Mel

Mel is an AP mage in the support, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as an off-meta pick — a 44.6% win rate, 1.8% pick rate, 20,788 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Mel is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.

How Mel wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Mel tips the fight, and sieging objectives and turrets with sustained pressure. The kit grades 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 siege. Mel grades low on engage and split-push (3/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.

The most-played core build is Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, which holds a 44.3% win rate across 3,345 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.

The matchup to respect is Kayle, where Mel sits at just 35.8%, the lane swings the other way into Zed (56.0%), and on the team side, Mel gains the most from a Kog'Maw (+6.2% pair win rate).