Mel Build
The patch 25.23 Mel build uses Swiftmarch, Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch, Mejai's Soulstealer, Zhonya's Hourglass, Farsight Alteration. This Mel build has a 4.85% pick rate and a 55.64% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Mel build choices below.
Searing Brilliance
Whenever Mel uses an ability, she gains three bonus projectiles (up to nine maximum) on her next attack.
When Mel deals damage through an ability or attack, she applies Overwhelm, which can stack infinitely. If the enemy is hit by Mel with enough Overwhelm damage, the stacks are consumed to execute the target.
Radiant Volley
Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.
Cost:- 70/
- 80/
- 90/
- 100/
- 110
Cooldown:- 10/
- 9/
- 8/
- 7/
- 6
Range:- 950
Rebuttal
Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, prevents her from taking damage, and grants her movement speed.
Cost:- 80/
- 60/
- 40/
- 20/
- 0
Cooldown:- 35/
- 32/
- 29/
- 26/
- 23
Range:- 250
Solar Snare
Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.
Cost:- 50/
- 55/
- 60/
- 65/
- 70
Cooldown:- 12/
- 12/
- 11/
- 11/
- 10
Range:- 1050
Golden Eclipse
Mel strikes all enemies marked with Overwhelm regardless of their distance from her, dealing additional damage for each stack of Overwhelm.
Ranks of Golden Eclipse increase Overwhelm's damage.Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120/
- 100/
- 80
Range:- 25000
- Mage,
- Support
Mel's most effective build path includes Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Mel Build
Horizon Focus
Rabadon's Deathcap
Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame- Blackfire Torch
- Shadowflame
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Blackfire Torch
Best Mel Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Mel Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Mel build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Mel Core Items - Build These First
These are Mel's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Shadowflame
3,200Click for detailed item information and stats
Ability Power:11050.53%Win Rate38.58%Pick RateRabadon's Deathcap
3,500Massively increases Ability Power
Ability Power:13054.18%Win Rate26.78%Pick RateBlackfire Torch
2,800Click for detailed item information and stats
Mana:600 Ability Power:8050.08%Win Rate67.91%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Mel
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Mel build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Mel
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Mel
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Mel Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Mel build.
Magic Resist:20
Movement Speed:45- Ability Power:550
- Mana:600
Armor:50
Mel Counter Build Advice
When facing Mel's top counters like Seraphine, Milio, MissFortune, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Horizon Focus or Zhonya's Hourglass based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Mel performance.
Mel - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Mel. The build shown is Mel's current mel build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4.7% | View Build → | ||
| 61.4% | 5.8% | View Build → | ||
| 60.0% | 10.0% | View Build → | ||
| 55.0% | 4.4% | View Build → |
Mel Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Mel build?
The best Mel build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Blackfire Torch. This build has a 49.82% win rate and is picked 4.18% of the time.
What are Mel's core items?
Mel's core items are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Blackfire Torch. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Mel's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Mel?
Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Mel. Increases Move Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects They are included in 4.2% of Mel builds.
What is the best trinket for Mel?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Mel. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Mel maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Mel builds?
Yes, alternative Mel builds include options like Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Blackfire Torch. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Mel?
MetaBot sources its build data for Mel directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Mel builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Mel. From there, we aggregate the Mel builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
