Mel champion portrait

Mel

Mid Patch 26.14 · Silver and above · NA + EUW + KRBetaThis is a prototype. Nerfplz Data is still being built and tested. It reads matches through a rate-limited development key, so it sees a sample of ranked games rather than all of them, and only has one patch of history so far. Expect the numbers to move and to disagree with bigger sites until the collection matures.

Tier 4 by the numbers

That is this champion's tier based on match data alone. The written Solo Queue Tier List weighs counters, team comp synergy and matchup context on top, so the two can differ. See where the tier list puts them ↗

43.7% win rate over 931 real ranked games
39.5% worst case, being cautious
1.5% of Mid games use them
4.4% of games ban them
Newnot ranked here last patch

Hardest matchups

The Mid opponents Mel loses to most often, head to head.

  • Swain champion portraitSwain16.7%6 games
  • Morgana champion portraitMorgana16.7%6 games
  • Pantheon champion portraitPantheon20.0%5 games
  • Aurelion Sol champion portraitAurelion Sol20.0%5 games
  • Cassiopeia champion portraitCassiopeia20.0%5 games

Easiest matchups

The Mid opponents Mel beats most often.

  • Jayce champion portraitJayce80.0%5 games
  • Ziggs champion portraitZiggs80.0%5 games
  • Galio champion portraitGalio70.8%24 games
  • Aurora champion portraitAurora60.0%10 games
  • Vex champion portraitVex57.9%19 games

Want the written version? Our Counter Series breaks down how to actually play against champions like this, not just who wins on paper.

What people build

The most common finished items, and how each one is actually performing.

Ability powerMost players build this 43.4% win rate · used in 12% of games · 83 games
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Echo

Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, Luden's Echo

Ability power 49.3% win rate · used in 10% of games · 69 games
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Echo

Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, Luden's Echo

Runes

The full page most players run, not just the keystone.

Most popular 43.8% win rate · 46% of games · 315 games
SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionCoup de GracePresence of Mind
Shards Ability Haste · Adaptive Force · Health
Runner up 49.6% win rate · 18% of games · 125 games
SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Shards Ability Haste · Adaptive Force · Health

Summoner spells and skill order

What people bring, and which ability they max first.

Summoner spells
FlashTeleport
87% of games · 43.7% win rate
Maxed first
Q100%
from ability cast counts

Short games or long games?

Mel is at their best in shorter games and falls off the longer things drag on.

54.7%in games under 22 minutes
43.2%in games over 32 minutes
Where these numbers come from

We read finished ranked solo queue games directly from Riot and keep a running tally. Nothing is copied from another site.

Matchups compare Mel against the enemy champion in the same lane, counting only games where both were actually there. A matchup needs a few hundred games before it is listed at all, because a 60% win rate over thirty games is noise.

Worst case is the honest version of the win rate: if the games we happened to see were a lucky sample, this is roughly the lowest the real number is likely to be. When it is still above 50%, the champion is genuinely winning.

Built from real ranked games this patch. We keep the running totals, never the games themselves.

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