Any good melee builds?

[LittleEtherKitty]

I'm looking for any good melee builds that use almost no form of ranged attacks. Videos of full runs made with these builds also requested.

[thutur]

you might as well type that into youtube

[LittleEtherKitty]

Originally posted by gigatommy:

you might as well type that into youtube

You're probably not wrong, but I'm more curious about plausible but not op builds that don't use hero's sword, worlds edge, huntress's spear, krell axe, or other range capable melee weapons. There's a decent one that uses wrathbringer.

[Velmoria]

My melee focused Alchemist/Challenger build is where I spend stamina and hit enemy to gain shield+health regen.

So the usual:
- Rerouting Cable + Generating Band
- Whispering Marble + Dried Clay Ring
- Drakestone Pearl for 1/5 stamina regen during melee spam.

Recovery trait is important while Siphoner trait is optional since my health often full quickly even in Apocalypse.

Notable melee weapons with Shield Breaker mutator:
- Any Scythe. (but weak damage)
- Flail spin spam (highly requires stagger reduction)
- Rebellion Spear (decent damage & quick charged attack spam)

The dev heavily nerfed melee weapons with ranged slash to have same damage as light attack.

[LittleEtherKitty]

Originally posted by Velmoria:

My melee focused Alchemist/Challenger build is where I spend stamina and hit enemy to gain shield+health regen.

So the usual:
- Rerouting Cable + Generating Band
- Whispering Marble + Dried Clay Ring
- Drakestone Pearl for 1/5 stamina regen during melee spam.

Recovery trait is important while Siphoner trait is optional since my health often full quickly even in Apocalypse.

Notable melee weapons with Shield Breaker mutator:
- Any Scythe. (but weak damage)
- Flail spin spam (highly requires stagger reduction)
- Rebellion Spear (decent damage & quick charged attack spam)

The dev heavily nerfed melee weapons with ranged slash to have same damage as light attack.

Any specific relic frags and archetypes?

[QuakeBeard]

For no range bashing I like using:

Challenger/Medic w Juggernaut/Healing Shield

-Matriarch's Insignia

-Tear of Lydusa
-Hardcore Metal Band
-Ring of Atonement
-Brawlers Pride

-Use the wrathbringer w shielded strike

Whatever ranged weapons you like (I just use em to proc Familiar and Knight Guard)

-Leto Mk2 full set

-Tranquil Heart w Armor eff/Melee speed/DR

Max out Siphoner in traits and build out as much DR as you can. As long as your are swinging and connecting you'll have lots of shield gen and healing. Made this build to deal w Sunken Witch.

[Velmoria]

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

Any specific relic frags and archetypes?

Anything that boost shield gain, so Health & shield relic fragments.

Stamina Recovery Delay relic fragment also can replace Drakestone Pearl ring.

Damage boost kinda less important now my build has at least +44% damage boost & extra +35% within 10 meters.

Alchemist/Challenger archetype so I can stack more Concoctions and spam Confidence Booster or Gul Serum during combat. It's an expensive combination only for end game build.

Medic/Challenger for budget alternative.

Bruiser armor to keep my dodge weight at Medium.

[Evil-Striker]

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

Originally posted by gigatommy:

you might as well type that into youtube

You're probably not wrong, but I'm more curious about plausible but not op builds that don't use hero's sword, worlds edge, huntress's spear, krell axe, or other range capable melee weapons. There's a decent one that uses wrathbringer.

Does Stonebreaker count? It technically has a ranged attack but it can't hit flying enemies.

[LittleEtherKitty]

Originally posted by Evil-Striker:

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

You're probably not wrong, but I'm more curious about plausible but not op builds that don't use hero's sword, worlds edge, huntress's spear, krell axe, or other range capable melee weapons. There's a decent one that uses wrathbringer.

Does Stonebreaker count? It technically has a ranged attack but it can't hit flying enemies.

That's one of the ones that won't be used.

[assmaster3000]

Try mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45dvipy05U

[Evil-Striker]

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

Originally posted by Evil-Striker:

Does Stonebreaker count? It technically has a ranged attack but it can't hit flying enemies.

That's one of the ones that won't be used.

Ok, I got something you might find worthwhile: Ritualist Scythe + Shocker Mod

It was pretty good before the update, when it needed 5 hits to proc, but its even better now that it only needs 3 hits. I was using it for a while with my 50% life build, but I'm going to eventually get around to making a proper build centered around that combo.

[LittleEtherKitty]

Originally posted by Evil-Striker:

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

That's one of the ones that won't be used.

Ok, I got something you might find worthwhile: Ritualist Scythe + Shocker Mod

It was pretty good before the update, when it needed 5 hits to proc, but its even better now that it only needs 3 hits. I was using it for a while with my 50% life build, but I'm going to eventually get around to making a proper build centered around that combo.

I could see that being a great damage duo, better if paired with shock device.

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

I like the wrathbringer build that scales very well in apocalypse but was nerfed recently. Using a crit amulet and defensive skills on the gun with the crit mutator on wrathbringer it was able to match dps with hugs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwGoaTnJEYU&t=15s&pp=ygUfcmVtbmFudCAyIG5leXJleWFuIHdyYXRoYnJpbmdlcg%3D%3D
Probably only melee weapon that has great damage

[Xaelon]

The main reason the melee weapons with ranged attacks are preferred is that some enemies and bosses fly making them impossible to melee.

You're just going to have to use ranged attacks at some point. You cannot kill bosses like Mother Mind or Legion without a ranged attack. No way around it.

Build-wise I think I would probably start with Challenger + Invader. You can swap those two if you don't need Challenger's rez. Whispering Marble, Clay Ring, Thalos Eyelet, Burden of the Destroyer, Fae Bruiser Ring. You may also wish to swap Burden of the Destroyer with Drakestone Pearl.

Throw healing stuff on your guns+ heal grenade + spirit healer, Rune Pistol, etc. Or just swap an archetype for Medic. Using Medic gives you access to +25% all damage as well as a very strong shield. Relic wise? Shielded Heart.

The melee mutators I like are Shocker, Shielded Strike or Tainted Blade. Reinvigorate sounds like it could be good too, considering Thalos Eyelet Buffs stam regen.

Crystal Staff, Krell Axe, Huntress Spear + Shocker/Tainted Blade are all strong choices.

In terms of the "True" melee weapons: Wrathbringer, Abyssal Hook, RItualist Scythe or Stonebreaker are probably the "best". Assassin's Dagger seems it could be good if paired with Invader's "Wormhole" skill since that teleports you behind enemies.

[LittleEtherKitty]

Originally posted by Neyreyan_Youtube:

I like the wrathbringer build that scales very well in apocalypse but was nerfed recently. Using a crit amulet and defensive skills on the gun with the crit mutator on wrathbringer it was able to match dps with hugs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwGoaTnJEYU&t=15s&pp=ygUfcmVtbmFudCAyIG5leXJleWFuIHdyYXRoYnJpbmdlcg%3D%3D
Probably only melee weapon that has great damage

I think I know this build and it's still decent, after the nerf.

[Evil-Striker]

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

Originally posted by Evil-Striker:

Ok, I got something you might find worthwhile: Ritualist Scythe + Shocker Mod

It was pretty good before the update, when it needed 5 hits to proc, but its even better now that it only needs 3 hits. I was using it for a while with my 50% life build, but I'm going to eventually get around to making a proper build centered around that combo.

I could see that being a great damage duo, better if paired with shock device.

I finally put it together and got it to a state I'm comfortable with, although to be fair, I guess I can't really call it a "melee" build:

Primary Archetype
- Invoker: Way of Kaeula
Secondary Archetype
- Invader: Worm Hole (triggers a perfect dodge upon arrival)

Armor (Medium Encumbrance)
- Body and legs from Disciple Set
- Head and gloves from the Elder Set.
Amulet
- Shock Device
Rings:
- Excess Coil (Gains shield when using a skill)
- Rerouting Cable (Gains shield when spending stamina)
- White Glass Bead (Gains shield on perfect dodge)
- Feedback Loop (Triggers AoE Shock on perfect dodge)
Relic: Tranquil Heart
- Skill Cooldown
- Shield Effectiveness
- Elemental Damage

Long Gun: Crossbow
- Mod: Voltaic Rondure
- Mutator: Spirit Feeder
Hand Gun: Enigma
- Mutator: Spellweaver (using a mod lowers skill cooldown)
Melee Weapon: Ritualist Scythe
- Mutator: Shocker

Traits (maxed unless indicated otherwise)
- Gifted, Untoucheble (Default Archetype Traits)
- Triage, Kindred, Swiftness, Fortify (Archetype Traits)
- Vigor, Endurance, Expertise (Core Traits)
- Recovery, Amplitude x 5, Siphoner x 5

The basic strategy is to use either the Way of Kaeula or a combination of your mods to set up the field (did you guys know you can attach the Enigma rods to the lightning ball? Pretty neat!) , before diving in with Worm Hole and just wreck everything with melee charge attacks.

While its by no means a face-tanking build, it has a surprising amount of durability, especially right after using Worm Hole, to the point where I've survived attacks I had no business surviving on medium armor.

I did a complete run on Root Earth with this build, and it was pretty smooth sailing. I did die a couple of times, mostly I'd say for getting too cocky or greedy on occasion. But it was one of the least troublesome encounters I've had with Venom and Anhilation.