Mel Counters
Win rate
45.0%
Pick
1.8%
Ban
8.7%
Games
11,633
Best picks against Mel
How often these champions beat Mel. Pick one of these into it.
Worst picks against Mel
How often these champions beat Mel: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.
How to play against Mel
To beat Mel in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Mel is an off-meta pick this patch with a 45.0% win rate across 11,633 ranked games at a 1.8% pick rate. The champions that beat Mel hardest right now are 
Locke, 
Viktor, 
Xerath: Locke wins 61.8% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Mel scales: its win rate climbs to 50.6% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way. The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Mel's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.
Win Rate by Game Length
How the champion performs as games go longer.
Win Rate Trend
Pros have picked Mel in 2 of the last 111 recorded games (2%), winning 50% of them. See the pro build.
