Mel Medarda is the presumed heir of House Medarda, once one of the most powerful families in Noxus.
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Mel's win rate has climbed +2.92 pts over the last 30 days, now at 46.35%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.
Mel Medarda is the presumed heir of House Medarda, once one of the most powerful families in Noxus. Beneath her graceful aristocratic image lies a sharp political mind who always wants to know more than everyone else in the room. After her encounter with the Black Rose and the awakening of her powers, Mel returned in search of answers, driven by a light no one has managed to dim.
Mel gains much more value in compositions that can lock targets inside her zones or provide her with a stable frontline. AoE engage and chain-CC champions greatly improve her consistency and the teamfight value of Golden Eclipse.
Mel's counters in Wild Rift mostly revolve around range management, her anti-projectile tool, and how vulnerable she becomes without Rebuttal. She excels into several skillshot mages, but must respect assassins who can break spacing or bypass her defensive timing.
Playing Mel well mostly comes down to knowing when to poke, when to hold, and when to save Rebuttal for the real threat. Her gameplay rewards players who can prepare stacks, control the fight space, and cash in on weakened targets at the exact right moment.
Early on, Mel has to play carefully while keeping constant pressure. Control the wave, poke whenever possible and avoid all-ins. Keep Rebuttal to survive enemy engages, especially against assassins. In the mid game, play around objectives and use your zoning to control key areas. Set up your stacks before fights and stay behind your frontline to maximize your impact. In the late game, Mel becomes a major threat if she's well positioned. Avoid any positioning mistake, save Rebuttal for critical threats and cash in on weakened targets with Golden Eclipse.
E
Q
Slow with E, Q for damage and Overwhelm stacks, auto-attacks to stack.
E
Q
R
Weave in auto-attacks between each ability to stack Overwhelm; use R when the enemy’s HP is below the stack threshold.
W
Q
E
Reflect the enemy’s ability, then counter-attack immediately.
E
Q
Q
R
Stack continuously; do not rush to use R — wait for the auto-execution.
What interrupts it
Brand Q Sear stun · 1.75 s
Yasuo R Last Breath knock-up · 1.3 s
No, Mel is not a reliable blind pick. She heavily depends on enemy composition and her team’s ability to play around her. Against assassins or highly mobile drafts, her value drops significantly.
Mel becomes truly strong when fights are structured, especially around objectives. That’s when she can set up zones, accumulate poke, and convert with Golden Eclipse.
Because assassins break her tempo. They force fast fights where she can’t set up zones or stacks. Also, misusing Rebuttal creates direct kill windows.
Mel is not there to engage but to structure fights. She controls space, weakens targets, and prepares executions. She must stay behind her frontline.
| Lvl | HP | AD | Armor | MR | Mana | HP regen | Res. regen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 | 52 | 30 | 36 | 480 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 720 | 55.7 | 35 | 37.2 | 529 | 8.6 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 840 | 59.3 | 40 | 38.4 | 578 | 9.2 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 960 | 63 | 45 | 39.7 | 627 | 9.7 | 12.5 |
| 5 | 1,080 | 66.6 | 50 | 40.9 | 676 | 10.3 | 13.6 |
| 6 | 1,200 | 70.3 | 55 | 42.1 | 725 | 10.9 | 14.8 |
| 7 | 1,320 | 73.9 | 60 | 43.3 | 774 | 11.5 | 15.9 |
| 8 | 1,440 | 77.6 | 65 | 44.5 | 823 | 12.1 | 17 |
| 9 | 1,560 | 81.2 | 70 | 45.8 | 872 | 12.6 | 18.2 |
| 10 | 1,680 | 84.9 | 75 | 47 | 921 | 13.2 | 19.4 |
| 11 | 1,800 | 88.5 | 80 | 48.2 | 970 | 13.8 | 20.5 |
| 12 | 1,920 | 92.2 | 85 | 49.4 | 1,019 | 14.4 | 21.7 |
| 13 | 2,040 | 95.8 | 90 | 50.6 | 1,068 | 15 | 22.8 |
| 14 | 2,160 | 99.4 | 95 | 51.9 | 1,117 | 15.5 | 24 |
| 15 | 2,280 | 103.1 | 100 | 53.1 | 1,166 | 16.1 | 25.1 |
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Mel loses burst and reflect uptime, but keeps better waveclear thanks to increased minion damage.
Mel executes slightly later, roots for less time with Solar Snare and deals less additional damage with Golden Eclipse.
Sources: our patch files, checked against Riot's official patch notes · measured effect: median win rate before and after the patch · All patch notes
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