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 
- 6,031,759
⬥ Am-hej 
- 3,584,873
⬥ Abyssal Scourge 
+ Dark Ice Sliver 
- 103,055,462
⬥ Scripture of Jas 
- 1,735,115
⬥ Jaws of the Abyss 
+ Laceration Boots 
- 1,502,206
⬥ Precise 6 
+ Eruptive 4 
on weapons - 1,987,174
⬥ Equilibrium 1 
+ Mobile X 
on armour - 515,730
• Choose X based on your preferred content (e.g., Demon slayer 
/ Venomblood 
/ Dragon slayer 
/ Genocidal 
)
⬥ Greater Flurry 
- 92,459,110
⬥ Greater Barge 
- 133,137,204
⬥ Igneous Kal-Ket 
- free!
⬥ Crackling 4 
+ Ultimatums 4 
on armour - 10,608,467
⬥ Flanking 4 
on cheap offhand (if doing applicable content) - 5,505,840
• E.g., Off-hand ripper claw 
- 493,476
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Boots + Hood 
- 196,790,317
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Bottom 
- 265,320,433
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 - 83,682,752
⬥ Masterwork 2h sword 
- 219,164,206
⬥ Aftershock 4 
on weapon
• Cheapest: combo'd with Precise 2 
- 30,003,779
• Least waste: combo'd with Eruptive 2 
- 66,919,744
⬥ Chaos Roar 
- 126,890,209
⬥ Vestment of Havoc Top 
- 364,367,411
⬥ Essence of Finality (Annihilation) 
- 172,443,646
⬥ Biting 4 - 85,701,343
⬥ Scripture of Ful 
- 118,647,042
⬥ Enhanced Gloves of Passage 
+ Enchantment of Agony 
- 177,706,263
⬥ Greater Fury 
- 399,100,698
⬥ Essence of Finality 
- 171,015,501 plus one of the below:
• Dragon claws 
- 2,523,663
• Varanus' mercy 
- 149,362,847
⬥ Champion's Ring 
- 7,557,254
⬥ Ek-ZekKil 
- 2,081,288,175
Stage 3: Best-in-slot Upgrades (Low ROI)
⬥ Divert 
- 33,727,198
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence 
- 671,794,227
• Use on EZK
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Eclipsed Soul 
+ Divine Rage 
- 85,614,095
• Malevolence 
- 606,840,655
⬥ Nodon spike harness 
- 473,995,619
⬥ Enchantment of Heroism ( upgrade) - 79,956,777
⬥ P6AS1 
+ AS4E2 for dual-wield weapons - 121,514,284
⬥ P6R1 
+ AS4E2 for 2H weapons - 82,283,477
⬥ Cinderbanes 
- 42,951,282
⬥ Zaros Godsword 
- 139,331,423
⬥ Dark Sliver of Leng 
- 590,746,455
⬥ Dark Shard of Leng 
- 589,378,964
⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation 
+ Lunging 4 
- 271,670,627
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence - 671,794,227
• Use on
⬥ Limitless 
- 145,062,000
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