diff --git a/voxygen/anim/src/character/divemelee.rs b/voxygen/anim/src/character/divemelee.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..080959859c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voxygen/anim/src/character/divemelee.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use super::{
+    super::{vek::*, Animation},
+    CharacterSkeleton, SkeletonAttr,
+};
+use common::states::utils::StageSection;
+use core::f32::consts::PI;
+
+pub struct DiveMeleeAnimation;
+impl Animation for DiveMeleeAnimation {
+    type Dependency<'a> = (Option<&'a str>, Option<StageSection>, f32);
+    type Skeleton = CharacterSkeleton;
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "use-dyn-lib")]
+    const UPDATE_FN: &'static [u8] = b"character_dive_melee\0";
+
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "be-dyn-lib", export_name = "character_dive_melee")]
+    fn update_skeleton_inner<'a>(
+        skeleton: &Self::Skeleton,
+        (ability_id, stage_section, ground_dist): Self::Dependency<'a>,
+        anim_time: f32,
+        rate: &mut f32,
+        s_a: &SkeletonAttr,
+    ) -> Self::Skeleton {
+        *rate = 1.0;
+        let mut next = (*skeleton).clone();
+        next.main_weapon_trail = true;
+        next.off_weapon_trail = true;
+
+        next.main.position = Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        next.main.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_z(0.0);
+        let ground_dist = ground_dist.clamp(0.0, 0.5) * 2.0;
+        let ground_dist = if ground_dist.is_nan() {
+            0.0
+        } else {
+            ground_dist
+        };
+
+        match ability_id {
+            Some("common.abilities.sword.cleaving_dive") => {
+                let (move1, move2, move3, move4) = match stage_section {
+                    Some(StageSection::Movement) => (anim_time.min(1.0).powi(2), (1.0 - ground_dist).powi(2), 0.0, 0.0),
+                    Some(StageSection::Action) => (1.0, 1.0, anim_time.powf(0.25), 0.0),
+                    Some(StageSection::Recover) => (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, anim_time.powi(4)),
+                    _ => (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                };
+
+                next.hand_l.position = Vec3::new(s_a.shl.0, s_a.shl.1, s_a.shl.2);
+                next.hand_l.orientation =
+                    Quaternion::rotation_x(s_a.shl.3) * Quaternion::rotation_y(s_a.shl.4);
+                next.hand_r.position =
+                    Vec3::new(-s_a.sc.0 + 6.0 + move1 * -12.0, -4.0 + move1 * 3.0, -2.0);
+                next.hand_r.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(0.9 + move1 * 0.5);
+                next.control.position = Vec3::new(
+                    s_a.sc.0,
+                    s_a.sc.1,
+                    s_a.sc.2,
+                );
+                next.control.orientation =
+                    Quaternion::rotation_x(s_a.sc.3);
+
+                next.torso.orientation.rotate_x(move1 * -0.8);
+                next.control.orientation.rotate_x(move1 * 1.5);
+                next.control.position += Vec3::new(move1 * 7.0, move1.powi(4) * -6.0, move1 * 20.0);
+
+                next.torso.orientation.rotate_x(move2 * 0.8);
+                next.chest.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(move2 * -0.4);
+                next.control.orientation.rotate_x(move2 * -1.2);
+                next.control.position += Vec3::new(0.0, move2 * 12.0, move2 * -8.0);
+
+                next.control.orientation.rotate_x(move3 * -1.2);
+                next.control.position += Vec3::new(0.0, move3 * 4.0, move3 * -8.0);
+            },
+            _ => {},
+        }
+
+        next
+    }
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/anim/src/character/mod.rs b/voxygen/anim/src/character/mod.rs
index c942d2512e..46d2dd5bd1 100644
--- a/voxygen/anim/src/character/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/anim/src/character/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod combomelee;
 pub mod consume;
 pub mod dance;
 pub mod dash;
+pub mod divemelee;
 pub mod equip;
 pub mod finishermelee;
 pub mod glidewield;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ pub use self::{
     sneakequip::SneakEquipAnimation, sneakwield::SneakWieldAnimation, spin::SpinAnimation,
     spinmelee::SpinMeleeAnimation, staggered::StaggeredAnimation, stand::StandAnimation,
     stunned::StunnedAnimation, swim::SwimAnimation, swimwield::SwimWieldAnimation,
-    talk::TalkAnimation, wallrun::WallrunAnimation, wield::WieldAnimation,
+    talk::TalkAnimation, wallrun::WallrunAnimation, wield::WieldAnimation, divemelee::DiveMeleeAnimation,
 };
 use super::{make_bone, vek::*, FigureBoneData, Offsets, Skeleton, TrailSource};
 use common::comp;
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
index 3bed64d83e..815ea66434 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ use common::{
     mounting::Rider,
     resources::{DeltaTime, Time},
     states::{equipping, idle, utils::StageSection, wielding},
-    terrain::TerrainChunk,
+    terrain::{TerrainChunk, TerrainGrid, Block},
     uid::UidAllocator,
-    vol::RectRasterableVol,
+    vol::{RectRasterableVol, ReadVol},
 };
 use common_base::span;
 use common_state::State;
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@ impl FigureMgr {
 
         let bodies = ecs.read_storage::<Body>();
 
+        let terrain_grid = ecs.read_resource::<TerrainGrid>();
+
         for (
             i,
             (
@@ -1186,6 +1188,38 @@ impl FigureMgr {
                                 skeleton_attr,
                             )
                         },
+                        CharacterState::DiveMelee(s) => {
+                            let stage_time = s.timer.as_secs_f32();
+                            let stage_progress = match s.stage_section {
+                                StageSection::Movement => {
+                                    stage_time
+                                },
+                                StageSection::Action => {
+                                    stage_time / s.static_data.swing_duration.as_secs_f32()
+                                },
+                                StageSection::Recover => {
+                                    stage_time / s.static_data.recover_duration.as_secs_f32()
+                                },
+                                _ => 0.0,
+                            };
+                            let convert_vec3 = |vec3: anim::vek::Vec3<_>| {
+                                Vec3::new(vec3.x, vec3.y, vec3.z)
+                            };
+                            let ground_dist = terrain_grid
+                                .ray(convert_vec3(pos.0), convert_vec3(pos.0 + vel.0))
+                                .until(Block::is_solid)
+                                .cast()
+                                .0
+                                .powi(2)
+                                / vel.0.magnitude_squared();
+                            anim::character::DiveMeleeAnimation::update_skeleton(
+                                &target_base,
+                                (ability_id, Some(s.stage_section), ground_dist),
+                                stage_progress,
+                                &mut state_animation_rate,
+                                skeleton_attr,
+                            )
+                        },
                         CharacterState::ChargedRanged(s) => {
                             let stage_time = s.timer.as_secs_f32();