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Best Melee builds (PvP)

The melee damage weapons that win the most in open-world PvP in Asia over the last 7 days, each with the gear most players use.

  1. 1Trinity Spear

    Trinity Spear

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate62.8%

    Fights: 3,706

    • Strong control
    • Mobility
    • Healing and recovery

    What most players use

    • Hunter Hood

      Hunter Hood

      Head · 72.1%

    • Cleric Robe

      Cleric Robe

      Armor · 71.9%

    • Soldier Boots

      Soldier Boots

      Shoes · 20%

    • Thetford Cape

      Thetford Cape

      Cape · 63.1%

    • Gigantify Potion

      Gigantify Potion

      Potion · 48.4%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 35%

  2. 2Hellspawn Staff

    Hellspawn Staff

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate61.7%

    Fights: 9,315

    • PvE: in 2 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Mobility
    • Healing and recovery

    What most players use

    • Royal Helmet

      Royal Helmet

      Head · 37.1%

    • Soldier Armor

      Soldier Armor

      Armor · 39.8%

    • Royal Shoes

      Royal Shoes

      Shoes · 28.8%

    • Caerleon Cape

      Caerleon Cape

      Cape · 47%

    • Resistance Potion

      Resistance Potion

      Potion · 47.1%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 77.8%

  3. 3Bear Paws

    Bear Paws

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate59.8%

    Fights: 21,161

    • PvE: in 20 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Mobility
    • Healing and recovery

    What most players use

    • Fiend Cowl

      Fiend Cowl

      Head · 56.5%

    • Assassin Jacket

      Assassin Jacket

      Armor · 60.7%

    • Royal Sandals

      Royal Sandals

      Shoes · 43.4%

    • Undead Cape

      Undead Cape

      Cape · 38.1%

    • Poison Potion

      Poison Potion

      Potion · 47.9%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 79.6%

  4. 4Prowling Staff

    Prowling Staff

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate58.4%

    Fights: 2,962

    • Strong control
    • Slows
    • Active defenses

    What most players use

    • Royal Helmet

      Royal Helmet

      Head · 41.4%

    • Armor of Valor

      Armor of Valor

      Armor · 52.3%

    • Shoes of Tenacity

      Shoes of Tenacity

      Shoes · 29.7%

    • Smuggler Cape

      Smuggler Cape

      Cape · 50.4%

    • Healing Potion

      Healing Potion

      Potion · 51.5%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 35.7%

  5. 5Daybreaker

    Daybreaker

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate58.4%

    Fights: 4,383

    • PvE: in 1 top Armory builds
    • Slows
    • Mobility
    • Healing and recovery

    What most players use

    • Cultist Cowl

      Cultist Cowl

      Head · 16.2%

    • Assassin Jacket

      Assassin Jacket

      Armor · 28.7%

    • Shoes of Tenacity

      Shoes of Tenacity

      Shoes · 18.6%

    • Smuggler Cape

      Smuggler Cape

      Cape · 59%

    • Torch

      Torch

      Off-hand · 50.5%

    • Healing Potion

      Healing Potion

      Potion · 52%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 25.2%

  6. 6Phantom Twinblade

    Phantom Twinblade

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate57.8%

    Fights: 12,360

    • PvE: in 1 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Active defenses
    • Area damage

    What most players use

    • Cowl of Purity

      Cowl of Purity

      Head · 27.8%

    • Feyscale Robe

      Feyscale Robe

      Armor · 21%

    • Sandals of Purity

      Sandals of Purity

      Shoes · 18.9%

    • Thetford Cape

      Thetford Cape

      Cape · 22.2%

    • Gigantify Potion

      Gigantify Potion

      Potion · 23.9%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 43.1%

  7. 7Lightcaller

    Lightcaller

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate57.7%

    Fights: 3,641

    • PvE: in 16 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Active defenses
    • Immunities

    What most players use

    • Royal Helmet

      Royal Helmet

      Head · 40.4%

    • Soldier Armor

      Soldier Armor

      Armor · 26.4%

    • Royal Shoes

      Royal Shoes

      Shoes · 19.7%

    • Caerleon Cape

      Caerleon Cape

      Cape · 40.7%

    • Gigantify Potion

      Gigantify Potion

      Potion · 31.1%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 48.2%

  8. 8Claymore

    Claymore

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate57.5%

    Fights: 8,284

    • PvE: in 1 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Mobility
    • Active defenses

    What most players use

    • Stalker Hood

      Stalker Hood

      Head · 42.7%

    • Mage Robe

      Mage Robe

      Armor · 29%

    • Assassin Shoes

      Assassin Shoes

      Shoes · 40.7%

    • Thetford Cape

      Thetford Cape

      Cape · 37.2%

    • Resistance Potion

      Resistance Potion

      Potion · 31.1%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 68.3%

  9. 9Grailseeker

    Grailseeker

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate57.3%

    Fights: 3,607

    • PvE: in 1 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Slows
    • Active defenses

    What most players use

    • Royal Helmet

      Royal Helmet

      Head · 16.5%

    • Graveguard Armor

      Graveguard Armor

      Armor · 32%

    • Hunter Shoes

      Hunter Shoes

      Shoes · 72%

    • Demon Cape

      Demon Cape

      Cape · 32.4%

    • Poison Potion

      Poison Potion

      Potion · 27.4%

    • Common Rudd

      Common Rudd

      Food · 24.2%

  10. 10Claws

    Claws

    Melee
    • Q
    • W
    • E
    • P
    Win rate56.8%

    Fights: 1,534

    • PvE: in 2 top Armory builds
    • Strong control
    • Active defenses
    • Invisibility

    What most players use

    • Fiend Cowl

      Fiend Cowl

      Head · 40.3%

    • Assassin Jacket

      Assassin Jacket

      Armor · 59.3%

    • Hunter Shoes

      Hunter Shoes

      Shoes · 36.7%

    • Demon Cape

      Demon Cape

      Cape · 44.1%

    • Poison Potion

      Poison Potion

      Potion · 61.5%

    • Stew

      Stew

      Food · 80.8%

How we choose

Ordered by the win rate corrected for gear level (50% is expected), in open-world fights of every size. "Melee" means the close-range weapons: swords, axes, maces, hammers, spears, daggers, quarterstaffs, knuckles and shapeshifter staves. Only weapons with at least 300 fights are listed, so the number is reliable. Instanced PvP (Hellgates, arenas...) is not included: the game's kill feed does not separate it from the open world.

We use a sample of kills and battles between players, collected several times a day. Each kill is worth one win, split among the builds that took part according to each one's damage and healing (so healers count too), and one loss for the build that died. The average across all builds is therefore 50%. Rankings use a smoothed win rate: builds with few fights are pulled towards 50% so they do not top the list by luck. We correct for gear level: players with better gear win more fights whatever the weapon. So each weapon, build and piece is compared with the others that had gear of the same level, and the win rate shown tells how much it wins above or below what is expected for that level (50% = as expected). We never use or store player or guild names, and kills are discarded once counted.

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