Best melee weapons?

[Smig]

I started a new playthrough after an easy endgame with a plasma rifle, and I'm planning on focusing on melee this time.

What are some of the best melee weapons and where should I look for them?

[Morgian]

Berserkers: handaxe (1H) and warriors blade (2H)
Clerics: regent sword (2H) and their hammer (2H)
Outlaw: chainsaw sword (1H) and reaperblade (2H)

All of them can be bought in the respective cities. I found at least one copy of all 1H weapons lying around, sometimes in very difficult locations, some were upgraded, some not. I did never come across a free warriors blade or reaperblade. Not sure about the hammer, because the one I found might not be upgradeable. There is a reaperblade on Doc's bodyguard, if you want to steal it. All of the legendary melee weapons are between a bent pipe and tier 2, none of them are endgame weapons, unlike the energy guns.

I ended up with buying an axe and warriors blade and upgrading them all the way (with fire), being a berserker. Basically any of your factions melee weapons will do, if you upgrade it to max. It is completely meaningless if a weapon does 92 or 94 damage - you still need the same number of swings per enemy, as the difference is too small.

[shade169]

i enjoy my Mace 3 (Flame)...the combo is 3 more hits

[Kewada]

there is a legandary 2H axe in a cave in the forbidden vally which deals around 92 dmg or so and got a ice entchant on it.

[Kaerius]

Originally posted by Morgian:

Berserkers: handaxe (1H) and warriors blade (2H)

Axe (1H)

Originally posted by Morgian:

Outlaw: chainsaw sword (1H) and reaperblade (2H)

Scrap Hatchet (1H) and Slaughterblade (2H).