Melee weapon

Melee weapons are wielded in close-quarters combat. Typically, they are most effective against unarmored and unshielded enemies.

List of melee weapons

The following table lists the Tier I stats of each melee weapon for ease of comparison. Augmentation slots appear at Tier II.

Image	Name	Rarity	Technology	Type	Melee Damage	Additional Damage	Weight	Augmentation Slots	Special
	Angaran Firaan	Uncommon	Heleus	Dagger	250	—	0	2	—
	Asari Sword	Ultra Rare	Milky Way	Sword	400	—	0	4	Invulnerable biotic blink
	Biotic Amplifier	Uncommon	Milky Way	Fist	275	—	0	2	—
	Electric Firaan	Rare	Heleus	Dagger	175	—	0	3	—
	Kett Carfalon	Rare	Heleus	Sword	325	—	0	3	Restores health on successful strike
	Kett Vakarsh	Ultra Rare	Heleus	Sword	300	110 Burn Damage per second	0	4	Primes for Fire Combo
	Krogan Hammer	Rare	Milky Way	Hammer	400	—	0	3	Knock back on successful strike
	Omni-Blade	Common	Milky Way	Fist	275	—	0	2	—
	Remnant Cryo-Gauntlet	Ultra Rare	Remnant	Fist	200	—	0	4	Primes for Cryo Combo

Increasing/Decreasing Melee Damage

Displayed melee weapon stats do not change even when directly modifying the melee weapons, melee damage, and/or melee function. While melee weapon stats will not show a change in the amount of damage they inflict upon an enemy, melee weapons can increase and/or decrease the amount of melee damage dealt using specific items, skills, and/or profiles.

The following armor increases melee damage:

• HyperGuardian Armor Chest, Ranks I - X

The following boosters increase melee damage:

• Strength Enhancer I
• Strength Enhancer II
• Strength Enhancer III
• Strength Enhancer IV

The following equipment increase melee damage:

• Berserker Package
• Hydraulic Joints
• Juggernaut Shield
• Martial Biotic Amp

The following fusion mods increase melee damage:

• Fusion Mod of Battering

The following fusion mods decrease melee damage:

• Fusion Mod of Biotic Mastery
• Fusion Mod of Resistance
• Fusion Mod of Tech Mastery

The following mods increase melee damage:

• Pistol Heavy Melee
• Pistol Light Melee
• Pistol Melee Optimizer
• Shotgun Heavy Melee
• Shotgun Light Melee
• Shotgun Melee Optimizer

• Pistol Heavy Melee
• Pistol Light Melee
• Pistol Melee Optimizer
• Shotgun Heavy Melee
• Shotgun Light Melee
• Shotgun Melee Optimizer

The following mods decrease melee damage:

• Shotgun Asymmetric Spare Clip

The following profiles increase melee damage:

• Vanguard

The following skills increase melee damage:

• Aerial Assault - Ranks 2, 5B, & 6B
• APEX Training - Ranks 3 & 4B
• Asari Commando - Ranks 4A & 4B
• Backlash - Rank 6A
• Backlash (multiplayer) - Rank 6A
• Barrier (multiplayer) - Ranks 3 & 5B
• Bioelectric Defense - Ranks 2, 5B, & 6B
• Blood Rage - Ranks 1, 4A, 5A, & 5B
• Charge - Rank 5A
• Charge (Cora) - Rank 5B
• Charge (multiplayer) - Rank 5A
• Combat Fitness (multiplayer) - Ranks 2, 4B, & 6B
• Combat Tools - Ranks 2, 5A, & 6B
• Defense Drone - Rank 3
• Defensive Expert - Rank 4B
• Defensive Training - Rank 4B
• Duelist - Rank 3
• Fortify - Rank 5B
• Grizzled Veteran - Rank 2
• Havoc Strike - Rank 5A
• Military Training - Rank 4B
• Munitions Training - Ranks 3, 4B, & 5A
• Offensive Biotics - Rank 6A
• Offensive Biotics (multiplayer) - Ranks 3, 5A, & 6A
• Offensive Tech (multiplayer) - Ranks 2 & 6B
• Power Armor - Rank 5B
• Rage - Ranks 1, 2, 4B, 5B, & 6A
• Remnant Armor (multiplayer) - Ranks 1 & 4B
• Resilience - Ranks 2 & 5A
• Shotguns - Rank 6B
• Stealth Grid - Ranks 1 & 6A
• Support Systems - Ranks 3 & 4B
• Survivalist - Rank 6A
• Tactical Cloak - Ranks 1 & 4A
• Tactical Cloak (multiplayer) - Ranks 1 & 4A
• Tech Armor - Ranks 2, 4B, & 6B
• Veteran Bonus - Ranks XI-XX
• Weapon Training - Ranks 3 & 4B

• Aerial Assault - Ranks 2, 5B, & 6B
• APEX Training - Ranks 3 & 4B
• Asari Commando - Ranks 4A & 4B
• Backlash - Rank 6A
• Backlash (multiplayer) - Rank 6A
• Barrier (multiplayer) - Ranks 3 & 5B
• Bioelectric Defense - Ranks 2, 5B, & 6B
• Blood Rage - Ranks 1, 4A, 5A, & 5B
• Charge - Rank 5A
• Charge (Cora) - Rank 5B
• Charge (multiplayer) - Rank 5A
• Combat Fitness (multiplayer) - Ranks 2, 4B, & 6B
• Combat Tools - Ranks 2, 5A, & 6B
• Defense Drone - Rank 3
• Defensive Expert - Rank 4B
• Defensive Training - Rank 4B
• Duelist - Rank 3
• Fortify - Rank 5B
• Grizzled Veteran - Rank 2
• Havoc Strike - Rank 5A
• Military Training - Rank 4B
• Munitions Training - Ranks 3, 4B, & 5A
• Offensive Biotics - Rank 6A
• Offensive Biotics (multiplayer) - Ranks 3, 5A, & 6A
• Offensive Tech (multiplayer) - Ranks 2 & 6B
• Power Armor - Rank 5B
• Rage - Ranks 1, 2, 4B, 5B, & 6A
• Remnant Armor (multiplayer) - Ranks 1 & 4B
• Resilience - Ranks 2 & 5A
• Shotguns - Rank 6B
• Stealth Grid - Ranks 1 & 6A
• Support Systems - Ranks 3 & 4B
• Survivalist - Rank 6A
• Tactical Cloak - Ranks 1 & 4A
• Tactical Cloak (multiplayer) - Ranks 1 & 4A
• Tech Armor - Ranks 2, 4B, & 6B
• Veteran Bonus - Ranks XI-XX
• Weapon Training - Ranks 3 & 4B

Notes

Melee weapons can only be changed at a Loadout station or using the Item Pickup menu.

During development, all melee weapons are limited to the following fourteen General augmentations:

• Anti-Armor Module
• Biotic Damage Booster
• Biotic Recharge Module
• Combat Power Module
• Combat Recharge Module
• Duration Boost Module
• Kinetic Coil
• Newtonian Multiplier
• Reaction Displacer
• Reaction Optimizer
• Shield Bypass Unit
• Support Power Module
• Tech Damage Module
• Tech Recharge Module

• Anti-Armor Module
• Biotic Damage Booster
• Biotic Recharge Module
• Combat Power Module
• Combat Recharge Module
• Duration Boost Module
• Kinetic Coil
• Newtonian Multiplier
• Reaction Displacer
• Reaction Optimizer
• Shield Bypass Unit
• Support Power Module
• Tech Damage Module
• Tech Recharge Module

Weapons stats for all gun-type weapons in the player's current loadout can be affected by augmentation bonuses on a melee weapon. These passive buffs are always in place even if the melee weapon isn't actively being used.

Melee weapons are unable to equip weapon mods.

Equipped items have a green check mark .

There is a chance that a melee weapon purchased, crafted, found, or recovered by a Strike team Item Loot Box will drop a random augmentation on deconstruction. (See Augmentation Drops for odds of recovery). Researchable augmentations not already known will not be recovered. This drop will not be shown on the deconstruct screen and you will have to compare your inventory before/after to determine if an augmentation was dropped.

The number of melee kills can be tracked on the Accomplishments tab in the statistics menu.

Achievements and trophies

The following achievements and trophies can be earned for melee kills:

• Close Combat Specialist
• Icebreaker
• Sucker Punch