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Melee with a sword at Combat Level 24

The strongest gear you can wear at your level, from everything on the wiki: judged by damage per attack (the weapon, its damage bonuses and crits), how often energy lets you attack, and survivability. Rolls count at the middle of their range unless you set your own. Put your own piece in any slot and the planner builds the rest around it; save it to keep it and share it.

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Combat Skill

Class

Weapon

Combat levelMarks: a new melee set unlocks

Level

Focus

Damage per attack53.4–67.9Default Attack 100%, crits averaged in · the weapon's damage times its Default Attack, its damage bonuses and crits

Attack speed kept up125%8 energy an attack, 10 regained a second

Survivability1,133–1,741Health × defence

Armour

Mixed pieces: the best of each slot

HelmetAlpha Boar MaskEpic · Lv 10 · Drop · ✦0

HelmetAlpha Boar MaskEpic · Lv 10 · Drop

Slash +8–11.2%Aura +8–11.2%Base Def 72–96Max Health +15–20%Slash Defense 72–96

UpgradesLv 10✦0

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Deeproot Helmet (Lv 13: −6% damage, +5% survivability)

ChestplateHardened Clay ChestplateRare · Lv 8 · Drop · ✦0

ChestplateHardened Clay ChestplateRare · Lv 8 · Drop

Base Def 109.2–163.8Health 10–15Max Energy 5–8Blunt Defense 54.6–72.8

UpgradesLv 8✦0

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Infused Bronze Chestplate (Lv 10: +5% damage, −17% survivability)

LeggingsMercenary LeggingsUncommon · Lv 18 · Drop · ✦0

LeggingsMercenary LeggingsUncommon · Lv 18 · Drop

Blunt +6–8.4%Crit Chance +2–4%Base Def 55.2–82.8Health 5–10Stab Defense 55.2–82.8

UpgradesLv 18✦0

Augments

Slot 1

Other pick: Infused Bronze Leggings (Lv 10: +3% damage, −3% survivability)

BootsInfused Bronze BootsRare · Lv 10 · Smithing 8 · ✦0

BootsInfused Bronze BootsRare · Lv 10 · Smithing 8

Slash +7–9.8%Base Def 63–84Slash Defense 63–84

UpgradesLv 10✦0

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Mercenary Boots (Lv 18: −3% damage, +3% survivability)

Weapons, core and accessories

One of each; rings twice, and a second weapon to swap to

Weapon 1Carrionblade SwordSlash Damage 32.4–38.9 · Crit Dmg +15–20% · ability Bloodborne

Its augments · ✦0

Weapon 1

Carrionblade SwordRare · Lv 24 · Drop · 8 energy an attack · ability 8Slash Damage 32.4–38.9 · Crit Dmg +15–20% · ability BloodborneOther pick: Royal’s Bane (Lv 12: −11% damage)

Its augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs a Weapon Transmogger V2 to open.

UpgradesLv 24✦0

Weapon 2Optional: a weapon you swap to, of any class. The scores and totals then switch between the two.

Class coreSwordsman Class CoreSlash +20% · ability Turmoil Slash

Class core

Swordsman Class CoreArtisan 0Slash +20% · ability Turmoil SlashOther pick: Assassin Class Core (Lv 0: −12% damage)

RingStone RingHealth 15–25

Ring

Stone RingUncommon · Artisan 2Health 15–25Other pick: Diamond Ring (Lv 0: +5% damage, −9% survivability)

RingStone RingHealth 15–25

Ring

Stone RingUncommon · Artisan 2 · the same ring twiceHealth 15–25

AmuletDungeoneer's Amulet IVHealth Regen +25% · Speed 17

Amulet

Dungeoneer's Amulet IVRare · Artisan 15Health Regen +25% · Speed 17Other pick: Dungeoneer's Amulet III (Lv 0: much the same)

GlovesThe 8 gloves on the wiki are for gathering, not combat.

GreavesGreaves of DashesSpeed 10–15 · ability Dash

Greaves

Greaves of DashesUncommon · Lv 3 · DropSpeed 10–15 · ability DashOther pick: Greaves of Evasion (Lv 3: much the same)

Weapons are compared by damage per attack and how often energy lets them attack; how fast each kind swings is not known yet. A second weapon is yours to pick: the planner chooses the rest for the first.

Elixirs

Suggested: every one that helps, at its top level

Vital Elixir II 6/6+16% survivability

Vital Elixir 5/5+13% survivability

Lamina Elixir 5/5+7% damage

Aegis Elixir II 6/6+6% survivability

Aegis Elixir 5/5+5% survivability

Lethum Elixir 5/5+1% damage

Anemo Elixir 5/5+5 Max Energy

Celer Elixir 5/5+10 Speed

Vigor Elixir 5/5+10% Health Regen

Build totals

From every piece's lowest roll to its highest, with the elixirs

Slash damage weapon32.4–38.9

Default Attack a normal attack deals the damage times this100%

Slash Damage+45–51%

Core 20 · Armour 18 · Elixirs 10

Crit Damage+25–30%

Sword 17.5 · Elixirs 10

Aura Damage+8–11.2%

Blunt Damage+6–8.4%

Crit Chance+2–4%

Base Defense354.4–481.6

Max Health+100–130 +15–20%

Health Regen+35%

Max Energy+10–13

Speed+37–42

Slash Defense135–180

Blunt Defense126.6–168.8

Ranked by damage kept up and survivability, at the middle of each roll. Before gear it assumes 0% crit chance, +50% crit damage, 100 health and 10 energy regained a second; every normal attack uses the weapon's attack energy (top left of its tooltip) and deals its damage times its Default Attack, which the damage bonuses multiply. A weapon whose tooltip shows no Default Attack yet is not ranked against the others on damage. Set bonuses and what abilities do are not counted.

Abilities and passives

Bloodborne weapon8 energy

Turmoil Slash class core50 energy

Dash greaves20 energy