What are the best runes for Mel Mid?

Arcane Comet in Sorcery with Precision secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (45.5% win rate).

What is the best build for Mel?

Rush Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. It wins 47.1% of Mid games on patch 26.20.

Is Mel good on patch 26.20?

Mel has a 45.8% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a off-meta pick.

Fizz, Irelia, Xerath are among the strongest counters to Mel Mid this patch, by ranked win rate.

Mel build

Mid · patch 26.20

Mel is currently a off-meta Mid pick on patch 26.20, holding a 45.8% win rate across 34,561 games (2.3% pick rate, 11.0% ban rate). Mel is an early-game champion (47.5% before 25 minutes) that wants to close games out before it falls off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

45.8%

Pick

2.3%

Ban

11.0%

Games

34,561

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 47.1% win ratevs 45.8% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start45.8%

First back

Core · in order47.1%+1.3

The whole build

Boots46.4%+0.6

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

45.5% win rate

Sorcery

Precision

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

E→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min47.5%

25-30 min44.6%

30-35 min45.3%

35-40 min46.3%

40+ min46.4%

43%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

44.8%

45.8%

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// Matchups · who beats MelAll matchups →

// The short version

Start Doran's Ring, Health Potion and Health Potion and rush Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass; this core wins 47.1% of Mid games; Arcane Comet is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → E → W.