Melee combat | Challenges Mad Max Guide

Last update: 04 April 2018

Melee combat challenges are usually completed as you progress in the game. However, it is a good idea to check the active challenges as completing some of them might be much harder after completing all missions or conquering all camps (it will greatly reduce the number of places in which you can find many enemies).

Basic challenges

Laying the Smachdown - kill 100 enemies in melee combat.

Swing Batter Batter! - defeat 5 enemies with melee weapon.

Bone Crunching - defeat 10 enemies with a melee weapon.

Peace Pact - disarm 5 enemies.

Rendered Defenseless - disarm 10 enemies (ability required).

Suckerpunched - perform 10 Gut Shots (when close to enemy during combat, perform a "quick hit").

As Vicious as a Bandicoot - defeat 5 enemies by sticking them on a Thunderstick (while having the weapon equipped, walk close to an enemy and perform normal attack).

Slam Dunked! - perform a finisher while in fury mode 15 times.

Fury

Challenges related to entering fury mode can be completed easily when fighting large enemy groups. First few levels shouldn't be troublesome, the last challenge might be tricky. Filling the meter is done mostly by performing a long combo of attacks and by executing enemies one after another.

To complete this challenge, try to perform as long combo as possible. After entering fury mode, no matter the time, attack enemies but don't kill them (single hits and jumping away). Thanks to that, after the fury ends, you will be able to quickly activate another one - quickly perform executions, counterattacks and gut shots. This will make going from one fury mode to another much easier. If you have trouble with completing this challenge, pick a place that is full of enemies - like Scavenging location in Gastown or camps: Proving Grounds (Cadavanaugh territory) or Havoc Point (Knit Sack territory).

Slow Burner - fill the fury meter in less than 60 seconds.

Measured Savagery - Fill the Fury meter in 50 seconds or less.

Feeding Frenzy - Fill the Fury meter in 40 seconds or less

Rage against the Meter - Fill the Fury meter in 30 seconds or less

A taste for Violence - Fill the Fury meter in 20 seconds or less

Rattling your Dags - Fill the Fury meter in 10 seconds or less

Harder challenges

All counterattacks, shotgun shots and executions count to combo. It is easiest to complete this challenge in a place full of enemies (for example, in a camp). Try to keep them alive as long as possible, by jumping from one to another. If you resign from finishers, you will be able to keep attacking enemies for longer. Only focus on counterattacking at proper time. The weaker the group you attack (for example, unarmed enemies), the easier it will be to complete a proper combo.

Fists of Fury - perform a 15-hit combo.

Found My Rhythm - perform a combo of 20 hits.

Challenges listed below only seems to be hard. The most important thing that you must know is that you don't need to kill the enemies during one battle. It means that you can, for example, defeat few enemies in the camp, then few others in another place. You can also go to few Scavenging locations in which smaller groups of opponents can be found. This will make it easier to avoid receiving damage. Most of all, remember not to kill enemies while you're inside a vehicle and watch out for any damage (damage received while driving also counts) as it could break the combo. If you have trouble with this challenge, search for two-person groups or patrols on Jeet's territory. Enemies found there are the weakest ones, fighting two of them at once won't be hard. Defeating few such groups will lead you to completing the challenge.

Untouchable - Defeat 8 enemies in melee combat in a row without taking any damage.

Unbreakable - kill 12 enemies without receiving any damage

A great handicap, if not a necessity, for completing the last challenge will be buying Channeling upgrade at Griffa. It will allow you to stay in fury mode longer. A large group of opponents will be required as well, they can be found for example at camps mentioned previously (Havoc Point, Proving Grounds). Fill the fury bar by weakening enemies, but don't kill them. Only after entering the fury mode you must quickly finish the weakest enemies and help yourself with the remaining ones with shotgun and executions. In addition to the Channeling skill, upgrades that increase the number of Max's attacks, knives supply and shotgun ammunition will be helpful in completing this challenge as well.

Unstoppable - Kill 8 enemies in melee combat during 1 Fury Mode.