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Here are my tips for Melee-ing Nomad:

I defeated him using a pure melee method. A few things that help me:
1) Learn where your favorite 'safe spot' is for the 750 attack and his clones.
2) Don't attack his clones, use this time to pot up and take a few deep breaths.
3) Keep your plan simple. (aka K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid)
4) Be patient and have fun.

STATS: (at the time of killing Nomad)
Att: 91
Str: 99
Def: 90
HP: 97
Mage: 99
Range: 87
Pray: 80
Summ: 90

Bandos GS for weapon used SPEC every chance that I got!
D-hide armor
Neitz Helm
Barrows Gloves
Dragon Boots
Trimmed Cape
Fury
(no ring)
11 Super Restore and 33 Sara Brews.
Titian pouch with scrolls
War Tort at the start switched to Moss Titian in the later part of the fight, because I ran out of Sara Brew once when he was Berserking .

My melee tactic was fairly straight forward:

I would attack Nomad before the landmines;
Run to pillar as the landmines are dropped;
Continue attacking during landmines at pillar;
Hide behind pillar (to avoid his 750 attack);
Attack right after his 750 attack;
Hide behind pillar (to avoid clones);
Attack right after his clones disappeared.
Until the LP -1 Attack.
Pot up before and after the LP -1 attack.
Repeat.

Then of course melee throughout the Berserker stage.

I got to use the BGS Special every 2 cycles of Nomads attack about 4 in all.

One other thing that I found helpful was normal prayers using Piety all the time and protect melee at the end. I have 80 prayer and tried leech def. I did not think it was as helpful as Piety.

I hope this helps anyone that is considering melee-ing Nomad.

*** If you have any questions please post and I will try my best to answer them. ***

NOTE: I�m not suggesting that melee is the best option for killing Nomad. The point of killing Nomad is to KILL Nomad. If you think you are better off killing him with range, then kill him with range.

-Arizoomer

For the record, I killed Nomad on my 12th try .