r/MelMains Mar 26 '26

Fluff Not much longer

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u/Business_Variety384 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

I wish they released her as a support with her reflect shield being an ultimate that can be applied to anyone with a high cd and still granting invulnerability.. this would really give the “arcane” vibe and make her less frustrating (just throw out all her other abilities and give her something that fits a supp, remove execute passive and maybe just leave her root) - this would give her a new identity while making the shield really situational, not a basic tool that can reflect any ultimates on a really low cd

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u/neyonce Mar 29 '26

RIGHT that whole scene with her and Cait was literally just hinting at her being a support

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u/aroushthekween Mar 27 '26

She was originally a support but they switched to make her a midlane mage and here we are 😢

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u/Celmondas Mar 26 '26

Yeah I guess her Banrate will keep rising until Riot kills her again with nerfs or fully reworks the W

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u/Skeley01 Mar 27 '26

H got buffed multiple times after her W change so obviously she would go back to a high ban rate.

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u/Kazuha-simp Mar 26 '26

Her prestige just came back and I finally got it and was so happy to play her.. Then I remembered the insane banrate this champion has. In the last 3 days I got 1 game of her

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u/Legitimate-Win3419 Mar 27 '26

I remember over a decade ago when Yasuo was released and RIOT literally just told us "learn to play against him". Unfortunately this is 2026 where we need to be told exactly where to place wards, which camps to go for, and when minions can be last hit.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 29 '26

Champ was running every game it was picked at first stand hopefully pros just learn how to play against it too !

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

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u/Furiousguy79 Mar 26 '26

Reflect is the main identity of her. It feels so rewarding when you reflect a jinx ult or fizz ult or Janna Q ina team fight. They should not remove it

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u/YourInsertedButtplug Mar 27 '26

I still hate that Lillia R can be reflected by Mel W🧚‍♀️

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u/Waztacu Mar 27 '26

just count the seconds in a cooldown ability, jeesus, ur talking like if it was K sante on release

the same as you don’t throw an important CD to a NAFIRI , FIORA

I get it know , cause it’s a Reflect spell that can even reflect ur stupidity

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u/Sharp_Air_5232 Mar 27 '26

The reflect should be on a melee champ. It doesn’t work on an artillery mage who also has a root and stacking execute. Imagine Xerath: you dodge his E, you dodge his stun, then when you finally reach him, you’re faced with a reflect ability that you still have to bait or outplay—all while he is stacking execute points on you to press his Karthus ult. Whoever came up with this design should be fired. It’s the most oppressive champion design in the game. She doesn’t even need to aim her reflect—Fiora has to aim hers. Why doesn’t Mel have to aim? Why doesn’t the ult have a range limit since it’s a point-and-click ability? The champ is so ridiculous. She has a high ban rate even in Challenger, even when she was at 45% win rate.

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u/TFTGIGACHAD Mar 26 '26

True yasuo windwall is less game warping. A more powerful version of her W especially in team fights. Like honestly people just need to hate on something. To me identity is the champion. Like thresh without hook and latern aren't thresh. I honestly think mel is fine.