Riot Games has just unveiled Mel Medarda, the next playable character to join the ever-expanding roster of League of Legends Champions this month.
Mel’s introduction in LoL follows the debut of her mother, Ambessa Medarda, who was added to the MOBA in November 2024.
LoL Mel Release Date
As confirmed by the developers, Mel will be added to the LoL roster alongside the game’s patch 25.S1.2, which is scheduled to hit the live servers on January 23, 2025.
Players can unlock her in the Champion Shop for 975 RP or 7,800 Blue Essence. She will debut with an Arcane Councilor skin, which can be bought for an additional 1,350 RP.
LoL Mel Abilities Explained
Mel’s kit allows her to deal immense damage from a distance through her passive, making her a powerful midlaner and impactful throughout all stages of the game.
Below is a detailed breakdown of Mel’s kit for players to explore:
- Passive – Searing Brilliance: Whenever Mel uses an Ability, she gains three bonus projectiles on her next Attack, up to nine maximum.
When Mel deals damage through an Ability or Attack, she applies Overwhelm, which stacks up damage to execute the enemy. If the enemy is hit by Mel with enough Overwhelm damage to kill them, the stacks are consumed executing them.
- Q – Radiant Volley: Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.
- W – Rebuttal: Mel gains Move Speed, forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, and prevents taking damage.
- E – Solar Snare: Mel fires a radiant orb, Rooting enemies in the center while dealing damage over time and Slowing in an area around it.
- R – Golden Eclipse: Mel strikes all enemies marked with Overwhelm regardless of range, dealing additional damage for each stack of Overwhelm.
