Champion profile

Mel in draft

Played at Mid in 70% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

12 %

picked or banned · 67th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.2%

Picked 6% · 380 of 6,540 gamesBanned 6% · 185 of 3,272 drafts with bans

Win rate at Mid

Everything below reads on 265 games at Mid. · 422 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (3,272 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftMixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other mid lanersCCDamagePokeNo split-push

03 · With / againstNo clear matchup either way.Good againstno clear pairBad againstno clear pairBad duo withno clear pair

04 · Build2 paths: Luden's Echo or Blackfire Torch.

Arcane Comet

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Where it is played

Share of Mid picks taken by Mel, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

0.7%4,236 picks out of 610,295banned in 6.6% of games · 6,483 of 98,270patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

2.1%197 picks out of 9,366banned in 4.9% of games · 92 of 1,886patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

0.6%13 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 7% and 29% since 16.12 · 6.7% on 16.21 · 10.2% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	6.7%	2,671	Arcane Comet90% · 55
16.20	10.2%	7,858	Arcane Comet90% · 260
16.19	9.9%	6,733	Arcane Comet91% · 229
16.18	11.0%	5,762	Arcane Comet91% · 189
16.17	12.3%	5,728	Arcane Comet87% · 197
16.16	13.8%	5,992	Arcane Comet93% · 190
16.15	20.8%	5,530	Arcane Comet92% · 205
16.14	28.8%	5,702	Arcane Comet90% · 192
16.13	24.7%	7,391	Arcane Comet85% · 297
16.12	21.3%	5,118	Arcane Comet83% · 227

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Mixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.

185 bans of 3,272 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G13.7%
G24.7%
G3+4.4%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Viktor9

Orianna8

Ahri7

series, of 71 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (71), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at Mid, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at Mid when Mel is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

185 games where it is banned · 2,914 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

Comps with Mel ban these champions in phase 2 more often than other comps.

Viktor×1.56

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid lanersBoth builds mixed: per-build profile not measured yet

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the mid laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min3.5 takedowns outside its lane before 15 min · mid laners: 3.2

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

itmid laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on mid laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itCCDamagePoke

What it is notNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:06 (5:12), 1st item at 11:06 (11:54), 2nd at 20:00 (20:24), 3rd at 26:36 (26:36).

265 games · median minute of each milestone, mid laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
AhriMID	77	Evenbetween 39% and 57%
AsheADC	49	Evenbetween 40% and 62%
SeraphineSUP	48	Leans its waybetween 45% and 67%
WukongJGL	36	Leans its waybetween 42% and 68%
ViktorMID	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
YunaraADC	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
OrnnTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
Xin ZhaoJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
CaitlynADC	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
SionTOP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)

show 66 other pairs

Jarvan IVJGL	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
HweiMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
BraumSUP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
LuluSUP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
ViJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
TristanaADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
AmbessaTOP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Kai'SaADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SejuaniJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
KarmaSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
RellSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
RenektonTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
LeonaSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
NautilusSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
RakanSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
MilioSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
JinxADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ThreshSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
NocturneJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SyndraMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
XerathMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
EzrealADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ShenTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
JhinADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SivirADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NamiSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
JaxTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
K'SanteTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
YoneMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
LucianADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
BlitzcrankSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
OriannaMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CorkiADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
PoppySUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AatroxTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GnarTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Lee SinJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VarusADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PykeSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
CamilleTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GwenTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Dr. MundoJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TrundleJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
AkaliMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
AniviaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SylasMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TwitchADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KennenTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
OlafTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PoppyTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SettTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
LilliaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PantheonJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SylasJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AuroraMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
LissandraMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ApheliosADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
XayahADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 76 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 265 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, all regions. Patch + region does not reach 30 games (24).

Patch + region16.21 · 24 games, below the floor of 30
Patch16.21 · 61 games
2 patches349 games
Window265 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Arcane Comet+

Precision

90% · 55 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

90% · 55 games

First maxed skill

100% · 61 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orArcane Comet+Inspiration5% · 3 games
orArcane Comet+Resolve5% · 3 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ghost7% · 4 games
orFlash + Barrier3% · 2 games

61 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

2 item paths, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Two 1st items share the champion (25% or more each): both builds are mixed in chapter 02.

Luden's Echo64% · 11:24
Shadowflame63% · 20:24
Rabadon's Deathcap43% · 25:42
Blackfire Torch33% · 10:36
Shadowflame50% · 20:30

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).