OSRS Melee Weapon Progression Guide

Petecleff13

Created: Feb 14 2025

There are many types of Melee weapons in OSRS, each designed for a specific combat style: slash, stab, or crush as shown by the weapon's attack bonuses. This determines how well these weapons perform against different opponents since they are usually weaker against one of those styles.

Melee weapons are usually the most cost-effective method of combat in OSRS, as players do not need ammunition or runes to use them. Although some degrade and need to be recharged, the cost of using most melee weapons is very low.

DPS on a sand crab to calculate the best melee weapon

To compare the melee weapons, we have compared their DPS on a sand crab. Higher DPS means higher XP per hour, and therefore it will be better to use for melee training.

Melee weapon progression

The better your Attack level, the better the weapons you can use for Melee training. We have ordered the Melee training weapons from lowest to highest Attack requirements. Weapons with higher Attack requirements generally offer better DPS, leading to higher XP per hour.

Attack level	Strength level	Weapon	Ge price	Information	Bonuses	DPS on a Sand crabs
1	1	Swift blade	10M	The Swift blade is a one-handed weapon that can be purchased from Justine’s stuff for 350 LMS points. It has no bonuses, but has an attack speed of 3.		2.960
1	1	Ham Joint	2.5M	The Ham joint is a one-handed weapon that can be obtained as a rare reward from easy Treasure Trails		2.960
1	60	Dragon Warharmmer	24M GP	The Dragon Warhammer is one of the strongest warhammers available in OSRS. It requires 60 strength to wield and is obtained as an extremely rare drop from the Lizardman shaman. It is popular for its special attack known as Smash, as it can rapidly reduce the opponent’s defence by up to 30% and enable the player to deal 50% more damage per successful hit. It is quite a popular weapon for strength pures as it does not have an attack requirement while being able to deal a good amount of damage.	-4 slab attack bonus -4 slash attack bonus +95 crush attack bonus +85 additional strength	3.419
30	1	Adamant scimitar	1.4K	The Adamant scimitar is the fourth strongest scimitar and the best weapon to use for training at 30 attack and 1 strength	+6 slab attack bonus +29 slash attack bonus +28 additional strength	3.05
40	1	Brine Sabre	418K	Brine Sabres are dropped by Brine rats in the small cave during the Olaf’s quest. It is a better alternative to the Rune scimitar and can finish off Rockslugs without a bag of salt.	+7 stab attack bonus +47 slash attack bonus +46 additional strength	3.673
50	50	Granite hammer	40K	Unlike most warhammers, the granite hammer has an attack speed of 4, similar to speed of scimitars, giving it more damage over time against low defence monsters.	+57 crush attack bonus +56 additional strength	4.086
60	1	Dragon Scimitar	60K	This is the strongest scimitar in OSRS and requires completion of Monkey Madness I to wield.	+67 slash attack bonus +66 additional strength	4.499
60	1	Toktz-xil-ak		This is one of the best weapons for training strength and the best to use at level 60 attack. When a Berserker necklace is equipped, it gains a 20% damage boost. The Obsidian armour also increases it’s melee attack and strength by 10%, increasing the DPS.	+47 stab attack bonus +38 slash attack bonus -2 crush attack bonus +49 additional strength	3.875
70	1	Abyssal tentacle		An abyssal tentacle is a weapon made by combining a Kraken tentacle with an Abyssal whip. It also has a 25% chance to poison the opponent per hit.	+90 slash attack bonus +75 crush attack bonus +75 additional strength bonus	5.125
70	70	Abyssal Bludgeon	41M GP	The abyssal bludgeon is a two-handed crush weapon that players can equip with 70 attack and 70 strength. It is the best weapon for strength training at 70 attack and The Overseer can create it by combining the bludgeon axon, bludgeon claw, and bludgeon spine.	It offers a +102 crush attack bonus It gives an additional +85 strength bonus	5.334
75	1	Saradomin’s blessed sword		It is created by combining Saradomin’s tear with the Saradomin's sword. The blessed sword has +18 slash and +6 strength more than the normal type.	+60 crush attack bonus +100 slash attack bonus +88 additional strength bonus	5.131
80	1	Inquisitor’s mace	376M	Inquisitor’s mace is a one-handed crush weapon received as a drop from the Nightmare. It has identical bonuses with Ghrazi rapier and Blade of Saeldor and also has a +2 prayer bonus.	+52 attack bonus +95 crush bonus +89 strength bonus	5.33
80	1	Ghrazi Rapier	45.2M GP	The Ghrazi rapier is a one-handed stab weapon known to provide the highest strength and stab bonus. It is one of the best weapons to use for combat as it has rapid attack, accuracy, and power.	+94 stab attack bonus +55 slash attack bonus +89 additional strength	5.332
82	1	Osmuten’s fang	12M GP	The Osmuten’s fang is a one-handed weapon obtained as a reward from Tombs of Amascut	+102 stab attack bonus +75 slash attack bonus+103 strength bonus	4.66

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