My Tuned Holly Builds.

Ok I lied, Im straight addicted to this game like I was Left 4 Dead 1&2. I have found a new solid melee deck Ive been using since the June Update. Its a solid deck.

I will post it after this next update. I really feel another "balancing" patch coming in. So im not gonna post something thats gonna get changed.....again.....in a card based game.....

But Turtle Rock doesn't like that some builds are better than others, so they keep changing how the game is played. Nothing is more frustrating than spending hours building and playtesting builds, only for Turtle Rock to suddenly decide that's not how they want you to play their game.

This guides outdated content will stay up for legacy purposes.

What People Expect Melee To Deal With

And I personally love killing every single one!



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Holly Mains Be Like

Outdated @June2022 Main Melee Deck(s) Old and New

This is my personal deck that I find very versatile.
No Hope Tested & Confirmed God Holly with Bolstered Health
Nightmare Ready.

This here will be the I will main for a while, unless we get a Nerf on a currently listed card or new cards release, this is the deck.

I highly recommend grabbing the Fire Axe as early as possible.

• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
  
• Slugger
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Fit As A Fiddle * Swap for Amped Up if no Doc will be present.*
  
• Vanguard
  
• Brazen
  
• Ignore The Pain
• Sunder
  
• Bomb Squad
  
• Hyper Focused
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Numb
  
• Batter Up

Please Note I dont always play this deck in the order it is listed. But the order it is in makes it extremely flexible for most situations.

New Deck with newer cards, this is a beta deck not 100% set in stone.

• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
  
• Slugger
  
• Face Your Fears
• Fit As A Fiddle
  
• Vanguard
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Brazen
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Well Rested
  
• Sunder
  
• Bomb Squad
  
• Hyper Focused
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Body Guard

New Version In Progess, These are the cards that should be the newer Version. Been play testing this deck daily now. Solo No Hope and Quick Play/Fresh Start Nightmare. I am still very fond of the older version though.



Version 1.0 Pre Tunnel of Terror

Outdated @June2022 Act 1 Tune

Here is My Act 1 Tune, Nightmare Ready.

No Hope Tested No Change Needed

Hopefully you should have a high use speed Doc or Karlee, if not you have high enough use speed to load all the shells in under 1 minute.

You also have high Move speed with 20% speed speed boost making Bad Seeds, Hell's Bells and Abandoned a breeze. Move Speed Love, Move Speed Life

• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Vanguard
• Brazen
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Batter Up
  
• Hyper Focused
  
• Cross Trainers
  
• Run Like Hell
  
• Mad Dash
  
• Screwdriver [NEEDED FOR HOWITZER]
  
• Multi-Tool [NEEDED FOR HOWITZER]

Outdated @June2022 Act 2 Tune

Here is My Act 2 Deck, Nightmare Ready.

No Hope Tested No Change Needed

Bomb Squad and Demo Expert are NEEDED, I have played to many games to end up getting stuck there with randos not running a Grenade Build or no offensive damage at all. These 2 cards help a lot at those missions, you got explosives EVERYWHERE on those 2 maps. Nothing Stands a chance against you if you know the spawn locations and stack Grenades in a Spot for the team to easily grab. Go wild and have fun at these missions.

Run Like Hell and Mad Dash helps at Grave Danger, You can run a Full Circle eliminating Snitches. Keep Pipe bombs and Stun Guns handy along with Slippery when wet.

• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
  
• Vanguard
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Brazen
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Slugger
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Bomb Squad [NEEDED FOR HERALDS OF THE WORM 1-2]
  
• Demolitions Expert [NEEDED FOR HERALDS OF THE WORM 1-2]
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Batter Up
  
• Hyper Focused
  
• Run Like Hell
  
• Mad Dash

Outdated @June2022 Act 3 Tune

Here is my Act 3 Deck, Nightmare Ready.

No Hope Tested No Change Needed

You Start out with 25% dmg resistance (Holly Base 10% plus 15% From the helmet) So you should be "Tanky" enough to get though the first few mission with high possibilities of Charred, Blighted, Volatile ridden. With Ignore the Pain to buff damage and Stam+Health regen.

The End Game missions in Act 3 are smoother with high move speed from my experiences. Body Dump primarily. YOU HAVE to keep moving or your screwed. the grenade pouch is a "insurance" card so I can carry more then one offensive.

*personal note* I have played to many games to were we bought every upgrade available and only end up at the last mission with 1 offensive slot, its extremely aggravating but that's the roll of the dice.

• Meth Head
• Battle Lust
  
• Vanguard
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Brazen
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Battler Up
  
• Marathon Runner
  
• Run Like Hell
  
• Mad Dash
  
• Superior Cardio
  
• Cross Trainers
  
• Grenade Pouch NEED NEED NEED NEED THIS CARD.

Outdated @June2022 Vampire Melee (Very High Health Regen)

Here is My Vampire Melee Deck, NOT Nightmare Recommenced

This Deck is super fun to play around with, If played correctly you should NEVER have to heal. You live off TEMP HP with this deck and fire becomes your best friend!

• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
• Pyro
  
• Slugger
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Buckshot Bruiser
  
• Numb
  
• Broadside
  
• Double Grenade Pouch
  
• Fire In The Hole
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Sunder
  
• Batter Up

Outdated @June2022 Economy Melee

***THIS IS NOT A EASY DECK TO PLAY*** I DO NOT recommend this deck in Nightmare, UNLESS thats your plan to boost the games economy, AND you have a solid team.

Again this is NOT a easy deck to play, Not recommended for newer players or Nightmare at all.

• Meth Head
  
• Share The Wealth
• Battle Lust
  
• Vanguard
  
• Copper Scavenger
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• On Your Mark
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Amped Up
  
• Slugger
  
• Mugger
  
• Motorcycle Helmet
  
• Marked For Death
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Batter Up

Outdated @June2022 DPS Melee (This Deck is extremely unnecessary)

DPS Melee, for when you want all the damage possible and don't care about practicality.

***THIS IS A "MEME" DECK**** Use at own risk of lung failure due to laughter

NOT RECOMMEND FOR NIGHTMARE

• Glass Cannon
• Meth Head
  
• Battle Lust
  
• Power Swap [Shotguns Recommended]
  
• Shooting Gloves
  
• Brazen
  
• Hydration Pack
  
• Face Your Fears
  
• Spiky Bits
  
• Ignore The Pain
  
• Sunder
  
• Batter Up
  
• Hyper Focused
  
• Bomb Squad
  
• Killers Instinct

Why are Comments disabled?

I'm Keeping Comments disabled due to sheer toxicity. If this Guide isn't something you agree with, move on with your day and act like you never saw it. Don't go immediately into the comments and say how much of a trash build it is, that's NOT constructive criticism. Your just being a jerk.

These are Decks that I find very useful and fun to use, All I play is Melee. That's what I'm good at.
I stream every B4B game I play on Steam, so check out the community broadcasts if you wanna see me play these decks, again all I play is melee.

I hope this helps Old and New Cleaners out there.