Introduction
This channel lists the recommended general melee purchase/unlock progression for players to follow.
Last Revised: 28th May 2026
Disclaimer
Before looking here, check #Free Upgrades.
Please note the following assumptions:
⬥ The order assume a starting point of T70 weapons and armour
⬥ Priorities may be different if you are doing niche content
⬥ We do not recommend selling an item to buy another, unless it is a direct upgrade (deduct your sale from the displayed coins 
)
⬥ Items not listed are deemed not worth buying
⬥ The order is subject to change at any time as prices change, updates occur, and knowledge expands
Feel free to ask in #pvm-help for a tailored list to the content that you do!
Melee Upgrade Order
For further information on each upgrade, check #armour-and-weapons, #perks and #perk-information, #permanent-unlocks, or #eof-specs.
For a checklist version, visit the RS Wiki page at https://runescape.wiki/w/PvM_unlock_guide#Melee_2.
Stage 1: Mid-game upgrades (High ROI)
⬥ Laniakea's Spear 
- 7,680,524
⬥ Am-hej 
- 31,173,668
⬥ Abyssal Scourge 
+ Dark Ice Sliver 
- 100,224,668
⬥ Scripture of Jas 
- 3,025,229
⬥ Jaws of the Abyss 
+ Laceration Boots 
- 1,136,693
⬥ Precise 6 
+ Eruptive 4 
on weapons - 1,950,310
⬥ Equilibrium 1 
+ Mobile X 
on armour - 471,485
• Choose X based on your preferred content (e.g., Demon slayer 
/ Venomblood 
/ Dragon slayer 
/ Genocidal 
)
⬥ Greater Barge 
- 122,011,193
⬥ Greater Flurry 
- 71,705,897
⬥ Igneous Kal-Ket 
- free!
⬥ Crackling 4 
+ Ultimatums 4 
on armour - 7,061,369
⬥ Flanking 4 
on cheap offhand (if doing applicable content) - 5,501,881
• E.g., Off-hand ripper claw 
- 585,839
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Boots + Hood 
- 326,353,058
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Bottom 
- 393,386,032
At this point try to finish the majority of unlocks in #Free Upgrades.
Stage 2: End-game upgrades (Medium ROI)
Note: This stage assumes a Biting 
build, not an Equilibrium 
build.
⬥ All other upgrades in #Free Upgrades
⬥ Impatient 4 
+ Devoted 4 
on armour - 75,178,112
⬥ Masterwork 2h sword 
- 232,492,777
⬥ Aftershock 4 
on weapon
• Cheapest: combo'd with Precise 2 
- 65,581,577
• Least waste: combo'd with Eruptive 2 
- 101,393,730
⬥ Chaos Roar 
- 184,530,151
⬥ Vestment of Havoc Top 
- 552,911,994
⬥ Essence of Finality (Annihilation) 
- 185,605,205
⬥ Biting 4 - 99,640,619
⬥ Scripture of Ful 
- 145,554,109
⬥ Enhanced Gloves of Passage 
+ Enchantment of Agony 
- 188,606,491
⬥ Greater Fury 
- 401,798,480
⬥ Essence of Finality 
- 184,523,603 plus one of the below:
• Dragon claws 
- 922,826
• Varanus' mercy 
- 376,115,139
⬥ Champion's Ring 
- 32,185,127
⬥ Ek-ZekKil 
- 2,153,206,745
Stage 3: Best-in-slot Upgrades (Low ROI)
⬥ Divert 
- 54,786,793
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence 
- 739,589,296
• Use on EZK
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Eclipsed Soul 
+ Divine Rage 
- 93,635,467
• Malevolence 
- 733,323,294
⬥ Nodon spike harness 
- 350,251,799
⬥ Enchantment of Heroism ( upgrade) - 69,153,129
⬥ P6AS1 
+ AS4E2 for dual-wield weapons - 201,959,100
⬥ P6R1 
+ AS4E2 for 2H weapons - 139,520,694
⬥ Cinderbanes 
- 37,253,095
⬥ Zaros Godsword 
- 208,836,076
⬥ Dark Sliver of Leng 
- 653,228,967
⬥ Dark Shard of Leng 
- 646,349,560
⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation 
+ Lunging 4 
- 317,766,804
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence - 739,589,296
• Use on
⬥ Limitless 
- 159,032,000
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