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 
- 7,192,094
⬥ Am-hej 
- 28,292,030
⬥ Abyssal Scourge 
+ Dark Ice Sliver 
- 99,920,830
⬥ Scripture of Jas 
- 2,818,674
⬥ Jaws of the Abyss 
+ Laceration Boots 
- 1,138,156
⬥ Precise 6 
+ Eruptive 4 
on weapons - 1,809,199
⬥ Equilibrium 1 
+ Mobile X 
on armour - 495,671
• Choose X based on your preferred content (e.g., Demon slayer 
/ Venomblood 
/ Dragon slayer 
/ Genocidal 
)
⬥ Greater Barge 
- 127,526,469
⬥ Greater Flurry 
- 74,933,637
⬥ Igneous Kal-Ket 
- free!
⬥ Crackling 4 
+ Ultimatums 4 
on armour - 6,724,551
⬥ Flanking 4 
on cheap offhand (if doing applicable content) - 5,472,567
• E.g., Off-hand ripper claw 
- 571,536
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Boots + Hood 
- 294,778,396
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Bottom 
- 339,719,611
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 - 86,462,340
⬥ Masterwork 2h sword 
- 240,152,825
⬥ Aftershock 4 
on weapon
• Cheapest: combo'd with Precise 2 
- 59,134,781
• Least waste: combo'd with Eruptive 2 
- 86,458,563
⬥ Chaos Roar 
- 161,773,548
⬥ Vestment of Havoc Top 
- 498,368,999
⬥ Essence of Finality (Annihilation) 
- 189,646,223
⬥ Biting 4 - 99,964,873
⬥ Scripture of Ful 
- 139,021,897
⬥ Enhanced Gloves of Passage 
+ Enchantment of Agony 
- 196,190,931
⬥ Greater Fury 
- 417,098,767
⬥ Essence of Finality 
- 188,563,375 plus one of the below:
• Dragon claws 
- 1,001,850
• Varanus' mercy 
- 387,293,641
⬥ Champion's Ring 
- 31,571,666
⬥ Ek-ZekKil 
- 2,069,069,658
Stage 3: Best-in-slot Upgrades (Low ROI)
⬥ Divert 
- 52,919,899
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence 
- 625,998,171
• Use on EZK
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Eclipsed Soul 
+ Divine Rage 
- 97,944,300
• Malevolence 
- 664,042,064
⬥ Nodon spike harness 
- 365,972,289
⬥ Enchantment of Heroism ( upgrade) - 69,153,129
⬥ P6AS1 
+ AS4E2 for dual-wield weapons - 174,792,046
⬥ P6R1 
+ AS4E2 for 2H weapons - 122,024,463
⬥ Cinderbanes 
- 35,928,527
⬥ Zaros Godsword 
- 194,639,610
⬥ Dark Sliver of Leng 
- 607,574,240
⬥ Dark Shard of Leng 
- 614,681,637
⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation 
+ Lunging 4 
- 310,464,758
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence - 625,998,171
• Use on
⬥ Limitless 
- 164,540,000
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