Melissa now has better control of Muddles in the latest MLBB patch
Who’s afraid of Needles?
Melissa, the marksman hero who controls a puppet, finally received a much-needed buff inMobile Legends: Bang Bangpatch 1.7.08.
Prior to this patch, Melissa is rarely seen in both competitive and ranked. Her skill set wasn’t as aggressive compared toClintandBeatrix, who can quickly burst down enemy heroes.
Despite having a 56 percentwin rate in Mythic rank games, the Cursed Needle was one of the least picked heroes at only a 0.38 percent pick rate, according toMLBB stats.
The developers said that they have improved Melissa’s control over Muddles in team fights while nerfing her early game harass. It might not look flashy, but having more control over her puppets is enough to make her viable in the current meta.
Skill 2 – Eyes on You!
Ultimate – Go Away!
Melissa’s second skill inflicts damage to linked targets for up to six seconds. In this patch, you’ll now be able to cast the skill more frequently since it now goes on cooldown for six to seven seconds immediately on casting, unlike before where it only goes on cooldown once Muddles disappears.
Muddles leaving early when there are no enemies nearby means you may spam Eyes on You! more often, especially in the laning phase where she’s at her stronges. She thrives in the early to mid-game thanks to her spammable skills.
She also received small but impactful buffs on her first skill and ultimate. Attacking Muddles now reduces the cooldown of her first skill much faster. She also gets more physical damage and magic defense whenever she activates her ultimate, Go Away!
While these changes are not enough to make her an S-tier marksman hero, Melissa mains will definitely feel the improvement on all her skills.
The fullMobile Legends: Bang Bang patch 1.7.08 patch notescan be found here.
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