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Mel Support build & stats

MageSupport 19 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
15.8%
Pick rate
0.1%
Ban rate
9.9%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Few games so far

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
25.0% 4 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 g
11.1% 9 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
0.0% WR
4 games · 21% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AH AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Heal 13.3% 15 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Mel

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 95% of games with a 17% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
25.0% WR
4 games · 21% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
11.1% WR
9 games · 47% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40.0% WR
5 games · 26% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
0.0% 47% (9)
0.0% 16% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
0.0% WR
4 games · 21% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AH AF HP

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 16.7%95% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 13.3%79% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 33.3%16% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Radiant Volley Q Solar Snare E Rebuttal W 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (50%).

  • PSearing 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...

  • QRadiant Volley

    Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.

  • WRebuttal

    Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, prevents her from taking damage, and grants her movement speed.

  • ESolar Snare

    Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.

  • RGolden Eclipse

    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.