MELEE WEAPON UPGRADES ARE USELESS! Here's why...

Melee weapons are some of the most important weapons in Hypixel Skyblock as they are generally every player's first proper damage dealing item. As a result, people tend to focus on the best weapons they can get depending on their stage of the game seeing as upgrades to their weapon will obviously enhance their damage. However, melee weapon progression has stayed the same for many months now, and with the recent updates that have slightly shifted changes in the meta, I decided to re-visit your typical "meta weapons" to see if this was still the case. To my surprise, quite a lot has changed regarding melee weapon progression over these past couple months, so I've decided to explore it in thorough detail in today's video to share what I've discovered

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What makes a GOOD Melee Upgrade?
3:35 Costs & Requirements for All Tested Weapons
8:39 Gear & Profile Stats Used for Testing (1/2)
9:52 Superior Dragon's Full Set Bonus
11:45 Gear & Profile Stats Used for Testing (2/2)
13:18 Damage Tests: AOTD & Livid Dagger
14:39 Damage Tests: FoT, Fel Sword & AOTV
15:30 Damage Tests: Shadow Fury & Giant's Sword
16:40 Damage Test Disclaimers
17:24 Damage Test + Comparison Recap
18:35 Weapon Value Analysis
25:26 Which Upgrades Should You Buy?
29:57 Personal Anecdotes & Experience
30:31 Outro + Bonus Information

Video Edited by:    / @fanku   (fanku on discord)
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