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Fallout New Vegas
Melee Weapons Effects and How to Increase
Melee Weapons is a skill in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to see how to increase Melee Weapons Skill, the Skill Magazine and Skill Book to increase Melee Weapons, what Melee Weapons does, and its related perks!
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How to Increase Melee Weapons Skill
Use a Skill Magazine or a Skill Book
| Temporary | Permanently |
|---|---|
| Tæles of Chivalrie (Skill Magazine) |
Grognak the Barbarian (Skill Book) |
You can increase your Melee Weapons skill using Skill Magazines and Skill Books. Skill Magazines can temporarily increase your Melee Weapons skill while a Skill Book can increase it permanently.
We recommend grabbing the skill book for Melee Weapons to increase this skill for good.
Skill Books Map Locations and Guide
Use a Console Command
| Format | player.setav Melee Weapons [your desired level] |
|---|---|
| Example | player.setav Melee Weapons 100 |
You can also increase your Melee Weapons skill using a console command. Follow the format above and add your desired level at the end of the command without the [ ] symbol.
What Does Melee Weapons Do?
Determines Melee Weapons Effectiveness
Like a professional batter, all of your swings will feel like a home-run! With more points invested into Melee Weapons, you will have increased damage and blocking capabilities for weapons in the Melee Weapons tree.
Requirement for Handling Melee Weapons
| Weapon | Skill Requirement |
|---|---|
| Nephi's Golf Driver | 25 |
| Throwing Spear | 25 |
| Throwing Hatchet | 25 |
| Switchblade | 25 |
| Nail Board | 25 |
| Liberator | 25 |
| Machete Gladius | 25 |
| Machete | 25 |
| Hatchet | 25 |
| 9 Iron | 25 |
| Baseball Bat | 25 |
| Rebar Club | 50 |
| Bumper Sword | 50 |
| Sledgehammer | 50 |
| Dress Cane | 50 |
| Combat Knife | 50 |
| The Humble Cudgel | 50 |
| Lead Pipe | 50 |
| Chance's Knife | 50 |
| Chainsaw | 75 |
| Cattle Prod | 75 |
| Ripper | 75 |
| Shishkebab | 75 |
| Knock-Knock | 75 |
| Fire Axe | 75 |
| Blade of the East | 100 |
| Super Sledge | 100 |
| Oh, Baby! | 100 |
| Thermic Lance | 100 |
Certain Melee Weapons require a set amount of skill points to use. Without prior knowledge, you will not be able to utilize weapons that are more challenging to wield.
Melee Weapons Perks
| Perk | Skill | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy | Guns 45, Melee Weapons 45 | Lv. 8 |
| Super Slam | Melee Weapons 45 | Lv. 8 |
| Ninja | Melee Weapons 80,Sneak 80 | Lv. 20 |
| Unstoppable Force | Melee Weapons 90 | Lv. 12 |
Fallout New Vegas Related Guides
Best Starting Skills and List of Skills
All Skills
| All Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Barter |
 Energy Weapons |
 Explosives |
 Guns |
 Lockpick |
 Medicine |
 Melee Weapons |
 Repair |
 Science |
 Sneak |
 Speech |
 Survival |
 Unarmed |
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