{"id":17604,"date":"2026-02-17T23:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/melee-minion-lol\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:20:02","slug":"melee-minion-lol","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/wiki\/melee-minion-lol\/","title":{"rendered":"Melee minion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Melee minions<\/strong> are the standard frontline units in a lane wave. They have <strong>melee attack range<\/strong>, are <strong>moderately durable<\/strong>, and act as the first line of contact when waves collide. In every normal wave, <strong>three melee minions<\/strong> spawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role in the minion wave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melee minions exist primarily to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>soak damage for the rest of the wave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hold the front line so caster and siege minions can attack safely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>determine early wave positioning, since they are the first units to meet and start fighting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because they stand in front, melee minions usually take most of the punishment from enemy minions, champions, and turrets. Managing when melee minions die is a big part of controlling wave states like pushing and freezing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rewards and basic stats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gold bounty: <strong>20<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EXP: <strong>65 to 14.11<\/strong> depending on champion sharing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health: <strong>465 to 1500<\/strong> (based on upgrades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack damage: <strong>11 to 80<\/strong> (based on upgrades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack speed: <strong>1.25<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack range: <strong>110<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armor: <strong>0 to 20<\/strong> (based on upgrades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magic resist: <strong>0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS value: <strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damage rules and scaling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melee minions follow the general minion rule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minions deal <strong>60% damage<\/strong> to <strong>structures<\/strong> and <strong>champions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also scale through the match. Minions upgrade every <strong>90 seconds<\/strong>, and melee minions can increase:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>attack damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>armor<br>until they hit a cap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scaling is one reason late-game waves are harder to clear quickly and why unattended side lanes can become dangerous over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special effects (Gusto)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melee minions have a built-in effect described by the cosmetic item <strong>Gusto<\/strong>, which includes two unique combat rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gusto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turret basic attacks are modified to deal <strong>45% of the melee minion\u2019s maximum health<\/strong> as pre-mitigation damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minion Wounder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against lane minions, the melee minion deals bonus on-hit physical damage equal to <strong>2% of the target\u2019s current health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These effects define how melee minions interact with turrets and reinforce their role as the wave\u2019s durable frontline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARAM differences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/howling-abyss\/\">ARAM<\/a>, melee minion bounty scales differently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gold bounty is <strong>20 (+ 0.125 per 90 seconds)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trivia highlights from your notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/hry\/league-of-legends\/\">League of Legends<\/a>: Turret Defence, older purple-team melee minions appeared as wave enemies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/category\/league-of-legends\/teamfight-tactics\/\">Teamfight Tactics<\/a> sets 1, 2, and 4, red-team melee minion variants appeared as early PvE round monsters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melee minions are the wave\u2019s backbone. Three spawn per wave, they tank damage, and they scale every 90 seconds with upgrades. Even though they are the simplest minion type, they heavily influence how waves meet, how long a push lasts, and how safely the rest of the wave can deal damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-17604","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wiki-category-minions-lol-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Melee minion - MagicStark<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/wiki\/melee-minion-lol\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melee minion - MagicStark\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Melee minions are the standard frontline units in a lane wave. 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