Having a melee-focused build is a key part of any successful team in Back 4 Blood.
As a melee character, your goal is to be on the frontline alongside the tank, and specifically, you want to focus on taking down all the common enemies.
There’s no better weapon for dealing with common foes than the melee and the equipped cards will help with that.
In this guide, I will showcase the best melee build in Back 4 Blood and explain the best characters and cards to use.
Best Characters for Melee in Back 4 Blood
The best characters for a melee build are Holly Forrester (+25 team stamina, +5% team damage resistance, starts with a bat), Evangelo (+25% stamina regen, +5% team movement speed, starts with a machete), and Sharice (+25% trauma resistance, +25% team bolstered health, starts with a fire axe).
Useful teammates include Seo-Yeon for extra team trauma resistance, Jim Hossler for 10% team weakspot damage, and Elijah Walker for +10 team health.
Best Cards for Melee in Back 4 Blood
This deck combines survivability (extra health when killing enemies), overall stamina buffs, melee attack speed, and melee damage.
This way, you’ll be able to run through common enemies without worrying about losing your health.
In addition, Heavy Hitter is an amazing choice for taking down special Ridden, as it will knock them long enough for you to secure the kill.
- Battle Lust (melee kills heal 1 health and 0.125 trauma)
- Face Your Fears (killing a Ridden within 2.5 meters heals 1 temporary health)
- Reload Drills (+20% reload speed, +25% weapon swap speed)
- Meth Head (+5% melee speed and 5% stamina efficiency for 6 seconds for each melee hit – stacks up to 10 times – your melee attacks no longer stick in tough enemies – can’t ADS)
- Brazen (+15% melee stamina efficiency, +20% melee attack speed)
- Slugger (+5 health, +10% melee stamina efficiency, +20% melee attack speed)
- Adrenaline Fueled (When killing an enemy, receive 5 stamina instantly and then 7 stamina over 7 seconds – stacks up to 5 times)
- Rhythmic Breathing (+40% stamina)
- Natural Sprinter (+100% stamina regeneration, -50% maximum stamina)
- Berserker (+5% melee damage, +5% melee speed, and 5% move speed for 4 seconds after each melee kill)
- Mean Drunk (+40% melee damage, melee attacks cause cleave)
- Spiky Bits (+15% melee damage, +20% damage resistance while using a melee weapon, -15% ammo capacity)
- Heavy Hitter (melee hits stumble Ridden the first time they are hit)
- Reckless Strategy (+30% weakspot damage, -5% damage resistance)
- Killer’s Instinct (+30% weakspot damage, can’t ADS)
Alternative options include Motorcycle Helmet for extra survivability and Guns Out for dealing with enemies that require shooting from range (e.g. Slashers).
Best Weapons for Melee in Back 4 Blood
In terms of weapons, there are many options based on your playstyle.
Since we’re using Mean Drunk, the fire axe is a great choice for killing special Ridden fast.
Bats and machetes are optimal for taking down common enemies quickly.
Wrapping up
In conclusion, that’s everything you need to know for the best melee build in Back 4 Blood.
Select the right character, bring the proper deck, and utilize your favorite melee weapon and you’ll be an essential asset to your team, especially when you’re getting attacked by a horde.
If you want a more aggressive option, consider checking out our best DPS build in the game.
Would you change anything in this melee build? What’s your favorite role in Back 4 Blood? Let us know in the comments below.
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