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Melee
Melee Attacks are those that directly hit with a melee Strike or a Slam, dealing Melee damage. Melee attacks usually scale from Weapon or Unarmed damage. Any Projectiles these attacks create do not count as Melee damage.
Uniques
Bramblejack250% of Melee Physical Damage taken reflected to Attacker
Daevata's Wind(30-60)% increased Melee Damage if you've dealt a Projectile Attack Hit in the past eight seconds(30-60)% increased Projectile Damage if you've dealt a Melee Hit in the past eight seconds
Heart of the WellGain 1 Rage on Melee Hit
Horns of ByndenGain 1 Rage on Melee Hit
JarngreiprStrength can satisfy other Attribute Requirements of Melee Weapons and Melee Skills
Loreweave(15-25)% chance to deal your Thorns Damage to Enemies you Hit with Melee Attacks(0-50)% chance to deal your Thorns Damage to Enemies you Hit with Melee Attacks
Nazir's Judgement(35-50)% increased Melee Damage against Heavy Stunned enemies
Pillar of the Caged God16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Prized Pain(15-25)% chance to deal your Thorns Damage to Enemies you Hit with Melee Attacks
Splinter of Lorrata20% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
The Ordained25% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
ThunderfistAdds 1 to (77-111) Lightning Damage to Unarmed Melee Hits+(0.1-1.1)% to Unarmed Melee Attack Critical Hit Chance
Tidebreaker+(2-3) to Level of all Melee Skills
Wings of CaelynGain 1 Rage on Melee Hit
Skill gems
Ancestral CryWarcry, Attack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Trigger, Fire, Duration, Nova, ConditionalWhile embodying Kaom, you Trigger Volcanic Steps while travelling, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.
Arctic ArmourWhile the barrier has stages, Melee Attacks that hit you will remove a stage to cause a burst of ice that deals Cold Spell damage to the attacker.
- Chaotic Surge
Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
- Crackling Palm
When you Hit with Unarmed Melee Attacks, calls down lightning bolts which deal Unarmed Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Cross SlashAttack, Shapeshift, Werewolf, AoE, Melee
- Elemental Expression
Triggers Explosion, Bolt, or Wave on Melee Critical Hit
- Elemental Surge
Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
Falling ThunderAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Lightning
Furious SlamAttack, Shapeshift, Bear, AoE, Melee, Slam
Fury of the MountainAttack, Shapeshift, Bear, AoE, Melee, Slam, Sustained, Duration, Channelling
Gathering StormAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Duration, Channelling, Travel+1 metres to Melee Strike Range
- Gelid Palm
When you Hit with Unarmed Melee Attacks, projects icy wind which deal Unarmed Attack damage to all surrounding enemies and destroy Ice Crystals.
- Gemini Surge
Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
Hammer of the GodsAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration, Conditional
- Harbinger of Madness
Draws out an Unstable Apparition from enemies you kill with Melee Hits, no more than once every 0.05 seconds
- Hollow Form
Attack, Melee, Sustained, Channelling, MetaThe images perform a Socketed Melee Attack once then vanish, targeting the closest enemy if possible.
Infernal CryPerform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby.
- Kinetic Bash
Attack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling
Lunar BlessingWhile the Buff is active, your Werewolf Melee Attacks call down Moonbeams on Hit.
- Manifest Weapon
Manifest a copy of your main hand Melee Martial Weapon as an immortal Companion to fight by your side.
- Parry
Attack, Melee, Physical, Duration, Channelling
Perfect StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Channelling+3.5 metres to Melee Strike Range
- Playtest Attack
Attack, AoE, Melee, StrikeStrike your foes down with a powerful blow using a melee weapon.
- Raise Shield
Attack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling
RampageAttack, Shapeshift, Bear, AoE, Melee, Slam, Sustained, Channelling, Travel
Reaper's InvocationWhile active, gains Energy when you kill an enemy with a Melee Attack.Energy gained per enemy Power on Melee kill 30
Resonating ShieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Physical, Channelling
Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling, Travel
Skeletal Brute+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
- Soaring Midnight
Attack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Physical, Cold, Travel
Staggering PalmAttack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Physical, Duration, Wind
Supercharged SlamAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Channelling, Staged
- Temper Weapon
Attack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Fire, ChannellingChannel to temper your main hand Melee Martial Weapon.While Channelling each strike of the anvil Empowers your next 3 Melee Attacks Empowered Attacks Trigger Combust on Hit
Tempest BellAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Duration, Conditional
Whirlwind LanceCollapse deals Melee damage
Wind Serpent's FuryAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Conditional, Wind
Wing BlastAttack, Shapeshift, Wyvern, AoE, Melee, Wind
Support gems
Ancestral AidSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional
Bleed IVSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Melee Physical Damage to Bleeding Enemies, but be unable to inflict Bleeding itself.Supported Skills deal 30% more Melee Physical Damage against Bleeding enemies
Combo Finisher ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, ConditionalSupports Melee Attacks you use yourself.
- Combo Finisher II
Support, Attack, Melee, Strike, ConditionalSupports Melee Attacks you use yourself.
Culmination ISupport, Attack, Melee, ConditionalSupports Melee Attack Skills.Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks.
- Culmination II
Support, Attack, Melee, ConditionalSupports Melee Attack Skills.Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks.
DesperationSupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself.
ExcoriateSupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills.Supported Skills deal more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they hit, but cannot themselves inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 10% more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they Hit
Heavy SwingSupport, Attack, Melee, PhysicalSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Supported Skills deal 35% more Melee Physical Damage
Impact ShockwaveSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, StrikeSupports Melee Strike Skills and Wind Attack Skills, causing them to create an Aftershock that damages enemies around the target when they Heavy Stun an enemy.
Pursuit ISupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attacks.Supported Skills deal more Melee damage if you have struck with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Projectile Damage.Supported Skills deal 20% more Melee Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds
- Pursuit II
Support, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attacks.Supported Skills deal more Melee damage if you have struck with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Projectile Damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Melee Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds
- Pursuit III
Support, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attacks.Supported Skills deal more Melee damage if you have struck with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last two seconds, but cannot themselves deal Projectile Damage.Supported Skills deal 30% more Melee Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last two seconds
Retaliate ISupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself.
- Retaliate II
Support, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself.
Retreat ISupported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal 20% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last 8 secondsSupported Skills deal no Melee damage
- Retreat II
Supported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last 8 secondsSupported Skills deal no Melee damage
- Retreat III
Supported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last two seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal 30% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last 2 secondsSupported Skills deal no Melee damage
Unsteady TempoSupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself.
UnyieldingSupport, Attack, MeleeSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself.
Volcanic EruptionSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Trigger, FireSupports Melee Strike Skills you use yourself.
Vruun's InevitabilitySupport, Lineage, Attack, Melee, ConditionalSupports Melee Attack Skills.Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks.
Items
Broad Spear25% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Fine Sharpening Stone(21-25)% increased Melee Damage
- Grand Spear
25% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Legacy of Bramblejack250% of Melee Physical Damage taken reflected to Attacker
Long Quarterstaff16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
- Massive Spear
25% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Obsidian Sharpening Stone(26-30)% increased Melee Damage
- Reaching Quarterstaff
16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Rough Sharpening Stone(11-15)% increased Melee Damage
- Runeforged Long Quarterstaff
16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
- Runemastered Long Quarterstaff
16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Runemastered Torment Club+(1.5-2) metres to Melee Strike Range
Standard Sharpening Stone(16-20)% increased Melee Damage
- Striking Quarterstaff
16% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon
Passives
Adaptable AssaultProjectiles have 25% chance to Fork if you've dealt a Melee Hit in the past eight seconds+0.4 metres to Melee Strike Range if you've dealt a Projectile Attack Hit in the past eight seconds
Ancestral ArtificeMelee Attack Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Brutal16% increased Melee Damage
CounterstancingSuccessfully Parrying a Melee Hit grants 40% increased Damage to your next Ranged AttackSuccessfully Parrying a Projectile Hit grants 40% increased Damage to your next Melee Attack
Deadly Flourish25% increased Melee Critical Hit Chance
Focused Thrust75% increased Melee Damage with Spears while Surrounded
- Heavy Weaponry
15% increased Melee Damage15% increased Stun Buildup with Melee Damage
- Honourless
50% increased Melee Damage against Immobilised Enemies25% increased Armour if you've Hit an Enemy with a Melee Attack Recently
- In Your Face
40% increased Melee Damage with Hits at Close Range
- Initiative
30% increased Melee Damage when on Full Life
Push the Advantage40% increased Critical Damage Bonus with One Handed Melee Weapons
- Rapid Strike
8% increased Melee Attack Speed
- Reaching Strike
25% increased Melee Damage+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
Shockwaves25% increased Area of Effect if you've Stunned an Enemy with a Two Handed Melee Weapon Recently
Smash20% increased Melee Damage
Spellblade32% increased Spell Damage while wielding a Melee Weapon
- Unerring Impact
16% increased Accuracy Rating with Two Handed Melee Weapons16% increased Accuracy Rating with One Handed Melee Weapons+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
- Unleash Fire
30% increased Stun Buildup with Melee Damage
- Versatile Arms
6% increased Attack Speed with One Handed Melee Weapons15% increased Accuracy Rating with One Handed Melee Weapons
Ascendancy passives
...and Scatter Them to the Winds (Invoker)Trigger Elemental Expression on Melee Critical Hit
Melee Damage (Smith of Kitava)20% increased Melee Damage
Buffs
AmbushYour next Melee Attack will be exerted by Ambush
Ancestral EarthbreakerYou have increased Area of Effect with Melee Skills.Melee Skills have #% increased Area of Effect
Ancestral WarchiefYou deal more Melee Damage.#% increased Melee Damage
Arctic ArmourWhen you are Hit by a Melee Attack, you retaliate with Cold Damage but lose a stage.
Lion's RoarYou deal more Melee Physical Damage and Knock enemies back
Phase RunYou have Phasing, allowing you to move through enemies. You move faster, are less visible to enemies and deal more Melee Physical Damage. #% more Melee Physical Damage
- Phase Run Damage
You deal more Melee Physical Damage. #% more Melee Physical Damage
- Phase Running
#% more Melee Physical Damage
PunisherYou deal more Melee Damage and have increased Attack Speed
- Tenacious Vigor
Additional Melee Physical Damage from a Guardian's strength#% increased Melee Physical Damage
Prefixes
#% increased Melee Damage
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | (1-2)% increased Melee Damage |
| T1 | 1 | (5-15)% increased Melee Damage |
#% increased Melee Damage if you've dealt a Projectile Attack Hit in the past eight seconds
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | (10-20)% increased Melee Damage if you've dealt a Projectile Attack Hit in the past eight seconds |
| T1 | 1 | (2-3)% increased Melee Damage if you've dealt a Projectile Attack Hit in the past eight seconds |
#% increased Projectile Damage if you've dealt a Melee Hit in the past eight seconds
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | (10-20)% increased Projectile Damage if you've dealt a Melee Hit in the past eight seconds |
| T1 | 1 | (2-3)% increased Projectile Damage if you've dealt a Melee Hit in the past eight seconds |
Desecrated
Suffixes
Gain # Rage on Melee Hit
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit |
| T1 | 1 | Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit |
+# to Level of all Melee Skills
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T2 | 5 | +1 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T4 | 18 | +1 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T3 | 36 | +2 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T1 | 41 | +2 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T2 | 55 | +3 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T1 | 75 | +3 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T1 | 81 | +4 to Level of all Melee Skills |
+# to Level of all Melee Skills
| Tier | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| T4 | 18 | +2 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T3 | 36 | +3 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T2 | 55 | +4 to Level of all Melee Skills |
| T1 | 81 | +5 to Level of all Melee Skills |
Desecrated
Liquid Emotions
Gain # Rage on Melee Hit
| Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit Liquid Despair |
| Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit Ancient Liquid Despair |