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Mel ARAM

the Soul's Reflection
Champion Win Rate: 49.2%
Pick Rate: 9.8%
Analyzed: 43085 ARAM matches
Players: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
Mid Support ADC ARAM

Mel ARAM Guide

A Tier

Mel in ARAM has a 49.2% win rate (#106 among all champions) and high 9.8% pick rate on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 43085 ARAM games. Most popular build starts with Sorcerer's Shoes, into Luden's Companion, Liandry's Torment, and Shadowflame. Averages 4.1 KDA (#24 among all champions). Mel deals mostly magic damage, ideal for teams lacking AP threats. When playing ARAM, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Most used runes for this build are Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, for Domination primary and Manaflow Band, Transcendence, for Sorcery secondary. Mel is strong in ARAM against Swain, Ahri, Lissandra, and weak against Sona, Janna, and Milio.

Mel Roles

Mel

  • Mid
    (Mid - 58.1%) 27613 games

  • Support
    (Support - 31.6%) 15020 games

  • ADC
    (ADC - 11.4%) 10523 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 43085 ARAM games

Mel ARAM Stats

49.2%
Win Rate (Role)
0.0100
Penta/Game
15.2
Kills/Game
9.3
Deaths/Game
22.9
Assists/Game
3.01
CS/Min
783
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 4.3%
Magic: 91.2%
True: 4.57%

Overall Champion Matrix

Mel ARAM Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
48.9% Win Rate 61.9% Pick Rate26665 games

Highest Win Rate
Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
51.4% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate487 games

Mel ARAM Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
49.3% Win Rate 82.4% Pick Rate35485 games
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
49.1% Win Rate 82.0% Pick Rate35317 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.8% Win Rate 11.5% Pick Rate4968 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
48.8% Win Rate 1.2% Pick Rate513 games
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damage Critically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
47.6% Win Rate 15.8% Pick Rate6799 games
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
48.6% Win Rate 19.1% Pick Rate8225 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Catalyst of Aeons
Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
375 Mana
Eternity
Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
59.3% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate172 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
57.1% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate56 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.9% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate263 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.8% Win Rate 11.5% Pick Rate4968 games
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
52.0% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1659 games
Final Build
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold) 75 Ability Power
25 Ability Haste
Hypershot
Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
52.0% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate1168 games
Other Items
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
46.2% Win Rate 18.3% Pick Rate7902 games
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
44.2% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate3912 games
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
45.6% Win Rate 8.7% Pick Rate3744 games
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
49.9% Win Rate 7.9% Pick Rate3404 games
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
47.3% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1698 games
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
50.8% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate1379 games
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold) 75 Ability Power
25 Ability Haste
Hypershot
Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
52.0% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate1168 games

Mel ARAM Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

48.3% Win Rate 52.6% Pick Rate22680 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Time Warp Tonic
Time Warp Tonic

Time Warp Tonic

Consuming a potion grants 40% of its health restoration immediately.

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate2236 games

Mel best with

Trundle Synergy Champion
+8.0%
Trundle
Trundle

Mel ARAM Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
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W
W
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W
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E
E
E
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E
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R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.4% Win Rate 67.7% Pick Rate29164 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
52.9% Win Rate 1.4% Pick Rate595 games

Countered by Mel

Swain - countered by Mel
+2.1%
Swain
Swain
Ahri - countered by Mel
+4.7%
Ahri
Ahri
Lissandra - countered by Mel
+2.0%
Lissandra
Lissandra
Seraphine - countered by Mel
+1.0%
Seraphine
Seraphine
LeBlanc - countered by Mel
+1.3%
LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Sylas - countered by Mel
+3.5%
Sylas
Sylas
Akshan - countered by Mel
+2.8%
Akshan
Akshan
Neeko - countered by Mel
+2.6%
Neeko
Neeko
Thresh - countered by Mel
+2.4%
Thresh
Thresh
Vex - countered by Mel
+1.2%
Vex
Vex
Anivia - countered by Mel
+1.9%
Anivia
Anivia
Zoe - countered by Mel
+1.8%
Zoe
Zoe

Mel Counterpicks

Sona - effective counter againstMel
-11.1%
Sona
Sona
Janna - effective counter againstMel
-8.5%
Janna
Janna
Milio - effective counter againstMel
-7.6%
Milio
Milio
Xerath - effective counter againstMel
-5.0%
Xerath
Xerath
Soraka - effective counter againstMel
-7.8%
Soraka
Soraka
Tahm Kench - effective counter againstMel
-9.9%
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Leona - effective counter againstMel
-7.4%
Leona
Leona
Yuumi - effective counter againstMel
-7.6%
Yuumi
Yuumi
Galio - effective counter againstMel
-5.4%
Galio
Galio
Lulu - effective counter againstMel
-4.9%
Lulu
Lulu
Karma - effective counter againstMel
-6.0%
Karma
Karma
Nautilus - effective counter againstMel
-6.6%
Nautilus
Nautilus

Mel lore:

Mel Medarda is the presumed heir of the Medarda family, once one of the most powerful in Noxus. In appearance she is a graceful aristocrat, but beneath the surface lies a skilled politician who makes it her business to know everything about everyone she meets. After an encounter with the mysterious Black Rose, Mel discovered the depths of her mother's deception and, for once, faced a situation potentially beyond her control. With newly awakened magical abilities, she sailed home in search of answers—and though many still seek to temper the light within her, Mel's soul remains forever defiant.

Mel tips:

  • Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
  • The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

Playing Against Mel

  • Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
  • The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

Mel abilities description:

Searing Brilliance
P
Searing Brilliance (passive)
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
Q
Radiant Volley (Q)
Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.
Rebuttal
W
Rebuttal (W)
Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, prevents her from taking damage, and grants her movement speed.
Solar Snare
E
Solar Snare (E)
Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.
Golden Eclipse
R
Golden Eclipse (R)
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.

Mel Skins and Splash Arts

Default Mel Default Mel
Arcane Councilor Mel Arcane Councilor Mel