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 
- 6,738,139
⬥ Am-hej 
- 12,944,198
⬥ Abyssal Scourge 
+ Dark Ice Sliver 
- 75,401,297
⬥ Scripture of Jas 
- 1,980,040
⬥ Jaws of the Abyss 
+ Laceration Boots 
- 980,883
⬥ Precise 6 
+ Eruptive 4 
on weapons - 1,835,032
⬥ Equilibrium 1 
+ Mobile X 
on armour - 518,663
• Choose X based on your preferred content (e.g., Demon slayer 
/ Venomblood 
/ Dragon slayer 
/ Genocidal 
)
⬥ Greater Barge 
- 136,986,285
⬥ Greater Flurry 
- 85,250,431
⬥ Igneous Kal-Ket 
- free!
⬥ Crackling 4 
+ Ultimatums 4 
on armour - 8,347,076
⬥ Flanking 4 
on cheap offhand (if doing applicable content) - 5,500,104
• E.g., Off-hand ripper claw 
- 570,979
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Boots + Hood 
- 220,960,286
⬥ Vestments of Havoc Bottom 
- 304,864,562
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 - 76,785,341
⬥ Masterwork 2h sword 
- 226,158,706
⬥ Aftershock 4 
on weapon
• Cheapest: combo'd with Precise 2 
- 24,289,920
• Least waste: combo'd with Eruptive 2 
- 50,088,399
⬥ Chaos Roar 
- 99,235,975
⬥ Vestment of Havoc Top 
- 505,786,861
⬥ Essence of Finality (Annihilation) 
- 159,950,970
⬥ Biting 4 - 82,411,217
⬥ Scripture of Ful 
- 83,872,740
⬥ Enhanced Gloves of Passage 
+ Enchantment of Agony 
- 192,590,330
⬥ Greater Fury 
- 433,893,123
⬥ Essence of Finality 
- 158,761,093 plus one of the below:
• Dragon claws 
- 1,219,051
• Varanus' mercy 
- 265,442,226
⬥ Champion's Ring 
- 23,751,921
⬥ Ek-ZekKil 
- 2,096,579,234
Stage 3: Best-in-slot Upgrades (Low ROI)
⬥ Divert 
- 34,777,396
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence 
- 663,298,899
• Use on EZK
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Eclipsed Soul 
+ Divine Rage 
- 99,378,051
• Malevolence 
- 772,027,566
⬥ Nodon spike harness 
- 454,448,984
⬥ Enchantment of Heroism ( upgrade) - 75,192,260
⬥ P6AS1 
+ AS4E2 for dual-wield weapons - 93,726,793
⬥ P6R1 
+ AS4E2 for 2H weapons - 63,858,024
⬥ Cinderbanes 
- 44,409,145
⬥ Zaros Godsword 
- 179,105,155
⬥ Dark Sliver of Leng 
- 529,499,522
⬥ Dark Shard of Leng 
- 526,581,815
⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation 
+ Lunging 4 
- 310,108,530
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence - 663,298,899
• Use on
⬥ Limitless 
- 139,530,000
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