Melee combat

Melee combat
Details
Description	Fighting in melee increases your strength.
Effects	+0–50% physical melee damage
Max level	100
Color	#ff8a35

Melee combat is a skill that increases physical melee damage by +0.5% per level, up to a maximum of +50% at level 100.

Melee combat experience is gained by attacking enemies using melee damage, at a rate of 1 experience per successful swing (i.e. hitting multiple enemies will only give 1 experience).

Talent tree

Talent	Effects	Tier
Quick strikes	+2–10% melee attack speed	1
Building anger	Gain 2% melee damage every time an enemy is hit, stacks up to 2–10 times	2
Fast and furious	+2–10% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration	2
Heavy swings	+3–15% knockback chance	3
Stubborn fighter	Gain +3–15% melee damage when hitting the same target successively	3
Taking a step back	+4–20% chance on melee hit to increase range damage by 30%	3
Seething blade	10% chance on melee hit to restore +1–5% health	4
Strength of the Ancients	+4–20% damage against bosses	4

Experience requirements

• Milestones
• All levels

Level	Exp. gained	Exp. remaining
0	0	20001
5	263	19738
10	558	19443
15	889	19112
20	1263	18738
25	1683	18318
30	2155	17846
35	2686	17315
40	3284	16717
45	3956	16045
50	4712	15289
55	5563	14438
60	6520	13481
65	7597	12404
70	8808	11193
75	10170	9831
80	11703	8298
85	13427	6574
90	15366	4635
95	17547	2454
99	19487	514
100	20001	0

Level	Exp. gained	Exp. remaining
0	0	20001
1	50	19951
2	102	19899
3	154	19847
4	208	19793
5	263	19738
6	319	19682
7	377	19624
8	435	19566
9	496	19505
10	558	19443
11	621	19380
12	686	19315
13	752	19249
14	820	19181
15	889	19112
16	961	19040
17	1033	18968
18	1108	18893
19	1184	18817
20	1263	18738
21	1343	18658
22	1425	18576
23	1509	18492
24	1595	18406
25	1683	18318
26	1773	18228
27	1865	18136
28	1959	18042
29	2056	17945
30	2155	17846
31	2256	17745
32	2360	17641
33	2466	17535
34	2575	17426
35	2686	17315
36	2800	17201
37	2917	17084
38	3036	16965
39	3159	16842
40	3284	16717
41	3412	16589
42	3543	16458
43	3678	16323
44	3815	16186
45	3956	16045
46	4100	15901
47	4248	15753
48	4399	15602
49	4554	15447
50	4712	15289
51	4875	15126
52	5041	14960
53	5211	14790
54	5385	14616
55	5563	14438
56	5746	14255
57	5933	14068
58	6124	13877
59	6320	13681
60	6520	13481
61	6725	13276
62	6936	13065
63	7151	12850
64	7371	12630
65	7597	12404
66	7828	12173
67	8064	11937
68	8306	11695
69	8554	11447
70	8808	11193
71	9068	10933
72	9334	10667
73	9606	10395
74	9885	10116
75	10170	9831
76	10462	9539
77	10762	9239
78	11068	8933
79	11382	8619
80	11703	8298
81	12031	7970
82	12368	7633
83	12713	7288
84	13065	6936
85	13427	6574
86	13796	6205
87	14175	5826
88	14563	5438
89	14959	5042
90	15366	4635
91	15782	4219
92	16208	3793
93	16644	3357
94	17090	2911
95	17547	2454
96	18015	1986
97	18494	1507
98	18985	1016
99	19487	514
100	20001	0

Notes

• Members of the none and merchant factions do not grant experience when hit.

Achievements

...Sting like a bee • "Gain 100 skill points in melee" (Bronze • 25 G • 20 XP) Reach level 100 in the Melee combat skill.

Tips

• While grinding experience it is more efficient to use weaker and faster swinging weapons as the lowered damage allows for more hits per enemy.
• The fastest way to level Melee combat is to attack The Hive Mother unarmed while unarmed (or otherwise not holding an item with a damage rating). The Hivebone armor is incredibly helpful since it allows you to ignore acid damage. Attack speed, life steal, and life gain items are also recommended.
• Another leveling method involves the Stormbringer due to it's 5.0 attack speed and infinite durability. Fighting against Igneous the Molten Mass on hard difficulty and allowing the boss to heal will allow the player to attack nearly constantly. Resistance to burning and slime, buffs to melee attack speed, and enough hp to tank a fireball on hard are recommended.

History

• 1.0.0.1: The amount of experience needed to reach level 100 has been decreased from 25004 to 20001.
• 0.2.83b2b4a: Introduced.