Melissa Guide

Melissa, a marksman character in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, showcases her prowess with needles and puppets. Her exceptional combination of long-range attacks and defensive tactics makes her a formidable opponent in various confrontations. As part of the Forsaken Light alliance, she excels in dominating the battlefield with her Cursed Needle.

Equipped to provide players with a strategic advantage, a detailed guide covers various aspects including recommended battle spells, emblem configurations, and ideal builds. With skill tips and combo strategies, players are better prepared to harness Melissa's capabilities to their fullest potential in the Land of Dawn.

Melissa’s Abilities in Mobile Legends

Passive – Puppet Crusher

Melissa possesses a passive ability that boosts her damage output to minions, jungle creatures, and any summoned units. This passive ability extends to her puppet, Muddles, effectively enhancing Melissa's damage when combined with her second skill.

• This additional damage not only applies to basic attacks but also includes damage from skills, equipment, talents, and battle spells.
• It proves particularly useful against heroes with summoned allies, such as Zhask’s Nightmaric Spawn, Popol’s wolf, Kupa, and Vexana’s Eternal Guard.

First Skill – Rapid Slide

Melissa's first ability allows her to glide forward, temporarily increasing her attack speed. The cooldown of this skill reduces with each attack on an enemy through the puppet, Muddles.

• As a key mobility tool, this skill is essential for repositioning during fights or strategically dodging enemy abilities.
• The increased attack speed offers Melissa enhanced damage per second (DPS), making it crucial to use this ability regularly in conjunction with her second skill to maintain pressure on opponents.
• Prioritizing this skill’s level-up is beneficial for reducing its cooldown, essential for both chasing opponents and executing timely retreats.

Second Skill – Targeted Throw

In her second skill, Melissa casts Muddles in a specific direction, causing physical damage on contact and creating a link to nearby enemy heroes. These linked foes experience a slowing effect and can break the connection by moving out of range.

• This ability is a significant damage-dealing tool and also serves as a crowd control mechanism due to its slowing effect. It's recommended to use this ability from the start to harass and weaken lane opponents.
• Although Muddles can impact minions and jungle creatures in terms of damage, it doesn’t link them.
• If opponents start escaping the area of influence, Melissa's first skill can help maintain the connection, allowing continued harassment.

Ultimate – Protective Sphere

Melissa activates her ultimate ability by instructing Cuddles to deploy a Protective Sphere. This field repels nearby enemies, inflicting magic damage and slowing them as it continuously pushes back any foes attempting to breach the area.

• While primarily serving a defensive role, this ability also has offensive potential by helping Melissa strategically push enemies toward allies or turrets.
• The field follows Melissa once, providing a chance to reposition when she's nearing its boundary. Melissa's defensive stats improve permanently, with further enhancements when the skill is active.
• Utilizing the first skill can assist in repositioning within the field, offering additional maneuverability during encounters with enemies.

A Detailed Guide on Playing Melissa in Mobile Legends

Suggested Battle Spell

Selecting the right battle spell is crucial for maximizing Melissa's potential. Inspire stands out as an excellent choice. It enhances lane dominance with increased attack speed, physical penetration, and lifesteal. These benefits become particularly valuable during team confrontations where sustained damage output is needed. For those who prefer a defensive approach, Flicker offers an alternative. This spell provides versatility, allowing players to reposition and escape from approaching enemies, particularly those capable of closing the gap, ensuring a safe distance is maintained for effective skill execution.

Preferred Emblem

Entering the battlefield with the right setup is essential. The Marksman emblem is ideally suited for Melissa, amplifying her effectiveness. One should select Swift in the initial tier to boost attack speed, while Weapon Master in the subsequent tier increases her physical attack capabilities. For the main talent, Quantum Charge is highly recommended. It promotes faster movement and HP regeneration through basic attacks, lending sustainability, particularly during the early laning phase. As an alternative, Weakness Finder can be chosen to reduce the opponent's movement and attack speed.

Optimal Item Setup for Melissa

As a pivotal gold lane marksman, Melissa's build should focus on maximizing damage output. The following build epitomizes this approach:

• Corrosion Scythe
• Tough Boots
• Demon Hunter Sword
• Golden Staff
• Wind of Nature
• Malefic Roar

The preferred setup boosts attack speed and physical damage. Supports and roamers should provide protection. For added protection from assassins, include Wind of Nature, and if facing magical attacks, consider adding Rose Gold Meteor or Athena’s Shield for resistance. In extended matches, Immortality can replace Brute Force Breastplate for survivability.

Alternative Build for Balanced Damage and Defense:

• Corrosion Scythe
• Tough Boots
• Demon Hunter Sword
• Wind of Nature
• Rose Gold Meteor/Athena’s Shield
• Brute Force Breastplate

Basic Combos to Master

To exert pressure during lane battles, begin by casting „Eyes on You!“ It’s recommended to focus on upgrading „Falling!“ as it's the primary mobility option. Progressively enhance „Go Away!“ whenever possible; this skill boosts defense during encounters.

Melissa’s combo execution is straightforward. Initiate with „Eyes on You!“ followed by „Falling!“ for increased attack speed. This combination is effective for poking opponents. For additional range, if enemies are linked to Muddles, Melissa can damage them even without direct attack capability by using the frontline minion targeting button.

Incorporating Inspire during skirmishes boosts Melissa's dueling and teamfight effectiveness. Utilizing „Go Away!“ tactically provides defense, while „Falling!“ aids in positioning advantageously against enemy threats.