1-Handed Melee | The Outer Worlds Wiki

1-Handed Melee in The Outer Worlds is a specialized skill found under the Core Skill: Melee. Skills are abilities that provide both passive and active bonuses to the player that heavily affects their gameplay in combat and interactions with NPCs and Companions that affects the player's reputation.

1-Handed Melee Information

• Melee Weapon Skill
• The 1-Handed Melee skill increases Critical Hit chance with 1-Handed Melee weapons

Ways to Increase 1-Handed Melee

• Indicate any items or ways that increase the rank of this skill.
• The following Equipment increases your 1-Handed Melee Skill:
• Piecemeal Mining
• Riot Control Helmet (2)

1-Handed Melee Base Skill Unlocks

Builds that use 1-Handed Melee

1-Handed Melee Weapons

1-Handed Melee in The Outer Worlds are Weapons that use the "1-Handed Melee" skill. On this page you will find information on all existing 1-Handed Melee and where to find them. You can find more information about a specific weapon by clicking on the link to each individual page.

 

Unique Weapons

Science Weapons

Handguns

Long Guns

1-Handed Melee

2-Handed Melee

Heavy Weapons

 

1-Handed Melee in The Outer Worlds

Name	Weapon Damage	Modifications	Special Effect
A Spade (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	73	-	Bleed
Acqua Regia (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	672	SpeedGrip Mr. Acid	Burn
Adelaide's Gardening Shears	60		Bleed
Claw Rake	44	N/A	N/A
Clive's Cleaver	218		Bleed
Grinder (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	571	Mr. Ouch	Knockback
Hatchet	44	N/A	N/A
Impact Hammer	142	Attack	Knockdown
Impact Hammer Mk 2	415	Grip Attack	Knockdown
Ionized Paper Knife	392 Plasma	SpeedGrip	Burn
Maxwell	153	Mr. Zap	Knockdown
Officer's Spine	137 Corrosion	Grip Attack	Bleed
Officer's Spine Gold	381 Corrosion	Grip Attack	Bleed
Perfect Game (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	492	-	Stagger
Plasma Cutter	133 Plasma	Grip Attack	Burn
Plasma Cutter Gold	390 Plasma	Grip Attack	Burn
Primal Tamer's Baton	228		Stagger
Pro Tossball Blocker	340	Grip Attack	Stagger
Sentry Sabre	73	Attack	Bleed
Sentry Sabre Mk 2	233	Grip Attack	Bleed
Shears	44	N/A	N/A
Shock and Awe (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	627	SpeedGrip Mr. Ouch	Stun
Shock-Stick	131 Shock	SpeedGrip Mr. Ouch	Stun
Silencer	214	SpeedGrip	Bleed
Spade	64	N/A	N/A
Stun Baton	89 Shock	Grip	Stun
Stun Baton Ultra	276 Shock	Grip	Stun
Sublight Plasma Knife	217 Plasma		Burn
Supper Time	75 Corrosion	N/A	Bleed
Tossball Blocker	113	Grip	Stagger
Vortex Mace	242	Grip Attack	Knockdown
Wall of Swords (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	138	SpeedGrip Mr. N	Bleed

1-Handed Melee Notes and Trivia

• Points are first placed into the core skill (e.g. Melee) of the specialized skill (e.g. 1-Handed Melee) which improves all of the specialized skills in that group up to Rank 50.
• Once it reaches Rank 50, skill points can be directly added to the specialized skill to increase the effect up to Rank 100/ 150 (Only available whit Peril on Gorgon DLC)
• Some armor, consumables and status effects can temporarily raise and lower the effects of your skills.

Skills