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Mel

How to beat Mel

Common role: Mid / Support

A radiant mage whose barrier reflects your own spells back at you.

Best counters vs Mel

Champions with the highest win rate against Mel on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.

  1. 1VladimirVladimir66.5%41 games
  2. 2VeigarVeigar63.0%64 games
  3. 3HweiHwei62.1%70 games
  4. 4ZeriZeri60.2%115 games
  5. 5CorkiCorki62.1%50 games
  6. 6Kog'MawKog'Maw61.6%55 games
  7. 7ZiggsZiggs58.9%373 games
  8. 8NilahNilah61.4%46 games

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What makes Mel dangerous

Mel stacks Overwhelm with volleys of projectiles, roots in a radiant orb (E), and her W is the nightmare: a barrier that REFLECTS every projectile back at the attacker. Her ultimate strikes every marked enemy across any distance, executing stacked targets.

How to play against Mel

Weaknesses to exploit

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Mel's abilities does — and how to play around it.

Itemization

Bait the barrier with cheap casts, then unload. Melee dives ignore her signature tool entirely.

This guide covers Mel's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.

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