Mel·Bot Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Mel Bot build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Coup de Grace and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Horizon Focus. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 48.5% winrate over 8 302 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Mel Bot build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Luden's Companion, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Shadowflame as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.5% win rate over 1 193 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being First Strike as your keystone, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Gathering Storm with Manaflow Band in the secondary tree, as well as Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blackfire Torch as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Horizon Focus as a third item. You want to finish the build with Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 49.6% win rate across 801 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Mel Bot build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm as your primary rune tree, and Presence of Mind with Legend: Haste as your secondary tree. Use Ability Haste, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Archangel's Staff as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Liandry's Torment as third item. The last 3 options are Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.2% win rate over 767 matches played.

Situational Mel Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Mel build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.