Akshan vs Mel Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Akshan the marksman/assassin hybrid, Mel the mage/support hybrid. The sample behind this page is 479 games from patch 16.13.1, and Akshan wins 54.5% of them. Being 4.5 points clear of the 50% line makes Mel a favourable draw for Akshan.
Both champions are ranged (Akshan at 500, Mel at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Akshan threatens Comeuppance; Mel counters through Rebuttal. The pressure spikes when Comeuppance and Golden Eclipse come online together.
Both Akshan and Mel threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Akshan carries 610 base health to Mel’s 630, and 26 armour to 21. 5 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Akshan. Level 18 armour lands at 106 for Akshan and 109 for Mel.
479 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Akshan or Mel gets tuned. Data here updates on its own rather than sitting as a fixed snapshot taken on 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Akshan holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Akshan wins 54.5% of the recorded games.
54.5% from Akshan's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
479 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Akshan build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Akshan build page.