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!

How to Increase Melee Weapons Skill

Use a Skill Magazine or a 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

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

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

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Best Starting Skills and List of Skills

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Barter	Energy Weapons	Explosives	Guns
Lockpick	Medicine	Melee Weapons	Repair
Science	Sneak	Speech	Survival
Unarmed	-	-	-