Sion Mid
HardWin Rate36.8%
Games106
Champion Counters
Mel Counters
Find Mel counters, difficult matchups and champions Mel performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterSion (36.8%)
Best MatchupJayce (57.0%)
D Current tier: D Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Mel
Win rate shown from Mel's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Brand Mid
HardWin Rate38.8%
Games134
Vladimir Mid
HardWin Rate39.6%
Games654
Aurelion Sol Mid
HardWin Rate40.0%
Games270
Syndra Mid
HardWin Rate40.2%
Games1,681
Aurelion Sol Adc
HardWin Rate40.6%
Games256
Karthus Adc
HardWin Rate41.3%
Games281
Hwei Adc
HardWin Rate41.3%
Games852
Strong Against — Champions Mel Counters
Jayce Mid
EasyWin Rate57.0%
Games128
Aurora Mid
EasyWin Rate52.1%
Games355
Draven Adc
EvenWin Rate51.9%
Games1,157
Ziggs Mid
EvenWin Rate51.5%
Games173
Smolder Mid
EvenWin Rate51.3%
Games113
Riven Mid
EvenWin Rate51.2%
Games125
Cassiopeia Adc
EvenWin Rate50.5%
Games216
Katarina Adc
EvenWin Rate49.6%
Games419
All Mel Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion | Mid | Counter | 36.8% | 106 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Counter | 38.8% | 134 | — |
| Vladimir | Mid | Counter | 39.6% | 654 | — |
| Aurelion Sol | Mid | Counter | 40.0% | 270 | — |
| Syndra | Mid | Counter | 40.2% | 1,681 | — |
| Aurelion Sol | ADC | Counter | 40.6% | 256 | — |
| Karthus | ADC | Counter | 41.3% | 281 | — |
| Hwei | ADC | Counter | 41.3% | 852 | — |
| Viktor | ADC | Counter | 41.8% | 2,204 | — |
| Veigar | ADC | Counter | 42.3% | 864 | — |
| Jayce | Mid | Favorable | 57.0% | 128 | — |
| Aurora | Mid | Favorable | 52.1% | 355 | — |
| Draven | ADC | Favorable | 51.9% | 1,157 | — |
| Ziggs | Mid | Favorable | 51.5% | 173 | — |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 51.3% | 113 | — |
| Riven | Mid | Favorable | 51.2% | 125 | — |
| Cassiopeia | ADC | Favorable | 50.5% | 216 | Matchup |
| Katarina | ADC | Favorable | 49.6% | 419 | — |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 49.3% | 4,662 | — |
| Brand | ADC | Favorable | 48.4% | 411 | — |
How to Use Mel Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Mel and who Mel beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Mid. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Soraka, Poppy, Leona: against them Mel posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Soraka, where Mel wins just 36.3% of 397 recorded games. On the flip side, Mel performs well into Sylas, Cassiopeia, Maokai, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Mel’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Mel build for the strongest items and runes, or the Mel champion page for abilities and full details.
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Mel Counters — FAQ
Sion is currently the strongest counter to Mel — Mel wins only 36.8% of 106 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Mel performs best against Jayce, winning 57.0% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.