If you're playing Sailor Piece as a melee main, the fastest way to progress is not chasing every flashy weapon the moment you see it. In practice, the best route is to take the melees that help you farm faster, survive longer, and make the next grind easier.

After testing the common progression path and comparing how each melee performs in real farming, this is the route that makes the most sense for most players: Combat → Kinshi → King of Heroes → Blessed Maiden → Corrupted Excalibur → Moon Slayer.

• Best Melee Progression Order
• Recommended Stats for Melee Builds
• Why this matters
• Melee Progression Breakdown
• Combat
• Best use
• Kinshi
• Location
• Requirements
• Why Kinshi is good
• King of Heroes
• Location
• Requirements
• Why King of Heroes is so strong
• Blessed Maiden
• Location
• Requirements
• Why it's worth getting
• Corrupted Excalibur
• Location
• Requirements
• Why it matters
• Moon Slayer
• Location
• Requirements
• Why Moon Slayer is the final goal
• Fastest Practical Route
• Farming Tips That Actually Save Time
• What works best
• FAQ
• What is the best melee in Sailor Piece?
• What is the best melee for AFK farming?
• What should I get after Combat?
• Is King of Heroes better than Blessed Maiden?
• Should I rush Moon Slayer first?
• Final Thoughts

That order gives us an early power spike, a top-tier AFK option in the middle, and a clean path into endgame.

↖ Best Melee Progression Order

Below is the simplest and most efficient melee route for most players.

This route works well because each unlock gives us a real upgrade without forcing an unnecessary grind wall too early.

↖ Recommended Stats for Melee Builds

If you're focusing on melee, we should mainly level these two stats:

• Melee
• Defense

↖ Why this matters

• Melee increases your damage and speeds up farming.
• Defense keeps you alive during boss loops, tower runs, and longer grind sessions.

A lot of players overfocus damage and then wonder why boss farming feels inconsistent. If you find yourself dying too often, put more into Defense first.

↖ Melee Progression Breakdown

↖ Combat

Combat is just the default starting melee. It does its job early on, but we should replace it quickly.

↖ Best use

• Early quests
• First few levels
• Temporary filler until the first real upgrade

There's no reason to stay on Combat longer than necessary.

↖ Kinshi

Kinshi is the first melee I'd actually recommend farming for. It's affordable compared to later options and gives a noticeable jump in damage and overall usefulness.

↖ Location

• Boss Island
• Left side

↖ Requirements

↖ Why Kinshi is good

• Easy first milestone
• Stronger than Combat by a wide margin
• Good for general progression

If you're just entering the real grind phase, this is the safest first target.

↖ King of Heroes

This is the melee that changes progression the most. In actual gameplay, King of Heroes is one of the best value pickups because it is excellent for AFK farming.

↖ Location

• Boss Island
• Right side

↖ Requirements

↖ Why King of Heroes is so strong

• Great for AFK content
• Very safe to use in long sessions
• Strong for Infinity Tower and repeat farming
• One of the most practical melee choices in the game

From a real progression standpoint, this is probably the biggest quality of life melee on the list. If you farm a lot while semi-idle, this one saves time.

↖ Blessed Maiden

Blessed Maiden is a solid next step if you want a melee that feels smoother in active play. It's less about AFK abuse and more about balanced performance.

↖ Location

• Boss Island
• Back area

↖ Requirements

↖ Why it's worth getting

• Good all-around melee
• Reliable for active farming
• Useful stepping stone before late game

If you feel King of Heroes is amazing but a little too AFK-focused, Blessed Maiden feels more natural for active grinding.

↖ Corrupted Excalibur

Corrupted Excalibur is a strong late-game melee that fits players who want higher burst and a more aggressive playstyle.

↖ Location

• Boss Island
• Right-side upper area

↖ Requirements

↖ Why it matters

• Strong burst skills
• Good late-game bridge
• Better once your farming loop is already stable

This is not the first melee to rush, but once you're established, it becomes a very strong pickup before the final endgame step.

↖ Moon Slayer

Moon Slayer is widely seen as the best melee in Sailor Piece. It has the strongest reputation for endgame damage and overall performance.

↖ Location

Boss Island

↖ Requirements

↖ Why Moon Slayer is the final goal

• Best endgame melee
• Excellent damage
• Strong overall performance
• Worth the grind once your account is ready

One thing I'd stress here: Moon Slayer is the best final target, but not always the best immediate target. If you rush it too early, the grind can slow your whole account down.

↖ Fastest Practical Route

If you want the shortest answer, follow this:

That route gives us the best balance of speed, value, and long-term payoff.

↖ Farming Tips That Actually Save Time

A lot of wasted time in Sailor Piece comes from farming the right melee in the wrong order.

↖ What works best

• Farm one melee at a time
• Prioritize the boss title early
• Don't split gems across multiple big unlocks
• Use King of Heroes to make long grinds easier
• Put points into Defense if bosses keep killing you

From experience, title requirements are often the real bottleneck, not the visible material list. If you're stuck, check the title first.

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the best melee in Sailor Piece?

Moon Slayer is generally considered the best melee overall for endgame.

↖ What is the best melee for AFK farming?

King of Heroes is the best melee for AFK farming and low-input content.

↖ What should I get after Combat?

The best next step is Kinshi because it's the easiest meaningful upgrade.

↖ Is King of Heroes better than Blessed Maiden?

For AFK farming, yes. For more active play, Blessed Maiden feels more balanced.

↖ Should I rush Moon Slayer first?

Usually no. It's better to build through easier progression melees first, then go for Moon Slayer once your farming setup is strong enough.

↖ Final Thoughts

For most players, the best melee progression in Sailor Piece is simple: get out of Combat fast, pick up Kinshi early, use King of Heroes to make farming easier, and work your way toward Moon Slayer.

That path is efficient, realistic, and much less frustrating than trying to skip straight to endgame. The best melee route is the one that helps us farm the next upgrade faster, and in Sailor Piece, that matters more than raw hype.