Melee attack

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Melee attacks are close-combat attacks performed with melee weapons - swords, axes, hammers, daggers, and scythes. Melee attack can refer to either a normal attack made with a melee weapon or a specific type of skill performed with melee weapons. Melee attacks have the same damage type as the weapon used to perform them.

• A melee attack is performed whenever a character swings a melee weapon at his opponent.

• As a skill type, melee attacks can be performed with any type of melee weapon. For example, Wild Blow can be performed with a scythe, even though it is a warrior skill. Melee attack skills are a subtype of attack skills. In addition, attack skills specific to a particular melee weapon, such as hammer attacks, are also considered to be melee attack skills.

Many skills will refer to "melee attacks" or "in melee". These skills will affect both normal attacks and attack skills.

[edit] List of melee attack skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Banishing Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage. If it hits a summoned creature, all nearby foes take 10...70...85 holy damage.	0	5	0	6		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Bloodstone Slash	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, it steals 75 Health.	0	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Body Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, target foe takes +10...34...40 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...13...15 seconds.	7	0	0	0		warriora	StrengthZ	Eye of the North
	Brawling Combo Punch	Melee Attack. You attack twice, dealing 50 damage each time.	0	0	0	45		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Brawling Headbutt	Melee Attack. 30 damage. Causes knock-down (3 seconds).	7	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Brawling Hook	Melee Attack. Target foe takes 30 damage.	4	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Brawling Jab	Melee Attack. Deal 10 damage if Brawling Jab hits.	0	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Brawling Straight Right	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, it deals 25 damage and interrupts an action.	0	0	½	8		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Brawling Uppercut	Melee Attack. You deliver an uppercut to your foe, dealing 80 damage. This attack cannot be blocked.	10	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Bull's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5...25...30 damage, and your target is knocked down.	0	5	0	10		warriora	StrengthZ	Core
	Club of a Thousand Bears	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, it deals +5...9 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 60 damage). If target foe is non-human it is knocked down.	0	5	0	12		a	Norn rankZ	Eye of the North
	Consuming Flames	Melee Attack. Remove one enchantment from target touched foe. Do 400 fire damage split evenly among target foe and adjacent foes, gain life equal to the damage you did to one target.	0	0	2	4		a	Z	Prophecies
	Counterattack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...29...35 damage. If you hit an attacking foe, you gain 2...5...6 Energy.	0	5	0	6		warriora	StrengthZ	Nightfall
	Desperation Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage, and your target suffers from one of the following Conditions: Deep Wound (for 20 seconds), Weakness (for 20 seconds), Bleeding (for 25 seconds), or Crippled (for 15 seconds). After making a Desperation Blow, you are knocked down.	0	5	0	7		warriora	TacticsZ	Prophecies
	Distracting Blow	Melee Attack. Swipe your weapon at the target, dealing no damage but disrupting the target's current action (and the actions of foes adjacent to your target).	0	5	0.5 ½	10		warriora	Z	Core
	Distracting Strike	Melee Attack. If Distracting Strike hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that skill is disabled for 20 seconds.	0	5	0.5 ½	15		warriora	Z	Eye of the North
	Drunken Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage and your target suffers from one of the following Conditions: Deep Wound (for 20 seconds), Weakness (for 20 seconds), Bleeding (for 25 seconds), or Crippled (for 15 seconds). After making a Drunken Blow, you are knocked down.	0	5	0	7		warriora	TacticsZ	Factions
	Eremite's Attack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...9...10 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 30 bonus damage).	0	5	0.75 ¾	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Eremite's Attack (PvP)	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...9...10 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 30 bonus damage).	0	5	1	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Feeding Frenzy	Melee Attack. Toma instantly kills any enemy that is at 20% Health. This lowers Toma's hunger level meter.	0	0	0.25 ¼	0		a	Z	Nightfall
	Golem Strike	Melee Attack. Target takes 180 damage and is Dazed for 3 seconds.	6	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Griffon's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	0	5	0	8		warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
	Irresistible Sweep	Melee Attack. You lose 1 Enchantment. If you lose an Enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked. This attack deals +10...26...30 damage if it hits.	0	5	0	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Leviathan's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	0	5	0	8		warriora	StrengthZ	Factions
	Magehunter Strike	Elite Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked.	0	5	0.5 ½	3		warriora	StrengthZ	Nightfall
	Malicious Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, you deal +10...26...30 damage and this attack results in a critical hit.	0	5	0	6		assassina	Critical StrikesZ	Nightfall
	Mystic Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...9...10 damage for each Enchantment on you (maximum 30 bonus damage).	0	5	¾	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Mystic Sweep (PvP)	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...9...10 damage for each Enchantment on you (maximum 30 bonus damage).	0	5	1	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Pious Assault	Melee Attack. Lose 1 Enchantment. If this attack hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage and inflict a Deep Wound for 5...17...20 seconds.	0	10	0	12		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Power Attack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage.	0	5	0	3		warriora	StrengthZ	Core
	Protector's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10...34...40 more damage.	0	5	0.5 ½	3		warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
	Reap Impurities	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +10...26...30 damage. You gain 15...63...75 Health for each foe you hit that is suffering from a Condition.	0	10	0	8		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Rending Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage. If you hit a foe suffering from a Hex, that foe loses 1 Enchantment.	0	5	0	10		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Shattered Spirit	Melee Attack. This attack removes 2 hexes on target boss and deals 50 more damage for each hex removed in this way.	0	0	0	10		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Skull Crack	Elite Melee Attack. If it hits, this attack interrupts the target's current action. If that foe was casting a Spell, that foe is Dazed for 10 seconds.	9	0	0.5 ½	0		warriora	Z	Prophecies
	Sneak Attack	Lead Attack. If this attack hits, target foe is Blinded for 4...8 seconds. This attack counts as a lead attack.	0	5	0	5		a	Ebon Vanguard rankZ	Eye of the North
	Soldier's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +10...34...40 more damage. If you are under the effects of a Chant or Shout, this attack cannot be blocked.	0	5	0	4		warriora	TacticsZ	Nightfall
	Symbolic Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +12 damage for each Signet you have equipped (maximum 70 damage).	4	0	0	0		warriora	Z	Eye of the North
	Thrill of Victory	Melee Attack. If this blow hits, and you have more Health than target foe you strike for +15...39...45 damage.	0	5	0	8		warriora	TacticsZ	Core
	Thunderfist Strike	Melee Attack. You deliver a Thunderfist Strike to your opponent, dealing 100 damage if it hits.	0	0	0	15		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Twin Moon Sweep	Melee Attack. You lose one Enchantment. If an Enchantment is lost in this way, you strike twice and gain 20...44...50 Health.	0	5	0	6		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Unseen Aggression	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, it deals 225 damage and causes knock down [sic].	0	0	0	0		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Victorious Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +1...25...31 damage. If the target foe has less Health than you, you gain 30...70...80 Health.	0	5	0	4		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Whirlwind Attack	Melee Attack. Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +10...20 damage.	6	0	0	1		warriora	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Whirlwind Attack	Melee Attack. Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +20 damage.	6	0	0	1		a	Z	Bonus Mission Pack
	Wild Blow	Melee Attack. Lose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.	0	5	0	8		warriora	Z	Core