Melee Weapons

Most melee weapons' DPS increase based on the player's Brutality Stat, (except Scythe Claws), but some weapons also have alternate scaling with Tactics (e.g. Assassin's Dagger and Frantic Sword) or Survival (e.g. The Nutcracker and Broad Sword), which means their DPS will scale off the higher stat between the two.

(TBS) : item only available with the Bad Seed DLC