I'm 100% sure that Arcane season 2 has introduced the next League of Legends champion, and I can't wait for them

Nov. 23, 2024

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Arcane season 2 has finished, and while you can check out ourArcane season 2 ending explainedto get the full picture, I’m already wholly convinced that Riot has already shown off a new League of Legends champion in all their glory, and I can’t wait to play as them.

This article contains spoilers for Arcane season 2.

In the course of Arcane season 2, Mel Medarda is captured by theBlack Rose. She’s able to escape their magical chains, however, thanks to her innate magical abilities - glowing gold, she bursts free of her thorny prison, before returning to Piltover with a series of spells at her disposal. Most relevant to the plot is a magical shield, which is able to withhold various weapons, even dispelling and reflecting a bullet at close range. Elsewhere, she’s able to move enemies around, and make use of some bursts of damage too.

Mel’s reveal is 100% champion material. She’s got a full roster of spells that’s perfect for a League of Legends character, she’s got a series of visual effects that would be ideal for an ultimate ability, and her magical form even comes with her launch cosmetic ready-made. She fits snugly into the stories of several different characters, and you’ll never convince me that she’s not set-up to be the game’s next champion.

I might be more of a tank player nowadays, but Ilovean enchanter - Lulu remains one of my most-played champions, her shields and disruptive spells a quintessential example of the class. My needs have felt a little underserved in the past few years by a handful of releases that try to do very different things with what these characters do, but Mel seems as though they’re back to that highly protective part of the archetype. Arcane might be over, but its characters are still making their impact on the world, and I can’t wait.

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