What are Mel's abilities?

Mel's kit: Searing Brilliance (Passive), Q Radiant Volley, W Rebuttal, E Solar Snare, R Golden Eclipse.

What position does Mel play?

Mel is typically played in the Mage and Support roles.

Champions / Mel

the Soul's Reflection

Mel

MageSupportDifficulty · Moderate

Win rate

45.6%

Tier

DMid

Pick

3.7%

Ban

11.1%

// What they do

// Abilities

Passive

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.

// Base stats at level 1Bar = against every champion

Health630

Attack dmg54

Armor21

Magic resist30

Move speed330

Range550

// Skins

4 total · in-game view

// Playing them · playing against them

As 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.

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.

// 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.

// Worst matchupsAll →

Fizz40.1%

// More on Mel

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At a glance

Released: 23 January 2025
Price: 3,150 BE · 975 RP
Range: Ranged
Adaptive type: Magic
Role: Artillery
Positions: MiddleSupport

Basic attacksPlaystyleAbilities

Mode balance

ARAM · Ability haste -1100%
URF · Damage dealt -10%

Ability details

Innate: Mel's basic attacks and abilities apply a stack of Overwhelm for each instance of damage they deal to enemies for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent damage instances and stacking infinitely.
Overwhelm: Store 50;60;70;80 (based on level) (+ 10% AP) magic damage on the affected enemy with the first stack, reducedagainst minions. For each stack, store an additional 2;3;4;5 (based on level) (+ 0.75% AP) magic damage on the target. If the total post-mitigation damage stored exceeds the target's current health and shields, the next stack applied against them will consume them all to deal the stored damage.
Innate - Searing Brilliance: Mel's ability casts each generate 3 stacks of Searing Brilliance for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent casts and stacking up to 9 times. Her next basic attack consumes all stacks of Searing Brilliance to additionally fire an equal number of blazing projectiles at the target. Each projectile deals 8 – 30 (based on level) (+ 4% AP) magic damage, for a total possible damage of 8*9 – 30*9 (based on level) (+ 36% AP) at maximum stacks.

Targeting: Passive
Damage type: Magic
Spell shield: false
Projectile: true

Notes

Effects that inherit properties from the origin basic attack (e.g Runaan's Hurricane) will also be able to apply Overwhelm stacks.
Effects that apply on-hits (e.g Guinsoo's Rageblade) will not apply stacks.
The first stack also benefits from the per-stack bonus stored damage.
A threshold indicator for the currently stored damage is placed on a target's health bar, as well as a mark above their head, while any Overwhelm stacks are active. These are visible to Mel and her target(s).
Whenever damage would put them below Overwhelm's threshold, the mark will darken and glow more prominently.
This does not take into account effects that would amplify the damage such as Coup de Grace.
Just before Overwhelm stacks are consumed, targets have 5 additional stacks applied to them.
These stacks are consumed immediately.
Overwhelm stacks will not be consumed against Tryndamere.

This page uses material from the Mel article on the League of Legends Wiki, and that material is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mel

// Abilities

Searing Brilliance

// Skins

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