{"id":1090064,"date":"2026-01-24T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=505463"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:13:11","slug":"league-of-legends-next-champion-is-mel-and-shes-heading-home-to-noxus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/league-of-legends-next-champion-is-mel-and-shes-heading-home-to-noxus\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Legends\u2019 next champion is Mel, and she\u2019s heading home to Noxus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Jan. 9, League of Legends<\/em> will be undergoing a Noxian-themed makeover to celebrate the first season under the new model<\/a>. On Tuesday, Riot Games released a cinematic trailer<\/a> to show off some of the new lore related to season one, dubbed Welcome to Noxus. The Black Rose is gathering for a mysterious ball, rich with subterfuge and assassination. Meanwhile, Mel is traveling to the Immortal Bastion after the events of Arcane<\/em>, the Netflix adaptation that just concluded its final season.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Riot released more details on the new season in a dev diary video. Mel will be the game\u2019s next champion, and she\u2019ll be using some of the powerful magic she showed off in Arcane<\/em> to shield her allies on Summoner\u2019s Rift.<\/p>\n

Mel, the Soul\u2019s Reflection, is rocking a Noxian-themed set of red and black threads. Her kit is based around projectile reflction. While champions like Yasuo and Nilah have been able to block or absorb projectiles, Mel can use Rebuttal to send targeted abilities back at their original caster, and non-targeted abilities back towards the enemy. <\/p>\n

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