Mel ARAM Mayhem Build

The Soul's Reflection. A below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #145 of 173 champions.

CPatch 26.21MageSupportNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: C
Win rate: 46.5%
Pick rate: 7.0%
Rank: #145 of 173
Games: 1,629,328
Patch: 26.21

How to play Mel in ARAM Mayhem

Mel is a below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier C, #145 of 173 champions, with a 46.5% win rate over 1,629,328 games.

94% of Mel's damage to champions is magic, so enemy magic resist is what slows it down.

The AP build, ability power items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Luden's Echo, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame, with a 45.7% win rate over 1,226,177 games. For boots, most players buy Sorcerer's Shoes, but Gluttonous Greaves rank higher.

The cards that do best on Mel are Mad Scientist, Weapon of Destiny and Back To Basics. Cards built around ability haste fill most of the top of its list, followed by movement speed. Most of its S-tier cards are prismatic, so a prismatic offer is often the pick that shapes the game. Skip Ultimate Unstoppable and Divine Intervention when you can: they do worst on Mel. A pair to look for: Can't Touch This with Urf's Champion.

Take Flash and Ghost (65% of players). Max Q (Radiant Volley) first, then E, then W.

Mel ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Mel game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

AP build · top ranked

45.7% win rate · 87% of Mel games · 1,226,177 games

Start

Refillable Potion
Lost Chapter

Core items, in buying order

Luden's Echo
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame

Boots on the AP build for Mel, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	10%
Sorcerer's Shoes	54%
No boots	31%

Situational, after the core

Stormsurge16% buy it
Banshee's Veil8% buy it
Void Staff44% buy it
Cryptbloom3% buy it
Archangel's Staff9% buy it
Zhonya's Hourglass22% buy it

Most bought items

Shadowflame83% of games
Rabadon's Deathcap68% of games
Luden's Echo54% of games
Blackfire Torch45% of games
Sorcerer's Shoes44% of games
Liandry's Torment44% of games
Void Staff36% of games
Zhonya's Hourglass19% of games
Stormsurge16% of games
Gluttonous Greaves15% of games

Best augments for Mel

Every card with enough Mel games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Mel's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

1HomeguardTier S
2ErosionTier A
3Blue BarrierTier A

S- and A-tier cards for Mel

11 S tier and 23 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Mel in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier S	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier S	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Back To Basics	Prismatic	Tier S	Your Ultimate Ability is sealed. Gain 35% Ability Damage, Healing, Shielding, and 70 Ability Haste.
Infinite Recursion	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 60 Ability Haste, plus 3 Ability Haste per takedown.
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier S	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier S	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Wooglet's Witchcap	Prismatic	Tier S	QUEST: Possess Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. REWARD: Get Wooglet's Witchcap.
Eureka	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain (30% Ability Power) Ability Haste.
Homeguard	Silver	Tier S	Gain 100% Movement Speed, disabled for 6 seconds after taking damage.
Erosion	Silver	Tier A	Damaging enemies shreds 1.5% Armor and Magic Resist for 4s, up to 30% at 20 stacks.
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Blue Barrier	Silver	Tier A	Gain 200–450 (by level) % of the Max Mana Mana you spend as a Shield for 1.5 seconds. Shields up to 300–800 (by level)
Warlock Juicebox	Gold	Tier A	Gain (10%+3.5% Ability Power) Omnivamp.
With Haste	Gold	Tier A	Gain (70% Ability Haste) Move Speed.
Big Brain	Gold	Tier A	Gain a (300% Ability Power) Shield. Resets on death or 70 seconds after depletion.
Goldrend	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging a champion with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional (50–150 (by level) +20% Ability Power +40% Bonus Attack Damage) magic…
Upgrade Stormsurge	Gold	Tier A	Stormsurge's Squall now always detonates in an area, dealing (10%+2% Ability Power) maximum Health magic damage to all nearby enemies. Enemy…
Ok Boomerang	Gold	Tier A	Autocast a boomerang at a nearby enemy every 7 seconds, dealing (40–200 (by level) +30% Bonus Attack Damage+20% Ability Power) adaptive…
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Shrink Engine	Gold	Tier A	Takedowns grant a stack that makes you 4% smaller, grants 8 Ability Haste, and 1% Movement Speed. Lose 65% stacks on death…
Ocean Soul	Silver	Tier A	Gain the Ocean Soul, granting high Health and Mana Regen after damaging enemies.
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
FireFox	Silver	Tier A	Autocast: Gain 25% movement speed and conjure three flames that orbit you every 9 seconds, targetting the closest visible enemy in range and…
Goredrink	Silver	Tier A	Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Phenomenal Evil	Gold	Tier A	Permanently gain 1 Ability Power when you damage enemy champions with Abilities. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 40 Ability…
Mind to Matter	Silver	Tier A	Gain (50% Max Mana) Health.
Urf's Champion	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Score 18 takedowns. REWARD: Gain The Golden Spatula.
Stats!	Silver	Tier A	Gain 2 Stat Anvils!
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier A	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
From Downtown	Gold	Tier A	QUEST: Snipe 15 enemy champions with abilities. Snipe - Damage enemies over 600 distance away. REWARD: A meteor flies at enemy champions you…
Stats on Stats on Stats!	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 4 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils! On your next Augment selection, gain one additional reroll per slot.
Ominous Pact	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 75–150 (by level) Ability Power, 50% Movement Speed, and 20% Omnivamp based on missing Health. Spell casts cost 5% of your current…

Average on Mel
42 cards, best first

Below average on Mel
35 cards, best first

Weakest on Mel
10 cards, best first

Best first augment for Mel

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Mel's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Omni Soul, Weapon of Destiny and Back To Basics come out on top.

The best augments for Mel in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Omni SoulTier S	Bread and CheeseTier S	Hand of BaronTier S	Mad ScientistTier S
2	Weapon of DestinyTier S	Bread And JamTier S	Mad ScientistTier S	With HasteTier S
3	Back To BasicsTier S	Bread And ButterTier S	Giant SlayerTier S	Hand of BaronTier S
4	Mad ScientistTier S	Mad ScientistTier S	Back To BasicsTier S	EurekaTier S
5	Infinite RecursionTier S	Back To BasicsTier S	EurekaTier S	Big BrainTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Mel, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Ghost65% of players · 46.8% win rate
Flash + Clarity2% of players · 46.6% win rate
Flash + Mark29% of players · 46.0% win rate

Skill order

QRadiant Volley
ESolar Snare
WRebuttal

Max Q first. 91% of players use this order (46.7% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Mel in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 14.5 / 9.7 / 22.2
KDA: 4.34
Damage to champions: 38,909
Damage taken: 26,538
Self-mitigated: 15,943
Healing on allies: 23
Shielding on allies: 2
Crowd control: 49 s
Kill participation: 65%
Game length: 17:08

Damage type

Physical 4%Magic 94%True 3%

Questions and answers

What is the best Mel build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the AP build first for Mel: Luden's Echo, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Mel in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Mel, best first: Mad Scientist, Weapon of Destiny, Back To Basics, Infinite Recursion and Hand of Baron. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Mel good in ARAM Mayhem?

Mel is tier C on patch 26.21, #145 of 173 champions, with a 46.5% win rate over 1.6 million games. That makes it a below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Mel in ARAM Mayhem?

For Mel's first pick on patch 26.21: Omni Soul, Weapon of Destiny, Back To Basics, Mad Scientist and Infinite Recursion, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

Other Mages in ARAM Mayhem

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Mel counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.