Melee Attack

Melee attacks are any physical attacks delivered in melee range (less than 1.2 meters for players). Attacks over a distance greater than 1.2 meters are considered Ranged Attacks.

Melee attacks draw from your base attack, and are reduced by armor. The number of attacks you can land per second is affected by your attack speed.

Note that depending on the monster's size, the hitbox (and thus what is considered to be melee range) can be significantly larger than 1.2 meters.