Dueling

Dueling
"Considered by many to be a lost art, close attacks with a melee weapon can often be deadlier than ranged combat when carried out by a skilled practitioner."
Skill Tree	Combat
Skill Tier	Novice (1)
Primary Utility	Ground Combat
Secondary Utilities	?
Related Backgrounds	Chef, Ronin

Dueling is a Novice Combat Skill. It increases the damage dealt by the Spacefarer's melee weapons.

Ranks

Rank	Challenge	Bonuses
1	Kill 20 enemies with a melee weapon.	Melee weapons do 25% more damage. Take 10% less damage while wielding a melee weapon.
2	Kill 50 enemies with a melee weapon.	Melee kills make you run 20% faster for 10 seconds.
3	Kill 100 enemies with a melee weapon.	Melee weapons do 50% more damage. Take 15% less damage while wielding a melee weapon.
4	N/A	Melee kills heal you for 10% of your health.

Progression and References

As long as the player uses melee weapons in combat, progressing the skill shouldn't be hard. However, accumulating all the required kills will take time.

Melee is a bit subpar in Starfield. Many enemies will be able to burst the player down before they get close enough to use the melee weapon. Even so, Dueling will make this weapons considerably more effective. It is a must-have for any melee oriented characters, but its otherwise pretty pointless.

Dueling partners well with Martial Arts.