Editing User:Hordes/Melee Comparison

''Page designed to hash things out. Probably not a separate page, probably belongs in [[Weapon Guide]]?''

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There are 4 "viable" melee weapons that you can craft in RimWorld. In order of highest ''raw'' {{DPS}} to lowest:

* {{icon small|Longsword|24}} [[Longsword]]s are the best (craftable) weapon against unarmored and lightly armored targets.
* {{icon small|Spear|24}} [[Spear]]s are somewhat worse than longswords, but have a much higher {{AP}}.
* {{icon small|Maces|24}} [[Mace]]s are special for being Blunt weapons. Blunt damage mostly ignores armor, and has a few other special mechanics.
* {{icon small|longsword|24}} [[Warhammer]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} are also Blunt weapons. The warhammer swings slowly 

But ranking weapons isn't as simple as ranking DPS. There are a lot of complex mechanics, even beyond [[armor]], that make determining the "best" weapon difficult.