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=== Melee Weapon Types ===
: Main Article: [[Melee Damage Types]] 

Since melee weapons can come in just about any form, melee weapons are grouped by the type of damage they inflict.

==== Blunt ====
Blunt-type items are tools or weapons used to bludgeon other players or entities. Relative to other melee weapons, blunt weapons have a smaller chance to cause a player to bleed and do not deal much damage to a player's Health or Blood stats. What blunt weapons lack in Health and Blood damage, they make up for in Shock and Hit damage, making them excellent tools for knocking down other players.

==== Bladed ====
Bladed items are tools or weapons that can be used to chop or slash other players or entities. Excelling in Blood and Health Damage, bladed weapons deal lasting damage to players and almost always cause them to bleed. Lacking mass behind their hits, bladed weapons do not cause as much Shock damage as Blunt weapons and may require several hits before a player falls unconscious.

==== Piercing ====
Piercing-type items are tools or weapons used to stab other players or entities. Lacking in damage relative to all other melee weapons, Piercing-type weapons make up for it in either speed or range.

==== Powered Weapons ====
The most powerful melee weapons in DayZ, these items can very quickly kill or incapacitate players and entities. While these weapons can be used on their own, in order to get the full effect of these weapons, they must have an energy source (either gasoline or a battery).