Mid Lane 45.57% Win Rate53% Pick RateMel Mid Lane Counters: 40 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
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Tips Against Mel in Mid Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
L0ganJG says “Mel is a small step ahead of standard mages. She want's to counter your W1>Q with her E snare. Try to W1 passed a spell of her's and trade. Hold W2 till after her W or use it right before. Be careful of her W reflecting your E and putting you into the wall. IT HURTS. Try and get a clip by ultimating her and getting her reflect! ”
Gladiore says “We play one of the hardest counters to this champ in the game...and despite that i still have it at minor instead of tiny threat level so i hope that shows you how bullshit her champ design is....ANYWAY, just have to rely on dodging her e and never ult when her w is up thats pretty much the entire matchup. Dodge her e and its fairly unplayable for her.”
V222 says “Level one she can skill E to deny you jumping on her with E+hob. Don't skill anything and try to bait her spells. If she starts Q you can punish her on lasthits with E+hob.
Lv2 you can do the classic EQ into wait/press S combo to bait out her E, but it isn't really needed as you can proc your passive through her E as long as you EQ+E2. Mel can also skill W at level 2.
Try to not trade with her when she has both W and E up unless you have your W shield.
When mel has W up, you can try to E+ AA AA her instead of eq'ing, since she will reflect your Q but not be able to deny your passive.
After lv5 her Q will deal a lot of damage and you have very limited ways to beat her 1v1 if she holds her E+W. The way most Ekko players lose vs Mel is by trading way too much after first base, when you can just play to neutralise her with your superior waveclear, roams and skirmishes.
After lv7, even on cannon waves you need to be careful about Q'ing the wave though as she can easily stand in front of it, reflect your Q and trade on you (since your Q slows, her Q is also easier to land). Usually you won't be able to crash the cannon wave then, since by the time your Q's come back up the next wave will already be there and you will be very chunked. Make sure to E the reflected Q and her Q to avoid poke. If you ever see her E might connect on you, you can do the same thing.
This is why on cannon waves you should try to trade once with your W up to bait her W and then push. With normal waves this is not a problem since you can delete them right after.
Her Q+ult does a lot of damage, especially the more passive stacks you have. There is an animation for when the ult will execute you, but it is best to limit test the damage yourself as it's very hard to react to the indicator and it doesn't show until you are already almost dead ( https://app.tryascent.gg/clips/XqWPdZe3mQQ
https://app.tryascent.gg/clips/FyM7QdQH4kP these clip are the perfect example as to why)
With Dusk and Dawn her E can no longer stop you from proccing passive and you can easily outrun her Q with your passive proc directly after. Usually mel isn't even fast enough to cast her E after dnd if you move away instantly.”
szkibs says “mel is veary high burst mage and her w makes her very hard to punish on lane never 3rd q her while her w is up you can try to bait it, when mel usses her e u can e to the oposite site and go for an trade”
Soul0fghost says “DODGE. JK but Ahri's second hardest counter. She out scales and you cant ever shove into her. Try to bait out reflect by Charming her Infront of your minions. get push and try to take skirmishes and stack drags.”
Makilov says “[[Mel]] is one of the more broken champs in the game. She has quite a far reach on her [[radiant volley]] and [[solar snare]]. If you get rooted, that's usually enough to end the fight. Her [[rebuttal]] doesn't really affect [[Naafiri]] too much other than cancelling out R damage, the reflect isn't too bad. Play safely and don't go all in on her until you get items.”
Zero macro says “Lux has an even matchup into Mel that becomes harder, due to Lux outranging Mel with a safe poke spell and having stronger trades / early push, however Mel having a reflect that setups very well into Lux Q paired with her better range other than Lux E.
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Tonzy says “Unironically I'd recommend you buying Tear and spam your W as much as you can to force her W. Focus on shoving waves and pushing waves, don't let her crash the wave in your turret. If you snowball, she can't do much. The earlier the laning phase is done, the better.”
areyouforezreal says “fun fact! you can dodge her q! and you can bait her shield by throwing your w at her and making it look like youre about to go in! and then you just dont go in. then her cd is wasted and THEN you go in. easy as that!”
Marlonrank1 says “Tbh i just hate this champion takes skill out of this games its my personal ban cause shes so annoying. u can stand in minion wave and hit charm into her and she will reflect into minions then u will have a window to engage with next charm”
Rainbow hater says “Rune: electro
Build: Standard
Reasoning:
1. All her spells outrange zoes
2. Her W reflects your e
3. Can keep her distance from zoe with her e slow and root similar to lux
Laning: Standard ranged lane with hard push early paired with trading with minion advantage.
You dont need to land your e to kill mel, she is vety squishy constantly bullying her with short range q and auto will be enough and if she uses her w yo reflect a q, immediatly ignite her and run her down with ur e.
Mid to late game she can be very annoying as if she reflexts one bubble onto you you will die from her combo.”
kekseres says “Very hard, she pokes you and you cannot trade back usually.
Don't randomly Q into her.
Don't use ult against her W otherwise you will just damage yourself.
Remember that even if you deal damage to her teammates with R, she can block it with her W and you just triple the damage on yourself XDDDD. ”
Yannou-Ari says “Flash - TP - Scaling HP. COMET
NEVER land your Q if her W is up. It's as simple as that. Very uninteractive lane. She outranges you with her Q, this can be annoying if you play first strike. Play for prio and roams!”
AntiMetaFae says “Mel is a predictable champion. You can try to bait her W by using your E first; she'll definitely use it. Then you can trade. She always plays diagonally, away from minions, because she'll always use her abilities to farm.”
Spaceturtlez says “Squishy enough to run down, annoying range. Her W and E are both long cool downs. She will auto-push if you play within your wave, if not you can take the free scaling. Jump her at 3.
Standard runes + Ignite”
j4ss says “She can counter your R and Q with her W, have a lot of poke, so focus in always clear waves and leaving lane with tempo. Symbiotic Soles + Sustain setup is great here. Later on you can easily punish her if she wastes her W.”
Anguish333 says “- Super cringe to play vs
- Dodge her stuff (kappa gl XD), especially root
- whenever her root thingy is on CD you can try All-inning her
- You need to bait out her Reflect, when u gap close to her finally try to either throw off abilities in "weird" timings, or when u know shes gonna instantly use it just wait it out
- Don't get too many passive stacks, she executes, especially with her R
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Zero macro says “Caitlyn has a rough matchup into the poke mage + reflect Mel, this is due to Mel her far range Q and Caitlyn's insanely high burst damage that gets reflected back towards her…
It is recommended to use Caitlyn’s early priority in the lane and early statcheck for skirmishes. Later on Caitlyn will suffer from Mel’s poke and insane reflect ratios due to Caitlyn's abilities/headshots.
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Kolashiu says “My permaban
Her W cooldown is high ( 30s early ) so if with some black magic you manage to bait her W without dying you have a good window to play agressive if she doesn't respect
Protobelt may be an interesting tool to try out if you are forced to face this abomination ( good vs all her kit & add some tankiness ), I didn't test it yet as this champ will never appear in my games. Good luck chat”
TrustTheProcess says “Against a good Mel, you won’t stack very well, but you’ll be fine, you can even kill her pretty often, just be careful with her stun”
KesNedd says “Thanks god she cant reflect your E, so you still can stun her even if she is under her W shield. your combo does not deal damage through her shield, but it still stuns her. Look for a trade whenever her E is on cooldown.”
risnao says “- idk much but i imagine it's annoying at least
- her W has rly weird interactions with daggers. mind its cd, try and bait it with EW and holding your Q
- elect w short trades perhaps
- AD or electrocute
- start d-shield”
rakani says “early on you win, just dodge her q's and trade when she doesn't have it and she has no damage, apart from that most of the time its obvious when she is going to e you
it gets hard when she gets her w cd reduced later on in the game since she can block all your blades so pay attention to whether she has them or not
Dshield should help a lot but if you are comfortable with dodging her q's go dblade”
Mohini says “Also miserable. After level 2, she can reflect your q pretty easily, and blast you to bits. Your only option is an all-in with your jungler, and playing safe in lane.”
Quinfrey says “I always blind myself so don't trust me with this one.
But it should be even if you don't blind yourself. I like to push and roam bcs her ult will make you wanna alt f4.”
Acidmoroman says “She is very annoying but his wall cant block anything you throw at her, so if you manage to get close when she doesnt have the stun, she is gone.”
Peng04 says “- Never Charm when her W is up UNLESS she just used E Q
- When Ulting in Use Your Cds in turn RW/RQ/RAA DO NOT USE IT AT THE SAME TIME AND only look for E when W is down
- Her W is 35 Sec
- I Can Charm Mel if im behind a minion to force her W ”
IndigoDemonia says “This lady is only scary because of her huge dmg early and late game and her W, if you hit a charm on her shield you better dodge it or you´ll need to back. ”
Laimaudeja says “Mel's first few levels are very underwhelming, as both [[Searing Brilliance]] and [[Radiant Volley]] deal miniscule damage despite having long cooldowns. Use this time to dominate her with [[Short Fuse]] and [[Bouncing Bomb]]s.
Since you are favoured in an extended brawl, you should naturally look for opportunities to beat her down, but remember to keep track of how many stacks of [[Searing Brilliance]] she has applied to you, as it may unexpectedly flip the fight in her favour if you aren't careful.
Mel doesn't have any particularly great uses for [[Rebuttal]] in this matchup beyond blocking [[Mega Inferno Bomb]]'s burst damage. A reflected [[Satchel Charge]] cannot be re-cast, and both [[Bouncing Bomb]] and [[Hexplosive Minefield]] are relatively low value parries. You should be wary with using Hexplosive Minefield aggressively after Level 6, however, as the slow of a reversed minefield can link into a [[Solar Snare]] combo to execute you with [[Golden Eclipse]].
Remember that [[Satchel Charge]] can allow you to dash while rooted, so use it when hit by [[Solar Snare]] to avoid [[Radiant Volley]] from applying too many stacks of [[Searing Brilliance]] onto you.”
The Veigar says “NO. 2 HARDEST OMG
Permaban her, or if you made a mistake and didn't,just farm, do not interact even in late game.
Tip: DO NOT interact cause she blocks all your combo with W, and no, it's not for 1 spell; she ignores your combo with w
Do not ult her late game if you dont want to get one-shot.”
ChessScholar says “Against a good Mel, focus on getting other lanes ahead with lots of roaming. Trick her with the "hold W-Stun above head while throwing Q" so she doesn't reflect your stun.
Keep in mind that her reflect CD is 20-35 seconds depending on her level.”
AuroraAddict says “Mel can be a little bit tough although in the laning phase you just need to NOT do Q+E Combo all in since she can use her shield (W) to protect herself.
The best thing you can do against her is A+A+E with that combo even if she uses her Shield you can then Q her and she will take a lot of damage even if she dosen't Shield your A+A+E combo she we still recieve a lot of damage.”
Jumpman25th says “Take Comet and W max
Try to bait out her W reflect with Q's, before you ult unless she's in kill range anyway.
Early boots are nice to dodge her Q and E”
Tofu Dubu says “- Free matchup, just dodge her spells, then instantly go into her, she has no sustain, you will hard stomp her.
- Abuse your W poke to make her waste shield (same idea has malz)”
Juon says “Basically untouchable. She does a ton of damage, completely ruins the combo by bouncing back either Q or ult. Look to play for other lanes and farm here, go phase rush. Don't bother with comet as she will just keep bouncing Qs back to you.
Ideally for this matchup if you do want to trade, combo in but save Q for after her shield then she will be open.”
Marky 2 Butts says “Mel is a pretty big problem for malphite. She has a very long range with her abilities and she can reflect malphs Q which I figured wouldn't be that big of problem. How wrong was I because after getting her first item she tp'd back and I threw a Q and she reflected it back at me and slowed me enough to walk me down with other abilities and ult. After that it was very unplayable in lane. ”
AnxialSociety says “Aery manaflow transcendence scorch.
Legend-haste cut-down.
Don't R forward when she can e your return position.
Hit long-range q's where minions block the reflect.
Save your E for when she wastes W on your Q.”
tspeach says “Don’t try to trade unless her W is down—if you go in while it’s up, she’ll reflect your burst and you’ll lose the trade. Her E root is slow but wide, so dodge sideways, not back. Once you hit level 6, you can look for all-ins if her W is on cooldown. If she plays safe, push and roam. Just don’t get poked out before you get to play”
Marex_je_u_bushu says “Mel can be even or major im not that sure. She can outplay you with her W so try to bait that out. When she throws her E you throw W and engage her. Try to dodge her q so your pack dont die. Take doran shield. Try to outroam her and its free win.”
22automail says “Despite mels shield, surprisingly very standard matchup, if you get hit by her root when you engage, no problem you can still auto. if she shields either glue onto her and hold your kit or knock her up so she cant run. Try to fight her near your tower as she can just shield and walk under tower if you're too deep and you get no value out of the trade.”
Aresia says “You can typically punish her if you dodge her stun. However her poke game will be strong against you, so your probably not going to have fun farming.”
ShokLoL says “Mel is reasonably strong in lane but as long as you don't cast a random R or EQ into her W you should be fine. Focus mainly on pushing the wave/poking her out with Q spam and let her just hold her W the whole time.”
IggyBoom says “Mel can be quiet annoying, as she can refelct your q to not only refelct damage, but also deny your sustain. In any other way, it is all about hardenegaging when her E is out.”
PaciF1ka says “После недавних изменений мэл перестала быть очень противным чемпионом,поэтому байтить на ешку и убивать,но когда ультуешь,не забудь,что она может включить вэшку и заблочить весь твой дамаг,а после и вовсе убить тебя.
After recent changes, Mel has stopped being a very nasty champion, so you can eat and kill, but when you try, don't forget that she can turn on the flash drive and block all your damage, and then kill you altogether.”
Zewrocktumbler says “who is actually having problems against her? bait atleast 1 ability and shes useless even hitting 1 ability deals good amount of dmg to her and if your actually having problems roam or ask for help i guess”
ShokLoL says “Mel isn't too bad as long as you don't try to charm her, use your W to dodge her Q missiles or to dodge her E. You can punish her poor waveclear later on with Q spam as well.”
Allyooops says “She can basically just w your entire combo and take no damage if you dont bait it somehow also can reflect your q easily without having to aim it. In general rlly low iq matchup ”
ShokLoL says “Mel is very easy, you win trades against her at basically all stages of the lane. Just don't get hit by her E too often. You can consider getting swiftness boots early if you are struggling.”
TrianglularRose says “Mel absolutely beats you early. She has better poke, trading, and her W can turn a good trade into a solo kill for her. At level six, she can easily all-in you. However, Mel seriously falls off after that, especially if she doesn’t roam. You will lose lane, but so long as you play it safe, once you start roaming, you should pull ahead of her.”
Soft Headpats says “> Her poke in lane can be annoying since she can ignore the minion wave, plus she has good waveclear early on to match you if you choose to shove.
> She'll mostly look for poke when her [[Arcane Comet]]/[[Manaflow Band]] are up, so try to bait it out while staying outside of the minion wave.
> Her [[Rebuttal]] (W) is extremely annoying for Hwei since almost all his spells are projectiles with cast times that travel relatively slowly. Using [color=#8E44AD]EW[/color] to force her to burn her W keeps you safe from your own spells and forces her to use W or be rooted. Make sure you don't throw it directly at her since she can reflect the initial projectile. Her W has a 35 base CD at rank 1, so you have a big window to be aggressive if she uses it.
> Your [color=#8E44AD]EE[/color] and [color=red]QW[/color] both can't be reflected and can be used safely to poke even if she has her W available.
> You still excel in teamfights whereas she is mediocre, plus you provide a ton of utility, so play with your team and keep track of whether she's used W or not.
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Allyooops says “not fun matchup q overtuned but its good to note that the second part of your q on qiyana will not get reflected because it is not a projectile so her w has a bit of counterplay”
Hexeria says “[Weak in the early game so a easy matchup for Galio.] [She can only reflect your Q, while she still get stunned by all your other spells.] [Best Item against her is Hollow Radiance, so try to get that as fast as possible and she cant copy your clear and roam speed.] [Fighting against her should also be easy since she has only her E to keep you at distance.]”
xumi_k says “It's okay. You win early game if not get poked down. Can be very hard if you're new tho, as until you manage to get to her, you will be 50% hp down already. Engage if she used up her E(root). She is a counter for immobile mage/adc. Her W reflects projectile spells (Irelia's E, R and maybe W) They all don't do much damage and she often won't have time to react on your E if you land it fast enough or surprise her. Mel’s W has a very long CD early game. Her shield lasts 3 seconds. You can bait it easily, by landing first E and if she uses her shield, wait until it’s over and stun her with second E (Happens rarely, needs super precise timing, as you have 0.5 second window to land second E, considering that Mel Ws the same exact moment you E1). Even if she's fed you can destroy her once have Wit's End and BOTRK. Be careful of her ult, once her passive mark above your champ is red, her ult executes you. If you dodge her root, you can all-in her easily and it's a guaranteed kill as she's immobile and all-in dependant. ”
vreiki says “Ela bloqueia seu burst, reflete seu Q e também reflete o seu E. Ela está super overpowered e te bate de uma distância gigantesca, nunca se arrisca pra te espancar. Ban ou quit.”
Demonsedge90 says “Her solar snare and radiant volley are potent ways for her to poke you down when trying to walk up for minions. Also, be on the lookout for rebuttal, which appears as a spherical shield around her that reflects projectiles and ranged auto attacks, as this could seriously backfire on you when trying to hit a dark sphere-scatter the weak combo or even finish her off with unleashed power.
This matchup is winnable, but it might require some jungle assistance, depending on how well she fights you.”
Chuleex says “Mel w and e are her strongest tools against you, pretty much without them she is free kill, problem is that a good mel will maintain e if she used w or viceversa so you cant dive or combo her freely, try to see how she reacts to w e q combo, if you can bait her w you can all in better, and never dive if she has e, her e is 2 second long even at level 1, once you have ecplise the matchup gets easier as you can poke and tank her dmg, and on sidelane you are stronger, go d shield for her poke, play on her mana and cds, and bait her q to dodge her, with next changes she is going to be easier to deal with.”
ShokLoL says “Mel is a bit of a pest but she shouldn't actually be able to push you out of lane unless you get hit by too much damage for free. Take fleet and rush swiftness boots, and try regain control of the wave whenever she's on cooldown. Be careful because she can W (and reflect) your R. You should outscale if you farm well.”
Divine Azir says “Mel is a lane bully similar to Hwei, but unlike Hwei has a couple exploitable weakness. You win with smart wave management and macro. You also generally win extended trades, as your abilities can't be reflected.
① Mel's main threat comes from her Q poke. It has insane range, is impossible to dodge, and stacks her passive. However, it does little damage on its own early (it all comes from her passive), meaning you can sustain yourself very easily in lane by taking healing runes. Take TP so you can more easily abuse wave management. Early boots are a good buy to avoid the full Q stacks and abuse her poor mobility.
② The longer you stay in lane, the more Mel-favored the match becomes. Luckily, Mel has exploitable wave clear early (she can't hit you and the wave) and doesn't farm well under turret. Stand outside of the wave and try to push her in early. This will let you freeze on the rebound, setting up for your jungler. After level 6, you can slow push into her on repeat to roam. She has weaker scaling and team fighting than you do.
③ Mel cannot reflect any of your abilities with her W, but she still has invulnerability. Luckily, it has a long cooldown. Your general approach to the 1v1 (after 6) is to force out her W by drifting at her with full health (when her E is on cooldown); then, you can all-in her when your E comes back up. I advise not trying to 1v1 her before Nashor's, and instead focus on farm and harass. If you're feeling confident in the 1v1 angle though, you can take barrier instead of TP to survive her ultimate.”
As a Support 43.2% Win Rate35% Pick RateMel As a Support Counters: 31 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Mel as a Support Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Minima141 says “Mel can make engages difficult because she has strong tools for disrupting aggressive plays and protecting her teammates. Her Radiant Rebuke (Q) allows her to apply poke pressure during lane, while Solar Guard (W) can block incoming abilities and reduce the impact of engages. Many Rakan players lose trades by committing to fights while Mel still has her defensive tools available.
The lane becomes easier once Solar Guard (W) is used. Without her primary defensive ability available, Mel has fewer ways to stop your engage or protect her ADC during short trades. This creates a window where Rakan can pressure the lane or force favorable engages.
Because Mel excels at mitigating burst damage and controlling short skirmishes, patience and timing are very important in this matchup. Avoid forcing engages while her defensive abilities are available and look for opportunities when they are on cooldown.
• Engage after Mel uses Solar Guard (W).”
Joxuu says “Her base damages are pretty bad and her abilities are easy to dodge, also her W doesn't really block anything significant in laning phase so overall an easy lane to play against”
Gaylaxy says “Mel deals very high damage and can quickly eliminate targets in the mid game if given the opportunity. Careful positioning and well timed engages are important to avoid being burst down. Can reflect our ult.”
Kalakaua says “Mel does barely any damage and if not being overly extended the entire time, you will find that she ends up with 0 mana while you cannot go lower than 60% max HP.”
neekogf says “› go [[arcane comet]]
› really annoying as she'll just perma W [[Rebuttal]]/reflect your E/root and play back when her reflect is on CD.
› only throw out Q's [[blooming burst]] first, and once her reflect is on CD you can E [[tangle-barbs]] and catch her.
› if you plan on ulting [[pop blossom]]/engaging her, make her use [[Rebuttal]] first before doing so, or else she will negate and deflect all incoming burst damage with said W [[Rebuttal]].
› if she throws out her E [[solar snare]] (root), sidestep to dodge it
› if she Q's [[Radiant Volley]] (conjested small circle of dmg) and she doesn't hit you with it, throw out [[shapesplitter]] clone to take damage from it to take the comet damage.
› the good thing about being against [[mel]] is that she's VERY immobile. in your best interest to focus her in team fights. ”
KissXyc says “So yeah I don't think I have to say much about her besides try not to aimlessly throw your E at her or she'll just reflect it back into your face. Try to prioritize the adc or if she is adc focus the other with E. Try to find an angle whenever you see her use he reflect and then you can try to use E. I personally take Q early against her because I don't want to have to dealt with all that. ”
saucyyyy says “Broken champ, but very weak early. You're able to buffer her E, but most of the time it's easier to dodge it. E backwards if she ever lands Q to avoid the comet. Turn off your W during her W. Your E goes through her W, and she has a really strange interaction with your ult. (She can execute you with your own ultimate.)”
Alchemyr says “Still pretty new and still being figured out, but so far my experience shows strong results into her. You sit comfortably in front of your ADC, tanking skillshots; once she burns her main CC, you sprint at her with E+W and force her to either blow Flash or die.”
Killeia says “I'm honestly not sure where to put her on this scale, as I don't see her a lot.
Mel is a poke-heavy champion in and of itself, but Soraka's healing should be able to sustain through her poke--especially with the support-oriented playstyle. ”
Jageiko says “--- As all other mages picks botlane, if this champions is played Support, keep it on this spot, but if it's played as a carry instead of an ADC, you can up it from one to two tier since burst, safety and CC stack are very effective in lane against Poppy ---
Mel is a force to be reckoned with, especially with her range and global execute once she marked your adc.
That being said, her W does not protect her from your E displacement, so you can actually CC her.
She's too squishy to survive most of the time, your team will jump on the occasion to silence her fast.
She can reflect your long R, but not the short one, so use it preferably, so you can stunlock. If she used W, feel free to R her away if needed, just remember her R is global, so think first.
As all other executes, her R counters your resistances, scaling with how low HP you are. Be carefull, she has crazy damages if you let her poke too much.”
Quoko says “Not longer OP.
W reflects usually in your direction your [[blooming burst]] (Q) and [[Tangle-barbs]] (E) ability.
Never use skillshots against her when [[Rebuttal]] (W) is active. ”
Fyrrnix says “I hate her and perma ban her. But if you are stronger mentally than me then here are some tips how to fight her:
She will poke you with Q.
ALWAYS be aware of her W and never try to pull her without having E as backup in case she pulls you and tries to root you
20+ min she can easily burst you down”
Quoko says “Extremely dangerous champion, massive damage, sick burst dmg, strong 1v1. Root her with E only, when she use her W shield. Personal permaban”
Demonsedge90 says “The challenge with Mel is to play around her ranged poke from radiant volley or her crowd control from solar snare. Staying relatively healthy is a must to ensure you and you adc can outlast her. Note that her rebuttal can reflect your zenith blade causing her to leap to you instead of you going to her, which can help secure a kill on her or lead to her getting a kill on you or your allies.”
Razing42 says “Whether she is a carry or support she will have a lot of damage and will outrange you. Avoid throwing your hook at her in vision as she can reflect it and sign 'your' death sentence instead.”
Yoshiking123 says “She's just safe and has a lot of range. Her E makes it hard for you to walk up for a stun. But you shouldn't lose lane. Mid-Late game it's a team/skill match-up.”
Zileanaire says “Even after nerfs Mel is still pretty strong and oppressive to play against. The spell shield will make it impossible to ever double bomb her. ”
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[26.5] Multi-Seasonal Challenger Rakan Guide | Advanced Concepts & Techniques
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