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Melee

Talents

Level	Talent	Cooldown	What it does
1	Cleave	8s	A huge two-handed swing: 2.4× your Damage.
5	Shield Bash	14s	Stuns for 2.5s and interrupts a wind-up.
10	Battle Cry	24s	+40% damage for 8s and heal 15%.
15	Piercing Thrust	10s	Drive the point through: 2.8× your Damage.
20	Whirlwind	12s	Spin through it: four hits at 0.8× each.
25	Iron Wall	22s	Brace behind steel: a shield worth 40% of your max HP.
30	Pummel	11s	Three heavy blows at 1.1× each.
35	Earthshaker	18s	Split the ground: 2× damage and a 2s stun. Interrupts.
42	Ground Stomp	17s	Shake the floor: 1.5× damage and a 2.5s stun. Interrupts.
50	Executioner	16s	2× damage, doubled again if the enemy is below 30% health.
58	Double Cleave	14s	Two burning swings at 2× each.
64	Second Wind	30s	Catch your breath: heal 35% and +20% damage for 6s.
70	Bloodlust	20s	1.8× damage, and heal for 40% of what it deals.
80	Shatter Strike	18s	3× damage, doubled again if the enemy is below 35% health.
90	Colossus Form	32s	Become stone: +80% damage for 10s and heal 20%.
99	Titan's Fall	180s	Hold to charge, then a storm of 24 blows ending in a ground-breaking slam: 18× your Damage in all.

Melee wears heavy armour and fights with the Sword. Each matching armour piece adds 4% Damage and Accuracy. Zones open by your best fighting style's level: Bramblewood (1), Gloomhollow Caves (20), Tidecrypt (40), Emberpeak (60), The Void Rift (75).

Every 5 levels you pick one of three perks (see Perks).

Perk	Rarity	Picks	Effect
Old Hand	Common	99	+1% damage.
Power Strike	Common	5	+5% damage.
Precision	Common	5	+6% accuracy.
Bloodthirst	Uncommon	3	Heal 2% of max HP on each kill.
Flurry	Uncommon	3	Attack 6% faster.
Keen Edge	Uncommon	4	+2% crit chance.
Opening Strike	Uncommon	1	Your first hit on every monster is a guaranteed crit.
Pack Leader	Uncommon	3	Your pet's attacks hit 15% harder.
Quick Hands	Uncommon	3	Tap to Damage taps and BONUS hits deal 25% more.
Battle Focus	Rare	3	+8% Melee XP.
Bossbane	Rare	3	+8% damage to bosses and their minions.
Deep Delver	Rare	2	+10% loot at depth 2 and deeper.
Executioner	Rare	2	+15% damage to monsters under 20% HP.
Scavenger	Rare	3	+10% chance for an extra loot roll.
Sigil Seeker	Rare	3	Boss sigils drop 30% more often.
Unleashed	Rare	2	Unleash hold hits deal 15% more.
Treasure Hunter	Epic	2	Rare drops are 30% more likely.

Small permanent bonuses on the way to 99:

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Gear types: Gauntlets · Helm · Kite Shield · Platebody · Platelegs · Sabatons · Sword

Guides: Combat · Getting started · Perks · Skills and XP

Monsters: Brine Lurker · Cave Behemoth · Cinder Imp · Deep Watcher · Deepfin · Green Slime · Mushroom Cap · Rift Gargoyle · The Thornmother · The Void Sovereign · Violet Ooze · Void Horror

Perks: Battle Focus · Bloodthirst · Bossbane · Deep Delver · Executioner · Flurry · Keen Edge · Old Hand · Opening Strike · Pack Leader · Power Strike · Precision · Quick Hands · Scavenger · Sigil Seeker · Treasure Hunter · Unleashed

Status effects: Bleed

Talents: Battle Cry · Bloodlust · Cleave · Colossus Form · Double Cleave · Earthshaker · Executioner · Ground Stomp · Iron Wall · Piercing Thrust · Pummel · Second Wind · Shatter Strike · Shield Bash · Titan's Fall · Whirlwind

Hunting zones: Bramblewood · Emberpeak · Gloomhollow Caves · The Void Rift · Tidecrypt

Category	Combat
Verb	Fighting
Feeds	Fight with swords in heavy armor.
Level cap	99 (10 in the free game)