Trailblazer Reloaded League/Guide/Melee

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Overview

Attack, Strength, and Defence are all trained in similar ways through combat. Strength can be trained slowly through barbarian fishing , and Defence can also be trained with Ranged or Magic while on the defensive combat style.

Relics

Brawler's Resolve is the most impactful relic for melee combat. It has the following effects:

• Weapons with an attack speed of 4 or higher have the stat halved and rounded down, while weapons with an attack speed of 3 have the stat halved and rounded up.
• Melee accuracy increased by 50%
• 10% chance to deal a critical strike on a successful melee hit, which deals double damage
• 90% charges saved when using charged melee weapons such as the Scythe of vitur or Blade of saeldor
• Immune to all status effects, including but not limited to poison, venom, and firebreath, with the exception of stuns and roots.
• Melee, Ranged, and Magic defence is increased by 50%.

Other relics that may be useful for Melee training and combat include:

• Weapon Master - gives 100% special attack accuracy and the ability to use hitpoints to special attack

Notable gear by area

Regions in the required column are always required. However, only one of the optional regions is required.

Weapons

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Notes
Dragon scimitar	Kandarin✓		Can be purchased for 100,000 coins from Daga's Scimitar Smithy
Dragon longsword	Misthalin✓		Can be purchased for 100,000 coins from Jukat (shop)
Rapier	Morytania✓		Can be purchased for 25,600 by speaking to Smith, identical stats to Rune Scimitar but with the stab and slash attack bonuses swapped
Abyssal bludgeon	Misthalin✓		The components to make the bludgeon are obtained from the unsired
Abyssal whip		Misthalin✓ Morytania✓ Kourend✓	Dropped by abyssal demons and Abyssal Sire
Abyssal tentacle	Kandarin✓	Misthalin✓ Morytania✓	Made by combining a tentacle with an abyssal whip
Dragon 2h sword		Desert✓ Wilderness✓	The dragon 2h sword is dropped by most Wilderness bosses and the Kalphite Queen
Granite maul	Morytania✓		Since LMS is disabled, the special attack cannot be reduced to 50%
Saradomin sword	Asgarnia✓		Unlike most two-handed weapons in the game, the Saradomin sword has an attack speed of 4
Zamorakian spear	Asgarnia✓		–
Zamorakian hasta	Asgarnia✓ Kandarin✓		The hasta is made by taking a Zamorakian spear to Otto Godblessed, along with a payment of 300,000 coins
File:Crystal halberd.pngCrystal halberd	Kandarin✓ Tirannwn✓		The special attack can deal damage against large groups of enemies
Dharok's greataxe	Morytania✓		Attacks deal more damage as hitpoints decrease if the rest of Dharok the Wretched's equipment is worn
Barrelchest anchor	Morytania✓		A damaged anchor can be obtained from Brother Tranquility and repaired by speaking to Smith for 230,000 or bought repaired from Perdu for 290,000
Blade of saeldor	Tirannwn✓		Best slash weapon
Ghrazi rapier	Morytania✓		Highest stab and Stength bonus for any weapon of its attack speed
Scythe of vitur	Morytania✓		Can hit up to three enemies simultaneously
Inquisitor's mace	Morytania✓		Best crush weapon
Viggora's chainmace	Wilderness✓		When Viggora's chainmace is charged with revenant ether, an additional 50% melee accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness
Dragon claws	Kourend✓		Special attack can hit up to 4 times
Dragon warhammer	Kourend✓		Special attack deals 50% more damage and lowers the target's current Defence level by 30% on a damaging hit.
Elder maul	Kourend✓		Highest tier crush and strength weapon, however it does not have a special attack.
Dinh's bulwark	Kourend✓		This shield is equipped in both hand slots with a strength bonus that scales with the player's defence bonus.
Sarachnis cudgel	Kourend✓		Provides high crush and strength bonuses for the early game
Dragon hunter lance	Asgarnia✓ Kandarin✓ Kourend✓		The lances increases accuracy and damage when fighting dragons
Arclight	Desert✓ Kourend✓		Provides a 70% increase in accuracy and damage against demonic monsters. Special attack reduces Strength, Attack, and Defence of target by 5% (10% for demons)
Osmumten's fang	Desert✓		The fang rolls accuracy twice to increase the chances of hitting high defence opponents. The fang will also always deal between 15% and 85% of the maximum damage.
Soulreaper axe	Desert✓		The axe deals 8 Hitpoints to the player for every hit on a target, providing a 6% Strength boost, up to 30%.
Leaf-bladed battleaxe		Fremennik✓ Tirannwn✓	The leaf-bladed battleaxe is easily attained from Kurask and provides excellent strength bonus for the early game
Voidwaker	Wilderness✓		Special attack consumes 50% energy to deal guaranteed Magic damage between 50% and 150% of maximum hit.

Helmets

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Black mask	Morytania✓		+16.67%	Provides a 16.67% boost to Attack and Strength against all monsters on the player's current Slayer task
Slayer helmet (i)	Morytania✓	Misthalin✓ Kandarin✓	+16.67%	1,250,000 coins are required to imbue at the Nightmare Zone or 500 Zeal Tokens at Soul Wars.
Dragon full helm	Kandarin✓		+0	Can be obtained as a rare drop from mithril dragons
Helm of neitiznot	Fremennik✓		+3	–
Neitiznot faceguard	Fremennik✓		+6	Made by combining a basilisk jaw with a helm of neitiznot
Serpentine helm	Tirannwn✓		+5	Grants immunity to poison and venom
Inquisitor's great helm	Morytania✓		+4	When equipped, the great helm boosts damage and accuracy by 0.5% when using the crush attack style
Obsidian helmet	Karamja✓		+3	–
Torva full helm	Asgarnia✓		+8	Provides the highest Strength bonus of all helmets

Shield slot

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Dragon sq shield	Fremennik✓ Kandarin✓		+0	Made by combining the shield left half and the shield right half.
Dragon defender	Asgarnia✓		+6	Farmable at Warriors' Guild. Bring a black armour purchasable from Horvik's Armour Shop. and Champions' Guild. Food purchasable on site. Excellent to combine with Slayer Task: Hill giants (substitutes them). ~4-6 hours to get.
Avernic defender	Asgarnia✓ Morytania✓		+8	Requires Dragon defender
Dragonfire shield		Karamja✓ Fremennik✓	+7	Dropped by dragons in Brimhaven Dungeon or Lithkren Vault
Crystal shield	Tirannwn✓		+0	Made by combining 40 crystal shards with one crystal weapon seed at a singing bowl in Prifddinas
Elysian spirit shield	Wilderness✓		+0	Requires 75 to equip
Toktz-ket-xil	Karamja✓		+5	Provides a +5 Strength bonus. Awards League Points when equipped. (As all Obsidian equipment does)

Chest slot

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Dragon chainbody		Desert✓ Kandarin✓	+0	–
Dragon platebody	Fremennik✓ Kandarin✓		+0	Made by combining a dragon metal lump and dragon metal shard with a dragon chainbody
Obsidian platebody	Karamja✓		+3	–
Fighter torso	Kandarin✓		+4	Obtained from Barbarian Assault
Bandos chestplate	Asgarnia✓		+4	Unlike the other body armours which provide a strength bonus, the Bandos chestplate also has substantial defensive bonuses
Inquisitor's hauberk	Morytania✓		+4	When equipped, the hauberk boosts damage and accuracy by 0.5% when using the crush attack style
Torva platebody	Asgarnia✓		+6	An upgraded version of the bandos chestplate, Torva armour provides the maximum strength bonus.

Legs slot

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Obsidian platelegs	Karamja✓		+1	Can be purchased for 100,500 Tokkul
Bandos tassets	Asgarnia✓		+2	–
Dragon plateskirt	Karamja✓	Fremennik✓	+0	Drops semi-frequently from Steel Dragon and Skeletal Wyvern. Very good to combine with slayer task.
Dragon platelegs	Karamja✓	Fremennik✓	+0	Drops semi-frequently from Steel Dragon and Skeletal Wyvern. Very good to combine with slayer task.
Granite legs	Asgarnia✓		+0	Drops semi-frequently from Skeletal Wyvern. Very good to combine with slayer task.
Torva platelegs	Asgarnia✓		+4	Highest Strength bonus for the leg slot
Inquisitor's plateskirt	Morytania✓		+2	When equipped, the plateskirt boosts damage and accuracy by 0.5% when using the crush attack style

Boots

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus
Rune boots		Morytania✓ Tirannwn✓	+2
Dragon boots		Asgarnia✓ Wilderness✓	+4
Primordial boots	Asgarnia✓	Wilderness✓	+5
Guardian boots	Asgarnia✓ Morytania✓		+3
Bandos boots	Asgarnia✓		+0
Granite boots	Misthalin✓		+3
Climbing boots	Asgarnia✓		+2

Jewellery

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Berserker ring	Fremennik✓		+4	Always provides at least 1 max hit
Berserker ring (i)	Fremennik✓	Misthalin✓ Kandarin✓	+8	Requires 650,000 coins to imbue at Nightmare Zone or 260 Zeal Tokens at Soul Wars
Explorer's ring 1	Misthalin✓		+0	Provides +1 to Prayer. Easy to get.
Amulet of strength	Misthalin✓		+10	Lootable from the H.A.M. Store room. Lvl 49 magic to enchant. Common drop from the Giant Mole
Amulet of power	Misthalin✓		+6	Lootable from the H.A.M. Store room. Lvl 57 magic to enchant
Amulet of fury		Karamja✓ Asgarnia✓ Tirannwn✓	+8	–
Amulet of blood fury	Morytania✓		+8	Has a 20% chance to heal for 30% of the damage dealt
Amulet of torture	Kandarin✓		+10	Requires a zenyte
Regen bracelet		Karamja✓ Asgarnia✓ Tirannwn✓	+7	Requires an onyx
Combat bracelet	Misthalin✓		+6	Requires a dragonstone which can be found in a variety of places
Ring of shadows	Desert✓		+2	Can be obtained from the Mysterious Bandit in the Ancient Vault for 75,000 coins
Ultor ring	Desert✓ Fremennik✓ Kourend✓		+12	The ring requires 90 Magic and 80 Crafting to create by combining the berserker icon, 500 blood runes, and the ultor vestige and then crafting the ultor icon with three chromium ingots and a ring mould at a furnace

Other items and bonuses

Gear	Required regions	Optional regions	Strength bonus	Notes
Piety	Kandarin✓		+varies	Gives a 25% boost to Defence, a 23% boost to Strength, and 20% to Attack. Requires 70
Adamant gloves	Asgarnia✓ Kandarin✓		+7	–
Rune gloves	Asgarnia✓ Kandarin✓	Desert✓ Fremennik✓	+8	–
Cape of legends	Fremennik✓ Kandarin✓		+0	–
Mythical cape	Fremennik✓ Kandarin✓		+1	–
Fire cape	Karamja✓		+4	–
File:Infernal cape.pngInfernal cape	Karamja✓		+8	–
Obsidian cape	Karamja✓		+0	–
Void melee helm	Asgarnia✓		+10%	Provides a 10% bonus to melee damage and accuracy if worn with the rest of the Void set
Ferocious gloves	Fremennik✓ Kourend✓		+14	–