Champion sheet · ADC

Mel

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

9.8%#85 of 173 champions

Pick: 5.4%picked in 969 of 18,051 games
Ban: 4.4%759 bans over 17,105 games, against 3.0% in soloQ

Win rate as ADC38.4% between 33.1% and 43.9% over 219 gamesSoloQ 49.4%: clear gap

Median length29 minsoloQ 26.8 min

Amateur: 18,068 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 304,693 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as ADC.Win rateDraftLength
How to play itArcane Comet, then Luden's Echo, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTakes its kills in duels first: more duels than 86% of ADC.DuelistCC
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as ADC.

Win rateWins less in amateur play
Amateur
38.4%
SoloQ
49.4%
38.4% win rate in amateur play over 219 games, against 49.4% in soloQ over 1,499 games.
DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
0.4%
SoloQ
0.2%
0.4% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.2% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
4.1%
SoloQ
3.0%
4.1% ban rate in amateur play over 10,152 games, against 3.0% in soloQ over 112,312 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29 min
SoloQ
26.8 min
Median of 29 min in amateur play, against 26.8 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Arcane Comet, then Luden's Echo, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesArcane Comet89% · 1,339

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Teleport79% · 1,180

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 91 games

Core (3 legendaries)15% · 103

15%of soloQ games

Luden's Echo
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Takes its kills in duels first: more duels than 86% of ADC.

Takes its kills in duelstop15%21% · ADC: 19%
Crowd control (CC)top15%1 · ADC: 0.6

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other ADC

What marks it

Duelist
CC

Like other ADC

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights
Team damage

What it is not

No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 39 in lane, 36 in mid game and 9 in late game, out of 100 ADC.

516-9 vs 525

885-30 vs 915

1,188-178 vs 1,366

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

MelADC

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 66% of ADC against the direct opponent.

ADC

Where it stands among ADC · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 39 of 100 among ADC516 · median 525
Damage in mid game · rank 36 of 100 among ADC885 · median 915
Damage in late game · rank 9 of 100 among ADC1,188 · median 1,366
Gold at 15 min · rank 73 of 100 among ADC+103 · median -54
Gold at 20 min · rank 66 of 100 among ADC+33 · median -85
Absorbs damage · rank 38 of 100 among ADC334 · median 361
Plays teamfights · rank 27 of 100 among ADC54% · median 56%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 86 of 100 among ADC21% · median 19%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 77 of 100 among ADCrank 77 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 86 of 100 among ADC1 · median 0.6
Team damage · rank 44 of 100 among ADC22% · median 23%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.