Mel Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 26.2
Mel The Soul's Reflection
Find the best Mel build guides for League of Legends 2026, Season 1 Patch 26.2. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Mel build for the 2026, Season 1 meta. Learn more about Mel's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
[NEW SEASON MEL MIDLANE GUIDE! 🏆
[Patch 26.01] SEASON 16 Mel Guide By Azzapp [Mid/APC]
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[Patch 26.01] MEL - The Burst Mage That Commits Tax Fraud
[Patch 26.01] MEL - The Burst Mage That Commits Tax Fraud
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Mel Healer
Mel Healer
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✅ Mel Support: How to Reflect Everything ✅ 💎 Guide Deep!!! 💎
- In-depth
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[S15] Arcane AP Mid/Bot ♡
[S15] Arcane AP Mid/Bot ♡
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Brice 1.2.3
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Evandabank's Grandmaster Mel Midlane Guide
- In-depth
- Featured
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Mel cheetsheat
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Mel Support - Move Speed and abilitie haste Build
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Mel Jesuscirraptor JG
Mel Jesuscirraptor JG
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Mel Jesuscirraptor TOP Tank
Mel Jesuscirraptor TOP Tank
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Mel Jesuscirraptor ADC
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[25.09] Shok's Rank 1 Challenger Mel Guide
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[Patch 15.S1.2] Mel BUILD FOR SEASON 15 [Mid/APC]
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Ult nuke
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Mel 15.2
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Mel Support
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Mel Guide
Mel Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Mel we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Mel, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Mel this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 26.2. However, if you are a new Mel player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Mel!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Mel's Runes
50%
Win Rate 79% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
Third Best
47%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Mel's Summoner Spells
46%
Win Rate 87% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Starters
46%
Win Rate 94% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Core Items
49%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Mel's Luxury Items
Mel's Ability Order
46%
Win Rate 74% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
46%
Win Rate 4% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Mel's Runes
47%
Win Rate 64% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
Third Best
44%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Mel's Summoner Spells
44%
Win Rate 68% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Starters
44%
Win Rate 92% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Core Items
45%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Mel's Luxury Items
Mel's Ability Order
44%
Win Rate 56% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
41%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
49%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Mel's Runes
51%
Win Rate 76% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 15% Pickrate
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Mel's Summoner Spells
47%
Win Rate 72% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Starters
47%
Win Rate 93% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mel's Core Items
49%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Mel's Luxury Items
Mel's Ability Order
47%
Win Rate 64% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Searing Brilliance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Mel Counters
Learn Mel's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Mel guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Mel MIDDLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Mel. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Mel
Worst Against Mel
Mel Skins
Find Mel's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Mel skins and chromas on Mel's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Mel's Abilities
When an ability is cast, Mel’s next attack fires 3 extra projectiles, each dealing 8-50 (+5% of ability power) magic damage (depending on level). This effect can stack for 3 / 6 / 9 more extra projectiles.
Each explosion deals 13 / 16 / 19 / 22 / 25 (+8.5% of ability power) magic damage, adding up to 78 / 112 / 152 / 198 / 250 (+51 / 59.5 / 68 / 76.5 / 85% of ability power) magic damage total.
Reflected projectiles deal 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% (+5% per 100 ability power) original damage as magic damage.
The orb builds up a hostile area around it that slows enemies by 30% and deals 2 / 3.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 8 (+1% of ability power) magic damage per second.
Active: Mel unleashes her power on all enemies affected by Overwhelm, dealing 125 / 175 / 225 (+40% of ability power) magic damage plus 4 / 7 / 10 (+3.5% of ability power) magic damage per Overwhelm stack.
Can only be cast when an enemy champion is affected by Overwhelm.
