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{{For|ranged skill information|Ranged Skill}}

'''Melee skills''' use [[melee weapon]]s (axes, swords, maces, etc.) to perform [[attack]]s. The damage of these attacks is based on the weapons equipped. When using melee skills such as {{il|Infernal Blow}} without a weapon equipped, damage is based on the character's base [[unarmed]] damage.

These skills have the Melee [[Gem tag]].

All melee skills so far are [[:Category:Attack (gem tag)|Attack]] skills. [[Strike]] and [[Slam]] are two of the subsets of Melee skills.
==Weapon restrictions==
Not all skills are usable with all types of weapons. Use the following table to help you design your melee character's skills. 

<div class="boolean-table">{{#cargo_query:
|tables=items, skill, skill_gems,
|join on=items._pageID=skill._pageID, items._pageID=skill_gems._pageID
|fields=
  CONCAT('[[', items.name, '|', items._pageName, ']]')=Skill,
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Claw")=Claw,
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Dagger")=Dagger,
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "One Hand Sword")=Sword (1H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "One Hand Mace{{!}}Sceptre")=Mace (1H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "One Hand Axe")=Axe (1H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Staff")=Staff,
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Two Hand Sword")=Sword (2H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Two Hand Mace")=Mace (2H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Two Hand Axe")=Axe (2H),
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Unarmed")=Unarmed,
  CONCAT(item_class_id_restriction__FULL REGEXP "Shield")=Shield
|where=
  class_id="Active Skill Gem"
  AND skill_gems.gem_tags__FULL NOT REGEXP "Vaal"
  AND item_class_id_restriction__FULL IS NOT NULL
  AND skill_gems.gem_tags__FULL REGEXP "Melee"
}}</div>

All [[Vaal skill]]s have the same weapon restrictions as their non-Vaal parent.

In addition, the following gems can be used with any melee weapon base type.
{{Query skill gems
|q_tables=skill
|q_join=items._pageID=skill._pageID
|q_where=
  class_id="Active Skill Gem"
  AND gem_tags__FULL REGEXP "Melee"
  AND gem_tags__FULL REGEXP "Attack"
  AND item_class_id_restriction__FULL IS NULL
}}

==Supports==
{{Cargo rework needed}}
{{Update|section}}

All melee skills can use the following supports:
{| class="wikitable" 
! Strength
! Dexterity
! Intelligence
|-
|
*{{il|Added Fire Damage}}
*{{il|Lifetap Support}}
*{{il|Bloodlust}}
*{{il|Cold to Fire}}
*{{il|Empower}}
*{{il|Endurance Charge on Melee Stun}}
*{{il|Fire Penetration}}
*{{il|Increased Burning Damage}}
*{{il|Item Quantity}}
*{{il|Knockback}}
*{{il|Life Gain on Hit}}
*{{il|Life Leech}}
*{{il|Melee Damage on Full Life}}
*{{il|Melee Physical Damage}}
*{{il|Reduced Mana}}
*{{il|Stun}}
*{{il|Weapon Elemental Damage}}
||
*{{il|Added Cold Damage}}
*{{il|Additional Accuracy}}
*{{il|Blind}}
*{{il|Block Chance Reduction}}
*{{il|Chance to Flee}}
*{{il|Cold Penetration}}
*{{il|Culling Strike}}
*{{il|Enhance}}
*{{il|Faster Attacks}}
*{{il|Hypothermia}}
*{{il|Ice Bite}}
*{{il|Mana Leech}}
*{{il|Poison}}
*{{il|Void Manipulation}}
||
*{{il|Added Chaos Damage}}
*{{il|Added Lightning Damage}}
*{{il|Chance to Ignite}}
*{{il|Elemental Focus}}
*{{il|Elemental Proliferation}}
*{{il|Enlighten}}
*{{il|Increased Critical Damage}}
*{{il|Increased Critical Strikes}}
*{{il|Innervate}}
*{{il|Item Rarity}}
*{{il|Lightning Penetration}}
*{{il|Physical to Lightning}}
*{{il|Power Charge On Critical}}
|-
|}

{{il|Fortify}} cannot support {{il|Reckoning}}, {{il|Riposte}}, or {{il|Vengeance}}.
<br/>
{{il|Melee Splash}} can be used to support any melee skill without AoE on its main hit: this is all melee skills except {{il|Ancestral Warchief}}, {{il|Cleave}}, {{il|Cyclone}}, {{il|Earthquake}}, {{il|Ground Slam}}, {{il|Ice Crash}}, {{il|Leap Slam}}, {{il|Reave}}, {{il|Reckoning}}, {{il|Shield Charge}}, {{il|Sweep}}, {{il|Vaal Cyclone}}, {{il|Vaal Ground Slam}} {{il|Vaal Reave}}, and {{il|Vengeance}}. It also does not support {{il|Whirling Blades}}.
<br/>
{{il|Multistrike}} cannot support {{il|Ancestral Protector}}, {{il|Ancestral Warchief}}, {{il|Cyclone}}, {{il|Ice Crash}}, {{il|Leap Slam}}, {{il|Reckoning}}, {{il|Riposte}}, {{il|Shield Charge}}, {{il|Vengeance}}, or {{il|Whirling Blades}}.

In addition, the following categories of skill can benefit from additional supports:
{| class="wikitable" 
! Category
! Melee Skills
! Supports
|-
|
[[:Category:Area of effect support gems|Area of Effect support gems]]
|| {{il|Ancestral Warchief}} <br/> {{il|Blade Flurry}} <br/> {{il|Cleave}} <br/> {{il|Cyclone}} <br/> {{il|Earthquake}} <br/> {{il|Ground Slam}} <br/> {{il|Ice Crash}} <br/> {{il|Infernal Blow}} <br/> {{il|Lacerate}} <br/> {{il|Leap Slam}} <br/> {{il|Molten Strike}} <br/> {{il|Reave}} <br/> {{il|Reckoning}} <br/> {{il|Shield Charge}} <br/> {{il|Static Strike}} <br/>  {{il|Sunder}} <br/> {{il|Sweep}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Cyclone}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Glacial Hammer}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Ground Slam}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Reave}} <br/> {{il|Vengeance}} <br/> {{il|Wild Strike}}
|| {{il|Concentrated Effect}} <br/> {{il|Increased Area of Effect}}
|-
| [[:Category:Duration support gems|Duration support gems]]
|| {{il|Ancestral Protector}} <br/> {{il|Ancestral Warchief}} <br/> {{il|Dominating Blow}} <br/> {{il|Earthquake}} <br/> {{il|Static Strike}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Cyclone}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Double Strike}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Glacial Hammer}} <br/> {{il|Vaal Lightning Strike}} <br/> {{il|Viper Strike}} <br/>
|| {{il|Increased Duration}} <br/> {{il|Less Duration}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[:Category:Projectile support gems|Projectile support gems]]
|| {{il|Frost Blades}} <br/> {{il|Lightning Strike}} <br/> {{il|Molten Strike}} <br/> {{il|Wild Strike}} 
|| {{il|Faster Projectiles}} <br/> {{il|Greater Multiple Projectiles}} <br/> {{il|Iron Grip}} <br/> {{il|Lesser Multiple Projectiles}} <br/> {{il|Physical Projectile Attack Damage}} <br/> {{il|Point Blank}} <br/> {{il|Slower Projectiles}}
|-
| {{il|Frost Blades}} <br/> {{il|Lightning Strike}} <br/> {{il|Wild Strike}}
|| {{il|Chain}} <br/> {{il|Fork}} <br/> {{il|Pierce}}
|}
Note that for the projectile supports listed, these will only affect the projectile portion or the projectile form of the skill. While {{il|Elemental Hit}}, {{il|Frenzy}} and {{il|Puncture}} all have the Projectile keyword, projectile supports will only affect them when used with a ranged weapon rather than a melee weapon.

==Trigger gems==
Any melee skill can be used as the trigger for the following trigger gems:

*{{il|Cast on Melee Kill}}
*{{il|Curse On Hit}}
*{{il|Cast On Critical Strike}}


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