Mel Top Build
The patch 26.1 Mel top build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Liandry's Torment, Horizon Focus, Farsight Alteration. This Mel build has a 4.29% pick rate and a 52.93% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. 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/
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- 110
Cooldown:- 10/
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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/
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Cooldown:- 35/
- 32/
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- 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/
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Cooldown:- 12/
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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
Best Mel Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Mel's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Luden's Echo (46.2% WR, -0.2% WR diff, 56.1% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 100 AP. Shadowflame (49.1% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 50.9% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (51.7% WR, +5.2% WR diff, 23.2% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,750Mel build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Mel include Liandry's Torment, Horizon Focus. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Mel are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Mel is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Mel build.
Magic Resistance:30
Movement Speed:45
Mana:600
Ability Power:475
Health:300
When facing Mel's top counters like Orianna, Viktor, Nami, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats 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 Liandry's Torment or Horizon Focus based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Mel performance.
This Mel burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 52.9% win rate across 461 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 475 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Mel with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Mel's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,400, this Mel build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Mel build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Mel. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top mel build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Mel Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Mel build?
The best Mel build in this patch includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 52.93% win rate and is picked 4.29% of the time.
What are Mel's core items?
Mel's core items are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. 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?
Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Mel. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Mel's playstyle. They are included in 4.3% of Mel builds.
What is the best trinket for Mel?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Mel. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Mel maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Mel builds?
Yes, alternative Mel builds include options like Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, and Shadowflame. 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.