v2.1.90BUFF
- BUFFSkill 2: Mana Cost: 90 → 70
IF / MLBB#114
SEASON 41 PROFILE
Cursed NeedleMelissa
Melissa uses “Eyes on You!” to link enemies to Muddles, allowing her attacks to travel through the doll and hit them. “Go Away!” creates a barrier that rejects entries, making her particularly difficult for melee assassins to reach.
DATA REVIEWED 24.08.2026 · PATCH 2.1.95
01
HOW TO PLAY
Melissa guide for Season 41
- DAMAGE
- Mixed
- ATTACK
- Ranged
- SPECIALTY
- Finisher / Damage
- MAIN POSITIONS
- Gold Lane
- IN THE GAME SINCE
- 22 February 2022
- 01EARLY GAME
Throw Muddles where it can link the opponent while remaining inside the wave. Falling! grants attack speed and movement, so preserve a safe escape direction.
- 02MID GAME
Around Turtle, place Go Away! between Melissa and the enemy entrance before activating Inspire. The barrier protects against entry but does not stop damage arriving from outside.
- 03LATE GAME
Late in the game, attack through Muddles rather than walking toward the linked target. Vale or Belerick can answer from range or punish excessive attacking.
IF / LOADOUT LAB
Three builds. One draft.
Choose the lane or job first. Hover or use the keyboard on any item, talent or emblem to see exactly what it does. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.Choose the lane or job first. Tap any item, talent or emblem to open its explanation. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.
Gold Lane Crit Range
Default gold lane setup that leans into Melissa's post-2.1.67 crit scaling, safer range, and Inspire punish windows.
- WHAT IT DOES
+15% Attack Speed. +40 Movement Speed
- Attack Speed
- +15%
- Movement Speed
- +40
- WHAT IT DOES
+60 Physical Attack. +25% Crit Chance. 30% Critical Damage. Doom: When Basic Attacks Crit, they deal extra True Damage equal to 12% of the damage before reduction.
- Physical Attack
- +60
- Crit Chance
- +25%
- WHAT IT DOES
+20% Attack Speed. +35 Physical Attack. Devour: Basic attacks deal 8% of the target's current HP as extra physical damage (capped at 60 against minions). Devour: Each Basic Attack recovers (10+4* Hero Level) HP, and counts as an Attack Effect
- Attack Speed
- +20%
- Physical Attack
- +35
- WHAT IT DOES
+20% Attack Speed. +40 Physical Attack. Armor Buster: Increase Physical Penetration by 30%. Malefic Energy: Increases Basic Attack range by 12%. When hitting a target, gains 10% Movement Speed for 0.5 seconds.
- Attack Speed
- +20%
- Physical Attack
- +40
- WHAT IT DOES
+60 Physical Attack. Armor Buster: When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Physical Penetration for each point of the enemy's Physical Defense, capped at 30%.
- Physical Attack
- +60
- WHAT IT DOES
+15% Attack Speed. +40 Physical Attack. +20% Crit Chance. 20% Lifesteal. Frenzy: Critical strikes grant 20% extra Attack Speed for 2 seconds.
- Attack Speed
- +15%
- Physical Attack
- +40
- Crit Chance
- +20%
BASE EMBLEM
Recommended emblem setup for this build.
- Attack Speed
- +15%
- Adaptive Attack
- +16
- Adaptive Penetration
- +10%
STANDARD TALENT
Gain 5% Crit Chance and 5% extra Crit Damage.
STANDARD TALENT
Physical Attack and Magic Power gained from equipment, emblem, talents, and skills are increased by 8%.
CORE TALENT
Basic Attacks slow enemies by 50% and reduce their Attack Speed by 30%. Duration: 1 second. Cooldown: 10 seconds (each Basic Attack reduces it bv 1 seconds, down to 3 seconds).
75sInspire
Empowers the next six Basic Attacks for five seconds: it greatly increases Attack Speed and its cap, ignores part of the target's Hybrid Defense, and restores HP on hit.
IF / KIT
Abilities at a glance
Hover or use the keyboard on any ability to read exactly what it does in game.Tap any ability to open its in-game explanation. Tap elsewhere to close it.
- HOW IT WORKS
Melissa deals 125% damage to Minions, Creeps, and summoned units.
- HOW IT WORKS
Melissa dashes forward and increases her Attack Speed for 3 seconds. Each time an attack on Muddles damages an enemy, this skill's cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds.
- HOW IT WORKS
Melissa throws Muddles, dealing 250–400 Physical Damage on the first hit and linking nearby enemy heroes and summoned units for up to 6 seconds. Linked targets are slowed by 60%; the slow decays over 1.5 seconds, and the link breaks if they leave its range. Muddles returns early if Melissa moves too far away. While it is active, Melissa can use the Attack Minion button to strike Muddles and transfer damage to linked targets, but that hit cannot trigger multiple-hit effects.
- HOW IT WORKS
Melissa creates a dome for 4 seconds that repels nearby enemies and deals 500–900 Magic Damage. Enemies trying to enter are repeatedly knocked back, take 50–90 Magic Damage, and are briefly slowed by 60%. The field interrupts movement skills unless the enemy is immune to control, and it can reposition once if Melissa is about to leave it. Passive: Melissa gains 3 Physical and Magic Defense; this effect is multiplied by five while the skill is active.
02
PATCH ARCHIVE
Every buff, nerf and adjustment
IF / PATCH TRACKER
Melissa's full patch history
Every documented buff, nerf and adjustment, ordered from the latest patch backwards.
3documented patches
3 patches shown
- v2.1.67BUFF
- BUFFBase HP: 2288 → 2320
- BUFFHP Growth: 160 → 155
- BUFFBase Physical Defense: 18 → 17
- BUFFSkill 1: Cooldown: 7.5-5s → 5-3.5s
- BUFFSkill 1: Dash Distance: 3.5 → 3.1
- BUFFSkill 2: Damage: 250-400 (+ 80% Total Physical Attack) → 175-300 (+ 50% Total Physical Attack)
- BUFFSkill 2: Mana Cost: 60-10 → 90 at all levels
- BUFFUltimate: Mana Cost: 130-150 → 120 at all levels
- v1.8.20ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTFalling!: Attack Speed Boost: 35%-75% →50%-75%
03
THE DRAFT
Melissa in the draft: strengths, counters and teammates
Natalia and Sora need to enter melee range, where Go Away! stops their path.
Vale attacks from outside the barrier, while Deadly Thorns returns damage for every rapid Melissa attack.
Faramis protects her position, and Fanny forces opponents to look away from the linked doll.
See all 5 counters, favorable matchups and best teammates for Melissa
04
COLLECTION
Melissa skins: what you can get right now
Available now2
AVAILABLE
Twinge WeaverORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 269 Diamonds
Permanently available through the in-game shop: 269 Diamonds.
AVAILABLE
Nobara KugisakiORIGIN / EVENTMLBB × Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration
Available in the MLBB × Jujutsu Kaisen rerun until September 11, 2026; exchange remains open until September 13. Availability may vary by region.
Locked right now3
NOT AVAILABLE NOW
NightwalkerORIGIN / EVENTNovember 2023 StarLight Pass
It was obtainable through the November 2023 StarLight Pass. It is not currently available.
NOT AVAILABLE NOW
SPARKLE MelissaORIGIN / EVENTSparkle event; recorded release on 16 March 2024
It was obtainable through the Sparkle event; recorded release on 16 March 2024. It is not currently available.
NOT AVAILABLE NOW
Umbra BloomORIGIN / EVENTGrand Collection event; recorded release on 3 April 2025
It was obtainable through the Grand Collection event; recorded release on 3 April 2025. It is not currently available.
05
QUICK ANSWERS
The questions players ask about Melissa
01What is the best lane for Melissa?+
Melissa is currently played mainly in Gold Lane. The guide separates the recommended builds by lane or job, so choose that tab before copying the six items.
02Which Melissa build should I use?+
Start with «Gold Lane Crit Range». The other options, «Link DPS On-Hit» and «Anti-Dive Survival», are there for a different lane or match-up; they are not cosmetic variations.
03Which heroes counter Melissa?+
Granger, Layla and Ixia are the first counters to consider. Vale attacks from outside the barrier, while Deadly Thorns returns damage for every rapid Melissa attack.
04Which Melissa skins can be obtained now?+
2 skins are marked as obtainable right now. 3 more are kept in the vault with the event or shop where each one originally appeared.