In almost every Magical Girl squad, melee fighters were often the team's key force.
Their weapons came in all shapes and sizes—rapiers like Lilac's, one-handed gunblades like Dongqing's, and even spears and greatswords wielded by Red Zircon and Hyacinth in her early days.
For more extreme examples, one probably had to look to Magical Girl Alice and her beastfolk friends:
This was Cat-Cat, who used gauntlets.
This was Bunny Bunny, who used a massive hammer.
This was Doggie, who used...
"I'm a wolf. Also, I generally don't fight people."
Fenrir asserted her species identity in a few brief words, while also declaring her refusal to fight.
In fact, no one dared challenge Fenrir. Jack-in-the-Pulpit had once rather enjoyed sparring a few rounds with this big gray wolf of a species similar to their own, but after personally witnessing her in her Thor's Hammer state last time, Jack-in-the-Pulpit refused to fight her no matter what.
Even everyone's comments were remarkably unanimous: she could break through Jörmungandr's defenses in a single strike. Who would dare fight her?
"No matter what weapons you use, the core responsibilities of melee fighters can actually be summarized into the following types."
Mercury continued her lecture, and the girls below listened intently.
"The first type uses powerful melee attacks to threaten monster witches, forcing them to make us their primary targets, while also maintaining a certain degree of defensive ability."
"The second type roams and observes from inconspicuous corners, looking for the opponent's weaknesses, then charges in at the right moment to wreak havoc before going back to roaming and observing."
"There are plenty of outstanding fighters of the first type. The best I've seen so far... would probably be Miss Hyacinth."
Hyacinth froze for a few seconds, then straightened her back and scratched her head with