Fizz vs Mel Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Fizz is a assassin/fighter hybrid, Mel a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the Mid lane. The sample behind this page is 875 games from patch 16.13.1, and Fizz wins 58.4% of them. That is 8.4 points above even, so Mel is one of the matchups Fizz can lean on.
The exchange usually opens with Playful / Trickster (E) or Radiant Volley (Q). Chum the Waters and Golden Eclipse are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Range decides much of the early game: Mel attacks from 550 units, Fizz from 175. Until Fizz closes that 175-to-550 gap, Mel dictates the pace.
mixed damage sits on both sides of this lane, which simplifies what Fizz and Mel build against each other. The stat sheet reads 640 HP and 26 armour for Fizz against 630 and 21 for Mel. 5 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Fizz. Level 18 armour lands at 104 for Fizz and 109 for Mel. Base attack damage is 58 against 54, so Fizz wins the raw auto-attack exchange. That 335-versus-330 difference matters most when either leaves the lane.
The 875-game sample behind Fizz versus Mel is data rather than opinion.
FAQ
Yes — Fizz holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Fizz wins 58.4% of the recorded games.
58.4% from Fizz's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
875 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Fizz build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Fizz build page.