
| Lane | Tier | Win rate | Counters Mel | Mel beats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | B | 49.3% | ||
| Support | D | 41.4% | Not enough games | |
| ADC | D | 31.8% | Not enough games |
- Mid games
- 282
- Support games
- 128
- ADC games
- 85
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Mel mid lane
Tier B · 49.3% win rate · 282 games
Rests on 282 Mel games in this lane (2.6% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Mid tier list.
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Mel ends mid games with most often.
Luden's Echo86.5%49.4%
Spellslinger's Shoes85.4%49.6%
Shadowflame77.9%51.6%
Zhonya's Hourglass37.7%55.7%
Rabadon's Deathcap37.0%64.4%
Blackfire Torch20.3%47.4%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Arcane Comet + Precision73.7%53.0%
Dark Harvest + Sorcery11.2%25.0%
First Strike + Sorcery8.4%47.6%
Builds rest on 281 Mel games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.
Mel as a support
Tier D · 41.4% win rate · 128 games
Small sample: Mel has 128 games in this lane, so treat these matchups as a hint, not a rule.
Does well against
The support champions that have Mel among their worst matchups.
No clear favorable matchup with enough games yet.
Rests on 128 Mel games in this lane (1.2% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Support tier list.
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Mel ends support games with most often.
Sorcerer's Shoes83.3%41.9%
Luden's Echo81.0%41.2%
Shadowflame54.0%48.5%
Liandry's Torment36.5%39.1%
Blackfire Torch21.4%48.1%
Zhonya's Hourglass20.6%38.5%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Arcane Comet + Precision47.7%37.7%
Arcane Comet + Domination28.8%50.0%
Dark Harvest + Sorcery17.1%52.6%
Builds rest on 126 Mel games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.
Mel as an ADC
Tier D · 31.8% win rate · 85 games
Small sample: Mel has 85 games in this lane, so treat these matchups as a hint, not a rule.
Does well against
The ADC champions that have Mel among their worst matchups.
No clear favorable matchup with enough games yet.
Rests on 85 Mel games in this lane (0.8% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the ADC tier list.
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Mel ends ADC games with most often.
Luden's Echo88.2%33.3%
Shadowflame80.0%32.4%
Rabadon's Deathcap52.9%31.1%
Zhonya's Hourglass29.4%28.0%
Blackfire Torch27.1%26.1%
Void Staff18.8%37.5%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Arcane Comet + Precision62.7%29.8%
Dark Harvest + Sorcery22.7%23.5%
Builds rest on 85 Mel games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.
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Every champion, per lane.
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The full lane ranking.
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- Patch changes
What the last patches changed for Mel and the rest.
