Karma vs Mel Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Karma is a mage/support hybrid, Mel a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the Support lane. Over 852 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Karma closes out 58.8% of them. That is 8.8 points above even, so Mel is one of the matchups Karma can lean on.
Karma and Mel overlap on magic damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Level-one bases: Karma 630 HP / 28 armour / 30 MR, Mel 630 / 21 / 30. Karma starts 7 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. Late-game bases read 2483 health / 113 armour for Karma and 2313 / 109 for Mel. Mel also hits harder before items — 54 AD to 49. Karma walks at 335 and Mel at 330, so Karma dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Karma looks for Inspire (E); Mel answers with Radiant Volley (Q). Mantra and Golden Eclipse are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Both champions are ranged (Karma at 525, Mel at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Pair 58.8% with its 852 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled.
FAQ
Yes — Karma holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Karma wins 58.8% of the recorded games.
58.8% from Karma's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
852 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Karma build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Karma build page.