Mel Ability Reveal (New Champion Guide)
Mel is the first champion to be released in the 2025 Season of League of Legends. Unlike many other champions Riot has released in previous years, you can unlock her completely for free via the pass. This is a cool freebie, as most champions cost over 7000 blue essence at the start.
If you haven’t watched Arcane yet, I won’t put any spoilers except this one, so maybe skip this paragraph if you haven’t seen it yet. Mel is one of the characters in Arcane, so you might have seen her in action already!
Anyway, in this Mobalytics guide, we will briefly go over Mel’s abilities, outlining what they do, how to use them and any information we might find helpful to give you the advantage over your opponents.
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Mel Ability Names:
- Passive: Searing Brilliance
- Q: Radiant Volley
- W: Rebuttal
- E: Solar Snare
- Ultimate: Golden Eclipse
Mel Ability Reveal
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Mel Ability Breakdown
Here’s a basic breakdown of Mel’s abilities in League of Legends.
Passive: Searing Brilliance
Her basic attacks and abilities apply a stack of Judgement Remnant. Each stack deals damage when they’re consumed. If the target falls below lethal range, it will execute them.
Whenever she casts an ability, she generates up to 3 stacks. Her next auto will consume all stacks which deal additional bolts at the target.
This spell reminds me of Varus with the stacks that can be consumed. I think that the execute aspect of this ability is pretty cool and would be great in team fights. If you’re low in lane against her, you cannot overstay your welcome!
Q: Radiant Volley
She launches bolts at the target location dealing damage on impact.
There is nothing special about this ability. It is a standard poke ability that can also be used to clear waves.
W: Rebuttal
She creates a barrier around herself and becomes invulnerable while gaining movement speed. During the active, it blocks and rejects projectiles- firing them back at the enemy.
This spell is really versatile. It can be used to block a lot of damage and key ultimate from the enemy. It could be really useful in team fights and can protect your team from the likes of Maokai, Sejuani, Nami, and many other champions with strong AOE tools.
E: Solar Snare
She fires an orb in a direction, dealing damage and slowing them. Enemies who are in the middle of the spell are rooted instead of slowed.
This spell on paper will be used with her Q to poke and harass the enemy. It is also good for wave clear. In team fights, it could be really good if you’re able to land the ability on multiple enemies at once. This, combined with her Ultimate, makes her a great team-fighting champ.
Ultimate: Golden Eclipse
Passive: Increases the damage of her stack.
Active: Mel deals damage to all enemies who are affected by her Passive. The damage amount depends on the number of stacks.
Let us assume she has stacks on multiple enemy champions. This could be really good in team fights as she can deal a lot of damage to the enemy team, potentially winning her team the team fight.
My Thoughts on Mel’s Kit
I honestly think Mel’s kit is pretty good. Compared to some other champions in League, her kit looks really fun to play. However, I think playing against her might be annoying due to her W, which makes her immune to damage and can prevent all-ins.
The spell is extremely versatile and could be super strong against the right champions. For instance, I can see it being a pain to play against for Nami players (Nami’s Ultimate), Caitlyn players (Caitlyn’s Ultimate), and Ornn (Ornn’s Ultimate).
Her W alone could be the major difference in a team fight if she can prevent a large AOE Ultimate to protect her team. Although it can block any enemy ability(s), I think it could be easy to abuse while it is on cooldown. So if you’re playing against her, bait this out before committing to the all-in!
For her Passive, I think the execution is a nice touch, and it will help her secure kills. I don’t feel that her Q is anything special. It is a pretty standard poke spell that many champions have in LoL.
Mel’s E is a good tool for skirmishes and team fights. If she can land this ability on multiple champions at once especially around the jungle or around the Drake/Baron pit. In short, I think she will be really good in those mid and late-game team fights.
Her Ultimate is also a strong team fighting ability. I would assume you need to fight for a long period of time to apply your Passive to the enemy and then use your Ultimate at the end to finish them off. But it does look like quite a good Ultimate if multiple enemies are affected by her Passive.
In Conclusion
That about sums up all her abilities. What do you think of Mel? Her kit seems pretty interesting and unique and I cannot wait to give her a try. It will be nice to see how her rebound works against some of the different champion abilities in the game. It is also nice that Riot is giving her away for free in 2025.
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