Best melee weapon on Reddit
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#1
Chainsword
4.4
(19)
"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."
#2
Stun Baton
4.8
(16)
"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."
"There is no better weapon in the game for pure knockdown and lockdown crowd control than a stun baton."
"I like the stun baton with the repulsor mod."
"Stun baton is great for defending against a mob."
"Easily stun baton with perks and mods on it."
"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Stun Baton."
"Stun batons... can hit 3 zombies at once!"
#3
N/A
4.5
(15)
"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."
"You get an instigating disciple's blade when siding with Nisha in the Nuka-World DLC."
"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."
"Sledge and stun baton are comparable, with the sledge better with individual / small groups and the stun baton better with larger groups of zombies."
"I like going with the hunting knife or machete personally."
#4
Machete
4.4
(14)
"The machete will always be my favorite."
"Machete hands down."
"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."
"But the machete / agility tree is the most versatile."
"Machete is my favourite because of its high chance to dismember."
"Agi- machete."
"Machete is very fast and good at chopping heads off."
#5
Auto Axe
4.9
(11)
"Auto Axe is my baby."
"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."
"I'm rocking bloodied electric auto axe +40%dmg during power attack."
"Easiest / best = auto axe - aa/pa/ +3str or breaks slower."
"Auto axe is the single most dps weapon in the game by an insanely wide margin."
"I just run around with autoaxe and unyielding, its actually pretty strong."
"It is, no contest, the most potent and user friendly melee weapon right now."
"Auto Axe all the way."
#6
Sledgehammer
4.6
(10)
"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."
"Live by the sledge, die by the sledge."
"That iron sledge got me out of a tier 4 with multiple ferals."
"Best melee without thinking about the skill tree would be the sledgehammer for me."
"Sledgehammer is often considered the best. Extremely high damage, and it's wide swing can decimate a group before you."
"Str - sledgehammer."
"I'm a Sledgehammer/Club person."
#7
Spear
4.8
(9)
"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."
"Spears are the best for me, long range, piercing, stamina refill."
"I've been favouring the spear. I've always been a club person, but the spear is brutal."
"I enjoy the spear once fully leveled up and modded."
"I only tried spears and they rock."
#8
Power Sword
4.7
(9)
"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 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?"
"Power sword. Just looks right and the dps/versatility is good."
#9
Atom's Judgment
4.8
(8)
"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."
#10
Chainsaw
4.3
(7)
"Vamp 2bar flaming chainsaw & vamp electrified autoaxe."
"Best I got at least..."
"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."
#11
Steel Club
4.3
(7)
"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 enjoy the steel club even late game."
#12
Knife
4.3
(7)
"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."
"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."
"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."
#13
Fallout
5.0
(6)
"Gehenna, the unique shishkebab is perfect for this."
"Dead Sea’s Liberator is great for one-handed too."
"Blade of the West is my all-time favorite for 2-handed."
"Knock-Knock if you want to go all Jack Torrance from the shining."
"Fist of Rawr is a great melee weapon."
"Chainsaw sounds like it would fit the bill nicely, and has some mods for it so it will at least feel like it has some progression."
#14
Pickman's Blade
4.5
(6)
"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."
#15
Knuckles
4.6
(5)
"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."
"I'm loving knuckles. Crazy good with: - Beer, obviously."
"Knuckles with all the brawler books and consumable buffs is probably the strongest."
#16
Crowbar
5.0
(4)
"Crowbar, it's versatile as a weapon and as a tool."
"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."
#17
Plasma Cutter
4.0
(5)
"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."
"Plasma cutter is fun!"
"Quite pleased with plasma cutter (with 'appropriate ' mods)."
"Plasma cutter."
#18
Katana
4.8
(4)
"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 with legendary schematics from alpha boss Bushi Noct."
#19
Fire Axe
4.5
(4)
"I love a good fire axe. Effective killing tool."
"Fire axe hits hard lasts forever."
"I prefer the fire axe over any other melee weapon."
"Fire axe,sword,katana."
#20
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."
#21
Club
4.3
(4)
"For me, club rules from day 1 to day 1000."
"Otherwise my go to weapon is the club."
"I always run club until i read all the spear books then swap to spear."
"Club is my go to. Spears is MEGA fun."
#22
Zweihander
4.3
(4)
"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."
#23
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."
#24
Kremvh's Tooth
4.7
(3)
"Kervh tooth is the best melee weapon in my opinion."
"Kremvh’s tooth from dunwich borers. 173 base damage i believe and poison damage."
"I have the throat slicer right now and I love it kremvhs tooth didn’t have that stabby umph I like 🤣"
#25
Atgeir
4.7
(3)
"Atgeir has to be by far the most powerful"
"Atgeir.. always atgeir.."
"The atgeir is nice, too"
#26
Disciples Blade
4.7
(3)
"The disciples blade in nukaworld dlc is amazing too."
"A disciples blade from nuka world is deadlier."
"The disciples blade from nuka world can work better though."
#27
Steel Knuckles
4.7
(3)
"I use a brawler build and steel knuckles."
"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Steel Knuckles."
"Steel knuckles."
#28
Frostner
4.3
(3)
"Frostner for me work best"
"I started with Frostner and then switched to Mistwalker as I progressed."
"Frostner is also quite strong in Mistlands if your skill with maces is already decent."
#29
Combat Knife
4.3
(3)
"The chainsword and knife are the best melee."
"Thematically, I use a combat knife."
"Combat Knife is strictly better vs single targets."
#30
Sledge
4.0
(3)
"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."
#31
Disciple's Blade
5.0
(2)
"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."
#32
Throatslicer
5.0
(2)
"I prefer the Throatslicer."
"In my opinion, Throatslicer... is the best melee weapon."
#33
Tempered Steel
5.0
(2)
"Late game Tempered Steel mace, Tempered Steel rapier, Tempered Steel Kukri."
"Tempered steel mace is one of the best if not the best for it, hits hard and is not slow."
#34
Steel Spear
5.0
(2)
"I love my steel spear with the flame mod."
"The best melee weapons are in no particular order: Steel Spear."
#35
Rashad
5.0
(2)
"Rashad combat axe is also top tier."
"Rashad axe with headtaker and brutal momentum is my personal fav."
#36
Throat Slicer
4.5
(2)
"Yes, the Bleed damage from a fully modified Throat Slicer is where it is at."
"The Throatslicer you get from the chem vendor in the Nuka World market is fast and deals a lot of damage."
#37
World Series Bat
4.5
(2)
"Def better than Pickmans, and def the best LOOKING melee weapon."
"2077 World Series bat is my favorite. With upgrades and perks I usually get about 180 damage out of it."
#38
Mace
4.5
(2)
"Mace is the winner for me, especially the one handed ones."
"I'm running with the mace."
#39
Mistwalker
4.0
(2)
"Mistwalker and Demolisher"
"Mistwalker and Himmin Afl for me, both deal elemental damage which Seekers don't resist."
#40
Blades
4.0
(2)
"I prefer blades overall though."
"Blades are good. Fast attack and the bleed mechanic makes fighting large numbers easier."
#41
Hunting Knife
4.0
(2)
"My current favorite is hunting knife - better than the machete."
"I swear the hunting knife is better than the machete."
#42
Sword
4.0
(2)
"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."
#43
Baseball Bat
4.0
(2)
"I would say a freezing baseball bat fully upgraded would prob get u the best bank 4 ur buck."
"Nothing beats the bonk of a baseball bat."
#44
Hammer
4.0
(2)
"Hammer for pvp, only way I can seem to kill bullworks solo."
"Hammer is 100% best weapon for assault."
#45
Burning Barbed Sheepsquatch Staff
5.0
(1)
"One shots aliens, deathclaws, and super mutants alike."
#46
Grognak's Axe
5.0
(1)
"Definitely Vampire's PA auto-axe or chainsaw for event bosses though."
#47
Shock Baton
5.0
(1)
"I've been running with the v63 shock baton for a hot minute and have been loving every minute of it."
#48
Combat Spade
5.0
(1)
"Combat spade. I just love the utility of it."
#49
Steel Sledgehammer
5.0
(1)
"End game im enjoying the steel sledgehammer a lot."
#50
Ripper
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is the ripper that deals bleed damage. That thing melts after upgrades."
#51
Tennokai
5.0
(1)
"I've been using tennokai Okina prime incarnon and it's been lovely so far."
#52
Bo
5.0
(1)
"Bo incarnon electric/blast with melee influence (thank me later) Dual Ichor with vortex is pretty fun too"
#53
Throatcutter
5.0
(1)
"Throatcutter and the harvester. Though kremvs tooth on a wounding machete will get you the game through."
#54
Big Jim
5.0
(1)
"Big Jim, the limb breaking wrench are all you need for a melee build tbf"
#55
Rippers
5.0
(1)
"Furious, Freezing, and VATS rippers are top notch."
#56
Crippling Polehook
5.0
(1)
"Gave the Crippling Polehook to Strong and we just wailed on every enemy together."
#57
The Harvester
5.0
(1)
"Nah the harvester is, either that or atoms judgement."
#58
Mk VI Combat Knife
5.0
(1)
"The best weapon right now is probably the mk VI combat knife."
#59
Baton
5.0
(1)
"Baton best so fun to just shock z's."
#60
Harvester
5.0
(1)
"Harvetser, throat slicer, furious power fist especially."
#61
Cold Steel
5.0
(1)
"I like the Cold Steel Spetsnaz shovel for an easy to use melee weapon."
#62
Lucerne
5.0
(1)
"End game, it really depends but Lucerne hammer is GOATed."
#63
Tigris XV
5.0
(1)
"The best melee weapon for a newer player IMO is the Tigris XV Eviscerator."
#64
Indignatus
5.0
(1)
"Indignatus Crusher: excellent all-rounder with good crowd control."
#65
PR-24
5.0
(1)
"Always been a big fan of the PR-24 baton... they’re fast, have rapid strike, precise strike, and parry."
#66
Protonic Inversal
5.0
(1)
"The Protonic Inversal Axe from OWB is my goto. Early game is Chance’s Knife."
#67
Firefighter
5.0
(1)
"Firefighter Axe, it's a really good weapon for clearing the stragglers."
#68
Antax
5.0
(1)
"Antax or Rashad axe with brutal momentum and head taker."
#69
Hatchet
5.0
(1)
"Hatchet is always OP. amazing weapon and multi use tool."
#70
Boar Spear
5.0
(1)
"My personal weapon of choice would be a boar spear."
#71
Steel Sledge
5.0
(1)
"Steel sledge is the GOAT!"
#72
Vampire Blue Ridge Branding Iron
5.0
(1)
"I'm running a 1h build and having a blast with a vampire blue ridge branding iron."
#73
Warhammer
5.0
(1)
"AFAIK the warhammer is still top in terms of overall DPS."
#74
Fencing Hammer
5.0
(1)
"Fencing Hammer all the way, it stun locks majoris with light attacks."
#75
Lobotomizer
5.0
(1)
"I'm gonna say the lobotomizer, even though it's a 'tool' and not a 'weapon'."
#76
Deathclaw Gauntlet
5.0
(1)
"Im unarmed weapon of choice is Instigating deathclaw gauntlet."
#77
T6 Steel Club
5.0
(1)
"I usually run around with my T6 steel club with fire mod."
#78
Flaming Barb Wire Bat
5.0
(1)
"I enjoy my flaming barb wire bat."
#79
Kukri
5.0
(1)
"Kukri or machete. Easy to carry, less physically taxing."
#80
Climbing Axe
5.0
(1)
"Lightweight, durable, deadly on all sides."
#81
Aluminum Baseball Bat
5.0
(1)
"Aluminum baseball bat. Thing will never break."
#82
Roofing Hammer
5.0
(1)
"Roofing hammer, hammer loop on belt, swinging for the fences."
#83
Batons
5.0
(1)
"I like going batons because then if i ever end up in melee."
#84
Sledge/Bat
5.0
(1)
"On normal playthroughs it's probably going to be Sledge/Bat."
#85
Autoaxe
5.0
(1)
"The Autoaxe is totally worth it."
#86
Drill
5.0
(1)
"My favorite melee weapon bonuses for those Mutated enemies is the Drill."
#87
Commie Whacker
5.0
(1)
"There is only one right answer. The Commie Whacker."
#88
Relic Power Sword
5.0
(1)
"The one with the fencing, I can’t think of the name off the top of my head, is the best melee imo."
#89
Power Fist
2.5
(2)
"I like the power fist but it definitely is more involved."
"Power Fist - the worst. Charging it is so slow."
#90
Steel Axe
4.0
(1)
"Steel axe deadass, other than that, I’m a bow guy & .44 vulture."
#91
Mole Miner Gauntlet
4.0
(1)
"I rock mole miner gauntlet with unarmed perks."
#92
War Glaive
4.0
(1)
"Two handed melee the war glaive is king and still fun."
#93
Cryptid Jawbone Knife
4.0
(1)
"I use the cryptid jawbone knife I think? Lifesteal and fast stabbies makes it fun."
#94
Buzzsaw
4.0
(1)
"The mr handy buzzsaw."
#95
Mini Gun
4.0
(1)
"I'm a little old school still like my vampires bashing mini gun."
#96
Super Sledge
4.0
(1)
"I'm partial to the super sledge. So fun."
#97
Settler Gauntlet
4.0
(1)
"Auto Axe for bosses, settler gauntlet to have fun."
#98
Midas Sword
4.0
(1)
"Hypermax Midas Sword."
#99
Cutlass
4.0
(1)
"I really like the cutlass, I always go for it for my melee, but the Ripper does everything better objectively."
#100
Ubersaw
4.0
(1)
"Second best is ubersaw, because the best is solemn vow."
#101
Steel Baseball Bat
4.0
(1)
"None of these. Steel baseball bat. Doesn’t break. Wood breaks."
#102
Sacrificial Blade
4.0
(1)
"I think one of the best benefits of the sacrificial blade is its a mod, so it can be applied to other legendary machetes."
#103
Legendary Knife
4.0
(1)
"Randomly got a legedary knife that sets people on fire if you block them."
#104
Legendary Machete
4.0
(1)
"You can put this on a legendary machete to stack effects."
#105
Swans Power Fist
4.0
(1)
"Yea I’m doing a melee build and that does some good damage better then swans power fist."
#106
Chainaxe 4
4.0
(1)
"Personally I love chainaxe 4 and heavy sword 7."
#107
Rockville Slugger
4.0
(1)
"Maximum upgraded rockville slugger is being close second and pickman being third."
#108
Skoll and Hati
4.0
(1)
"Skoll and hati (still using in Ashlands)"
#109
Hammer and Fist
4.0
(1)
"Hammer and the Fist in my experience."
#110
Powerfist
4.0
(1)
"Powerfist will open them right up."
#111
Hammer and Flamer
4.0
(1)
"Hammer and flamer. As the Emperor intended."
#112
Gauntlet
4.0
(1)
"Gauntlet is top unarmed."
#113
Blackened Combat Knife
4.0
(1)
"I carry a blackened combat knife (assists with stealth)."
#114
Deathscythe Shield
4.0
(1)
"Special mention to deathscythe shield as well."
#115
Anti-Ship Sword
4.0
(1)
"Anti-Ship Swords."
#116
Longhaft Axe
4.0
(1)
"My favorite is the longhaft axe from the DLC."
#117
Fists
4.0
(1)
"I’m trying out fists this patch and loving them."
#118
Fusion Core Super Sledge
4.0
(1)
"The fusion core super sledge is my go too and is pretty good."
#119
Chance
4.0
(1)
"Chances knife would be a good choice for this"
#120
Goedendag
4.0
(1)
"I like the combination of a short spear with a bludgeoning weapon."
#121
Shovel
4.0
(1)
"I have both a shovel and a samurai sword, and they are my to go weapons."
#122
Dane Axe
4.0
(1)
"My SHTF melee weapon is a dane axe."
#123
Ice Pick
4.0
(1)
"An ice pick/climbing pick, it's an easy single swing weapon."
#124
Tenderizer
4.0
(1)
"I whipped up a plain old Tenderizer and it was surprisingly effective without any mods at all."
#125
Vampire Chainsaw
4.0
(1)
"Vampire chainsaw is also good."
#126
War Hammer
4.0
(1)
"So it’s not my personal #1, which would probably be the war hammer."
#127
Cultist Dagger
4.0
(1)
"All you need it's a cultist dagger or switchblade."
#128
Blue Ridge Branding Iron
4.0
(1)
"It kills a lot of common enemies with 1 smack and only weighs 3 lbs."
#129
Medics Ripper
4.0
(1)
"I use a medics ripper for that."
#130
Flamberge
4.0
(1)
"My favourite is the flamberge."
#131
Mini Chainsaw
4.0
(1)
"Mini chainsaw or Katana? Those have always been my favorites."
#132
Home Run Bat
3.0
(1)
"I personally like the home run bat. Does it have the best damage? No."
#133
Pickman's
3.0
(1)
"It does far less bleed damage than Pickman's."
#134
Furious Death Gauntlet
3.0
(1)
"I've had a Furious death gauntlet. Thought it was better."
#135
Bone Knife
3.0
(1)
"Bone knife."
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