Melee

The Melee (also known as Tactical Knife) is a melee weapon in VALORANT.
==Summary==
The Melee is a base melee weapon provided to every player, and cannot be dropped. It has two modes of fire: one being a fast slashing motion, and the other being a sharp jab. The primary slash has a three swing combo that loops, while the alternate slash deals more damage in a single strike but with a longer recovery and slightly smaller range and hitbox. The weapon also deals double damage when striking the target's back.
Scoring a kill with this weapon rewards the same number of creds as a regular kill. All kills with any weapon skin using Melee will use the standard kill banner. 
Unlike guns, which reduce a player's movement speed whilst equipped, the player remains at the standard run speed of 6.75 m/s whilst they have this weapon equipped, meaning it is the fastest weapon to run with in standard gameplay.
==Update History==
==Skins==
Unlike other weapon skins, 
*all Melee skins are classed as Exclusive edition despite their prices, model changes, or having available upgrades and/or variants.
*the weapon name may differ from their collection name.
===Store===
For Melee skins that can be purchased with VALORANT Points, their prices are usually related to the associated weapon skins of that collection.
Image	Collection	Skin Name 	Cost 	Upgrade Levels 	Variants
 	 	Caeruleus 	 	— 	—
 	 	Blade of Aemondir 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: SilverVariant 2: BronzeVariant 3: Obsidian
 	 	Altitude Knuckle Knife 	 	— 	—
 	 	Araxys Bio Harvester 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: PurpleVariant 2: BlackVariant 3: Silver
 	 	Black.Market Butterfly Knife 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	BlastX Polymer KnifeTech Coated Knife 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: BlackVariant 2: YellowVariant 3: Pink
 	 	Celestial Fan 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	* 	Champions 2021 Karambit 	 	Level 2: VFXLevel 3: Champion's Aura 	—
 	* 	Champions 2022 Butterfly Knife 	 	Level 2: AnimationLevel 3: Champion's Aura	—
 	* 	Champions 2023 Kunai 	 	Level 2: AnimationLevel 3: Champion's Aura	—
 	* 	Champions 2024 Blade 	 	Level 2: AnimationLevel 3: Champion's Aura	—
 	 	Chromedek Gauntlet 	 	— 	—
 	 	Terminus A Quo 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: PurpleVariant 2: RedVariant 3: Black
 	 	Crimsonbeast Hammer 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Cryostasis Impact Drill 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Daydreams Crowbar 	 	— 	—
 	 	Ego Knife 	 	— 	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: TanVariant 3: Pink
 	 	Elderflame Dagger 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Emberclad Hammer 	 	— 	—
 	 	Evori's Spellcaster 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: PinkVariant 2: OrangeVariant 3: Green
 	 	Forsaken Ritual Blade 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Fortune's Scepter 	 	— 	—
 	 	Gaia's Fury 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: BlueVariant 2: GreenVariant 3: Orange
 	 	Gaia's Wrath 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: BlueVariant 2: GreenVariant 3: Orange
 	 	Glitchpop Axe 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Glitchpop Dagger 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster Baton 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Kaimana 	 	— 	Variant 1: Deep Sea
 	* 	Ignite Fan 	(bundle only)	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: Purple
 	 	Intergrade Blade 	 	— 	—
 	 	Blades of Imperium 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: RubyVariant 2: PearlVariant 3: Obsidian
 	 	Ion Energy Sword 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Ion Karambit 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: YellowVariant 3: Blue
 	 	Kuronami no Yaiba 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: PurpleVariant 2: WhiteVariant 3: Black
 	 	Equilibrium 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: Dark
 	 	Luna's Descent 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Luxe Knife 	 	— 	—
 	 	Magepunk Electroblade 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: PurpleVariant 3: Orange
 	 	Magepunk Shock Gauntlet 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: PinkVariant 3: Orange
 	 	Magepunk Sparkswitch 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: Black/RedVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	MK.VII Liberty Combat Knife 	 	— 	Variant 1: DesertVariant 2: SeaVariant 3: Tundra
 	 	Mystbloom Kunai 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: BlueVariant 2: OrangeVariant 3: Purple
 	 	Nebula Knife 	 	— 	—
 	 	Neo Frontier Axe 	 	Level 2: Transformation 	Variant 1: GoldVariant 2: SilverVariant 3: Copper
 	 	Neptune Anchor 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	NO LIMITS Bat 	 	— 	—
 	 	Nocturnum Scythe 	 	Level 2: Transformation 	Variant 1: BlackVariant 2: BlueVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	Catrina 	 	— 	Variant 1: LivingVariant 2: Eternal
 	 	Oni Claw 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Onimaru Kunitsuna 	 	Level 2: Sound Effects 	Variant 1: KumoVariant 2: HanaVariant 3: Tsubame
 	 	Origin Crescent Blade 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Orion Sword 	 	— 	—
 	 	Overdrive Blade 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: CobaltVariant 2: BubblegumVariant 3: Onyx
 	 	Blade of Chaos 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: WhiteVariant 3: Blue
 	 	Prime Axe 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Prime//2.0 Karambit 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Blades of Primordia 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: VenomVariant 2: CobaltVariant 3: Gold
 	 	Prism Knife 	 	— 	—
 	 	Personal Administrative Melee Unit 	 	Level 2: VFXLevel 3: VO (Localized) 	Variant 1: White/PinkVariant 2: Red/BlueVariant 3: Green
 	 	Radiant Crisis 001 Baseball Bat 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Power Fist 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: Dance FeverVariant 2: K.nock O.ut!!
 	 	Reaver Knife 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Reaver Karambit 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: BlackVariant 3: White
 	 	Recon Balisong 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: Red CamoVariant 2: Blue CamoVariant 3: Green Camo
 	 	Reverie Sword 	 	— 	—
 	 	RGX 11z Pro Blade 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: BlueVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	RGX 11z Pro Firefly 	 	Level 2: Randomizer 	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: BlueVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	RGX 11z Pro Karambit 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: BlueVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	Level 1: Broken Blade of the Ruined KingLevel 2: Blade of the Ruined King	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: PurpleVariant 2: Red/YellowVariant 3: Green
 	 	Blade of Serket 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Relic of the Sentinel 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: PinkVariant 2: Red/GreenVariant 3: Blue/Purple
 	 	Relic Stone Daggers 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: PinkVariant 2: Red/GreenVariant 3: Blue/Purple
 	 	Singularity Knife 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Smite Knife 	 	— 	—
 	 	Snowfall Wand 	 	— 	—
 	 	Soulstrife Scythe 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Sovereign Sword 	 	Level 2: VFX 	—
 	 	Eternal Sovereign 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: TealVariant 3: Red
 	 	Switchback Ascender 	 	— 	—
 	 	Waveform 	 	Level 2: VFX 	Variant 1: BlackVariant 2: RedVariant 3: Purple/Pink
 	 	Spline Dagger 	 	— 	—
 	 	Level 1: ProsperityLevel 2: Prosperity & Demise 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Hu Else 	 	— 	—
 	 	Titanmail Mace 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Level 1: HackLevel 2: Hack & Slash 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Ruyi Staff 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: SunsetVariant 2: DuskVariant 3: Night
 	 	VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Knife 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Yoru's Stylish Butterfly Comb 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	* 	VCT LOCK//IN Misericórdia 	(bundle only)	Level 2: AnimationLevel 3: Champion's Aura	Variant 1: PacificVariant 2: AmericasVariant 3: EMEA
 	 	Winterwunderland Candy Cane 	 	— 	Variant 1: GreenVariant 2: BlueVariant 3: Rainbow
 	 	Wonderstallion Hammer 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	Xenohunter Knife 	 	Level 2: Animation 	—
 	 	XERØFANG Knife 	 	Level 2: Animation 	Variant 1: BlackVariant 2: PinkVariant 3: Silver
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers	
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers	
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers	
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers	
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers	
*For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants, per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded, per variant.
**Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.
*Collections labelled * were limited-time weapon skins and cannot appear in Store's daily offers
===Battle Pass===
All Melee skins from Act Battle Pass are always unlockable at Tier 50 and in Premium track.
Image	Collection	Skin Name 	Act Pass 	Variants
 	 	.SYS Melee 	EP 04 Act 3	—
 	 	Artisan Foil 	EP 03 Act 2	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: GreenVariant 3: Blue
 	 	Bound 	EP 06 Act 3	—
 	 	Bubble Pop Light Stick	EP 09 Act 1	Variant 1: Red
 	 	Comet Sword 	EP 08 Act 3	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: PinkVariant 3: Yellow
 	 	Composite Knife 	EP 07 Act 1	—
 	 	Genesis Arc 	EP 03 Act 3	—
 	 	Guardrail Hammer 	EP 08 Act 1	—
 	 	Hivemind Sword 	EP 01 Act 2	—
 	 	Iridian Thorn Blade 	EP 05 Act 3	—
 	 	K/TAC Blade 	EP 03 Act 1	—
 	 	Kingdom Knife 	EP 01 Act 1	—
 	 	Outpost Melee 	EP 02 Act 1	—
 	 	Overlay Dagger 	EP 09 Act 2	Variant 1: BlackVariant 2: PinkVariant 3: Grey
 	 	Obsidiana 	EP 05 Act 2	—
 	 	Prism III Axe 	EP 02 Act 2	Variant 1: PinkVariant 2: GreenVariant 3: Purple
 	 	Ruin Dagger 	EP 01 Act 3	—
 	 	Sandswept Dagger 	EP 07 Act 3	Variant 1: IvoryVariant 2: IndigoVariant 3: Scarlet
 	 	Shellspire Sword 	EP 08 Act 2	—
 	 	Songsteel 	EP 02 Act 3	—
 	 	Striker Knife 	EP 04 Act 2	Variant 1: Green/Yellow/BlackVariant 2: Pink/Teal/PurpleVariant 3: Blue/White/Red
 	 	Task Force 809 Knife 	EP 05 Act 1	—
 	 	Transition Knife 	EP 07 Act 2	Variant 1: BlueVariant 2: OrangeVariant 3: Green
 	 	Tilde Knife 	EP 06 Act 2	Variant 1: RedVariant 2: PurpleVariant 3: Green
 	 	Velocity Karambit 	EP 04 Act 1	Variant 1: YellowVariant 2: PurpleVariant 3: Aquamarine
 	 	Venturi Knife 	EP 06 Act 1	—
*For each weapon with variants, per variant.	
*For each weapon with variants, per variant.	
*For each weapon with variants, per variant.	
*For each weapon with variants, per variant.	
*For each weapon with variants, per variant.
==Trivia==
*The Melee is the only weapon:
**that cannot be dropped in-game (excluding special weapons made for other game modes, such as Snowball Launcher).
**that cannot be requested or purchased during buy phase, due to the fact that it is always equipped.
**where skins do not necessarily follow standard naming conventions like other weapons (e.g. 's Phantom is "ChronoVoid Phantom", but the melee is instead known as "Terminus A Quo").
***It is also the only weapon that may change its name if the melee is capable of being upgraded (e.g. 's "Broken Blade of the Ruined King" at level 1, "Blade of the Ruined King" at level 2).
**where information about the range and damage cannot be found in-game without the help of using the training bot in Range.
**that can have multiple melees from the same collection. 
**with no custom kill banner and audio for any skin.
**that belongs to its own category with the same name, "Melee".
**where damage can be amplified without the usage of abilities (such as Vulnerable).
***The double damage upon a successful hit in an enemy's back bears a resemblance to Counter-Strike game series' backstab mechanic.
**that has always appeared in every single Act Battle Pass at Tier 50, Premium track.
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