Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
46.8%
Pick Rate
4.2%

MelTop Build

FMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Mel top build uses Mercury's Treads, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch, Void Staff, Farsight Alteration. This Mel build has a 4.74% pick rate and a 52.64% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Mel build choices below.

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Select a Mel Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Shadowflame - Mel Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Mel Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Mel Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
52.6%Win Rate
+5.9%WR Diff
4.7%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Luden's Echo - Mel Most Popular Build core itemLuden's Echo
  • Shadowflame - Mel Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Mel Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
Core Items
49.2%Win Rate
+2.4%WR Diff
8.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Luden's Echo - Mel Alternative Build 1 core itemLuden's Echo
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Mel Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Mel Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
50.7%Win Rate
+3.9%WR Diff
4.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Luden's Echo - Mel Alternative Build 2 core itemLuden's Echo
  • Shadowflame - Mel Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Mel Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
50.4%Win Rate
+3.6%WR Diff
7.8%Pick Rate

Best Mel Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    54.5%Win Rate81.7%Pick Rate
  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    47.4%Win Rate7.7%Pick Rate

Build Stats

52.64%Win Rate
+5.85%WR Diff
4.74%Pick Rate
492Matches

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.

The core items for this Mel build are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. This item combination achieves a 52.6% win rate across 492 matches analyzed.

At full build, Mel gains a total of 520 Ability Power, 50 Armor, 20 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Mel Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Arcane Comet
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Scorch
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Presence of Mind
  • Cut Down
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health
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Mel Abilities

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Mel build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Mel are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 48.7% win rate and 38.0% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
48.7%Win Rate
38.0%Pick Rate
These are Mel's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (47.1% WR, +0.3% WR diff, 62.8% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (46.8% WR, -0.0% WR diff, 27.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (50.3% WR, +3.5% WR diff, 25.9% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Mel include Blackfire Torch, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Mel are Mercury's Treads. 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.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:520
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total manaMana:600

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Mel magic resistanceMR
20
20
0
30
Mel movement speedSpeed
45
45
55
45
Mel ability powerAP
520
505
540
540
Mel armorArmor
50
50
50
50
Mel manaMana
600
600
600
600
When facing Mel's top counters like Orianna, Thresh, Pantheon, 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 Blackfire Torch or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Mel performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Mel burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 52.6% win rate across 492 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 520 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 low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 17,000, this Mel build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, 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.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 520 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Mel

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Karthus core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
51.3%Win Rate
8.8%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
63.5%Win Rate
6.9%Pick Rate
Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
54.4%Win Rate
4.2%Pick Rate

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.

Evelynn champion
Evelynn
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Evelynn core item
  • Lich Bane - Evelynn core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Evelynn core item
49.0%Win Rate
9.3%Pick Rate

See Also

Mel OverviewMel RunesMel CountersAll Items