Quote (ToughGuy_TJ @ Feb 20 2017 09:10pm)
melee is not ambiguous in PoE, there are tags that define what is melee and what is not melee. ST does not have a melee tag and melee modifiers don't affect it.
No disrespect, but that's not true.
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Spectral_ThrowQuote
Spectral Throw is an attack. It throws the current melee weapon at an enemy and returns to the player, dealing damage to enemies in its path.
It throws the current MELEE WEAPON at an enemy to attack it.