Mêlée range

The image below [1] shows the sub-tiles that can be targeted at various ranges in mêlée combat. Range is determined differently for players, hirelings and pets, and monsters.

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Players

The range of players varies according to the entry for their weapon in the rangeadder column of Weapons.txt and the size of the monster being attacked: [2]

Range = rangeadder + Size

Players achieve maximum range by equipping polearms and spears with rangeadder 4, which gives them Range 5 when attacking Size 1 monsters, Range 6 when attacking Size 2 monsters and Range 7 when attacking Size 3 monsters.

Although the physical damage of Smite and Dragon Talon, Tail or Flight is based on shield and boot damage respectively, range is still based on the rangeadder of the weapon equipped.

When an Assassin or a Barbarian equips two weapons, range is based on the rangeadder of the primary weapon (the weapon equipped above the gloves in the inventory, or that first equipped). The primary weapon is displayed in the right hand of the Assassin or Barbarian. This is even true for Dragon Claw and Double Swing and Frenzy, even though these are a sequence of two attacks (as are Normal Attack and Fists of Fire, Claws of Thunder and Blades of Ice when used with two weapons). While each weapon attacks and applies its damage and modifiers individually, the range applied to both attacks is still that of the primary weapon. [3]

Rangeadder 0

Equipping these weapons won't increase your range compared to attacking bare-handed. Blade Shield also has rangeadder 0.

One-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	Hand Axe	Hatchet	Tomahawk
Club	Club Wirt's Leg	Cudgel	Truncheon
Dagger	All Daggers (including Gidbinn)
Hammer	War Hammer Horadric Malus Hellforge Hammer	Battle Hammer
Mace	Mace Khalim's Flail Khalim's Will	Flanged Mace	Reinforced Mace
Orb	All Orbs
Scepter	Scepter	Rune Scepter	Mighty Scepter
Sword	Short Sword Scimitar Sabre Falchion Broad Sword	Gladius Cutlass Shamshir Tulwar Battle Sword	Falcata Ataghan Elegant Blade Hydra Edge Conquest Sword
Throwing	All Throwing Axes, Knives and Potions
Wand	All Wands

Two-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Missile	All Amazon Bows, Bows and Crossbows

Rangeadder 1

One-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	Axe Double Axe Military Pick	Cleaver Twin Axe Crowbill	Small Crescent Ettin Axe War Spike
Club	Spiked Club	Barbed Club	Tyrant Club
Hammer			Legendary Mallet
Katar	All Katars
Mace	Morning Star	Jagged Star	Devil Star
Scepter	Grand Scepter War Scepter	Holy Water Sprinkler Divine Scepter	Seraph Rod Caduceus
Sword	Crystal Sword Long Sword War Sword	Dimensional Blade Rune Sword Ancient Sword	Phase Blade Cryptic Sword Mythical Sword

Two-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	Large Axe Broad Axe Battle Axe	Military Axe Bearded Axe Tabar
Hammer	Maul	War Club	Ogre Maul
Polearm	Scythe	Battle Scythe	Thresher
Staff	All Staves
Sword	Bastard Sword	Gothic Sword

Rangeadder 2

One-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	War Axe	Naga	Berserker Axe
Javelin	All Amazon Javelins and Javelins
Mace	Flail	Knout	Scourge

Two-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	Great Axe	Gothic Axe	Champion Axe Feral Axe Silver-edged Axe Decapitator
Hammer	Great Maul	Martel de Fer	Thunder Maul
Polearm	Bardiche Voulge	Lochaber Axe Bill	Ogre Axe Colossus Voulge
Staff	Staff of Kings Horadric Staff
Sword	Two-handed Sword Claymore Giant Sword Flamberge Great Sword	Espandon Dacian Falx Tusk Sword Zweihander Executioner Sword	Legend Sword Highland Blade Balrog Blade Colossal Sword Colossus Blade Champion Sword

Rangeadder 3

Two-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Axe	Giant Axe	Ancient Axe	Glorious Axe
Polearm	Poleaxe	Partizan	Cryptic Axe
Spear	Spear Trident	War Spear Fuscina	Hyperion Spear Stygian Pike

Rangeadder 4

Two-handed	Normal	Exceptional	Elite
Polearm	Halberd War Scythe	Bec-de-Corbin Grim Scythe	Great Poleaxe Giant Thresher
Spear	All Amazon Spears
Spear	Brandistock Spetum Pike	War Fork Yari Lance	Mancatcher Ghost Spear War Pike

Hirelings and pets

The range of all hirelings and pets varies according to their entry in the MeleeRng column of MonStats2.txt and the size of the monster being attacked: [4]

Range = MeleeRng + Size

MeleeRng
0	1	2
Rogue Scout Iron Wolf Barbarian		Desert Mercenary
Valkyrie Necroskeleton Golems Necromage Shadows	Wolves	Grizzly

Note that equipping weapons has no effect on the mêlée range of hirelings and pets that can do so e.g. the range of a Desert Mercenary or Valkyrie equipping a War Pike (rangeadder 4) will still be based on MeleeRng 2 and 0 respectively.

Monsters

The mêlée range of monsters varies according to their own entries in the MeleeRng and SizeX/Y columns of MonStats2.txt: [5]

Range = MeleeRng + Size

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Players, hirelings and pets are all Size 2. Regardless of Size, the target is always the central occupied sub-tile. [6]

When a monster is blinded by Hit Blinds Target, Dim Vision or Cloak of Shadows, its awareness range is reduced to its mêlée range; thus it's relevant even if they are ranged or casters with no mêlée attack.

Size 1

The only Size 1 monster that has a mêlée attack or that can be blinded is a Flying Scimitar which has MeleeRng 2, giving it Range 3 (2 + 1).

Size 2

Range

2

3

4

5

6

Zombie
Spike Fiend
Fallen
Fallen Shaman
Corrupt Rogue
Corrupt Rogue Archer
Skeleton
Blood Hawk
Goatman
Skeleton Archer
Griswold
Wraith
The Smith
Skeleton Mage

Fetish
Vampire
Mummy
Sabre Cat
Radament
Leaper
Vulture Demon
Slinger
Greater Mummy
Bat Demon
Sand Maggot Young
Swarm
Vile Child
Giant Mosquito
Fetish Shaman

Frog Demon
Willowisp
Bone Fetish
Zakarum Priest
Council Member
Hephasto the Armorer
Demon Imp
Succubus
Stygian Fury
Reanimated Horde
Putrid Defiler
Pain Worm
Nihlathak

Zakarum Zealot
Trapped Soul
Izual
Hell Bovine

Corrupt Rogue Spearwoman
Oblivion Knight

Talic
Madawc
Korlic

Festering Appendage

Size 3