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Mel Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 25.08

Mel The Soul's Reflection

Find the best Mel build guides for League of Legends S15 Patch 25.08. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Mel build for the S15 meta. Learn more about Mel's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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Mel Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Mel we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Mel, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Mel this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 25.08. However, if you are a new Mel player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Mel!

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Mel's Runes

Mel's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Mel's Summoner Spells

Mel's Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 93% Pickrate

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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Ignite

Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Barrier

Mel's Starters

Mel's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 87% Pickrate

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Mel's Core Items

Mel's Best Core Items 52%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

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Mel's Runes

Mel's Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 64% Pickrate

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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Precision
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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Mel's Summoner Spells

Mel's Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 61% Pickrate

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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Flash Ignite

Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Mel's Starters

Mel's Best Starter Items 47%

Win Rate 91% Pickrate

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Mel's Core Items

Mel's Best Core Items 48%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

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Mel's Runes

Mel's Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 84% Pickrate

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Sorcery
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Precision
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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Domination
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Sorcery
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Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Sorcery
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Mel's Summoner Spells

Mel's Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Second Best

Mel's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Flash Barrier

Third Best

Mel's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 54%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Mel's Starters

Mel's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 90% Pickrate

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Mel's Core Items

Mel's Best Core Items 51%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

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Mel Counters

Learn Mel's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Mel guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Mel MIDDLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Mel. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Mel Skins

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Mel's Abilities

Mel's Searing Brilliance
Searing Brilliance Mel's Passive Mel's Passive
Self
Mel's Passive
Mel's Passive
Mel’s attacks and abilities apply stacks of Overwhelm each time they deal damage, storing 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 (+25% of ability power) plus 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (+0.75% of ability power) damage per stack of magic damage (depending on Golden Eclipse's rank). When applied, if the stored amount exceeds the enemy’s combined shields and health, they are executed.

When an ability is cast, Mel’s next attack fires 3 extra projectiles, each dealing 8-25 (+1% of ability power) magic damage (depending on level). This effect can stack for 3 / 6 / 9 more extra projectiles.
Q
Mel's Radiant Volley
Radiant Volley Mel's Q Ability
950
70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110
10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
Mel unleashes a barrage of 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 projectiles that explode in the area around a target location.

Each explosion deals 13 / 16 / 19 / 22 / 25 (+8.5% of ability power) magic damage, adding up to 78 / 112 / 152 / 198 / 250 (+51 / 59.5 / 68 / 76.5 / 85% of ability power) magic damage total.
W
Mel's Rebuttal
Rebuttal Mel's W Ability
Self
0
35 / 32 / 29 / 26 / 23
Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects projectiles from enemy champions, prevents her from taking damage, and gives her 30% decaying movement speed for 0.75 seconds.

Reflected projectiles deal 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% (+5% per 100 ability power) original damage as magic damage.
E
Mel's Solar Snare
Solar Snare Mel's E Ability
Self
50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10
Mel fires a radiating orb, rooting enemies at its center for 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 seconds and dealing 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

The orb builds up a hostile area around it that slows enemies by 30% and deals 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 (+1% of ability power) magic damage per second.
R
Mel's Golden Eclipse
Golden Eclipse Mel's Ultimate (R) Ability
Self
100
120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80
Passive: Overwhelm damage is increased to 15 / 30 / 45 magic damage plus 1 / 2 / 3 magic damage per stack.

Active: Mel unleashes her power on all enemies affected by Overwhelm, dealing 125 / 175 / 225 (+40% of ability power) magic damage plus 4 / 7 / 10 (+3.5% of ability power) magic damage per Overwhelm stack.

Can only be cast when an enemy champion is affected by Overwhelm.

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