Mel

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

41.8% Based on 251 games wr in Bot

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   1100 gold

   12 Magic Penetration
   45 Move Speed
   
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   63% pick · 40.3% Based on 154 picks wr
2. Item 1
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     Doran's Ring

     400 gold

     18 Ability Power
     90 Health
     
     Drain
     Restore 1 Mana every second, increased to 2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana, heal for 45% of this value instead.
     
     Helping Hand
     Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
     Doran's Ring

     100% pick · 41.8% Based on 251 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
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     Luden's Echo

     2750 gold

     100 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Echo
     Damaging Abilities fire 6 Echoes that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Echoes fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
     
     Luden's Echo

     61% pick · 43.5% Based on 154 picks wr
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     Blackfire Torch

     2800 gold

     80 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Baleful Blaze
     Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
     
     Blackfire
     For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
     or Blackfire Torch

     24% pick · 36.1% Based on 61 picks wr
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     Hextech Rocketbelt

     2650 gold

     70 Ability Power
     300 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Supersonic
     Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
     or Hextech Rocketbelt

     12% pick · 44.8% Based on 29 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
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     Hextech Rocketbelt

     2650 gold

     70 Ability Power
     300 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Supersonic
     Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
     Hextech Rocketbelt

     39% pick · 40.0% Based on 90 picks wr
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     or Shadowflame

     35% pick · 40.7% Based on 81 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     Shadowflame

     32% pick · 39.7% Based on 58 picks wr
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     Rabadon's Deathcap

     3500 gold

     130 Ability Power
     
     Magical Opus
     Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
     or Rabadon's Deathcap

     27% pick · 35.4% Based on 48 picks wr
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     Zhonya's Hourglass

     3250 gold

     105 Ability Power
     50 Armor
     
     
     
     Time Stop
     Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
     or Zhonya's Hourglass

     11% pick · 50.0% Based on 20 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

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Teleport

After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.

Teleport 76% · 41.1% Based on 190 picks wr

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Q Radiant Volley

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

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W Rebuttal

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

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E Solar Snare

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

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R Golden 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.

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Sorcery

Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Arcane Comet

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

Stormraider's Surge · selected

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.

Manaflow Band · selected

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Transcendence · selected

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

Scorch · selected

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Gathering Storm

Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind · selected

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down · selected

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).