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· Mel's passive is divided into two effects.
· The first passive creates a glowing stack above the enemy's health bar when Mel uses a basic attack or skill on them, which lasts for 5 seconds. Basic attacks reset the duration.
· This stack stores damage dealt to the enemy, and if the enemy's health falls below a certain threshold, they are immediately executed. This execution threshold increases as more stacks are accumulated.
· The second passive grants Mel a stack (up to 3) whenever she uses a skill, empowering her next basic attack.
· An empowered basic attack fires 3 additional projectiles per stack, allowing a total of 9 projectiles to be fired.
· These stacks also last for 5 seconds and disappear if not used.

· Skill 1: Mel's primary damage-dealing skill, firing 10 projectiles in a circular area in front, dealing magic damage. Each projectile has a 7% AP ratio, totaling 70% AP ratio damage.
· This skill allows movement during its cast, making it very flexible, and attacks a designated fixed location.
· Skill 2: A situational skill that grants a shield and movement speed increase for 1 second.
· While this shield is active, if hit by a projectile skill (e.g., Jhin's ultimate, Ashe's ultimate, Twisted Fate's cards), it reflects that skill back to the caster, dealing 55% of its damage.
· Using it at the precise moment is crucial, and it can reflect various projectile skills like Wukong's ultimate or Ornn's ultimate.
· Skill 3: Attacks forward, rooting enemies in the center for 1.65 seconds.
· Enemies hit in the center take the most damage and also receive poison damage for a short duration.

· Mel's ultimate has a passive effect. Leveling up the ultimate increases the stored damage of the first passive.
· The ultimate is only activated when an enemy has a 'glowing stack' applied.
· When activated, the ultimate deals damage to enemies with stacks regardless of distance.
· The ultimate icon turns yellow when an enemy has stacks, and turns red when the enemy's health is low enough to be certainly executed by the ultimate's damage.
· When the icon is red, using the ultimate will almost certainly execute the enemy, but they might not be executed if they use a shield or healing skill instantly.

· For Mel, it's more important to utilize skill synergy and empowered basic attacks rather than overly complex combos.
· Basic Combo:
· Skill 3 (Root on center hit) → Skill 1 → Empowered Basic Attack
· This combo builds 2 stacks with Skill 3 and Skill 1, adding 6 projectiles to the next basic attack.
· Extended Combo:
· Skill 3 → Skill 1 → Empowered Basic Attack → Skill 2 (Block enemy skill) → Ultimate (Execute)
· You can also link Skill 3 with Flash for a surprise root.

· Mel is a poke-oriented champion, so it's important to frequently use Skill 1 to harass enemies.
· Skill 1 allows movement during its cast, enabling safe poking and disengaging while using the skill.
· After using a skill, always use an empowered basic attack to consume passive stacks and deal additional damage. If you have accumulated 3 stacks, it's best to consume them with a basic attack first.
· Skill 2 is a powerful defensive skill that reflects projectile skills, so use it to block key skills from assassin champions like Zed or Fizz (e.g., Fizz's ultimate).
· Skill 2 has a short duration of 1 second, so practice using it at the precise moment by observing enemy skill animations.
· When the ultimate icon turns red, it signals a very high chance of executing the enemy, so don't miss this opportunity. However, be mindful of enemy healing or shield skills.