10 STRONGEST MELEE WEAPONS in Fallout: New Vegas - Caedo's Countdowns

[@EmperorC3]

Going by base damage doesn't do a lot of weapons justice. Chance's knife, Blood-Nap, Gehenna, katana, and the war club from honest hearts are all amazing weapons because of their DPS.

[@Someone-wall]

Blood nap is a god among knives

[@gman6988]

war club with the bullet casings was the sweatiest build i have ever done, this weapon with the attack speed perks becomes busted. physically couldn't push the button fast enough, instead figured out a rhythm that bugged it. made clearing out the deathclaw nest near sloan a breeze

[@einloggenfehlgeschlagen13]

Gehenna for victory!! best weapon in game

[@Cloud_Seeker]

What about Greased Lightning? It has low base damage, but insane attackspeed. Add Rushing water and you have a super insane DPS as Rushing water increase DPS by giving increased attack speed.

[@serlistogiette4168]

War club + all melee attack speed skills and perks (including hidden ones) + rushing water literally when doing a forward power attack launches you at mach 10 and if you hit a bump you fly up and hit the skybox

[@ivoindustries728]

Favourite has got to be war club, fully upgraded + attack speed perks + rushing water and you can hit faster than you can push the attack button. Combined with the perk that has a chance to knock people down and you can stun lock basically every enemy in the game. It’s so fast that power attacking over and over is faster than running, so fun

[@InfiniteBoxworks]

I loved that thing. Back when I first played on the 360 I fought a pack of Yao Guai with one on VH HC by abusing the Smackdown perk with that insane attack speed and kept all of them stunlocked until their heads popped. It felt like Warframe combat before Warframe was even a thing.

[@Berlinbower]

Thats fkin amazing. I'll try that on my next playthrough.

[@robyourchez]

+ turbo just becuse

[@noahbenavides2631]

New Vegas videos are how I originally found you.

[@lucasvail6912]

Same man, this guys fallout and Skyrim videos are unmatched

[@isaiahsilva3350]

Me too lol 😂

[@Peenponglongdong]

Same

[@MrDuck-po3wy]

The Rolling pin and the shovel are top tier melee weapons.

[@DarnedYankee]

The BB gun and the Silenced pistol are a tier guns

[@sterilebroth8933]

Boxing glove is ZZ tier idiots

[@smittywerbermanjengson8500]

Boxing tape honestly makes me act up.

[@sterilebroth8933]

@@smittywerbermanjengson8500 now your speaking facts.

[@jmt8706official]

I wish there was a wooden spoon melee weapon.

[@gb9884]

Chances knife is one of the best knives. Also the super heated cosmic knife which has a x5 critical multiplier meaning if your character has a minimum 20% chance to score critical hits (which is easily obtained), you will score a critical with every single hit.

[@alice-ci2go]

Thank you so much for confirming this ove been looking everywhere to see if this is true

[@gamergodofjustice]

*points super heated cosmic knife* you sir are about to be in a cosmic amount of pain, and left in quiet a CRITICAL condition.

[@Boone69]

​@@gamergodofjustice *points at Blood-Nap* sir, you wont even notice your death

[@cameronhalliday8553]

Why not do a top 10 armor list? With light, medium, and heavy.

[@vexrosenberg7386]

if you aint choosing based on swag alone you're a dork

[@marvinradermacher5781]

@@vexrosenberg7386 Yup, I always gotta take them Tuxedos.

[@stego7782]

Prometheus you don’t see me patrolling the Mojave wasteland without my Kings outfit

[@sirknave4794]

Echdina 3 You see ME doing that

[@spencernelson1580]

Shhh. Nobody tell him!

[@dragonranger8456]

Also, the Protonic Inversal Axe can be found wielded by Test Subject 1 (the unique Lobotomite) in The Cuckoo's Nest at Big MT.

[@jacobknowlton847]

That weapon was no joke lol packing a good damage and dps you could fuck someone up with that although I don't use the weapon it's still in my inventory on hotkey hunting revolver is a go to recently I got into the brush gun as well and another good one is the anti material rifle with ammo that cuts into dt or incidenary I prefer incidenary due to it putting enemies up in flames lol another one I wanna mention is the 12.7 mm submachine gun which has over 300 dps when I encounter a real tough enemy I'd say that's one worth wielding

[@jmt8706official]

"Your weapon will keeeel."

[@ezkyy1372]

From forged in fire lol

[@moonfreak-5983]

I’m here writing a shopping list for Veronica

[@tullius1289]

Then you're at the wrong store buddy

[@omiheaddev7090]

A better lost for Lily

[@majorandras7474]

I usually use a 9 iron, just like my idol. Wham, bam, "oh god, my brains, you hit me in my brains." Easy as that.

[@majorandras7474]

@MerimurMeridious 09 "Is it really?"

[@majorandras7474]

@MerimurMeridious 09 "who the f'ck are you and why are you bothering me?"

[@tahabashir3779]

dude u ok?

[@majorandras7474]

@@tahabashir3779 Names Nephi friend, Driver Nephi. Pleasure to meet you

[@tahabashir3779]

@@majorandras7474 can i have your head pls?

[@antonchigurh5472]

Anyone else live in the sink? Best apartment ever lol

[@s.c5714]

no

[@antonchigurh5472]

@@s.c5714 why not lol You get free purified water, an awesome vendor/repair AI, reloading bench and work bench, hot plate, organic matter converter, unlimited organic matter, a free doctor, free energy amo and components. You won't find that anywhere else!

[@antonchigurh5472]

@@s.c5714 forgot to mention the bad ass lights and their benefits!

[@s.c5714]

@@antonchigurh5472 i only use the vendor/repair and lights

[@antonchigurh5472]

@@s.c5714 I use all of it, I play on very hard hardcore. Also the reloading bench is bad ass, you can hand load some of the best ammo in the game.

[@thelastgreaser7596]

It's so awesome that we still have content creators working with new vegas!!! To say that it was the RPG of the decade would be an understatement.

[@TheStickguy22]

Here's a riddle for anyone without both GRA and Honest Hearts: Which would win - an ancient master crafted sword from the far east, or a stick with some shell casings on it?

[@taytay1597]

Even irl the stick with casings would win lmao. All u need to beat a katana is some semi decent armor and it might as well be a twig, the club on the other hand... bashy bashy, armor go dent and cave ur skull in

[@michealballspen1s93]

@@taytay1597 it may be basic but it does my people proud. Hell they even made one modeled after gunstocks

[@quintinnowak-wolff7658]

Can't go wrong with gehenna, that thing *Will* mess enemies up, i think you forgot to add it

[@FecalMatador]

I’m surprised Blood-Nap didn’t make it. If you have the right perks it’s the best Dps melee in the game.

[@amir-zz7lz]

With the pyro perk +50% damage and poison applied it’s one of the best FPS in the game

[@bushmg1061]

@amir don’t forget Elijah’s ramblings & crit perks, turns that thing into 400 DPS monster

[@Kalenz1234]

@@amir-zz7lz Just with the pyromaniac perk it beats all other melee weapons in sheer dps. Poison can be applied to all melee weapons so that really doesn't matter.

[@theobell2002]

Gehenna, Katana (fully modded), war club (fully modded) and Oh, Baby! are missing on this list.

[@AbysmalSeasoning]

The katana its the slickest and sickest sword in the game. With mods to boot. I forgot the damage but its amazing against enimes with a melee skill of 100

[@nicholascauton9648]

Rock this with Chinese Stealth Armor.

[@exploertm8738]

@@nicholascauton9648 with TTW, you can snatch from Zeta's prisoner Samurai Armor REPUBLIC FORCE DEFIED FACING ONE LONELY SAMURAI SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED TWO HUNDRED TO ONE, THE SWORD FACE THE GUN

[@Kalenz1234]

Gehenna

[@theorangegremlin334]

My only problem is it uses the police batons unsheathe & shethe sounds

[@hughjazz7930]

@@theorangegremlin334 look up how a katana actually sounds when it’s drawn. I was tripping out while playing ghost of Tsushima, so I checked it out on KZbin. Much more akin to a wood sound than the metal slice Hollywood portrays

[@agreenr6915]

Probably a lesser known detail about Knock-Knock is it's a tool called a Pulaski which is basically the Forestry Service's version of a fire axe mostly being used to make firebreaks

[@Jamick98Geass]

The Thermic Lance can also be found at the Brotherhood of Steel shop.

[@frds_skce]

Thermic Lance is pretty much everywhere in Legion's area, they are the only people who use it

[@theorangegremlin334]

I’ve got that from random legion hit squads

[@v1tr1us2]

While you were busy making your next top ten list I was studying the bumper sword.

[@chekums1561]

Fallout new vegas in 2020 Noice

[@matthewb7215]

When you said the chainsaw was the second most powerful melee weapon my immediate thought was the terminal lance is better

[@18videowatcher41]

Thermal Lance, but I agree that it's a good weapon.

[@fluffyunicorn3907]

Matthew B chainsaw is more badass though

[@thatguyace3817]

I disagree the lance can be knocked back and blocked where as the chainsae is almost never albe to be pushed back with but that's just in my experience

[@meltdown4126]

@@thatguyace3817 dunno about the lance, but i've been getting (cock)blocked when i tried chainsawing melee weapon wielding enemies a lot, not doing any real damage because of that.

[@Galacalactus]

"The Terminal Lance" lol. I'm not sure if you did that intentionally or not.

[@blee10988]

The chainsaw is so underrated. My first paythru i feel was made waaaay easier thanks to a very early chainsaw aquisition!...lol :P

[@CaedoGenesis]

When putting this together, it definitely made me reconsider its usefulness!

[@FecalMatador]

8:05 Would’ve been so satisfying to watch one of the deathclaws fly to their death :(

[@ihambone2046]

"But I don't see us using a shovel for very long" Senza: hold my beer

[@regular_tank104]

The knuckles love and hate are stupidly underrated imo, good attack speed, great damage, AND you can bring them into the casinos. Not to mention the satisfaction of punching someone into a fine red mist.

[@orbitalbutt6757]

Plus it feels really great sneaking past all the god damned cazadores to get L&H at lvl 1, those facebreakers carried me through the whole damn game. I couldn’t bear to part with them

[@andrewwatt2820]

One of my favourites always try and get soon as possible especially when you get pricing strike can just about kill anything

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

Knock-Knock is my favorite, just because it’s so role-playable. If you play as NCR, you can use it like a fire fighter, protecting innocent people from danger. If you play as the Legion, it’s the closest modern equivalent to a Roman dolabra, which is a combination lumber / fighting axe and trench pick / spade. Plus, it’s just... fucking brutal. One power swing and you almost always send someone’s head flying.

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

The lance is a great one but the industrial fist found on the lonesome road DLC can have more DPS if you have the right build. However, the lances greater reach and the fact you can so easily fix it with the jury rigging perk using just about every other 2 handed weapon makes it the best melee weapon overall.

[@insertnamehere6659]

"It looks at armor and says "Nah," and then proceeds to remove said armor with frightening efficiency." Why are my lungs in orbit right now.

[@adrianrichards26]

And if your doing the BoS questline, from my experience the vendor has always had a thermic lance to sell.

[@silverjohn6037]

If you take the Superslam Perk you get a chance to do a knockdown with every attack outside of VATS. The Warclub from the Honest Hearts DLC swings so fast that if you can land a knockdown with the first attack even a Deathclaw is easy to handle as once it goes down it never has a chance to get back up as the knockdown triggers so often.

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

I prefer the katana. It an be a very reliable weapon especially when fully modded.

[@FecalMatador]

Plus it’s just extremely badass to chop people up with a katana and a tuxedo

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

@@FecalMatador I like that idea! I have never done that before but now I want to. That is badass! Is the katana your favorite melee weapon too or is yours a different one?

[@kokomine578]

Agreed. Been years since I played fallout new vegas but with the right perks and upgrades the katana was the fastest melee weapon and it was strong as hell.

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

@@kokomine578 Yep. It's awesome and fun to use. Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks this.

[@sayYes2019]

Add the implant grx from old world blues and you’ll be unstoppable

[@amir-zz7lz]

EXTREMELY ANGRY INDIVIDUALS

[@silverjohn6037]

A fully modded Warclub from the Lonesome Hearts DLC doesn't seem to do much damage at first but it swings exceptionally fast outside of VATS. Combine that with the level 8 Superslam perk (which can trigger a knockdown) and anything that doesn't kill you with it's first hit will die as the knockdown effect will trigger so often that the critter is essentially stun locked and helpless.

[@iceman6108-bo3]

Yeah I love the war club as well, but u took the titles of Lonesome Road and Honest Hearts and raped them by calling Honest Hearts, Lonesome Hearts lmao

[@silverjohn6037]

@@iceman6108-bo3 Blasphemer that I am:( My apologies.

[@naf8787]

@@silverjohn6037 it kinda has a ring to it though, make a mod with the same name and fame you shall achieve

[@theobell2002]

Fully modded war club is a DPS monster.

[@TuShan18]

Nuka breaker will always be my favorite because that webshow is one of my favorite things I've ever seen on youtube. Knock knock is a close second because use a fireman axe in the apocalypse and post apocalypse feels right to me.

[@digiass2135]

Actually the damage of the chainsaw count as energy or explosive damage, I don't know why. I am replaying the game on survival and today I used it against a explosive ant on the boomer's mission and the ant explote when I use the chainsaw so...

[@jessesmith915]

For the beginning of the game, the Sledgehammer (found in a shack near Goodsprings) and the Combat Knife (found on enemies) are the best melee weapons you'll get your hands on. Also, I do kind of find it ridiculous that the pre-order bonus for the game is the same as one of the DLCs, seeing how I pre-ordered the game for the Classic Pack and it's now just a DLC

[@2kib249]

You can also grab chances knife which is one of the best melee weapons in the game right off the bat

[@Kalenz1234]

Just be a real courier and run into the divide at lvl 1 and grab a sword of the west!

[@jessesmith915]

@@Kalenz1234 With all the upgrades the Katana is better.

[@Kalenz1234]

@@jessesmith915 In what regard

[@jessesmith915]

@@Kalenz1234 Mostly DPS, it can deal over 100 DPS, and that's just with my 77 melee skill

[@cronastasis2084]

My favorite melee weapon to use is the War Club with all the mods attached from the Honest Hearts DLC

[@jamesstudholme3161]

The earliest place to get a RIpper is on Vulpes Inculta in Nipton.

[@CantComplain3k]

Which is exactly why I always have a Ripper early on LOL.

[@frankhorriganfromfallout2]

Unfortunately I was doing a legion character when I learned this so there went a good early weapon

[@MattBradyrules]

“I don’t see any of us using a shovel for very long” *MittenSquad: now about that*

[@TuckBolt]

"I don't see any of us using a shovel for very long." Mike Burnfire and Zach Hazard would like a word....

[@Razzrazz90]

Man I miss the guys at Wayside. RIP Nuka Break

[@hoodagooboy5981]

I was hoping you would mention the Thermic Lance, my favorite. Death Claws run from me when I'm carrying this. It's damage is 100, with 100 dps. Holding down the trigger while attacking allows for 5 chances for a critical hit per second.

[@officialromanhours]

unrelated but I got a super sledge at level 5 due to a centurion assassin i love this game's jank

[@FracturedDMR]

Personally, I like the greased lightning & the fist of rawr. Both for obvious reasons: Rawr is good for insta-dismemberment action Lightning is good with a certain perk that basically makes it towhere you take on a onesided match of boxing, knocking your enemies over and leaving them helpless while you box in their brains

[@Cloud_Seeker]

Have you tried greased lightning with rushing water? The attack speed is run.

[@hashslingingslasher9232]

Blade of the west goes hard af honestly

[@colebieganek5714]

for early game Chance's Knife is a personal favorite of mine. Not that high of a DAM but it swings fast.

[@suicune4268]

oh baby is my favorite weapon in the game and i'm glad to see its one of the top weapons in the list

[@stephenwillis6937]

With it's Scrapping mechanic Weapon/Armor damage would have made so much sense in Fallout 4. I mean come on having to repair your gear with scrap parts. It doesn't get more apocalypse then that.

[@higherpowergaming5479]

one of my favorite weapons in the game is the 9 iron. The FORE ability and sound are just too perfect not to weild them. I thought i would have seen it on this list.

[@trevorslinkard31]

I swore the Nuka Breaker inspired the name of the show. Didn’t know it was the other way around… wow

[@douglasmorse2124]

I really like the war club with its add ons. You swing so fast it makes it more likely to knock down enemies if you have the knockdown perk

[@cain8088]

Seeing these video pop up in my recommended makes me want to play Fallout NV again

[@mischaprudon3316]

2:42 tf2 soldier want to know your location. RIP soldier

[@darknova9978]

@@Spootprime what do you mean?

[@michaelbarre7696]

The Gehenna is godly… I literally traded Oh Baby for it at the GR vendortron since I was running tight on caps, and my haven’t complained since

[@NobodyDungeons]

One thing to note is that the ninja perk is a massive boon for critical hit builds in new Vegas even with a x1 multiplier you can get nearly 50% crit chance.

[@DavidHughey-xu2ce]

it doesnt work its bugged, multiplies crit by 15% not adds

[@DavidHughey-xu2ce]

*1.15

[@NobodyDungeons]

@@DavidHughey-xu2ce Yeah I know the calculations come out to about 44% before weapon modifiers.

[@DaZebraffe]

There's also a guaranteed, in-world version of the protonic inversion axe. It was in...I wanna' say the Cuckoo's Nest? One of the more out-of-the-way, obscure Big MT dungeons, at least...

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

I kinda figured the Thermic Lance would be on the list, based on the stats, but didn't expect it to be #1, especially since you can obtain one a like level 5 if you opt to just wipe Vulpes & his crew as soon as you get to Nipton & instantly gain vilified rep with the Legion (like I did) and then fight smart with & get lucky with the first Legion Assasin squad sent after you (which I did, even though I had to reload at least twice before I was able to defeat that first squad at level 5, mostly using frag grenades & the Mercenary's Grenade Rifle). Only major drawback is that thing is heavy as hell (20 lbs), but I might actually see about getting rid of some of my backup weapons & health restoration items in favor of that as my melee weapon (I've been using Vulpes' ripper)...

[@bufan7177]

Thermic lance is based on real life metal work tool thermal lance, which it heat its top so high that it melt through metal like butter, therefore it is not a zappy stick, but a really hot stick.

[@aaronbozigian4310]

This just makes me love the thermic lance that much morel

[@blackmage6842]

I have no clue how this got recommend to me, but I'm glad it did.

[@pokemaster123ism]

Weapon Mods Expanded takes these weapons and turns them up to 12. Faster swing speed, greater durability, and more damage

[@theburningone354]

Honestly I surprised old glory being on the list I always just thought I used it cause it looked cool lol

[@jatelitherius9842]

Dude i love the thermic lance, call me a space paladin

[@daveg7516]

Best top ten intro ever 😂 il be referring to this video for my next fallout new Vegas play through 😁

[@willlauzon3744]

Did a chainsaw play through and man it was awesome. First melee playthrough. Proton inversely axe was also key for getting through OWB

[@SurerMallard699]

I recently started a melee build for fnv, and this video helps so much!

[@rm2569]

I am so sad fallout 4 skimped on unarmed weapons. Even mods haven't helped much. Ballistic fist plox

[@CaedoGenesis]

I agree!

[@zzz7zzz9]

I'm using "love or hate", having put any point into unarmed or melee, and i'm one-punch-killing shit.

[@zzz7zzz9]

Oops. Didn't notice you were talking about fallout 4. Still haven't played 4 yet.

[@rm2569]

@@zzz7zzz9 it's pretty good, but very flawed. The gunplay is just a lot of fun, especially in downtown Boston

[@Jake-egan]

breathe and squeeze it’s aight a lot worse then previous games

[@NobodyDungeons]

It is important to remember that with the right build you can easily get 150% crit damage and a 44% crit chance before modifiers so make sure to crank up that luck stat.

[@verrater5014]

Thanks, im doing a melee/close range character and this will help out alot

[@Deathtozod]

Blade of the West is the best weapon, with knockdown. Superior range, crit, cripple and swing speed. This with "Rushing water" and "turbo" or " GRX upgrade", Stonewall perk, and max dmg resist makes you invincible

[@dragonyoshi1]

I didn't know knock knock was a thing it's so simple and chic looking so cool. That antenna has mad reach though you can run backwards and swing away and you don't get hit by anything melee in return more so if you have the light armor movement speed perk.

[@RevenantRants]

From what I do know of the thermal lance is that it does have a mod and can also be sold by the brotherhood of steel.

[@aaronbozigian4310]

IT HAS A MOD??

[@ultimatecorgi3392]

Taking care of Kimball for Caesar with a chainsaw, psycho and turbo will probably remain my favorite FNV memory as of late.

[@irbz2252]

surprised Gehenna wasnt on here, it can do 116dps base and with a crit multiplier of 2x 21 damage with 2.8 attacks per second, Ive always thought that was one of the best, and then with some perks like pyro etc it can easily get above 300dps

[@irbz2252]

@Ansegise Gallien hmm i suppose, he did mention a lot on the chain saw though and a couple others like that weapon.

[@Shinyspddmn]

I gave Veronica a thermic lance in a previous playthrough and it wound up being one of the best decisions I could've made, that character was leaning heavy into ranged attacks, but fell short in close quarters and she more than made up the difference

[@what-is-a-handle.]

I wish you would have mentioned the elijahs ramblings perk from dead money, I think it doubles your crit damage and is extremely Op on rapid striking weapons if you have luck 10, lucky shades and other crit related perks

[@RGN_Delta]

I still haven’t ever gotten to the dlcs mostly cause I’m content with what I have but I was extremely happy to see oh baby at 3, it is my most favorite melee weapon and a must have for arsenal completion

[@blackknight7764]

Whenever I had a hammer, I’d say “I smite thee!” And smash the enemies head

[@Sam-K]

Great scott! Do people STILL play NV? Thought I was the only person in the whole universe playing NV in 2020!

[@trajan1026]

Its all i play on my 360

[@EthanDyTioco]

I started a new run-through at the beginning of January

[@merttar4935]

gonna start again in the morning

[@YEET-yh6qc]

YES

[@Midnight-Starfish]

Even though I upgraded to an X Box One last year, I still have my 360 just to play NV.

[@NatureDocumentaryTF2]

Caedo IS the legend of the west with these "guides"

[@OxiigenV2]

2 0 2 0 ? Is that you? -2012

[@DaxAxeOffical]

My favorite part about the non gra ripper is that you can find it really early into the game if you kill vulpes

[@legion4902]

The best area to get the thermic lance Is actually in that first area of the divide, the hopeville silo.

[@VaultCourier380]

Almost every NV player: Oh Baby, Thermic lance, chainsaw and Knock Knock are the best melee weapons! Me: Yeah but i love the katana and Chance's knife, so i don't care haha

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

Agreed. The katana and Chance's knife are awesome! I actually use the katana as my preferred melee weapon. It is my favorite one in the game!

[@noahfessenden6478]

The Katana's straight up my favorite weapon in the whole game.

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

@@noahfessenden6478 The katana deserves that title! It is my favorite melee weapon if not favorite weapon in the game!

[@gb9884]

There is something so satisfying about using the katana to slice and dice enemies isn't there? I love slashing radscorpions to death with it and it has a pretty good range for hit detection. Chances knife is quite beastly once you've combined it with grunt and cowboy and all the necessary perks.

[@Orwin_Crossheart]

@@gb9884 Yep. Both are amazing weapons aren"t they?

[@alexbibby9641]

i gave veronica the thermic lance and started hunting deathclaws, being a ranged player using ap rounds for my anti material rifle just added insult to injury as they would get a thermic lance enema while i just sat and watched pouring lead into their skulls from afar

[@ishimura8750]

Another good top from another good youtuber.

[@mooncitygaming5654]

Best hits of the video 7:59 9:25 12:10 15:15 16:43 You're welcome ^^

[@JUACee]

Have most of these and just put them in my storage at my Presidential suite..well now, time to have fun !😎

[@John_Thomas96]

Oh, Baby! With maxed out melee weapons made me cure Caesar’s Tumour.

[@explodingcows54]

knock knock is named bc of the shining when he busted down the door with the axe. hence "knocking"

[@alvaeriksson3623]

Melee in general is so strong in fallout new vegas, honestly. Just finished the game for the third time focusing mostly on melee and it was by far my easiest play through yet, especially in the dlc.

[@noahdejesus5193]

Keep up the good work caedos

[@ryujin2135]

My preferred melee weapons are Gehena and the cosmic spear. Though generally I'm a ranged/explosive user.

[@dumpytortoise519]

Love your videos Caedo!

[@tarheelpro87]

My favorite melee weapon has to be Gehenna. Having a homemade flaming sword is just badass to me. Knock Knock is hilarious cause I just dress up as some insane lumberjack and go haywire. Oh Baby is just hilarious but if I have Lily as a companion I give it to her.

[@destructimus]

I really liked the war club. If you got the slayer perk and super slam, you would be swinging like three times a second and knocking everything on its ass before they could even fight back. Then you just mash their faces into pudding while they lie on the ground.

[@MarkAndrews12]

If we were talking about favorites the Nuka Breaker would be my number one.

[@arguspanoptes3853]

I'm super disappointed that the blade of the East wasn't available for regular play, in the few moments you can use it it seems just as powerful as it is in the hands of the Legate

[@turtletipper1851]

honestly I was not expecting the thermic lance to be at the top

[@krisschlitt8735]

just subbed love these videos just made a explosive character after watching your video on strongest explosives in nv

[@f4C3pWnRx45]

The unique shishkebab Gehenna with the pyromaniac, slayer, ninja, and piercing strike perks. I literally took on 5 divide deathclaws and won.

[@danieltaylor4185]

I honestly thought the Oh, Baby! was the best in the base game. Then again, I only ever saw 1 thermic lance in the several playthroughs I had with New Vegas. It was probably in some shopkeepers' inventories when I was playing NV, but I never really noticed it. I found it once on a member of a Legion hit squad, but the character was ranged with energy weapons and low Endurance, so pretty much anything could put this character down, and I had no reason to explore the weapon on this character. I found the Oh, Baby! on my melee weapons character, and it wrecked everything so I just assumed it was the best because nothing else I found without DLC was able to compete with the raw base damage.