckles."

"Personally for speed I love my knuckles."

"Knuckles and stun baton are most fun to use for me."

"Right now i am doing a knuckles/bow only run, and i love the knuckes. Very good weapons."

"Steel knuckles easily."

"I'm loving knuckles. Crazy good with: - Beer, obviously."

Power Sword

4.6

(11)

"Power sword is the best horde clear vet weapon."

"Bulwark I’d argue is built for power sword."

"For me, Power Sword has the best moveset, so it's miles ahead of the other options."

"The power sword is the strongest weapon imo and it’s not even close."

"Me personally, I prefer the power sword for just all around purpose."

"Power sword is undisputably the best melee weapon just because of the versatility."

"Power sword is better, chainsword is pretty good though"

"I like using the power sword. It’s my comfort weapon."

"I think power sword is better in pvp though, very fast attacks in light stance kill quick."

"If I can use a power sword on the highest difficulty what’s the issue?"

#10

Atom's Judgment

4.8

(10)

"Atom's Judgement from Far Harbor is great."

"[Atoms Judgment] hands down"

"I use Atoms Judgement through 85% of the game."

"Best is atoms judgement."

"Atoms Judgment in far harbor dlc, the ripper in the same dlc."

"Atom’s Judgment is also pretty hard-hitting."

"I will always love Atoms Judgment. The Disciples blade is great too."

"Atoms judgement is the better option, with the right build you can get around 900 Rad dmg plus"

"Atoms judgment for me."

"Atoms judgment becomes close contender for better NG the best."

#11

N/A

4.7

(10)

"I whole-heartedly recommend the Huntress Spear. Hits fast, does decent damage."

"The Throatslicer you get from that one vendor in Nuka World is stronger."

"Atoms judgement or the harvester, but I think the most op outright in pure damage."

"I'm a big fan of Atoms Judgement a unique super sledge with radiation damage."

"Best melee weapon is either the throat slicer from Nuka World."

"I rolled a Bloodied, 40% Power Attk, +3STR auto axe. That thing is the GOAT!"

"Auto axe is top for automatic melee."

"Find it recently! Replace sacrificial dagger with it."

"I'm very much into any of the light melee weapons."

"If you get Krell Axe or Huntress Spear, they are thrown with charge melee."

#12

Baseball Bat

3.8

(12)

"Everyone’s telling you the meta already but I’m gonna be real, whip out a baseball bat or fire axe and it’s phenomenal."

"The +3 hit on a baseball bat really helps with a low melee skill."

"Early-game, I'd suggest a baseball bat."

"I would say a freezing baseball bat fully upgraded would prob get u the best bank 4 ur buck."

"For me it's the baseball bat, more common to find then any other weapon here."

"Nothing beats the bonk of a baseball bat."

"Baseball bat."

"I'd say baseball bat is the most pragmatic melee weapon by far."

"Baseball Bat, or Stun Baton with Repulsor Mod."

"Probably a spear or baseball bat."

#13

Club

4.0

(11)

"For me, club rules from day 1 to day 1000."

"The club is great once you get the book that refills your stamina with power attack kills."

"Opinion: Clubs for me."

"The club has high chance to ragdoll the enemy so they're cooked."

"Otherwise my go to weapon is the club."

"I always run club until i read all the spear books then swap to spear."

"I like the club, baton, and machete."

"The club is still your best in slot."

"You could keep using the club with Legendary shield."

"Club is my go to. Spears is MEGA fun."

#14

Chainsaw

4.4

(10)

"Vamp 2bar flaming chainsaw & vamp electrified autoaxe."

"Best I got at least..."

"A flaming chainsaw is pure badassery."

"I have a god roll vampires chainsaw when I get bored of heavy guns."

"Chainsaw/ripper is really fun"

"Having vampire, flaming chainsaw might be actually a decent build for the new raids."

"Electric auto axe or double bar flamer chainsaw."

"I like the chainsaw because it's easy to find, easy to get mods for and still does pretty good damage."

"If the autoaxe is too difficult to obtain, chainsaw is almost as good."

"If you want an easy, good, hard hitting melee weapon that will keep you alive a chainsaw with Vampire is a decent choice."

#15

Knife

4.3

(9)

"Knife. 100% superior to everything else for 99% of cases."

"I'm willing to throw a curve-ball here and say the Knife is the best all around."

"Either Mk is fine, since the best attack is push attack anyway."

"However I really like the knives, the bleed is good early game and the machete is good later too."

"I find the knife working better on my Melta/Vanguard."

"Knife."

"I've been having a lot of luck with the knife, stabby stab, let them bleed."

"Easier to use overall imo. With the 1.0 update? Knife all the time."

"The knife is nasty. I have a level one knife and it's amazing."

#16

Plasma Cutter

4.2

(9)

"Impressive damage for a one-handed, besides I'm all about plasma"

"Plasma Cutter but you’ve got about a 9 month wait unless you get lucky."

"The answer is auto ax, and I carry the be for bosses. The one I’m having the most fun with however, is the plasma cutter."

"But I liked my plasma cutter and electro enforcer."

"The powered melee weapons i use a plasma cutter though just like the feel of it and the stealth glow with frozen mod is awsome."

"Plasma cutter is fun!"

"I love my plasma cutter with sword skin."

"Quite pleased with plasma cutter (with 'appropriate ' mods)."

"Plasma cutter."

#17

Fire Axe

4.6

(8)

"I love a good fire axe. Effective killing tool."

"My favorite thru 1000 nd of hours playing all sort of versions fire axe as it last forever hits very hard."

"Fire axe is the best that you can reasonably find."

"My favourites are Fire axe and Crowbar, fire axe seems to one hit more regularly and crowbar lasts for ages"

"Fire axe hits hard lasts forever."

"I prefer the fire axe over any other melee weapon."

"The sword is best, but the fire axe is really good too and easier to find."

"Fire axe,sword,katana."

#18

Throatslicer

5.0

(7)

"Best melee weapons are the throatslicer, baseball bat with the nukaworld mods, and the ripper."

"* Non-VATS: Throatslicer is great."

"Throatslicer. 100% Its bleeding damage is the perfect effect for this kind of weapon."

"Throatslicer from Katelyn in the market"

"I prefer the Throatslicer."

"One of the best in the base game for sure but with Nuka-World my go to is Throatslicer."

"In my opinion, Throatslicer... is the best melee weapon."

#19

Steel Club

4.3

(8)

"The steel club felt the best late game."

"Nothing hits like the steel club, especially loaded with the right mods."

"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Steel Club."

"The club and the spear stand out as being very strong from day 1."

"I go with steel club but it’s whatever you put skills in to is what makes the difference."

"Steel club, stun baton, steel spear and steel knuckles are all very strong."

"I like being TF2 Scout with Athletic gear and a Steel Club."

"I enjoy the steel club even late game."

#20

Pickman's Blade

4.6

(7)

"Pickman's Blade. Light, handy, it bleeds, and you can load *so many* VATs attacks into it."

"Pickman’s blade is my broken guilty pleasure with blitz, ninja, sneak, and melee maxed."

"I like the fast hard hitting weapons more. Blitz a whole room with Pickman's Blade."

"Not sure if it's the best, but it and Pickman's Blade are my FAVORITE melee weapons."

"I always make a point to go grab it just because it's wicked badass."

"I usually do a stealth build and pick Pickman's for the bleed and I upgrade it to Stealth Blade."

"I love the pick man's blade."

#21

Katana

4.4

(7)

"For my zombie scenario I really like katanas."

"Katana. I could find a way to use it in every situation."

"My favorite is the katana (via mods). I take that and the combat knife and handle most zombies with it."

"Katana."

"Mmmm do you mean 'best' melee weapon or 'easiest' melee weapon, because katanas and machetes are like, just straight up better imo."

"Katana with legendary schematics from alpha boss Bushi Noct."

#22

Steel Knuckles

4.8

(6)

"Steel knuckles."

"Nothing is stronger than Steel Knuckles. Nothing."

"I use a brawler build and steel knuckles."

"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Steel Knuckles."

"Brawler, all day long. Steel knuckles can double as a knife for skinning."

"Steel knuckles."

#23

Kremvh's Tooth

4.7

(6)

"I've been having good results with the Kremvh's Tooth legendary machete that you can find at the bottom of Dunwich Borers."

"Kervh tooth is the best melee weapon in my opinion."

"Kremvh’s tooth from dunwich borers. 173 base damage i believe and poison damage."

"Kremvh's Tooth "sacrificial blade mod" is actually removable from the blade itself at the workbench."

"I have the throat slicer right now and I love it kremvhs tooth didn’t have that stabby umph I like 🤣"

"I would say that, Throatslicer, The Harvester and Atom's Judgement is above it."

#24

Zweihander

4.3

(6)

"The plasma cutter and Zweihander you get from the BoS and Skyline Valley questline are fun."

"One not mentioned that I've been loving is the v63 Zweihander."

"May I indulge you in the humble way of the 2H melee player? The Zweihander, Super Sledge (after PTS) and War."

"Much prefer gauntlet/plasma cutter/war glaive/V63 Zweihander."

"I personally use zweihander but yeah nodachi is goated."

"Zweihander is very fun for everyday enemies."

#25

Autoaxe

5.0

(5)

"Auto-axe pretty much hands down."

"I have a vamp Auto-Axe. Good stuff."

"I run an Electrified 3* AutoAxe and it really does the business."

"Autoaxe is only answer atm."

"The Autoaxe is totally worth it."

#26

Disciples Blade

4.4

(5)

"The disciples blade in nukaworld dlc is amazing too."

"A disciples blade from nuka world is deadlier."

"Probably the unique disciples blade with bleeding from Nuka world it can be bought in the market"

"I prefer the disciples blade."

"The disciples blade from nuka world can work better though."

#27

Hammer

4.2

(5)

"Hammer is the best melee weapon IMO. The damage output is insane."

"Just get one with a solid metal structure and you’ll be golden."

"Hammer for pvp, only way I can seem to kill bullworks solo."

"Hammer is 100% best weapon for assault."

"Hammer with shroud. It’s basically wack a mole."

#28

Clubs

4.2

(5)

"Clubs with the 10 book combo totally wrecks face."

"Clubs because the tree is best overall and good mix between stamina use/damage/crowd control."

"I like clubs. Good balance, strong, I like the perk book set."

"I prefer clubs personally, add a chain mod and you're knocking down nearly every zombie in 1 hit."

"IMO, clubs (and sledges) are popular because of the tree they are in."

#29

Dueling Sword

5.0

(4)

"Mk 4 Duelling sword for raw DPS."

"Dueling MkIV is not only the best monstrosity weapon, but overall the best weapon."

"Mk 4 Dueling Sword is my go to for Monstrosities."

"If you're good at fighting bosses in melee then the Dueling Sword Mk IV with Uncanny Strike."

#30

Sledge

3.8

(5)

"Sledge then spear."

"Depends on your game stage. Early game I tend to go stone sledges and spears."

"I usually go sledge. It’s slow and uses a lot of stamina, but once you get used to the timing it carries the early game easily."

"Sledge imo."

"I'm on the edge with the sledge. It does insane damage, but stamina is a bitch."

#31

Thunder Hammer

4.5

(4)

"Hammer is the best melee weapon IMO."

"Thunder hammer, swing radius lets you get enemies in basically 360 degrees."

"Thunder hammer. It is slow but the AoE is amazing."

"Thunder hammer is my favorite weapon in the entire game."

#32

Cleaver

4.5

(4)

"Modded Cleaver"

"Modded cleaver is crazy good. It has high dps and speed."

"The cleaver is cheaper than the machete to make."

"Cleaver if mods, crowbar if no mods."

#33

Ripper

4.5

(4)

"My favorite is the ripper that deals bleed damage. That thing melts after upgrades."

"Honestly a ripper with staggering is brutal."

"Ripper with mods."

"*ripper with bleed or stagger*."

#34

Mace

4.3

(4)

"Chaos mace."

"Mace is the winner for me, especially the one handed ones."

"I'm running with the mace."

"Spear is probably ideal but of these, I'll likely go with the mace or barbed-wire bat."

#35

Hunting Knife

4.3

(4)

"I got a hunting knife early on and made the switch. I am loving it."

"Hunting Knife."

"My current favorite is hunting knife - better than the machete."

"I swear the hunting knife is better than the machete."

#36

Rashad

4.3

(4)

"Rashad combat axe is also top tier."

"I'd recommend just learning the game w/ a Rashad that has Brutal Momentum and headtaker."

"Best over-all? Probably either the Rashad Combat Axe (good at everything except insta-gibbing monstrosities) or the Combat Knives."

"Rashad for damage (stealth), crusher (chorus) for not dying / support."

#37

Crow Bar

4.0

(4)

"Crow bar. Super practical and tough."

"Crowbar, aside from being a solid weapon it also has utility."

"Crow bar the best tool and weapon."

"Crowbar. It's perfectly fine for cracking or even stabbing skulls."

#38

Steel Spear

5.0

(3)

"I love my steel spear with the flame mod."

"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Steel Spear."

"I love steel spear and club."

#39

Disciple's Blade

5.0

(3)

"Any Disciple’s Blade. The blade is over tuned damage wise for a fast weapon."

"I maintain that the Disciple's Blade is the best melee weapon in the game."

"The disciples' blade outclasses it in damage and weapon speed though."

#40

3.0

(4)

"Claymore cuz you can berz and lcm it"

"Claymore if cant gs or valkl"

"Claymore or gs"

"So far, claymore and midas sword, depending on the pet"

#47

Axe

4.0

(3)

"I always run an axe, that way I can kill zombies and farm wood at the same time."

"I love axe but it is hurt by being its own path."

"I have found axe to be very liable at low levels."

#48

Sword

4.0

(3)

"The sword or Katana or machete would be the best melee weapon."

"If there was a zombie coming in my house... these would probably be my top 3 picks: sword, shovel, baseball bat."

"It's tough between Sword and Fireaxe but the latter is significantly more durable."

#49

Spiked Bat

3.7

2.5

4.0

(1)

"Dead-on sells a survival hammer that is a wrench, hammer, spike, prybar, screwdriver."

#94

Ironshod Quarterstaff

4.0

(1)

"Personally I’d recommend ironshod quarterstaffs since they have solid bash damage."

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