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  <title>Melvor Idle 2 Guide</title>
  <subtitle>Skill unlocks, equipment slots, food, and preparation for offline progress in the sequel.</subtitle>
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  <author><name>Melvor Idle 2 Guide</name><uri>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/</uri></author>
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  <entry>
    <title>Act 1 quest unlocks and objective requirements</title>
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    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Find the eight demo quest stages, exact item and combat requirements, and the difference between owning an item and performing a quest action.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Auto Slayer, tasks and loadouts</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/slayer-tasks/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Find Enable Auto Slayer, understand task rewards and rerolls, and separate a Slayer Loadout purchase from automatic target switching.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bank slots, Shop unlock and upgrade costs</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/bank-slots-and-shop/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Unlock the Shop, buy per-skill bank expansions and avoid confusing a purchase limit with an infinitely repeatable slot upgrade.</summary>
    <category term="Progression"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beastcrafting gear and Hobforge Gloves</title>
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    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Find Beastcrafting’s material routes and equipment destinations, distinguish consumables from gear, and locate Hobforge Gloves correctly.</summary>
    <category term="Equipment"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bees, food and Ranching maintenance</title>
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    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Feed bees with banked Ambervine Leaves, calculate a base food reserve, and distinguish hunger, enclosure maintenance and happiness in the demo.</summary>
    <category term="Ranching"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Combat armour, ward and heavy hits</title>
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    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Understand armour breaking, ward loss and stance-specific accuracy, with a complete 70-armour comparison instead of an unsupported weapon ranking.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cooking proficiency, burned food and Chef’s Hat</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/cooking-proficiency/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Calculate Cooking success from proficiency and difficulty, compare Chef’s Hat with extra ingredients, and separate successful food from attempts.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Crafting stop conditions and batch counts</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/crafting-stop-conditions/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Choose Recipe Creations, Products Gained, Products Owned or ingredient limits, with an Arrow Shaft example that prevents a twentyfold batch error.</summary>
    <category term="Crafting"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Death penalty and Protect Item</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/death-penalty-and-protect-item/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>See how a random equipment slot determines item loss, calculate the penalty for an ammo stack, and understand when Protect Item actually prevents it.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Demo 0.11.4 fixes and current launch preparation</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/demo-update-0-11-4/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Find the public 0.11.3 and 0.11.4 fixes for bank selection, quest tools, cloud reconnects and Slayer enemies, plus the November 17 handover.</summary>
    <category term="Updates"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Demo money making: sale value and supplies</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/money-making-demo/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Compare gathering, Giant Chicken loot, chest rewards and stocked Cooking batches with the costs and supply limits each method actually has.</summary>
    <category term="Progression"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Early Access launch and demo save transfer</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/early-access-launch/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Check the November 17 launch time, back up a demo save, and see confirmed changes to skills, level limits and mobile availability.</summary>
    <category term="Updates"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Farming seeds, plots and crop maintenance</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/farming-seeds-and-plots/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Unlock Farming, compare initial plot purchases, maintain pests and disease, and understand ready crops and Wine-powered automation.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Firemaking, Prayer fuel and lanterns</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/firemaking-prayer-fuel-and-light/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Unlock Firemaking, identify its Prayer and light roles, and avoid treating a bonfire definition as a purchasable demo feature.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>First skills and unlock routes</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/first-skills/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Open Crafting and Beastcrafting, prepare food for combat, and connect gathering skills to the equipment and materials each activity needs.</summary>
    <category term="Progression"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fishing spots, priority fish and mixed catches</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/fishing-priority-fish/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Choose fishing spots by their full catch pool, understand priority-fish rerolls and plan food without treating every cast as the desired fish.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Food and Auto Eat safety</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/food-and-auto-eat/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Select food, read the Auto Eat and maximum-hit markers, and understand why a large food stack cannot prevent a lethal hit in the demo.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Geodes, damaged pickaxes and repair limits</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/repair-damaged-pickaxes/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Compare the three damaged Geode pickaxes by their actual Mining bonuses, equipment slot and repair availability in the demo data.</summary>
    <category term="Equipment"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Grain Mill: construction, grain and storage</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/farming-grain-mill/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Build the Grain Mill, move inputs into its own inventory, compare Flour and Grain, and prevent output loss when the bank fills.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hunting unlock, Basic Snares and animal journals</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/hunting-snares/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Make the five Basic Snares needed to unlock Hunting, budget failed trapping attempts and distinguish journal levels from skill levels.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Magic runes, weapon costs and idle attacks</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/magic-runes-and-weapons/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Unlock Runecrafting, supply the runes for a selected spell, and understand why an empty rune stack can leave an attack animation running.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mastery Guild tasks and progress counts</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/mastery-guilds/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/mastery-guilds/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Understand task-based guild ranks, distinguish crafts from products, and finish objectives without treating doubled items as guaranteed action progress.</summary>
    <category term="Progression"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mining rock-break chance, ore and essence</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/mining-rock-break-chance/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/mining-rock-break-chance/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Understand early breaks, the progress bar, mining supplies and why a rock does not need to respawn in the demo.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Murkwoods light setup and Weaver Gloves</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/darkness-light-and-weaver-gloves/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/darkness-light-and-weaver-gloves/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Reach 36 Light with a Will o Wisp Lantern and cooked Glowfin, keep the Offhand slot free, and compare bolt options for the Murkwood Weaver.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Offline progress and stopped training</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/offline-progress/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/offline-progress/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Stop the active action before closing Melvor Idle 2, or bound a batch with stop conditions. Check the 24-hour demo cap, food and ingredient limits.</summary>
    <category term="Mechanics"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Prayer point costs, bones and XP</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/prayer-costs-and-bones/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Separate Prayer points from Prayer XP, compare costs paid on your turns versus enemy turns, and budget multiple prayers.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ranged ammunition, accuracy and wrong armour</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/ranged-ammo-and-accuracy/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Fix Ranged attacks that miss or do nothing, equip an ammo stack, and calculate the Arrow Shaft to Copper Arrow production chain.</summary>
    <category term="Combat"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Smithing bars, equipment and Shop tools</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/smithing-bars-and-tools/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/smithing-bars-and-tools/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Trace Copper, Iron and Steel Bars from ore to equipment and tool upgrades, including recipe steps and ingredient timing.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Thieving success, damage and locked chests</title>
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    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/thieving-success-and-chests/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Compare NPCs, stalls, chests and heists by their failure conditions, food use, Fortune and item requirements.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Toolbelts, equipment slots and loadouts</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/toolbelts-and-loadouts/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/toolbelts-and-loadouts/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Find skill equipment, put a scythe in the Farming toolbelt, compare combat items, and locate purchased Battle and Slayer loadouts.</summary>
    <category term="Equipment"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Woodcutting trees, bushes and axe upgrades</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/woodcutting-trees-and-upgrades/"/>
    <id>https://gamehandbooks.com/melvor-idle-2/guides/woodcutting-trees-and-upgrades/</id>
    <published>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Compare hits with tree cuts, find Flax and Ambervine, and budget the bars and GP for Copper and Iron Axes.</summary>
    <category term="Skills"/>
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