Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
44.6%
Pick Rate
4.2%

MelRunes

FMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Best Mel runes for LoL Patch 26.11 - Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree with Precision secondary (75.0% WR, 0.3% pick rate). Mel's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch. Secondary tree: Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste.

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Mel performs best with Arcane Comet as the keystone rune from the Sorcery tree. Mel's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch. Mel's secondary rune tree is Precision with Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste. This rune setup achieves a 75.00% win rate (+30.4% win rate difference) with a 0.3% pick rate across 20 Mel games.
75.0%Win Rate
+30.4%WR Diff
0.3%Pick Rate
Arcane CometArcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, dealing increased damage based on distance.

Adaptive Damage: 15 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Damage amplification scales up to 100% at 750 range.

Manaflow BandManaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

TranscendenceTranscendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

ScorchScorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Presence of MindPresence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Legend: HasteLegend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

This alternative Mel rune build uses Dark Harvest as the keystone from the Domination tree. The primary runes are Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Sixth Sense, Ultimate Hunter. Mel's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Manaflow Band, Gathering Storm. This setup achieves a 75.00% win rate (+30.4% win rate difference) with a 0.4% pick rate across 28 games.
75.0%Win Rate
+30.4%WR Diff
0.4%Pick Rate
Dark HarvestDark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Cheap ShotCheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Sixth SenseSixth Sense

Automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

This effect has a 250 second Cooldown.

Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Manaflow BandManaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Gathering StormGathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

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Mel Runes - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Mel runes in patch 26.11?

The best Mel runes in patch 26.11 use the Sorcery tree with Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch, and the Precision tree with Presence of Mind and Legend: Haste. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate with a 0.3% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Mel's best rune page?

Mel's best rune page has a 75.0% win rate in patch 26.11, which is +30.4% compared to Mel's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.3% pick rate among Mel players.

What keystone should I use on Mel?

Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree is the best keystone rune for Mel in patch 26.11. This keystone synergizes well with Mel's kit and provides a 75.0% win rate.

What is Mel's primary rune tree?

Mel's primary rune tree is Sorcery. The optimal Sorcery runes for Mel are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch, with Arcane Comet being the keystone of choice.

What is Mel's secondary rune tree?

Mel's best secondary rune tree is Precision. The recommended Precision runes are Presence of Mind and Legend: Haste, which complement Mel's Sorcery primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Mel?

An alternative Mel rune setup uses alternative keystone from the Domination tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Mel's runes?

Mel's top rune page has a 0.3% pick rate in patch 26.11. This indicates that 0.3% of Mel players use the Arcane Comet setup with Sorcery and Precision trees.