Melee weapon

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Melee weapons allow the player to get up close and personal with enemies. They have a variety of uses such as stealthily taking out enemies, or smashing armor plates off machines.

A number of NPCs, both friendly and hostile, also use an assortment of melee weapons that are unavailable to the player. The weapons used are typically dependent on the faction and/or tribe. NPC-only weapons can be divided into two categories: One and two-handed weapons, each with their own moveset.

Melee Weapons

• Spear
• Sylens' Lance
• Champion’s Spear
• Legacy Nora Spear

NPC only

Horizon Zero Dawn

One-Handed

• Axes (of differing makes and quality), used by Naunuk, Urkai, bandits, mercenaries, Estate guards, and the Eclipse
• Carja Sword, used by Avad, Helis, Nil, and Uthid, and kestrels, Some Shadow Carja and Carja soldiers can also be seen with these equipped, but are not used in gameplay.
• One-Handed Hammer, used by Olin and some Oseram mercenaries.
• Shock Baton, used by Eclipse Cultist Priests

Two-Handed

• Oseram Warhammer, used by Erend and the Vanguard
• Explosive Staff, used by Elkend, Ullia, bandits, and some mercenaries
• Longbow, used by Bandit Brutes and their elite variant
• Tribal Spears
  • Banuk Spear, used by Banuk NPCs
  • Banuk Halberd, used by Anutai and Tulemak
  • Carja Halberd, used by Vanasha, Shivin, Inatut, Carja and Shadow Carja Soldiers, and some Carja mercenaries
  • Nora Spear, used by Varl and Nora Braves
  • Oseram Spear, used by the Vanguard and some Oseram mercenaries

Horizon Forbidden West

One-Handed

• Carja Sword, used by Amadis, Nozar, Talanah, Carja Guards, Carja Kestrals, and Shadow Carja Refugees
• Dagger, used by Alva, Rebel Sharpshooters, Sons of Prometheus Snipers, and Quen Rangers
• One-Handed Hammer, used by Belna, Delah, Telga, Oseram Delvers and Sons of Prometheus Operatives
• Quen Sword, used by Seyka, Valea, Fedder, and Quen Marines.
• Tenakth Champion Sword, used by Grudda, Tenallo, Rebel Champions, and Devotee Champions
• Tenakth Sword, used by Boomer, Fashav, Kue, Lokasha, Morlund, some Eclipse Cultists, some Oseram Freebooters, many named Tenakth, Tenakth Soldiers, Rebel Soldiers and Riders
• Utaru Sickle, used by Jaxx, Zo, and Utaru Archers and Fighters
• War Pick, used by Odurg, Eclipse Cultists, Rebel Soldiers and Riders, and Tenakth Soldiers

Two-Handed

• Oseram Warhammer, used by Erend
• Tenakth Bastard Sword, used by Asera, Regalla, and The Enduring
• Shock hammer, used by Virakk, Rebel and Tenakth Conquerors, and Devotee Lieutenants.
• Tribal Spears
  • Carja Halberd, used by Carja Guards
  • Utaru Spear, used by Utaru guards
  • Tenakth Spear, used by Tenakth soldiers