Get ready to slash your way through enemies as Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands features Melee Weapons. You will be able to find a wide range of melee weapons in the game. Just like the Ranged Weapons, Melee Weapons are procedurally generated. This means you will find a lot of different variations across the board.
Table of contents
Weapon Types
Melee Weapons come in 4 different weapon types and each weapon class are dozens of different options
- Two-handed Blades
- Swords
- Axes
- Blunt Weapons (hammers and morningstars)
Manufacturers
Valora
- Two-handed Blades
- High Damage
- Slow Attack Speed
- No Lunge
Swift
- Swords
- Low Damage
- Fast Attack Speed
Kleave
- Axes
- Medium Attack Speed
- Low Damage
- High Crit Stats
BONK
- Blunt Weapons
- Medium Attack Speed
- High Damage
- Low Crit Stats
Melee Combat Explained
Melee combat is a secondary mechanic in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Overall, Ranged Weapons will still be your main source of damage. Dedicated melee builds are probably not going to be a thing outside of some odd builds and legendary items.
Whenever you whack most targets with a melee attack, they’ll stagger backwards, giving you a chance to get your bearings, load up that next clip, and get back into the action.
Slashing while sliding is possible and the game will extend your slide a little bit, if, it then allows you to connect the hit.
You can perform small combos by repeatedly pressing the melee button.
Because Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is very offense-focused the Melee Combat doesn’t have any defensive parrying mechanics.
Melee weapons, with the exception of the two-handed blades, have a “glide” to their attack, meaning you can strike an enemy with a melee attack before they’re close enough to do the same to you
Hilt Mods add Combat Synergy
Melee does have great synergy with other gameplay mechanics. You can easily integrate it into your combat loop by using specific perks, skills, or status effects. For example, arrow bolts could weaken enemies to melee attacks but could also work vice-versa in conjunction with other combat mechanics.
Common Hilt Mods
Melee Weapons with a high rarity have a chance to drop with a Hilt Mod. Some Unique or Legendary Items can roll with 2 Hilt Mods.
| Hilt Mod | Hilt Mod Special Effect |
|---|---|
| ANCIENT | Melee Attacks restore 3.5% of your Action Skill Cooldown. |
| AMP’D | Melee Attacks Amplify the damage of your next 3 shots by 34.4% for the next 10 seconds. |
| ARCHMAGE | Melee Attacks restore 3.4% of your Spell Cooldown. |
| CAUSTIC | Melee Attacks increase your Status Effect Chance and Status Effect Damage by 18.8% for 10 seconds. |
| ECHO | Melee Attacks deal 6% of all Non-Melee Damage dealt by the Fatemaker over the last 10 seconds as bonus damage, and resets this bonus. |
| RAMPAGE | Melee strikes stack +10% Melee Crit Chance. Melee Crits resets this Bonus. |
| VAMPIRE | Melee Attacks Restore 6.1% of your Maximum Health and Maximum Ward. |
| WARRIOR | Melee Attacks increase your Damage Reduction and Melee Damage dealt by 5.2% for 10 seconds. Stacks 5 times. |
Unique Mods
You will find these unique hilt mods on Quest Items/Rewards
| Hilt Mods | Unique Hilt Mod Effect |
|---|---|
| BANSHEE CLAW | Melee Attacks creates a projectile that seek out enemies behind the target dealing 70% weapon damage. |
| BODY SPRAY | Melee Attacks against an enemy that has an active Elemental Status Effect will double the effect of Vampire |
| GOBLINS BANE | Melee Attack deal +100% damage against enemies above 95% Total HP. |
| FROSTBITE | Melee Attacks always apply a Fire Status Effect |
| LAST LEG | Melee Attacks increase Movement Speed by 15% and Reload Speed by 10% for 10 seconds. |
| METAL LUTE | Melee Attacks creates a bouncing Flame Skull projectile behind your target dealing 100% Weapon Damage as Fire Damage to nearby enemies |
| TIDESORROW | Melee Attacks apply a Lightning Status Effect. Affected enemies have a 15% chance to be struck by a Lightning Bolt periodically. |
Legendary Mods
You will find these special Hilt Mods on legendary items.
| Hilt Mods | Legendary Hilt Mod Effect |
|---|---|
| DIAMONDGUARD | Melee Attacks deal random Elemental Damage and increases your Status Effect Application Chance and Status Effect Damage by 10% for 10 seconds. Stacks 5 times. |
| FATEBREAKER | Melee Attacks create 3 Lightning projectiles that restore Ward equal to 100.0% of damage dealt. |
| FISH | Melee Attacks always apply a Poison Status Effect, stacking up to 5 times |
| FRYING PAN | While Melee Attacking, gain a 90% chance to Reflect incoming Bullet, and a 15% chance while holstered. |
| GOBLINE PICKAXE | Melee Attacks spawn gold! Whenever the Fatemaker picks up gold, increase Movement Speed, Spell Cooldown Rate, and Action Skill Cooldown Rate by 6% for 5 seconds. Stacks 4 time. |
| MAGE STAFF | Melee Attacks create up to 3 Fissures that seek out nearby enemies dealing up to 110.0% Weapon Damage as Spell Damage. Damage is split between all Fissures. |
| PEG LEG | Melee Attacks increase Movement Speed by 30% and Reload Speed by 40% for 10 seconds. |
| PINCUSHION | Melee Attacks explode on hit dealing 15% Weapon Damage per Crossbolt attached to the enemy. |
| RAGNAROK | Melee Attacks fire a ranged projectile that deals Melee Damage and attaches a sticky bomb that explodes after a duration. |
| SNAKE STICK | Melee Attacks spawn a nearby Hydra Companion that deals Melee Damage for 6 seconds. |
| SPELLBLADE | Melee Attacks deal Spell Damage instead of Melee Damage. Melee Attacks increase Spell Critical Chance by 80% for 6 seconds |
| STORM SURGE | Melee Attacks apply a Lightning Status Effect. Affected enemies have a 25% chance to be struck by a Lightning Bolt periodically. |
| WAILING BANSHEE | Melee Attacks create up to 3 projectiles that seek out enemies behind the target dealing 50% Weapon Damage. |
Melee Enchantments
Melee Weapons can be enchanted once you reached LVL 15. Enchantments add powerful interactions to your build.
- Gain +XX% Melee Damage against Bosses and Badasses.
- Gain +XX% Melee Damage against enemies above YY% Total HP.
- Gain +XX% Melee Damage for a short duration after each consecutive Melee Attack.
- After getting a Melee Kill gain +XX% Fire Rate for a short duration.
- After getting a Melee Kill refresh XX Spell Charge.
Notes
- Melee Weapons can deal critical hit damage.
- You can melee chests to open them
- Melee weapons can do elemental damage