SupportMel
Mage · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo
Difficulty 5 of 10
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Patch 16.16.21–16.22
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How to play Mel
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SupportSupportPlay lane by Mel’s own two-line rule: Q the farm line so last-hit steps cost HP, and stand on the spell line so hooks or ranged projectiles have to pass through your W instead of through your ADC
Treat Overwhelm like a running tab—tag people in stages, weave the passive auto after Q or E, and be willing to R before the execute HUD looks perfect if the target’s exits are already gone
Mel support is strongest when an early lead becomes a real damage threshold, so if lane hands you kills, buy and posture like your R detonation matters now; she is much less forgiving than Lux, Morgana, or Seraphine if the lane stays neutral and your component timing slips
Press R when the target has already paid enough of the bill and is running out of ways to avoid the detonation. In practice that usually means they have taken an earlier Q, passive auto, or E touch, and they are now dashing late, retreating through a choke, or committing forward with no clean reset. Do not wait for a perfectly comfortable HUD moment if you already know the next second closes their exits. In support games this is often the diver or first body entering your team, not the dream carry in the back. If you keep missing R, you are probably asking it to start the kill instead of finish the sequence.
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 is hit by Mel with enough Overwhelm damage, the stacks are consumed to execute the target.
Mel unleashes a volley of projectiles that deal magic damage. Hitting an enemy champion reduces this ability's cooldown.
Mel unleashes a refraction nova that destroys enemy projectiles it collides with, retaliating with magic missiles.The nova also shields and grants move speed to Mel and her allies.
Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.
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.
