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Mel combos

the Soul's Reflection

3 Mel combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › E › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Mel combos

Harassment

Q › E › AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Radiant Volley deals repeated area damage, Solar Snare roots at the center and slows at the edge, your attack benefits from the bonus projectiles.

Protection

W

When: An enemy fires projectiles.

Rebuttal creates a barrier that reflects enemy projectiles back to the sender, protects you and raises your movement speed.

The execution

Q › E › AA AA › R

When: Several enemies are marked.

Golden Eclipse hits all enemies marked by Overwhelm regardless of distance, with bonus damage per stack.

Common mistakes

• Wasting Rebuttal on minions.
• Casting the ultimate without having stacked Overwhelm.
• Attacking without a previous ability: you lose your bonus projectiles.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Radiant Volley	10/9/8/7/6	70/75/80/85/90 Mana	950
W · Rebuttal	38/35/33/29/26	80/60/40/20/0 Mana	250
E · Solar Snare	11/10.5/10/9.5/9	50/60/70/80/90 Mana	1000
R · Golden Eclipse	120/100/80	100 Mana	—

Official ability descriptions

PassiveSearing 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 is hit by Mel with enough Overwhelm damage, the stacks are consumed to execute the target.

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.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W50.0% · 36 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 43 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Mel

• Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
• The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

How to play around Mel's combos

• Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
• The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

Frequently asked questions

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