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 
- 6,321,418
⬥ Am-hej 
- 9,385,938
⬥ Abyssal Scourge 
+ Dark Ice Sliver 
- 78,765,293
⬥ Scripture of Jas 
- 1,925,729
⬥ Jaws of the Abyss 
+ Laceration Boots 
- 1,084,274
⬥ Precise 6 
+ Eruptive 4 
on weapons - 1,583,186
⬥ Equilibrium 1 
+ Mobile X 
on armour - 514,119
• Choose X based on your preferred content (e.g., Demon slayer 
/ Venomblood 
/ Dragon slayer 
/ Genocidal 
)
⬥ Greater Flurry 
- 84,253,654
⬥ Greater Barge 
- 136,512,654
⬥ Igneous Kal-Ket 
- free!
⬥ Crackling 4 
+ Ultimatums 4 
on armour - 7,317,342
⬥ Flanking 4 
on cheap offhand (if doing applicable content) - 5,441,146
• E.g., Off-hand ripper claw 
- 573,239
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Boots + Hood 
- 183,049,871
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Bottom 
- 245,323,251
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 - 57,368,903
⬥ Masterwork 2h sword 
- 195,537,371
⬥ Aftershock 4 
on weapon
• Cheapest: combo'd with Precise 2 
- 24,347,265
• Least waste: combo'd with Eruptive 2 
- 60,014,299
⬥ Chaos Roar 
- 105,566,993
⬥ Vestment of Havoc Top 
- 433,030,754
⬥ Essence of Finality (Annihilation) 
- 155,275,253
⬥ Biting 4 - 82,423,708
⬥ Scripture of Ful 
- 101,384,530
⬥ Enhanced Gloves of Passage 
+ Enchantment of Agony 
- 170,226,291
⬥ Greater Fury 
- 435,671,780
⬥ Essence of Finality 
- 154,090,309 plus one of the below:
• Dragon claws 
- 1,255,275
• Varanus' mercy 
- 218,150,533
⬥ Champion's Ring 
- 18,887,589
⬥ Ek-ZekKil 
- 2,047,983,233
Stage 3: Best-in-slot Upgrades (Low ROI)
⬥ Divert 
- 35,130,642
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence 
- 641,580,876
• Use on EZK
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Eclipsed Soul 
+ Divine Rage 
- 95,010,065
• Malevolence 
- 743,830,851
⬥ Nodon spike harness 
- 447,893,565
⬥ Enchantment of Heroism ( upgrade) - 77,548,801
⬥ P6AS1 
+ AS4E2 for dual-wield weapons - 115,511,179
⬥ P6R1 
+ AS4E2 for 2H weapons - 79,193,262
⬥ Cinderbanes 
- 51,485,388
⬥ Zaros Godsword 
- 152,268,053
⬥ Dark Sliver of Leng 
- 531,271,322
⬥ Dark Shard of Leng 
- 537,810,935
⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation 
+ Lunging 4 
- 286,314,597
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence - 641,580,876
• Use on
⬥ Limitless 
- 140,702,000
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